What do you do to make yourself feel better when it's your lady time?

ElleEm

I started my period this morning, very sore cramps and am feeling very mopey. Went to bed at 7.30pm last night as I was so tired so knew they would arrive soon.
Think I'm gonna spend the day in my jammies watching the Gilmore Girls or something equally as girly. Will defo be over indulging in chocolate and tea this afternoon too.
So what do you ladies do to make yourselves feel better during your time of the month?

fatmammycat

I get up and go to work like any other day.

edit- so this doesn't seem overly sharp, I genuinely mean I don't make a fuss out of a period and this makes me feel 1000 times better.

ElleEm

Fair enough!!

I wanted to know what people do to make themselves feel better when they're not feeling great. I'm aware that life goes on!

Malari

Agree with Fatmammycat, I just carry on as normal. But then I never notice any ill-effects when I get it, it's just another day for me. Except no sex, boo

baby and crumble

I die for the first 24-48 hours (really bad pains, can't move sometimes, painkillers like nurofen and solpadeine merely take the edge off so i'm not sobbing into my pillow). After that I just go about my business, if I can.

It's a nightmare and I'm always jealous of women who can just keep going because they don't get cramps etc. i don't necessarily feel low, but the pain tend to be like someone is stabbing me repeatedly in the uterus for 5 days. Not exactly easy to come in and motivate yourself to read in the library when you have that feeling!!

ztoical

I'd be the same as Fatmammycat - I use to suffer badly during periods but after making changes to my diet it's rarely an issue anymore. As I work mainly freelance to tight deadlines when I am feeling unwell I can't afford to slack too much or I won't met my deadlines which can suck when you've got a bad dose of a cold that's been going around. I do find taking 20 mins to sit on the couch/bed with my cat and listening to him purr a bit of help.

Maple

WTF is lady time?

Oh right, period, why can't people just say period? It's just a word.

I just get on with my day, if it's particularly bad I try and get more sleep and I stay away from chocolate and sugar, I'm hormonal enough without a sugar crash to cope with. Drinking lots of water helps with the soreness of breasts too I find.

rainbow kirby

Chocolate, Feminax and get on with it.

Not much except some chocolate

allandanyways

When I was a student, I used to lie in bed feeling sorry for myself but now I just try to get on with it (despite being unemployed and having less to do now than I did then) and avoid the temptation to eat condensed milk with digestive biscuits (every single period, same craving).

Cleaning makes me pretty happy as well, my period brings out some sort of OCD compulsion to clean windowsills and the toaster and the back of presses and hoover curtains. I don't complain though because I couldn't be bothered doing it any other time of the month.

Electric blanket/hot water bottle at the end of the day makes it so much easier to fall asleep when you're riddled with cramps as well.

Azureus

Dont get periods anymore (implanon) but get all the symptoms just as bad or worse - headwrecker leccy blanket helps a treat, and a hot bath and a glass of wine is the ultimate cure although thats for a bad day just as much as cramps
All in all though, get on with stuff and keep your mind busy, your body will follow suit.

rannerap

I just carry on as normal, I eat everything in sight though, I ate two full packets of biscuits yesterday after college

Chuchoter

I am after discovering Ponstan has become about as effective as mars bars for fixing stomach cramps. I swear to God if this **** does not go away after my operation I will shoot someone.

Abi

Azureus wrote: »

Dont get periods anymore (implanon) but get all the symptoms just as bad or worse - headwrecker leccy blanket helps a treat, and a hot bath and a glass of wine is the ultimate cure although thats for a bad day just as much as cramps
All in all though, get on with stuff and keep your mind busy, your body will follow suit.

Day two is the heavy crampy one for me, but I find making myself into a ball and the above helps :pac: The other days, no problem

Gunslinger92

Since I went on the pill I dont get cramps too badly anymore, maybe just one day of bearable pain. If I'm in pain I'll make some hot chocolate and chill out on the couch!

I do use it as an excuse to eat loads of junk though

Greentopia

maple wrote: »

WTF is lady time?

Oh right, period, why can't people just say period? It's just a word.

YES, thank you!! I hate when women use these coy or cutsey euphemisms to describe their cycle, their reproductive/sexual parts or health and gyny. issues like lady time, "lady bits" or the worst one-"women's problems"... ffs :rolleyes:
How do you expect to be taken seriously when you use words like that?? (not you obv. maple,)

You don't see men using phrases like "gentlemen's bits" or talking about prostate problems for example as "men's problems".

In answer to the OP-I just try and carry on as normal. The first day I do get cramps but I go for a walk or cycle and that helps I find.
I also find incidentally that my cramps have lessened since I changed over to using a Moon Cup instead of tampons. I love my Moon Cup , only pity is I didn't change over years ago.

