the fear of tampons in teenage boys is actually hilarious
someone spilled a bunch of tampons in the hall and a male friend of mine picked one up, clueless. and i looked at him, and asked quietly, "David.. do you know what that is?" he shook his head no. i told him, "that is a tampon." he *shrieked*. like a small child. threw the tampon across the hall saying "ewewewew" and then looked at me and whispered, "was it used?" and i shook my head. "David.. it was still in the wrapper." he just glared at me and then ran to the boys room and washed his hands then came back all upset and disgusted with everything.
I'm so lucky to have my boyfriend lol he's really understanding and chill about periods, he even keeps tampons in his room in case I forget to bring them to his house
One time at summer camp this kid had a REALLY bad nosebleed and they plugged his nose with a tampon because we were far away from the clinic and he was completely unfazed. He was actually making jokes and stuff, which is really surprising.
I'm a guy and I once got really sick and was feeling INTENSE STABBING PAINS in my abdominal region and I was on the floor in like tears and my friend who's a girl came up to me and was like "what does it feel like" I explained it to her and she was like "oh yeah same" and I was like "why are you not dying" and she said "it just feels like a period tbh" IM FUCKING SORRY!!! SOME PEOPLE HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS FOR A WHOLE WEEK EVERY MONTH FOR YEARS!! now when I hear people say guys are tougher than girls I'm like "let me tell you a story..."
lizzie the witch2019-12-09 15:49:51 (edited 2019-12-09 15:52:27 )
Actually really thanks I appreciate this comment cuz most people are like "its just cramps" and Ita usually at school so the peeps who say that to me often get a peice of stationary thrown at them cuz especially when I've got up early for school and my stomache is trying to destroy me from the inside I CANNOT TAKE anyone ever saying I'm being dramatic lmao! also.... I was once doing archery and assault courses on my period and I told my friend cuz although I did it the sensation was uncomfortable and a boy overheard and was like EWWWW and I was just like SERIOUSLY I'm not bleeding all over the floor am I?
Iโve read loads of stories of women whoโs appendix have burst and they didnโt know because they thought it was their period!! And then men when their appendix burst canโt get out of bed aha
I'm glad to hear this about you. However, I still don't get why it makes men uncomfortable. I can't relate to male anatomy and issues but I'm not uncomfortable learning or talking about it. Both are natural parts of life
Anna Does Things I have never understood this either. During the Easter holidays I was round my boyfriend's house and I bled through my trousers because my flow was heavier than it usually is. I was so scared because I didn't know how he would react... thankfully he was amazing and even helped me scrub the stain out which was a blessing! Any man who is not willing to ever hear about your period and what you are going through - never mind deal with it - isn't worth attention. There are some out there that can accept that it is something that nearly every woman has to go through and can support us. :)
Absolutely and I feel so lucky to have found someone who doesn't mind when I talk about periods and doesn't get freaked out. Wish all guys were the same tbqh
Anna Does Things my friends and I literally have conversation about masturbation and then they see I have a bag on my binder and when they realize what's in it they look at me like I need holy water
Anna Does Things Not to be rude but I don't think men WANT to hear us say we're bleeding out of our vagina every once a month. Like yeah they shouldn't be that grossed out but I don't think I'd want to hear my friend say she's on her period unless it was an emergency
Jamesy Bumholes I'm glad your arguments have reduced to insults. I seriously do not mind personal attacks. Tell me what's wrong with me, as long as you let the people who've done nothing wrong /alone/
Jamesy Bumholes I won this argument long ago, and you just confirmed it. It was an honor, showing you up. Now you can rest your little head on your Old Testament, and we'll never have to speak to each other again. That's a deal I can get behind.
Jamesy Bumholes Taking a jab at my name, huh? Never heard that one before, not at all lol. I think we've abandoned whatever we were arguing about a long time ago anyways. I'm just gonna leave on a positive note...I do like your profile pic. Good day.
depends on the type of guy :) some guys can't hear anything about "gross" things girls do but there are also guys that just understand that a girls body is just as human as a guys body and ofc it's not all roses and sunshine :D personally don't mind talking about periods
So I'm a guy and I agree periods should be less of a taboo. Anyhow as a guy I also understand getting uncomfortable about periods. You want to know why? You're freaking bleeding out of your vaginas. A slimey bloody mess coming out of your vagina. and yes it's normal and every woman has it. But imagine us men talking about blood coming out of our penisses every month. Wouldn't that freak you out a little bit? But men should be more understanding towards women and their periods. And just take care of them and not complain. Give them their chocolate, love and attention and get them through it. 'Cause after all you women are the ones who are hurting and bleeding and....well have periods every single month.
Shit is natural part of the body too, but it's still gross if people talk about it, especially in detail like some girls talk about their periods. It's literally blood coming out of your vagina, that's gross. Some guys can be rude about it for sure, but it's perfectly normal to feel uncomfortable.
Honestly, I think it's because we care about you? I used to get uncomfortable around period topics and it's not because I thought it was gross. I think it's because it sometimes hurts quite a lot and there's so much stigma associated with the way it affects women mentally. As in, I want to give you a hug because it looks like you are in pain, but I can't really ask you if that's why because I don't wanna offend you. It's just sort of hard (for me at least?) to comprehend what to do in that situation? Im not really uncomfortable about it anymore though, having some amazing l, honest and loving friends cleared that right up โ๐ป
+Gracie Hemmings xox something that's natural can be gross...like shits. Do you want me to tell you that I have diarrhea or something evertime I have it lol? Im super open with my period cause I'm around people who are okay with me talking about it, but all I'm saying is that it's normal if people feel grossed out about it that's it. Don't need to be so rude jeez
Very few penis-folk have childhood experiences of blood being involved in healthy processes. Nosebleeds and injuries are often their only direct experience until later on - the sort of things they're told to fix, cover up, and talk little about. Unfortunately many families also won't be sex/body-positive enough to even discuss the fact that reproductive anatomy exists, let alone how it naturally functions for someone who isn't you. It makes for a very scary and steep learning curve that many men and boys are too intimidated to take on once they have the agency and maturity to do so.
Also, one time in science class we had to write an essay on a body organ. Obviously, my first thought was to write about the uterus because I think the uterus is the most badass organ. But then the teacher said we couldn't do the uterus because it makes people uncomfortable?? All the girls were very confused and angry. I'll never understand why we have to hide our body parts just because they come with stereotypes.
As a guy myself, I honestly don't understand either. Periods are natural and there's nothing to be freak out about. I'm actually quite glad some of my friends are open about when they're on their periods and most of my knowledge on them actually came from said friends. There is nothing to feel uncomfortable about.
Personally as a male, I get uncomfortable when any type of female parts are mentioned because I was raised in a family where any anatomy is immediately related to sexual context so when I mention learning like anatomy, I would be shut up by my relatives, so I just assumed that if I mention any of those things, everyone will go batshit crazy and slap me for saying such stuff...
Probably because its like "hey GOIYS I bleed put of my vagina and it smells really bad and I get cramps!" Its natural I know I know im a girl myself but even as a girl I don't wanna hear it. Its personal business. I don't think that smelly af blood coming out of your vagina every month should be like a casual conversation.
