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Getting my period on or near my wedding day - HELP
So it looks like I am set to get my period on my wedding day and have it my whole honey moon! Any suggestions on how to delay or skip a month?
Re: Getting my period on or near my wedding day - HELP
In that case, sorry, but I don't think there are any ways to delay or skip your period without the use of artificial hormones.
I've heard that Vitex (or chasteberry) supplements can help with this sort of thing. I was in your situation 8 months ago, and it didn't work for me. We also wanted to start trying for a baby right away, so hormonal stuff wasn't an option. I made sure to warn my FI (who is a really sweet, understanding guy) that it was very probable that I would get my period on our wedding day/honeymoon. Luckily, it came 2 days afterward, and in retrospect, we both agreed that if it hadn't, we probably wouldn't have done anything but have sex the whole time (we don't do the sex on your period thing). ;-D
One thing that I know can potentially delay getting your period is being under lots of stress, but it isn't something I would recommend! Try to relax, explain the situation to your FI, and hope for the best. If you don't bleed super heavy or have debilitating cramps, you should be able to enjoy most honeymoon activities. Take walks, try new restaurants, etc. You'll find that you can still have fun.
I wish you the best!
Lol... I got mine on my wedding night. Actually, I discovered it as I was putting on my dress!!
I mean, c'mon... first time? Yeah.
We got a few pictures done before the wedding, so I was coming out of the bathroom in my wedding, my (then, soon-to-be) husband, asked me if something was bothering me. All I had to say was, "Just guess." He knew.
Of course we didn't let it stop us
It's funny to look back at now, at least.
We couldn't afford a honeymoon, so I don't have anything to add about that...
And we hadn't planned on actually trying to conceive, but we didn't stop it either. Doctor said I had like a %5 chance of having kids, but we did want them. I found out 5 months later we had a baby on the way!
Anyway, good luck!
I was suppose to get my period on my wedding day but with all the stress I was two weeks late. Hopefully the same will happen for you
Stress and weight loss are two things that can naturally delay a period and are pretty easy to come by during in the wedding planning process?.you might be able to just ?wish it away? at least for a day or two.
Pack some red underwear and a red towel - if the wishful thoughts didnt delay it, just pretend it did.
I was supposed to get mine as well. I figured it would be delayed due to stress, etc. We actually wanted to start trying right away and didn't mind if I was pregnant one month prior to the wedding. It would not have caused any issues with my fitting, only my ability to consume alcohol and I was okay with that.
Vitamin K, which you can find in a drug store, is an anti-hemorrhagic. It can simply stop your period for that period of time. be sure you don't have any coagulation problems like you are not having heart problems or something.
No heart problems...so for the Vitamin K do I take it right before I am supposed to get it?
Thanks everyone for your input!
I just tend to lurk, but I have to say that this is a really bad idea. If you take enough vitamin K to delay your period, you are risking a blood clot in your leg (deep vein thrombosis) or your lungs (pulmonary embolism). This is especially true since you will probably be traveling to your honeymoon. These are quite painful and a pulmonary embolism is usually fatal
I just graduated from nursing school, so I'm not just guessing here. Please at least talk to your doctor first.
Sorry to be such a downer! Have a beautiful wedding and fun honeymoon!
Have some tampons and Midol on hand and hope for the best, don't do something idiotic.
I got mine on my wedding day unexpectedly. It came a little early. It did suck but my hubby just said a little extra lube and went with it.
Just be prepared with midol and tampons and try to roll with it.
Umm....just do it. I've never had a problem (or any boyfired who had a problem) doing it while on my period. I have a medium flow, but still never got too messy.
Be prepared with tampons....or try the Instead Cup (I LOVED those)
They sell soft cups under the brand name of "Instead" at CVS, Rite Aid, etc. You can have sex with those in.
Sex in the shower temporarily stops you from bleeding, plus it's helpful for the ick factor.
I also ditto other posters about putting towels down and have at it.
I wouldn't OD on the vitamin K bc as Maybride was saying it can be fatal. I also find the parsley thing weird.
I agree. This Vitamin K thing can be dangerous. It is, in fact, the antidote to Coumadin. I agree that getting your period on your wedding night would suck, but this is too risky, in my opinion.
Have a healthy, wonderful wedding day!
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