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By Tracee Cornforth, About.com Guide to Women's Health since 1997

Will I Ever Get My Period?

Thursday August 7, 2003
PMS Premenstrual Syndrome Forum:
Someone please help me! I am 14 years old. I am getting scared, I have not had my period yet or had barely any signs of getting it soon. I am going to be a freshman and would hate to get it during class one day as a surprise, does anyone have any ideas on how I can urge my period to come sooner? When did you get your first period?

Comments

March 6, 2007 at 10:19 pm
(1) LoveYou! says:

Okay. i feel ur pain. i am 14 and i turned it in febrary. i have had a couple things. But i am scared i waanna get it, i wanna be mature. i am grade 8 and my friend in grade 7 has it already:(. just let me grow up. yeha i DONT wanna get it like in class at highschool!!

HELP

March 24, 2007 at 4:15 pm
(2) anonymous says:

I’m also fourteen, and am going to be a freshman next year i still dont have my period. ideas anyone?

March 27, 2007 at 11:14 pm
(3) yo yo says:

Im 13 going on 14 and i terrified. all my friends have it and Im literally the only one in my classwho doesnt have it! I want it but everyone says I dont want it, I just want to fit in! =[

March 28, 2007 at 5:42 pm
(4) concerned 2! says:

omg help me 2 im 14 all my mates have got it i dont but i told them i did 2 fit in how shameful is that i really want it !!! help me please

April 12, 2007 at 6:41 am
(5) Caiti says:

HELP!!! Im 12 13 soon and I want my peroid BADLY all my friends have had theirs and Im left out!!! I have all the signs but Im so alone!!!

April 20, 2007 at 8:59 pm
(6) *A* says:

im 14 to and i havent gotten it i have all the signs and like ive had discharge for 2 yrs now… can i make my oeriod come sooner?

May 19, 2007 at 1:23 am
(7) sa says:

i know exactly how you all feel. im almost 14 niw and havnt had mine or any signs of it. all of my friends have it and even a lot of my 6th grade friend s have it! ((and im 2 years older!!)) i really just want it to come so i can fit in and stuff. i hope i dont turn like one of those girls who get it wen there 16. and i REALLY dont wanna get it in class and stuff. i wanna ge t it this summer that would prob. be best. :] well anyways im jabbering on but i aree wit u all and im really worried

May 19, 2007 at 3:15 pm
(8) Key says:

I wan my period 2 i had the discharge every day for 5 motnhs my momsays i will get it just have patients

May 19, 2007 at 3:15 pm
(9) Key says:

I wan my period 2 i had the discharge every day for 5 motnhs my momsays i will get it just have patients

May 19, 2007 at 3:15 pm
(10) Key says:

I wan my period 2 i had the discharge every day for 5 motnhs my momsays i will get it just have patients

May 19, 2007 at 3:15 pm
(11) Key says:

I wan my period 2 i had the discharge every day for 5 motnhs my momsays i will get it just have patients

May 19, 2007 at 3:15 pm
(12) Key says:

I wan my period 2 i had the discharge every day for 5 motnhs my momsays i will get it just have patients

May 19, 2007 at 3:15 pm
(13) Key says:

I wan my period 2 i had the discharge every day for 5 motnhs my momsays i will get it just have patients

June 3, 2007 at 12:11 am
(14) BRENDA MARIE!! says:

HEY UM… I REALLY REALLY WANT MY PERIOD BADLY TOO… I AM 12 ALMOST 13 AND MY MOM HAD HERS WHEN SHE WAS 8 AND I HEARD THAT YOU GET IT AROUND THE SAME TIME AS YOUR RELITIVES… BUT ANYWAY GOOD LUCK BUT I REALLY WANT MINE!!

-BRENDA MARIE

June 7, 2007 at 3:33 pm
(15) secret says:

hi same here i am 14 going to be 15 and i never got it. i have all the signs but i still dont have it yet. i told my friends i had it to fit in but i dont have it. i wish this summer i have it. my mom got it wen she was 16 i hope i get it earlier and not at school but my friend is 17 and never got it yet dat sucks

June 7, 2007 at 3:37 pm
(16) mellissa says:

yea same here i am 13 and i never got it . i cry at night so i can get it but it never happens. i wish there was a way 2 get it faster. u cant have a baby w/o havn your period. and i want to have a baby now i had sex before but since i never had my period i couldnt get period. I WANT A BABY NOW

June 9, 2007 at 8:42 pm
(17) Becky says:

I’m 14 yrs old and I haven’t had my period yet either. My mom said i’m just starting to get the signs. Even though I want it I try not to stress about it. When it happens, it’ll happen. But getting upset or crying over it isn’t going to make it come any faster.(I know this from experience)Nothing will. But lukily there are things you can do to support what your body is eventually going to do. Eat right> Don’t skip breakfast! Get 8-9 hours of sleep a night. Exersize regualry. And keep a journal. Yeah I know it sounds lame but Orginizing your thoughts will make you feel better.

