To think that freebleeding is a bit [envy]

My freebleeding got turned into a classic film

Lissi if you can get away with 'just going to the loo to wipe more often' then yay for you, but it's a bit much to assume the rest of us can. I flood frequently for the first few days of my cycle, every time I stand up, if I roll over at night, and quite often my uterus goes 'wahey thought I'd give you an extra surprise one just for kicks'.
Having used a Mooncup a few years back (so knowing how much I actually lost), I know I'm on the heavier side of things, but not that bad, so there's a lot of women who have a worse time of it than me.
It puzzles me that we're taught so little about our bodies that we don't realise how different we all are.
No need to hand out grips.

By they way, I'm impressed by how many people on this thread have read The Red Tent - that's about 3 of us so far

Also me and my daughters.

At home, do want you want.

In public no sort yourself out and don't let your bodily fluids get everywhere

Like this: just stop

You searched Free-Bleeding didn't you? :o

Do what you want with your fanny.

I free bleed, its called being too skint to but sanitary goods! It really isnt a big deal you just need to go to the loo more often to wipe! Get a grip girls, its only a period theres nothing yuk yuk yuk about it! Have you lot not heard of washing?

How on earth are they going to ware white trousers and go sky diving????
OOOOOOwwww bodyform bodyform for youuuuuu

I personally feel it is totally gross, I would hate it.

Policywonk I have learned today that I have a tilted womb (retroverted uterus), so am now wondering whther that's why the mooncup didn't work for me... was too ashamed to tell the very scary consultant about mooncup usage in case he thought i was a freebleeder

Now I've thought about it, I realise that I do actually freebleed. My period last 8 days and the last few of them I tend to be spotting. Its not really worth using anything so I tend to go for the dark pants method. Sometimes I don't even bother doing that so I have lots of stained pants. I live alone at the moment so it doesn't really bother me.

It has just occurred to me that in a few months I shall be living with in laws and my stained pants will be on the washing line for all the family to see. Perhaps I ought to buy some more pants and stop being so lazy.

My periods usually last about seven days and are very unpredictable, they can go from very light to flooding within hours. I don't use tampons (very uncomfortable) and find even with changing pads regularly I get really quite sore by the end of my period. Surely that alone would be enough of a reason not to let your blood go everywhere? It's horribly sticky stuff - I can just imagine my clothes sticky to me and - in fact I really don't want to imagine it! I'm very envious of all those who have very light short periods (and I don't think that I do have particularly heavy periods). I'd really like for research to come up with a way of getting rid of periods completely. I find the idea of celebrating something that makes you feel crap really quite bizarre.

Um, also, am I the only one left in the world who doesn't have a Brazilian? Because...you know. The combo of a non-Brazilian plus freebling (and that's what I'm calling it 'cause it's funnier) equals ICK in my book.

I think tampons are one invention I'm thrilled to use, thankyaverymuch.

mystic no, you're not the only one who had to give up with the Mooncup. Mine leaks like buggery. I don't know why (I've tried various 'twist and release'-type methods advocated on here). Tis v frustrating.

Meh. Seems odd to rebrand something that many women have done for millennia, either intentionally or unintentionally. If that's what 'freebleeding' is, then I've done it at night often - and yes, lying on your side is better than on your back. I use a Mooncup but I know my flow well enough to know when I can get away with not using it, and if I don't have to, I'd prefer not to use anything.

Kaloki, that purse is hilarious! Thats Xmas sorted this year!!

laughing my head off at what people with light periods think having heavy periods is all about i have 4 VERY heavy days when i am literally drained can hardly do anything thank god i dont work in a full time job.My matress has blood stains on it and that is wearing about 3 or 4 pads when i go to bed the first few days i flood when i stand up. Freebleeding is just minging .I used to have to wear sanitary belt as well (i am 46) dont understand a lot of things about Feminism at times

"Sleeping on my side keeps more blood on my body than does sleeping with the crevice of me conveniently aligned for blood drainage."

Crevice?!?

Also, has anyone seen the shop on that site?
Lucky vulva coin purse anyone? How about some "vaginal" music?

I have very light periods but no way would I want to try it. I've studied feminism at university - esp. attitudes towards the female body - and been to various feminist events and I get annoyed at women who go on about other women being prudish and repressed for not wanting to celebrate their bodily fluids - should I celebrate the gunk that comes out of my spots too?! And when people complain about sanitary towel adverts using blue liquid - would you rather see fake blood with a few clots thrown in for effect?

I don't see what's liberating about not being able to go out without worrying about getting stains all over your friend's sofa or ruining your clothes. The sensation of something running down your leg is not a nice one. There are so many women in less well off countries who would probably love to be able to afford decent sanitary protection so they could carry on their normal lives during their periods, it seems a bit insulting to go on about how liberating it is to bleed everywhere.

not yucky ???? omg

Can I come round to your place to practice my FreePooing ?

and

Itchy. Ans where on earth would it end up? Thinking about it, if you sat on a few bits poking up slightly, wouldn't that count as "product"?! Perhaps that's how tampons were invented....(perhaps also we should have an emoticon)

Surely the first question is why the heck would someone want to park their naked bum on straw. Try getting some down your jods at the stable? Ack.

I could probably freebleed - I have really light periods, nothing ever goes on my pants, I generally use one light tampon for about 6 hours and then that's it.

Would I want to? No. And I don't think it is possible if you have a heavy period. Unless you just sit at home on some old towels and have nothing else pressing in your life.

Yes the sizing is quite simple, if you got one which was too big it would probably be uncomfortable, and if you got the one which was too small it would probably leak.

Either way, they are flexible and smaller than a baby's head, so there is no way you could get it completely stuck.