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On the second-to-last day of camp, I got my period. I didn’t have anything with me at the time, so I borrowed a pad from my bestie. I went into the bathroom to put it on, it was HUGE compared to the ones I usually wear. When my BFF came into the stall next to me, I said, “OMG, this one is huge.” But she didn’t reply! I suck the thing under the wall between our stalls…and then realized it wasn’t my best friend. It was another girl wearing the same shoes. So awkward.
 
 
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i'm going to sleepaway camp in 5 days and i'm supposed to get my period right before the big dance we have at the end! it stinks):

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by mzroseybud on 7/26/2011 2:34:29 PM

 
 

MOD MOD MOD !!! PLZZZZ HELP! I have a medium flow i guess but at camp this week i change it every 2 hours since yesterday it leaked and i freaked out. Im so scared of it leaking
again because this is only my 3rd period and the first two were soooooo light! This might sound weird but i feel like when i sit or lay down the blood moves to whatever way is sit and since i sit in a chair most of the day wont the blood move up to past my pad?!?! Then itll leak!! Im freaking out and i am questioning a tampon?? Idk im only 12! Will it hurt? My 17 year old sis just started using them....and she said you have to get used to them and in the beggining they hurt.....IM SCARED! Help!! My mom isnt helping neither are my sisters!!




Hey girl, I'd get a heavier pad for those heavy flow days: try wearing an overnight pad, for example, or changing a lighter pad more frequently. You don't need a tampon to control it.

xoxo 
Alyssa B.

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by Laughlots on 7/19/2011 11:33:11 PM

 
 

MOD
so I am confused. People say that you can wear a pad while swimming if you put shorts over it but like if the pad gets full of water won't it like not absorb anything else? also, When you shower does the blood like drip down you leg? thanks for the help




Hey girl,

I don't really suggest wearing a pad while swimming, only a tampon, because it can be really uncomfortable and heavy when it absorbs all that water. Also, the blood doesn't really drip down your leg when you shower, but if you feel uncomfortable, you can wear a tampon while showering. x0x0
Casey L.

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by cittycat1998 on 7/19/2011 2:39:08 PM

 
 

lol sorry but it's funny. I know how you feel abiut the huge part my mom isn't that handy when it comes to things I need

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by tabbycat627 on 7/18/2011 12:39:39 PM

 
 

URGENT! so I used tampons for the first time last month and have been having my period for about 5 months. I moved on because I have alot of summer vacations that I am going on soon (that include swimming) and I am now confident. I am 12, and I am going to horse riding camp in 2 weeks for a week and I am expecting my period around then. I am going with a friend that hasnt started so she doesnt understand! How can I be descrete on my period without all the 3 other girls in my room noticing? And how do I deal with my period gennerally away from home and doing lots of sports without many breaks.
PLEASE HELP! X

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