Mother/daughter coochie menstrual blood art? Ewwwwww! And this is speaking as whiterabbit’s mother – trust me, no way in THIS lifetime would THAT happen! (I’m trying to picture MY mother if I had suggested that to her – this is the woman who used to come knock discreetly on the bathroom door and ask in her patented Hushed Tones[sup]TM[/sup], “Do you have enough Supplies?” And yes, you could hear the capital S in “Supplies” !)
Rabid Child, tampons come in all kinds of sizes and shapes. Not just absorbencies – you’ll find that different brands are shaped differently. I’ve tried a bunch, and for me find that the OB applicator ones are actually comfortable. Tampax are too long, and Playtex are too dry. So you really might want to experiment with a few. Also, use the lightest absorbency you can at first just to make sure that you’re not trying to remove them when they’re too dry – nothing like scraping raw tampon over already irritated sensitive tissues!
::raises hand:: Over here, Rabid Child! I’ve tried different brands, sizes, and methods of insertion, and none of them are comfortable for me. Which is a pity in summer, when the pool beckons… but otherwise, I’m happy with Always ultra thin.
My mom told me that when she was growing up, she’d here women talk about cooking a meal with their menstral blood for their husbands (without his knowledge). It was believed that it would make him stay and not run off with other women.
I wonder, from time to time, if I should start an IMHO thread:
“Post here if the girliest of girly TMI threads don’t ick you out high levels”
I’m not sure there would be another guy posting to that thread. For some reason it takes really, really high levels of ick to ick me out to where I can’t read it. Viscera-related, anyway. I read The TMI Thread for enjoyment.
I’ve never been so happy to be pregnant. Really and truly, I am about to go and sing a song of love to the child in my womb.
And then I’m going to figure out how long I’ll have to breastfeed to successfully hold off on any future periods until I’m ready for menopause. Three years should probably do it…
I think there was a thread where a girl started a topic about how her mother and her did the period prints. Everyone pretty much told her how gross and disgusting it was.
When I was reading this thread I couldn’t stop giggling hysterically. Just from relief and giddiness that yes, other women experience these things too. For me: Huge clumps, check. Horrible diarrhea, check. The feeling that my innards are sliding out when I stand up, check. For me, this is NOT TMI. This is good stuff that reassures us that we’re normal and lets us vent!
When I was in college, I lived in a coed dorm. Anytime the women wanted to clear the men out of the shared lounge, we’d start up the debate: “Your Period: Bloody Chunks or Chunky Blood?” Any guys in the vicinity would be gone in three seconds flat.
