Re: Question about puberty

[Guest guest]

We spoke with an autism specialist, Dr. Neel Soras, from UK, last week about

this very thing. His take on it was to let nature take its course & help the

person to understand that it is a natural occurence every woman goes through. I

also worked with a girl several years ago, who's parents had her physician

administer shots, similar to birth control, to prevent monthly cycles. The girl

was FMD at about 5 years of age, although whe was really 18 years old. You're

right to ask for other opinions. Even though my granddaughter is only 7 now,

we'll be facing the same situation very soon. Good luck.

S/Willowwind

[Guest guest]

My 11 year old daughter had a difficult time with her period. She suffered from

excessive bleeding making her period last longer than the normal 7 days and her

doctor was extremely concerned about the severe blood loss.

She is now on a 3 month birth control pill. Which has helped the bleeding when

she does get her period.

Another option her doctor gave us were the 3 month shots that eliminate the

period altogether.

Janet mom to

Sent via BlackBerry by AT & T

Question about puberty

Hi all, I haven't posted in years so forgive me just popping in to pick your

brains but I have a question about puberty for you all. Does anyone use

medication (i.e. birth control perhaps) to stay off menstrual cycles in their

daughters?

I'm really getting the run around from Dr's but Sonja is pretty low functioning

when it comes to self care and body awareness and I have a hard enough time

getting her to wear underpants much less something inside them.

I'm afraid I'm going to have a huge mess on my hands any day now.

Any incite would be great (good or bad) I just want to know what if anything you

guys have found from past experiences.

Thanks!

Theresa

[Guest guest]

Hi,

My step-daughter was recently diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome in Aug 10.

Since then our world has been turned upside down, but it now finally puts the

pieces of the puzzle together.

I haven't seen anything posted to the one of the many issues we are having with

her. She is 15 years old and started her period last Aug 09. Since she has

started we can't get her to use pads or tampons. They feel weird on her and she

would rather bleed in her panties or herself. We have discussed with the

therapist, but all they have really done is get her to admit she needs to wear

something to prevent an accident from showing through her clothes. I wasn't

happy with that decision, because we have talked/discussed and we are now

pulling out our hair in trying to find something or get her to wear pads. In

the past year she has lied about wearing pads, hiding the soiled panties and

even discarding them in trash cans at school.

I don't know what more to do. I noticed that one of the entries stated talking

to a doctor about stopping her period for a given time. I'm wondering how that

has worked and does it seem to help? Even if she has a period she has no

concern for her overall hygiene.

I'm really at wits end. We can't discuss with mom, we have other issues

involved there. I just want to help her.

Thanks for listening and hopefully someone has had to deal with the same issue

and can give better insight.

Pati

>

> My 11 year old daughter had a difficult time with her period. She suffered

from excessive bleeding making her period last longer than the normal 7 days and

her doctor was extremely concerned about the severe blood loss.

> She is now on a 3 month birth control pill. Which has helped the bleeding when

she does get her period.

> Another option her doctor gave us were the 3 month shots that eliminate the

period altogether.

>

> Janet mom to

> Sent via BlackBerry by AT & T

>

> Question about puberty

>

> Hi all, I haven't posted in years so forgive me just popping in to pick your

brains but I have a question about puberty for you all. Does anyone use

medication (i.e. birth control perhaps) to stay off menstrual cycles in their

daughters?

>

> I'm really getting the run around from Dr's but Sonja is pretty low

functioning when it comes to self care and body awareness and I have a hard

enough time getting her to wear underpants much less something inside them.

>

> I'm afraid I'm going to have a huge mess on my hands any day now.

>

> Any incite would be great (good or bad) I just want to know what if anything

you guys have found from past experiences.

>

> Thanks!

> Theresa

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Maybe you've already tried this, but what if she was to wear

absorbant/disposable underwear, for those days, kinda like a pull up? Some

of them are not quite as uncomfortable as adding a pad to your regular

panties, but would still stop her from showing through clothes etc. And

would be fine to toss out.

Or have you tried or considered using re-useable pads? They are kinda like

cloth diapers and are designed (or you can make your own) to be washed and

reused. The big difference between that and the disposable pads from the

store would be material. You can make (or order) them to be all cotton so

the feel shouldn't be much different than wearing her panties.

I also think encouraging her to wear them even when she doesn't need to, for

short periods of time (that increase over time) to get her used to the feel

and tolerating the difference in feel, would be worth a try... if you

haven't already.

