Notes to self

[wickedconcubine.livejournal.com]

Dear GirlyBits,
Firstly, thank you. Thank You! for the weekend reprieve (even if time spent with Him didn't go that far)
Regardless, the sudden occurance of Cramps around 1030 Sunday night, a thing I'm not used to having to deal with, was not a happy thing. Neither was the onset of nausea, or the disturbing sensation that something alive might have somehow gotten in there and wanted to claw its way out (please to the gods and such, never let anything living get inside there, thank you). I am rather pleased that midol (the box of it that I bought from circle K over a year ago and now have finally used up) took effect within half an hour and the feeling in my belly settled down to a mild churning. However, I have come to strike a bargain. If you would please finish your cycle before the end of this week, or allow another reprieve sstarting about thursday and lasting until sunday again... I will love you forever. (especially as it allows for the opportunith to finish what was begun with Him last Friday).



Also, I've noticed for some reason that when I use my menstral cup, it lasts longer. Why?
I started using it because pads are messy and tampons cause dry-ness and (because my periods have been known to last for weeks) mild irritation.
Yet it seems like when I use tampons it ends sooner, and that the dry-ness is helpful that way... I dunno.
Weird? Does that make sense? Normal?

Comments

[moonlitdorian.livejournal.com]

Thought number 1: You could have sex during your cycle.

Thought number 2: Is it possible that because you're leaving the cup in, it seems like your cycle is lasting longer because you can see much better what's coming out of you? I can't tell from what you posted if I'm on track, but here's my story. When I first switched to the cup, I would leave my cup in until I was getting absolutely nothing menstrual-y coming out of me anymore. I did this because I could see that there was some stuff in the cup, so I figured I needed to to. Now, I've come to realize that there's a point where if I didn't have the cup to collect it, I wouldn't notice that little bit of flow. Using conventional methods, like tampons, I didn't notice that flow. So, it originally felt like I was using the cup longer than I used tampons per cycle, but it was unnecessary. Does that make sense? Does it have anything to do with your situation?

[wickedconcubine.livejournal.com]

1- No... I've had lovers before that were okay with it, but I just don't enjoy it. Near the end, when there's little or no flow, I can cope with, but anything more than that... I don't like messy (I insist on condoms more because I dislike the mess than anything else). Beyond squick factors, I just don't enjoy it, it doesn't feel good to me at all. Everything gets tender (like that bruised feeling that comes from cramps), uncomfortable and the times that I have had sex during I've been nauseus afterward, which completely killed any pleasure that might have been up until then. (like the whole concept that sex cures headaches, blood racing to other areas and such, but it comes back immediately afteward and the pain is too distracting to make the having had sex worth the effort)

2-It does make sense, and the first couple of months I did leave it in for the extra days, whatever mucosy(sp) discharge after the bleeding was done... But once I stopped doing that I noticed that it still lasted longer. more days bleeding, that sort of thing.

I've been regulating between using tampons on heavier days (cause putting hte cup in is messy, and inconvenient if I'm anywhere but at home) and the cup on lighter days... and tampons again for the last couple of days (which for me means the days it seems like it wants to be done... if i use tampons during that time, it'll usually stop within a day or two... otherwise it'll go back to being heavy/medium within the next couple of days)

Don't know if any of that makes sense at all.

Its just been something I've thought about recently (with the reprieve and all)... also, a friend mentioned that sometimes when she wants it to stop a day or two early, she'll use soap. (douche-like, I guess, I didn't ask for details..) and it "dried everything out". So I started wondering about the tampon/cup thing.

[(Anonymous)]

it was just a thought..

[wickedconcubine.livejournal.com]

No problem, I understand completely.
Its something I've tried before and just don't enjoy... Sorry if it came off harshly

[lindsey-nichole.livejournal.com]

Soap is not safe inside your vagina at all. Nothing is going to make menstrual fluids "dry out" as nothing you can do is going to get inside your uterus and dry out the lining or stop the bleeding, it will certaintly dry out very sensitive tissue though.

With that said, it's possible that your cycle is just changing a bit.

A menstrual cup isn't going to make you bleed any longer.