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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm in my 40s, had 4 pregnancies, with very heavy periods, and have NEVER felt comfortable with tampons. I've never worn them beyond trying unsuccessfully, and I am not bothered by missing swimming, or other sports or activities because of this. I think one's sense of inner comfort - literally! - is much more important than a mere sport. I am perfectly fine with my daughter missing sports when the time comes, if she has a similar experience. She's athletic enough, and we're not on the "sports for college admissions" bandwagon. If she can still practice with period underwear, great. But I suspect nothing works for very heavy period days. At least, that's been my experience.

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Ok, but missing a week of sports every month just because of your period is totally unnecessary, and if you are part of a team, not fair to others.  I don’t know anyone that refuses to get in the water on their period.  Don’t you take your 4 kids to the pool or beach and get in the water with them? [/quote]

PP you replied to. This is one of the many adjustments people with heavy periods have to make. My kids are not on swim teams, and no, I cannot get into the water on a very heavy period day. I need to plan around them. I cannot "rush to the bathroom". The blood just gushes out of me in 3 seconds, no warning. The only solution is the pill, used without a break, but it's not something most parents want to use on a child. I was on contraceptive pills for years because of this, after developing anemia from blood loss.

Some women get debilitating periods, that's all. I hope you can accept that and not jump immediately to shaming people for things they can't control. 
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It’s a little less common for adolescents than for adult women with pregnancies and fibroids and all the other things that can contribute to heavy periods.

After ineffective treatments of IUDs and pills and suffering many year of heavy bleeding, I had a uterine ablation. It was completely life changing and about much more than just being able to go to the pool. Just sharing in case that was something you didn’t know about.
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