Anonymous
Post 07/29/2024 20:57     Subject: Girl on period
Anonymous wrote:Period underwear is NOT acceptable. Swimmers need to use tampons. If that's not an option, then find a new sport (unless you're simply talking about summer swim, which is just a fun activity, and then feel free to skip for a week). Year-round competitive swimmers do not skip practice/meets for their periods.


It’s swimwear designed for periods, not underwear, and it’s fine. You’re not the arbiter of menstruation.

When I was a competitive swimmer in high school, I couldn’t use tampons and so went on birth control and skipped my periods. I had teammates who did the same.
Anonymous
Post 07/29/2024 20:41     Subject: Girl on period
My girls felt better when they exercised during their period
Anonymous
Post 07/29/2024 18:17     Subject: Re:Girl on period
I'm an adult with teen children who still can't figure out tampons, really. I can install one, but I never stop feeling it and remain convinced I am still doing it wrong even after years using them at the beach. So I have a super hard time envisioning how a kid could figure it out or how I could possibly help.
Anonymous
Post 07/29/2024 17:40     Subject: Girl on period
Anonymous wrote:Some girls learn quickly, others need more time and practice to figure out tampons. DD was not comfortable at first but I did not want my DD missing practices and meets, so I bribed her. She has it figured out now, did not miss any practices or meets this summer, and earned a fantastic reward.


please share what the reward was, no joke, looking for ideas
Anonymous
Post 07/29/2024 09:48     Subject: Girl on period
Some girls learn quickly, others need more time and practice to figure out tampons. DD was not comfortable at first but I did not want my DD missing practices and meets, so I bribed her. She has it figured out now, did not miss any practices or meets this summer, and earned a fantastic reward.
Anonymous
Post 07/29/2024 08:24     Subject: Girl on period
Taught her to use tampons on day 1.
Anonymous
Post 07/29/2024 08:20     Subject: Girl on period
I was a competitive teen swimmer. Used a tampon on the first day of my first period and never looked back. I still swim 3-4 days per week and far prefer a silicone menstrual cup now. Definitely a learning curve, but worth looking into.