Xiney

I like to describe it in gory, graphic detail to my husband.


I'm evil at heart, you see.


"Come look! A hunk of my uterus is floating in the toilet RIGHT NOW!"


(Suffice it to say, I do NOT refer to it by euphemistic terms such as "lady time")

metrovelvet

OH he must have loved that xiney!

RacoonQueen

I don't suffer. Luckily. But like to use it as a way to justify eating lots of chocolate.

EverEvolving

Get cramps, back pain and headaches for the first few days, it's a pisser. I have yet to find a painkiller that works and I've tried plenty.

Day 1 - Whinge, bitch and moan about everything and eat loads.

Day 2 - Lie on the couch with the duvet and eat loads.

Day 3 - Normality resumes.

Rinse and repeat monthly

phasers

I go about my normal routine, just do it while clutching my stomach and going 'ow ow ow ow'. I get really bad road rage too, I try and drive as little as possible lest I kill someone.

In the evening I eat a bag of nachos and shout at the TV.

mollybird

ya me i'm a bit of a moaner bout these things. i always tell my other half that i'm having some quality time with the hot water bottle/ or that my belly is sore and he knows exactly what i'm talking about. all i want to do is sleep really when/if i'm lucky to be off. or spend the day watching dvd's. not a huge chocolate lover but ya every second month can be bad for me and can take upto two days for pain to fade away but once it's gone ya i carry on as normal i'm afraid.

i suppose i love telling my OH just to let him know he won't be a daddy anytime soon:)

Lia_lia

Why does everyone eat chocolate? I find when I was have period I have no appetite. And just don't want to eat when I'm all bloated

But yeah, generally I just carry on as normal. Try to take no notice of it. This week on the first day of my period I was in a freezing cold salon at 8 in the morning doing a photoshoot...was torture! The worst part was there was a pharmacy two doors town full of lovely painkillers but I couldn't move

It's only the first day of my period that is ever bad for me, thank god! I find exercising also works.

WesternNight

Luckily I don't suffer with pain, but I do get quite irritable. So generally I try to not commit murder snap too much at people. I tend to feel uncomfortably bloated as well, yet despite that I have a ridiculous appetite.

squeakyduck

I get quiet teary at times, but all is solved with some chocolate, tea and special boyfriend belly rubs, kisses and cuddles.

If I have to work, I usually take a bottle of aspirin with me and take two before I start and maybe one or two before I finish. Work is such a drag with it.

Asphyxia

- DVDs
- Pj's
- Internets
- Boyfriend cuddles
- Chocolate, ice-cream and various types of junk food
- A nice long shower to make me feel fresher

beks101

I'm generally just a little more compassionate towards myself, let myself eat crap, have a few private little cries over absolutely nothing, maybe watch a few soppy movies or depressing music to help with the process.

I don't suffer too badly, although I do get a bit weepy, the odd cramp and get ridiculously horny for some reason, never fails! Which isn't much fun as I don't exactly feel like a sex goddess during those few days but whatever, I'm sure mother nature gets a right laugh out of it :rolleyes:

IrishEyes19

Greentopia wrote: »

YES, thank you!! I hate when women use these coy or cutsey euphemisms to describe their cycle, their reproductive/sexual parts or health and gyny. issues like lady time, "lady bits" or the worst one-"women's problems"... ffs :rolleyes:
How do you expect to be taken seriously when you use words like that?? (not you obv. maple,)

You don't see men using phrases like "gentlemen's bits" or talking about prostate problems for example as "men's problems".

In answer to the OP-I just try and carry on as normal. The first day I do get cramps but I go for a walk or cycle and that helps I find.
I also find incidentally that my cramps have lessened since I changed over to using a Moon Cup instead of tampons. I love my Moon Cup , only pity is I didn't change over years ago.

Lord, I think the OP was just being polite to be honest. I do the same sometimes, I admit I too say "time of the month," or "lady issue," :rolleyes:

@OP, I relax for the day, because quite frankly unless Ive work or college, It can be impossible to move, Im exhausted during it, so I kick out for the day and relax. Usually I'm feeling better after 2 days.

sam34

thankfully, i dont ever have problematic periods. no pain, beyond a few minor cramps, and no mood swings.

FayeRayRay

I usually take some painkillers, drink lots of tea and a hot water bottle. And a little chocolate too

Loopy

Since having the mirena coil fitted last year, I don't get any cramps and bleed very little. My periods used to be a real ordeal.
Highly recommend it.

