My mother also talked about periods to my brothers.
When I first got mine I had terrible cramps. Crippling cramps. I once was camping with my family and a few of my big brother’s friends when my period came. My cramps were so bad that my mom gave me a full pain killer ( I was 13 and before that she only gave me pills cut in half).
I literally laid down on my parents’ air mattress and cried in pain for an hour before the pill kicked in.
My brothers friend came in to the big tent and I was just curled up and sobbing. Now, I was quite the tomboy and was known to rough house with my brothers and their friends and made sure I wasnt seen as just “a little girl.” So my brother’s friend was confused to see me openly weeping in the fetal position (seriously, these were the worst cramps I have had in my life. My vision went white). He asked what was wrong with me.
My big brother stood up immediately and suggested a nice long hike. During this hike I am sure he had a pretty awkward conversation with his friend explaining menstrual cramps, because when they got back the pain pill had (mostly) kicked in and I was sitting up at a table when my brother’s friend sheepishly asked me if I was feeling better. I said I was better, and he said good.
When we made s’mores that night my brother and his friend kept me well supplied with chocolate.
Making sure sons know as much about periods and menstruation as daughters makes them better brothers, better sons better fathers, and better men. A man that understands a period will not lightly accuse a woman of “being on her period” if the woman is in an argument.
Raise better sons Teach them about normal bodily functions.
For Trinitas Kunashe, like many girls in Malawi, getting her period was unexpected, unexplained and a burden for her everyday life. Often, girls who do not have access to pads prefer to stay home and out of school for the duration of their periods.
But Trinitas is changing that with her amazing new invention:
Made from bright and comfortable locally-sourced fabrics, Tina Pads are a hit amongst girls in her community. They are waterproof, practical and fun – and most importantly reusable.
Determined to make sure no girl is forced to miss school because of her period, Trinitas is a passionate believer in the power of education to change lives.
I get so happy when i see people reblogging this version bc i had to dig through dozens of thousands of reblogs on mobile to make sure people find out about this incredible project… The world needs this!
Reusable pads should be a thing in our societies too because the regular ones are a big enviromental problem.
Am I wet? Am I on my period? Did I pee my pants?- next on wtf is going on down there.
I’m so glad this is a universal wondering among vagina-owners, haha.
‘Vagina-owners’
Tune in next time for: Are these menstrual cramps? Am I pregnant? Is it just gas? I wouldn’t have to ask these questions if I didn’t have a damn uterus
Next week: Is it a bladder infection? An ovarian cyst? Do I have endometriosis? Oh God please do not let it be cervical cancer! A 20/20 special
Y’all are forgetting the all-time classic: Is it just my period or is my appendix about to burst? Some nice tea and a heatpack or 911 and emergency surgery?
There is actually a test for that last one!
Place your hand over the pain, press down slightly and release. If the pain doesn’t change by any great margin, you’re fine. If it suddenly becomes some painful you can barely stand, Get thee to an Emergency Room
Alright so listen up girls and boys with bleeding nether regions:
Buy Always Infinity with Flexfoam. Buy nothing else. Buy Always Infinite with Flexfoam.
This sexy beast. There’s a bunch of versions. But so long as it says Infinity and Flexfoam, fucking GET IT.
So I’ve always been a fan of Always pads. Can’t stand tampons because of all the horror stories and in general, they’re uncomfortable. Always just seems to be the brand that’s always there so we always got it.
Every since Always released their Infinity brand, we’ve literally hated everything else. Even the regular versions of Always. Infinity is the way to go. It is the ONLY way to go.
Infinity is like the only way we can keep our damn bedsheets and clothes bloodless. The first night I got my period I woke up with my boxers just soaked. Completely soaked. Blood. Everywhere.
So I just pop into the bathroom and thus far we’ve only got regular Always pads. Put one on. It’s about as miserable as you’d expect. The pad shifts as you sit and move and when you change pads you’re probably changing underwear too because of the blood just seeping out the sides and getting everywhere.
But then we have Always Infinity. With the Flexfoam. You know that bullshit on the side of the box brands spew where they’re like THIS SUPER INGENIOUS INVENTION WITH A FANCY NAME IS GOING TO GIVE YOU PRISTINE CLEANLINESS AND ULTIMATE PROTECTION AND THATS WHY WE USE FLEXFOAM.
They’re not fucking kidding guys. This isn’t a fucking game. These pads are relentless. No blood gets by. You’d probably have to unhygenically use one pad 24 hours+ before the blood will actually leave the pad and get anywhere.
In addition to that? It’s invisible.
Okay look, guys. I’m trans. I’m a transman. I’m a fucking dude. I don’t suffer from dysphoria but nothing annoys and irritates me more than knowing I am wearing a fucking diaper because I can feel it everytime I move and stand and sit down.
Not these bitches. No fucking way. They’re thin, they’re super big and they’re completely inmovable. I don’t have to keep grabbing at my crotch or my ass to readjust the pad lest blood be splashing everywhere. It stays in one fucking place and it doesn’t leave until you rip it out yourself.
THIS SHIT IS SO NICE. GO GET YOURSELF SOME. PLEASE SAVE YOURSELVES. SAVE YOUR UNDERWEAR. SAVE YOUR QUILTS. SAVE YOUR BED. HERE’S SOME COUPONS.
