Pill to delay periods for DDs?

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We are having our first holiday abroad in four years, but both my DDs - 13 & 15 - are likely to have/start their period whilst we are away.

What are your thoughts on giving them whatever pill it is that delays their period? Neither of them will contemplate using tampons.

It does stop a period midflow. I had a severe heavy painful bleed as a teen. I was in agony and pouring blood so the gp gave my mum some of the hormone pills, not sure of name but I assume similar to N (can't be bothered trying to convince phone to spell it) and it stopped my period, period restarted when I stopped taking it but was normal flow and not painful.

My mother locked me in the bathroom with s box of tampons and told me I could come out when I had one in. Took about an hour but once id done the first one I never had trouble again and I was much happier with tampons than pads. I doubt that first time I could dd only get ot in standing up with one foot on the loo, have they tried different positions?

Found, not doubt...

Another vote for norethisterone here - DD using it since 12 yo for hols and I have used it many times. No probs at all. Only ever go on hols for a week at a time tho, so don't know what it wouls be like for a longer trip.

Also gobsmacked at the idea of bullying your daughters into wearing tampons. Your children are human beings with the right to freedom of conscience and bodily integrity, and frankly how they choose to handle periods (and, though I realise this wasn't the OP but another poster, issues like masturbation) is their own private business, not yours. So they won't be able to go swimming - big deal. Just encourage them to pack some good books. Also, my experiences with teh pill have always been horrendous - near suicidal depression. It's certainly not a medication someone should be bullied into taking for someone else's convenience.

Another one here disgusted that someone suggested you force your daughters to use tampons.

I really wanted to use them when I was a teen because of peer presure. I wasnt relaxed and it got stuck, sent me into a panic making me tighter, and it ripped . I convinced myself I was too small, and it lead to a fear of sex , which didnt happen till my 20s.

Use them fine now. But please dont put pressure on them .

My DD doesn't use tampons either. I've just bought her a packet of 'lite' ones as I think they slightly shorten the length of your period. I'm not hopeful of her using them. It's quite surprising isn't it?
She was given a prescription to avoid having a period when she was camping too by a GP who didn't ask any medical questions and gave her three packets (which concerned me in case she subsequently used them as a contraceptive).

They should be specifically told that they are not contraceptive if it is norethisterone - you should tell her that. Dd has taken it twice - she has extremely bad period pains which make normal life impossible for one day. The first time she was in a gymnastics show & the second time due to be on a plane for 12 hours. Well worth it in her case.

Dd just 16 has spent hours trying to insert tampons.
She just can't get the hang of them.

Horrified at the idea of forcing a young girl to use tampons. I was scared of them as a teen and didn't start using them until my early 20s. Then, at 40, I nearly died from complications of toxic shock - DH was told I was three hours from death! I gave them up and used pads until the menopause.

Who the hell pressures a teenage girl to use tampons? What a horrid thing to do, especially if they've only just started.

Is the pool a huge part of the holiday? Can't they just go in before/after their period?

I wouldn't give them a hormone treatment but that's up to you and them.

Just say its not go in/tampons/hormone thing and let them decide. At that age I would have chosen not going in but that's just me.

And I don't think not wanting to use tampons is linked to bring weird about bodies/sex/etc and if it is in specific cases making a big deal and applying pressure is not going to help!