But of a Moab I guess. I'm worried about work today, I'm having my second period since coming off the pill and I thought it wasn't going to be too bad as my first one was manageable. But I woke up yesterday, rolled over and leaked through my pyjamas, sheet and mattress protector, to the mattress. I've struggled to sleep all week and the only thing changed is having a period. I was lucky to wake up thirsty at about 3am and go to the toilet, because as soon as I moved to sit up, the floodgates opened!! I HATED my periods when I was too young to take the pill. All I had to do was get up from a chair and I knew my pad, underwear and potentially outer clothes would be soaked through. I used to bleed onto school seats, chairs at friends' houses, the bus... Always getting into trouble with the teachers for frequent toilet trips in spite of beyond a good pupil...
Things are a bit better now that I have a menstrual cup and a homemade pad, but even last month when it wasn't as severe as this, I managed to leak through to my jeans 😞 I'm teaching 5 and 6 year olds today and I'm worried, we usually move around a lot to keep them engaged, surely I'm going to destroy my clothes and embarrass myself for the rest of the workday!! I guess I need to bring a bunch of disposables and a change of jeans because I can't just pop to the loo whenever I want... Maybe my black jeans won't show it so much?
I hate feeling like a helpless 13-year-old again, so tempting to just jump back on the pill, but then I'll never start a family, so... 🤷