Your Period / Monthly Cycle

[izzie stevens]

lol there's no where for it to go!

tampons are paper and can get smooshed in a place where you can't reach. Cups have a long stem (it can be trimmed), making it easier for you to remove.

i've never used a tampon, i am a strickly pads kinda' girl, but the stories i have heard... this cup sounds very appealing, though. i just, i don't know, i can picture myself being too scared to put it in. i wonder if i can buy it at a store in the usa instead of having to order it online.

 

[mlsnts]

I'm pretty good in this department.
Regular/monthly, predictable date, 2-3 days heavy, another 2-3 days light.
PMS: Increased appetite, fatigue. Oh and SWOLLEN PAINFUL BOOBS!! GAH
Moderate cramps (when I'm lucky there's little/no cramps), back pain, fatigue.
I sound like a medical report.

That's about it. My friend is irregular and she would sometimes skip for 2-3 months.. and she's not malnourished or anything. It's pretty scary.

It's true that when you're around other females a lot your periods will 'match' theirs.

 

[izzie stevens]

I'm pretty good in this department.
Regular/monthly, predictable date, 2-3 days heavy, another 2-3 days light.
PMS: Increased appetite, fatigue. Oh and SWOLLEN PAINFUL BOOBS!! GAH
Moderate cramps (when I'm lucky there's little/no cramps), back pain, fatigue.
I sound like a medical report.

That's about it. My friend is irregular and she would sometimes skip for 2-3 months.. and she's not malnourished or anything. It's pretty scary.

It's true that when you're around other females a lot your periods will 'match' theirs.

lucky. i have anemia, so sometimes i skip periods. it stinks when i skip a period and then do get it the next month, though, just because it hurts tenfold. luckily, though, i haven't skipped one in a good five months now.

 

[fashionicon]

i've never used a tampon, i am a strickly pads kinda' girl, but the stories i have heard... this cup sounds very appealing, though. i just, i don't know, i can picture myself being too scared to put it in. i wonder if i can buy it at a store in the usa instead of having to order it online.

well you know, it's what works best for you.

I totally see where you're coming from, but with my heavy flow, I would have tried just about anyything.

(also the only place I've heard of getting it in a store, is at whole foods)

 

[izzie stevens]

well you know, it's what works best for you.

I totally see where you're coming from, but with my heavy flow, I would have tried just about anyything.

(also the only place I've heard of getting it in a store, is at whole foods)

ahh. i only buy my groceries at whole foods, with exception of chips and milk and other basics. i buy my skin care stuff there! so i'll have to check it out next time i go grocery shopping.

 

[Jane Loves Marc]

I am in P.M.S. hell right now...in two days I've ballooned up with bloating and cramps and headaches...cramps and headaches I can deal with but I'm too vain to handle the PMS pooch, any tips for debloating before your period? It's been the worst these past few months!!

 

[Sugarmama]

^I've heard that cutting down of salt a week before your period will help with bloating. For cramps, I use ibuprofen as soon as I know I'm going to get my period, and I avoid caffeine.

 

[izzie stevens]

^ i had never heard of that before!

 

[Vevi]

well, i used to have it really painful. i could not even go to school cause i was fainting and was very weak. and the pain..i could not get asleep after any pill . though it hurt only for a day or two - but most of the day and i was shaking etc. too bad to even talk about it.

but then i found a miracle worker. anticonception[pills]. no pain anymore
im such a happy girl now. i cant complain at all. so if you have it similar as i had try anticonception.

:]

 

[sill]

i have mine for like.. 3-4 days and it's not painful at all. it's just that it feels like i wet myself sometimes and that feels kind of (alot).. embarrassing

 

[izzie stevens]

well, i used to have it really painful. i could not even go to school cause i was fainting and was very weak. and the pain..i could not get asleep after any pill . though it hurt only for a day or two - but most of the day and i was shaking etc. too bad to even talk about it.

but then i found a miracle worker. anticonception[pills]. no pain anymore
im such a happy girl now. i cant complain at all. so if you have it similar as i had try anticonception.

