I was 12 when I first got my period. Between my parents being really open about talking about this kind of thing with me and school, I had some idea what to expect. Although everything I saw and read was all super-feminine and "you're going to be a woman." Cue me screaming from the bathroom for my mom to bring me the "we know you'll need this sometime soon" stash of pads I'd careless tossed in my closet. So un-feminine :) (and I'm like that about it to this day. It's a thing my body does. it also digests food and sleeps. why the fanfare/secrecy?)
A lot of my friends in middle and high school would use it as an excuse to not do things (cramping or not), but I was very physically active for most of high school, including while menstruating. It wasnt until a sports-related injury forced me to be less active that I started cramping.
My only problem with sex while menstruating is that it's messy. I think a lot of guys are turned off by the sight of blood. But it feels great. It helps that I still use pads (at 24), so we don't have to worry about removing a tampon beforehand.
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Date: 2006-04-22 05:54 am (UTC)A lot of my friends in middle and high school would use it as an excuse to not do things (cramping or not), but I was very physically active for most of high school, including while menstruating. It wasnt until a sports-related injury forced me to be less active that I started cramping.
My only problem with sex while menstruating is that it's messy. I think a lot of guys are turned off by the sight of blood. But it feels great. It helps that I still use pads (at 24), so we don't have to worry about removing a tampon beforehand.