Losing virginity tips!

So I am 18 years old and me and my boyfriend have been dating for a year now. We are sexually active but not in the sense that we have ever had sex. We are both virgins and we have both expressed how we are ready and comfortable with the idea of having sex. My boyfriend is very caring and understanding as I suffer from severe anxiety and have had anxiety attacks before while we have been doing anything sexually. Although this has been a problem, I do truly believe that I am ready and I know that I love him. All of that being said does anyone have any tips? We got some condoms and I am on birth control, I am however on my period currently so if we do end up having sex do you think that we should wait till I’m off my period? I just want to be prepared for when the time comes and I want to know what al I could expect from this:)