Tampons and baby products in the same supermarket aisle is a problem

[LolaMottola]

Hadn't thought of this before but... baby milk and food in the same supermarket aisle as tampons and sanitary towel is potentially triggering for women going through ivf or baby loss 🙁
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/fertility-charity-founder-slams-sainsburys-34099357

It’s not quite on the level of only being able to access the hospital IVF clinic through the maternity clinic but it’s along the same lines.

The logic being ‘it’s all women’s stuff’. Problem is, the formula etc has to share an aisle with something,..

What an absolutely ridiculous thing to be concerned about.

Sorry, struggling to see an issue here. If they have gone to the supermarket they will no doubt be in it with families with possibly young children, babies etc (seeing as there are baby products for sale as well).

When women have a new born and are out looking for maternity pads is handy, spesh if you have a screamer.
I struggled with fertility & the hardest part is sitting in the same waiting room with Ladies with healthy bumps. Although it's amazing for them, It's emotional- spesh if it was after one of my losses.

Also just walking around in the world, where babies and things related to babies exist.

Well, speaking as someone who went through numerous losses, including a mid-term miscarriage, I would say there are innumerable triggers.
What about the maternity section when you’re walking through Next? Or the constant sighting of mums pushing babies in prams when you’re in town? Or basically a hundred other micro-triggers as we navigate life?
Honestly the idea that period products beside baby goods is an “issue” is ridiculous.

This is a total non-issue.

Absolutely ridiculous.

GET A GRIP

They aren't in the same ailes here in Ireland. The baby items are together in one aisle. Tampons etc are with health, deodorant.

I think they’re making something out of nothing here..

Lots of things are triggering for lots of people. You can’t have life fixed in a way that doesn’t upset anyone, ever.

Just another ‘outraged’ article written for the social media likes.

What about things like condoms can they be in the same area ? Or is that triggering ?
While ladies that are struggling to conceive have all my sympathy as pp have said there are 1000s of triggers everywhere, adverts on bill boards / bus stops / magazines/ tvs, people with babies

Massive eye roll.

Oh man, this is just tabloid shit to stir up outrage and promote social media engagement. Don’t fall for it. This is clearly a non-issue.

I had a horrendous experience with a missed miscarriage recently. Of all the difficulties and stress and sadness of the last few months, this never once crossed my mind as an issue.

I'm not saying that it's not an issue for some people, but the thing about trauma triggers is that they are random and very personal. Generally speaking, we can't ask the world to change for us - we need to be able to manage ourselves in the world as it is - supermarket tampon displays included.

Storm in a teacup. Absolutely sad for those going through fertility issues but there are triggers everywhere not just a supermarket.

Honestly you can see how snowflake culture is developing.

You can order online if you're that desperate to avoid the rest of the world and life.

Where should they go? Next to the milk because parents don’t need milk- no ok, next to the bread maybe? Hmm no parents buy bread. Next to the lollies- oh that won’t work.

By the crikey is this how some people think? I'm going for a lie down

I don't want to live in a world where resilience becomes a thing of the past. Where the world is sanitised and hidden from view lest someone is triggered.

Humans are meant to feel emotions and sometimes intense emotions, but protecting them from them means mental health issues.

yeah, no, condoms cant be near baby things, or period products as they are all about people having sex, and I'm not

That she’s 47 makes this even more ridiculous.

Utmost sympathy for those struggling with infertility, this makes little sense though.

How ridiculous. Some stores have all of their household/baby/hygiene/tampons on the same aisle as they're small and it's their 'non food' stock.

At my local hospital you share the waiting rooms whilst actively miscarrying with women carrying successful pregnancies. I was in a waiting room for hours miscarrying whilst two women were discussing their morning sickness and potential baby names. I find that unacceptable, but product placement in supermarkets is a non issue.