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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've tried that route and it didn't help.  I would not force someone on the pill.  If kids are little, just have them stay home with her vs. taking to preschool.[/quote]

Live-in nanny here.  Rule of thumb for any live-in employee is that you only call out if you can’t control vomiting, diarrhea or are feverish enough to be delirious.  Nobody goes anywhere that isn’t essential, which may mean kids miss activities, but parents usually prefer that to scrambling for childcare, especially last minute.  Explain to her that it’s acceptable to lie on the couch with a heating pad while kids nap, and show her articles about movement helping period pain.  It’s counterintuitive, but stretching helps most when you want to curl up in a ball and never move again.  I have endometriosis, but I don’t take more than a Tylenol when I’m going to be working, that way my judgement isn’t compromised.  Remind her that this is practice for later, because she won’t be able to all out every month once she’s living and working in her country.  Recommending she see the gun is a good idea, but recommending birth control is not.  Many people don’t want it for various reasons, or they have adverse reactions (I do).[/quote]

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