RE: Menstrual Cups {Another Thing I Wish I Knew About Sooner}
Finally back with my novel...LOL!
Kudos to you for tackling this difficult and cramptastic topic! I agree, I wish I'd had more information on the subject at a younger age - of course, when my visits from Aunt Flo first started, we were still in the days of cloth belts and diaper-sized pads... shudder
Also unfortunately my visit coincided with my 13th birthday pool party - I'll spare you the details, but suffice to say my mother sent my older sister to the store to pick up tampons so I wouldn't "miss the fun" but forgot to mention they were for me and not the woman who'd had four children. Needless to say after that first horrific experience, I didn't touch those evil cardboard contraptions for many years after.
Funny thing too that even though I've moved in witchy circles (and even attended a Red Tent ceremony), I didn't learn about Moon Cups until the final years of my monthly visitor (and my first was a Diva Cup). And wowsers, what a difference using the cup, combined with cloth pads! And even at that, I only ever had the one, and never got the chance to try other varieties and sizes - I'm sure if I had, my experience would've been even better.
In fact, for about a half minute, a local friend and I talked about coming up with Moon Cup accessories for the bathroom - a toilet tank top cabinet (decorated in witchy fashion, of course) to store supplies, handmade cloth bags for storage, various handmade cloth pads.... we had tons of ideas, but sadly no time (or capital..lol) to see it through.
I also tried sponges, and found they worked best for me on the last days each month. The concept of free bleeding, given how Carrie-esque most months were for me, just never seemed a possibility.
And as you said, all of this barely scratches the surface. Over the course of my many fun and fantastical health issues, I discovered something I found counter-intuitive - the more iron deficient my body became, the heavier and more horrific my cycle was. Raspberry & nettle leaf tea was a wicked help during that time.
And with that, I should stop before this turns into a GRR Martin sized tome! Keep 'em coming, P2P! 😊
(and you knew there had to be a gif, right? 😂 )
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Oh my gosh that is frickin' hilarious! How the heck did you find that??
Don't we all just have those horror stories from youth? I suppose some of it is a rite of passage, but some of it comes down to we just need to be more open about educating young girls so they are better prepared to deal with it when the time comes. That way we can do better to celebrate our bodies instead of trying to fight them.
I would still love a cute little cabinet! Perhaps shaped like an old outhouse with a moon on the door? ;) I'm just glad I came across the cup before it was too late. Definitely makes my surf through the remaining years of menses much smoother, haha.
Thanks for stopping back by to add your thoughts to this one!
OMG @traciyork, that gif is bloody awesome! :P