Anna Does Things And I am awkward when people mention periods They disgust me I think why I hate it is because some girls talk about it naturally and they have "no shame" And I'm jealous of them I would like to have "no shame"when talking about things like that (I can't even say it) and that makes me mad That they can talk about it and be fine and that I, for some reason can't Because it feels awkward
I'm a boy and I actually agree with you and like one of my (female) friends talk about it to me and (male) friends and they get freaked out and I'm like โyeah?!?โ LIKE WTF
i mean it is sometimes a little gross, and thatโs coming from a girl whoโs had her period for nearly two years now. also i think a lot of it is misinformation and no education about it bc then people with penises think itโs worse than it is or believe myths about it
I think itโs because weโd imagine bleeding through the penis which is a very weird thought. We try to draw comparisons where there shouldnโt be any and itโs odd. In my experience most of us grow out of the ohhh weird phase.
El Gato Amarillo - I completely get what you are saying,and you are right to say that, but I think they meant male and were assuming (which I know they shouldn't do) that no men get their period
Salem The ukulele yep - โreally bitchโ, โu probs lateโ, โmedia sociallyโ, โnever useโ, โtreat yourselfโ idk about others? I just read those from this video after I saw โmy poor bodyโ๐
I do really want to try the cups but?? How do I wash it at school? Like yes hello fellow student don't mind me while I wash my vagina blood down the drain
I heard people just empty it into the toilet and use toilet paper or baby wipes to clean it. I personally never have to do that while I'm at school. For me it's enough to empty it once in the morning and once in the evening. My flow is medium I would say. I do definitely recommend them btw. Most convenient way to deal with your period in my opinion. When I'm not in pain I tend to completely forget that I'm on my period at all. You could try it out during holidays or the weekend at first and judge for yourself how much you bleed in a few hours. The flow does tend to change tho. Mine is the heaviest on the second day for example. So keep that in mind.
Bring wipes, hand sanitizer and a water bottle in with you. Sanitize those hands, grab your cup and throw the blood down the toilet. If there's blood on your hand use tissues or wipes to clean yourself up. Then use the water bottle to wash off the cup into the toilet and dry it off with tissue. Reinsert your cup, wipe your hands and throw the wipes into the sanitary bin. Make sure everything is g then go out and wash your hands. It's really not as daunting as it seems :)
apparently (i dont use one but ive heard from many people) that you can keep it in for 12 hours before you need to wash it out again, so if you time it right you wont need to wash it out at school unless it overflows haha
Whenever my period is late i always have the thought of "am i pregnant" even tho i'm gay and also a virgin, but hey, never know if i'm going to be the next virgin mary
SAAAAME like i'm gay and in a relationship and a virgin but when it is late i'm like WOOOOOOW better start looking for jobs and getting purple baby clothes and looking for names in a baby book
my friend's period went away for nine months. the jury is still out but my theory is ghost baby. haven't thought much about the logistics but i find it hilarious
Enby Friend SAAAMMMMEEE!! I thought I was the only virgin who thought they were pregnant until my friend just said it off hand and I was like OMg I think about that alll the time
I got my first period when I was 11. At school. I freaking cried in the bathroom that day because I didn't want to grow up. It was like a death sentence
Abigail :P I was 10 and it was at school too, the worst part was that i was the first out if like everyone i knew to get my period and i would snap at them and nobody understood until like 3 years later when everyone else got theirs:(
Lmao when i didnt get mine yet i was like "I DONT WANNA GROW UP AND GET MY PERIOD!!" and i was crying ๐๐but i got it now and im like "well, this is my life now."
funny story abt the first time i got my period: i was thirteen, and coming back from a science convention with my mum, cousin, and aunt. we all went into wendys and i felt a warm blop of liquid, and i kind of knew it was my period,,, but i also thought i peed myself. so i went out to the car, got a pad, and then went to the restroom and saw the blood and i was just like heck so yep thats what happened and afterwards i ate chicken nuggets. the end.
taylor b I was in math class. With a male teacher. I got up to use the restroom, looked down, saw blood, and sighed louder than I've ever sighed in my life. I went back to class and asking to go to the nurse was sooo awkward, he made it so weird. Then the nurse made a big deal so everyone in the room heard it. Fun.
I know I'm a year late but when I first got my period, I sneezed and I swear it was terrible. So much blood came out
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lizzie the witch2019-12-09 15:44:40 (edited 2019-12-09 15:45:16 )
ITS THE WORST THING EVER ITS LIKE A FUCKIN JELLYFISH, additional note(I havent seen any people say this yet but still) to any guys that might say this is gross REMEMBER we as women do not control this and when I'm whining to all my friends saying that my cramps hurt, it's because they really frickin hurt!!! Like a persistent ache accompanied by a chorus of stabbing pains and nausea if I moooovvveeee I really hope you girls relate....
Will Moore2017-05-12 22:32:52 (edited 2017-05-12 22:50:41 )
THIS IS JUST SO NECESSARY What a role model, things like this need to be casually spoken about !!! My whole life people have AVOIDED talking about stuff like that with me (whispered, told me to leave a room) because I'm a guy. But I LOVE my female friends who will just chat to me about it. ITS BIOLOGY. Let's be open, chill and COOL about it all
Definitely! You seem like a great guy, just some advice, I don't know if you know this, but try to be as inclusive as possible when talking about periods! Periods aren't limited to cis women. Trans guys, nonbinary people, etc. all can have periods, and it's important to recognize that, because they're often seen as a 'girl thing', but it's literally all people who have a uterus. Keep that in mind, and you'll continue to be a great person! Have an amazing day!
Booyyy there needs to be more guys like you. I enjoy talking about periods, especially the more scientific aspect of it. If you havent already, ASAP science has a video on periods ^^
this is SO TRUE! I hate how taboo talking about this is I wish everyone was more open. It makes wanting to ask questions about this kinda stuff award and something to be avoided and I think it only furthers stereotypes about the topic.
same! me too! People think I'm insane talking about my periods! When male friends ask me about periods, I just casually talked about it. And sometimes, when there are some other males around, they would just give me a weird look and walk further away. I was like.. Come on~ it's normal. It's biology. And you guys better know why you girlfriends get angry so easily sometimes because sometime period is damn painful and annoying. haha.
Thank you so much! The world needs more males like you! Many boys in my health class act extremely uncomfortable and anybody who isn't uncomfortable is ridiculed. I feel like if people would talk to each other about each different sex's biology, we could understand ourselves and others better!
I had a sex ed class on periods. Didn't help at all. This. This is HELPFUL. THANK YOU DODIE!! weirdest part started today ๐๐ป๐๐ป nobody needed to know that lol
Will Moore I get what you're saying Will but I think it's also important to accept that some people may not feel comfortable talking about this topic with others for various reasons including gender, and that's okay too. It's great to encourage openness but there's also absolutely nothing wrong with wanting to be more private or experiencing discomfort and asking that other people respect this privacy. They're allowed to talk about it with others but also entitled to avoid talking about it if they wish
i love your comment, will, but i'm actually a little sad how happy everyone is to hear this from a guy? is talking about your period with your boyfriends, dads, brothers, guy friends really not a thing because THEY do NOT want to hear about it? what the hell?
