>On birth control pill.
>Push period back after con.
>sorted.

I always used to get them at the end of the month in high school, which is when the school would schedule EVERYTHING. So I got used to hourly bathroom breaks to make sure I wasn't leaking.

Also I may be a woman but that ad is disgusting.

Wait, is that supposed to make me want to buy shoes? Bwuh.

>>4962078
>on birth control pill
>use continuous pills (no breaks)
>works well for a while
>something important comes up
>suddenly, PERIOD EVERYWHERE

I can usually tell when this is going to happen though. I start having more discharge and small contractions. I get bladder spasms so it's hard to distinguish, but I use a panty liner if I suspect something's going on.

I had my period during a con when I was wearing white pants...I was as careful as possible, but I ended up getting some on my pants...most of it came out with ice water, but a small stain was still there.
luckily for me the jacket had coattails so it hid the stain.

My period does not stop me to do anything?

How old are you? 13?

I get three months worth of birth control pills at a time, so if I think I'll be on the rag during an event, I just keep taking birth control past the event, then when it's over, I stop and have my period. A three day delay on a period isn't going to kill me, and it saves my con experience.

>Get period at con
>Put on pad
>My face rest of the day

pfft, periods are nothing to worry about if you're just mindful about it. Usually if you go on some kind of birth control, it should regulate your cycle to where you know exactly what week you'll start. (like the nuva ring and the pill

My periods were so incredibly detrimental to me so my Dr. put me on continuous birth control. I never have a period and so I don't have to worry about it.

Period thread!

>>4962115
I am (and I'm assuming you are, too) one of the lucky ones, considering my main problem is simply that there is bright red fluid leaking from my body. Other women don't always have it that easy, anon.
The cramps-so-bad-you-can't-move thing only happened to me once and it was terrifying. I can't imagine having to go through that every month.

I always get my periods during cons- apparently they just like to coincide at the end/beginning of the month. I usually use super tampons and I'll put on some underwear so I can use a panty liner. I've had BAD experiences with leaking, it's terrible being a woman.

Oh gosh, I've had my period through EVERY convention i've ever been to. (13 or so...) I get awful cramps and bleed a lot, and what makes it better? All the costumes I like/own/have made are white.

I end up changing my tampon every hour or two, and wearing panty liners. I keep an extra pair of underwear in my purse just in case. Ugh, it stinks.

I haven't had any super obvious stains/horror stories, though. Since i'm very aware of it and careful.

Before someone asks, for various health reasons I can't go on the pill right now.

At convention:
>Constant headache that eventually becomes migraine erryday
>Inability to eat healthy food due to time constraints and having to always go out for food
>Sore all over, hate life

On period:
>Constant headache that eventually becomes migraine erryday
>Inability to eat healthy food due to nausea & cramps
>Sore all over, hate life
>Have to wear tampon

Not all that big a difference, when you really think about it.

>painkillers
>sweets

Period? What period?

Of course, I have access to some medications that I shouldn't, but what the rest of the world doesn't know won't hurt me.

I'm lucky that I don't get any of the painful side effects of a period. I just put in a menstrual cup and go about my business of whatever's going on. That thing has saved me all kinds of stress I used to get when I used tampons. Felt like a slave to the bathroom then.

Think I'll drop my trip for this..

I have endometriosis, so the lining of my uterus is scarred and shit. So erry month I get the period from hell, lots of nasty red shit etc, plus horrid cramps, nausea and diharrea(sp?) For a whole goddamn week. Shit ain't fun. But usually they never coincide with cons. Praise jebus.

>>4962191
Endometriosis doesn't scar your uterus, it's when uterine lining tissue escapes through your fallopian tubes out into your abdominal cavity. Why aren't you on the kind of birth control that prevents you having periods?

>Use birth control pills to conveniently schedule the period around the con
>Problem solved

It's not that hard, is it?

Get a menstrual cup. Then you only have to think about the fact you are on your period once a day. Sure beats changing tampons or bloody pads every time you have to pee.

