Explain and prepare girls for periods

There is no way that you can know on which day a girl will get her first period, but with the help of some hints, you can definitely prepare your daughter for her first period. Every mother wants to prepare her daughter mentally and physically for her first period, but it is very difficult for them to know when their daughter’s first menstrual cycle will come so that they can prepare their daughter for it. Menstruation is also known as menstrual cycle, or MC and periods.

Mother has an important role in explain and prepare girls for periods (menstruation cycle) – In the olden days, girls did not have any information or knowledge about menstruation and suddenly they used to have menstruation, due to which girls often got nervous and tensed after seeing this. Due to fear and anxiety, girls feel ashamed to tell her own family members. But today’s era has changed.

In today’s era, girls are told about menstruation in many ways, such as by teachers in school, by doctors, through a magazine or books or even through a short film or advertisements. During this time frame, many queries raised in a girls mind as – What is menstruation? What happens in a girl’s body during menstruation? What to do when menstruation comes? How should you keep your body clean at that time? 

While specifying about – Explain and prepare girls for periods, for menstruation cycle. Initially certain queries derive in mind as – 

How to explain menstruation cycle to children

It is the responsibility of every mother to prepare her daughter mentally and physically for this major change happening in her body. A mother can tell this to her daughter without any hesitation. When her daughter turns 8-9 years old. At this age, she can explain it well so that when her first period comes, she does not have any doubts or worries and she can handle it well.  The onset of the menstrual cycle often causes severe abdominal pain and various types of problems, which make girls afraid.

In such a situation, explain to your daughter and increase her courage that this is a rule of nature for which she has to be prepared. Include such things in her diet, which are rich in iron and folic acid. All these nutrients are beneficial for staying healthy and hormonal balance even later.

Share your experience with your daughter. If you share your experience with her, you can help her emotionally. You should explain everything to your daughter like what should she do if she comes to menstruation in school. What should they be used and how make possibilities etc. Give all effective suggestions. First of all you should verify and confirm about – whether your daughter has any information about this or not and you should also have complete information about this.

When you explain to your daughter about menstruation, do not talk to her in a twisted manner, but explain it to her in simple and straight language. She will also understand this very quickly. When you tell your daughter about menstruation, do not think that you only talked once and she understood. Do not do this at all, rather you ask your daughter to tell you about her menstruation every month.

You also continue to explain to them because it is not necessary that menstruation should come every time at the same time and in the same position. So whenever you feel or seems required keep giving advice and keep asking about it as in friendly term and healthy conversation.

How to talk about menstruation?

When girls hear their friends talking to each other in school on or before their menstruation, then they have many questions in their mind. But she feels ashamed to ask her mother and the same is the case with the mother, she too shy away from talking to her daughter. But if you explain to your daughter in simple language then she will definitely understand.

In the beginning, you should focus only on the important things and tell them after how many weeks the menstruation comes. How long does it last and how much bleeding does it take? Also, you tell them tips in dealing with these. You can also give her a book or magazine etc. to read in order to explain it in detail.

Signs your daughter is about to start her periods

In some developed countries, girls have their first menstruation at the age of 12 or 13 years. The signs which indicates about starting of menstruation cycle are as – Before the period comes, hair starts coming on the parts of the body where hair wasn’t before. Hair growth also begins in sexual organs. Shortly after the exit of breast buds, pubic hair ie hair on sexual organs. 

This may be a sign of the onset of the period. In addition to breast buds and pubic hair, vaginal discharge also gives you a clear indication that your daughter is about to have periods. At this time, explain to your daughter that now her periods will begin in just a few months. Vaginal discharge begins about six to 12 months before the onset of periods. This means that more estrogen is being produced in the body. Menstruation is the discharge from the uterus and the internal part due to the change in hormones in body.