Will Moore Plus it feels kind of iffy for a male to complain because girls don't want to talk about certain things with him. It just doesn't seem right that someone would love female friends for talking openly about their periods with them. There is no right or wrong when it comes to who with or how people want to talk about their bodies and I think it wouldn't be right to love a female for talking to you about something you may potentially not experience as a male. I know your comment was well meaning, I just don't think you should imply that girls not wanting to talk about their periods with you is a negative thing or that girls doing so is a particularly positive thing. Both should be accepted as normal baseline behaviors, you know? No one should be praised or criticised for either! ๐
lianna399 just to clarify, I didn't say anything negative about people who don't want to talk about periods etc openly! I totally see your point, but all I'm saying is that it shouldn't be hidden, suppressed and stigmatised as a topic that shouldn't be openly discussed by all genders! People definitely don't have to talk about it if they don't want to, but at the same time people who have periods should not have to feel embarrassed or worried about talking to ANYONE about topics like this - I think that's the whole point of Dodie's video: to be completely open and transparent about something that isn't talked about openly enough.
Will Moore I'm not sure if my last comment posted successfully but I was just saying that I understand what you were trying to convey but just wanted to address the issue and your comment basically formed the basis which I could then expand upon. I do understand and agree with your message.
This reminds me - I go to an all-girls school right, an in assembly they wanted to address the fact that someone had left a used tampon and wrappings on the floor of the bathroom once or twice. So at the very end of the college assembly, they very conspicuously (with speaker and podium) ask all the male teachers to leave the room before addressing it because they didn't want to "embarrass the male staff'" These staff work 7 hours a day in a school with 1,400 teenage girls, I don't think they would really give a fuck/
Jinx X My main pains are between my legs. I don't get heavy cramps (so far at least, I've had it for less than a year) but I do get pain in my legs and around there a lot.
Something I don't understand is how funny guys at my school find periods. Yeah we bleed out our vaginas every month and go through immense pain- hilarious -_- ha, ha, ha -_-
April oh my goooddddd I used to ALWAYS get mine when I had to do a lit exam for some reason and normally Iโm really good at lit but when Iโm on my period I canโt think straight or even speak properly so that was a whole mess....
It's a nightmare in school cuz you wanna be quick when you're changing a pad but like the school toilets are not ideal and it's so stressful cuz you have to also try not to make noises with the pad wrapper and stuff, it's a full on ordeal hahah
I started mine this morning and itโs kinda hilarious because we literally had our talk about periods yesterday in science and then this morning I was like โHOLY SHIT IM A WOMANโ but now Iโve come home from school after the second lessen like โeNd tHe pAiNโ so rip me
Oml I'm not the only one๐ we started learning about the menstrual cycle in biology a few days ago (our most recent lesson) and I just started today (thankfully at the weekend). I'm kinda glad cause I feel like everyone in my class had already started so I didn't want to be the lil young kid who had no idea what it was like cause I felt like I'd be expected to know ๐
I have really bad cramps right now and they won't go awayyy I feel like I'm going to be sick I've tried paracetamol, ibuprofen and a heated thing BUT IT WONT STOP HELP MEEE
Little_Pixie_ Try Voltaren. It works for me! But some times Iโm crying and dying and bleeding everywhere and then the next month it will be so light I can use those tiny tampons that I swear are made for fetuses. It is so strange. Anyways I also use Clue that dodie uses.
Little_Pixie_ I had this and I went to the doctor who pescribed me a really strong pain killer that you take on your period called Tranematic Acid and this helps A LOT!
Little_Pixie_ I don't have tips for cramps (other than eating. For some reason, it helps me), but don't use ibuprofen, it thins your blood which makes you bleed more. Just a warning
Little_Pixie_ if you can, take acetaminophen (Tylenol). I personally canโt take Ibuprofen, and it also doesnโt really work for me. Also, constant heat and (dark) chocolate help!
It's torture. I was shaving down there and accidentally cut my poor vagina (today) and every time I use the bathroom, I see a bunch of blood on my pad and my hands start shaking a lot and I can't breath too well ;;
i got my period when i was 10 and because no one ever told me the blood has a possibility of being brown so i actually thought i was dying so when i got home from school (oh yeah i was at school when it started) i told my mom i needed to talk to her and told her what was happening as i was bawling my eyes out and my mom was just like "oh...you've just your period" aahh good times
john trainor that happened to means I didn't even really think it was my period. I thought about it but I was just like "nah this can't be it" WELL NOPE I WAS WRONG
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Lucas D2017-05-18 10:01:29 (edited 2017-05-18 10:01:57 )
I get SO EXCITED when big youtubers use their platforms to talk about periods. There's such an unnecessary stigma surrounding periods and I'm bloody sick of it. Your experience was really interesting! A lot of people probably have similar experiences and don't know wtf is happening, so this is great.
I don't know if it's your thing, but I make monthly vlogs called "Week in the Life of a Period" to tackle the stigma and I'd be SO interested to see a week in the life of yours! Great video, well done! ๐
I have cramps like 1- 2 times and they're WEAK. Like you barely feel them. I like that it doesn't keep me from doing things. Sure i get moodswings and sometimes i'm in the "fuck everything" mode but that's like 1 day out of 4-5. Also i get very sporty and happy when i'm on my period so....
I hate you youโre so lucky my periods used to be a whole week and so painful that I would sometimes have to miss school that I had to go on the pill to help with the pains and length it also made me moody for two weeks and I would wash my hair at night and it would be greasy the next morning it was horrible and itโs still quite crappy now but a lot better
sadeyedphil I have a few tips to end the pain. 1. Apply heat to your abdomen AND YOUR BACK. I was surprised at how much of the pain spreads to my back during my period. 2. Take some Midol. 3. Drink some chamomile tea with a bit of honey. 4. Nibble on some dark chocolate. The magnesium will curb your appetite a bit and should help the cramps. 5. Watch some Netflix or your favorite YouTube videos to distract from the pain while you chill in bed.
Does it actually hurt a lot. Cause I've been having my period for two years but it never hurts. I don't have the "normal" symptoms as everyone else. The only "symptom" I get is that I bleed. Is that normal?
Iโm probably the luckiest girl ever. When Iโm on my period, itโs basically nothing. I never get cramps, pain, and all the sad things that happen.
I got my period when I was about 15, and ever since then it's been really irregular... I went a whole year without getting it, and saw a doctor , but they didn't want to do anything immediate as I'm only 17. Thankfully it came again, but that was back in March, and so now it's coming on four months since my last period, now my doctor is considering putting me on the pill to try and regulate them (at least, I think that's what she said!) It's not something she'd recommend usually, but as I'm almost 18, I really should be having periods more often... I have to mention that I am naturally small and slight; I'm 5"3 and have a small frame, and I exercise a lot, I've recently really been into working out. I know that can affect periods, but it's beginning to worry me now! Anyone experiencing the same thing? Eek
Yes, the same thing happened to me last year. I hadnโt had my period for a year so I went to the doctors and they said the pill would regulate it. I started the pill and it made me feel extremely irritated and depressed ALL the time so we had to lower the dosage. Now with my new prescription things are better but it really is such a hassle to have these problems. Even tho people complain Iโd much rather get my period every month like most people. Hope things are better for you now!
I got my first period on the 1.1.2014. It was like: "Welcome to 2014. You're a WOMAN now!" I was 11 turning 12 at that point and I was really embarassed. I didn't tell my mom, because I couldn't get myself to do it. I ended up telling my mom at my next period, and I felt weird, but it was okay.
Recently I was on a period. I wasn't wearing a very thick pad because it wasn't that heavy, but in the middle of my science class I could feel the blood coming out of my vagina. multiple times . My friend gave me a pad. I owe her my life.
