Storms and chickens

[chickenlover]

It really is something to celebrate, but it definatly depends on the child, my daughter is very proud of herself and wanted me to tell all her family and closest friends (one of which was a bit peeved that she had done it first ), but im pretty sure that if id gone around telling everyone and she wanted it to be private, i would definatly be in the bad books, not that i would have of course

[The Dogmother]

I've had some books for a while, and been wondering when to talk to Rosie about it. I've always been very open with her and she's picked up lots from being around animals too. She's 9 now and starting to develop so I guess i'd better get on with it

[Guest]

I don't take it now and still have some corking months which is when I discovered that the you'll grow out of it thing is a lie

 

some women suffer terribly (and some don't) and then they bring out adverts showing women jumping out of planes as if it's no big deal!

 

It's like those adverts for cold and flu remedies that show people taking 1 capsule and making miraculous recoveries within hours!

 

It's all a media/employer conspiracy you know. There's a brilliant satirical book about this, wish I could remember its name...

 

 

***edit*** got it, it's called 'How to Be Idle'by Tom Hodgkinson

 

good stocking filler for the cynics in the family, I thought it was a brilliant read.

[craftyhunnypie]

They are horrid things periods! Mine were all over the place when I was younger, thanks to PCOS - but sorted themselves out now.

I used to have to take starflower oil capsules to help with my moods!

These days it's like I've taken happy pills when I have my period...I'm all happy & giggly!!! Very strange!

I was bought a book by Usbourne when I was about 10 - called how my body works. It was very very good & written for that age group, but explained what I needed to know without being explicit. Mum just gave me it with a couple of other books she'd bought me - one on science and the other about Witches - something from Rhold Dahl! So I didn't really think anything of this book being 'special'.

I got bought a little present off my mum when I started my periods, but it was not made public! Mum had a quiet word with the mums of my friends, but they'd already started anyway - so it was no problem, when I couldn't go swimming - they understood. Think mum had a private word with my dad too, but he never mentioned anything. Bless him.

I think it's worse for girls if they have brothers, as it can be embarrassing & they can tease as they develop. The boys used to ping our bra straps when we were just developing.....or shout across the playground......WONDER!!!! Meaning Wonderbra!!!!! As if we wore Wonderbras for our mole hills!!! But we used to get them back by shouting...squashed worm!!!!

Emma.x

[Cinnamon]

well, she is being quite brave and very grown up about it, we had a chat about whether any other girls in her class had their periods, it turns out only one who is younger than my daughter and she uses tampons

 

My eldest used tampons from 13, & my youngest just started using them herself when hers started at 11.

I was a bit concerned,but she is very practical about it,& so long as I am clear on the safety aspect of them,then I am happy.

The smallest ones are relly quite tiny,& she has never had a problem with them.

 

It does cost a fourtune in Boots each month though

[Guest]

anyone used a mooncup? meant to save a fortune, be environmentally friendly and be easy to use etc.

 

should be available on the NHS if you ask me...

 

never used one myself and not worth it at my age now, but just wondered.

[Guest]

just had a mental image of the blokes reading this thread, wonder if it's an eye opener them?

 

only on the internet, eh!

[The Dogmother]

There's a thread on Mooncups here, it's rather lengthy and amusing in parts too.

[Ziggy]

It does cost a fourtune in Boots each month though [/color]

 

That struck fear in my heart!! I have four daughters, the oldest due to start in the next year or two... time to open a special savings account??

 

I mean to look into mooncups and sea sponges (I use them and find them fantastic) as to whether they are at all suitable for young girls, sponges sure can be sized and are very safe... but my worry is children spend a lot of time at school, using 'public' loos all day... in my experience, loos don't have a sink inside cubicles, which could make those methods difficult for young girls to use...

[ali-s]

My 11 year old started a couple of months ago as well.

 

she is so not bothered about it all and luckily hasn't suffered with stomach cramps. She is a little devil to live with for three weeks a month but OMG she is unbearable the week she has her period

[Cinnamon]

All this has reminded me that I must take the eldest to the Dr about her cycle.

 

She is very regular,& doesn't experience any pain during her period,but has horrible cramps either one side or the other about 2 weeks before.

