period swimsuit - recommendations

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Anonymous wrote:My 10yo got her period last June and is a swimmer. I bought her Ruby Love bikini bottoms only. They’re pricey but they seem to work. No leak issues. Their customer service isn’t great and their size chart was a bit confusing, not sure if they’ve made it easier since last summer. For swim team she wears them as part of a two piece with a tankini style top and for recreational swimming she wears them under board shorts which is what she’s always worn for rec swimming anyway. I talked to her about tampons and she’s not interested. That’s ok. It can wait.

If they really don’t leak, then how are they getting clean in the wash?

I’m the PP. I honestly don’t know the science behind it. I think they are designed to hold in blood when the swimmer is out of the water, there’s no blood running down her legs or stains when she’s sitting etc….. it holds it in. I’m not sure what happens in the water though ….

The blood comes out which is why these are disgusting to wear in public pools.

I agree. Tampon OP she's old enough.

im not forcing my 10yo to put a tampon inside herself and I’m assuming OP doesn’t want to force her 12yo. People pee in the pool, and there is fecal matter in there too unless literally everyone had showered before getting in. There are enough chemicals in the pool too…

Then there is no point in paying all that money for “period swimwear”. Just have her wear regular swimwear since you don’t care about her bleeding into the water and blood being everywhere.

How ignorant. I have no idea how they work but they do. We have a pool at our house and there is no blood flowing in the water. If I didn’t wear the period bathing suits there would be (i swim twice a day and have had my period surprise me). Anyways, I had a traumatic emergency delivery with forceps with one of my babies, and the damage is not fixable and I am unable to wear tampons. Believe me i have tried a lot of brands of period swimwear, and the winner for me is Knix. I have multiple pieces in solid black and also mix and match the bottoms with other black tops I have from j crew & summersault. Inwill say the Knix swimwear sizing seems to run smaller than their underwear.

If blood isn’t coming out when the suit is submerged in the water, then it’s not coming out when you wash the suit. So you’re either spreading your bloodd around to other swimmers (altho not you personally since you’re in a private pool) or you’re constantly sitting in a blood filled suit that is never clean. Nasty either way.

Or there is the thing called detergent.

LOL. Detergent isn’t making the blood come out. It comes out when submerged in water.

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I got my period at 10 and don’t remember being grossed out at all by tampons. Pads were much more gross and uncomfortable. Make an effort to teach your daughter to use tampons, come on.

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My daughter got her period last month when we were on vacation in a warm place and she wanted to swim. It took me an hour of talking to her, showing her and coaxing her but she finally got a tampon in and now agrees that they are so much easier. She’s much more “grossed out” by the idea of period bathing suits. She just turned 13.

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Regardless of what you decide, have your daughter begin practicing with lots of lubricant and slim tampons when she is (menstruating) and at home with nothing going on. I gave my daughter suggestions but she didn’t want me in bathroom. She had to stop and have a lie down and then resume on another day. She finally got it. Despite giving her multiple books and cheerfully discussing way in advance all things period related, she was absolutely aghast that she was going to have to deal with it EVERY month.

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no one bleeds in the pool. Pressure from the water keeps your flow from flowing. So these keep in any blood from when your kid gets out of the pool.

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Anonymous wrote:no one bleeds in the pool. Pressure from the water keeps your flow from flowing. So these keep in any blood from when your kid gets out of the pool.

Keep telling yourself that. Either teach her how to use tampons or she doesn't get to swim. Simple as that!

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Anonymous wrote:no one bleeds in the pool. Pressure from the water keeps your flow from flowing. So these keep in any blood from when your kid gets out of the pool.

Keep telling yourself that. Either teach her how to use tampons or she doesn't get to swim. Simple as that!

NP.

These are facts. Yes, the pressure from the water keeps you from bleeding while in the water. You could google to read the facts or you could just use your brain if you paid attention during science class at any point in your life and think about it and realize it makes perfect sense this would be true. Not a heavy lift concept.

The ignorance on this thread is insane. It's all very shaming toward women too. Unfortunate thread. Sorry OP it turned into this.

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Anonymous wrote:no one bleeds in the pool. Pressure from the water keeps your flow from flowing. So these keep in any blood from when your kid gets out of the pool.

So your kid then puts on a different suit right before they get in to swim? And then change again once back on deck?

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Anonymous wrote:I got my period at 10 and don’t remember being grossed out at all by tampons. Pads were much more gross and uncomfortable. Make an effort to teach your daughter to use tampons, come on.

Not everyone is you. I’ve been trying to convince my DD to use tampons for three years now. We’ve watched videos, I’ve encouraged her to practice when she’s not pressed for time. She just doesn’t like them. Not much else I can do.

As for the period swimwear, though, I have to admit I just don’t get how it could possibly work for anything but spotting or a very light flow. My daughter just doesn’t swim for a few days out of every month.

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Anonymous wrote:no one bleeds in the pool. Pressure from the water keeps your flow from flowing. So these keep in any blood from when your kid gets out of the pool.

Keep telling yourself that. Either teach her how to use tampons or she doesn't get to swim. Simple as that!

NP.

These are facts. Yes, the pressure from the water keeps you from bleeding while in the water. You could google to read the facts or you could just use your brain if you paid attention during science class at any point in your life and think about it and realize it makes perfect sense this would be true. Not a heavy lift concept.

