OK, it is problem solving time, and I am ready for your brainstorms. Regan will be 13 in November, and is developing pretty normally for a pre-teen. So we know on the horizon is the big "period". While her father and I have been in denial for sometime we are now ready to make a game plan, but would love any input and ideas.
She has cerebral palsy so her fine motor skills are enough that she can sort of dress herself from the waist up (usually a bra is difficult, so I help). She wipes front only, because she can't reach the back (Ugh). She is really a very average kid with needing some minor help. At school she has an Aide, but her primary function is to walk with Regan to and from classes, take her to the restroom, and just basically keep track of her. During class time, though her Aide is helping throughout the school because Regan can do 7th grade on her own.
Well with the big "P" looming over our heads the questions have come up from the school...and us too. What are we all responsible for. I can't have her Aide doing such personal things like changing pads, etc. It seems so very unhygienic and unsanitary, and I don't think she gets paid enough for that job! A doctor suggested birth control, but I can't seem to find one that stops a period completely, it either just delays it for a while, or very light flow. I can't put her in a diaper all day because she would be extremely embarrassed, and that is just not something I would not do to her. Hubby would just like to have her sterilized right away (well actually he would like this for both of the girls...but he is just being a dad), but of course that is a decision we can't make for her.
I really do need help on this topic, so get your brains working overtime and see if there is something I might be missing. Thanks!
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