Changing Pads at School??

Question

I got my period over the summer, and I really need to know. How do you get your pads from the classroom to the bathroom? I have to carry a lot of "supplies" because even on my off and shallow days I discharge so heavy it goes through my panties and I feel super uncomfortable. I keep my liners and pads in the front pocket of my back pack and when I need one I take it in my lap and slip it in my back pocket. But as hard as I try a LOT of people notice. We're not allowed to bring purses/handbags to school or backpacks to the bathroom during class (we have a bad drug problem at our school). Is there a quick discrete way I can get my stuff from Point A to Point B?

Plus, there are no garbage cans or anything inside the bathroom so how do I get my icky liners and pads to the garbage can /outside/ the bathroom without anyone noticing?

How often should I change? A lot of my classes are super far apart and we have 4 minutes to get from place to place.

8th grade, 14 thanks so much!

Answer 1

i agree with ariel about the tampons.

they are SO much easier to use and are A LOT less messier.

if you get ones called 'compact' you can fit them in your bra or pocket, so its a lot easier.

hope i sortaa helped (: haha.

Answer 2

I agree with the other answer. We always had trash cans available and we were able to take our purses to the restrooms. That is totally not fair and really should be addressed with the school Principle. Having a period in school is already embarrassing enough, they should at least accommodate you and the other girls at school to make it less of a stress.

Answer 3

1. you might not want to trust me so much because i dont have my period yet, but maybe you could wear long sleeved sweatshirt and slip it in your sleeves. That might do it, but if its really hot outside that you can put it under you shirt and cross your arms.

2. Do u have those little metal garbage cans glued to the wall of your bathroom stalls at school? We do. Theyre used for putting you old "supplies" in if they cant be flushed down the toilet (plastic tampon applicators, non-recyclable pads). But if you dont than you can wrap the pad in toilet paper so that you can see any blood and pretend its garbage and stick it in your fist.

3. Well if you dont have much time, than get a super-absorbant pad and change in the morning, at lunch, and after school, or excuse yourself to go to the bathroom during class. But if they dont let you than say you need to "throw something out".

hope i helped :)

Answer 4

i'd recommend switching to tampons, even though you started your period recently. if you're comfortable with the idea, you can get tampons with cardboard applicators, so you can just flush those, and all you'll have to deal with is the little wrapper the tampon was in. tampons are easier to conceal and a little less messy. :)

if you really want to keep using pads, just try to be discreet about it, but every girl understands what you're going through, and every guy knows that girls bleed monthly, so it's not a big deal if you don't make it one! good luck!

Answer 5

Considering you only have 4 minutes to get to class when the bell rings, I would take a pad or two out of your backpack during class changes, and then go to the bathroom during class. Tampons are much more discreet and easier to use when you don't want to have a big mess at the end (Tampax Pearl work GREAT... I used to never be able to use tampons until I bought Tampax Pearls, but now I wear them when I have my period. You can use a pad and a tampon at the same time, too, so you won't leak). Anyways, since you don't have garbage cans to dispose your garbage, I would go to the nurse and use his/her bathroom to dispose your things.

Good luck with 8th grade and your period!!  

Answer 6

Wait, you're 14 and you just got your period this summer?!

         Sorry to here about your inconvenience, but I would say that you should either carry and jacket and place you tampons/pads in a pocket that is very secure...(don't want them to fall out)

If your mother knows you got your period I would DEFINITELY tell her about your current situation

Good luck!

Answer 7

1st of all it must suck that you have such a bad drug problem in your school that you cant bring nothing to school. Anyways if you don't want anyone to notice then go to the nurse, they're always handy with those. Also if you have to to throw your garbage out outside the bathroom then put your pads/liners in a paper towel wet the paper towel then when you leave the bathroom pretend that you're wiping your hands from being wet and just throw it out. I hope this works....Good Luck :)

Answer 8

Ok, a school that doesn't have garbage cans in the bathrooms needs to be fixed. COMPLAIN. Talk to your teacher or your nurse or something...in the mean time use tampons with a pad underneath. Everyone says change tampons every 4-6 hours, 8 at the maximum. That means you could leave one tampon in throughout the school day. You won't die from leaving it in 8 hours or a little over. TSS is EXTREMELY rare. The pad will absorb any leakage.

I assume you have never used tampons before. Get a friend to tell you how to do it, or look it up online or in the instruction booklet in a tampon box. Once you do it (right), you won't be sorry! Tampons are the way to go!

Answer 9

awwh your school situation really sucks !

i used to always wear big pants with big pockets when i had my period and just keep a pad in the front pocket for the whole day

but then i just realized to not change it at school

but i dont have a very heavy flow.

and no garbage cans in the washroom ! eeep well you can wrap the pad up in toliet paper and say that you blew your nose?

aha

Answer 10

That's a dumb policy!  Ask your school nurse what you should do, that doesn't seem fair that you can't take your purse into the bathroom, what were they thinking?

Answer 11

You should change your pads every 3-4 hours when its your heavier days and change 4-6 hours on your lighter days. It may seem uncortfortable but wear long tops, jackets, dark jeans/pants and DON'T wear skirts. All girls go through the same thing. While on the way to the bathroom have a pencil case and slip the pad in your pocket, put the case in your locker (if nearby) or ask a friend to hold it and go to the bathroom (I doubt no one will notice). There are no trash cans in the bathroom? Then if your wearing a jacket put your hands with the pad in your jacket pocket and throw it away in the trash can.

Before you use the bathroom put your books on your desk in the classroom and use the bathroom.

Hope I helped!

Answer 12

The best I can think of is to put it in your bra or something.

OR, sew a pocket into your pants.

At my old school we had uniforms and the skirts had little pockets sewn into the insides that were the perfect fit for a pad.

Answer 13

Try tampons, they have hardly any garbage and are super comfy, when you are leaving the bathroom stall is there a garbage can outside the washroom or something where you can just discreetley drop the garbage and walk away. Thats what I do, its kinda the same in my school only we dont have drug problem but some how everyone is like a spy and wants to know what your doing everyseccond...

Good luck Ashlee :D

Answer 14

I think that the no purse policy is really dumb. You should talk to the administration about that. Also, why don't you try simply keeping your pads or tampons in your pocket, but only on the week you have your period. Another idea: when you are on you are expecting your period, try putting a tampon or pad on the morning before school starts. Then you can be ready.  

Answer 15

I am going to have the same problem except I am going into 9th grade.  ;)

Anyway, you should try tampons.  If they work out then make sure you were a pad with the tampon just incase it leaks.

You shouldn't use the bathroom during passing time to classes.  Simply ask your teacher during class and if they say 'no', insist that it's an emergency.

Good luck.