June 16, 2007 at 11:17 am
(18) Maddie says:

ok girls…..if your only 12, 13, 14, 15….its possible to not have your period…the latest age i know about is 18 so you have nothing to worry about, you girls are still at a young age to get it…but if you havent had any signs og getting it or your 19 or 10 you should go see a docter…but you have nothing to worry about cause i didnt get mine untill i was 16 i was worried too but im not now you just have to be patient…thats all i have to say

June 16, 2007 at 11:19 am
(19) Maddie says:

its me again i meant to write if you havent had any signs oF* getting it…..sorry

June 16, 2007 at 11:22 am
(20) Maddie says:

wow i made alot of mistakes i meant to write if your 19 or 20*…..sorry again

June 16, 2007 at 11:26 am
(21) Maddie says:

me AGAIN…i also meant to write if you havent had any signs at the ages of like maybe 16, 17, 18, 19…..then you have to go see a docter….sorry AGAIN:)

June 16, 2007 at 11:36 am
(22) Maddie says:

if you dont eat rigt…. or get enough sleep…and your not in shape…you might not get it….i used to never eat right..so i started eating healthier…it turned out to be good for me so then when i was 16 i got it…this is me again the person that made alot of mistakes….i just had to add to what i said anyways…and i was really happy because i got 2 things out of it…my period…and i am really healthy now…i play alot of sports still(they are my life)…and i get enough sleep….and i havent felt better…and if you have your period and you play alot of sports like me…then you’ll have your period for like 3-5 days then you’ll have time off of your period longer than other people that have it…i just had to say that:)

BYE…hope the things i said help you girls to get threw things

June 17, 2007 at 8:31 pm
(23) Periodless Girl says:

ok girls totally frustrated… i am 16 in 2 months and still havent gotten my period!!!… feels like for ever..i have EVERY sign in the book and still waiting patiently.. even my 11 y/o sister seems to be maturing faster, her boobs are almost the same size as mine..ahh! If she gets her period before i do i’ll just die! I have done some research and found SOY products contain small amounts of natural estrogen hormones in them..estrogen is usually at an all time high in your body when your on your period so according to my research it MMAAYY! help speed up the process.. since recently i enjoy a few great glasses of chocolate soy milk every day! Maybe it’ll help… at this point i’ll try anything! Well stay strong ladies.. PEACE

June 20, 2007 at 5:36 pm
(24) Havent got my period yet :( says:

hey i ahvent got it either and i jsut turned 13 none of ym friends got it yet but i still wanna get it and appearantly u get it earlier of u weigh more cuz u then weigh enough to support a baby so all u girls are probally skinny and i think thats why i ahvent gotten it yet cuz my mom got it in grade 6 and im in grade 7 almost grade 8 so dont worry it will come when ur reay!!!!

June 26, 2007 at 12:06 am
(25) flatty says:

ah. dont you hate it!?

im almost 15 and almost in grade 10 and i havent had it. but yea. i dont even care about gettting my period. i just wanna have sum boobies u no! i feel so uncomfortable wearing bathing suits and dresses and stuff and for dancing those girls who just look so pretty in their leotards and then theres me. little flat chested kid. people think im in like grade 7 or sumthing! im pretty much in grade 10 now. how bad is that!

sorry.

July 14, 2007 at 12:21 am
(26) justlikeyou says:

hi im 14 and going to be a freshman this year, and like all of ya’ll i do not have my period. i wear a 34 A bra and can fit into some 36A bra’s and i thought after 3-6 month after you get your real bra.. whitch was the beging of 8th gread you should get your period… well it’s been a whole school year and the beging of another and still no period. I do have discharge and stuff. my friend has hers and she’s alwyse like… if you don’t get your period soon… you should go to a doctor… and that imma be super super SUPER tall… and im afaird of that.. i’m 5′3″ now and my mom is 5′6″. i know she’s just cares but it kinds hurts you know. my mom got her period at 14 so i thought so would I.
Imma start eating healthyer and drinking soymilk
so i can get it and stop waiting and being embaressed when all my friends talk about thier periods.

=/

August 21, 2007 at 7:55 pm
(27) Chelsey says:

Hey. I’m 15 and will be 16 in Oct. I haven’t gotten my period either. My mom says if i don’t have it by the time I’m 16, she’s going to take me to the doctor. My cousin said the doctor may induce my period. I hope it will just start on it’s own.

October 7, 2007 at 11:32 am
(28) may says:

i am 11 going on 12 and i am worried cuz my mom got it when she was 12 and some of my friends got it…i have a friend that got it when she was 10..I WANNA GET IT SOO BADLY…..

I WANNA GROW UP

HELP!!

