period swimsuit - recommendations

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter rarely uses them and only at the very end of her period. For my mental sanity, I think of them the same way as baby swim diapers. Everyone knows they are not 100% but anyone in a public pool is willing to take the risk of swimming with others and all that comes with it. No one is trying to ban babies.

Most pools limit swim diapers to a baby pool. Maybe those with period bottoms should only be in there as well.

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Anonymous wrote:Here is my kids experience the only time she wore her period swim bottoms. Her period swim bottoms worked just like period underwear( she wears them with a pad in school to prevent leaks). The period swim bottoms worked just fine out of the water, she could lay on towel. But once she gets in the water and laid back on towel, they leaked. Sooooo they must have leaked in the water( found it gross) so now after that she wore the to pool beach but didn’t go in water.

Good feedback.

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Anonymous wrote:Teach her to use tampons!!! A period swimsuit during heavy flow is just a recipe for disaster. And very unhygienic.

OP didn't say anything about a heavy flow, also, I would prefer a period swimsuit over a tampon anyway!

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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.

You don't know what you're talking about.

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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.

Sweetheart, let me introduce you to the wonders of laundry detergent. When detergent mixes with water, it does wondrous things that wouldn't happen with water alone!!

Come to think of it, if you don't know about laundry detergent...how nasty must your regular swimwear be! Ew!

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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.

You don't know what you're talking about.

I do. Sorry you don’t agree, but you’re leaking blood in the pool and it’s gross.

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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.

Sweetheart, let me introduce you to the wonders of laundry detergent. When detergent mixes with water, it does wondrous things that wouldn't happen with water alone!!

Come to think of it, if you don't know about laundry detergent...how nasty must your regular swimwear be! Ew!

Ma’am the instructions for period underwear and swimwear literally say to pre-rinse to get some of the blood out. You’re a complete moron if you think blood only comes out of these fabrics with soap.

[Anonymous]

Hi OP, a lot of these old harpies have no idea what they're talking about. My daughter and her friends use Ruby Love and Knix Teen. They don't hold menstruation in like swim diapers, they absorb it like period underwear (grannies probably also don't know what period underwear is and how it works). DD puts hers in a wet bag and throws all of her swim stuff in the washer right when she gets home. No issues so far.

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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.

Sweetheart, let me introduce you to the wonders of laundry detergent. When detergent mixes with water, it does wondrous things that wouldn't happen with water alone!!

Come to think of it, if you don't know about laundry detergent...how nasty must your regular swimwear be! Ew!

Ma’am the instructions for period underwear and swimwear literally say to pre-rinse to get some of the blood out. You’re a complete moron if you think blood only comes out of these fabrics with soap.

You should just avoid pools in general, PP, if you are this stressed out about period swimwear, geez!!!

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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.

You don't know what you're talking about.

I do. Sorry you don’t agree, but you’re leaking blood in the pool and it’s gross.

Don't you think people would notice if there was blood leaking out into the pool?

[Anonymous]

OP here. Man, this thread went very DCUM. Oh well. Thanks to those who offered helpful feedback.

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Anonymous wrote:Hi OP, a lot of these old harpies have no idea what they're talking about. My daughter and her friends use Ruby Love and Knix Teen. They don't hold menstruation in like swim diapers, they absorb it like period underwear (grannies probably also don't know what period underwear is and how it works). DD puts hers in a wet bag and throws all of her swim stuff in the washer right when she gets home. No issues so far.

Why are pro-period underwear people such total b’s?

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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.

Sweetheart, let me introduce you to the wonders of laundry detergent. When detergent mixes with water, it does wondrous things that wouldn't happen with water alone!!

Come to think of it, if you don't know about laundry detergent...how nasty must your regular swimwear be! Ew!

I use period underwear regularly and the blood immediately starts to come out once you rinse them.
That is without detergent.
I rinse multiple times until the water runs clear before I put them in the wash.

I would suggest if you go this route, using the period swimwear many times as regular period underwear for awhile, and seeing if this happens.

The worse thing that would happen is that she comes in and out the pool a few times and there is some sort of leakage down her legs without any pants or skirt to cover it up.

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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.

Sweetheart, let me introduce you to the wonders of laundry detergent. When detergent mixes with water, it does wondrous things that wouldn't happen with water alone!!

Come to think of it, if you don't know about laundry detergent...how nasty must your regular swimwear be! Ew!

I use period underwear regularly and the blood immediately starts to come out once you rinse them.
That is without detergent.
I rinse multiple times until the water runs clear before I put them in the wash.

I would suggest if you go this route, using the period swimwear many times as regular period underwear for awhile, and seeing if this happens.

The worse thing that would happen is that she comes in and out the pool a few times and there is some sort of leakage down her legs without any pants or skirt to cover it up.

Or worse, she sits on a towel and diluted bloody water is all over it.

[Anonymous]

"There is a gusset in the period swimwear that absorbs your period when you're in the water, and also when you come out of the water. When you bleed, the gusset will absorb your period blood. The leak-proof layer of the gusset is water resistant and keeps the blood inside, so you don't have to worry about leaking."

Period Swimwear most likely have a more secure fit against your crotch. This way it doesn't let water in nor blood out. Once they are in the wash of course the blood will be washed out. It's like period underwear but tighter fitting and not as breathable.