Camping Dilemma-Possibly TMI

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:you can always wear cloth pads and wash them...

by scrubbing them on a rock by the stream?

[Anonymous]

I second the coffee can or the cat hole. You can do it!

[Anonymous]

No way I would cancel and demand to postpone for this reason. Kinda a stretch, methinks.

[Anonymous]

NP here. I am postpartum and nursing. Just got period back last month. Just realized thanks to this poster that my period is also due this weekend and I am supposed to go camping Sat/Sun as well. Not in OP's secluded, no bathroom camping situation, but it could be just as annoying because we are camping with another family.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No pill, cannot take hormones due to blood clotting issues, but thanks for all the other tips. I think the ziploc and aspirin will make me feel I am at least trying to do something. As far as how I have managed privacy, you know, I often wonder the same thing. I guess at home, I just shut the door (at least once they were old enough to notice/care), and when we are outside of the home, I have them stand outside my stall with their feet showing. I was hoping for all the posters to come and tell me, "no way would I go" but alas, I guess dh might win this one

No way would I go!

[Anonymous]

If you're woman enough to paddle down the Potomac and camp with 3 kids, you can handle your period in the woods! Wrap them up in paper towels and double bag-em and stick the whole thing at the bottom of your pack.

Diva cups could also be a good solution, but I'd hate to be trying out something new like that on a camping trip ...

[Anonymous]

OP here. Who knew this topic would get so many responses. I will suck it up. To be honest, if this was a bathroom type camp option, I would not be even giving a second thought. My worst thought was trying to find a place to change a tampon in the woods without having to answer a million questions. Hoping the first day is tomorrow or Friday, so the worst of it is behind me.

[Anonymous]

Its going to rain

[Anonymous]

Saturday night? I thought only a slight chance of pop up?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you're woman enough to paddle down the Potomac and camp with 3 kids, you can handle your period in the woods! Wrap them up in paper towels and double bag-em and stick the whole thing at the bottom of your pack.

Diva cups could also be a good solution, but I'd hate to be trying out something new like that on a camping trip ...

Think back to Quest for Fire. What did THEY do?

[Anonymous]

if you will have a fire you can burn the tampons.

Also if you are on the river you can swim to wash up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:if you will have a fire you can burn the tampons.

Also if you are on the river you can swim to wash up.

And run the risk of contracting the flesh-eating disease?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:if you will have a fire you can burn the tampons.

Also if you are on the river you can swim to wash up.

And run the risk of contracting the flesh-eating disease?

Very unlikely. People who contract that usually have an open wound. Not menstruation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:if you will have a fire you can burn the tampons.

Also if you are on the river you can swim to wash up.

And run the risk of contracting the flesh-eating disease?

Very unlikely. People who contract that usually have an open wound. Not menstruation.

It was a joke - and a reference to another thread.

But OP, stay away from oceans when you're on your period b/c sharks will smell blood from a mile away! (Insert Jaws music here.)

[Anonymous]

I suggest double bagging the tampons if you have to use them. Even then, it won't really help with a bear or any anumal that might be attracted. If you really want to be extra careful then burn them. That was a good suggestion.