My daughter started her monthly…

I know it’s not like a big deal but I am emotional wreck. lol she started at school. We have had the conversation about it and how to handle it, but my baby girl called me crying ; she wanted me. 🥺🥺 And I just cried on the phone and told her mama is coming to get you. Lol
Anyway would a care basket be too much ?
Like with snacks, maxi pads, water, her favorite soda and a teddy bear( which she still collects) lol
Her dad thinks it’s too much and may make her feel uncomfortable.

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That's such a sweet idea and I think she'll appreciate it. Maybe make it more subtle. I remember being upset and not wanting anyone to know other than my Mum.
I used to like having pads in a little pouch so it was more discreet in school.

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I think the baskets are such a sweet idea! It's a big life change to our bodies at such a young age, I don't think it's doing much to want to try and make it a little easier on her! She's lucky to have a mom who cares so much about it 🫶🏻

I plan on doing the same, great job ☺️ When I started mine my mom and I hugged for a long time. It was honestly a special moment.

When I got my first period my mum and aunts took me out to a dessert place that night. We didn’t discuss why we were there but I knew it was because of that. It was just a nice girly evening and a really nice memory. I think a care basket would be lovely. Maybe just leave it in her room with a little note so it’s not so confronting

I always said i would celebrate with my daughter and take her supplies shopping and show her about hygiene .

My mum was exactly like this when I started my period. I started mine at school, got really upset about it so they called my mum to come pick me up, when we got home she had got me pads and chocolates and gave me £5 which was a lot of monwy 20 years ago.

I started my period the moment my dad was trying to rush my siblings and me out the door to go to the bank. I sucked it up and hoped it would be fine until I got home and told my mum. My mum wasn’t all that.. anything. I think it’s a lovely gesture from you to her. Go for it!

I think that is a great idea. She’ll remember that forever. 🩷

If she is close enough and open enough with you that she called crying and asking for you then she would probably really appreciate a gift like that. I was very close to my mom at that age (still am) and she made me brownies, bought me a few kinds of pads, and got me a plushie with a heat pack inside it when I started my period.

My daughter was older when her cycle started (14, I was 15) but every month we still do a care package with her favorite chips, a chocolate bar, and her favorite Snapple. We make extra high protein dinners. The first period we did get her a small plush for comfort. She still keeps it clipped on her bag at 17.

My husband empathizes with how painful and truly debilitating my periods are and extends that courtesy to our daughter because he also grew up with two sisters. So he definitely knows it's a lot. If a small package lets her know we care, why not? She definitely cried and felt a way about it at first because periods come with some stigma publicly, so we had to help her unlearn that and accept it as normal now we just get a "welp, time for my dad package." When she starts and we don't fuss over it or make her feel gross about nature. It helped her feel no shame over her cycles which is such a contrast to how my mom handled things.

Have extra grace and be more on top of nutritious food! She'll be fine.

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