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amother
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Thu, Mar 30 2023, 10:35 am
dds periods are very light. Is that normal?
Like she says she only needs to use 1 pad a day for a few days. I told her it should be needing about 5-7 pads a day. could it be some people just get light ones and some get heavier?
Maybe mine are just very heavy?
Is been a few months since she started. She started menstruating very late and she says this is how its been since the beginning.
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amother
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Thu, Mar 30 2023, 11:11 am
5-7 pads per day sounds very heavy to me, but maybe I'm also a bit dehydrated and don't go to the restroom as often as I should.
How late is "very late"? Periods tend to be all over the place when people start, but it probably depends on the age. I got my period young and had quite heavy and agonizing ones for the first 2 years or so. They settled after a while.
One pad a day does sound pretty light, though.
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amother
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Fri, Mar 31 2023, 1:36 pm
she got it at 17.
Bumping for any more opinions.
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scruffy
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Fri, Mar 31 2023, 1:52 pm
For hygiene reasons, it should be changed a couple of times a day, but saturating 5-7 pads per day seems very heavy to me.
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amother
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Fri, Mar 31 2023, 3:13 pm
Which pads?
When I was a teen I only needed one a day. I did change them just for hygiene reasons though. After having a baby it’s heavier, I need like 3 a day.
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amother
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Fri, Mar 31 2023, 4:15 pm
My first few periods beginning at age 14 were literally spotting, probably not even every month. They got heavier and more painful later on but who wants that?
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amother
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Fri, Mar 31 2023, 4:16 pm
Starting at 17 and that light, I'd want to have it checked out
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amother
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Fri, Mar 31 2023, 6:32 pm
If you’re concerned check it out by a gynecologist.
I always had light periods (even postpartum I had minimal bleeding, was technically able to not change pads all day) and I had 3 kids bh at 24.
She should change her pads because it can lead to infection.
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shaqued_almond
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Fri, Mar 31 2023, 6:33 pm
Is she very petite or short? That might explain it
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amother
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Sat, Apr 01 2023, 4:30 pm
Sounds perfectly normal to me.
5-7 pads/day sounds very heavy.
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amother
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Sat, Apr 01 2023, 9:06 pm
My sister has/had short cycles and light periods. I had longer cycles and very heavy periods. Such as my early miscarriage at 5.5 weeks wasn't that different. Seeing as I had 5 week cycles as a single girl that's not surprising.
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amother
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Sat, Apr 01 2023, 9:33 pm
Sounds very normal especially for a teen. It sounds like your periods are very heavy. There is a very large spectrum of normal when it comes to periods. Different lengths, frequencies, amount of blood, etc. If you have any concerns though you should speak to a gynocologist.
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