"Always" pads

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just sort of piggy-backing on this thread. I was a tampon user for 20 years, but after my first born, I couldn't keep them in - my body just sort of pushed them out. I only had a couple of periods before getting pregnant again, and now, post-partum, again they're really uncomfortable and it's like my body is trying to expel them. I'm wondering if this is a temporary condition, or if I'll be plagued with pads forever (not that I think they're so bad, but that would certainly hamper swimming and other activities). Any thoughts or experience with this? Am I a biological freak?

You probably have prolapse... I would see your OB.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just sort of piggy-backing on this thread. I was a tampon user for 20 years, but after my first born, I couldn't keep them in - my body just sort of pushed them out. I only had a couple of periods before getting pregnant again, and now, post-partum, again they're really uncomfortable and it's like my body is trying to expel them. I'm wondering if this is a temporary condition, or if I'll be plagued with pads forever (not that I think they're so bad, but that would certainly hamper swimming and other activities). Any thoughts or experience with this? Am I a biological freak?

I wore tampons my whole life pre kids too, even swore that I would never wear pads because they were gross. But tampons were very uncomfortable after kids, I could always feel them and they dried me out. I couldn't use pads either, they made my skin burn. All of them except the awful huge ones from the hospital. I used a Diva cup-like thing for awhile, and then switched to cloth pads.

Love them and haven't looked back.

What are cloth pads?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just sort of piggy-backing on this thread. I was a tampon user for 20 years, but after my first born, I couldn't keep them in - my body just sort of pushed them out. I only had a couple of periods before getting pregnant again, and now, post-partum, again they're really uncomfortable and it's like my body is trying to expel them. I'm wondering if this is a temporary condition, or if I'll be plagued with pads forever (not that I think they're so bad, but that would certainly hamper swimming and other activities). Any thoughts or experience with this? Am I a biological freak?

You probably have prolapse... I would see your OB.

Well you scared me. I looked it up and I don't have any of the following symptoms:

Sensation of heaviness or pulling in your pelvis
Tissue protruding from your vagina
Urinary problems, such as urine leakage or urine retention
Trouble having a bowel movement
Low back pain
Feeling as if you're sitting on a small ball or as if something is falling out of your vagina
Sexual concerns, such as sensing looseness in the tone of your vaginal tissue
Symptoms that are less bothersome in the morning and worsen as the day goes on

So I guess it's really mild if so? I'll increase my kegels....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just sort of piggy-backing on this thread. I was a tampon user for 20 years, but after my first born, I couldn't keep them in - my body just sort of pushed them out. I only had a couple of periods before getting pregnant again, and now, post-partum, again they're really uncomfortable and it's like my body is trying to expel them. I'm wondering if this is a temporary condition, or if I'll be plagued with pads forever (not that I think they're so bad, but that would certainly hamper swimming and other activities). Any thoughts or experience with this? Am I a biological freak?

I wore tampons my whole life pre kids too, even swore that I would never wear pads because they were gross. But tampons were very uncomfortable after kids, I could always feel them and they dried me out. I couldn't use pads either, they made my skin burn. All of them except the awful huge ones from the hospital. I used a Diva cup-like thing for awhile, and then switched to cloth pads.

Love them and haven't looked back.

What are cloth pads?

Burgundy washcloths???

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just sort of piggy-backing on this thread. I was a tampon user for 20 years, but after my first born, I couldn't keep them in - my body just sort of pushed them out. I only had a couple of periods before getting pregnant again, and now, post-partum, again they're really uncomfortable and it's like my body is trying to expel them. I'm wondering if this is a temporary condition, or if I'll be plagued with pads forever (not that I think they're so bad, but that would certainly hamper swimming and other activities). Any thoughts or experience with this? Am I a biological freak?

You probably have prolapse... I would see your OB.

Well you scared me. I looked it up and I don't have any of the following symptoms:

Sensation of heaviness or pulling in your pelvis
Tissue protruding from your vagina
Urinary problems, such as urine leakage or urine retention
Trouble having a bowel movement
Low back pain
Feeling as if you're sitting on a small ball or as if something is falling out of your vagina
Sexual concerns, such as sensing looseness in the tone of your vaginal tissue
Symptoms that are less bothersome in the morning and worsen as the day goes on

So I guess it's really mild if so? I'll increase my kegels....

You can always buy a pessary!

[Anonymous]

This thread is nasty.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This thread is nasty.

Your discomfort with your body is both amusing and depressing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just sort of piggy-backing on this thread. I was a tampon user for 20 years, but after my first born, I couldn't keep them in - my body just sort of pushed them out. I only had a couple of periods before getting pregnant again, and now, post-partum, again they're really uncomfortable and it's like my body is trying to expel them. I'm wondering if this is a temporary condition, or if I'll be plagued with pads forever (not that I think they're so bad, but that would certainly hamper swimming and other activities). Any thoughts or experience with this? Am I a biological freak?