I like clue, but my period is so violently irregular that it can't ever predict correctly.... sometimes it's a 43 day cycle with ten days of heavy bleeding and pain, sometimes it's a 32 day cycle, couple days of bleeding and just chill. I'm having a great time.
mine was super irregular and inconsistent and it turned out I had PCOS; the docs tested me for endometriosis too. Could be worth discussing with your GP!
mine is super irregular... i first got mine 3-4 years ago and i can only recall it being consistent for 2 or 3 months maybe twice? i saw a gp about it (at the time it had been almost a year since having my last period) but he sort of just told me that it's normal. i suppose it's normal... but almost a year? what's your experience like with periods? this sort of inconsistency worries me
Lifeisconfuzzilifying omg I've never related more. I'm so irregular and heavy I was on my period once FOR THREE WEEKS I was like WTF and I was like 12 I was so confused. Also I'm usually on for longer that 7-8 days and I go through so many period pads like my mum literally has to buy at least 3 packs of twin packs to last me. UrgHHH
im 15 and my period is so irregular the longest i missed it for was 6 months like wtf xD im guessing im not getting my period this month because im late like 2 weeks. Usually my period is heavy but last time i had it it wasnt so im so confused lmao
Lifeisconfuzzilifying sounds awful...was similar for me till I started birth control (also the reason why I started birth control). I don't wanna recommend it to you because it is a choice you nees to make with a doctor but it is an option.
Lifeisconfuzzilifying You should speak to a gum clinic or gp if you havent. They can be very helpful with these things. Taking the pill even if you're not sexually active can really regulate your periods well (but make sure you research side effects and make a good informed choice for yourself). I like sexual health clinics a lot, they're experts with this stuff and see it on the daily unlike many gps (the gp I ask for is one who happened to study gynocology so it's useful) but I really rate a clinic. You can do a walk in day and just be seen by anyone there and talk about contraception and your cycles and they will offer you lots of advice and options all confidentially with any luck. You don't have to be stuck with that pain hopefully :)
I mean same here. I have PCOS, started my period over 10 years ago and this cycle has been 140 odd days. I love the idea of Clue, it just doesn't do that much for me
Lifeisconfuzzilifying Same. I've had my period for over 2 years which is by then should have already been regular, but mine wasn't. At one point I didn't have my period for about 7 months. I went to the doctor ,and got some blood work, got diagnosed for something I can't remember, probably what everyone else is saying, they gave me some pills, finally got my period again, and has been somewhat regular since then. Its still too early or late sometimes. Like rn but is 5 days late, but its getting there.
Mine are really irregular, had only one period in 2017 and last year around exam time I missed it for 4 months, but the doctor said my hormones all look fine and there wasn't anything wrong apparently
oh christ. thats way too ling and horrible to be on it ;-; i only have it for about 8 ish days, but my cramps are fucking horrible. i just move or breathe and it sets off.
Lifeisconfuzzilifying I can relate, the longest ive went was 4 almost 5 months straight on my period and ended up anemic so I had to take birth control along with iron pills ๐ I got my period when I was 10 and I'm 18 now and it's such an irregular mess of going months without it then months or a few days with it. it's always such a lovely mystery of "when is my period coming and how long will it last?!" ๐ง
man cheeto mine went MIA for about a year as well! It came back, but now it's been gone again for almost four months... I'm only 17, and small and active, but it's still kinda worrying!
thank you for talking about this, lovely lady. I'm 36 now and wasn't treated until my 20s and had several d and cs and a hysteroscopy and still being treated now. it's a natural thing and not enough support is out there, so thank you! also... clue rocks ๐
Also I cannot stress enough how important a healthy diet and EXERCISE are when it comes to periods. When I'm not eating well and not exercising, my periods get heavier and longer and more painful. I went vegan like 3 years ago and giving up dairy made a WORLD of difference (although it was slow at first) now it's like someone turned the intensity on my entire period (PMS cramps mood everything) down like 50 notches. But the important thing is to just eat clean :) (and maybe limit dairy closer to your period). As for exercising, I started lifting weights and doing yoga about a year ago and my period got lighter and shorter omg.
My mind keeps telling me how important it is to be healthy and exercise (which I do normally anyway) but whenever I'm about to start my period, I'm just like 'fuck this I'm just going to starve myself but gimme this bag of chips first.' Then I just start thinking about how terrible periods are and that I would rather die than do it again. I get so fricking depressed and suicidal but I never try (too hard) to kill myself because I realise that I've got shit to do and a life ahead of me. Even though I honestly don't believe that there's a road in front of me, I just go on and make on for myself( 'cause who tf else is gonna do it?). I put those big organ traffic cones behind me because I don't think that it's okay to follow other peoples' steps and also because I don't know where tf I'm going and I don't need anyone thinking I'm a leader.
Ariel Leigh - I know this is true (i think it's scientifically proven or something) but for me i never exercise and I eat fairly unhealthy (i am a vegetarian though) but my periods are still light
you cant get hormone blockers or testosterone (at least where i live) until ur 16 years old. you cant get bottom surgery until ur 18 years old. some trans teenagers dont have supportive parents, meaning they wont have access to these things until they are independent. trans men are born with vaginas. vaginas bleed. trans men who are younger then 16, or cant access the medications, will get periods.
Coraline Woods Oh im sorry, i wasnt trying to be mean or condescending. sorry if it sounded like that. I just meant that some trans people get their period biologically and some don't. Some people do take hormones which often stops the cycle, but you can't take hormones in order to get your period if you didnt have a uterus at birth. However, some people choose to simulate a period in order to deal with body dysphoria.
Don't worry Milo it wasn't really you, it was that DarknessPiee who gave a really shitty answer and I couldn't tell if they were joking or not. But thanks for the mature response and to help me understand a little better :3
TonyIsUnknown did you know that its not up to you to decide if non binary genders exist or not? The fact that people can be neither men or women is not something you may ignore/choose to not believe in. You are being super rude to all non-binary peeps out there when you express yourself in this way. We are not talking about some sort of mythical creature here, we are talking about actual, real human beings.
Milo the Merciful Of course it's not for me to decide whether something exists or not. You can identify as whatever you want, but the way I see it, there's only two genders. If my opinion offends you, I'm sorry, but I can express my opinion if I want to. Don't forget that you can express yourself anyway you like, and I have no problem with that
definitelynotabby Oh, please. You can't dictate opinions.
Btw, she's an unhelpful cis ally to you just because she happened to disagree? You're all protective over your gender identity but when someone disagrees with you, they're unhelpful and not good enough? Get over yourself.
TonyIsUnknown that's literally ridiculous lmfao. that's like being 'im not bi so idk if bi people are real ://////////' or 'i don't get migraines so I don't believe that anyone does ๐ถ๐ถ'
definitelynotabby Could you explain what you do to express your non binary-ness?? (I'm not sure how to word it please don't get offended) Do you know what qualities define a person who identifies as non binary? What does your dysphoria feel like? I'm asking because I do not know and would like to understand why people identify as non binary, if you don't feel comfortable, you don't have to answer them. :)
Lizzay I get dysphoric like many trans people, I feel that I'm too feminine or masculine. particularly if I'm feeling masc I get dysphoric about boobs/periods/being seen as female. but also I like to wear dresses and makeup when I'm feeling femme and I get dysphoric about my masculine body shape etc. I express my gender by wearing what I want and exploring my personal relationship with gendered clothing and products, which is easier for me as someone afab than for most amab nonbinary people.
