To think that freebleeding is a bit [envy]

[pigletmania]

I have just heard of freebleeding on here whereby no sanitary protection is used . I admit that i am open to most things but this The practicalities of it must be enormous you would never leave home. I know that it would not be for me as my periods are quite heavy, even with big sanitary pads I manage to leak over my trousers, on my legs. Once when i was out i leaked through my jeans, as i got off the bus i realised must have been on the seat aswell, imagine no sanitary protection.

How does someone manage outside the house where there is limited washing facilities, must be really uncomfortable and and messy. I will probably get flamed for my views but i am prepared and armed with my hard hat. I would try reusuable sanitary protection for later on in my period but no protection

5 days off a month seems nice though.
Relaxing in straw, chatting, snoozing, bring a book and the laptop. I think I'm coming round to the idea

some people have really light periods and don't need bungs. it does save hassle. its not icky really, any more than using tampons/pads.

Why would people want to make more work for themselves, more cleaning, washing and embarrasment of it going down your leg. How on earth can you train your vag muscles to stop it! It has to come out it has to come out how on earth are you going to stop your womb contracting when you are out and about.

Beginning and end of my period, and at night, when it's really just spotting/fairly dry, I will let my (black) pants catch it - there's not enough to risk soaking through/dribble down leg and the pants are going in the wash anyway. For anything more I would definitely use something. But when it's just a tiny tiny bit, what's the point?

I guess some of it might come from lack of funds though. If you really don't have money, £3 every month is a lot. Also, you could argue £18 for a Mooncup would be a saving in the long term, but then, you have to have the £18 in the first place. I can see how it is impractical to implement, but in a perfect world, I'd have liked a long term solution to be free for people struggling to afford a product. But then again, if I'd never used a Mooncup before, I doubt I'd have used it if it was available for free - those things are a bit scary at first sight. So then you have to have all kinds of other alternatives free too, leading back to the problems of funds (and storage space).

This storage space problem: just how big is your mooncup MisSal?

at the size of MisSals mooncup

Well, if you asked me when I got it...

No, I mean if they decide to provide disposable products too, they'd probably need to keep it in stock - which for one person might not be that much (mind you, some months...), but to have stock for a whole area a bit impractical.

I think we are basically talking about different things here: on one side, the lucky bastards light-period front, who can understand, at least on an intellectual level, how freebleding may work, because they don't bleed that much in the first place. Otoh, us buckets of blood types, who end up freebleding regardless of how much "product" (horrible word in this context, btw) we use. There is NO WAY anyone with a heavy period could do this.

BTW i am wondering whether i am the only person on MN who has had to give up on the mooncup it leaks way too much, and i can't figure out why. i have tried every possible trick in the book to make it stop, but still it leaks... i use it for the beginning and end of my period though, and like it a lot- i so wish i could use it as exclusive "product", but sadly i don't see it happening

Each to their own but no way could I deal with this. Too much of a hygiene addict. I find the whole concept revolting

I have just clicked on that link. This is my favourite bit:

"I occurred to me that I liked being allowed to overflow. I don't know how these two events go together, but that is how it happened. Perhaps because the blood was attractive for the first time, instead of looking like a mess. It was a nice colour and a nice shape and it was mine"

Perhaps we could organise an MN freebleeding meet-up where we could all celebrate the attractiveness of our blood?

this thread has made me laugh, its way too intense on AIBU these days, and then along comes another period thread where we can all be gross and talk about making flour in our bras....

dont get the freebleeding thing. its not about being ashamed of being a woman, its because its gross and painful!
vaginas should be happy places

I'm really laughing at this... however its got me thinking. Looked for mooncup on Boots and they come in different sizes?
How would you know..?
What if you got the wrong size, would it not go in/come out???

Gross, gross, gross!

I mean, I guess it's someone's choice, but if anyone starts telling me that it's the "natural" choice to "freeble" (and I'm totally calling it that from now on ), that's where I draw the line. No freebling for this girl, thank you.

Um, Quattro, that's...interesting. She liked "being allowed to overflow". Hmm. Well...to each her own I suppose?

Dominique- it is simple- one size for youngsters/caesarians, and the bigger one for if you've given birth.

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.

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.

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.

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)

and

not yucky ???? omg

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

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.

"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?

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

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