I wore tampons my whole life pre kids too, even swore that I would never wear pads because they were gross. But tampons were very uncomfortable after kids, I could always feel them and they dried me out. I couldn't use pads either, they made my skin burn. All of them except the awful huge ones from the hospital. I used a Diva cup-like thing for awhile, and then switched to cloth pads.

Love them and haven't looked back.

What are cloth pads?

Just google 'cloth pads'. You'll get plenty of info.

I tried a few different styles and brands before I found the kind I like the most.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just sort of piggy-backing on this thread. I was a tampon user for 20 years, but after my first born, I couldn't keep them in - my body just sort of pushed them out. I only had a couple of periods before getting pregnant again, and now, post-partum, again they're really uncomfortable and it's like my body is trying to expel them. I'm wondering if this is a temporary condition, or if I'll be plagued with pads forever (not that I think they're so bad, but that would certainly hamper swimming and other activities). Any thoughts or experience with this? Am I a biological freak?

You probably have prolapse... I would see your OB.

Well you scared me. I looked it up and I don't have any of the following symptoms:

Sensation of heaviness or pulling in your pelvis
Tissue protruding from your vagina
Urinary problems, such as urine leakage or urine retention
Trouble having a bowel movement
Low back pain
Feeling as if you're sitting on a small ball or as if something is falling out of your vagina
Sexual concerns, such as sensing looseness in the tone of your vaginal tissue
Symptoms that are less bothersome in the morning and worsen as the day goes on

So I guess it's really mild if so? I'll increase my kegels....

You can always buy a pessary!

What is a pessary? That's a first for me...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just sort of piggy-backing on this thread. I was a tampon user for 20 years, but after my first born, I couldn't keep them in - my body just sort of pushed them out. I only had a couple of periods before getting pregnant again, and now, post-partum, again they're really uncomfortable and it's like my body is trying to expel them. I'm wondering if this is a temporary condition, or if I'll be plagued with pads forever (not that I think they're so bad, but that would certainly hamper swimming and other activities). Any thoughts or experience with this? Am I a biological freak?

You probably have prolapse... I would see your OB.

Well you scared me. I looked it up and I don't have any of the following symptoms:

Sensation of heaviness or pulling in your pelvis
Tissue protruding from your vagina
Urinary problems, such as urine leakage or urine retention
Trouble having a bowel movement
Low back pain
Feeling as if you're sitting on a small ball or as if something is falling out of your vagina
Sexual concerns, such as sensing looseness in the tone of your vaginal tissue
Symptoms that are less bothersome in the morning and worsen as the day goes on

So I guess it's really mild if so? I'll increase my kegels....

Chances are your uterus has shifted after childbirth. It is very common...so common that docs don't even mention it. Google tampons with tilted uterus and you will see how common it is. I have tilted uterus and it takes a lot of shifting and maneuvering to get a tampon it the right way. It can be done though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just sort of piggy-backing on this thread. I was a tampon user for 20 years, but after my first born, I couldn't keep them in - my body just sort of pushed them out. I only had a couple of periods before getting pregnant again, and now, post-partum, again they're really uncomfortable and it's like my body is trying to expel them. I'm wondering if this is a temporary condition, or if I'll be plagued with pads forever (not that I think they're so bad, but that would certainly hamper swimming and other activities). Any thoughts or experience with this? Am I a biological freak?

I wore tampons my whole life pre kids too, even swore that I would never wear pads because they were gross. But tampons were very uncomfortable after kids, I could always feel them and they dried me out. I couldn't use pads either, they made my skin burn. All of them except the awful huge ones from the hospital. I used a Diva cup-like thing for awhile, and then switched to cloth pads.

Love them and haven't looked back.

What are cloth pads?

Burgundy washcloths???

Dammit, you beat me to it! That is one of the best threads of all time, although the OP admitted much later that it was fake.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just sort of piggy-backing on this thread. I was a tampon user for 20 years, but after my first born, I couldn't keep them in - my body just sort of pushed them out. I only had a couple of periods before getting pregnant again, and now, post-partum, again they're really uncomfortable and it's like my body is trying to expel them. I'm wondering if this is a temporary condition, or if I'll be plagued with pads forever (not that I think they're so bad, but that would certainly hamper swimming and other activities). Any thoughts or experience with this? Am I a biological freak?

You probably have prolapse... I would see your OB.

