Period leaks and going away

[Maybenexttime08]

Wasn’t sure quite where to post this so apologies if in the wrong place.

I’m going away for two nights and of course am on the heaviest days of my period. I had a terrible experience once of leaking at night into a mattress at someone’s house and am now nervous this will happen again.

What do you lovely ladies do at night to 100% protect from leaks? I’m thinking a plastic bag under me at the moment!

How about a nigh-time sanitary pad and period pants over the top? Would that work? Am about to pop to Tescos!

Thank you :)

I used to use those disposable pads you put in cots, not sure if you can still buy them?

You want puppy pads/disposable incontinence sheets.

I would do the pad & period pants but if you want something under you, I would get the bed wedding mats for toddlers, much more soft and comfortable than a carrier bag!

Great ideas! I use to have some puppy pads somewhere..

Might be easier to get in small packs than puppy pads - wonder if Tesco extra will stock.. will look! Thank you!

Fold a towel and put that on the bed, and wear period underwear at the same time.

Will bring a towel. Do you know if you can put a sanitary towel inside period pants? I haven’t used them before?

Tena nighttime in the purple pack, you either get a 12 pack or a six pack! Only thing that gets me through the first few days and nights…and puppy pads!

That’s exactly what I was going to suggest.

I do sometimes, it is possible it just provides extra soakage if some of it shoots backwards or forwards especially when lying down.

I would put a night time pad in my normal underwear then put period pants over the top. I think you’d be pretty well protected with that.

I find sleeping on my front helps a lot, because the direction of the vagina means then that it doesn't all come out at night. Requires a hefty pad still and a dash to the loo as soon as you wake up, but a lot easier than if it's trying to leak out all night.

It wouldn't have worked when I was in my "bleed through a super plus tampon in an hour" phase but nothing stopped me leaking in that phase, so used to just put a burgundy towel on the bed and be done with it.

2 tampons in at once. It’s a bit fiddly, just make sure you use applicator tampons and then push them in at the same time. Then use a long absorbent pad with wings. First day of my period is a nightmare sometimes and I have to do this.