To request advice on periods for my fiancee

[apologies]

(I am male and a long time reader of these wonderful boards. I previously posted under the name "Milkybar28" for advice regarding my engagement - but now can't remember the login details!)

My fiancee and I are marrying in the middle of next month. Her period has just arrived a week early and thus will probably do the same next month (so I'm told), meaning she will be starting her period in the days before the wedding.

She is intensely worried about bleeding onto her dress and her already high stress levels are now through the roof so I'm asking for advice on delaying periods. She is not on the pill so merging packets is not an option.

We have done some research and Noristhisterone seems to be a solution (we know it's not a contraceptive).

Can anyone advise whether this is a reliable one off solution? And if so any potential side effects?
If not does anyone have any alternative suggestions- would a Mooncup be of any use?

Thankyou in advance for potentially saving my soon-to-be Wife's sanity!

Noristhisterone is wonderful. You need to start taking it 3 days before your period starts though so you do need to know when it is likely to appear. I doubt there's a reason can't take it earlier than that though, if you aren't sure.

I've taken norethisterone (primulet n) several times over the years but last 2 times it's made me quite poorly, dodgy tum, bloating, very heavy and painful periods after for a few months. I won't ever take it again.

If she normally uses tampons why doesn't she just use a super absorbency tampon? She could also put in a tiny pantyliner if she's really worried.

Having just come off that pill and bless horrendously for 3 weeks, I wouldn't recommend it.

Id say just buy super duper sized tampons and wear a pad as well.

Thankyou for all your advice and experience of Northeisterone. I'll pass it all on and obviously she'll consult the GP for their recommendations.

Lweji - so sorry, your invitation must have got lost in the post :-) (But if you'd like to come in the place of a number of my relatives then you'd be more than welcome quite frankly!)

I hope it gets sorted and that she has a wonderful (blood free) day.
Both of you.

It's quite nice knowing after the ring thread that you are about to tie the knot.

I think some people's responses here have been a bit patronising. I'm sure she wears sanitary protection but if he has very heavy periods then bleeding through could still be a concern and some styles of wedding dress are very elaborate, which would make it more difficult to change sanitary protection. If I knew I was due to have my period on such an important date I would try and delay it unfortunately I don't have any advice on how to do so, she should check with her doctor.

*if she

I'd definitely be worried, as I bleed quite badly and often have to change pad+tampon (largest sizes) every two hours if I don't take anything. Not to mention the cramps that would... cramp my style on the day.

Thankyou Topaz, those were my thoughts precisely. I appreciate that it's unusual for me to be asking for her but at present she is so worried about wedding bits that I wanted to try and take at least one bit of stress away!

It took 3 people to help me go to the toilet in my wedding dress and it was a 2 piece so I'm not surprised she is worried!

I would go for the norohisterwhatsit. I'm sure they'll prescribe it without even thinking twice.

Menstrual sponges are AMAZING! t's what the prostitutes use so they can work all month. They are really super comfy and really absorbent and you can even have sex with one in. I've used these when I was wearing basically a leotard in a performance and was very worried. The problem with the drugs you mentioned to delay periods is that cause a big hormonal change which can cause grumpiness, skin break outs and emotional roller coasters etc - not for all women though.

These are the soft sponge tampons I've used before: www.sh-womenstore.com/soft-tampons-2937.html. The link is from a sex shop, but you can get them elsewhere online if that's a problem.

Norhisterone would be the best thing IMO. Its hard enough trying to pee in a wedding dress never mind dealing with tampons/pass/mooncup.

GP recommended me northis... whatever it is. I took it for 3 weeks for wedding and honeymoon.

Ignore the weirdly smug posters

Lots of good advice here but just to add my experience... I didn't want to have my period on my wedding day or for the honeymoon - not so much for fear of bleeding on my white dress but because they make me feel rubbish and if I could avoid that, then why not. So I went to see my GP and he put me on a combined pill (I think it was microgynon) for a month. I started taking it a few days before the wedding. Worked perfectly - no horrible side effects. (And just in case it's a concern for you, I experienced no delay in fertility when coming off it - I got pregnant the month after.)

Using a menstrual sponge while having sex with multiple partners sounds horrible and unsanitary to me. Surely an infection risk!

Bloody hell, what's with all the snarkiness at the beginning of the threads? What the fuck is wrong with people that they would take an offensive position on a bloke asking a question for his missus? Anyway, norethisterone definintely does the job, I would take it if I were due on for my wedding day! I've done so in the past to avoid ruining a holiday as I have horrendous periods, only problem being that it made me really grumpy, kind of PMTish really. But the GP would be able to advise better on that. Have a wonderful wedding day OP.

Oh well I'm going to go against what you say now, Petitgrain!

OP, why can't your girlfriend use your log in? Given all you have to do to create a log in is provide an email address and password, I don't understand why she couldn't do that.

Can you not see how odd it is for you to post on a site like this to ask women about periods? Really?

Don't know why but I'm ever so slightly floored by a man who is so extremely already well informed about all this women's stuff and I'm presuming is not a Dr....

Good luck on your wedding day you certainly have all angles covered

Ok Imperial let's take this outside.

Given that you had to re-register to post this as you'd forgotten your original log in details- it is extremely weird that you found it necessary to post this thread rather than your fiancée doing it herself.

Can't you do something else to help her finalise the wedding and leave her to sort out her own menstrual cycle?

I don't think it's odd at all, I have gynae problems and my DP does lots of research online for me, helps monitor my medications, just rang me a while ago to remind me to book my cervical smear that I've put off for the last year. He cares about me, that's all it is. Nothing strange at all.

Yes ....I'd have thought she'd have posted herself to be honest.

Why, though, Only1, what's wierd about it? What's the taboo, I don't get it.