Is it rough to leave period stairned sheets?

[MoonBaby1]

I sleep with my 2ur old and my dh sleeps in a separate room for now I have heavy periods which means despite wearing maxi pads and tampons combined I’ll always have a heavy night. I leave changing the sheets till my period has finished. Is this skany or ok?

About 30cm squared

Like a small ruler

Sleep on a towel as others have suggested.
A tiny bit wouldn't bother me I don't think but a patch of blood is pretty horrible to leave and will set into the sheet.
Have you tried the mini pill?

I tend to bleed through a lot.
Non period me likes to only sleep in underwear, but on period it's underwear, PJ trousers and if it's really heavy a towel underneath.

I have left a dot or two if I haven't been arsed to do the sheets, but I realise it's a bit gross.

"Luckily", and I use that loosely, my DP is prone to nosebleeds so he can hardly point fingers where blood stains are concerned.

I’ve tried the mini bit any e tea progesterone does not agree with me. Also I’m still bf the 2 yr old I co sleep with.

I always have at least one leak as my periods are heavy due to adenomyosis. Normally just a bit like a few drops. I always leave it until I'm done on my period. My period is normally 4 days and it wouldn't tend to happen on 1st day so I'm leaving 2 nights at most. Tbh i think it's redic and wasteful to wash sheets for a few spots of blood. It doesn't smell like urine it's totally different. People are very ott about this.

I really don't think a small stain from her mother's period is a health hazard for a toddler

I mean how much blood are we talking about?

My periods always done by about a week and of course I change the sheets then.

@MoonBaby1 I had an laparoscopy for endometriosis. I dont have it and was sent away told just bad luck go back to one of the contraceptives that already hasnt worked for years.

I left it for another year in absolute hell went back to my doc got referred for an MRI and another gynae and was diagnosed with adenomyosis and am having a full hysterectomy because it is so bad.

Get a second opinion. Heavy periods dont have to be put up with when they if they really negatively impact your life.

I’m a complete slattern, I usually only change my bedding every 3 weeks and even I think that’s bad. I don’t think I could get in bed and relax knowing it’s there tbh.

I second a towel plus absorbent mat underneath.

30cm squared really is a large patch of blood. I couldn't leave that.
I suffer from heavy periods / flooding too op (when I'm not pg or on mini pill) so I do sympathise.

Can't you get some kind of big nappy to wear such as an incontinence type of thing to prevent heavy flow staining your sheets

Period pants on a night have been an absolute game changer for me. I can highly recommend them

Ooh actually a tampon, maxi pad and period pants might be the answer here op.

Thank you maybe it’s been about 10yrs since my lap and dye and I’ve had various treatments like triexemic acid (sp) to help but no good. I’ll pursue.

I think that’s far too much blood to leave, sorry. And I’m usually pretty laid back re that sort of thing!

I used to have horrendous periods, very large clots.

I had to sleep on towels or otherwise the mattress would stain. I would change the sheets if they were soiled.

Tampons are useless for clots; I always found it better to double up on pads when I was clotting. Tampons are fine for normal bleeding but I always found it better to allow the clot to flow freely so to speak and then get rid quickly.

Well I'm clearly a tramp. I do leave period stains. I also dont care if the stains last even in underwear.
Although, a stain that big, is it going through to the mattress? That wont dry and will go manky

I'm also an utter slattern and would not be able to deal with this, sorry.

I would try the period pants alongside tampon and maxi pad, and the square pads you get from the hospital, the ones that are like puppy pads, throw a few down then you can just bin them if anything leaks through

I am truly a slattern and will leave it here now! Lots of good ideas though.

I wouldn't leave sheets on tbh. I started to get this & went on pill & it's sorted out.

Could you wear period pants - only found out recently they exist

www.modibodi.co.uk/collections/underpants

Also could you use say navy sheets which wouldn't show up?

Sleep on a towel?

Skanky

Your sheets, your call. I would wash mainly to try and stop the blood staining.

Off topic but in case it’s helpful, primrose oil capsules have massively helped my heavier periods post-kids. A friend recommended them and they have made my periods much lighter and more regular (28-ish days rather than 32-38).

When you get your period you could do the layered bed trick. Put on normal sheet. Then fold a flat sheet over the top width ways so its under the area that gets stained When you need to change it just whip it off and put a new one on. Much less faff than changing the whole bottom sheet.