My menarche was not very dramatic. I knew about it but didn't know how it occurs and how it looks. When my cervical discharge was started I thought my periods has been started I didn't tell this to my mother or elder sister. I just started changing my garment. One day I told my mother she thought how at this age I get started menstruate. She went with me in washroom and checked. She told me that it was not period. Then after 2-3 years my menarche occured at early morning around 5 am. I didn't get afraid because I knew about it. I told my sister she just gave me pad and went to sleep. When I saw pad I understood how to use it. I didn't read instructions also. After that I went to do running as it was my daily schedule. At my first 2-3 months of periods I didn't get cramps. That time I was also learning karate. I continued my karate practice. No one told me that during periods I should not did that much of practice. My periods become irregular and at one time it lasts for more than 10 days. After that I started having cramps then I understood not to do vigorous exercise during periods then all became normal.