*waves hello*

[heathwitch.livejournal.com]

Greetings Ladies,

I'm new here, having followed a link from the journal of my dear friend, theartemisiaway. A little about me: I'm 23, from Cheshire (England), and live with my fiance and two kitties :)

I can't remember when I started my period; It was over ten years ago, I know. I think I was about 11 or 12, certainly no more than that. In any case, I'm always plagued by incredibly sore breasts for the week before and first few days of my period. They're sore even for me to touch. Does anyone else find this?

I also seem to have 4 or 5 days of heavy flow, followed by one or two light. Any my lower back kills me. Again, if anyone experiences the same I'd love to know: sometimes I feel I'm on my own here!

Finally, can anyone recommend any good books/websites (etc) about menstruation? Thanks!

Anyways, I'm looking forward to getting to know you all here. *hugs*

Blessings,

Heathwitch
*just starting this month's flow and feeling icky*

Comments

googled...

[freemyheart.livejournal.com]

until someone steps in that knows better about this kind of stuff, here are a few sites (http://www.google.com/search?q=heavy+menstruation)...

Re: googled...

[heathwitch.livejournal.com]

Thanks for those :)

Re: googled...

[freemyheart.livejournal.com]

you're welcome :) i hope you're feeling better...

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[heathwitch.livejournal.com]

I'm getting there... Still heavy, still incredibly sore back, but my breasts are a tad less tender :) Thanks!

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[freemyheart.livejournal.com]

:\ well, hopefully much better soon then...

[mstallard.livejournal.com]

Welcome to the hut! Glad you decided to join! I love this community and I believe you will too.

To answer your first question: YES, having sore breasts before your period and even during is normal as can be. Sometimes mine get so sore it hurts to even touch them as well or even just walk fastly down the steps! lol I have to go down steps from my room at home and one time it actually hurt when I walked down the steps because they were so tender and sore! But yes, that is normal and you're not on your own.

I usually have 3 days of really heavy flow and then on the 4th and 5th days it is really light. I usually never bleed over 5 days but there seems to be a little spotting on the 6th day from when I started. I suffer from PMS really badly and I have horrible low back pain. I usually experience lower back pain a week or two before and also during my period. It is so aggravating so I just take some pain relievers or a menstrual relief pill that I found at Rite-Aid. It works wonders!

I do not know any good books or websites from the top of my head. There is one I know of which is www.noperiod.com which contains some information.

Anyway, I hope that this has helped you some and that you enjoy being here in the hut! Again welcome and I hope you start feeling better!

[heathwitch.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the welcome, and the advice. It's great to know I'm not alone :) I'm loving this community already.

*hugs*

Your my period twin!

[conanisgreat.livejournal.com]

I thought I was the only one, but yes, I get sore breasts (this is the worst thing about the whole deal if you ask me) and I also get 4 to 5 days of heavy flow and 1 or 2 light. I really don't know anything about it...but I thought I'd let you know you're not alone!

Re: Your my period twin!

[heathwitch.livejournal.com]

*grins* Wow, we really are alike, aren't we?! *giggles* At least we get this great community to support us :)

[dodogrrl.livejournal.com]

hello! Can I add you as a friend? I adore theartemesiaway!

I've heard caffeine can be a factor in breast soreness (mine aren't that bad so I have not been willing to forgo my morning coffee to find out).

My favorite writings on menstruation are the relevant chapters in Inga Muscio's "Cunt: A Declaration of Independence" and Natalie Angier's "Woman: An Intimate Geography."

[heathwitch.livejournal.com]

Hey there! Of course you can add me as a friend, though my LJ has a habit of being weird :p

I don't drink coffee, but do have masses of pepsi, so I tend to cut down around the time of my period, just in case. I'd actually heard the same about caffeine and breasts, but I'd forgotten, so thanks for the reminder!

And thanks for the book suggestions too, I'll have to root those out of the local library or something. I'm currently reading "The Wise Wound" and finding it fascinating :)