I used to be pretty lucky, but just the past few cons I started to get my period on Sunday. It really sucks hard, because it makes me so sick...AND I get bloated so it looks like I'm 10 LBS fatter.

The worst part is that I always do AA. I've had to spend Saturday night and most of Sunday curled up in the hotel room, and my mate has to take over everything. I feel horrible for that.

I also can't go on birth control for it.

>>4962199
>>4962199

Right, that. I never really looked into it, I was just going by what my mother told me about it.

But yeah. I had the worst doctor known to man, and my family is in the process of suing her, but she never did anything about anything.
She was like "you have endometriosis. Have fun with that" pretty much.
She's screwed my family up pretty bad health wise. And a lot of other families, from what I understand.

I suppose I might as well ask here. I'm on The Pill, and due to this I can control when I have my periods. Just wondering, if is bad for your health to purposefully skip a period? I do it a lot for when I go on holidays and have special events and stuff.

>>4962223
Yep! Then you can do paintings with the blood when you are done too.

Pic related.

I get mild cramps on pain killers, mind-blowing painful ones without.
My face breaks out.
I'm a lot more prone to bursts of tears.
I get bloated.
I get nauseous sometimes.
I'm likely to just sleep through the entire first and second day of my period.
I crave junk food like crazy.

I've been looking into BC but I'm afraid to gain weight.

I have some fucked up shit going on inside, so my period is only a few times a year, but when it comes, OH GOD BLOOD, ITS EVERWHERE. I have to use 'super plus' tampons and those night-pads at the same time and change them every few hours or so. I also bleed for WEEKS at a time, once for a whole FUCKING month. Oddly enough, I never have my period on important dates/conventions. But if I would, I probably wouldn't go, the cramps would kill me.

>>4962230
No, its not bad at all. There are absolutely no side effects.

>>4962230
The doctor told me it wasn't bad, but after skipping my period for about 4 months, I got a period that lasted for 2 whole months. And now I've been getting it every 3 weeks even though I shouldn't be getting it all.

I'ts not an issue for me because thankfully I have a light flow. I get kinda sick sometimes so that would prevent me more than the bleeding itself, but I've cosplayed on my period before with no problems at all. Just brought some tampons with me and went about my day.

>>4962220
The birth control I'm using isn't trustworthy enough to mess with it like that, especially for several days in a row. It's a very low 'dosage', if that has anything to do with it. My doctor said that a higher dosage wouldn't be a good idea for someone like me.
Add to that that I have a rather heavy flow for the first two or three days and that anything bigger than a tiny little mini tampon hurts like mad when I try to insert it (surprise, I'm a virgin), and periods lead to super happy fun times whenever they coincide with a con or anywhere I can't go change my damn tampon every hour in relative peace and a hygienic environment (fuck you, camping).
Pads sound and feel like diapers, especially since I need the really bulky ones for those heavy days. Plus, I'm always paranoid that people can smell them through my jeans. Ew.

I guess I should look into menstrual cups.

I get bloated and nauseous whenever on my period it ruins all of my plans. :C I don't know why but for some reason this year my period has become a nightmare. I should probably see a doctor.

Does anyone else vomit from cramps?
I literally get like 3-4 hours of sleep while I have my period. Pain and vomitting all day and night.

>>4962230
I'm not on the pill, but I heard they haven't found any negative side effects yet to skipping a period. Since there's birth control out now that lets you only have 4 periods a year, I guess we'll see in some years if skipping does have any negative side effects.

>>4962263
I did, and then I was diagnosed with endometriosis.
Get to a doctor, stat.

>>4962230
Depends what pill. Some pills are actually made to intentionally make you not have a period, others you can just string together with no ill effects, and others can hurt you if you don't have a period regularly. Ask your doctor/Planned Parenthood person. There are several dozen pill-type birth control methods on the market, there's no such thing as "The Pill" anymore.

Seriously, why are you people taking drugs you know this little about?

Oh man, I used to have REALLY REEEEEEALLY heavy periods, so much so i would sometimes pass out. Thankfully never had them during a con, btu i did start on the final night of one had to make a mad dash to the nearest 24/7 shop for pads! only a little bit of stain so i did the really cool thing of wrapping a sweater round my waist!

Thankfully im now on a contraceptive injection, once every 3 months, no blood no pain.. sorted!

>>4962271
I've had an ultrasound of my ovaries/uterus/bladder a couple years ago, and it was fine. Can endometriosis happen suddenly?
I honestly thought I had the stomach flu. :/

>>4962280
Sorry, should've been more specific, I'm on Microgynon 30.
Thanks for the answers girls :)

>>4962260

Just curious, do you use plastic or cardboard applicators for the tampons? Plastic can make all the difference.

Also just in general, being a virgin shouldn't matter because the "hymen" dissolves by the time most women reach maturity. The vagina doesn't permanently stretch out from having sex. It's pretty elastic. That being said, if you have sex every single night with penetration, you'll end up looser, but otherwise, it recovers. (Childbirth and age would probably affect it as well, but I don't know how much.)

ive fucked women on their periods before nothing makes you feel like more of a beast than finishing up, pulling out and all of your lower abdomen being covered in blood its like i lived a metal album

>>4962296

>RedDickies
>it all makes sense now

you are not a true warrior till you have blood on your sword!

pic damn well related

>>4962296
Seriously? I can't tell if you are being sarcastic or not, because it seems like my boyfriend LOVES to fuck me while I am on my period. He's more willing to fuck me when I'm on the rag than when I am off the rag.

I am not a big fan of it, but he seems really into it...and I'm not sure why. I bleed SUPER heavy, too D:

>>4962292
I'd never even heard of tampon applicators; I was taught to just use my finger.
And oh I know the hymen has nothing to do with it, and I don't know if having had sex would help at all. I was just trying to avoid "If you can't fit a tampon, how do you have sex??/" type comments. They happen every time I mention this and it's embarassing.
Basically it feels like I'm shoving a Q-tip up my urethra if I go with anything bigger than a mini. I can't even fit two fingers up there without getting sore, and tampons have this dryness that just... ouch.

>/cgl/ - periods

>>4962245

I just started birthcontrol this year and I haven't been to a con yet but...
Before I was on BC, every time I went to a con, I would start. Every. Time. It's no big deal, really. But hopefully now that I have birth control I can go to at least one con without a period. >u<"

>>4962299
I lol'd pretty hard

>>4962330
Jesus christ...

Try the Tampax Pearl line.

Excuse me, I have to go curl up in a ball and try to not think about how painful it must be to insert a tampon manually.

>>4962330
>>4962260
And wait a minute. Low-dosage pills are not the kind of pill you want to be taking if you want to be able to occasionally skip periods. gb/2/your doctor, explain the issue, and insist on one that's right for you.

>>4962330

You should probably check out plastic applicators. The idea is that the plastic doesn't absorb your natural vaginal lubrication like the tampon material does so you can insert it without discomfort. Once the applicator is in, you push the end in and the tampon is deposited there. It's also a lot less messy than the non applicator ones.

>>4962359
Not the same anon, but... yeah, applicators seem like a blessing after manually doing it.

After five times of walking around with a manually inserted tampon I just went fuck it, used the back of an old toothbrush and cleaned it with near boiling water afterwards.

It was disgusting but at least it wasn't painful. Now I just wear pads every time, never seen tampons with applicators.

>birth control
>skip period weeks
>no period in two years
> awyeah.jpg

Here's a plastic applicator tampon.

You insert the large section in at least half way and hold in place while you push the small section. This deposits the actual tampon out the hole on the top of the large section into your vagina. Then throw away the applicator.

I love these threads so much.

>>4962325
>seriously
yes i am seriously a beast

>>4962330
>Basically it feels like I'm shoving a Q-tip up my urethra if I go with anything bigger than a mini.
Just making sure... You're not actually trying to put the tampon in your urethra, are you? (I've heard some crazy stories about girls not knowing their vagina and urethra are separate holes. I always hope they aren't true.)

>>4962401
That's totally healthy...