October 8, 2007 at 1:32 pm
(29) yoya says:

i know how u feel im 12 and i really want it!

October 10, 2007 at 3:51 am
(30) may says:

i read this thing and it said that if u eat helthy and stuff u will get it lagjter so i am eating junk LOL :D

October 22, 2007 at 3:58 pm
(31) Carey says:

Trust me ladies… you must enjoy your lives without it! I didn’t get mine till I was almost 15…..and am happy for it! There are a lot of people that get it later than others….some get it as early as age nine. So no worries…unless you are hitting 16. Then I suggest you see your Gynocologist. :)

Periods suck….trust us!!

November 19, 2007 at 2:46 am
(32) Mc..cm says:

I dont know i wanna get it earlyer i hate being left out…..any segustions on ‘’ how to get it earlyer???????

November 24, 2007 at 11:46 pm
(33) girl who feels your pain says:

ok first of all, melissa, if your only 13 and already having sex, please stop, your going to end up getting an STD and i know for a fact your not ready for all the responsibilities of your own child. but anyway, im 15, almost 16, and i havent started either, so i feel all of yalls pain. i know your period sucks and everyone who has it doesnt want it, its just the fact that ALL of my friends, infact pretty much EVERYONE i know has started and i feel like a little girl. for the girls who actually have boobs, lucky for you, cause i dont. i hate wearing bathing suits just because im completely flat. im not asking for huge boobs, but id just like to have SOME. im not sure that your can really do anything thats going to make you get your period any sooner, but if anyone have some sure things please tell! i have discharge, and everything besides the boobs so you would think i would get it soon, but its been like that for a loooong time, so if i dont get it soon im going to the doctor. i think we all just have to be patient and try not to think about it and be thankful that everytime we hear our friends say they have cramps…we dont! well…stay strong!

November 29, 2007 at 8:38 am
(34) May says:

I already have boobd deveopment and i am 11 going on 12….soo every girl is different…i still dont have my periode…but i think i am gonna get it in aroung of age 12 because my mom got it when she was thirteen and it says that evey jeneration it gets erliyer but it stopa at aroung o age 10….
Ohh well just gotta wait

December 17, 2007 at 6:20 pm
(35) kristina says:

hey im 13 turning 14 in may and i dont have my period either i have the discharge for about a year now and i have pretty much all the rest of the signs well i think im going to get it soon well can somebody reply cause i rele need help figuring out if im gunna get it soon!

January 9, 2008 at 4:24 pm
(36) HELP says:

IM 11 I WANT MY PERIOD:o(

January 9, 2008 at 4:28 pm
(37) HELP says:

iwant my .(period)

January 24, 2008 at 8:39 pm
(38) Poor Periodless girl says:

ok so i just turned 12. I have pretty big boobs even bigger thanmy friends who already got there periods. So im 12 and i have had all the signs ever mentioned in all the articals. Well my mom and sis got theres at the age of 11 and well your spose to get your erlier right? So all my frineds got there periods and are like oh youll get yours soon. And i really whant it NOW!!! So even when i get a normal stomach ache all my friends and sis and even my mom are like its coming. And i really do hope it does but… It never does. I really whant it b/c all my friends have it. And well I really whant it too and…
God this is turning really long!!!
ok soo is there any way to get your period faster??

January 25, 2008 at 6:04 pm
(39) steph says:

ok, i am flat, im in eigth grade, almost none of the signs, and im going to be a freshman in the fall! i hate it when boys at school say stuff about me being flat behind my back, it sucks. plus, i eat really healthy, im skinny, and i exercise ALL THE TIME!

January 25, 2008 at 6:05 pm
(40) steph says:

ok, im getting confirmed this spring and im COMPLETEY flat, i have almost nothing!

January 27, 2008 at 5:01 am
(41) BuZz says:

i am 15 and got it when i woz 14. if ur feelin left out pretend u already got it- ur friend arnt goin to cheack - just where a liner and carry some pads in ur bag so it looks convincing.

January 31, 2008 at 3:32 pm
(42) Ashley says:

You guys don’t worry about it i am 13 years old and trust me you really don’t wanna get your period. You may be surprised but alot of people in 8th grade didn’t get their periods yet. Well, good luck! and btw you cant make your period come any faster.

February 2, 2008 at 4:13 pm
(43) Wendy says:

I’m 14 and I felt the same way as you… until I finally got it. It totally sucks, I would love NOT to have my period, trust me, it’s a pain in the but, you really don’t want it to get here, trust me.

