How do you travel with your period?

Drink lots of water to stay hydrated, wear comfortable clothes, pack painkillers in your carry-on luggage, and ensure you have enough sanitary products to last the whole flight. “Disposable heat packs applied to your lower abdomen can help relieve menstrual cramps.



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If it is seen as a threat, will they pat you down? Body scanners can detect them, but metal detectors can't. Don't try to smuggle drugs, though, as the scanners can determine the density, and drugs have a different density than a pad.

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Unfortunately many airlines fail to supply period care in-flight or if they do it's a very limited supply. The last thing you want is to get your period during the flight or to run out of tampons/pads when in the air! We recommend stocking up before you fly and pop a few in your hand luggage.

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Figure out how many pad changes you may need based on flow for the days you are traveling and pack a small wet bag for your purse. I LOVE the purse-sized wet bags from Tree Hugger Cloth Pads for this. I can keep a couple of clean ones in the front zipper and toss my dirty ones in the back one when I change.

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They'll do what they can, then get a cleaner onboard at the next stop, or mark the seat out if service until it can be properly cleaned. It's gross, but no grosser than any other human secretion that can be left on there.

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