is there anything i can take to delay/stop my period?

[beautifuldays]

just worked out my period is due on the day before my wedding.....

am breastfeeding btw so can't go on the pill. is there a drug you can get or something to delay it by any chance?

You can take the mini-pill (such as cerazette) which MAY stop your period.

Usually, I would recommend norethisterone tablets or running combined pill packets back to back, but you can't do this if BFing.

Will you still be BFing at your wedding?

yes i will, although dd will be 18 months so only feeding morning and bedtime. didn't think mini pill stopped your periods.

aah! have to do something, very heavy period and white wedding dress do not make a good combination (apart from anything else )

In my experience the wedding nerves delays your period however, you get it on honeymoon instead

Mini pills have a variable effect on periods. Cerazette is the one most likely to make you have no periods or at the least, much lighter bleeding. Also completely safe if BFing.

I'm afraid, the other choices aren't an option for you if still BFing.

Have a great day

why isn't the normal safe while breastfeeding? (just curious) is it because the hormones pass to the baby or because it can interfere with milk production?

maybe try the mini pill then. how long do you have to be on it for it to stop your periods? ie - do i need to start taking it well in advance?

speak to GP or family planning clinic, i think with norethisterone such tiny amounts go into the milk and nothing to suggest it might be harmful.. AFAIK, definitely worht checking

The combined pill contains oestrogen which passes into breast milk in significant enough quantities to affect the baby. Mini pill only has a small dose of progesterone, which doesn't cause as much of a problem.

Norethisterone is also a progesterone (which is present in some mini-pills), but the dose which you usually take to stop periods can potentially pass into breastmilk and can also inhibit lactation in yourself and is therefore best avoided if BFing.

If you started mini-pill a 4-6 weeks prior to wedding, this should be enough time to see if it suits you and does the trick.

BTW I'm a GP with a specialist interest in FP!

okey doke ! am always happy to be corrected/ learn something new !

When I realised my AF was due on our wedding day I carried on taking my pill (combined) so that I didn't start AF until a couple of week after wedding day. The result was, conceiving on wedding night, seriously!!!

sorry, have realised I haven't read all of thread

do you think it would be ok for me to take this Norethisterone for a day or 2, given that dd will be 18 months and will only be fed twice in that time? i really don't want my period on my wedding day

what i mean is, is there really a good reason for not taking while breastfeeding, or just pharmaceutical companies being over cautious?

To reliably stop your period, you would need to start the norethisterone a week prior to your period being due as well as during the period, so a few days at least.

As long as you don't mind running the risk of it cocking up your BFing, you may find a sympatetic GP who would precribe it. I suppose you have to weigh up the potential pros and cons.

so is it not reccomended because it can inhibit milk supply? is there any research to show whether it inhibits milk supply in well established breastfeeding?

• sorry not doubting you, just have quite a bit of experience with gp's who know diddly squat about breastffeding and the differences between breastfeeding a newborn and a toddler, so want to go to gp's with as much info as possible. thanks for helping

I doubt that there is any trial data on this matter as its not really ethical to do such studies, so most of the data from pharmaceutical companies is based on anecdotal problems reported by patients. So, sorry that I can't give you an answer to that one. I'm afraid that there is no 100% answer for what may happen if you took it.

What I have told you is from the BNF, which is what all GPs use as their guide to prescribing. I think that you would find a lot of GPs reluctant to prescribe, but its worth a bash!

right will go begging to GP! thanks for all your help