Teenagers period due on holiday

[PotatoPie111]

So I carefully booked our holiday to avoid DDs period. Last month it was very late and now is following the new cycle and will be due the day we leave.
She is autistic and doesn’t cope well with them. Also she uses period pants and I don’t want to deal with them when we are away.

Will the doctor give me something to delay/skip? I thought I might need to ask for GCSEs anyway as she tends fo have a full meltdown the first day anyway.

thanks

The GP can give her norethisterine to take until she wants her period to come. Worked fine for my DD when she needed to not get her period during exams.

Longer term the pill is probably the answer (albeit should be tried far in advance of holidays / exams as can have some unhelpful side effects).

Great thanks. I will make an appointment next week.

Also as a teen I was allowed to go in the pill and take it back to back, as I had painful periods.

If you look into the history of why we take a break, it’s because in the 60s, it was seen as a step to far and unnatural to not have a ‘period’ when introducing the pill. Doctors thought women wouldn’t want to take it. It isn’t really a period though, it withdrawal bleeding.

Speak to your GP or sexual health nurse and talk about going on the pill back to back, this eliminates periods. Which is something your daughter may wish to happen if she struggles on a monthly basis. It also much easier to keep taking a pill everyday rather than having to take a break and record days. You’re less likely to miss a pill and there’s evidence that the pill works better when used consistently.

Can't you just rinse period knickers out and dry them over night? I'd rather that than tablets that she could potentially react to.

My daughter got the period delay tablets from the GP in year 6 when she was due on over their residential camp (lots of water sports and changing involved). Worked well and no lasting effects, next period was bit heavier but otherwise fine.

Period knickers stink if they aren’t fully washed and dried I’m afraid. We’ve got a really busy week and having to stop and get fully changed (her periods are very heavy) would be difficult. I’d need dozens of pairs if I couldn’t wash them properly.

She was complaining about my friend having the implant and getting to not have them. She started at 10 and has not missed one since. I have tried to put off doing anything ‘unnatural’ but maybe it’s time…..

Ah right, that makes more sense and can absolutely see why that's an issue then. Maybe have a trial run of the tablets before going away?

No guarantee periods will stop on the implant - my daughter bled almost continually for about 6 months - still on a 21 day cycle

@PotatoPie111

It might be worth asking whether there is an appointment tomorrow, so that you can collect the prescribed medication on Saturday. You may be able to book an appointment online.

I'm suggesting it as noresthisterone needs to be started 3 days before your period is due, as far as I remember.

In the long run, I wonder whether the GP could help reduce the heaviness of her periods. She must find them a real nuisance.

https://onlinedoctor.boots.com/treatments/norethisterone

You don't need to book a GP appointment, you can buy norethisterone from online pharmacies

This ruined my holiday I never had a heavier period in my life.

Yes but lots of people don't have side effects from it, or minimal side effects anyway, and my normal period is so heavy it would ruin my holiday

I think you can get something over the counter without visiting GP. I hope you all have a good holiday.

They should but it gave me terrible stomach pains just so you know this can happen

We have a few weeks and my docs is quite good at same day appointment for children.

Wish we had done a trial run already though.

I've just been given medroxyprogeterone for DD to stop her period while we're on holiday.
Dr didn't need to see her did it all via ask my GP

That’s great news. GPs computers have been down so was going to try tomorrow as their online consultation works well.