TonyIsUnknown I couldn't agree more, if you don't believe in them that your opinion, not denying someone's existence. I personally believe there are only two genders and tbh I get attacked on some social medias for it but you're literally so smart and can back up all of your points, I have major respect for you
Oliver Zaifnejad yes i believe it is! there are no gendered terms/language in it as far as i could tell (just went in and checked it so i could reply) and the icons are nearly all neutral (stick figures or nonhuman icons to represent things like moods and activities).
I do respect it and I will always respect it and how other people feel with their own bodies. I just don't see why people have to argue over 'denying' opinions. I don't understand what other gender there could be. If you're not male/female, then what exactly are you
What I don't understand about this whole argument is that just because you feel less masculine one day, that doesn't mean you're suddenly a different gender? Its very odd that people want to label themselves based on how consistently they feel like boy or girl. Are people forgetting that tomboys exist? Are they suddenly non binary because they don't feel feminine despite being a girl? I think that all these labels is actually a hindrance and less of a progressive movement. Its made things so complicated, made people more sensitive, and it creates a person who relies soley on their "label" to be different.
Tazim Khan calm down, this is getting out of hand. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. You need to respect that. It seems that the people that are 'non-binary' are the only ones here that won't respect that
Hi dodie. Just happily clicking around on recommends tonight and started watching this oldie, and I had the thought..have you ever considered that your dissociation might, in part, be due to the amount of prescribed drugs that you were taking during that time? IIRC, you say somewhere else that it had to do with your brain shutting down due to your toxic relationship. Yet in this video you mention taking drugs off and on that drastically affected your emotions etc. I can't help but wonder if perhaps that had something to do with it? If I overstepped here I'm sorry. Just thought I'd share in case it might be helpful. xx
Thank you for being so open and honest about your period, Dodie. There are so many people who think it's something to keep hush-hush and that no one can know you have it right now Every woman goes through it! Also, men need to understand it more - to understand us more. So i believe it should be shared when necessary. Kudos!
6:49 ahhh dodie that literally just made me so happy, when i first put i pad on i walking walking around like โdonโt mind me just have blood coming out of my vagina on to a fucking vagina bandaidโ
I feel like I'm one of the only people who prefers pads to tampons. I mean, I have a pretty heavy flow, so I feel like I just get too paranoid with tampons that they're going to leak (plus I've always had trouble actually getting them in lol). People who don't wear pads as much always complain that it feels disgusting, but I'm used to it by now so it's not as bad for me. Or is that just me??
Jillian Unrau same. I don't know I just don't like the idea of tampons and I have never gotten them to work for me. When people ask me why I don't just use tampons: "Um no. Im not just gonna stick a cork in it. ๐ Jk lol but seriously."
Jillian Unrau me too!!! I prefer pads, but my period is never really heavy only really on the first day. But yes my friends say its weird and must be gross but i am used to it!
here in the philippines almost all people who have periods use pads, hell a lot of people don't even know what a tampon is. it's still kind of taboo, and i dont even know why. it happens to half of the population
Jillian Unrau Same. iv never really tried tampons. I might soon one day but I'm comfortable with pads right now and most likely will be for a while. I guess I'll see.
I always used pads as well, because I didn't like tampons. They never really worked for me. I still felt disgusting though. now I use my menstrual cup most of the time and it's heaven. the whole experience became less terrible.๐
the main reason I wear pads is because the idea of changing a tampon in public is too gross for me like my hands aren't clean at any point in this process lol tbh that means I'll probably try a menstrual cup at some point tho
I also am a pads only girl! Never tried tampons, and I doubt I ever will- the idea of it doesn't appeal to me, plus my period is usually pretty heavy the first couple days (I have to get up and change between 1-3 times the first night or two) so it also makes more sense to just use pads.
Girl, you are NOT alone. No matter what anyone says, I'll always prefer pads to tampons. So much more comfortable and maybe I'm gross but I don't mind "sitting in that." Always Infinity pads are life
Jillian Unrau for some reason I've never been able to make tampons work right. Like they vaguely hurt when they're in and pulling them out is always hell even when they're soaked. Idk I only wear tampons when I'm swimming and even then sometimes I just sit by the pool in a bikini top and shorts bc I like pads so much better.
#TeamPads ! Nah, but seriously, I much prefer pads as I am quiet heavy and very irregular too and I don't like there thought of there just being some weird thing sitting in my vag xD
me too about the leaking thing. my flows are occasionally so heavy that i need to wear both a tampon AND a pad because i'll bleed through the tampon in only 2 hours or so, and i can always feel them even when they're in the right spot.
YOU'RE NOT ALONE. I'm so scared of tampons and putting something like that in, lol. Pads are so comforting to me, and i know when they need to be changed
Jillian Unrau nah I'm the same! I have a really bad phobia of blood, and I also get really paranoid about using tampons! I can understand why people think they're disgusting as they can smell sometimes, but I prefer them so much more than tampons!
Jillian Unrau I was so afraid to use tampons but I had to get over it because I got it exactly a cycle before I was supposed to go to Florida. If you're worried about leaking, wear a pantie liner. If you're worried about TSS, remember to change more often than 8 hours. If you're heavy, than you'll be able to tell if it's full.
xX Pam_Drawz Xx well it's sterilized cotton. Now that I use them I can just feel the blood coming out of me when I use a pad and it makes me so uncomfortable.
I just prefer pads because I have EXTREMELY bad cramps like I feel like I'm getting stabbed 47 times and using a tampon makes want to kill myself, I don't think I have to explain myself on why.
I'm team pads, mostly bc tampons aren't exactly popular where I live in. Idk if it's a weird superstition or not, but I don't really care. I've always wanted to try a menstrual cup though (which, unfortunately, is also not as popular here)
see, right as soon as I started my period, I was 13. And to add on to that, the first thing I used was a tampon ._. it didn't work that great. I tried them the whole week, and they leaked. so the next month, my mom went to the store and bought pads. at first, I couldn't stand them, now it just makes me calm a bit, because it makes me feel like the coast is clear. when I wore tampons, every time I went to the bathroom, I checked to see if it leaked, and it always did. even with a super plus. -_- with pads, I don't worry about that problem. so they make me feel "safe" and comfortable. so, you are not the only one. after the first few months, they are ok. cuz then you would have been through two or three weeks worth of it.
Jillian Unrau I have a really heavy flow too, but I reckon there's more of a chance of leaking with just a pad. If you want, I usually use a tampon AND a small pad for little flow to catch the leak, it really works
Jillian Unrau nah i gotchu, i hate tampons. i hate them. i only need them when my uterus desires to be a dick head and bleeds right when i'm going on vacation and want to swim :) but yes, i think pads are a lot less bothersome or worrisome. idk everyone's different
Heaven for boys? Acne, inconsistent hair growth, wet dreams, BO, anger and mood swings, random boners and voice breaks may not be as bad as periods but they're not exactly fun either
Once my mum accidentally gave me her norethisterone she mixed it up with the medicine she got for my period pains. So to begin with nothing happened when I used it during my periods, for like 2 months, but then it started to make me really faint and give me even worse cramps when I took it. I ended up fainting at school so I went to the doctor and she was like, "that isn't for period pains, love" Sooooo... yeah, just remember to check which medicine you're taking when you take it so that you don't end up like me.
