First of all - HERE'S BIG HUGS TO YOU AND YOUR DAUGHTER!
My opinion will not be helpful to you because your kid is already turning 10...
I believe in open communication for anything in my house. When I was growing up, any talk related to sexual body parts are taboo. Needless to say, I never had a "talk". When I got my period at age 11, I thought I was dying. I went to my mother in a panic and her answer was to hand me a box of sanitary pads and to read the directions. I am not kidding. I wouldn't want to repeat my early teens. I hated it - the feeling of always being confused, not knowing which story my friends are saying is true or teasing. My younger sister had an easier time since I "blazed the trail" for her.
Therefore, I am vehement in my belief that my sons can ask me any question they want and I'll figure out an answer. My eldest is 7 years old and he has already asked me how exactly did he get into my tummy and how did I take him out. Both my kids are c-section, so it was easy to explain how they got out. The putting in, I told him about his daddy and I falling in love and getting married and how our love was so strong we had a baby. When that answer is not enough to satisfy him anymore, I will fill in with more details. We've already discussed kissing and nudity and all that...
Anyway, I believe "the talk" is not a - one day I'm going to sit down and explain everything - deal. I think it is a progression - just like line upon line precept upon precept - from when they start to ask questions.
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