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12 year old and period on holiday

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SquirrelRed · 18/01/2026 18:40

Hi, My 12 year old has just started her periods last week. We are due to go holiday in May but I am worried about her getting her period while we are away.
She would want to be in the pool all day every day and there wouldn't be much else for her to do.
I don't think there's any chance she will use tampons by then, and there's not an awful amount of time between now and then for us to track/predict when her period will be.
Any advice on how I can best manage this so she can still have an enjoyable holiday please?

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EMUKE · 18/01/2026 18:45

I’m not sure so maybe corrected if she has started it will probs be a year or 2 till you can actually track. Many have a period and then go a few months with nothing. Period pants, swimwear, shorts. Have a lovely time away x

BowlyLarr · 18/01/2026 18:43

They make period swimwear now (like period pants).

Pasta4Dinner · 18/01/2026 18:42

DD has had medication twice to delay hers, the doctors won’t prescribe it, we had to get it from the pharmacy, she was older though. You can still get some period symptoms and it has messed up DDs cycle afterwards.
But we had a holiday ruined by a bad period and I can remember the same when I was a teenager.

disappointed124 · 18/01/2026 18:41

jamandcustard · 18/01/2026 18:40

Period swimwear.

Definitely this and shorts and pants

youalright · 18/01/2026 18:41

Norethisterone

jamandcustard · 18/01/2026 18:40

Period swimwear.

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