For teens and moms of teens... (womanly issues)

[lizbud]

Catnapper,

Sorry if I sounded snippy yesterday.I did forget about you being a step
mom. That does make some difference, but still, if the young woman is
that debilitated by her monthly cycle, she does need some help.I would try
also to make her dad take a Drs. word for whatever therapy is needed. I know
you are trying your best to help her.Good luck with the Dr.visit.

[DaisyJo's Mom]

it makes my stomach hurt just reading this because I too went through horrible pains...
i went to the doctor and they told me they did a test on how bad my cramps were and they rate it on a scale from one to five and mine was a 5++
they actually put me on birth control but told me not to take the last week and sooner or later it stopped my period...now i have found out that stopping my period wasn't the healthiest decision eventhough the doctor told me it was OK if i had a certain something in me...like a protein or a vitamin or something..
anyway
now my peroid is never on time..it is just now starting to become normal and this happened when i was like 15 i am now 21
so my advice...is the pill is good..just don't stop her period....and warn her that the pill changes you....like your wieght and attitude
and as the parent give her a little leeway on things because she isn't gonna be herself

[My Peanuts]

I'm not a teen, I'm 24 years old, but here's my 2 cents. I had TERRIBLE menstrual pain. I would throw up, take hot baths/showers, curl up in the corner and cry. It was bad. I know you said the Pill was a no no, but it's honestly the only thing that helped. I've been on Yasmine for about a year and now when I get my period I don't even need to take a Tylenol. It is absolutely great. I can also time it so I don't have my period for weekends ever. It's nice. After I went through all that and now I'm good, I vowed that if my daughters (whenever I have them) tell me they are in pain like that I'm going to put them on the Pill even if they are young (as long as the doc says it's ok). No one should have to suffer like that.

Going on the Pill isn't going to "make" her have sex. To be honest, if she wants to she will. Curfews, Pills, and whatever aren't going to stop a determined teen.