#period chronicles

[whatthefishh]

Me, unprompted, every few weeks, when my period arrives: somehow Palpatine returned

[sleepydelights]

It’s been a traumatic stressful week for me. To top it off, my period came to town. Here are two things I’ve cried about since.

1: @seradae was typing and working on an important project for work. I got lost watching her type (it’s impressive to watch) and I started thinking about baby Sera learning to type and thought “Wow look at her now!” And started bellering about how much I love her.

2: Just now. I’m just working on a beading project while Sera does work stuff and we’re listening to the Decemberists. I guess I paid too much attention to the lyrics of Once in My Life and here we are again. What random shit will Conna cry about next?

Oh and fuck you Mother Nature because why am I recovering from abdominal surgery and dealing with complications and you think “Hah watch this” and throw a period my way. Like I don’t have enough painful confusing signals in my abdomen right now? Ughhhhhh.

[frihetstyrke]

So... Am I the only one that uses their period's second day as an excuse to not exercise and eat carbs as if there's no tomorrow? And to watch movies that will surely make you cry?

[ijustwanttofeelagain]

am i craving chocolate because i’m stress eating or because my period is coming

[devnmon]

dunkin bedrotting tvl sunday

[ribbitdesdemars]

can I PLEASE STOP BLEEDING THROUGH EVERYTHING?!?

thanks 🥰

[chickenisamazing]

I think I have vaginismus :/ very annoying bc I wanna use a menstrual cup or disc but I physically cannot get it in

Almost passed out in the shower today trying to insert a cup 🥴 I was in the shower too long and it was honestly probably a hotter than usual shower bc I was trying to soothe the cramps. Worst part is I didn't even get myself properly clean before I had to get out lol

I mean I've never successfully gotten a tampon in either but I didn't rly care about that, I have no incentive to use tampons

But cups/discs just seem so convenient, esp for travel/being on the go

This is my first time using period underwear though and so far it's going great (in terms of absorption; I'm having a terrible day). Super comfortable, and I was already comfortable with pads but these are so nice and thin. I think I def prefer the cotton ones and I have a pair that's tencel that I'm imagining will be good, this polyester one is fine but cotton just feels nicer. Obviously the gusset is polyester for all of them but the body being a natural fiber makes it more breathable so just feels less swampy. I have one pair from hello and all my others are from saalt. I think the Hello pair is thicker in the gusset but soft and super comfortable. So far so good, today's only my first day wearing period underwear. Had a Saalt pair on for 5 hours before I wanted to change it but I think I could have kept it on longer. Today would be my heaviest day, but I'm not a heavy bleeder in general, my period is kind of light and long.

[brownsugarbaybee]

Will someone please explain to me why period poop is so fucking painful? Like why do I have to hold onto the wall for support? 😭😭😭