February 8, 2008 at 10:09 pm
(44) katelyn says:

girls girls. dont rush. my goodness. wow. fitting in isnt everything. and there are plenty of other ways to do so. and having your period isnt one. figure this. you have to go to the store to buy tampons.. gosh how embarrasing. you have to go to the gynocologyst. and deal with being self concious about the possibility of blood stains on the bum of your pants. im 18. i didnt get my period untill i was a sophmore in highschool. i never wanted it to come. you girls are 12 and 13 wishing you had it… whats wrong with you!?! youll have it for the rest of your life dont stress. and the more you stresss about it the later its going to come. stay young have fun. and live it up. =)

February 11, 2008 at 12:02 am
(45) mystery says:

you know what enjoy it you’ll eventually get it, once you get you get big cramps and they hurt bad and you’ll be wishing you got it later. just because all of your friends got theres doesn’t mean you don’t fit in, they just devoloped earlier, im 13 i just got my period 3 months ago, everyone starts at a diffrent time, theres nothing you can do, if your over 16 go see a docter.

February 23, 2008 at 2:53 pm
(46) Ashley • I will survive• says:

hey people.thx
Before I read some of your comments I was scares as hell. Now that I see I am not the only one I’m not as scared. I am 13 and I have some bombs, they aint hug but I like them, I have had some signs of getting my period soon but I am not worrying to much anymore. In the last few months I have started getting little spots, not much, not often, and not regularly but its the first year so its normal. I have done lots of resarch on getting my period and everything you all are going through is completely normal. If you have bad concerns though and don’t wanna tellypur parents then to some research or ask other people like school nurse, guidance counciler, or even ask your doctor qt your next check up. Ima do that last 1 if I done realy start getting my period by then. I’m just gonna try not to worry cuz thinking about it scares me like I don’t wanna have to go to a gyn cuz I don’t feel comfortable with a stranger, or anyone, sticking there hands and stuff in me or all over me ugh so I’m praying I get my period this summer but even if I don’t I aint gonna think to much of it I’ll I’m 16.

Just hang in there and relize probably most girls have gone through this feeling, my best friend did but then she just started getting around x-mas and understands me and understands me so much… She just tur we 15 and was scare but got it

Well I talk alot ahaha bye

March 1, 2008 at 12:15 pm
(47) ??? says:

Im 14 nearly 15 and dont hae my period and i dont no when it is goin to com!

March 6, 2008 at 11:38 pm
(48) Jazmine says:

okay im 13 turning 14 in 3 months.

i havent started my period either.

sure i feel left out but come on, do you really want to wear a pad under your p.e clothes? ew! and sure you can wear tampons but their not the safest things.
then theirs cramps,bloating,headaches and alot more but i just cant name them right now.

the doctor told me that its weird because all the girls in my family started when they we like 10 0r 11. :/

i’ve had discharge for the longest time too but i dont really know what that means.

so yeahh.
im not looking forward to my period. :/

March 8, 2008 at 7:25 pm
(49) anonymous says:

I am 13 gonna be 14 in a few months and I am seriously the ONLY one in my school who doesn’t have my period yet. I mean I know I can drink soymilk but I don’t want it to come just because I faked out my body with Soymilk hormones. I want it to happen naturally and I really just wan to fit it. I have discharge and normal size boobs but I am kind of small so idk…

March 15, 2008 at 3:01 pm
(50) alice says:

hi im alice
im 12 going on 13 im reli worried cos most of my friends av started and i avent and i feel like a little girl a reli little on wat do i do??
help!!

March 18, 2008 at 9:48 pm
(51) Mariah Monzon says:

I havent gotten my period yet either and i am soooooooooo scared but i told everyone i have at i get it and i really think if i tell everyone god might give it to me butt i feel ur pain a lootttttttttttttt!

March 20, 2008 at 8:49 am
(52) lucy says:

hey i got my period in january and i was quite happy cos i had been waiting for it for ages then i got another 1 in feb but i havnt had 1 since, i no this is normal but i still want it!! but listen 2 every1 else, ur gunna get it if ur the right weight for ur height and ur healthy, not too skinny but not chubby. i really wanna get mine bk cos im 14 in october but i no that as soon as i get it i will want 2 get rid of it, just remember soooo many of u are goin through the same thing so just stay healthy and be prepared for the day

lucy

March 29, 2008 at 1:53 am
(53) marissa says:

hey everyone I’m 14 years old 15 in July… I’m a freshmen and I dont have my period yet I’ve been having signs for about 3 years now but I dont have any boobs only like little bumps like an inch. Is there anything I can take to make them bigger or speed up me of getting my period. I really want it :z

April 3, 2008 at 7:16 pm
(54) luisa says:

Hey! I just turned 12 have 34B back and stomach pain and get realy dizzy. I really really want my period!(by the way,4 all yall that want big boobs, drink a glass of milk with every meal since boobs r milk ducts!) seriosly it realy works! I read somewhere that exersizing and eaton junk delays ur period. Sleeping and baths with lavender relaxes ur muscles and slows ur period to come faster. Also DONT overdue the exersize because that causes ur period to delay. Last don’t stress or else that’ll slow down the prosses! Good luck!:)