Malari

I actually don't see that much of a problem with having nicknames for your period. I call mine the minstrel cycle after a strange miscommunication with my boyfriend :pac: But it's my period when I talk to the doctor, or when I was discussing having to go to the colposcopy clinic with my mom or best friend.

I mean I call sweet treats "nommies", and when I remove my contact lenses I call it "taking my eyes out" and I call having sex "playtime" and I call a penis....well, you get the picture. It's not cause I'm AFRAID to use the proper word, but it's no harm to just joke around with other words.

cdaly_

Malari wrote: »

"taking my eyes out"

:eek:



Oh look, there's even a smiley for it...

squeakyduck

Malari wrote: »

I mean I call sweet treats "nommies", and when I remove my contact lenses I call it "taking my eyes out" and I call having sex "playtime" and I call a penis....well, you get the picture. It's not cause I'm AFRAID to use the proper word, but it's no harm to just joke around with other words.

I love this. "hey honey...it's playtime!!!" :P My boyfriend knows the "soviet invasion" or (which I think its kind of ewww) *the blob* is coming when like Becks said I get a serious horn, moody and eat all the chocolate in the house and get my boyfriend to buy more or just take his instead!

Edgedinblue

mine used to be a real hassle, would pretty much turn into the hulk bar the green part. Id feel huge and the pain was awful, id be sick and they were always really heavy. I would live in the shower for days cause i always felt a bit blah and sticky. Hated leaving the house cause id eventally have to change tampons. Would usually never eat much but a giant cup of tea, toastie and chocolate would cheer me up.

I'm on cerazette now and dont get my period anymore and by jaysus ive honestly never been so happy!

Neyite

I mentioned this on a thread before, but all month long I blithely saunter past the crates of my fellas beer bottles to recycle in the hall, but get irrationally irked to see them when I'm due my period. The minute they piss me off, I do a quick count and get the tampax in.

The odd time, my period can get really sore, so a Nurofen Plus gets me through, especially if I have a lot to do, or busy at work but usually I dont need to take anything, and a wheat bag thingy heated in the microwave feels lovely. I get great cups of tea made by someone who forgets to recycle boyfriend.

perri winkles

I havn't really noticed anything that I change during my period, maybe I'm a bit more sensitive and weepy now that I think of it.

I only get a few bad cramps in my lower back the day before it's due, gives me a nice forewarning

Up-n-atom!

Mostly I get on with things, distraction helps! But if the pains are bad/persistent (they usually are at the start or just before) I try to take some feminex and arm myself with a hot water bottle.

I always ALWAYS have strong cravings for chocolate, which of course I indulge...mostly, my appetite can be a bit low through my period though. I can also get a bit weepy, and my mad cleaning side comes out for a bit as well:P

Like some other posters I do like to taunt some members of the opposite sex with some of the gruesome realities, just to see the look on their poor faces...

amdublin

Xiney wrote: »

I like to describe it in gory, graphic detail to my husband.


I'm evil at heart, you see.


"Come look! A hunk of my uterus is floating in the toilet RIGHT NOW!"


(Suffice it to say, I do NOT refer to it by euphemistic terms such as "lady time")

Why do you do this

Do you show him all your body excretions?

"Come look at these huge faeces in the toilet RIGHT NOW"

"Come look! I just vomited. Hey I didn't eat carrots"

"I've got a cold *blows nose* wow that is really green"

Dudess

I just carry on as normal too, but that's because I'm lucky enough to experience little to no discomfort. I get a bit of breast pain and fatigue, and occasionally I get a tiny bit moody/teary (and very briefly) in the build-up to it, but otherwise, I sail through it. Some women go through absolute misery every month, both emotionally and physically.

Loopie

Ashamedly, I turn into a bit of a she-devil...and I'm normaly very mildmannered! I'm highly productive in work because I don't take any c**p from people. Everything annoys me in my head, and my fuse shortens considerably! And I eat a full packet of Coconut delight biscuits...

I don't have/do anything special at this time, other than counting to 10...

*brushes coconut pieces off the laptop*

Xiney

amdublin wrote: »

Why do you do this

Do you show him all your body excretions?

"Come look at these huge faeces in the toilet RIGHT NOW"

"Come look! I just vomited. Hey I didn't eat carrots"

"I've got a cold *blows nose* wow that is really green"

Yeah, 'cause he totally goes and looks when I gross him out like that. That's what happens. You got me!

merlie

fatmammycat wrote: »

I get up and go to work like any other day.

edit- so this doesn't seem overly sharp, I genuinely mean I don't make a fuss out of a period and this makes me feel 1000 times better.