:]

anti-conception pills make you gain weight, though. or so i have heard from friends who take them.

 

[Erin]

^ I have never gained weight from being on the pill. Each person reacts differently.

 

[izzie stevens]

^ really? everyone who i have spoken to about it has said that they have gained weight and feel bloated.

 

[ediewarhol]

I have never gained weight either nor felt bloated. And neither has any of my friends that use it. It really depends on the person's body. And what pill you use too, I suppose.

 

[izzie stevens]

well, apparently, it's not unheard of that women complain about weight gain because... but it's fluid retention, and not weight gain. i suppose it's just a bloated feeling/look.

Women often blame the birth control pill for weight gain. But studies have shown that the effect of the birth control pill on weight is small — if it exists at all.

However, the way the hormones in birth control pills act on tissues in your breasts, hips and thighs can make you feel as if you've gained weight. This is usually due to fluid retention and not increased body mass or fat. Estrogen in birth control pills directly affects fat (adipose) cells, making them larger, but not greater in number.

In very rare circumstances women may add muscle, which can add weight, when taking the pill. This is due to the slight male-sex-hormone effect that the pill may have on some women.

But no matter if pill-related weight gain is perceived or real, many women find this side effect undesirable. Taking pills with a low dose of estrogen may diminish these effects, but you may also experience a greater risk of spotting between periods.

credit: mayoclinic.

 

[nat_attak]

i hate having periods. for the past year i've been having very very painful menstrual cramps. although it only last for 1-2 days, i can't go to work if it lands on a weekday. periods never really bother me much before but now i get these ridiculous cramps, pms, bloating, etc.

the mooncup alternative is interesting. i've never heard of it before. i'm a pads-only girl as well and never use tampons. as far as comfort goes, how is the mooncup? would you say it's better than tampons?

 

[Eurasian Mélange]

^ I haven't tried the mooncup, but I have heard the diva cup is better. I have one, but I haven't yet been able to try it for personal and medical reasons. If you do a search on-line you easily come across millions of women on message boards who are raving about it.

 

[fashionicon]

i hate having periods. for the past year i've been having very very painful menstrual cramps. although it only last for 1-2 days, i can't go to work if it lands on a weekday. periods never really bother me much before but now i get these ridiculous cramps, pms, bloating, etc.

the mooncup alternative is interesting. i've never heard of it before. i'm a pads-only girl as well and never use tampons. as far as comfort goes, how is the mooncup? would you say it's better than tampons?

I can not express to you in words how much better the cup is to tampons.

the comfort is level is so much better. I used a tampon once when I didn't have the cup, and I couldn't even leave it in, due to the fact that it was so uncomfortable (and I swore by tampons before the cup). Not to mention, that my cramp pain has lessened (but that could just be a personal thing).

the moon cup is from the UK, the diva-cup (as mentioned by the other poster) and the moon-cup KEEPER is from the U.S.

Be advised, that I've heard more success stories with the mooncup (both U.S and UK), simply because it has a bigger rim. From what I've seen (on lj: http://community.livejournal.com/menstrual_cups/), out of all of the cups, more people have leakage problems with the diva cup. Then again, as mentioned, a lot of women swear by it. I'd do some research first, and try to gauge which cup is best for you based on information about the actual cup.

 

[izzie stevens]

i hate having periods. for the past year i've been having very very painful menstrual cramps. although it only last for 1-2 days, i can't go to work if it lands on a weekday. periods never really bother me much before but now i get these ridiculous cramps, pms, bloating, etc.

the mooncup alternative is interesting. i've never heard of it before. i'm a pads-only girl as well and never use tampons. as far as comfort goes, how is the mooncup? would you say it's better than tampons?

i'm pretty sure that if you go back a few page in this thread, we discussed the mooncup and someone even posted a youtube video about it. everyone who has tried it highly suggested it.

 

[ptowngal]

uhhhh question... is this thread supposed to show up on google?
BECAUSE... I was on google and this popped up even though I didn't search for anything specifically related to this thread...

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