April 9, 2008 at 8:04 am
(55) shateara says:

heyy im 14 and i dont have a period and i want it but alll mii friends have theirs and i just want 2 get mine and mii mom get hers whne she wazz 11 and if i dont get mine soon the my mom iss goin 2 take me do the doctor =[

April 13, 2008 at 4:38 am
(56) Ashleigh says:

Omg You guys are sooo not alone im 13 going on 1 but i am so unhappy the other day 5 of my flat chested friends told me that they had started their period and now i no im not the only one but we have all got to you know be patient blah blah blah but i dont want to be patient and i wish for it to come all the time like my friend she is in year 7 and she has it all ready and she lives downstairs from me and now that really upsets me we are even the same breast size…….i will start catching up on sleep and eating healthily.

April 18, 2008 at 1:58 am
(57) rachel says:

okay.
i hope this helps a little.
i’m 17, i had sex when i was 13. yes, i was late just like all my friends. it’s just how your genes are. i didnt start mine till i was 14 and all of my friends started when they were 12 and 13. it just goes by the women in your family. believe me, be happy you havent started. because periods can ruin a lot of things. haha. all girls are different. look around. some girls your age have boobs, others dont. there’s a girl who goes to college with me, and she JUST started hers. she’s 18. it just goes by the genes, stress, and if you have any kind of illness. example: hypothyroidism, diabetes, etc.

just wait it out.
it’ll come.
it’s not like your going to be the only one in the world who’s vagina isnt working properly.
hope this helps hun.

April 18, 2008 at 2:01 am
(58) rachel says:

also to the girl who has “big boobs”, milk doesnt do anything to your boobs. im lactose intolerant and have had big boobs since 5th grade. you also get it from women in your family. but the only way you can get “big boobs” is by exercising your arms. believe me. my friend went from a B to a C in 3 months from doing arm workouts. it builds the muscles under your breast tissue. i model now and i have 40 D. which boobs suck because they give you back pains and no guys ever pay attention to your face when your talking to them.

April 18, 2008 at 2:09 am
(59) jessica says:

To that Rachel girl, your absolutly right. Girls, get over the fact you havent started. Enjoy being a kid. And working out does wonders to your boobs:D I also model and my neice is having the whole problems with her menstral cycle. She always wants hers to end because she goes to parties every weekend. I know where she’s coming from too. And to tell you exactly how to make your periods shorter, masterbation. I know it sounds nasty and i’m not talking about anything “all up in there”, just rub your clitoris. And you’ll ejaculate making more blood come out. But make sure you are wearing a tampon or pad because it’s not the most beautiful looking thing in the world when you do it. I’ve had the problem all the time. When I would have a photo shoot in a couple days time and i started my period a couple days before, I would be soooo mad. Because i do swim wear and working on Playboy. And no one wants to see your tampon string or pad all in there. So I asked my good friend if she knew anything, and she said “masterbation”. I thought she was psychotic. But I tried it, giving her the benefit of the doubt. And it actually worked! I went from a 5 day normal period to 2 and a half. It was wonderful!!!

Hope this helps yall out!

April 29, 2008 at 3:04 pm
(60) period wanter says:

Well I am 12 and I havent gotten mine either but I am fine with it I mean it is supposed to be horrible, but I really want boobs cuz My cousins and aunts and my mom and every woman in my family has big ones and i almost am flat. I know that at this age I will not have big boobs but my cousin who is also 12 has a 38A and my other cousin whos 9 is already a 32A I am only 30A!!!

April 29, 2008 at 3:08 pm
(61) period wanter says:

soory my name nezt time is period not wanter and what I meant to say las time was that if anyone knew how to make your boobs grow larger faster to plz help me!

April 30, 2008 at 5:35 pm
(62) With u! says:

I’m with all of you on this one! i’m 13. My mum got her period when she was 13. Almost every girl in my grade has their period but me!!
I want it.. i want to be mature! I have all the signs! And i have HUGE boobs, (bigger than mum) and i still dont have it!
:( any advice?

May 14, 2008 at 9:43 pm
(63) Kayla says:

hey. i am 13 years old and 13 wicked soon. My mom said like last year that she got her period when she was 12, and that i would get it soon. of course, i didnt. my cuz that just turned 13 and is in the 7th got it b4 me, and i told her that i got it to fit in with her. now, every time i see her, she has her period and i say, i just finished my cycle, so i dont hav anything. t sucks. so, i talked to my doctor that thought that i should have it by now, bcuz i have had all the signs. and to the people that say we shouldnt want it, we have the right to thinking what we want, and it is really exciting. i have even prayed for my period and said things like wen it says like ask a yes no ?, i ask about my period. and wen chain things say make a wish, i always wish for my period. i need sum help. if u think u can, email me at x13itskayla13x@aim.com
please. and sry so long!

