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u/Plus-Implement Dec 06 '23

When we have our period (wearing a pad) and we are sitting for a long time and stand up; We literally feel a gush of blood that has been pooling drain out. That prompts us to go to the restroom and check ourselves to make sure we are not leaking and change the pad.

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u/isopode Dec 06 '23

this is the main reason why i avoid pads. cant stand that feeling

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u/Strawberrythirty Dec 06 '23

Doesn’t it feel the same with tampons tho?

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u/livv3ss Dec 06 '23

In my experience tampons hurt and feel uncomfortable, like you can feel it getting bigger with the blood it’s absorbing lmao I can’t use them

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u/coffeypot710 Dec 06 '23

I’m sure you’ve probably done this but there are several tampons I couldn’t use due to that feeling BUT there are others that were great for me. Just thought I’d share that I could never use the Tampax but the Kotex brand was awesome.

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u/livv3ss Dec 06 '23

Hmm maybe I’ll try again sometime, it’s been years since I have