Well you scared me. I looked it up and I don't have any of the following symptoms:

Sensation of heaviness or pulling in your pelvis
Tissue protruding from your vagina
Urinary problems, such as urine leakage or urine retention
Trouble having a bowel movement
Low back pain
Feeling as if you're sitting on a small ball or as if something is falling out of your vagina
Sexual concerns, such as sensing looseness in the tone of your vaginal tissue
Symptoms that are less bothersome in the morning and worsen as the day goes on

So I guess it's really mild if so? I'll increase my kegels....

Chances are your uterus has shifted after childbirth. It is very common...so common that docs don't even mention it. Google tampons with tilted uterus and you will see how common it is. I have tilted uterus and it takes a lot of shifting and maneuvering to get a tampon it the right way. It can be done though.

Omg! I knew I have a tilted uterus but I did not know that it makes inserting tampons so hard! Thank you! When I was a young teenager, I was convinced I don't have a vagina because I could not get a tampon in

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just sort of piggy-backing on this thread. I was a tampon user for 20 years, but after my first born, I couldn't keep them in - my body just sort of pushed them out. I only had a couple of periods before getting pregnant again, and now, post-partum, again they're really uncomfortable and it's like my body is trying to expel them. I'm wondering if this is a temporary condition, or if I'll be plagued with pads forever (not that I think they're so bad, but that would certainly hamper swimming and other activities). Any thoughts or experience with this? Am I a biological freak?

I wore tampons my whole life pre kids too, even swore that I would never wear pads because they were gross. But tampons were very uncomfortable after kids, I could always feel them and they dried me out. I couldn't use pads either, they made my skin burn. All of them except the awful huge ones from the hospital. I used a Diva cup-like thing for awhile, and then switched to cloth pads.

Love them and haven't looked back.

What are cloth pads?

Burgundy washcloths???

Dammit, you beat me to it! That is one of the best threads of all time, although the OP admitted much later that it was fake.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just sort of piggy-backing on this thread. I was a tampon user for 20 years, but after my first born, I couldn't keep them in - my body just sort of pushed them out. I only had a couple of periods before getting pregnant again, and now, post-partum, again they're really uncomfortable and it's like my body is trying to expel them. I'm wondering if this is a temporary condition, or if I'll be plagued with pads forever (not that I think they're so bad, but that would certainly hamper swimming and other activities). Any thoughts or experience with this? Am I a biological freak?

You probably have prolapse... I would see your OB.

Well you scared me. I looked it up and I don't have any of the following symptoms:

Sensation of heaviness or pulling in your pelvis
Tissue protruding from your vagina
Urinary problems, such as urine leakage or urine retention
Trouble having a bowel movement
Low back pain
Feeling as if you're sitting on a small ball or as if something is falling out of your vagina
Sexual concerns, such as sensing looseness in the tone of your vaginal tissue
Symptoms that are less bothersome in the morning and worsen as the day goes on

So I guess it's really mild if so? I'll increase my kegels....

Chances are your uterus has shifted after childbirth. It is very common...so common that docs don't even mention it. Google tampons with tilted uterus and you will see how common it is. I have tilted uterus and it takes a lot of shifting and maneuvering to get a tampon it the right way. It can be done though.

Omg! I knew I have a tilted uterus but I did not know that it makes inserting tampons so hard! Thank you! When I was a young teenager, I was convinced I don't have a vagina because I could not get a tampon in

Yeah it took me a while to figure it out too. It's so funny if someone were to watch me insert a tampon. I go up, back, left, squat until I finally get it in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just sort of piggy-backing on this thread. I was a tampon user for 20 years, but after my first born, I couldn't keep them in - my body just sort of pushed them out. I only had a couple of periods before getting pregnant again, and now, post-partum, again they're really uncomfortable and it's like my body is trying to expel them. I'm wondering if this is a temporary condition, or if I'll be plagued with pads forever (not that I think they're so bad, but that would certainly hamper swimming and other activities). Any thoughts or experience with this? Am I a biological freak?

You probably have prolapse... I would see your OB.

Well you scared me. I looked it up and I don't have any of the following symptoms:

Sensation of heaviness or pulling in your pelvis
Tissue protruding from your vagina
Urinary problems, such as urine leakage or urine retention
Trouble having a bowel movement
Low back pain
Feeling as if you're sitting on a small ball or as if something is falling out of your vagina
Sexual concerns, such as sensing looseness in the tone of your vaginal tissue
Symptoms that are less bothersome in the morning and worsen as the day goes on

So I guess it's really mild if so? I'll increase my kegels....

You can always buy a pessary!

What is a pessary? That's a first for me...

It's a little ring you slide into your vagina and it supports the uterus to an extent. They could be (can be?) purchased in all different sizes. They used to use these waaay back in the day, long before my day (or yours, I'm guessing), but someone gave one to my mother as a gag gift for her 40th birthday.