The ignorance on this thread is insane. It's all very shaming toward women too. Unfortunate thread. Sorry OP it turned into this.

These are not facts. Stop spreading such ignorance.
https://www.cosmopolitan.com/health-fitness/a39517425/does-your-period-stop-in-water/
https://www.healthline.com/health/does-your-period-stop-in-water

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Anonymous wrote:I got my period at 10 and don’t remember being grossed out at all by tampons. Pads were much more gross and uncomfortable. Make an effort to teach your daughter to use tampons, come on.

Not everyone is you. I’ve been trying to convince my DD to use tampons for three years now. We’ve watched videos, I’ve encouraged her to practice when she’s not pressed for time. She just doesn’t like them. Not much else I can do.

As for the period swimwear, though, I have to admit I just don’t get how it could possibly work for anything but spotting or a very light flow. My daughter just doesn’t swim for a few days out of every month.

They work the same as the period underwear when dry. And same as the underwear when wet - the liquid is released. Except it’s in the pool instead of the washing machine.

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Anonymous wrote:I got my period at 10 and don’t remember being grossed out at all by tampons. Pads were much more gross and uncomfortable. Make an effort to teach your daughter to use tampons, come on.

Not everyone is you. I’ve been trying to convince my DD to use tampons for three years now. We’ve watched videos, I’ve encouraged her to practice when she’s not pressed for time. She just doesn’t like them. Not much else I can do.

As for the period swimwear, though, I have to admit I just don’t get how it could possibly work for anything but spotting or a very light flow. My daughter just doesn’t swim for a few days out of every month.

They work the same as the period underwear when dry. And same as the underwear when wet - the liquid is released. Except it’s in the pool instead of the washing machine.

I don’t really get the underwear, either. I don’t think we’re right kind of bleeders for those products.

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Anonymous wrote:I got my period at 10 and don’t remember being grossed out at all by tampons. Pads were much more gross and uncomfortable. Make an effort to teach your daughter to use tampons, come on.

Not everyone is you. I’ve been trying to convince my DD to use tampons for three years now. We’ve watched videos, I’ve encouraged her to practice when she’s not pressed for time. She just doesn’t like them. Not much else I can do.

As for the period swimwear, though, I have to admit I just don’t get how it could possibly work for anything but spotting or a very light flow. My daughter just doesn’t swim for a few days out of every month.

They work the same as the period underwear when dry. And same as the underwear when wet - the liquid is released. Except it’s in the pool instead of the washing machine.

I don’t really get the underwear, either. I don’t think we’re right kind of bleeders for those products.

It’s the same as a pad.

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Anonymous wrote:I got my period at 10 and don’t remember being grossed out at all by tampons. Pads were much more gross and uncomfortable. Make an effort to teach your daughter to use tampons, come on.

Not everyone is you. I’ve been trying to convince my DD to use tampons for three years now. We’ve watched videos, I’ve encouraged her to practice when she’s not pressed for time. She just doesn’t like them. Not much else I can do.

As for the period swimwear, though, I have to admit I just don’t get how it could possibly work for anything but spotting or a very light flow. My daughter just doesn’t swim for a few days out of every month.

They work the same as the period underwear when dry. And same as the underwear when wet - the liquid is released. Except it’s in the pool instead of the washing machine.

Someone posted a page before how it works. This is not true. The bottom layer is leak proof. The top layer is how the blood gets out in the washing machine with detergent. To be graphic, in the pool your vagina is pressed up against the top bathing suit layer very tightly so that surface is not exposed to the water and the blood doesn’t go in the water. Yes if you take your suit off while swimming the blood might get out in the water. Look out for the people who do that I guess. Common occurrence.

For all you so concerned about this, your vaginal discharge is going in the water. Get out of the pool you filthy beasts. You can’t swim as women. Just sit home.

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Anonymous wrote:I got my period at 10 and don’t remember being grossed out at all by tampons. Pads were much more gross and uncomfortable. Make an effort to teach your daughter to use tampons, come on.

Not everyone is you. I’ve been trying to convince my DD to use tampons for three years now. We’ve watched videos, I’ve encouraged her to practice when she’s not pressed for time. She just doesn’t like them. Not much else I can do.

As for the period swimwear, though, I have to admit I just don’t get how it could possibly work for anything but spotting or a very light flow. My daughter just doesn’t swim for a few days out of every month.

They work the same as the period underwear when dry. And same as the underwear when wet - the liquid is released. Except it’s in the pool instead of the washing machine.

Someone posted a page before how it works. This is not true. The bottom layer is leak proof. The top layer is how the blood gets out in the washing machine with detergent. To be graphic, in the pool your vagina is pressed up against the top bathing suit layer very tightly so that surface is not exposed to the water and the blood doesn’t go in the water. Yes if you take your suit off while swimming the blood might get out in the water. Look out for the people who do that I guess. Common occurrence.

For all you so concerned about this, your vaginal discharge is going in the water. Get out of the pool you filthy beasts. You can’t swim as women. Just sit home.

Put three drops of milk in a cup of water and then a tablespoon of strawberry jelly and tell me which one makes a bigger impact.