Hi Dodie, I really love this video! I just downloaded Clue because of this :D I'm on the Pill right now, I'm 19 but I've had my period since I was 9 (yes, really) so I'm pretty damn used to it. It's been regular since then, so that's like... 100 or something really often not nice periods. Ouch. Anyway. I love how open you are, and I love that you use the cup too. I've recently bought one and I love it and I want to chat to my friends about it because they have crappy periods too but everyone gets really grossed out (???) despite them all having periods. I was wondering if you could do a video about stigma against periods or something like that? I feel like you'd have some great opinions on it. Anyway, I don't usually comment but you're such a huge inspiration to me & I love your videos! :D <3
woah, getting parents involvee? i didnt even tell my mum when i started, kept it quiet for like a year! i hate sharing that kinda stuff so nobody knew until swimming at school when i had to go off for it
I hated it too. I waited 3 friggin days. The only reason I did was cause I though I was gonna die cause I thought I had like kidney failure or something xD
Jenni Wall I had it a few times (but it was really light) but then when mine really started up I drafted a text to my mom and ACCIDENTALLY SENT IT AHHH but I'm glad that I did because I wouldn't have sent it otherwise, I was too anxious about it.
I really hate having my period not because it's super painful or difficult but because it reminds me that I'm a female no matter how I feel and as a trans boy that really really sucks.
Andy Lyman no matter what biologic characteristics you have you are not female!! you are a male through and through, and im so sorry your periods make you dysphoric! just remember that nothing can change the fact that you are a man
you could try confincing them your period is to bad to function properly, not shure if they will fall for it, but that way you can still ask for the pill?
Andy Lyman You are male, there is nobody who can say you aren't. They will try, but you know that whilst your body works as a females AT THE MOMENT, there will be a day, when you will prove them all wrong. You don't need to prove to yourself anything. You know you're male, and that's how it is. You aren't female, keep reminding yourself. Just, think of the day you're finally out, and getting the hormones and surgery, (if you want that kinda stuff) and think, that day isn't too far away. It can be way closer than you'll think. Sorry for the rant, I just believe trans people are so strong, and they're just like cis people. There's nothing different, other then they can be way stronger, for being born in the wrong body is very difficult, it's easy to tell.
hey I know exactly what you're going through. beings a trans guy myself, not even close to starting my transition, periods are a pain in the ass. just know that one day both off us will be super manly men that can identify fully with their bodies.
Andy Lyman Do you even realise how badass of a man you are to go through that? Not many men will ever experience it so you are so strong just remember that next time you feel dysphoric
Everyone who replied to this is very supportive and that makes me happy because the YouTube comments aren't the nicest place. Honestly I don't know any ways to help (sorry!) but I'm sure this all will get better for you! For the time being: having a period sucks and you have to be strong to get through it and the fact that you, as a male, are managing to get through it is amazing. Stay strong <3
Jamesy Bumholes Guys are allowed to feel emotion, they can't just 'man up' and forget about what's hurting them.
If humans could just 'man up' then nobody would cry and depression probably wouldn't even exist. You cannot just turn of an overpowering emotion like sadness by 'wiping your eyes', it doesn't work like that.
Jamesy Bumholes Hey, are you Incapable of emotions then? Because it sure seems like it. A person is trying to say how they feel because other people may relate to it too. You have probably cried in your life and it's normal to cry. Think before you speak mate
Jamesy Bumholes why would I hope you don't find me? It's not like some random jerk in the internet would actually scare me. Also it's been proven by many studies that the use of swear words when insulting is a result of low intelligence so I'm really not worried about you finding me.
Jamesy Bumholes I love how you're so entitled to your manliness that you can't see for one second that any guy that can cry and is in touch with their emotions is ten times manlier than you'll ever be. I also love how you're saying that because we are supporting someone who feels they weren't born in the correct body that were missing a chromosome. I non-ironically love that you think we're a wonderful community, though.
Jamesy Bumholes "copy your style"? Ok, don't know what you mean by that, my language and level of triggered-ness right now is very different from yours. Read my comment, I acknowledged that you calling us wonderful was ironic, sarcasm is a form of irony. English lessons! What kind of LGBTQ people are you talking to that ignore that mental health issues exist? If anything we're all very vocal about the mental toll having to tell people we are LGBTQ and and the mental toll people like you have on us. I also agree that just because people are younger doesn't mean they're stupid. People who choose to think that because someone is born a certain way and are different from them are uneducated.
Andy Lyman i relate. I'm non-binary and my period brings on horrible bottom dysphoria that I don't usually have. Also it's hella painful and I get nauseous and it's all just sucky.
It's so encouraging to me to hear that other young women have also experienced irregular periods over the age of 16. It really made me feel normal again.
I had my swim unit in gym class and it lasted six weeks. One of those weeks I started my period. I emailed my MALE gym teacher saying that I can't swim because it was that time of the month. He said that I could just put a tampon in. I emailed him back saying: I AM SORRY MR W BUT YOU ARE NOT A WOMAN I AM NOT GOING TO TORTURE MYSELF FOR A WEEK AT SCHOOL IN FRONT OF OTHERS!!!
I got mine when I was 11 too (I'm 21 now), but fortunately my mum had talked to me about periods beforehand and made sure I had a pad in the pocket of my school bag in case I started early.
I was 11 too and I had always been told that the blood would be brown but nobody told me that that was because it was dried and that fresh (fresh? That sounds disgusting) blood would actually be red so when I saw red on my toilet paper I thought I was internally bleeding. (Spoiler alert: I wasn't)
Roos vanderHaar Same. I got mine when I was 11 and I thought that either I had been unknowingly stabbed in the vagina or I had unfortunately started it like a year before most ppl I didn't cry tho. I literally made my mum guess what was wrong with me.
I was 11 too. i realised what was going on, but i had a hard time cos i was the first one in my class and i was so scared that people would see the wings on my pad in PE when changing clothes.
i think i got it at 11 as well. Thankfully i was at home when it happened and my mom had mentally prepared me for it. When i got it in the bathroom, i knew what it was, but i was calling for my mom who was downstairs and she didn't hear me for a while XD
Same, it was during literature class and I started crying. I knew what was happening but it was still scary cuz I didn't know what to do. It all worked out though. Thankfully, when it leaked that one day, because I'm a really clumsy person, I lied and said it was fruit juice. Everyone believed me!!
Roos vanderHaar I was ten and I cried so hard that day and just laid in bed depressed and thought something was wrong with me:( I'm 15 now and mostly everyone else has it so I don't feel as alone as I did
Roos vanderHaar i got mine in 5th grade i thought i was also dying because no one told me what the hell a period was! So i cried and didn't want to tell anybody!
Okay so I got mine when I was 10??? AND I WAS LIKE "MOM WHAT'S WITH THIS BLOOD IN MY PANTY" AND SHE WAS LIKE "THATS!!YOUR!!PERIOD!!!" AND I WAS LIKE "YEEY! OFFICIAL GIRL NOW!!" AND EVEN BEFORE THATโ I WAS SUFFERING SERIOUSLY AND THE NEXT DAY AFTER I GOT MY PERIOD MADE ME CRINGE SO MUCH BY-
SAME. And I was in the worst possible situation. I was with my family in Japan. Freaking. Japan. Cultural country where you have to walk all day. Jeez.
