10yr old bled through her leggings - laundry help!

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My 10yr old started her period a couple of months ago - this is her second period. It's really heavy. She's changing a pad every hour or so.

Yesterday she felt a 'gush' and it's leaked all over her favourite peach-coloured leggings. I put them through a cold rinse but it's done nothing. Are they salvageable? Does anyone know of any laundry hacks to get the stains gone?

I do remember that it took a while for mine to settle down and bleed more regularly / consistently. The heaviness is uncomfortable for her but nothing worrying, right?

Thanks.

Adding to the Modibodi recommendations. My DD started at 9 and gets on really well with them but she's nearly 11 now and her periods are only just starting to get heavier.

Modibodi do patterned pants in their teen range which I found helpful with them being so young. DD wears her ballerina print knickers the rest of the month.

If you think you'd like to try modibodi I can PM you a discount code which helps a bit as they are £££.

She needs to see a GP if her periods are that heavy.

I really struggled with mine and the medication my GP gave me was a life changer.

My daughter started her periods when 10. She also wears modi bodi period boxers , during the day and the night time . She's quite heavy at the beginning , but she tends to wear black leggings and I have a period tracker so I know she's due. So be more aware of what she's wearing in case she starts at school.

I wish had these period pants when I was younger .

Biotex is my go to for blood stains. Cold water first, then biotex.

Poor girl.

I have no advice, but having read this update I just wanted to say you sound like a wonderful mum, who's raised two fantastic daughters.

I think she needs to see a doctor. That amount of bleeding isn't considered typical. This recently happened to me after a routine smear and it was horrendous let alone for your dd. Doctor said he could perscribe the medicine mentioned by previous posters.It hasn't happened again fortunately. Also I would buy one pair of the modibodi knickers to let your daughter try before investing in alot of them. My daughter is 11 and doesn't like them as much as using a pad. They feel heavy and I also find it harder to keep an eye on things such as amount of blood flow etc as it's absorbed into the black material. Less hygienic also in my opinion.

Soak in cold water then scrub with dylon travel wash in the yellow tube. My mum rescued many pairs of my pyjamas with that stuff.

Just a little trick for extra confidence, get her some Uniqlo period knickers AND use pads. (They are absolutely not enough alone for someone who bleeds as heavily as that.)

My mum always told me to soak the item in a bowl of milk, leaving it to soak over night. She swears by this method.

Cold water and fairy washing up liquid left to soak, two heavy period sufferers in this house, works I promise!

Pour the fairy liquid directly into the stain.

Dd was 10 too. It just felt so young. Treating period pains with cal pol just didn't seem right somehow!

I'd second some of the period pants. Lots available in all sizes these days including plenty for heavy flow. Some also have sections for washable, or disposable, pads for extra protection too.

My DD was the same at 11 and still is now at13. I have bought her 3 or 4 different brands of period pants, modibodi are absolutely the best. The maxi shorts are very expensive but they work brilliantly. Her periods are still as heavy and painful but she doesn't leak or flood anymore.

Poor her.

I would definite invest in decent period pants, DD has Modibodis overnight and they last a full school day, 7am–4pm. It also helps with the embarrassment to change pads in primary school.

The teenage pads are not more than a panty liner in my opinion, useful for the last day or so only.

If the cold water and salt don't work, cold water and bio washing powder has always worked for me.

I can sympathize. My almost 11 year old daughter was 9 when she started. Her periods are quite heavy too. Is it worth seeing the Dr then?

Our GP wouldn't give anything except mefanamic acid until DD was 13, once she turned 13 she was prescribed the pill

Haven't rtft but cold water and salt helps get blood out of fabrics.

If this happened yesterday, I can't see the cold water and salt working now.

White vinegar is also good for removing blood stains. Have used this in combination with salt and then Vanish soap on pair of DD's white jeans

Washing up liquid straight onto the stain and heave for a bit then wash works for us.

My dd has precocious puberty and started her periods aged 8. They were very heavy for the first year but soon settled. It gets easier x

Leave not heave lol!

Thanks all. She's much less heavy today, and even overnight last night. I think it was a very heavy start but has tailed off very quickly. I will definitely keep an eye and take her to the doc if they do stay v heavy for the majority of her cycle.

Your DDs sound lovely helping each other.

I double up Amazon period pants with a normal pad when I’m really heavy. Most period pants don’t absorb enough to last the whole day for me, so doubling up with a pad gives a lot more protection from flooding. The basic ones on Amazon aren’t too expensive either so it doesn’t feel like a huge outlay to buy enough plus spares.

She should still see the GP. Periods don't need to be that heavy and that much of an inconvenience.

Traxenamic acid is hormone-free and will significantly reduce her flow.