I am guessing this is ovulation pain,but does anyone else out there have any experience of this?

She is also very heavy which is miserable for the poor girl

[Ain't Nobody Here]

Anyone else's mum call it The Curse? As if the experience itself isn't bad enough for a little girl, let's call it a scary name too .

[Snowy]

Cinnamon, it could very well be what is known as 'mittelschmertz' (think thats the spelling!) or ovulation pain. It is a lot more common than you think. I used to get it really severely - if i didn't take pain killers at the first sign of it, i would be doubled up in pain for about 3 hours. Then it would go completely! Just once between periods, and not necessarily every month. It is worth getting it checked out to make sure everything is functioning normally, but after that I think it's just a case of learning to live with it (although not had it since I had the last 2 children!)

[Jules.]

I had the mittelsmertz a couple of years ago- agony. I have ibuprofen from the Dr ( I get free prescriptions because of my thyroid) which I take occasionally. It has got much better recently.

[Goosey Lucy]

Cinnamon wrote

 

She is very regular,& doesn't experience any pain during her period,but has horrible cramps either one side or the other about 2 weeks before.

 

If you go to see the doc the first thing they'll say is to keep a record of her cycle, noting any symptoms and symptom-free days for a period of at least 3 months.

 

Ibuprofen is fab for cramps but it needs to be taken 24 hours before her period begins and regularly throughout the period to have the best effect.

 

I'm not a doc but have been through this myself so am quoting the advice given to me. I find it helps except when I am erratic.

 

Hope this helps, she has my deepest sympathies.

 

Lucy

[Tessa the Duchess]

Poet wrote:

 

some women suffer terribly (and some don't) and then they bring out adverts showing women jumping out of planes as if it's no big deal!

 

The ad that really annoyed me was the tampon ad showing a bevy of beautiful women all jumping around on a beach wearing WHITE bikinis

 

I had horrible periods most of my life, heavy and so painful I used to have to take to my bed for the first two days After years of suffering and going to many gynae clinics someone finally diagnosed endometriosis took pills which alieviated it but wanted to get pregnant so had to stop the pills,

all got much worse and I ended up having my 'engine' out I was happy to be out of pain and no more periods, but for quite a while after I

found myself hanging around the tampon section in supermarkets sort of mourning the loss of 'womanhood'

 

Tessa

[The Dogmother]

That's sad Tessa.

 

I've had problems as some of my friends here know - new HRT patches now and all is fine and dandy

[Tessa the Duchess]

Claret wrote:

 

I've had problems as some of my friends here know - new HRT patches now and all is fine and dandy

 

I am happy for you that you got your problems sorted BUT I was on HRT

for 15 years and the Dr. told me to get off immediately as taking it massively increases the risk of breast cancer, you can't take HRT for more than 3 years. The breast cancer figures in the US dropped dramatically when women stopped taking HRT, problem was that heart attack figures rose in equal measure because HRT protects against that, It aint easy being a woman

 

Tessa

[Tessa the Duchess]

Just had to laugh DH walked past me as I was typing my reply to Claret and he said "what ever do you chickenkeepers find to talk about?" He just thinks it is a chickenkeeping forum he doesn't know it has a dark side

I debated telling him we were discussing periods then thought he was better left not knowing

 

Tessa

[Snowy]

Very wise Tessa!

[Egluntyne]

Just had to laugh DH walked past me as I was typing my reply to Claret and he said "what ever do you chickenkeepers find to talk about?" He just thinks it is a chickenkeeping forum he doesn't know it has a dark side

 

Him Indoors joined the forum to have a snoop because he wondered what I was up to.. He posted a couple of whimsical things about me and then "Ooops, word censored!"ed off.

 

He thought I was having an affair with Christian because I had mentioned him a couple of times!! Just kidding.

[The Dogmother]

That's hysterical Egluntine!

 

Thanks for the info Tessa - these patches are different from standard HRT, so I should be OK.

[Rhapsody]

Any discussions of HRT always prompt me to post this...........

 

http://www.lcanimal.org/invest/premarin2.htm

[The Dogmother]

Thnaks Rhapsody - I checked first that mine definitely doesn't contain that.

[Louise]

Alot of things contain PMS as well which is a derivative of blood