Roos vanderHaar a THANK GOD. It wasn't only me. I was like 10-11 and one day in school I stood up and period blood was on my chair, I lied and said one of my pens broke from my bag.
I got mine on my first day of and of year exams in year 7, when I didn't have any pads. it was traumatic. but I thought that most people got their periods like 9 to 14 or something like that?
Roos vanderHaar Lol I got mine at 10 but we took health and learned about it the year before in 4th grade, 5th grade the boys learned about girls and we learned about boys during puberty
Mikayla Relliquette oh no don't worry. One of my best friends got hers when she was 16, It's different for everyone. do you have a sister who's already gotten it? Sister's typically get it around the same age.
Roos vanderHaar my best friend got it when she was 10 and she called me crying saying "I think I got shot when I was asleep because I'm bleeding and I found blood in my pants" and I was 9 because she's a year older than me and I was like "erm what do I do" so she told her mum and it was all cleared up ๐๐ญ
Roos vanderHaar I got mine when I was 10, my mum told me about periods when I was 8 and I was terrified. But, it's better than getting my period and knowing nothing and feeling like, "AHHHHHH! MUM TELL DAD TO LEAVE THE HOUSE PLEAse!ยก" I was just like, "oh, I'm a woman now. Hey mum where's the pads?" My mum was so confused and thought I was just pretending xD
Roos vanderHaar I got mine when I was 10,but I already knew what it was cuz I watched videos on YouTube about Periods(EX:By Superwoman).So when I got it,I already knew what it mostly was,but I didn't know ALL about it.Weirdly,I should've gotten it a few years later since my mum got hers when she was about 13...yeah,I dunno
Roos vanderHaar I was 10-11 to and I just thought that it was a cut also note do NOT go to a comic book convention when your on your period it will be embarrassing!๐๐ณ
Dude me too but I was TEN. My mom had given me a book on that sorta stuff and I obviously didn't read it. So I was like freaking out and then was like "hmm maybe I should read that," and I did and was like "oooooooh."
Roos vanderHaar i was 6...I have a conditions that gives me early puberty. I got my first bra at 4. Yes 4. I actually thought I was really dying when I got my period.
Same I'm 12 I got it 2 years ago and I told my mom I was gonna die that day and guess WHAT?| I'm here don't be so dramatic|-note to 10 year old self โโขโ
Yeh same. I was like: no no its probally a cut, why is it bleeding so much. It will probally stop. next week oh look it stoped! I knew it was only a cut! next month nope its back shit.. uh mom!!
I got it when I was 10 but before that I asked my mum when I was younger why she bled out of her vagina and she said that it happens when youโre pregnant, I can only imagine if I still thought that when I had mine.
roos vdh I just got my first period and Iโm 11. I wasnโt fazed by it.. but Iโm the second girl who got it in my grade and NOW IM SELF CONSCIOUS. The second girl isnโt my friend, but one of my friends is really ( maybe too ) comfortable with peoples body. I told her and she was soooo happy. I told my other friend and she was like โOH NO IM SO SORRYโ i was just laughing so hard!
I was nine. It was the end of the school year. We were on an hour long recess.
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lizzie the witch2019-12-09 15:56:25 (edited 2019-12-09 15:58:36 )
I got mine when I was 10 and not again for another 2 years luckily my mum is a star and bought me a book that reminded me I wasnt dying haha irregular periods are scary it's like sudden death cuz a lot of the chairs in my school are white (now mine are fairly regular but still no pattern)
Thank you for being so opened about this! It shouldn't be such a hushed subject. Young women need to know about what's happening to their bodies. It's nothing horrible or inappropriate. You are literally my twin Dodie... XD I'm an 18 year old girl that started at 15. My cycles are all over the place and I might have the beginnings of endometriosis. Yay! It's getting treated so it won't advance, so that's the good thing. I don't know a lot of females that talk about this, so this video helped me relate as well. :)
Oh my god, my story is almost the same! I wanted to have my period so much, I thought that once I got my period, I would be instantly โcoolโ(cause I didnโt have any friends). I realized once I got my period how awful it is. I couldnโt swim(cause tampons just wouldnโt work) and I had camp all summer:( I had a super heavy flow and absolutely hated(I mean... who doesnโt). It sucks...
I got my first period when I was nine in fourth grade (Iโm a really early bloomer) and I knew what was happening so I just kinda snuck my dad into the bathroom of the restaurant we were at and it became a really funny story later on.
Oh my god thatโs crazy I didnโt realize that having to have a D and C due to pooling blood in your uterus happened to others. I thought I was not normal because of it. Thatโs oddly comforting.
i honestly love seeing everyone just casually chatting about periods in the comments it makes me v happy :) anyways i've had my period since fifth grade (i was 11) im also a dancer so this was a major inconvenience. i remember the first day i had started i begged my mam to let me go to dance (i didn't btw) i was so embarrassed because i knew older girls who hadn't started yet. i've only recently realized that i am lucky. even though i got my period younger, my actual period is only about 3-4 day with an average to light flow. im coming to terms with the fact that periods are nothing to be ashamed about because they're natural and all almost half of the human population have to go through them
I got mine a few years ago and I cried so hard when I got it. I was on winter break so my mum and I just chilled for the day while I played mine craft. I was so scared of showering, because I thought I would be standing in a pool of blood lol. However I soon realized once I was in the shower there was no way I would want to get out! I do get cramps, which feel like somebody is compressing my lower spine, and my period lasts for 7 days (the first two are the heaviest)
And my friends and I are really casual about our periods. We ask for pads when we need them and everyone is so good about it. Also 3-4 days is so good ๐
probablymel Oh my god are you like my clone because I also have period since 5th grade (11 years old), I also go to dance classes and I always have period for 3-4 days
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jana herkle2017-05-13 07:04:00 (edited 2017-05-13 07:05:24 )
probablymel I stardet my first period one day before I had a dance show kinda thing and got really nervous. I ran to the toilet about every 10 minute to check if anything gone wrong. I was so nervous I couldn't even smile on the stage during the performance. (all of this was about 2 years ago, I'm still nervous when I get my period check it up very often, but I stopped dancing but this got other reasons)
I have a dance concert coming up this year, and if my calculations are correct, I'll get it the exact same day!!! Nooo! Most of my costumes are white! And if it doesn't come I'm going to be soo paranoid that I have and I don't know! :o
Same! I go mine pretty early in fourth grade (9 years old) and I was so excited about it. The night I got it I kept giggling and shaking in the bathroom. My mom literally high-fived me and was like "You're growing up!" The next day at school I told all my friends like it was some awesome event. I have the date written in my old diary and every year I buy myself chocolates on the anniversary. Now I'm doubling over in pain with a cold water bottle on my stomach while taking pills. Why was I so happy about this.
Krini Arts i swear that is the cutest thing ever omg the day i got it i was crying so hard (two reasons: 1) i was growing up and ew no thank you and 2) my mam said no dance)
probablymel ur quite lucky cuz when I got it (I was 11 and a dancer too) but I used to get it 1 week have a week off and then get it again. I had to take tablets everytime it happened and it was horrible
The same thing happened with me! I often get stomach pains and wHOOP it ended up being my period (and I have very similar reactions to certain medications as well it's nice to know that I'm not alone thank you).
