Why is there not a health class for the period/menstruation?
I have a rather weird menstruation, it flows heavy for three days, then stops completely for a day, then starts normally again for a last 24 hour hurrah.
I've had my own adventure finding what I liked to use to cover my 'shame'
and I'm tired of tampon and pad companies blue liquid and pastel pinks and greens.
It's not a dirty secret, it's not a murder in my panties, it's a one-color rainbow shooting out of my vulva to bless a select few lucky plants and the surrounding dirt of my choice.
here's my overview of all the stuff I've tried:
---disposable pads---
I used to use these all the time.
I'd buy the maxi-hyper-overnighter s and
just wear them until I felt like changing.
I stained sheets, pillows, shirts and a
small fortune's worth of panties.
pads would sweat and roam around, but
I preferred them to 'invasive' tampons.
I would fill our bathroom's small trashcan
in four days, and stuff the bag in the outside
can on the last day. I had to buy new pads every
month at 7 or 8 bucks per large, squishy, pink cube.
---disposable tampons---
I tried tampons, and immediately disliked them, I couldn't insert them without touching myself, despite what the directions said- and once inside they were uncomfortable and often leaked worse than the pads, only they came standard with a near-paranoid fear of toxic shock syndrome.
---cloth pads---
One cloth pad and I was hooked, the brand I bought was called 'Party in my Pants' it made me giggle and was made of a soft flannel with little skulls on it. it was freaky, because it was almost like free-bleeding- but without the stain. I wrung it out and set it to dry, immediately upset that I only bought one. This is what I use now, along with the Divacup on the first day or so.
---silicone cup---
I got a Divacup, a silicone cup with a stem you insert to collect blood, and take out to empty at your leisure. The first day it was amazing, and I got used to taking it in and out. The third day I learned that they can and will overflow, but you can tell when they are about to, and even then they don't spill much, my second period with the divacup it started to make me a sore on the last day, so I left it out and was okay, going back to my pads.
now I use it for the first day or two, then switch to cloth pads.
Discuss the Taboo, the Shame, and actual, normal, happy periods.
I have a rather weird menstruation, it flows heavy for three days, then stops completely for a day, then starts normally again for a last 24 hour hurrah.
I've had my own adventure finding what I liked to use to cover my 'shame'
and I'm tired of tampon and pad companies blue liquid and pastel pinks and greens.
It's not a dirty secret, it's not a murder in my panties, it's a one-color rainbow shooting out of my vulva to bless a select few lucky plants and the surrounding dirt of my choice.
here's my overview of all the stuff I've tried:
---disposable pads---
I used to use these all the time.
I'd buy the maxi-hyper-overnighter s and
just wear them until I felt like changing.
I stained sheets, pillows, shirts and a
small fortune's worth of panties.
pads would sweat and roam around, but
I preferred them to 'invasive' tampons.
I would fill our bathroom's small trashcan
in four days, and stuff the bag in the outside
can on the last day. I had to buy new pads every
month at 7 or 8 bucks per large, squishy, pink cube.
---disposable tampons---
I tried tampons, and immediately disliked them, I couldn't insert them without touching myself, despite what the directions said- and once inside they were uncomfortable and often leaked worse than the pads, only they came standard with a near-paranoid fear of toxic shock syndrome.
---cloth pads---
One cloth pad and I was hooked, the brand I bought was called 'Party in my Pants' it made me giggle and was made of a soft flannel with little skulls on it. it was freaky, because it was almost like free-bleeding- but without the stain. I wrung it out and set it to dry, immediately upset that I only bought one. This is what I use now, along with the Divacup on the first day or so.
---silicone cup---
I got a Divacup, a silicone cup with a stem you insert to collect blood, and take out to empty at your leisure. The first day it was amazing, and I got used to taking it in and out. The third day I learned that they can and will overflow, but you can tell when they are about to, and even then they don't spill much, my second period with the divacup it started to make me a sore on the last day, so I left it out and was okay, going back to my pads.
now I use it for the first day or two, then switch to cloth pads.
Discuss the Taboo, the Shame, and actual, normal, happy periods.
