The holiday is booked: Finally fly away, switch off and soak up the sun. However, you realise that you you should get your period on vacation . Always at the very moment when you least need it, your period throws a wrench into your plans. After all, when you are on holiday you just want to relax and not have to deal with possible menstrual cramps and the constant changing of period products. You have certainly experienced such a situation before and wished that you could Simply postpone your period And that is actually possible! If you no medication you can also start your period with various home remedies How you can postpone the bleeding, how long you can do it and which Advantages and disadvantages You will find out more about this in this article.

To your to postpone period , you have various options available. One way to delay your period is to take certain Home remedies If you are already taking the pill, you can use it to delay your period. Each option has its advantages and disadvantages. No matter which method you ultimately choose, they all have one thing in common: you should ideally know in advance when your period will start.

You don't take the contraceptive pill and would rather avoid taking artificial hormones to delay your period? Then you should use home remedies and choose a way to delay your period that is completely natural. Two well-known herbs that may help you delay your period are chasteberry and yarrow. 

Monk's pepper has a regulating effect on the cycle and can therefore be used to extend the cycle by a fewdays and thus delay the bleeding. He could also use his regulating effect a long-lasting period may even shorten it. But why is it actually possible to regulate the cycle with chasteberry? This has to do with the fact that chasteberry contains plant hormones, the so-called Phytohormones contains, which act exactly like estrogen and progesterone . The phytohormones thus prolong the maturation phase of the follicles. The exact number ofdays However, the length of time by which the period will be delayed cannot be determined.

In addition, the regulation of the cycle usually does not happen overnight.You should therefore plan that by taking monk’s pepper you will already start several weeks in advance  If you really want to postpone your next period, you can of course try taking chasteberry from the first day of the new cycle. 

There are various ways in which you can take monk's pepper; as a tea and in tablet or capsule form. The latter is probably the easiest option for you - always follow the dosage instructions in the package insert. Otherwise, you can simply brew monk's pepper tea, let it steep for 10 minutes and drink several cups of it every day. 

Another home remedy for delaying your period is yarrow . Yarrow contains Sterols . These, like hormones, have a regulating effect on the cycle. Just like monk’s pepper, yarrow also contains Phytohormones , which have the same effect as human progesterone. As you may have already noticed, chasteberry and yarrow are very similar in their effects. So yarrow could also ensure that your Menstrual bleeding is shortened .

The best way to consume yarrow is in the form of tea. It is important that you only use the stems and flowers of the yarrow. Add 2 teaspoons to 150 ml of boiling water. The same applies here: start with the tea on the first day of your cycle and drink several cups of it a day.

At first this may sound strange to you, but You can bring forward your menstruation with the help of lemon . The content contained in it Vitamin C increases estrogen levels and lowers progesterone levels. Eating lemon could therefore trigger your period more quickly. Of course, we can't guarantee this.

It is possible to determine the time of the period using Gesdays n or estrogen. Are you already taking the Contraceptive pill These monophasic preparations are usually already included in the pill. Postponing or even missing your period is then very easy with the pill. How does missing your period work with the pill? Instead of taking the pill after 21days n for 7days To take a break, you take a new blister pack and continue taking the pill with it. The pill break is therefore eliminated and the so-called Withdrawal bleeding .

You can also bring your period forward with the pill. To do this, you do not take the tablets from the entire blister pack, but stop taking the pill after 14days n. Then you take the pill 7days not – so you take the 7-day pill break as usual. Your period may come 2days after stopping the pill. After the pill break, you then start taking the tablets from the new blister pack as normal.  

The tips for delaying your period shouldn't be a license to do it all the time. With the various remedies you are interfering with nature and by taking hormonal preparations you could really mess up your cycle in the long run. Postponing your period should therefore not be the norm, but rather the exception.We recommend that you always discuss postponing your period with your gynecologist beforehand.

You should get your period exactly when something important is coming up; be it a summer vacation or an important exam. In these cases, it will obviously help you enormously if you can postpone your period and determine when your period starts yourself. Not only because you can avoid possible period problems, such as abdominal cramps, but also because you don't have to constantly change your period products.

When it comes to natural remedies for delaying or bringing your period forward, you must remember that there is no guarantee - the intended effect does not always occur. Also keep in mind that you are interfering with your hormone balance with any means and that side effects may also become noticeable. If your hormone balance is disrupted, this is often shown by spotting or bleeding between periods, nausea, headaches or dizziness.

Always be aware of the advantages and disadvantages and think carefully beforehand whether postponing your period at that time is really necessary.   So, even when you are on holiday, there are various ways to best deal with your period and make your trip easier.  You can find out what these are in our blog post .

We also want to remind you that you should make sure you drink enough fluids, especially in summer temperatures and especially during your period. After all, menstruation also means work and exertion for your body.  We have summarized why you should drink more during your period in a blog post.