Is light period normal?

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amother

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.

amother

Burgundy

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.

amother

Fri, Mar 31 2023, 1:36 pm

she got it at 17.
Bumping for any more opinions.

scruffy

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.

amother

Canary

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.

amother

Mauve

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?

amother

Eggshell

Fri, Mar 31 2023, 4:16 pm

Starting at 17 and that light, I'd want to have it checked out

amother

DarkPurple

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.

shaqued_almond

Fri, Mar 31 2023, 6:33 pm

Is she very petite or short? That might explain it

amother

Vanilla

Sat, Apr 01 2023, 4:30 pm

Sounds perfectly normal to me.

5-7 pads/day sounds very heavy.

amother

Lemon

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.

amother

Green

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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