>>4962325
>>4962296

My guy and I both have a thing for violence and gore, so fucking on my period is always great. I know we won't need lube and the extra blood flow makes it amazing too, plus I'm horny as hell. We do it like wild, crazy animals and wind up scratching each other all to hell.

I'm one of those 'cramps so bad I can't function' kind of people. Before I started on birth control, I would have terrible acne (all the time), have to take a day off of school/work from pain, be bleeding to the point where I'd have to change tampons every hour or so, which meant no sleep, and was extremely bitch.

Since starting on birth control, I get a slight cramp the day before (so I know it's about to start) and the first day, and I'm fine the rest of the time. I usually over-eat the week or so before hand, but once I'm on my period, I go back to eating normally again.

Are you guys Amish or something? Where in the world are 99% of tampons NOT applicator type?

>>4962417
I really, really hope your urethra isn't so large you can fit a tampon in it.

>>4962426
With some hormonal treatments, this is perfectly fine.

>>4962433
the amish use lambskin covered candles

>>4962263
I used to, man I used to so bad, my mother said I was just faking it because hers are light and painless and I was to embraced to go to my Dr. about it because he was a dick. It would make me skip school so i could sneak back home and through up and be in a pain ball in piece and shit, thankfully I never got one at a con though.
Then I got to that age and went to a gynecologist, whiting a few seconds of her feeling around in there to say my uterus is very backwards tilting and she got me on the pill, said I could need surgery to fix that shit if it does not get better. But it did so, good for that.
It also means, Urinary tract infections everywhere, that I will have trouble getting pregnant if I ever want to and makes some sex positions painful.
Doesn't feel to bad though, could be worse, my boss does not have a uterus.

just stock up on super absorbent tampons, liners, and midol. nbd.

>>4962296
>>4962299
i laughed so fucking hard at both of these comments.

>>4962417

Uh, that's not even possible, dude.

what the fuck is this ad?
awful awful horrible.

>>4962438
With some, sure. But she never said that was the type of treatment she was on. She could be fucking her body up badly due to not wanting a period.

>>4962330
Bro I don't think you've ever had anything up your urethra is that's how you think it feels.
Catheters HURT LIKE THE DEVIL

>>4962469
i like her ass

>>4962433
The Netherlands, for one. Don't think I've ever even seen tampons with applicators.

>>4962440
Jesus that sucks. I'm happy for you though, since it's getting better. I'm just annoyed, because there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with my reproductive system, just a fuck load of vomitting and pain for no good reason.

>>4962484

I can be the same way, although I'm 90% certain it was because I would end up overdosing on pain killers.
How many do you take if any at all?

>>4962433
they're kinda rare here (Germany)
I personally don't know anyone who uses them. Same for pads
I mean, why not? I always thought these two things were for 14 year olds

>>4962330
>Dab the end of tampon with KY jelly or similar personal lubricant
>Slides in easy, comes out fine, no dry irritation.

>>4962487
None, lately.
I used to take ibuprofen four times a day because of pain & then my dentist told me to (for TMJ I think) but I was getting rebound headaches a lot.
Rarely, I'll take a tylenol 3 or other codeine product when there are some handy, but those give me headaches as well.
Aspirin does shit all.
Sometimes an anti-histamine helps for sleep.
And benzos help to calm down the muscle spasms.
I probably need some doctor regulated pain management. I have other disorders that generally affect/destroy my stomach/bladder/bowel, or it's possible those are affecting my lady parts too.

Do you take anything, and if it works, dear god please tell me if anything has worked for you.

>>4962229
OBGYNs are morons.
I also had to sue my first one because she seriously fucked me up over the endo.
I started getting signs of having endo when I was 14 - uncontrollable vomiting/diarrhea, cramps so bad I would lose consciousness during my periods and back pain, pain urinating all year long.
3, COUNT THEM, 3 times I was hospitalized because I fainted and lost too many fluids due to vomiting and when I went to my OBGYN she said "This is normal, all girls go through this. You are over-reacting. Stop being such a whiny little baby", to me, as a 13 year old kid.
I did research on my own, and asked her if it was possible I had endometriosis to which she replied "No, only old ladies get that. You probably have a retroverted uterus. The best thing you can do is get pregnant" to me.. a 13 year old kid..
My second OBGYN was a middle-eastern guy who ALSO said I was faking it and told me my problem was using tampons/pads and that I should use old dish rags instead. He also told me I should get pregnant.

