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Two items:
1) I know many people that dont take "advantage" of this night because they are so tired
2) are you on BC? because you can adjust it to be sure you are not flowing at that time.
I'm on the Implant... Its stays in my arm for three years. After this December I will be going into my second year... I still get normal flow with this form of BC tho. I surely hope this won't become a problem. I have a feeling that even if I am too tired that Because Aunt Flo stays for soooo long sometimes with this BC it may ruin my HM which we are taking a couple days after the wedding
Luckily my periods only last one day, one very, very, very painful day. So I am praying this wont happen. I am not on BC so I would probably pop a vicidin and suck it up. I would bring a heating pad as well and some tea to sooth me. I would be more worried about the cripling pain than the blood so I would try to ease the pain as much as possible. Oh yeah, and eating a piece of chocolate always helps.
sheesh... I don't know how I would possibly deal with the pain and stress all together. My menstrual cycle is debilitating!! I can't function well enough to walk, let alone party for hours lol
I still take off from work the first day or two of my cycle
for our anniversary i just skipped my 'off week' of pills and i never got my period that month. then it came again normal the next month... thats what i would do :)
WEAR A TAMPON 
nahhh in all seriousness I went on BC to change my period time and it didnt really work. Got my period on my wedding day...it wasnt heaving and i wasnt bitchy or anything but it was there....I just dealt with it and moved on :)
Probably TMI...but..shower sex? *hee hee*
I was scheduled to be on my period the whole weekend of the wedding. I just took my BC like normal and instead of taking the break (placebo pills) I started taking the next pack right away. It worked and I didn't have any problems! MY next period was heavier than normal of corse but by that point it didn't matter! It was worth it because the last thing you want to worry about is where to carry a tampon around on/during the wedding! Its not so much about the wedding night for me as it was having to deal with it through out the day of pictures and dancing and dinner and talking to guests
I have the Mirena IUD and haven't had a period in two years. Wedding is in June 12 and I don't have to get my Mirena out until Sept 12. No pills, no weight gain, no bleeding. ^_^
Talk to your OB/Gyn and see what your options are. Since you are on an implant rather than pills, you won't be able to switch around the days of your flow the way that you can with pills. Your doctor can give you the best alternatives that works with what you are currently on. Everyone's body is different so how one person reacts to medication is completely different from how someone else's will, so it's not a one-size-fits-all type thing, contrary to popular belief. Plus, you're dealing with a controlled substance so it's best to consult your doctor who prescribed the medicine before you do anything rather than anyone else.
If you decide to have sex anyway (most couples say they are way too tired on the wedding night), put towels underneath you to protect the bedding and the mattress. In addition, some couples have no issues at all with period sex and say it works wonders to alleviate cramps, etc, while others refuse to have anything to do with it. Neither is right or wrong.
I am really adamantly against BC (for myself!), and this is the only, only, only reason I would ever take it. Every other month I get the period from hell and spend at least two days confined to bed, only getting up to vomit and take heavy-duty painkillers prescribed to me by my doc...so there's no way I could make it through my wedding in that state. Birth control it'd be.
get a pack of pills, start them about 1-2 weeks before your wedding (depending on how long the honey moon is) and it will work out fine. i used to do that when i needed to and still plan on it for the wedding. it also works great for bithdays, parties and other major period free events lol
It seems to me like you have two options:
1) start keeping track of your period, find out how regular you are, and whether or not you will actually get your period around the wedding, and then give your guy a heads up if need be, and have period sex, or find other ways to enjoy yourselves.
2) talk to your doctor about changing to a method of BC that can control when you get your period, i.e. an estrogen pill with sugar pills for the period week, or an IUD like minera. I would suggest switching ASAP so your body (and you) have time to get used to it.
My husband and I didn't have sex on our wedding night because we were exhausted. I think that you need to consider a new form of BC because having debilatating periods isn't good. You might want to consider a pill where you don't get your period like Lybrel. I was on that for 2 years to keep my period pain at bay.
@lwilliams107: Is it your BC that's causing your periods to be debilitating? If so, you should seriously consider talking to your doctor about coming off that BC. My natural body has given me a few debilitating periods (on the order of being curled in the fetal position on the bathroom floor for an hour) and there's no way I would want to experience that every month or on my wedding day.
