Well depends how heavy and how long the booking is. I have 1/2 heavy days during my period and sometimes I can just tell I won't be able to work, other times I can do up to an hour on those days.

This is what works for me. Around 15 minutes prior to the booking I shower, douche thoroughly and put a tampax in. Then just before the booking remove tampon, douche again then place 2 tampax lengthways across the bottom of the vagina. Then I place 2 pieces of sponge I've cut to fit, again lengthways over the tampax.

This has worked for me without fail. Amazingly none of the guys seem to notice, even when fingering enthusiastically (although if in doubt I distract them away from that).

However if your flow is extremely heavy I'm not sure what to suggest.

It may be just me, but I don't cut the sponges and I've not had any visible bleed even though when I bleed, I'm quite heavy. Possibly the absorbency is greater in one whole one as oppose to two separate ones as no gap (if that makes sense). Plus, I'm assuming getting one of the pesky blighters out is easier than two smaller ones 

I have used natural sea sponge in the yes. Yes it got stuck, yes I had to go to A and E and get it removed. Highly unpleasant!! From now on i'm going to go on the pill and just take it three months straight. That is what the lady recommended. I do not recommend it unless you have a friend around who is comfortable going up there if you cant get it out yourself! x

When I used them 20 years ago I wet it, folded it half and slid it in. I then pushed it further in as far as possible by using my fingers. I never used lube.

Sounds encouraging cheers ladies.

I get so so ill on my period so I just don't work :-( it sucks x

On days 2 3 and 4 I get clots so don't think I would risk working then unless the guy just wants owo and anal.

I was thinking to work from day 5.  They seem to be lasting longer these days and although I can reduce their length by taking homoeopathic (in my extensive stock at home) sometimes it leaves a mere trickle then hard to know what the heck to do.  So I may just stop taking the remedies unless they are still heavy on day 5 so I can then work from that day on.

To be honest I don't feel full of the joys days 2 3 and 4 but don't mind the odd bj then.  At least I am not bedridden so am thankful.  Sympathies to those of you who are during the monthly curse!

I went to the hygienist this morning she was saying it is a sign of good health to be still menstruating in our fifties I told her that I take lots of supplements etc.  Apparently periods keep us lyounger for longer and may prevent osteoporosis!  At least it has some benefits .....

I get bad clotting too , it's like the chainsaw massacre sometimes , I went to my gynaecologist and he gave me transamic acid, which didn't help much then mefanamic acid which he said would make them lighter ....it's a strong anti imflamatory but it reduces flow but you have to take with food and eat really sporadically and they gave me an upset tummy, can't really take even ibrufen as it irritates my stomach but they definitely helped , I have taken norethisterone to stop them mid track a few times but as soon as you stop they gave me ( and when I googled lots of other people too) the period like a train crash after . But you can buy online from superdrug ( I think) and lloyds pharmacy xxx

oops I eat sporadically I meant , you need to eat 3 times a day on those tablets so they don't irritate stomach x

I bought a natural sponge and cut a big chunk of it, wet it and shoved it up, using a dildo to shove it further. Never had a problem. However, i changed my pills for those you take without a break and i havent had a period since