Periods

[37BBL]

Not sure this is the correct place to post but I'll give it a go. I was due on, a week and 2 days ago and still haven't started. I did a pregnancy test yesterday which was a clear as day negative. I'm usually really regular 28-30 days so I'm baffled why I am so late.
Husband has convinced himself I am pregnant, but the test was so clearly negative. Its not like I tested on the day I was due either, so surely any hormone would be strong enough to detect a week late.
I'm going to do another test tomorrow, it was a pack of two so I may aswell, if I haven't come on by then.
Has anyone ever had this? I've never been late before. I'm 34 and have two children, since my youngest was born (she's 7) periods have been awfully heavy, but regular.

 

[LucyJade1994]

Hello everyone I’m new here! I’m due to start my period in 2 days and today I’ve had light brown blood and it smells a bit. I’ve never had this before and I’ve not had sex recently. Is this normal? My friend said it’s just old blood and it’s normal. Anyone else get this or had this? Thanks

 

[BettyCrockerr]

Exactly this, when I went they told me just to drink alot of water, rest and take paracetamol basically "its just one of those things" which is so frustrating. I will try this as much as it will sting a little removing dairy from my diet but I'm at my wits end with it and willing to try anything at this stage, I hope yours is improving

Could you look into alternative contraception options? If the pill is causing you to feel like this, you don’t have to just put up with it.

 

[whyhellothere83]

Hi all! I haven’t posted a thread before but I’m looking for some advice please. My periods have always been quite irregular but recently I’ve been going 8-10 weeks in between periods and I’m starting to worry that there’s something not right! I came off the mini pill last July, was on it for a year. I had the covid jabs, last being December 2021. I just feel like at 30 years old I should have normal periods by now! I have no children and don’t plan to have any. I don’t take contraception now apart from using condoms as I don’t want things like that in my body due to my mental health.

I spoke with my GP and I’m going for a blood test soon but was wondering if anyone else is in the same position?

Thank you in asvence

 

[Miss.Chanandler.Bong]

Hi, sorry to drag this old comment up but I’ve been searching for some advice on these pills! I’m currently taking them to delay my June period (due tomorrow). I know when I stop taking them I should then get that June period a day or two later. My question is really about my July period - it’s due around the 17th (if I come on tomorrow) but if I delay this June one two weeks, will that push the July one back two weeks? Or will that one and all the following ones fall back into the usual cycle? I’m kind of thinking my whole cycle will move back a couple of weeks from now on, but there doesn’t seem to be much advice out there! Any experiences would be great to hear about. Thanks.

From experience recently it will push your periods back

 

[BettyCrockerr]

Has anyone tried the tablets you can get from Boots to delay your period? I sort of feel like it’s too good to be true, and I’d have heard of people using them if they were any good. I’m going on my first holiday since covid in September and I’ll likely be on the last few days of my period when I go which isn’t ideal.

On a related note, has anyone found their period delays itself when you have an event, then arrives on the day of the event, almost as if your body knows and is out to screw you over? my cycle is always 32-35 days, averaging lower the last few months, but I’m currently on day 38 with no sign of my period - with a hen do tomorrow and my period tracker now predicting I’ll be on during my holiday when last month it was predicted to be finished days before I went. This has happened several times before with holidays, parties, graduation etc. It’s got me convinced that my brain being excited about something somehow influences my hormones!

The tablets you mentioned are just synthetic hormones the same as what is in contraceptive pills anyway so you’d be aswell just going on the pill and running the packs back to back with no break to avoid having a period when when you don’t want to have one

 

[whyhellothere83]

Hey!

I had the exact same issue the back end of last year. I stopped taking the pill a few years back because I tried lots of different types and.non agreed with me one way or another. I haven't had the COVID jab.

I had checks and tests and apparently absolutely nothing wrong it's just one of those things 🫤🫤 not sure how I feel about that tbh. I was offered a consultation to discuss taking some form of medication to make my periods regular again which I don't agree with at all (not obvious being unjabbed )

My periods have in the last couple of months been a lot more regular...a few days out rather than 3/4 weeks...that's some positive!

P.s I'm 32 so in the same age range

Hi! Thank you so much for your reply.
I think the blood test will show the same to be honest! I definitely will not be taking any medication to make them regular! Funnily enough, the day after I wrote this I came on my period! I feel like maybe I just have a ten week cycle?!

Hi. Not quite the same set up (I’m 35 and have 4 kids) but my periods have always been irregular, 10 weeks was my longest gap. Tbh I think if you have irregular periods they probably aren’t ever going to become regular. I do know between baby 3 and 4 I was astounded that I had 3 cycles of exactly the same length (35 days), I thought things would maybe stay that way, then the next cycle was well over 60 days!

I haven’t got an explanation as to why it happens, I’m guessing for me it’s not about actual fertility being an issue, there just must be some part of me that doesn’t regulate the necessary hormones in quite the right way.

Hi! Thank you so much for your reply. I do think that maybe it’s just my body and something I’ll have to live with!

Have you been on an off the pill a lot?

