cute advertising from Sweden

[anotheranon]

Via mazjan: we'd never see anything this obvious here. And yes, yes, I know - tampons aren't the healthiest thing to use, but at least this ad doesn't flinch about showing the feminine product being advertised :P

Comments

[semmie17.livejournal.com]

Okay... I understand what you mean.

I've never understood the "timing" method of using tampons, or the "leaving them in too long" method. Because I sweat alot, I have to drink a lot of liquids to avoid dehydration -- I'm French, and I sweat, what can I say? :p The effect of that is that I have to pee a lot, and because of that I've always changed my tampon everytime I go pee... which is about every hour or so. I've always been shocked to meet women who can leave tampons in for two or three hours, or even overnight -- I can't do it. Or -- and this one baffles me -- who can *pee* with a tampon in their vagina. I've never been able to do that either. So I guess the stories of bleaching and rayon and the like have not been something I've paid much attention to because I change tampons a lot. (I use Tampax regulars, btw.)

For a lot of people this might be a TMI, but I've always been fascinated with the huge range of variation in menstral cycles. I've kept detailed records of my cycle since 1991, as I had to go off the pill and didn't want to get pregnant.

[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

No fear of TMI in this journal, at least about menstruation. Since I started again it's been of interest to me as well - if someone gets squicked, they're free to navigate away :P

Re: peeing and tampons, etc.: I used to wear one all day (say, 9-5) without incident, and yes, I could pee with one in. I also used to all night, though I admit that it was probably not a good idea in light of the dangers I mentioned upthread.

I haven't tried this since I restarted, just because I hate that "dried out" feeling from wearing one for hours on end (how's that for TMI?:P). As near as I can tell, every woman is wired up differently - tolerances and comforts are highly individual, and I can only say that we should all figure out what works for us and do that.

I also mark my period on my calendar, which I never used to do because I was on the pill for my entire sexually active life before Depo. I do it mostly to try and find patterns between it and any mood swings, cramping etc. that's going on as I "normalize".

[semmie17.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't ever wear a tampon that long! All day! Whoo! And the "dried out" feeling usually comes from wearing a too-large tampon. I've found the Tampax Juniors to be really good, but then I'm the sort that will go through three different sizes in one day. I also can't wear Kotex tampons -- I'm just not shaped in the right way to wear them. And I've never been able to wear OB's.

Yes, create a chart for yourself -- that's the best way to know what's coming up for yourself. I range from 20-26 days, with the mean being 26 days.