There would obviously need to be some type of reward system put in place as

well too. If she's so uncomfortable with even the idea of wearing one that

she is lying and throwing out the soiled panties, then starting small and

giving a reward could help her to build that up. Of course for us the most

difficult part of behavior modification has always been finding rewards that

are small and affordable (or free) but desireable enough for them to do the

undesired task. Especially with my kids, cause one minute a sticker could

mean the world to her and she'd be willing to move the earth to try to get

it, but the next day (or 15 min. later) she couldn't care less about a

sticker.

But sit and brainstorm with your hubby, any therapists, or teachers etc. and

create a list of items or activities she really enjoys. Right now, my older

DD works on her behavior by earning trips to the library. She is very much

into reading right now and constantly has books on reserve that the library

calls to say she has to come pick up by a certain date. If she's having a

bad day and been mouthy and nasty to me, then I don't take her to pick them

up. IF she has a decent day then I'll make the trip and let her pick up her

books. Once she has them she will often resort back to the attitude, so then

I just take them away for a day or so. It's helping for her... although she

just as ADHD (and likely a mood disorder) For the younger one, we have to

switch out more often, sometimes it's stickers, sometimes it's a new (dollar

store or thrift store) coloring book, or just time with scissors to cut cut

cut!

Hopefully you're able to find something to help soon. Unfortunately the

going back and forth between your house and her mother's could ruin any

progress that you make if you're not able to work with the mother to come to

a solution.

I don't envy your situation in the least, and I hope and pray that whatever

is going on there can be resolved so that you all can work together to

parent your step daughter. Parenting is not easy to begin with, toss in

Aspergers and the difficulty is multiplied, but the difficulty is multiplied

even more by having a spilt family that is not able to set aside differences

and work together.

Keep coming in for advice or just to vent. We're here for you.

Theresa

Theresa

>

>

> Hi,

>

> My step-daughter was recently diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome in Aug 10.

> Since then our world has been turned upside down, but it now finally puts

> the pieces of the puzzle together.

>

> I haven't seen anything posted to the one of the many issues we are having

> with her. She is 15 years old and started her period last Aug 09. Since she

> has started we can't get her to use pads or tampons. They feel weird on her

> and she would rather bleed in her panties or herself. We have discussed with

> the therapist, but all they have really done is get her to admit she needs

> to wear something to prevent an accident from showing through her clothes. I

> wasn't happy with that decision, because we have talked/discussed and we are

> now pulling out our hair in trying to find something or get her to wear

> pads. In the past year she has lied about wearing pads, hiding the soiled

> panties and even discarding them in trash cans at school.

>

> I don't know what more to do. I noticed that one of the entries stated

> talking to a doctor about stopping her period for a given time. I'm

> wondering how that has worked and does it seem to help? Even if she has a

> period she has no concern for her overall hygiene.

>

> I'm really at wits end. We can't discuss with mom, we have other issues

> involved there. I just want to help her.

>

> Thanks for listening and hopefully someone has had to deal with the same

> issue and can give better insight.

>

> Pati

>

>

>

> >

> > My 11 year old daughter had a difficult time with her period. She

> suffered from excessive bleeding making her period last longer than the

> normal 7 days and her doctor was extremely concerned about the severe blood

> loss.

> > She is now on a 3 month birth control pill. Which has helped the bleeding

> when she does get her period.

> > Another option her doctor gave us were the 3 month shots that eliminate

> the period altogether.

> >

> > Janet mom to

> > Sent via BlackBerry by AT & T

> >

> > Question about puberty

> >

> > Hi all, I haven't posted in years so forgive me just popping in to pick

> your brains but I have a question about puberty for you all. Does anyone use

> medication (i.e. birth control perhaps) to stay off menstrual cycles in

> their daughters?

> >

> > I'm really getting the run around from Dr's but Sonja is pretty low

> functioning when it comes to self care and body awareness and I have a hard

> enough time getting her to wear underpants much less something inside them.

> >

> > I'm afraid I'm going to have a huge mess on my hands any day now.

> >

> > Any incite would be great (good or bad) I just want to know what if

> anything you guys have found from past experiences.

> >

> > Thanks!

