hygiene

[robotbeat.livejournal.com]

i'm sorry if this question has been repeated...

do you shower/bath when you are menstruating? what about swimming (if you swim)? i only shower when i have my periods, usually on alternative days because on ordinary days, i try to have one daily. the flow is disrupted but....it's nice keeping clean :) i try to avoid swimming/baths.

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[palegothic.livejournal.com]

Yes. I shower every other day regardless of my period. I can also swim but that is because I use the DivaCup.

[paganbeauty.livejournal.com]

Yes I still bath daily while my moon is around. It's almost as if the bleeding stop until I am out of the water. As for swimming I am not much of a swimmer anymore, but I have been known to swim while my mom is here.

[ourika.livejournal.com]

I never take baths anyway - I've only got a shower stall. I shower every day because I feel better after a shower when I am bleeding.

When I started bleeding, I was told that it's ok to swim, and that it's an old tall tale that you can't swim when you're bleeding (and that's true). What I originally did was take off a pad, wrap a towel around my waist (and be glad that I had a dark colored bathing suit), and then go swimming. As soon as I got out, I'd put a pad on. I found that I didn't have any problems because I wouldn't bleed as much.

Later I started using tampons. Now I use a DivaCup so I can swim or go to the hot springs without any worries at all because there's no effect on the DivaCup if you go in water.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_last_serenade_/]

i shower every day when i'm on my period, i think i would get to feeling yucky if i didn't. i'll shower twice if i work out or get sweaty during the day.

i also swim and sit in the hot tub at my gym (the hot tub is SO nice for cramps)...i just make sure I have a sea sponge or my keeper in. taking baths is nice too, becuase the hot water helps cramps. but yah, gotta have a sponge or keeper in. :)

[puttysan.livejournal.com]

There is no reason to bath while menstruating. In fact, I feel disgusting if I don't bath daily, period or not. I've never seen a flow being disrupted by bathing, the outflow is just diluted in the water so you don't see it. Yes, I go swimming too. It's just not an issue.

[neurotica0.livejournal.com]

I shower everyday, regardless of whether I am on my period or not. Sometimes on the weekends, I take baths (again, regardless of whether I am on my period or not). I don't use any sort of "protection" when I'm bathing or showering. I'm in the water, so I don't see a need for it. I don't swim much anymore, but I have in the past while on my period. I use tampons, so it was no problem.
There is no reason why you shouldn't bathe, shower, or swim just as freely as you would if you were not menstruating.

[zombiefaerie.livejournal.com]

I do all of those things.
I've never had a problem before.

[http://users.livejournal.com/-falling-below/]

i do the same thing...everyother day, when im on my period but other than that i shower everyday its good for your hair too, to not wash it everyday. and if i feel gross i wash my face or something. i do swim with it, but im always afraid of the tampon falling out or something..paranoid

[neurotica0.livejournal.com]

Your vaginal muscles hold a tampon in place. You don't have to worry about it falling out. :)

[aster13.livejournal.com]

I only have a bath, so i can't shower :(
I usually have a bath every other day, but i try to have them daily during heavier flow days.
I often swim in the sea in the summer, and i do that regardless of whether i have my time - unless my tummy is achy, and then the colder water can be a bit too much of a shock.
Why do you avoid swimming or bathing when you are on?
I have a mooncup and it is very useful.

[robotbeat.livejournal.com]

when i was younger, i thought i would bleed and bleed if i ever stepped into the shower and seeing blood sweep into the drain was just a very uncomfortable thought. the sight of blood does make me very uncomfortable.