Random question .. I know there are some younger ladies on here and I'm too old to remember .. So my daughter is 13 and…

Low iron I mean her becoming anemic sorry typed way to fast

You could always call her doctor

I was gonna do that today ... I was just curious if anyone was like this

I was irregular when I first started at 13 my doctor told me and my mom it was just my body trying to figure everything out. But I'm not sure if there can be other causes!

I also have had very heavy period every since! but they got regular and only lasted 5 days.

call her doctor they might prescribe her meds to help with the pain but mines was that bad my mom would have to keep me out of school s couple days and put a heating pad on my stomach some cycles are really that crucial @10yearslater0205

Call her doctor sometimes they can help with them if she is crying because she's in that much pain then you might want to have her looked at, I had a friend who had to go the doctor for the same reason and they tried a couple of thing out to see which one help her the best.. Hope this helps. @10yearslater0205

and if they suggest birth control to regulate it say hell no that depo shot messed my legs up my bones are not the same @10yearslater0205

I have endometriosis and that sounds about like how mine first started out. might be something to check into when you do go to the Dr. I hope she gets to feeling better

@10yearslater0205, wow clots the size of your fist is worry some! Specially her first time around. Mine were also very heavy and I also have endometriosis but I never remember passing clots that huge. I was 12 when I got mine and it was also a 7 day flow. I wouldn't say she's low iron unless you find her super tired and sleeping all the time not as active even when she's not on her days and doesn't function right through out the day. I'm allergic to iron which is very rare and I can't take it but I am able to manage a good diet to keep my iron tank up. I would say it's normal for her to have a heavy flow just the clots that huge concern me.

Thanks everyone .. Yeah I really don't want her on bc at this age at all.. But blood clots that large worry me ...

I was 13 and a 6 grader with my period, and I had the most horrible periods ever!! They lasted a week ! And the cramps were so bad I had to go home from school, my flow was heavy and I did pass clots as well! I've been anemic my whole life maybe it's because of that, but my period controlled itself after I started having sex ( thank god ). I seriously suffered so much back than! I know what she's going through 😰

I'd have her checked out. I did that at a young age and found out I had a cyst in my ovary, pcos and endometriosis. It definitely needs to be checked out.

@mamabearto2cubs, I've heard that as well I don't want that to happen

@10yearslater0205 I ended up losing one ovary at the delivery of my first child because of it. I went so long not being diagnosed. Her Dr can schedule an ultrasound to look. My daughter has what is called precocious puberty and has had a period since 7 yrs old. Shes now almost 10 so I'm scheduling her one as well to make sure she doesn't have what I have, just to be safe. Thankfully her periods are pretty normal.

I used to have very heavy and painful periods. I passed clots as well but the rule of thumb is that if the clot is bigger than the size of a quarter then take her in because it's not common. Could be nothing, better safe than sorry though. My step mom started doing that exact same thing and she ended up having a full hysterectomy. So she always told us to tell her if we started passing large clots. Doubtful your daughter will need anything that drastic though. Good luck mama ❤️

She could have menorrhagia. Or it could just be her body getting adjusted to starting a menstrual cycle. Either way I'd have her get checked out by a gynecologist.