> > Theresa

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

 

Wow Theresa!  What great advice.  My ASD daughter Madeleine is 10 1/2 but looks

13 and I expect her first period to arrive very soon.  I love your ideas and

plan to start putting them into force NOW!  We'll start rewarding Madeleine for

wearing pads for short periods of time, hopefully extending to longer periods of

time. 

 

I'm not autistic, but I too never liked wearing pads.  I started using tampons

when I was 12.  However, for the last few months I've been using pads, showing

my daughter what I'm doing, and why I'm doing it, hoping that she'll follow my

example and not be afraid when she starts her period.  I must say that pads

aren't nearly as uncomfortable as they were 35 years ago!!!  Improvements have

been made !

 

________________________________

To: Autism_in_Girls_and_Women

Sent: Tue, November 23, 2010 6:49:46 AM

Subject: Re: Re: Question about puberty

Maybe you've already tried this, but what if she was to wear

absorbant/disposable underwear, for those days, kinda like a pull up? Some

of them are not quite as uncomfortable as adding a pad to your regular

panties, but would still stop her from showing through clothes etc. And

would be fine to toss out.

Or have you tried or considered using re-useable pads? They are kinda like

cloth diapers and are designed (or you can make your own) to be washed and

reused. The big difference between that and the disposable pads from the

store would be material. You can make (or order) them to be all cotton so

the feel shouldn't be much different than wearing her panties.

I also think encouraging her to wear them even when she doesn't need to, for

short periods of time (that increase over time) to get her used to the feel

and tolerating the difference in feel, would be worth a try... if you

haven't already.

There would obviously need to be some type of reward system put in place as

well too. If she's so uncomfortable with even the idea of wearing one that

she is lying and throwing out the soiled panties, then starting small and

giving a reward could help her to build that up. Of course for us the most

difficult part of behavior modification has always been finding rewards that

are small and affordable (or free) but desireable enough for them to do the

undesired task. Especially with my kids, cause one minute a sticker could

mean the world to her and she'd be willing to move the earth to try to get

it, but the next day (or 15 min. later) she couldn't care less about a

sticker.

But sit and brainstorm with your hubby, any therapists, or teachers etc. and

create a list of items or activities she really enjoys. Right now, my older

DD works on her behavior by earning trips to the library. She is very much

into reading right now and constantly has books on reserve that the library

calls to say she has to come pick up by a certain date. If she's having a

bad day and been mouthy and nasty to me, then I don't take her to pick them

up. IF she has a decent day then I'll make the trip and let her pick up her

books. Once she has them she will often resort back to the attitude, so then

I just take them away for a day or so. It's helping for her... although she

just as ADHD (and likely a mood disorder) For the younger one, we have to

switch out more often, sometimes it's stickers, sometimes it's a new (dollar

store or thrift store) coloring book, or just time with scissors to cut cut

cut!

Hopefully you're able to find something to help soon. Unfortunately the

going back and forth between your house and her mother's could ruin any

progress that you make if you're not able to work with the mother to come to

a solution.

I don't envy your situation in the least, and I hope and pray that whatever

is going on there can be resolved so that you all can work together to

parent your step daughter. Parenting is not easy to begin with, toss in

Aspergers and the difficulty is multiplied, but the difficulty is multiplied

even more by having a spilt family that is not able to set aside differences

and work together.

Keep coming in for advice or just to vent. We're here for you.

Theresa

Theresa

>

>

> Hi,

>

> My step-daughter was recently diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome in Aug 10.

> Since then our world has been turned upside down, but it now finally puts

> the pieces of the puzzle together.

>

> I haven't seen anything posted to the one of the many issues we are having

> with her. She is 15 years old and started her period last Aug 09. Since she

> has started we can't get her to use pads or tampons. They feel weird on her

> and she would rather bleed in her panties or herself. We have discussed with

> the therapist, but all they have really done is get her to admit she needs

> to wear something to prevent an accident from showing through her clothes. I

> wasn't happy with that decision, because we have talked/discussed and we are

> now pulling out our hair in trying to find something or get her to wear

> pads. In the past year she has lied about wearing pads, hiding the soiled

> panties and even discarding them in trash cans at school.

>

> I don't know what more to do. I noticed that one of the entries stated

> talking to a doctor about stopping her period for a given time. I'm

> wondering how that has worked and does it seem to help? Even if she has a

> period she has no concern for her overall hygiene.

>

> I'm really at wits end. We can't discuss with mom, we have other issues

> involved there. I just want to help her.

