Comments on: The Great Flow Giveaway http://www.exlibrisbitsy.com/memes/the-great-flow-giveaway/ A Book Blog Sun, 22 Apr 2012 20:06:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Eva http://www.exlibrisbitsy.com/memes/the-great-flow-giveaway/#comment-112 Eva Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:36:52 +0000 http://fabula.exlibrisbitsy.com/?p=1222#comment-112 What a helpful post! The first day or two of my period is incredibly painful (if I don't keep taking pain pills, I can't walk). I live by my heating pads, but I haven't tried the calcium before! I read a book by a midwife about labour, and she mentioned that making high-pitched noises doesn't help but making low-pitched noises does. So for the past couple of months, if I'm alone, I'll keep up a kind of low hum, and I've found it to be much more effective than I'd have expected it too. Also, I recently switched from tampons to a menstrual cup, and it's so much comfier for me! What a helpful post! The first day or two of my period is incredibly painful (if I don’t keep taking pain pills, I can’t walk). I live by my heating pads, but I haven’t tried the calcium before!

I read a book by a midwife about labour, and she mentioned that making high-pitched noises doesn’t help but making low-pitched noises does. So for the past couple of months, if I’m alone, I’ll keep up a kind of low hum, and I’ve found it to be much more effective than I’d have expected it too.

Also, I recently switched from tampons to a menstrual cup, and it’s so much comfier for me!

]]> By: Bitsy http://www.exlibrisbitsy.com/memes/the-great-flow-giveaway/#comment-113 Bitsy Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:02:10 +0000 http://fabula.exlibrisbitsy.com/?p=1222#comment-113 You know, now that I think about it my cat likes to lay across my middle over top of the heat pad during the worst of the pain. I let him, but always assumed he was just after the heat. Normally he is very sensitive if we are in pain and wants to offer comfort (if you show him a cut he will lick it very gently). But a purring cat and a low hum deep in your chest would both offer the same thing, a low vibration. Maybe that helps loosen muscles? I've tried menstrual cups, and it didn't end up working out for me. I think my flow is too heavy or something, I found it unnecessarily messy. It was surprisingly comfortable though, if I got as good at inserting those as I do tampons might even be better. But, for me, my flow might just be too heavy for it. I normally go through something like 4-5 tampons during my one day. You know, now that I think about it my cat likes to lay across my middle over top of the heat pad during the worst of the pain. I let him, but always assumed he was just after the heat. Normally he is very sensitive if we are in pain and wants to offer comfort (if you show him a cut he will lick it very gently). But a purring cat and a low hum deep in your chest would both offer the same thing, a low vibration. Maybe that helps loosen muscles?

I’ve tried menstrual cups, and it didn’t end up working out for me. I think my flow is too heavy or something, I found it unnecessarily messy. It was surprisingly comfortable though, if I got as good at inserting those as I do tampons might even be better. But, for me, my flow might just be too heavy for it. I normally go through something like 4-5 tampons during my one day.

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