May 14, 2008 at 9:46 pm
(64) Kayla says:

sorry i meant 13 and 14 soon

and all those that say that its embarrasing to buy pads and stuff, i dont think it would be bcuz no 1 like looks at it seriously or talks about it and says, this girl was buying tampons. no. cashiers dont do tht. so, if you dont hav ur period, want advice (i know a lot about it), or wanna give me advice (please do this i can always learn more), email me at x13itskayla13x@aim.com. thanks

May 28, 2008 at 8:31 pm
(65) Tamika says:

I am 11 going on 12 i want my period so bad iv had discharge for about a year now I want it sooooooooooo bad my friends say im pheenin to get it and how im lucky I dont got it i kno itz painfull but im soo ready for it i wanna be able to walk around when my friends are talking about itand say i finally got mine

June 14, 2008 at 3:24 pm
(66) Flee says:

I am turning 14 on august 21 and i am completely flat have like 1 sign out of like them all and all my friends and guys make fun of me all the time

July 10, 2008 at 5:51 am
(67) rihano says:

I just turn 15 last month n i havent get my period yet.All my friends have had them.I feel left out.They said that they r so jealous of me coz i havent get it but i am so jealous of them coz they have got it.What should i do? I tought i was gonna get my period last year.I’ve waited so long.

July 10, 2008 at 5:54 am
(68) rihano (again) says:

Im kinda flat too.Im really2 shy to ask my mum to bought me bra n all the girls stuff :(

July 13, 2008 at 10:38 pm
(69) The Period Guru says:

HEY girls. I literally read every single comment….that took a while.But seriously, those of you between the ages of 11 and 14 should not be worrying at all! And for those of you slightly a few years older have nothing to worry about also. No one, not even GOd can help you get your period. It is you and you only. The way you treat your body and what came with your genes is all that matters. I’m 16 in a month. I think I had my 1st period, but it hasnt been followed by any others. I do wonder and wish, but I’m almost 16! If I’m 17 and it still hasn’t come that is when i will worry my butt off (and go to the doctors)…but did u notice how many girls on this site actually don’t have their periods, but say that they feel left out? How can you be left out if there seem to be so many others just like you!

All I can say is to be patient…talk to your mom or any other female adult…do some more research about the topic online (but don’t believe EVERYTHING you read)…and stay positive. Not having your period isnt really horrible. Having a tumor located in your brain, to me, is really horrible. That is lifethreatning….not a missing period.
Smiles and Brave faces girls! It will soon come your way!

July 14, 2008 at 1:02 pm
(70) kayla says:

im nervous too… i skipped 5th grade and i have developed a little but im only 13, going into highschool as a freshman next year. i havent gotten my period yet and i know that it supposedly sucks but i wanna mature before highschool soooooo bad. my friend got it at ten and my sister got it at eleven. i feel so stupid!

July 14, 2008 at 4:55 pm
(71) danielle says:

well im 14 …15 in oct and i just started yesterday(july 13-2008)
and i was not expecting it except abou a month ago i was spotting dark ehhh
and alll my friends have already had it and im not joking i was really scared of getting it during high school and not being prepared ahhhhh but im now that i have it its nothing great when you wear pads it feels like a diaper your constantly thinking about if you leaked awwww it sucks but luckily my mom said hers last 1-4 days =]

July 16, 2008 at 5:00 am
(72) yula says:

I just wanna know why you are all so ancious to get your period? Im 27 years old and want it to go away! lol Its not that great. More of a pain in the but then any thing

July 16, 2008 at 9:44 am
(73) BabyCakes says:

Hii :) i started my periods when i was about 12/13 im now 16 and i hate having my period. its nothing but a stress constantly worrying if you have leaked and you feel uncomftable most of the time. and talk about belly pains ouch ! dont worry if you havent got you periods right now they will come when your body is ready :) and believe me as soon as they do you will be wishing for them to go away im sure. :D

July 18, 2008 at 2:25 pm
(74) Amanda says:

dont worry i thought it will never come i thought i woldnt get it til i was in 9th grade but over the summer it happend but it ucked cuz i dodnt wont to were tampons yet so i couldnt go swimming for 5 days. trust me you do not wont to get it it willruin u i remeber the last day i got it ihad the horrible cramp i got it july 1 2008 and it didnt end til the following week i am 13 trust me that god u dont have it

July 18, 2008 at 2:52 pm
(75) washington21 says:

Girl, it’s okay. Everybody get’s there period at different times. My mother got her’s in the middle of high school. I just got mine a couple weeks ago. Trust me, you don’t want it. I bought 32 pads and used them in 4 days. Not good. You become a very miserable person in life. You see soo much blood, so many cramps, and spend lots of money on pads and tmapons. Don’t say you want to get it, just have fun now. Good Luck In Life

July 26, 2008 at 2:18 am
(76) horseyhugger12 says:

i am only 12 but i really,really,really want mi period. mi friend is 12 and she got it her boobs are huge and i am sooooooooooo flatchessed i am really jelious. i know everyone says that it sucks,but i will live though the pain. i eat very healthy and ride horses every weekend and on the weekdays (when i am on vaction) i sleep very late like untiil 2:30 in the morning. can u not get it early cause u r stressed out? please tell me cause if yes i will do anything to calm down!!

