Just got my period today, and I have the worse cramps in my lower back, above my pelvis and my upper inner legs (in the joints). I don’t get my period often due to being under weight, but when I do, these cramps get so bad that I just want to curl into a ball and cry. There is no way I can sit or lye that doesn’t hurt, I’ve taken some painkillers and iprofin, and I’m currently switching my hot water bottle from my stomach to my back and so forth.

I don’t have a bath so I can’t do that, and my shower is that loud that it will wake my 5yr old and my 1yr old.

These pains will usually last 1-3days, but I’m so close to crying. It was so hard to get my youngest to sleep (I still hold him till he sleep), yet alone trying to lift him into his bed, I had to wait till my partner came home from work to help me stand up and get him into bed. Now I’m lying on the couch trying to get somewhat comfortable while my partner does everything. I’m feeling so useless and guilty, I mean he just got home from work and now he’s doing more.