Am 30s an mines have never been regular, I was off an on the pill a ton from when I started in teens due to performing an not wanting to have it during those times, even though its been years since I've done that mines have always stayed irregular, from having them start an stop 2 days later, to being really late or really early or even missing one, I've just sorta assumed that because of the pill then it's the way it is for me, my doctor though has never seem worried so I don't let it bother me, its just more a annoyance since you can't really have a schedule with knowing when you are due

Hi! Thank you so much for your reply! I’ve only been on the mini pill for a year July 2020-July 2021. Other than that I haven’t taken contraception since I was about 21. It is so annoying not knowing when you are due!

 

[BettyCrockerr]

Hi all, any advice/cures for extreme nausea and headaches during pms? This is a recent but regular occurrence for me now and leaves me holed up at home feeling miserable and anaemic in the run up to my period. I am already on the pill, don't know if this could be a contributing factor. Thanks

I’d speak to your GP. As it’s a new thing that’s started you need to find out what’s causing it.

 

[brightonbarbie]

Hi there. I’ve been getting some streaks of blood in my urine and blood when I’m wiping which isn’t period related (but posting here cos I’ve had unusual discharge and changes to my periods too which are now much lighter and seem more like spotting ) .. I’m freaking out a bit as one in five cases of blood in wee means bladder cancer. Any advice or experience? I’m 33f and mum to a ten month old.

 

[shadowcat5]

How long have you been on the pill for? I was on the pill for 10 years, came off a year before I thought I might want to try for a baby. No side effects and returned to regular periods. Possibly lucky, but I would say speak to your doctor, I did ask about it being bad for you to be on the pill for more than 10 years but they said it simply wasn't the case - there are advantages and disadvantages.
If life is easier on the pill and more difficult (rather than say inconvenient) off it then I think you need to speak to the doctor and see if you are ok to stay on it. There may be a better type of pill for you.


Ive just seen this. Go to your doctor immediately. I had what seemed like a second period, only a week after my period finished. This has never happened to me before. Obviously bleeding can be anything and everything and ends in cancer being worse case scenario.
I know its scary but its always better to face it and get help asap. My doctor recommended a smear and i need to keep an eye on things.
Yours could be as simple as an infection/UTI so please don't panic. But do seek advice from your doctor xx

hi thank you! I have been on it for almost a year an half. Came off it end of october and I've just had 1 period since which took about 6 weeks to come.

 

[Snippysnips]

Hello everyone I’m new here! I’m due to start my period in 2 days and today I’ve had light brown blood and it smells a bit. I’ve never had this before and I’ve not had sex recently. Is this normal? My friend said it’s just old blood and it’s normal. Anyone else get this or had this? Thanks

I get this before an just after my period, was always told it was nothing as it's just old blood, I also put it down to getting older as well (like past my teen stage older)

Has anyone used the pill (or anything else, I’m open to all suggestions) for really bad period cramps? The night of day one going into day two I’m in agony, usually only manage to get to sleep about 3/4am when the exhaustion outweighs the pain, constantly feel like I need a poo but can’t, sweaty. This has only been the past couple of years and often on alternate periods so I’ve been putting off the GP appointment thinking it would settle down. Has anything worked for anyone? What side effects did you have? I have a history of depression and a few people I know have come off the pill because it affected their mood, so I’m a bit wary. I wouldn’t be using it for contraception so do you still need to take it at the same time (I’m not sure I’d be good at that) if it’s just for your periods?

I get horrendous cramps, often to the point where I couldn't move about, I used to take nuremol an they helped a ton but now I feel like because you can buy them on the shelf an not behind the counter then the strength isn't as good, so I tried this new thing, it's called nurefen plus, it's only a 3 days use an you can also use paracetamol with it, took a little bit to kick in but once it did I was completely fine

 

[Monkeybum]

Hope people don’t mind me posting in this thread and hijacking it but I’m having a particularly rough (heavy) period that I think is causing my iron to plummet, and is making me incredibly dizzy (sometimes to the point where I think I’m going to pass out), tense and stressed. Sometimes it feels hard to catch my breath, more so in the evenings or the middle of the night. Beginning to think I’m anaemic again as I’ve had these symptoms before. I started a form of gentle iron a couple of days ago but it doesn’t seem to be helping as I’m wide awake and struggling. I’m stressing about the fight I’m going to have on my hands with the doctors tomorrow to get help.

How did you get on? I was severely anaemic earlier in the year due to horrific periods over a number of years and ended up needing an emergency blood transfusion. Hopefully they'll take your symptoms seriously before you get to that point

 

[shadowcat5]

Posted this somewhere else but hopefully people on here have some advice:


I came off my pill almost 2 months ago (progesterone). Had my first period last week - all seemed fine just the usual. I was on the pill in the first place because they were so bad i'd be sick.

I don't know what to do about the pill now though. I was very lucky in that I never had any side effects and it stopped my period completely. I am worried about the long term of being on the pill and all the horror stories but not having a period was really great as the mental side effects really take their toll and I get really bad fatigue.
I just don't know what to do for the best. There's a bit of me that thinks just take the easier route now and deal with the outcomes if they come later down the line but there's a part of me that is concerned.
Anyone got any advice?