>>4962492
>>4962478 here
I do use pads because tampons give me panic attacks (wish I was kidding). The thought of having something plug up your vagina preventing the blood from coming out freaks me out.

>>4962512
Who the fuck tells a 13 year old to get pregnant?

>>4962492
You do know that some people simply cannot do it? Short fingers, long vaginal canal. Tell me how I'm 14 because of that.

>>4962230
>>Just wondering, if is bad for your health to purposefully skip a period?

So basically, your period is when a layer of tissue in your uterus sheds, and this is a pretty sizable layer with vessels in it. Throughout the rest of the cycle, the layer is building up for the expectation of having an egg.

I would probably guess that it would just continue to build without being shed.

>>4962512
PT.2
Finally, a fucking HOLISTIC MIDWIFE who cared enough to do a real exam and refer me to a good OB who specialized in endo discovered that I did in fact have it - at the age of 19.
The first doctor did no exam, did no checks and as a result nothing was done to alleviate my pain for over 6 years. I'm almost definitely infertile because she never did anything. If I had taken lupron or gotten a laproscopy when I was younger, I might still be able to reproduce but no - no, that fucking bitch ruined my already slim chances at reproduction because she was lazy and stupid.
She also sent me to a cardiologist for my fainting - fucking IDIOT.

Now I'm 23, have had lupron and 2 laproscopies and am rarely in the pain I used to be since I dont allow myself to menstruate anymore. I dont have the same back and urinary pain I used to - but it's still there and always will be.

I actually severely damaged my liver from taking so many NSAIDs when I was younger. Now I can pop one vicodin, which my awesome OB prescribes me and be fine.
That bitch wouldn't even give me tylenol 3.

>>4962520
urgh, this.
>self-insert tampons
>fingers that fit into kid sized gloves
I wish I were kidding.

>>4962520
>>4962525

Jezus, how deep are your trying to shove those things?

>>4962522
Oh my goodness dude.
I'm >>4962511
And it took me seven years to get a diagnosis of interstitial cystitis. All the doctors said it was in my head etc. that the pain wasn't real, being histrionic blah blah.
Went to a good urologist, and BAM ulcers and tissue damage all over that bladder. They never take younger people seriously it seems.

On another note, is there a cure or really good treatment for endo?

>>4962539
Forgot to say, some doctors flat-out deny that IC exists.

I know this isn't related, sorry...
I've tried many times but i just can't seem to get a tampon in. I'm a virgin and i was so sick of wearing pads i wanted to try tampons, i brought small ones to start off with but i just can't do it. It gets uncomfortable and hurts a little bit, i try to relax but it doesn't help. I've got the plastic ones.
Help??

>>4962520
>>4962525
>>4962531
I have really short fingers and I've never had any problems... I use my middle finger mostly
maybe you're just lucky and you don't need HUEG tampons like me.

>>4962548
You're nervous, thus your pelvic muscles contract and you can't get anything in

Try it a gazillion times until you're so bored of the whole procedure that all nervousness is gone. You are now part of the glorious tampon master race

>>4962548
Can you fit a finger in?
Best bet, get a hand mirror, take a look at your vulva, spread the lips apart and look at the vaginal opening.
You may have a weird hymen that won't allow for penetration.

>>4962559
Okay, thank you! I'm just going to keep trying until i get over it!
>>4962560
I don't think i can, only slightly. I'll have a look, hopefully i don't have a weird one lol.

>>4962511

Cut up ginger roots and gnaw on them when you begin to feel nauseous. Or mint leaves. Sounds gross, does wonders.