>

> Thanks for listening and hopefully someone has had to deal with the same

> issue and can give better insight.

>

> Pati

>

>

>

> >

> > My 11 year old daughter had a difficult time with her period. She

> suffered from excessive bleeding making her period last longer than the

> normal 7 days and her doctor was extremely concerned about the severe blood

> loss.

> > She is now on a 3 month birth control pill. Which has helped the bleeding

> when she does get her period.

> > Another option her doctor gave us were the 3 month shots that eliminate

> the period altogether.

> >

> > Janet mom to

> > Sent via BlackBerry by AT & T

> >

> > Question about puberty

> >

> > Hi all, I haven't posted in years so forgive me just popping in to pick

> your brains but I have a question about puberty for you all. Does anyone use

> medication (i.e. birth control perhaps) to stay off menstrual cycles in

> their daughters?

> >

> > I'm really getting the run around from Dr's but Sonja is pretty low

> functioning when it comes to self care and body awareness and I have a hard

> enough time getting her to wear underpants much less something inside them.

> >

> > I'm afraid I'm going to have a huge mess on my hands any day now.

> >

> > Any incite would be great (good or bad) I just want to know what if

> anything you guys have found from past experiences.

> >

> > Thanks!

> > Theresa

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Pati,

I do appreciate how that is. I have a 15 year old [going on 7 or 11

depending on the day] who just began her periods in March. It has been

difficult, and we are still working on a few issues, like the necessity of

removing

the pads from her underwear when she takes them off and puts them in the

hamper. Allie struggled at first with wearing pads, " feeling wrong, " and

trying to fit this new experience into her life, but 9 months in she is doing

fairly well now. I just needed to give her time to get adjusted at her

own rate. Pushing did not help.

Some of the moms on our list have talked in the past about using fabric

pads that are soft and just get washed and reused, sort of old school like

women used to have before disposable pads were invented? I think some said

they bought them on line, but some may have mentioned making there own after

they saw what they were like. I think they said they liked the fabric pads

because they were so much less irritating. I hope some of them are still

listening in and will respond!

As you are relatively new to your step-daughter's diagnosis of Asperger's

I'd like to suggest that before using a long term chemical solution to your

daughter's periods, be careful to do research. Many of the adult women

who are on the spectrum have talked here over the years about the terrible

reactions they have to hormone treatments [medical and behavioral]. A

significant population seems to be hyper-sensitive to b/c pills, implants, etc.

Before you try hormones on her, please research and be prepared for what

can happen.

Sandi

[Houston]

In a message dated 11/22/2010 9:43:09 P.M. Central Standard Time,

bluemaize70@... writes:

Hi,

My step-daughter was recently diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome in Aug

10. Since then our world has been turned upside down, but it now finally puts

the pieces of the puzzle together.

I haven't seen anything posted to the one of the many issues we are having

with her. She is 15 years old and started her period last Aug 09. Since

she has started we can't get her to use pads or tampons. They feel weird on

her and she would rather bleed in her panties or herself. We have discussed

with the therapist, but all they have really done is get her to admit she

needs to wear something to prevent an accident from showing through her

clothes. I wasn't happy with that decision, because we have talked/discussed

and we are now pulling out our hair in trying to find something or get her to

wear pads. In the past year she has lied about wearing pads, hiding the

soiled panties and even discarding them in trash cans at school.

I don't know what more to do. I noticed that one of the entries stated

talking to a doctor about stopping her period for a given time. I'm wondering

how that has worked and does it seem to help? Even if she has a period she

has no concern for her overall hygiene.

I'm really at wits end. We can't discuss with mom, we have other issues

involved there. I just want to help her.

Thanks for listening and hopefully someone has had to deal with the same

issue and can give better insight.

Pati

>

> My 11 year old daughter had a difficult time with her period. She

suffered from excessive bleeding making her period last longer than the normal

7

days and her doctor was extremely concerned about the severe blood loss.

> She is now on a 3 month birth control pill. Which has helped the

bleeding when she does get her period.

> Another option her doctor gave us were the 3 month shots that eliminate

the period altogether.

>

> Janet mom to

> Sent via BlackBerry by AT & T

>

> Question about puberty

>

> Hi all, I haven't posted in years so forgive me just popping in to pick

your brains but I have a question about puberty for you all. Does anyone

use medication (i.e. birth control perhaps) to stay off menstrual cycles in

their daughters?