 

[yeoooo]

Hope people don’t mind me posting in this thread and hijacking it but I’m having a particularly rough (heavy) period that I think is causing my iron to plummet, and is making me incredibly dizzy (sometimes to the point where I think I’m going to pass out), tense and stressed. Sometimes it feels hard to catch my breath, more so in the evenings or the middle of the night. Beginning to think I’m anaemic again as I’ve had these symptoms before. I started a form of gentle iron a couple of days ago but it doesn’t seem to be helping as I’m wide awake and struggling. I’m stressing about the fight I’m going to have on my hands with the doctors tomorrow to get help.

good luck for tomorrow xxx

 

[LLR]

Hi all, any advice/cures for extreme nausea and headaches during pms? This is a recent but regular occurrence for me now and leaves me holed up at home feeling miserable and anaemic in the run up to my period. I am already on the pill, don't know if this could be a contributing factor. Thanks

My doctor's were very unhelpful for period nausea and I've tried a lot of things, the best improvement I had was from removing dairy and soya from my diet which is not something anyone ever suggested to me. I believe I have food sensitivities to both which was causing immflamation which my period was exacerbating. I would ask to be checked for food allergies / sensititivities or do an elimination diet if the doctor's can't come up with any better suggestions.

 

[secretgirll]

Hi I’m just looking for a bit of advice. I am only 19 but always have had regular periods up until the past few months or so. They literally used to come on the extract same date every month. Now they are so irregular I’m currently 10 days late. I’m not had any children had a miscarriage around a year ago and not currently on any contraception. I am trying to get a doctors appointment/call back about this but they’re always full for appointments every time I ring. I’m going to keep at them but in the meantime does anyone have any advice/suggestions? Thanks in advance

 

[yeoooo]

Hi I’m just looking for a bit of advice. I am only 19 but always have had regular periods up until the past few months or so. They literally used to come on the extract same date every month. Now they are so irregular I’m currently 10 days late. I’m not had any children had a miscarriage around a year ago and not currently on any contraception. I am trying to get a doctors appointment/call back about this but they’re always full for appointments every time I ring. I’m going to keep at them but in the meantime does anyone have any advice/suggestions? Thanks in advance

maybe in the meantime keep a diary of your period cycles and symptoms and how youre feeling on particular days eg stressed. i found glow is a great app for tracking cycles. sometimes this just happens but if it continues definitely keep trying for the doctors and ask for some blood work

 

[BonBon27]

Yes I have they are called norethisterone tablets. I’ve used them a couple of times when i was on holiday. You need to start taking them a few days before you are due on and then I think it’s two a day until you want your period to start. Can’t remember exactly as I haven’t used them in a year or so. But they worked very well for me delayed my period and I didn’t have any side effects. Just a normal period within about two days once I stopped taking them. I would definitely take them again if I needed to

Hi, sorry to drag this old comment up but I’ve been searching for some advice on these pills! I’m currently taking them to delay my June period (due tomorrow). I know when I stop taking them I should then get that June period a day or two later. My question is really about my July period - it’s due around the 17th (if I come on tomorrow) but if I delay this June one two weeks, will that push the July one back two weeks? Or will that one and all the following ones fall back into the usual cycle? I’m kind of thinking my whole cycle will move back a couple of weeks from now on, but there doesn’t seem to be much advice out there! Any experiences would be great to hear about. Thanks.

 

[Millais]

Has anyone used the pill (or anything else, I’m open to all suggestions) for really bad period cramps? The night of day one going into day two I’m in agony, usually only manage to get to sleep about 3/4am when the exhaustion outweighs the pain, constantly feel like I need a poo but can’t, sweaty. This has only been the past couple of years and often on alternate periods so I’ve been putting off the GP appointment thinking it would settle down. Has anything worked for anyone? What side effects did you have? I have a history of depression and a few people I know have come off the pill because it affected their mood, so I’m a bit wary. I wouldn’t be using it for contraception so do you still need to take it at the same time (I’m not sure I’d be good at that) if it’s just for your periods?

 

[yeoooo]

Hi everyone. Just posting here as maybe somebody has had similar or same issue. I came off the pill at the end of January after a year and a half of being on Microlite.
My period took a while to get back to normal but since April I have had regular 28/29 day cycle. Today would be day 20 of my cycle and this morning I had brown blood. It’s quite light and has tailed off over the course of the day. I’m almost 35 and intend to start trying for a family with my partner in the next couple of months. I’ve done a pregnancy test which was negative. I have no other symptoms and didn’t have my general bloating and sore boobs like I normally would before period is due.
I have booked a doctors appointment but it’s not until the week after next. Googling has brought up fibroids/cervical cancer which I’m hoping it’s not. Has anyone been through similar?

sorry to hear this

brown blood usually means old blood so maybe a clear out in your system

sometimes i bleed after ovulation time (it can be up to day 18)