Kaylee asked
I’ve had discharge over and year and Okay so my discharge is changing it's thicker think | mean about once a month it gets thicker I think it might be my body doing practice runs and l think I mm gonna get my period do tomorrow the next day or the next day
Soso answered
Clear, white or off-white discharge is normal in puberty and can start some months before a first period, and it can look a bit yellow once it dries on your underwear.
Discharge getting a bit thicker, or thinner and stretchier, at different times can be normal as your hormones shift. It can start some months before a first period, but there's no set gap, so how long you've had it can't tell you when your period will come. It does mean your body is moving through puberty, but there is no way to know the exact day your period will show up. It could be soon, or it could still be a while.
Tell a grown-up if it comes out a different colour (like deep yellow, green or grey), smells strong or bad, changes to a different texture (like lumpy like cottage cheese, foamy, or like pus), suddenly gets much heavier, or comes with itching, soreness, pain when peeing or tummy pain.
A first period can come anywhere from about 9 to 15, sometimes later, and the average is around 12. A period before 9 (or any bleeding or pink or brown spotting before 9), no period by 15, or no breast growth or other puberty signs by 13 means telling a grown-up so a doctor can check.
If you want to see where you might be in the whole process, there's a quick quiz here: how close is my first period?
Soso's answers are written by AI. They don't replace professional medical advice.