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[00goddess.livejournal.com]

Okay, ladies, what are your favorite menstrual accessories?

When it comes to tampons, I'm a Tampax girl all the way. Tampax was the first brand I ever used, and although I've tried other brands, I like it best. Playtex tampons are too chunky, and o.b. are not soft or flexible enough. They're like sandpaper.

I don't use pads, but I recently bought some pantyliners made especially for thongs. I rarely wear panties, but there are a few days after my dot that I have some discharge, and I wear thongs then. The liners are by Always, and I say it's about damn time that someone made a pantyliner for thongs.

Does anyone here use a Keeper? I really want one, but I want to make sure it will work for me before I buy one. I can't use a tampon bigger than slender. so if the "b" size keeper is much bigger, it will be a no-go.

I've tried Instead, and it really didn't work for me. The large size made it difficult to insert, and it never fit comfortably.

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[jude.livejournal.com]

on the subject of my earlier comment... how difficult is the topic of menstruation for you to talk about? like, with friends, or relatives, your mother, whomever. i find that, like most things, it's easier for me to discuss in a written forum, and i'm still trying to get up the nerve to IM my mother about this whole tampon conversation that's been going on here lately. it's just not something we ever really talk about... and i'm fully aware of how silly that is, and am working up the nerve to IM her as we speak. it's just an ingrained subconscious thing... it probably has something to do with the fact that both of my parents were raised Catholic (no longer practicing, in both cases, but the habits can be hard to break) and sex, sexuality, and "stuff down there" is just not a topic i think they're that comfortable with.
do other people find this to be true..? how much is it discussed among your loved ones? discuss, please.. i'm interested. :)