Fuck I’ve ran out of pants

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Not even a troll. I’m with my ds in hospital. I packed enough pants I thought but my period has flooded 3 times. It’s 330 on a Sunday. I can’t get out of the hospital, we drove 4 hours to be here so no family or friends nearby. I feel like a absolute pleb telling the nurses I’ve ran out of pants. I just want to cry. I need a shower I’m covered in blood from helping with my ds bed bath and I’m so bloody upset.

they’ll definitely be able to get you a few pairs of disposable net pants (from another ward if they don’t stock them) and pads!

You won’t be the first mother who has had this happen. Ask a nurse.
If not say the hospital and I’m willing to be someone here will be close.

OP, you poor, poor thing. I know exactly how this feels. When it happened to me they actually had a washing machine and tumble drier on the children’s ward for parents to use. I didn’t realise this till I asked though, as I only left DD’s bedside to pop to the toilet and had no idea what was on the rest of the ward. Do you think it might be worth asking if they have one? Hope your son is better soon and you’re ok. It’s all incredibly overwhelming.

The PPs have covered the advice side of things but I just wanted to send a massive hug. I hope you and your DS are okay 💙💐 xox

I hope you managed to get sorted OP and your son will be ok take good care of yourself 💐

Which children's hospital?

I had bad lokia, and my son ended up in Sheffield children's hospital, and the nurses found me maternity knickers and big pads. I'm not sure if they were in the building or if they were from the maternity hospital about 5 minutes away but it didn't take them long at all to help and they weren't judgemental at all.

I would do as PPs have suggested and try and rinse them and dry them with the hand dryer, they don’t need to be spotless and then ask for some pads to put over the top.

I would be honest with the nurses but I wouldn’t expect them to have any spare underwear.

Apparently taking ibuprofen reduces your flow which you can also ask for/hopefully buy.

Oh, bless you - this is the last thing you need if your DS is unwell. The nurses will help though, I'm sure - just ask and they'll find something.

Nurses don’t care a jot about chatting about periods. We are always begging tampons and such off each other! If there’s a SCBU or NICU on site I bet they’ll have some net knickers or similar.

ask for help !
meantime dab em through in the sink with some hand soap. Rinse well, wring , roll in a towel and twist / walk up and down on them and they’ll dry over the radiator by morning. Hand washing is often best for stains anyway.

hugs

It sounds like you are having an awful time op. Big hugs and I hope your child gets better soon.

Just echoing what others have said - please just ask the nurses - this won't be an unusual thing for them, even though if feels like such a big deal to you. Be kind to your self 💐

I've stayed with my daughter in 2 different hospitals, I had a private room with shared kitchen facilities where there was a washing machine for use, and the other hospital offered a laundry service for patients and carers so definitely ask.

Ah you poor thing, it's one of those situations where it feels really embarrassing to you, because it's not a usual occurrence for you, but the nurses will have seen it all and it won't be a big deal to them if you ask for help. They may well have access to something to help parents or maybe something for older teens could fit you. They probably have disposable pants.

With your DS unwell and now this, I can imagine it's all got too much and just feels like a really huge deal. I bet the stress hasn't helped with the flooding, I remember when my dad was in hospital after a heart attack and mum and my mum had a massive flood unexpectedly in the car, she put it down to stress.

I hope you get sorted out and your DS is ok.

Do ask the nurses. I've literally camped out in a hospital for 2 weeks and you feel so vulnerable but at the same time as if you can't ask for anything for yourself.

I do hope your son is better soon and you can head home.

Do they have a convenience store in the hospital? Where I work (small district hospital) we have a WHSmith onsite which sells pants, toliteries etc - all types of stuff you would need if you were unexpectedly in hospital overnight

Hope your DS gets better soon. So sorry you’re struggling. You don’t need this on top of everything

You can ask to use the shower and they have maternity pads in labour ward and bed pads x

Also talk to other parents if you can, I have always found a sense of community there so someone may be able to ask a visitor to grab some.

I worked in hospitals for many years and the hospital shops usually stocked underwear in my experience. Even if it was a WH Smith or something - they'd sell a 3 pack of basic underwear.

Yes, precisely this. So many people end up being admitted unexpectedly, so you won't be the first or last to need more underwear.

I was a nurse. If you had told me or any of my colleagues on the ward we would have got you sorted one way or the other. I would also be upset if I found out the next day that you had been upset and didn’t say anything. Let them know you have a problem.

Do they have parent accommodation where you can have a shower. Dgs has spent a lot of time in hospital and dsd can use their parent accommodation once he falls asleep at night.