Help, heavy first periods, tips to manage sports and school trips please!!!

[Lunatax]

Hi,

First periods seem so daunting and unpredictably. What tips can you suggest for heavy periods with a very active / sporty child? Period pants and night pads are not doing their trick, so any tips as to how to manage heavy flow and prevent / manage leaking. Dark baggy clothes are in use but any pointers or practical tips for highlyba rove days and to prevent the risk of leakage specially during sports, walks etc would be great! Thanks in advance!

are tampons not an option @Lunatax

Moon cup? I appreciate they’re a bit daunting but effective. When I was a teenager I just used heavy flow tampons + a pad to catch any leaks. Worked well.

mini pill?

Progesterone only mini Pill like Slinda. Works brilliantly for many girls and young women. Works for my DD. Otherwise tampons along with pads and period pants.

I would say a trip to the gp. It is not normal for an adult to have to use night pads and period pants and still leak, let alone a child/teenager.

It doesn't immediately solve your problem OP but do check she's getting enough iron. If you take her to the GP ask them to test her ferritin levels.
Apparently low iron can cause heavier periods (and is also caused by heavy periods so it's a vicious circle).

These work well https://www.modibodi.co.uk/products/teen-hipster-boyshort-super-black

If standard period protection isn't enough to prevent leaks then she needs to see a GP.

Thanks, she is on the very young side so considering child friendly methods she could manage on her own during a school day, specially when adult intervention during the school day may be necessary when guidance or support is needed, so tampons and the cup may not be just yet appropriate for her to manage on her own.

thanks, already done that route but probably worth to get back to them.

Unless she’s really against them (fair enough, DD is), tampons aren’t actually that tricky to manage. Depending on the length of her day, she might not even need to change it at school if she has period pants on and a pad.

Other than that, thickest period pants (you could even double up with another pair of underwear on too), and thickest pads you can find. Changing pads regularly throughout the day (talk to the teacher) , hourly if needed, should help.