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I can say the same. These things are the shit and its beautiful. Whoever figured it out how to make them I’d very much like to thank, and I’m pretty sure my underwear would too.
A long time ago I read that Always pads make ur hingy itch but this person seems to really like them so I guess that problem was fixed. The thing i read was at least a year ago, probably more.
HOLY SHIT YOU GUYS when I was in Toronto (one night in a nice hotel downtown and of course I got my fucking period) and the mini mart had these on sale so I took the risk and THESE ARE INCREDIBLE
THIN! No leaks! No blood down the ass crack! FLEX FOAM FOR LIFE!!
Always Infinity and Always Radiant are the same exact product. Both have the flex foam but Radiant just has a fragrance to it + more colorful packaging. When one is on sale, the other one generally isn’t so buy the one on sale! Also, once you finish, the boxes can have coupons on the inside so use those on your next purchase!
You had me at no blood down the ass crack.
I can confirm how lovely these are and i refuse to use anything else over these
These are incredible. I HATE pads. Hate them. I only started using them because endo made it impossible for me to use tampons. My periods were miserable when I had to switch.
Then I found flexfoam. My periods have completely changed. I can barely tell it’s there. No more diaper feeling. No more blood escaping. And seriously, my periods get really heavy at points and the foam absorbs it all.
THESE SHITS ARE MY FUCKING SAVIOR. YOU FORGET YOU’RE EVEN ON YOUR PERIOD, IT’S AMAZING LISTEN TO THIS POST.
👆🏾Literally Will Forget You’re r On Your Period They Are Super Comfy And Shit
I so second this for all the people who have periods
Totally agree! I don’t buy brand-name anything if I can help it, but I won’t buy any other pads but these *actual brand-name* because nothing else comes CLOSE to being as effective.
Adding the person who has had many gyno surgeries/biopsies/scopes over a few years and finally did the full hysterectomy, any procedure whereafter there will be unknown amounts of random bleeding for weeks and tampons/cups/anything inserted is barred because infection risks, where there is going to be a mess and fuck where am I supposed to get the energy to do LAUNDRY or CLEAN THINGS WITH COLD WATER because STITCHES IN MY VAG and MEDS and EXHAUSTED and oh yeah don’t lift anything over ten pounds and why is what is coming out of me ORANGE???
IDK if they put kevlar in these things or what but no leaks of anything anywhere any time.
can girls stop judging other girls for not using tampons
it’s literally annoying sometimes when i’m talking to someone and we talkin about girl problems and they’re like OMG HOW CAN YOU WEAR THAT DIAPER JUST TRY TAMPONS like some people can’t physically wear tampons so frick off pls
When I was a freshman in high school, we were changing int he bathroom for gym and a senior asked if anyone had an extra pad. This girl goes, “No. I’m not fucking twelve.”
NEVER SAY THAT. Some women physically can’t use tampons. And personally, I have anxiety about having them in all the time because of toxic shock, so I occasionally go a couple hours with just a pad. Don’t make fun of anyone for this
Also, honestly, some of the newer brands of pads (Always Infinity, IMHO) are so thin and comfortable that I’ve used them for an entire cycle, nothing else, and was fine.
Yeah, I prefer something internal (tampons or, usually, a Diva cup). But internal stuff is always its own hassle, just a different one; and for some people that outweighs that weird gushy feeling when you cough/sneeze/stand up after a while.
And GTFO with that “twelve” comment, I didn’t get my period until a few days before I turned fifteen.
I’ve worn pads only for 18 years (since my son was born). Tampons got really uncomfortable about he was born. Always Infinity is amazing and I honestly don’t feel like I’m wearing a pad at all.
I’m pretty much pads only and have been my whole life because a) to me they’re more comfortable and b) when I was a teenager (in the 90s) my mom always said she’d tell me how to use them later, and didn’t, which resulted in me being 18, in boot camp, getting coached outside the stall on how to use a tampon by three other girls. And I’d never had a thing up there before.
So yeah, I’m just generally more comfortable with pads. And pad technology has come a LONG way in 20 years. (I am old enough to remember when wings were a new thing. And a godsend)
Tampons fucking HURT. I don’t understand how people can find them more comfortable than pads. I don’t know if anyone else experiences it, but my cramps are always so much worse when I wear them.
Why does anyone judge anyone for this?! Where I was there was kind of a stigma against tampons, I guess because you were putting something up there and that wasn’ t very virginal or whatever. I don’t even know.
I’ve worn both and other stuff besides. Now I prefer my Thinx underwear because they’re comfy for me. I also like tampons, because I can’t handle the squishy feeling and sometimes pads chafe, but no one’s experience is universal. One of my friend’s used to swear by instead, but I could feel it the whole time and it was so comfortable. Gf wants me to try divacup because she loves hers and maybe I will too. There are so many different products because vaginas and their owners are different!
Also, funny story: When my mom taught me to use a tampon (standing outside the bathroom talking me through it), she failed to make it clear that applicators came in 2 parts, so I only took one out. Never have I felt anything so uncomfortable!!! So whatever you use, don’t do it that way!
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