{"id":10053,"date":"2023-01-02T17:15:16","date_gmt":"2023-01-02T11:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nuawoman.com\/blog\/?p=10053"},"modified":"2023-01-02T17:16:32","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T11:46:32","slug":"i-got-my-period-on-new-years-eve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nuawoman.com\/blog\/i-got-my-period-on-new-years-eve\/","title":{"rendered":"I got my period on New year’s eve"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It\u2019s always been a tradition at my house to celebrate any festive day – from Easter to Diwali and even more! The one thing we tend to keep a bit more casual is New Year\u2019s Eve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I was younger, it was always about enjoying time with the family. This included my parents, sister and no one else. A dinner at a restaurant with loud music and gorging on food like we\u2019ve been starving for at least a day. But once the clock struck midnight, we would be up an out of our seats to head home to recover from that food coma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a couple of years, my friends and I started a tradition to go out and celebrate together, obviously this was so that we could participate in the 3Ds of the night – drink, dance and down the food. But after a few years, the appeal slowly faded when I got my period on the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My cycles have been sporadic due to a few hormonal issues for a few years, which lead to intense cramps, heavy bleeding and discomfort for all 7 days of my period with no help from any medication. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aunt Flow obviously came while I was getting ready for my night out. I was a bit uncomfortable throughout the day but just brushed it off as anxiety for dealing with shoebites after the night ended. Once the cramps kicked in, it was game over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most of my life has been spent being a people pleaser i.e I can be very easily persuaded to listen to others and make them happy. So with half a face of makeup and pain, you can imagine the challenge that I faced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Being young and wanting to comply with your friend’s collective decision is normal, but at that moment I just couldn\u2019t sit back and bear the multiple possibilities of things going wrong. What if I stain my clothes, what if the cramps get worse, what if I come back by myself mid-way, what if my friends think I\u2019m being selfish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even with these thoughts, I gathered the courage to call my best friend and tell her I couldn\u2019t make it. The one thing people underestimate is the empathy of others. She immediately reminded me that I couldn\u2019t control what my body does but I can control how to manage it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So after changing into my pyjamas and a hot water bag, I got ready to spend my evening away from all the fun. It was however only 20 minutes later when my bedroom door opened and 3 girls in their pyjamas came in with snacks to make sure no one missed out on the fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No matter where you are, if your period is on or not – the fun lasts with people first.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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