>

> I'm really getting the run around from Dr's but Sonja is pretty low

functioning when it comes to self care and body awareness and I have a hard

enough time getting her to wear underpants much less something inside them.

>

> I'm afraid I'm going to have a huge mess on my hands any day now.

>

> Any incite would be great (good or bad) I just want to know what if

anything you guys have found from past experiences.

>

> Thanks!

> Theresa

>

>

>

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

>

[Guest guest]

My book * " Girls Growing Up on the Autism Spectrum " * has a whole chapter on

menstruation and wearing maxi pads / tampons.

You can find it on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Girls-Growing-Autism-Spectrum-Professionals/dp/1843108550/\

ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8 & s=books & qid=1290553218 & sr=8-1

We specialize in issues facing girls and women with ASDs at my clinic.

All the best!

Dr. Nichols

>

>

> Hi,

>

> My step-daughter was recently diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome in Aug 10.

> Since then our world has been turned upside down, but it now finally puts

> the pieces of the puzzle together.

>

> I haven't seen anything posted to the one of the many issues we are having

> with her. She is 15 years old and started her period last Aug 09. Since she

> has started we can't get her to use pads or tampons. They feel weird on her

> and she would rather bleed in her panties or herself. We have discussed with

> the therapist, but all they have really done is get her to admit she needs

> to wear something to prevent an accident from showing through her clothes. I

> wasn't happy with that decision, because we have talked/discussed and we are

> now pulling out our hair in trying to find something or get her to wear

> pads. In the past year she has lied about wearing pads, hiding the soiled

> panties and even discarding them in trash cans at school.

>

> I don't know what more to do. I noticed that one of the entries stated

> talking to a doctor about stopping her period for a given time. I'm

> wondering how that has worked and does it seem to help? Even if she has a

> period she has no concern for her overall hygiene.

>

> I'm really at wits end. We can't discuss with mom, we have other issues

> involved there. I just want to help her.

>

> Thanks for listening and hopefully someone has had to deal with the same

> issue and can give better insight.

>

> Pati

>

>

> >

> > My 11 year old daughter had a difficult time with her period. She

> suffered from excessive bleeding making her period last longer than the

> normal 7 days and her doctor was extremely concerned about the severe blood

> loss.

> > She is now on a 3 month birth control pill. Which has helped the bleeding

> when she does get her period.

> > Another option her doctor gave us were the 3 month shots that eliminate

> the period altogether.

> >

> > Janet mom to

> > Sent via BlackBerry by AT & T

> >

> > Question about puberty

> >

> > Hi all, I haven't posted in years so forgive me just popping in to pick

> your brains but I have a question about puberty for you all. Does anyone use

> medication (i.e. birth control perhaps) to stay off menstrual cycles in

> their daughters?

> >

> > I'm really getting the run around from Dr's but Sonja is pretty low

> functioning when it comes to self care and body awareness and I have a hard

> enough time getting her to wear underpants much less something inside them.

> >

> > I'm afraid I'm going to have a huge mess on my hands any day now.

> >

> > Any incite would be great (good or bad) I just want to know what if

> anything you guys have found from past experiences.

> >

> > Thanks!

> > Theresa

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

I can't remember the name of the company, but my friend used to buy pads online

at a nature friendly site that made washable cloth pads. She hated wasting

plastic and so she used cloth diapers for her children and cloth nursing pads

and cloth pads while on her period. She swore by them, even though I never gave

them a try and she said they saved her a lot of money and that she didn't get

irritated from the cloth pads, like she did from the disposable ones.

As far as tampons, I can't use them either. I go into shock, when I use them and

they make me have seizures and I don't normally have seizures. I don't reccomend

them for our girls with autism, as they already have so many sensory issues and

allergies and sensativities. If they want to try, that is fine... but I would

not push them to wear them. I did not even know what was happening to me, until

I finally read the package and saw that one of the warnings was what I was

experiencing. Plus they were so painful that the whole day I was wearing them,

any of the times I've tried again, I can barely sit, stand, move.

