For example, today I got this big shot of pain right through my tummy. It only went for a couple of minutes but was still very painful.
My body is telling me something. I come home from school, exhausted and then when I get into bed at night, I just can’t sleep.
Ok since we have time on the bus, can you tell me in a detailed way what my period is and how it happens?
Periods occur once a month. Sometime between the ages of 8 - 15 years, your brain tells the hormones in your uterus that your body is ready to ovulate-
So ovulation is where an egg is released every month from the ovaries and moves into the fallopian tubes and then the uterus.
AND before you ask what ovulate means, just about to explain it
Talk about it on the bus, ok?
Mum has a theory that the tummy cramps and tiredness that I have been getting may be my body preparing for when I get my period.
Sarah, Sarah! Wait up! Something's up.
*Gasp* Really?
Ok, what is it?
Ok.
And now Sarah I’m worried. I briefly know what a period is and why it happens, but now I am just scared that I won’t be prepared when it happens next.
I'm not comfortable using tampons yet.
I can help you with that, I already have my period so what I do is pack a pencil case with pads, spare undies, plastic bags too.
Oh yeah, Mum gave me a pep talk and she talked about the parts of the body.
Thanks, Sarah. You are really-
And after this, you then start bleeding because the blood lining around the egg gets realised. Surprisingly, you can bleed for multiple days, and even up to seven days.
That's pretty much what a period is.
On average we bleed 1/3 of a cup which sounds like a lot but isn't! Sometimes during a period, you can have some pain in your tummy area and other times you don't notice it all.
Julie eventually got her period at the end of Term 2 in year 8, 3 weeks before her birthday. She had her two parents and her older sister beside her when she got it in the middle of the night at 3:15 am! She was well-prepared thanks to her best friend who was always looking out for her.
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