Well thats a very good question. You have probably heard all sorts of things about what you should do when you first start you period. You have probably read loads and loads of articles and your head is just spinning with information which you don’t know what to do with. Or maybe you haven’t heard anything about periods. Maybe you haven’t read any articles and you really just have no idea what to do. Either way, I will give you some basic information that will help you out.

The first sign that you can see when a girl first starts her period is a brownish discharge that is a little slimy. This is completely normal. Soon after the discharge blood will come. The blood might look brownish reddish or it might just look red. One thing that you could experience is stomach cramps. Some girls get stomach cramps and some don’t. You don’t have to have to get stomach cramps, some girls get them and some don’t.

When you first get your period I recommend using a pad. Thats what I did. I used pads for the first couple of times and then switched over to tampons. If your flow is very heavy at the beginning you could use tampons since it might be uncomfortable to use pads with a heavy flow.

When you are on your period you wouldn’t want to just use a panty liner. You would want to pair it with a tampon, since a pantyliner is too thin to be worn by itself during the period.

It is really up to you if you want to use pads or if you want to use tampons right away. Most girls that I know used pads at first and then started using tampons. If you want to start off by using a tampon and you are unsure of how to use them, you can refer to our post “ How to Insert a Tampon”.

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