Reply to Swimmer’s first period

Forum Index » Swimming and Diving

Reply to "Swimmer’s first period"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why wouldn’t they be “comfortable enough “ to use a tampon the first time? [/quote]

It’s about comfort with the idea, not physical comfort. DD is getting her period about a year younger than I did. And she is less mature emotionally than many of her peers. She’s weirded out by the idea of a period and all the stuff that comes with it, including tampons.  I’ve explained them (and I use them, so she has ready access to them to see what they’re like). I’ve been de-stigmatizing periods and period products with DS and DD their entire lives. But she needs time to get used to the idea of using a tampon or cup. Maybe she’s unique in that, but I suspect not.  [/quote]

I was a gymnast rather than a swimmer, but it definitely took teenage me a while to warm up to the idea of using a tampon. I think it freaks out a lot of young girls, and it has nothing to do with anyone stigmatizing periods. [/quote]

I was just a 12 yr old whose mother was controlling and paranoid about toxic shock syndrome and forced me to use her diaper-like pads. It took until I was 17 to be able to steal two from a family friend's bathroom (again, see controlling) and was pleasantly shocked to find out they saved me from leaks like pads didn't, and I didn't feel like I was waddling around once a month. When my DD seemed to be approaching the age, we had a clothed demonstration in the living room, complete with diagrams and me improving putting one in. She got it first period, first try. [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics