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2nd Trimester
voelkels
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OMG!!! I may be glad LO turned out to be a boy!
voelkels
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My cousin started her period!
SHE JUST TURNED NINE TWO WEEKS AGO!
I didn't get mine till I was 16 almost 17, I could not imagine...
If and when I do have a little girl, at least I will have a big brother to watch over her!
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Re: OMG!!! I may be glad LO turned out to be a boy!
I read an article last week that said, on average, girls get their period one year earlier now than they did in 1991 and that it will be 2-3 years ealier in the next 10-20 years. Ugh. Lovely. I am concerned about what this is going to do to these little girls if they decide to "wait" to have babies.
They gave 2 reasons. #1 - over all little girls are heavier. #2 - chemicals in the food and plastics affecting hormones.
I was no older than 10 when I got my first period. I will never forget. Like the other post said it is very common for girls that age to get their period. Your race also can play apart in when you get it.
Wow- that's a lot more than I would expect. I had heard that it was starting to happen earlier and earlier these days- it really makes you wonder and worry why it has changed this much in just a generation. When I was in 5th grade one girl started hers and her parents asked that a disposal bin be installed in the bathroom b/c the school didn't have them since back then a 10 year old starting her period was very rare.
That is CRAZY! I have strong feelings that it is the diet we all have, which includes tons of hormones in the meat, I am convinced that this causes early puberty, and hightened anger issues.
I could not even think of talking to them about sex and them actually understanding everything at that age.
I know you need to start talking early but would they actually understand...
On the first point, this is a reason I am so glad that we don't live in a culture that views first menstration as a sign of "readiness" for marriage. I can't even imagine pushing 8 and 9 year old little girls into their first experiences.
On the second, I wonder about the chemicals and toxins thing too. We are one of the few developed nations that don't require labeling or outright ban growth hormones in our food. As for little girls being heavier these days, I didn't know there was any link. If that's the case, my daughter has nothing to worry about- she's 5 but weighs the same as a 2 year old!
I was in 7th grade as well but had a friend that told me she started in 3rd grade!!!!
I was 11 and I was on the early side of my friends.
My doctor has said that she is seeing a lot more girls that are this age getting their period and they think it might be caused by the antibiotics and other hormones they give cows and it is turning up in the meat. Young girls are seeing a reaction to it by getting their period early. I have thought about going organic with the meat just for this reason.
This is definitely one of the reasons we try to stick with as much organic food for DD as possible. It's sad, but food regulation in this country is so behind the curve compared to the EU.
This is true to some degree. Cholesterol is a building block of many of the major sex hormones. Girls (and boys) who eat a lot of cholesterol laden foods (and consequently, might be heavier as well) tend to 'trigger' earlier than those who don't (notable case - gymnasts). Puberty is a complicated series of chemical and hormonal reactions that aren't completely understood yet - or at least it wasn't when I was in grad school studying all this stuff. FWIW, endocrinology was the most fascinating class I EVER took in 6 years of college.
Ethan Michael - 12/21/09
Norah Jewel - 2/26/14
9? I was lucky enough to have gotten mine in 8th grade just before my 14th birthday.
I think FI is glad about that reason too lol.
I read somewhere that researchers believe hormones in dairy products, chickens, and eggs are the primary contributor to early adolescence. It's one of the reasons I've decided my kids will only eat organic hormone free products.
LOL at anything being "vigorously" tested for safety by the US govt.
There are a lot of manmade chemicals that mimic sex hormones and may be contributing to early periods and other issues. Scary, huh?