A Question For The Uterine-Americans[*]

[serinde]

That question being, how do you feel about exercising when your crimson tide is at high flow?

I have, most months, 24-30 hours when I'm bleeding at a staggering rate--we are talking changing a super-plus tampon roughly every ninety minutes--and, though by then the cramps are over and I'm otherwise okay to exercise, I am endlessly paranoid that I'm bleeding through my Feminine Protection[tm]. (Because it has happened.) Even when I have a second layer of shielding in place, I'm still worried about it because, well, you know how things shift around when you're moving a lot.

Now, on the one hand, yoga (for instance) is a form of exercise especially helpful when you're wound up in knots from, oh, say, travelling on buses and being away from home and running around frantically for holiday stuff AND your period is here. On the other, how relaxing is it and how much good is it doing if you're spending the whole class tense and worried that you're leaving a blood trail?
[*] or other nationalities' representatives, don't step on my jokes

Comments

[must-sew-faster.livejournal.com]

Huh. I've never experienced that much of a maxi pad shift, but I don't do much yoga. Are you wearing knit cotton undies, or something slippery? Cuz a pair made of knit cotton with some stretchy spandex (I like Jockey brand) might keep it in place better.