July 26, 2008 at 8:42 pm
(77) Angelina says:

Hi. I don’t have my period either. I am almost twelve and I’ve been having that discharge thing for 3 months. It comes, like, every day. I am so mad. My friend got hers when she was 9, and her boobs are humongo. And she’s 2 months younger than me! My mom got hers when she was almost 14! (She wasn’t 14 yet, but she was,like, 13 and a half)!
And I’ve had some signs, except I’m completely boobless.
I feel so babyish.

July 27, 2008 at 10:30 pm
(78) HERE2HELP says:

OKAY GUYS! LISTEN UP!
I understand how you feel, but there is no need to worry at all! Don’t worry about if you are gonna get it at school, you could get it ANYWHERE ANYTIME! All you have to do to prevent that from happening at school,
is to wear a PAD (not a tampon) just incase!
It’s really not the end of the world. =D
So when you actually get it, nothing shows through your clothes!
ABOUT WHEN YOUR GOING TO GET IT:
Don’t think about it, when your time is right, you’ll know it. WE ALL ARE DIFFERENT, and we will get it at different times!

Anyway guys, I hope I helped.
-HERE2HELP

July 28, 2008 at 9:59 am
(79) Haylie says:

“I just wanna know why you are all so ancious to get your period?”
It’s because we want to be mature. To us, it’s a great feeling.

July 28, 2008 at 1:49 pm
(80) aisha says:

im eleven and i havent started someone plz help me everyone has started all my friends even my bff

July 28, 2008 at 1:56 pm
(81) skys the limit says:

im eleven and i have been dischargind for ever and my friends have started someone pllz tell me what to do to make it happen

July 28, 2008 at 11:22 pm
(82) peach says:

okay so. i was alot like all of you. i wanted to get it really bad. then i did. you guys should just enjoy being young because the truth is it suckss. so bad. mine are not as bad as alot of my friends its about a week(or less if you’re lucky) of disgusting blood slowly dripping out your vag. you practically loose a week of your life every month. really they are not fun or cool. love you all. take this to heart please. :)

July 30, 2008 at 2:58 am
(83) Mar says:

Number one reason why girls don’t get their period is because they do not have a normal enough BMI (if they’re anorexic) or if their BMI is too high they might have irregularities. If you eat right you should get it soon, but most girls usually get at around the same time their mom got it, so if your mom got it when she was 16 then don’t expect to get it when you’re 9. Another reason could be that you have PCOS, so you don’t get periods at all, or once you have started getting them you don’t get them every month (more like every few months). If you are very concerned speak with your doctor, otherwise just be patient. Good luck girlies!!!

July 30, 2008 at 4:50 pm
(84) SportyFluff says:

Ive Been Having Discharges 4Ever It Seems Like! Im 12 N Worried. My Mom Got Her Around 15! Some Of My Friends Have It. 1 Of My Friends Had It During School! Im Goin In2 Middle School N If I Have It During School, That Will Suck Bc All Boys Make Fun Of The Girls Who Have It.

Plz Help!

August 2, 2008 at 7:07 pm
(85) mee says:

ime 14 i havent started my period yet but had sex could anything hapen2 me…? wbs x x

August 3, 2008 at 11:47 pm
(86) gingy says:

just wear a panny liner in class and when you do get it just change it to a pad/tampon

August 4, 2008 at 5:21 pm
(87) maxine says:

i am 12 going on 13 and i have white stuff in my underwhere but i still dont have my period

HELP

August 5, 2008 at 5:03 pm
(88) Jennifer says:

Im 16 years old.. i got my period last year! i dont have cramps at all and ya periods do suck!! you dont want it….
i got lucky because i got mine late..if you are worried about getting it during class just carry stuff in your purse! Dont worry if it does come during class just go to the nurse…i got mine during school..it scard me..lol

August 5, 2008 at 5:09 pm
(89) Lucylulu says:

OMG! you little kids having sex!! You are sooooo stupid!!!!!!! Dont do it! Save sex for when you get married! Im 16 and im waiting till im married!

