Swimming question (TMI)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Definitely do not use a pad. That's gross.

I had no idea anyone would attempt to do this.

I really really hope they understand it wouldn't do anything.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Definitely do not use a pad. That's gross.

I had no idea anyone would attempt to do this.

I really really hope they understand it wouldn't do anything.

Ever see a regular baby diaper blow up when someone tried to use it in a pool? I'm imagining a tampon doing that between someone's legs, under a swimsuit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I swim all the time with my period. I was on the girls's swim team in high school. I never thought twice about it. Wear a tampon and forget about it. Seriously, this isn't/shouldn't be an issue.

Agreed. I thought having your mom write a note to get you out of gym class was something from the 1950s or from made for TV movies.

LOL! I went to the same all girls HS that my mom did. We had swimming once a week and during my mom's day, the girls wouldn't swim the week they had their period. They would say, "Regular!" when their name was called for role. We just used tampons and some girls would skip and come up with some semi-gross way of saying they had their period.

[Anonymous]

You don't bleed in the water? I disagree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You don't bleed in the water? I disagree.

How exactly are you going to disagree? Are you going to inspect my tampons after every swim?

Several people on this thread have reported not bleeding during swimming. Your experience might be different.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't do this at a pubic pool, but we had a pool in the backyard growing up, and I would wear nothing. No tampon.

The brief time from changing in the bathroom to getting in the water was so short it wasn't a problem. And you don't bleed in the water. Not in the pool or in the bathtub.

Why would you not bleed in the water?

I, too, am fearful that even with a super tampon, I"ll leak and bleed. The only way to get around it is to put in a super one right before you go in the water (like 15 min or so). I take it you will only be in the water for 1 hr or less. Even at 2 hrs, with a super you should be fine. I bleed heavily, too, so I always get nervous about it.

[Anonymous]

I highly doubt you will bleed with a tampon in, at least not more than you normally do. So, provided you follow your same routine, you'll be fine. But, let's say you have a leak. Gross? Yes. Will a shark come and eat you? No. Will anyone see a trail of blood flowing behind you? No. Will it dissipate in the water to the point that it's no worse than someone who lost their band-aid? Yes.

[Anonymous]

You absolutely do bleed with tampons in. I worked at a pool for many, many years. Tampons are not leak proof - they often absorb pool water and then when you get out of the pool or move from pool to pool, the water and some blood will leak out. I have told numerous patrons that they need to visit the restroom as they have diluted blood running down their leg or they sat on the deck and there is a pool of reddish water where they sat. Of course they are super embarrassed but better they be embarrassed with just me than seen by a whole group of people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You absolutely do bleed with tampons in. I worked at a pool for many, many years. Tampons are not leak proof - they often absorb pool water and then when you get out of the pool or move from pool to pool, the water and some blood will leak out. I have told numerous patrons that they need to visit the restroom as they have diluted blood running down their leg or they sat on the deck and there is a pool of reddish water where they sat. Of course they are super embarrassed but better they be embarrassed with just me than seen by a whole group of people.

Holy crap, now I'm really not going swimming on heavy days.

[Anonymous]

A Diva Cup would solve that problem.