Menarche celebration?

[superstella]

My baby girl is all grown up! and

I'm still stuck in the stupid hospital, at least until Monday, but I'm wondering if any of you lovely ladies out there had any ideas for celebrating that are kind of low key that I could maybe do from the hospital or that would require low energy when I come home next week? I so want to celebrate and make it a positive experience for her! She's excited but bummed because she has a swim date THursday and she's worried she won't be finished by then. She's also with her dad ( ) and bummed because she can't wear her reusables. My little hippie girl.

At any rate, anyone got any good ideas?

[bellymama]

Originally Posted by superstella

My baby girl is all grown up! and

I'm still stuck in the stupid hospital, at least until Monday, but I'm wondering if any of you lovely ladies out there had any ideas for celebrating that are kind of low key that I could maybe do from the hospital or that would require low energy when I come home next week? I so want to celebrate and make it a positive experience for her! She's excited but bummed because she has a swim date THursday and she's worried she won't be finished by then. She's also with her dad ( ) and bummed because she can't wear her reusables. My little hippie girl.

At any rate, anyone got any good ideas?

congratulations!!!! i always think about what i will do if i have a girl someday, when she has her moon for the first time. have you read "the red tent", by anita diamant...they have an awesome part in their about their celebration...its set in abrahamic bible times so i don't recommend you do what they do , but thats what got me thinking about celebrating the first moon!
i think that when my girl (if i ever have her) has her moon, we will get her a massage, a pedicure, manicure, something like that to celebrate her physical body and give it pampering...probably make her an awesome dinner, take her to the beach and have some cheesy talk about the tides of the ocean and the tides of her body (i am such a hippie)...maybe buy her some sort of jewelry or body adornment that she can keep forever to remember it.
i am not sure. maybe ask her what she would want. please let us know what you do!

[superstella]

I think maybe a red shirt... she loves to shop and looks great in red but seldom buys or wears it so it would be kind of special... Or a red "hippy" dress as she calls them. She loves the long, flowy dresses that I wear and maybe if I got her a red one? Hmm...

Incidentally I have read The Red TEnt, which is maybe what might have gotten me thinking about such celebrations in the first place, but it's been a long, long while. I always thought we'd go out to dinner to celebrate together, but we can't really do that *today* because of circumstance. It'll have to be a substitute day, but I don't think she will really care. Right now her biggest concern is that she'll be finished before their swim plans on Thursday and she can get home before the next one because she doesn't like polluting but is embarrassed to ask her dad to wash reusable cloth for her.


I'll keep thinking, keep the ideas coming if you've got any!

[tessie]

I second something she can keep - maybe a piece of silver jewellery with a red stone ? Garnets are nice and not too expensive. Or maybe moonstone would be appropriate?

[superstella]

Look what I found:

http://www.womanrare.com/menarche/menarche_bracelet.htm

Maybe that would be cool? There's a local store that sells similar pieces, I thinK I'll check it out as soon as I break out of this hospital... I'm so excited!

and such a dork, I got to talking with my sister and we were expressing our disappointment that our mother never could talk to us about anything body-related and how we hoped that we'd be better at that for our daughters (she has one dd and I have one dd). So she's excited too and was encouraging me even though she's totally "mainstream" and I thought she'd be making fun of me. How very cool!

[bellymama]

Originally Posted by superstella

Look what I found:

http://www.womanrare.com/menarche/menarche_bracelet.htm

Maybe that would be cool? There's a local store that sells similar pieces, I thinK I'll check it out as soon as I break out of this hospital... I'm so excited!

and such a dork, I got to talking with my sister and we were expressing our disappointment that our mother never could talk to us about anything body-related and how we hoped that we'd be better at that for our daughters (she has one dd and I have one dd). So she's excited too and was encouraging me even though she's totally "mainstream" and I thought she'd be making fun of me. How very cool!

i think thats beautiful! and i am so glad you and your sister can share excitement over this. i don't even remember my first moon, can you believe it?:

[LavenderMae]

My daughter has decided she'll get her ears pierced. And then maybe we'll go out to eat or maybe we'll rent 'girl' movies and eat junk food together and paint each other nails/do make up (something I never do but I know she likes).
I think we still have a couple of years before then but it is defintely sneaking up on me. The other day she tried on a bathing suit and she looked so big , not like a little girl anymore. I got teary eyed, damn my baby girls growing up.

I was pretty upset when I started and I didn't tell anyone. It was pretty negative for me and I want it to be completely different for my daughter. I love the idea of celebrating such a big passage with my daughter.