After over 20 years of having a period you would think I'd be used to them but I hate it!!
Can anyone advise me on things to try apart from the moon Cup.
I have 2 problems. Firstly, I prefer to use tampons. Much easier to cope with for me. But.... I can't take one out then put another in straight away because I'm too dry. I have to wait at least 30 minutes for another flow of blood. Does this happen to other people? It's frustrating if I'm out etc because since having kids mine comes in gushes and I flood alot wearing pads.
This leads to my second problem. Im a large lady with a big bum so I think this is partly why I have a problem as I have a large area for a pad to cover . If/when I need to wear pads (particularly overnight) I wear the night time versions as they are the longest. But many, many times if I'm sitting or lying down, the blood will travel either forwards or backwards and can completely miss the pad!! At night I wear two pads, one that goes up to the front of my pants, and one that goes most of the way up the back of my pants. And the blood still misses them regularly! My bedding and clothes are ruined again this month!
Any advice? I would try the period pants / period underwear but they don't do them in my size.