August 7, 2008 at 4:56 am
(90) mariah essien says:

I’m 11 but I had my period already but you don’t want to have your period because It hurts for me. I get scared that when I go to school people might smell me and i smell like fish because your blood smells like that mariah

August 8, 2008 at 7:07 pm
(91) wants her period says:

ok for the people who are all like you dont want you period it sucks shut up. i mean we probably wont want it when we get it but right now we just want to be women and grow up faster! mature. i am 14 going into the 9th grade and one of the only ones of my friends who hasnt gotten their period. my mom got hers when she was 16 and i am really scared i will be 16. my doctor said 6 months to a year and if its a a year i will be 15 and 1/2!! ahh someone help me

August 9, 2008 at 1:35 am
(92) LoSt AnD cOnFuSeD n So MaNy WaYs?!?! says:

im 13, going on 14 in september and i havnt had it yet, i have had all the signs for about a year or two now, and all my friends have it.
i feel so left out!!!

PLEASE HELP!!!!

August 9, 2008 at 8:10 am
(93) sophie says:

come on
all you girls at the age of 11 or 12 complaing SHUT UP

im fourteen and dnt have mine and ur twelve U DNT NEED TO HAVE THEM AT THAT AGE

GET REAL

August 9, 2008 at 11:52 am
(94) wants her period says:

thank you sophie! they really need to shut up

August 10, 2008 at 3:41 am
(95) Jamie says:

Hey everybody that hasn’t got their period yet. I ASSURE you. You WILL get your period. I got mine when I was 12.. even more creepy though? I got mine on Halloween day!! AT SCHOOL! and yes. It did get on my clothes :/
But I assure you. You’ll get it. Have patients and enjoy the time that you don’t have it. But when it does come? Start out with Playtex Gentle Glide Slender, or Tampax Pearl Lite. EASY insertion and it makes you feel even more comfortable with your period every month it comes! Especially for beginners. But be careful!! Wear a liner along with them, because they don’t absorb much!
Hope this helps

August 11, 2008 at 8:41 am
(96) jaana says:

Hii..
I dont y you are all fuzzing about a period ? I mean its not the end of the world if you dont get it yet.I got mine when iw as 12 but didnt really want it then but it just cmes when it comes .

August 11, 2008 at 10:10 am
(97) jj says:

im 11 1/2 and ive had my period

August 13, 2008 at 10:30 am
(98) im 14 says:

i havent had my period yet and im 14. my boobs r small 2. im worried if ill ever get it

August 14, 2008 at 3:39 am
(99) Misa says:

You are damn lucky not to have had your period yet. Periods can come as late as 17, it is perfectly normal you haven’t got your period yet. I got mine at 9 years old and it was awful. I was very poorly with my periods, being sick and fainting, getting migraine. I nearly went to hospital once. So be pleased that you are a late bloomer!

August 15, 2008 at 2:56 pm
(100) Lissett says:

All you girls are f*kin stupid. Seriously.
What the hell do you mean by “I wanna be mature”? That’s a mental process not physical.
There was also this girl named Melissa who is only 13 and already wanting to have her period only because she want a kid. WTF?! Seriously. You can have a kid even before that. There’s a record of a girl who had a kid at 5.
But really what is the rush? The sooner you get it the faster you go into menopause and then also you start getting in risk of getting cancer and other diseases that you can die from.
Ya should all be happy that you haven’t started yet.
And what the heck is ya’s problem about fitting in?
Society is so corrupt these days seriously.
There is no such things as an age that your period is supposed to come. You can get it as early as 7-8 or up to 18-20. It depends on genes, if you exercise a lot it will make it come later, stress, the more you stress the later it comes, and your diet. I don’t mean anorexic diets or anything. I mean, if you don’t eat enough, your body can’t concentrate on developing thus making it come late.
But honestly all of you f*kin kids are retards.
E-mail me if you’d like. I’ll answer all the BS.

August 17, 2008 at 10:15 pm
(101) m0nica says:

omg im 14 tooo. itssss so annnoying! i hate ittt=( wait is there anyways to get it quicker. i cant stand my boooooooobs need to grow! ahh

August 19, 2008 at 5:23 pm
(102) haley says:

ok,
for the little kids who are 11 or 12 on this shouldnt be worried.some people get it at 15
i got mine at 13. so stop complaining
its really annoying,i dont want to be mean but really stop worryingggg

August 20, 2008 at 5:42 pm
(103) Perdygal8 says:

OOOMMMGGG KAY IM 14 AND I JUST GOT MY PERIOD 3 DAYS AGO. I WAS JUST LIKE YOU TO. THE PERIOD SSSUUUCCCKKKSS A** GAWD YOU DONT WANT IT ITS DISGUSTING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ITS GROSS YOU HAVE TO PEE EVERY 5 MINUETS AND ITS SICK YOU HAVE TO WEAR PADS THAT FEEL LIKE FRICKEN DIPERS. AND I DONT EVEN HAVE BOOBS YET AT ALL IM AS FLAT AS THE WALL.

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