I do have so many things that irritate my skin and I had to try about 12-13

different brands and styles of pads, before I found 2 that I could wear and not

break out with a rash or acne down there etc. I probably should try those cloth

pads, but I am pregnant right now, so that won't be for a while. Anyhow, the two

that work for me are Kotex, ultra thin pads with no wings and non scented... or

Always ultra thin pads with or without wings on those and again MOST IMPORTANT

non scented. If I get the scented kind or scented anything, including detergent,

perfume, shampoo, deoderant etc. I can't function. My brain goes foggy, I can't

focus, I get snappy and irritable, I can't eat, I itch everywhere, and I just

can't be myself. I reccomend all parents of children with autism, to consider

eliminating dyes and perfumes and seeing what a difference it could make in as

little as a week.

Hope this helps. Sorry I hardly ever post anymore, but I still usually read,

just am sooooooooo busy. I am writing more books for our girls with full

illustrations, including a book on Periods, and I took on two foster girls who

are 8 and 9 yrs and both have Fedal Alcohol Syndrome, and have my 3 with Autism

and am pregnant (which is a big surprize) My youngest will be 6 when this one is

born. We have been trying for about 3 years and then gave up and haven't done

anything to protect against, but didn't think it would happen, and so we are

very happy about it.

Our youngest our only boy is doing so well with diet, fish oil, ovoiding dyes

and perfumes and intense homeschooling, that he has lost his diagnosis and the

state refuses him services. He is only in Kindergarten, but I have been

schooling him since he was born and he just tested out at a 3rd grade level. So,

we are very excited. Our 7yr old with autism is doing very well and is more

showing up as having OCD than Autism now, but our oldest age 9 is starting to go

through puberty and she is really struggling. She also has a diagnosis of MR and

was doing VERY well and is reading and had stopped her handflapping and was

doing great, but lately she is really struggling and I think it is all the

hormones happening to her body, plus her seizures have started up again. But

there is my update and hope to have my book done soon and then I can share it

with you guys.

If anyone still needs a potty book, I am still selling those and have dropped

the price to get rid of the first printing, the second printing is going to be

paperback instead of board book, but the price is now $7 including shipping if

anyone is interested. No More Diaper for Girls or for Boys Also the DVD is the

same price $7 including shipping.

Hope this helps. I gotta go!

Esther

Author of No More Diaper for Girls

No MOre Diaper for Boys

www.esthersmithbooks.com

Amazon.com, Target.com, & Noble.com, and many more

Subject: Re: Question about puberty

To: Autism_in_Girls_and_Women

Date: Monday, November 22, 2010, 5:43 PM

 

Hi,

My step-daughter was recently diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome in Aug 10.

Since then our world has been turned upside down, but it now finally puts the

pieces of the puzzle together.

I haven't seen anything posted to the one of the many issues we are having with

her. She is 15 years old and started her period last Aug 09. Since she has

started we can't get her to use pads or tampons. They feel weird on her and she

would rather bleed in her panties or herself. We have discussed with the

therapist, but all they have really done is get her to admit she needs to wear

something to prevent an accident from showing through her clothes. I wasn't

happy with that decision, because we have talked/discussed and we are now

pulling out our hair in trying to find something or get her to wear pads. In the

past year she has lied about wearing pads, hiding the soiled panties and even

discarding them in trash cans at school.

I don't know what more to do. I noticed that one of the entries stated talking

to a doctor about stopping her period for a given time. I'm wondering how that

has worked and does it seem to help? Even if she has a period she has no concern

for her overall hygiene.

I'm really at wits end. We can't discuss with mom, we have other issues involved

there. I just want to help her.

Thanks for listening and hopefully someone has had to deal with the same issue

and can give better insight.

Pati

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> My 11 year old daughter had a difficult time with her period. She suffered

from excessive bleeding making her period last longer than the normal 7 days and

her doctor was extremely concerned about the severe blood loss.

> She is now on a 3 month birth control pill. Which has helped the bleeding when

she does get her period.

> Another option her doctor gave us were the 3 month shots that eliminate the

period altogether.

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> Question about puberty

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> Hi all, I haven't posted in years so forgive me just popping in to pick your

brains but I have a question about puberty for you all. Does anyone use

medication (i.e. birth control perhaps) to stay off menstrual cycles in their

daughters?

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> I'm really getting the run around from Dr's but Sonja is pretty low

functioning when it comes to self care and body awareness and I have a hard

enough time getting her to wear underpants much less something inside them.

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> I'm afraid I'm going to have a huge mess on my hands any day now.

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> Any incite would be great (good or bad) I just want to know what if anything

you guys have found from past experiences.

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> Thanks!

> Theresa

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