That's ok if you don't get bad periods. I dread each month as I usually get bad crampy pains, get bloated and when I do get them its like the 'river of no return!' for the first two days. I suffer from anaemia so I have to take extra iron around the time too.

Everyone is different when it comes to that time of the month, some have it easy others don't.

As to your question OP, I usually have a nice relaxing cup of camomile tea. I like to have a warm bath ( wearing a tampon of course ...so no blood bath so to speak! Euw! Lol! ) as I find it helps and I sit or lie down on the sofa or the bed in the lotus position as it helps with the flow or lying on my back with my knees bent and a hot water bottle on my tum, its comforting to spend a day in jim jams when its that time

fatmammycat

merlie wrote: »

That's ok if you don't get bad periods. I dread each month as I usually get bad crampy pains, get bloated and when I do get them its like the 'river of no return!' for the first two days. I suffer from anaemia so I have to take extra iron around the time too.

Everyone is different when it comes to that time of the month, some have it easy others don't.

I wasn't trying to deride the OP. I get heavy periods, the first two days in particular, including a really nasty lower back pain that literally makes me feel unwell. But I still carry on about my business as normal. If they are REALLY bad I take a painkiller.

Morgase

I'm very lucky as I normally have almost no pain, so the part that gets me down about periods is simply the ick factor. So it's lots of showers that make me feel better.

Having said that, I recently had the Mirena coil fitted and the first period you have after fitting can be pretty painful - it certainly was for me! I found the best thing was to keep moving, even just standing was better than sitting. I was going nuts sitting in lectures and not being able to move around.

ElleEm

Greentopia wrote: »

I hate when women use these coy or cutsey euphemisms to describe their cycle, their reproductive/sexual parts or health and gyny. issues like lady time, "lady bits" or the worst one-"women's problems"... ffs :rolleyes:
How do you expect to be taken seriously when you use words like that??
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I like to use "cutesy euphemisms" for things. I don't do it all the time, but I didn't think I would irk people by doing so. It doesn't mean I am immature or people take me less seriously, it just means I'm capable of being a bit of a silly billy!!

IrishEyes19 wrote: »

Lord, I think the OP was just being polite to be honest. I do the same sometimes, I admit I too say "time of the month," or "lady issue," :rolleyes:

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Thanks, Irish Eyes, you were spot on. I don't shy away from using the proper terms for things but it's sometimes a little nicer not to inflict the images certain words conjure up on people!

LegacyUser

fatmammycat wrote: »

I wasn't trying to deride the OP. I get heavy periods, the first two days in particular, including a really nasty lower back pain that literally makes me feel unwell. But I still carry on about my business as normal. If they are REALLY bad I take a painkiller.

I'm a bit insulted by this. I'm currently sitting here with eye watering cramps that shoot down my legs and up my spine. If it was REALLY bad, the pain killer wouldn't do anything for you. So its a bit hard to get on with it...

ElleEm

I feel for you, Annoyed. When my pains are bad, my legs go numb, I sweat and shake and often vomit from the pain. It's like someone is slicing you open. Thank God this time I've only got small pains, so I've avoided tablets. I go through phases, some months I'm very VERY sore, and some months I just feel a bit emotional.
Hot water bottles, tea/ coffee and find someone for hugs x

Eviledna

I think this issue is like anything else...subjective. If you've never experienced the kind of cramps where you can't walk let alone work, it's easy to say "I just get on with it".

There's no pain-ometer, so it can't be compared. Women can be cruel and without compassion sometimes, and when I was having bad issues with periods I certainly got the look in work that said "you're pushing it dontcha think?".
But that was someone who had never suffered. It's like people who call migraine "just a headache". It's a fact of life that people who've only ever experienced 20% of something either deny 100% or assume it is merely for show.

At my "lady time"? Thanks to the elusive Cerazette it's not half what it used to be, so I can come across all condescending having experienced both ends of the scale But spring time usually brings a bad one, lord knows why, and it's chocolate, back rubs from the OH and trying to control rage by stuffing my cakehole with...cake!

little lady

I get all my frustration by cleaning (I know it's wierd), at some point I'll cry, sleep and if I'm in work, pain killers (depends on the severity of the pain for the type if tablet), tea and chocolate.

I dont really suffer badly, but I could sleep for Ireland when I have them!!

fatmammycat

Annoyed. wrote: »

I'm a bit insulted by this. I'm currently sitting here with eye watering cramps that shoot down my legs and up my spine. If it was REALLY bad, the pain killer wouldn't do anything for you. So its a bit hard to get on with it...

You're insulted? Why? I said I get on with things, or take a pain killer when it's REALLY bad for me. I never said Jack about what you or anyone else should do or feel.