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I am having a terrible time with my period and work

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Whengcame · 20/09/2022 19:16

Basically I only have a small window of opportunity to go to the toilet and change my pad and I don't get that, that's it. I will often be wearing the same pad from morning time til night time. Often my work keeps me late too so it can be 8 or 9 or 10 at night by the time I am free instead of a 6 finish time. So often it's the one pad from the time I get up in the morning to nighttime. I have to wear maternity pads.

I am trying so hard with trying to change to a menstrual cup. I know gener3tgey can be 12 hours but if I wear one with a pad, I should get maybe 14 or 15 or 16 hours from the set up. I understand the folds but it's just not going in for me.

I'm having a bad time. I got ready this morning. I went to the toilet at 2 but there was some bit h banging on the door so I wasn't even allowed a few minto do my business and change. By the time I went to the toilet again at 7pm the pad was soaked through.

I hate my fucking life and now. Why is it so hard to allow someone a few minutes in a day. This is happening so many times.

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keeprunning55 · 23/09/2022 20:22

If you can’t change jobs/go to the loo etc, I suggest wearing period pants. They’re blooming fantastic. I recommend m and s.

30hourschildcare · 23/09/2022 20:26

I literally couldn't cope with this. I get diarrhea with my periods too 🤦‍♀️

Mol1628 · 23/09/2022 20:30

30hourschildcare · 23/09/2022 20:26

I literally couldn't cope with this. I get diarrhea with my periods too 🤦‍♀️

Me too. But I refer to it as ‘period poo’. Lovely isn’t it.

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L1ttledrummergirl · 23/09/2022 21:19

No. Stop op. Periods are the least of your work problems.
Ny advice, join a union, read up on your rights, especially with regard to uninterrupted breaks, and read your contract. Make a stand and take your entitlement. If interrupted then start your break again, just tell the person interrupting you how long you have left and ask if they are sure they want your break to be stopped as you will be restarting when you've finished the job.

Your employer is taking the piss.

tonightelmowillrise · 23/09/2022 22:31

Whengcame · 23/09/2022 19:15

A pee is fine. You go to the toilet, drop your pants and go. It's over within a minute.

With a period, you have to walk to the locker room and get a pad from your bag, and fuck me if that's allowed. That's far too much time. Never mind if you are a dripper and you drip period blood onto the toilet seat and floor, fuck me if I'm allowed time to wipe up the stall.

A pee is fine, anything more than a pee and it's literally go fuck yourself.

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right. put a pad in your pocket or bra. changing a pad takes no longer than the time it takes to pee so…

RestlessMillennial · 24/09/2022 02:57

Where's Jason when we need him eh? Lol

MuggleMe · 24/09/2022 07:22

Surely once you're in the cubicle you stay til you're sorted even if someone's banging theyre not going to open it and haul you out? Anyway, what about period pants with your pad?

Mol1628 · 24/09/2022 08:40

MuggleMe · 24/09/2022 07:22

Surely once you're in the cubicle you stay til you're sorted even if someone's banging theyre not going to open it and haul you out? Anyway, what about period pants with your pad?

That’s what I don’t get. How are they stopping people?

Thestagshead · 24/09/2022 09:21

What do you mean a crackpot hanging off your arm? Please tell me you are not referring to a patient?

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