rbkomar/Moment/Getty Images It was almost two years ago now that my period began arriving a mere 10 days after the previous one ended. My cycles had been on the short side since the birth of my second child, and three weeks was annoying but within the realm of tolerable. But 14 day cycles? Half of...
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FYI: Your Kid's Cycle Will Take A While To Become Regular
Maskot/Getty Images Maybe your child has complained of pains that sound awfully similar to cramps, or you’ve noticed they’re having more and more breakouts lately. And then boom, it happens: their first period. But then the next month comes and… nothing. Now you’re frantically researching, “Is it normal to be irregular after your first period?”...
The Wild Year Perimenopause Came For My Grandma & Puberty Came For Me
FG Trade/E+/Getty Images My Nana became my best friend when I was 13 and she was 54. After 13 years of loving each other and living together most of my life, we shifted that year. My mom was on her own when I was growing up, and so she and my brothers and I lived...