My period was scheduled for the big day too, although it naturally can be up to three days long or short sometimes. It ended up coming early that month so I was fine, but we didn't do anything on our wedding night anyway! It's way too much pressure to pull off a wedding and then expect to be sexy that night LOL. You should make a pact with your FI not to expect anything that night, just to take the pressure off.
I am worried about this as well, but I have a whole year to figure it out. Currently (according to fertility friend) I will start 2 days before my wedding. I can handle that happening as I really only have 1 painful day. I'm actually happy that it says that right now because my cycle length changes between 29-32 days so if it just gets a little off now and then, I shouldn't have to worry at all.
I used to have fairly painful periods, (mostly on the first day), but through some lifestyle changes my periods are now a piece of cake and I feel really good. There are simple herbs you can take to make your periods lighter and having debilitating cramps is not "normal," although we've been taught that it is. I think cutting down on caffeine helps, along with drinking water. Also, drinking red raspberry leaf tea is helpful. Zinc is great for eliminating cramps. There are a number of easy options - you just have to find the right one for you that works. Natural healing is the way - not putting a bunch of chemicals into your body. But some of herbs aren't recommended if you are trying to get pregnant, like Evening Primrose Oil, which you can only take before ovulation because it can cause contractions. I used to get PMS and I don't get that either (thanks to Evening Primrose Oil), although there are some people who might actually disagree with that. :-)
My period, like clockwork, changed two months prior to the wedding and I ended up getting my period on the third day of our honeymoon. The stress from wedding planning seemed to take it's toll on my body, so even though we had planned around it, mother nature had a different plan.
It somewhat sucked, as I had tons of cute lingerie for the honeymoon. I spent a whole lot of time body boarding and we did lots of activities.
Good luck!
So lucky mine isn't supposed to come until right after the wedding. It's beena big fear i don't want it on our wedding night. And than we will head for the honeymoon probably a week or two after the weddding so that can be period free as well.
I was scheduled for my wedding the day my period was to come. I wouldjust keep going! If its still sunny outside thats all that matters.
Looks like I may get lucky and get it a couple days after returning from my honeymoon. Lets hope things work out lol
I am scheduled to get mine on the day of my wedding so my Gyno is having me skip a period this month (continue on my pill pack rather than take the week long sugar pills) so now I will get it the week before the wedding and won't have to worry about a period on our honeymoon. Thank goodness!
I'm on Nuva Ring and knock on wood, so far so good, so I would probably try to schedule the wedding around my period by projecting out- either that or I would start adjusting the bc the second I booked the venue, i.e. by skipping 2 weeks of the ring and then putting it in- it would probably suck and be all over the place, but better than dealing with pure torture on your wedding day- when its hard enough to get your dress over your head to pee (I have helped multiple brides do this...and god knows I do not want to have to change a tampon that day).
i am super irregular, so even though i always keep track of it, i can never count on when it's going to pop up next- which is SOOOOOOOOOOO irritating (as it usually manages to come at exactly the wrong moment!)
I too am schedulded to start on my wedding day! Don't you just love being a woman?
I called my doc and she told me to skip the sugar pills and throw off my period on the next one to prevent my body from completely freaking out on my wedding day (2 months away). I am mainly worried about being bloated and my face breaking out.
My Dr did mention that skipping sugar pills will work with the BC that I am on, but it does not work with low-dose pills like Ortho tri cyclen-lo.
Good luck and hopefully all of us here can avoid this!
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Has anyone here had this issue.... It is my worst fear on my wedding day (not to mention my wedding "night")
How in the world do you duke it out with Mother Nature to make sure your BIG day is "rag" free?
I am not the kind of girl that keeps up with my monthly gift as well as I should, and I have the most awful feeling that the day Aunt Flo wants to visit will be my wedding day! I can only imagine how that would sour plans for the BIG NIGHT, or even the Honeymoon if you are a super long flow (like myself).... The thought simply frightens me... The stress of your wedding, plus the added emotions of a cycle??
I've added a photo below that accurate depicts my disposition if that were to happen to me.
Tell me your stories and/or remedy
Slim
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