Sea Sponges

[maiden-midwife.livejournal.com]

Today is the first day of my moon time. I have been irregular lately and I am pleased because my moon time came at about the time I expected it to, taking into account the irregularity. I am using a sea sponge today and I just wanted to post about how much I love them. They are so much more comfortable than tampons, and I have not had any trouble with needing to rinse them in public restrooms. For anyone who has had trouble using tampons, I would recommend them. I know a lot of ladies here love their cups, but I find the sponges more comfortable. So far I am having a good period. I may get some intense cramps tomorrow, or not. I have a date tonight and a boyfriend who is not squeemish about blood. Orgasms usually soothe my cramps, especially those with male pheromones attached to them. ;)

So who's in the hut with me? How are you doing today? Share with me a story of your womanlyness.

Here's something to think about. Women are connected to their foremothers by a chain of eggs: girls are born with all the eggs that will ever have a chance to be fertilized and then some. That means that your eggs were inside your mother as you developed and your mother's eggs were inside her mother and so on...

To all of you I say: Blesssed be you sister, for you are the lady's child.

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

your eggs were inside your mother as you developed and your mother's eggs were inside her mother and so on...

wow. that made me incredibly happy today. :)

Great!

[maiden-midwife.livejournal.com]

I am glad. When I thought about it, it made me happy too and that's why I thought I'd share it.

[ourika.livejournal.com]

I love my cup. It's my favorite menstrual product. However, I agree – sea sponges are the easiest/most comfortable to use. My periods tend to be heavy, so I remove and insert that cup a lot. By the end of my period, I am a bit sore. That's why I use the sponge – I trade off with the cup when I'm at home (I like the longer time that I am able to wear a cup when I'm in public, but I have rinsed cup and sponge in public without a problem). When my period is much lighter, I am much more comfortable with the sponge.

Mine finally degraded, so I keep meaning to buy new ones. I haven't bothered, yet, because I just got a Mirena IUD, and I want to see what happens to my period.

When you say you haven't had trouble needing to rinse them in public, do you mean that you don't rinse them while you're out or that you're ok rinsing them in public? The one thing with sponges is that they need to be rinsed under running water every three hours.

Oh, a hint – you can participate in penetration sex with a sponge in, but if you've got a long vaginal canal and short fingers, I'd recommend tying dental floss to it. Having to let your boyfriend spend 30 minutes trying to fish it out is NOT fun. Doing it a second time because you thought maybe the first time a fluke is even less fun. Spending an hour contorting yourself (after leaving FOUR hours for it to try to work its own way down) when you only just got over a bad bout of back problems involving heavy medications is even less fun. UGH.

Rinsing sponges and etc.

[maiden-midwife.livejournal.com]

I have no trouble with rinsing the sponges in public restrooms. I do rinse them, it has just never been an issue as far as being seen.

I have never had trouble removing my sponge as long as I bear down when it is high up, but I have never had sex with it in either. Tonight may be the night for that. I don't really like the idea of tying anything to the sponge, part of the reason I like it is because it is "cordless." If I have trouble removing the sponge after sex, I will just stop wearing them during penetration. I have never had trouble with making a huge mess during moon time sex and my significant others are not squeemish.

[overdrive-xx.livejournal.com]

I'm on the rag and I am planning on cutting my uterus out soon. But umm, I use tampons and pads... I like the idea of those sea sponges and when I'm older and more wealthy I may look further into cups.

[crassy.livejournal.com]

Sea Sponges are about $0.99 each at your local health food store. Much cheaper than buying tampons and pads for $203984720984732.99 each month. :)

[popchex.livejournal.com]

when I'm older and more wealthy I may look further into cups

Keep in mind you have to keep buying the pads and tampons, when you pay for the cup once.

If you can scrounge together the money for a cup right now, in about four months, you'd be using the cup for "free" compared to pads and tampons (depending on the brand, and how many you use each month).

[maiden-midwife.livejournal.com]

I know many women who have been plotting to cut out their uterus when the time is right. I am sorry you are having a bad moon time.

[crassy.livejournal.com]

I'm in the hut. My body woke me up at 03:30 this morning to say "rise and shine, you are spewing forth blood". I was not impressed. Not because of the blood, but because I HATE being woken up in the middle of the night for any reason (and because I wasn't due to start until around 08:30. Yes, I have it pretty much timed down to the minute, so when it is early, it drives me nuts).

[maiden-midwife.livejournal.com]

I love your Pippi Icon! She was my childhood idol! I have had that happen to me before too, and it isn't fun. Lately my period has been pretty mellow, so I have been lucky.

[sweetbums.livejournal.com]

I'm in the hut but boy am I miserable. The cramps weren't so bad this month (usually they're just debilitating and the pain is unbearable) but ofcourse, I managed to slip at a Kmart yesterday. Now, I can't even lay in bed comfortable because my whole right side is screwed up. Usually I can nap away the pain, but right now that's not an option.

*end rant*

[maiden-midwife.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry to hear that you hurt yourself. A chamomile tea bath might soothe your achy muscles. I hope you feel better soon.

[popchex.livejournal.com]

I'm on it now, and again, I'm having a less traumatic period.

My cramps aren't too bad - even considering I've not had any exercise in three weeks due to working way too many hours and then going to bed shortly after work. *sigh*

Thanks to the DivaCup and my Lunapads, I have no itchyness, and no reaction to the pad. I <3 my divacup.

And I realized yesterday just how much a tampon soaks up of your fluids...I never really realized that menses was so...gooey...is the only word that comes to mind. I hate that I used tampons for 10 years. I wish I had known about this a lot earlier, and my daughters (if I have them) will be the opposite. They won't 'know' from a first-hand sense, what a tampon or pad is, and they will know why I don't use them.

OH and in researching where the "two to four tablespoons" idea of how much you lose in a period, I found a MUCH better explanation!!!

Found here. (http://www.teenwire.com/index.asp?taStrona=http://www.teenwire.com/ask/2003/as_20031105p679_clitoris.asp)
Usually, there are only four to six tablespoonfuls of blood in the whole flow. This is a small amount. The rest is bits of the unused lining and other fluids. By the time your period ends, the flow will have amounted to between half a cup and a full cup of liquid.

[maiden-midwife.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the link. Very enlightening.

Re: Rinsing sponges and etc.

[ourika.livejournal.com]

I had no problem until I had penetration sex with it. I hope that you don't need to tie the dental floss around it � I found that the string curled up inside (remember, dental floss isn't "thick" like a tampon cord) so it didn't interfere in any way with penetration sex. The only reason I had problem with it is because I have an IUD, and while I thought I knew which string was which, I was too scared to actually pull it in case it was the wrong one! (I hadn't thought of that.)

My partner isn't squeamish about penetration sex (and I'm not either), but since we got a new mattress, he's been worried that we might go "through" a towel because that bed cost a fortune and he doesn't want it stained! It's really funny, actually.

Re: Rinsing sponges and etc.

[ourika.livejournal.com]

Weird. I replied from the email and somehow this posted as a new comment instead of on the discussion we were having above!

Re: Staining

[silklily.livejournal.com]

You might try getting one of those rubber pads for children who wet the beds :) A lot of times my period can go through my pad because I am a restless sleeper and this prevented any staining for me.

Re: Staining

[ourika.livejournal.com]

Good point, thanks.

[pyro-girl.livejournal.com]

I'm in the hut, this is my third day so it's not bad. Sadly, I only have my pads. Rawr.