i want to ask my mom if i can start shaving. when did u start shaving? who's idea was it (yurs or yur moms)? how did u ask her? HELP! also, i use pads to absorb this sticky milky white stuff that keeps comin out, and i've heard that when you have a period, you should replace the pad every few hours to avoid toxic shock syndrome. i dont have my period yet, but do i have to change to pad when i use it to catch this other crap?

u have to keep changeing a tampon to stop tss pads don't av tss is rear neway and it's 8 hours to change tampon tho on ur perod ur want to keep changeing ur pad coz it is as uncomforabel as hell wen u can fell the blood on ur pad
and iff ur really woried bout read tampon leafelet things really they so much on it lol
and shave wat legs go for it she mite say u don't need to shave but mums r like that just keep going at it

Well, I started shaving in the summer going into the 5th grade. I just walked into my mom's room and said mom I want to start shaving becasue my friend had started and I wanted to start too. She said ok and that's the story.

The white stuffyou have is just stuff the you get about 3 or 4 months before you start yor period. I had the stuff to then about 3 mounths later i started my period. You can only get TSS if you leave a tampon in too long. Just change the bad so you don't start to smell becasue the crap can smell really bad. Write to me if I was any help!!!

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Originally posted by purpledog:
i want to ask my mom if i can start shaving. when did u start shaving? who's idea was it (yurs or yur moms)? how did u ask her? HELP! also, i use pads to absorb this sticky milky white stuff that keeps comin out, and i've heard that when you have a period, you should replace the pad every few hours to avoid toxic shock syndrome. i dont have my period yet, but do i have to change to pad when i use it to catch this other crap?

nooo. you have to change a tampon to reduce the risk of tss. your supposed to change your pads so they dont get stanky.

i started shaving when i was in third grade. stupidddd. if your leg hair is black, shave it, if not then dont. shaving your legs is a pain in the butt. put it off as long as possible.

the more often you shave your legs, the faster the hair grows (hair is there to protect your skin, and if its not there, and things are rubbing against your legs... its going to grow!!) so once you shave your legs, your stuck doing it forever... unless you go all hippy and go "natural" its your choice to shave your legs, it your body, not your mothers.

after all this if you still want to shave your legs try telling her that you dont feel comfortable not shaving your legs. if she doesnt go for it.... steal her razor and do it. thats what i did. she cant really say no after you've done it.

Huh...my periods have always been 9-12 days or so, and I've never had any trouble with that. It'd never occurred to me that that could be unhealthy. I don't know, just never thought about it before.

gurls, i know this probly isnt the rite place to say this, but i have a history of cutting,, and almost comitting suicide, i havent cut my wrists in about 4 months, every time i start to go through something, i feel like cutting like i used to because when ii do its like it drains all my pian and tears and gets rid of all my problems, lately i have had the urge to cut, every time i see the scars it gives me th urge to cut again, what do i do, i dont like counselors or therapy or going to those stupid classes that never help!!!! who has any idea what i mean? who here has a history of cutting? who has felt the same way i feel everyday when i wake up?? some one please give me guidence

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Nicoley:
so should i get birth control pills or something? what are birth control pills? I started shaving when I was 11.[/QU


[COLOR:RED]to be honest with you i believe you should, about 3 weeks ago i thought i was pregnant because th condom broke, i was so scared, i freaked and started ditching school because i couldnt concentrate, thats all i could think about because i was worried about what i was going to do with a baby,it is one of the scariest things to go through. i reccomend the deppo shot, u only have to go in once a month to get it and it stops your period, its a great birth control i highly reccomend u get on birth control so u dont have to go through what i did last week thats when i found out i wasnt, but the same thing happened to my sister only she is pregnant and only 16

it was my idea to start shaving... i didnt even ask my mom me and my friends just did it... and if you are getting the white stuff then you should be starting soon... all the best!

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Originally posted by katie1111:
I'm 11 years old and I havn't started my period yet or started sheving

So, you lied to get on this site? Something tells me your stay here won't last very long...

you should begin shaving your legs when the hair is more than just a little bit of fuzz. if it makes you uncomfortable to wear shorts then shave. it's really not that difficult. your mother really should understand that removing body hair isn't all that serious. I remember having to learn on my own because when i asked my mother to teach me she flipped out as though i had just asked her if i could lose my virginity! I mean come on, it's body hair, not a rite of passage. and about the discharge you mentioned - that may be in the norm. most girls experience a discharge before they begin menstruating. but if it smells funny or makes you uncomfortable, tell your docter . . . don't be shy! he/she deals with this stuff all the time. and it isn't true that you can get Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS) from pads. that's only from tampons (which i have posted some very useful info in Body Mind Maintenance "GIRLS please read and reply" - the post is called The Big Urban Myth Post) You should however change the pad if it is too wet or causes itching or odor.

Well I started shaving my legs when I was in the 7th grade. I had asked my mom in the 5th grade but she said no. I finally convienced her 2 years later! and for your other question ummm i dont know how to help you thats difently something you should ask your mom about.

I know I shouldn't do it. I know it's bad for me, but I just feel like I have to.

-Nicole

Just go to a doctor and find out. They'll have a better explaination for it than any of us would.

Don't diet to stop your period. If you do that, you have a high chance of messing your reproductive system up.

Maybe I'm underweight because I loose to much blood. Sounds reasonable. Maybe I donno, does anyone know?

-Nicole

OMG!!!! My menstral system can shut down from weight loss! Thats great. You just incouraged me to continue my diet...How long exactly does it shut down for??

-NICOLE

I would set up an appointment with your doctor and explain to him/her that you get your period for 11 days at a time. Then see what they suggest.

They may prescribe The Pill (ortho-tricyclen, a birth control pill) to regulate your period. It depends on what they think.

I'm sort of surprised that your body didn't shut down your menstural cycle. That happens a lot to people with eating disorders.

so should i get birth control pills or something? what are birth control pills? I started shaving when I was 11.

so should i get birth control pills or something? what are birth control pills?

I started shaving... in 3rd grade. I stole my Dad's razor and (tried to shave my legs) but I cut myself really bad. I had to get stiches. Anyway, that's just when your stupid. Which I don't think your as dumb as me so never mind! I started my period in like 3rd or 4th grade... I feel dumb... because I think it's un-natural to start that early. And (you guys are going to diff. topics so I'm just answering) I got breasts at 3rd grade. I feel like a freak...
-JM

They're right about 11 days. My sister is on birth control pills all the time to keep hers in line and she's not been the same since Grandpa Mike died and the stress made hers last 2 months straight (she'd kill me if she knew I told you so shhhh about it). She was pretty cheerful and healthy looking and now she's very bitter to us (probably just her attitude) and she's thin and pale and gets sick so easily it makes me wonder who has it worse: My anger coming out in writing and physical activity (no i don't hit people or throw things)or hers coming out in her health matters.