PMS bloat for wedding and menstrual cycle for honeymoon

GIRL. I look multiple months pregnant right before my period so I get ya on the bloating. So you're on birth control pills? You should be able to just skip the placebo week over your wedding/honeymoon and just move straight into the next month of active pills, no problem. I wouldn't recommend waiting before you start the next month...I tried that once and it was disastrous with my hormones. Emotions, skin breakouts, craziness.

I'm in the same boat as you. Talked to my doctor yesterday about it. I'm getting on birth control, I wasn't before, doctor said to skip the placebo week and just continue with the birth control pills.

Randi, Yeah I'm thinking moving my cycle is probably going to do more harm than good. I might take the suggestion about going straight into the next set of pills to avoid my period, but that still leaves me with that awful bloat. I have the same problem as you, I literally look preggo. Maybe if I do wraps the night before and wear spanx that will help. It just shows on my face when I feel insecure about the bloat

Liz, good to know a doctor said that it was safe to do. FYI, you're getting married on my birthday

Hmmmm. If you're on birth control and you're skipping the placebo week, you shouldn't have any issues with bloating. Obviously I'm no doctor and know next to nothing about these things but I've never heard of that before. Can you talk to your doctor about it and see if she has any helpful tips for you to calm the bloating?

I do know one thing for sure in your situation: drink water water water water water.

Also, have you read the New to WW sticky post??

Also, my doctor told me to skip the placebo week for my wedding as well--and then said I could do that multiple times if I wanted. She said it's important for a woman to have 3-4 periods a year, but other than that it's fine to modify with the pills.

Sometimes I feel like my bloating starts a day or two before I stop taking my pill, but maybe that's in my head. I am going to be a water fiend the entire month before my wedding lol. I might take midol the day of too, just to help with any bloating that may occur.

And no I had not, I will read that now. Thank you!

No problem, Brooke! Welcome to the forums!

Bloat is just water retention... take a diuretic with your next cycle to see if that helps you....they make OTC medications specifically for bloat.

Dandelion tea is great for bloating

Probiotic yogurt helps WONDERS with my PMS bloat. Something to think about. And I don't believe I'll be on my period for the wedding, but if I was worried about it, I'd just skip the placebo week. Women do it aaaaaaaaaall the time for weddings.