>>4962078
This

>>4962548
Sort of like this.
I sort of have the same problem but I know the cause on why it causes discomfort. . .
I have a terrible pet peeve about paper-y products. Touching a piece of paper is like nails on a chalkboard for me. Even cotton, so tampons pretty much bug me in the same way.
If I can't stand touching it imagine how much it irks me to shove it in my vagina.
I don't think there's any solution to that, I just thought I'd share.

>>4962581
Thanks I'll try it. I've heard ginger root has been used for a long time for nausea. I drink peppermint tea to help, but sometimes I'm in that kind of state like when you've drank way more than you should have. The room is spinning, stomach lurching, and I can't really move to go get the tea. I'm in that state for hours inbetween puking and sometimes diarrhea.

>>4962560
What about this? Is this normal?

>>4962263
ME. god me. every time. weirdly i have mind-numbing pain, nausea, vomiting, ect, but only on the first day. once in my third year of high school a teacher had to take me home because i couldnt drive my car i was in so much pain. literally curled up sobbing.

shits so wierd, man. i can't figure it out. i just take extra strenth Acetaminophen and it becomes semi-manageable.

>>4962548
As previously mentioned before you might want to try a little lube to help you shove that thing in. Take it nice and slow. When I first used tampons I laid on the floor instead of standing up (granted this was when I had time and in my own home) but it was a lot easier. It just takes time and practice.

My periods are completely random and put me out of commission for a while. I get cramps that put me in tears, and my flow is fucking insane.
Goddamn, I hate my period so much. I don't even want children.

>>4962626
Do you track your periods?
If you do, begin taking the acetaminophen (ibuprofen might work better though) a day or two before you start bleeding. It might help curb the pain BEFORE it happens, if it's only happening on the first day.

>>4962292
Actually hymens don't "dissolve" by puberty, they become more elastic so blood from the period can come out, I know girls that are in their 20's and still have hymens.

>>4962548
Don't feel bad, I have never used a tampon and I am a virgin too, I only use pads, it sucks but I just wouldn't be able to use on because when I am on my periods I get vaginal cramps in my actual pubic area, it weirds me out but whatever shit happens.

>>4962492
In the US it can be hard to find non-applicator tampons. I saw an article about how there was a shortage of non applicator tampons in a city here and some women were upset. All the comments on the article were along the lines of "Don't touch your vagina, it's a sin"

>>4962672
That or when people scare girls into not using them "don't use tampons or you wont have a hymen" IDIOTS! I know so many people that used tampons before having sex and still had hymens before they had sex for the first time. A tampon is MUCH smaller than a penis, it takes a penis to break your hymen or something the size of one, not something small like a tampon or a finger. Also by the time you hit 13 your hymen becomes more flexible so tampons can slide in without tearing it.

>>4962608
You should look into medical marijuana if you live somewhere that has it. I got my card because of my ridiculously painful periods and constant debilitating nausea. I really don't know how I functioned before.

>>4962687
I'm pretty sure I broke MY hymen with a finger. But then again I've never had sex, so I might not know what breaking a hymen means, just when I did it with my finger it was pretty painful and bled a little

>>4962697
You probably had a perforated hymen(where it covers the entire vaginal opening) most girls have an opening in theirs fr tampons, fingers, etc to fit in and for blood to come out.

>this thread

>>4962704

Oh, I guess that explains it. I don't really care for the hymen part of getting my virginity taken, so it's not the biggest loss in my life.

If your lining is building up it's BAD to not have a period at least four times a year. My hormones are wonky and I don't menstrate without the pill, and for two years I had no period because I didn't want to be bothered with it (always always bleed through a maximum tampon AND a maximum extra-long pad every hour for an entire week) and I couldn't afford the pill.

My gyne took a biopsy, and because the cells were cramped together they had formed a pre-cancerous mass in the middle of my uterus. LUCKILY it could be treated without surgery, but I now have to have a period monthly to prevent teh cansur. And I don't mind shucking out $4/month now that I know what it's preventing.

So, anon of two years without a period and no IUD to prevent the lining from forming? Get yourself checked.