Recently I watched one of my favorite youtuber, Ingrid Nilson's, new video about your period. She talked a lot about being comfortable with your period, and also donated little mini higene kits to women in need which I thought was wonderful. As someone who is very comfortable with my period, I thought I should talk about my experience.
I got my first period when I was almost 11 years old, I believe it was do to a lot of stress due to my near move back to Brazil. I was the first of all my friends, so I would always get extremely embarrassed and scared to talk about it, but I forgot that it was completely normal. I actually got it at a party (how convenient), so I just asked for a pad and everything was ok,
I think my worst period horror story was recently, this October, I travelled to New Jersey to visit some friends. I wasn't expecting my period so only brought three pads (terrible idea). I got it on the last day, while i was going to the airport, So I put in a day pad and since I had two flights that day, I thought I should change after my first flight. Long story short, it got everywhere, literally everywhere, underwear, pants, plane seat, car seat, and everywhere else. It was terrible, so always bring loads of pads everywhere.
Recently I found out I have an extremly heavy flow on my period so have started taking birth control, which is working on regulating my period, so I don't have such a waste of iron (since I am vegetarian and this iron is even harder to consume), I only started taking it this month so so far I don't have much to say.
I encourage everyone to speak out about their period since it is such a natural and normal thing that is often shamed upon.
Conscious Period site: http://www.consciousperiod.com/#conscious-home
Ingrid Nilson's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fXQJb0W-Tg
Leticia xx
(leh-tee-sia)
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