Ikr she's one of two people I've ever heard say it like that๐ (the other is my best friend - who doesn't watch dodie) also idk where you're from so idk if you're thinking it but I'm also from England so it's not an English thing๐
I remember watching this super seriously before I got my period like literally taking notes, downloading the app, all of it. Then a few months later I get it and now I'm rewatching and just laughing at my old self
Hey dodie ! So I just started my period today , and it's my first one . Also fellow commenters that experience a period , how different is it from everyone else's ? I am trying to know as much about it as possible , so I can be prepared for this week (:
Hello!! I started my period at 12 at a Halloween party at my friend's house. I was wearing a dress. It was actually not as bad as you'd think, I just left and it was all good. The first few were a breeze but then it was hell. I've been blessed with little to no cramps but heavy bleeding and clots. It's rather irregular but I can usually tell when it's coming so I'm somewhat prepared. My period is especially hard because I hate tampons. I like pads, pads are my friend, but they're also kinda uncomfortable for me and I've been desperate to find something new. I think I may try menstrual cups in the future! Thank you!!
I've started my period when I was eleven. It's generally super weird because for the first years, it was super heavy and super painful (I was genuinely shocked when my mother told me I had to go to school during it because it felt worse than everything that had me stay at home before) but it was also super regular. Then at some point, it somehow just didn't come when I was expecting it and Clue had already sent me a reminder days ago and when your period is usually very predictable and definitely starts on this day or the next, having a week delay is horrifying. Of course, although there was absolutely no reason to worry, I did think I was pregnant, suddenly infertile or dying of some weird disease. It eventually came and just stayed that long for the next years. I really don't know why. And I agree, migraines are the worst. In fact, I think I'm getting one right now. Long time no see. And I'm not even on my period.
AnarchistOwl doddlevloggleTbh I've been using the app ever since I ve got my period, i love it ๐...and it is like "clockwork " after you ve used it for a while because it gets collects all your averages... however that is not to say you won't have a few odd periods because our bodies and hormone levels are changing all the time like. My cycles total days went from 55, 41,31,25 and I always knew when to expect it apart from the one after that with 17 days , now I have 30 day averages all together ๐๐
Man it is so wild coming back and watching this video years later. I watched this about a month before I got my first period and I like took notes I was so nervous. Wow nostalgia is weird
Hey Dodie! My first experience was almost exactly like yours. I got it at school and freaked out. It wasn't heavy but just the thought of blood coming out of me freaked me out. I only just got it this year. I know people say it's irregular the first few years but mine is like very very very irregular. Like last month I got it like three times a month. It just comes when it wants to. I'm really glad I don't have cramps or that would make it even worse.
ah dodie! i am 15 years old and my period is absolutely horrible. its is so heavy that i have to change super night maxi pads (that are supposed to last 8 hours) every 1-2 hours. My cramps are so terrible that i cant move and i constantly have a heat pad or a hot water bottle. i cant eat because i throw up and constantly feel nauseous so i eat maybe 3 full meals in the 7 days i have my period. I miss school because i cant walk, cant move, can barely even drink water without needing the throw up. I have had around 6-8 doctors appointments just in this year about my period. last year i spent 3-4 days in hospital because my period was so horrible and they thought my appendix had burst- this year i spent almost 7 days in hospital because my period made me throw up over 20 times and i was dehydrated as heck. i was also suffering severe cramps and visited by many surgeons telling me that it was not appendicitis(clinically anyway), until i had an ultrasound (ive had like 5 in 2017 jeez) and there was a pocket of fluid found near my appendix. this meant i was going to have surgery!!! when i had surgery, they removed my appendix (which was inflamed- thx nhs!) and discovered around 15 small cysts on my fallopian tubes and a few larger ones on my ovaries! so i am constantly in pain, it is just increased when im on my period! :) i still feel nauseated, and i have tried mefametic acid (sp?? +++ another one that was supposed to help with bleeding that begins with n i think), i am now on co codamol with is a strong pain killer- which only helps for 2-4 hours so yay. i have tried microgynon 30- a contraceptive pill which didnt do anything rather than make my mood go absolutely mental (laughing one second and crying the next) and now im on noriday (norethisterone) so ha twinning right!! i have an appointment with a gynaecologist which is slightly terrifying when youre only 15 and they dont even know whats wrong with me. i know other people have it far far worse and i should try and remain positive but hormones are kind of not allowing this ha. so for those who say periods arent that bad, i wish.
Amy Hendry this sounds like such a nightmare, I'm so sorry :( try CBD Hemp oil for your pain! It really helps me during my cycle and has no nasty side effects like pain killers :/ I use CW Hemp brand. you're still totally lucid and yourself so you can go to school and do well. also try maca powder to regulate it a little more! Good luck girl
I feel the same, mine isn't nearly as bad as yours, but for the first one/two days of my period I vomit, can't eat, and literally feel so faint that I can barely walk around without stumbling or collapsing or even blacking out on the ground. there are some times where I feel so tired after vomiting that I just curl in a ball and sleep on the bathroom floor (which actually feels nice cause it's cold but like it freaks my bf out for him to be wondering where I am for nearly an hour and find me sprawled on the floor and accidentally blocking the door shut with my body). I become super sensitive to smells (my heating pad has a lavender/clove smell that makes my stomach hurt when I smell it during these days) and I get really bad hot-flashes.
I haven't tried birth control because my parents were against it all throughout high school and most of my college years, I'm 21 right now and live with my boyfriend. I plan on going to get on it but I procrastinate a lot and haven't had much time to go find a doctor let alone get a gynecologist (I have health insurance but I don't officially have a doctor because I'm awful at adulting as already mentioned). everyone I've talked to who hears about my period says I need to get it checked, I might have endomitriosis but I don't have all the symptoms, especially since usually the symptoms last the full "bleeding time", where this all happens for only the first day or two.
Amy Hendry i haven't read the replies to this so i don't know if someone else has said this, but a change in diet helps these symptoms very often!! less dairy and meat (these have hormones in them which fuk u up) and more fruits and vegetables always help:) also i HIIIIGHLY reccomend buying herbal teas as there are tons out there that are really good for helping with hormonal health, i like to use damiana and make my own tea from the dried herbs, but if you want tea readymade in teabags then there's a brand called yogi tea which has a 'women's tea' and that's really useful for me:) also peppermint tea, ginger tea and chamomile tea are super good for helping with relaxation and pain relief:) hope things improve soon!!!!
Cassidy McCabe awh b:( sorry you have to go through this but definitely go get it checked out because your health is far more important than anything else X
Abigail Chetham thank you for the advice! i will try changing my diet but the medication im on me increases my hormones anyway:/ i love love love herbal tea so i do those anyway! but ty for the advice X
Amy Hendry yeah unfortunately a lot of medications are gonna have hormones and all sorts in- however having meat/dairy as well as them is gonna make your body go batshit crazy haha because they have animal hormones injected in them which are obviously different to our own:) try and have lots of nuts and seeds too, they have tons of vital nutrients to help repair and sustain our bodies:) also raw cacao could be useful too (check out the raw chocolate company if you never have before, their chocolates are amazzzzing and are made with super healing ingredients like himalayan healing salt and raw cacao:))
Hope you find out what's wrong asap. I saw somewhere that if you use a hairdryer on hot and put it over where you're in pain it can help. No idea if it works but I thought I'd say anyway just in case. Best of luck for the future x ๐
Amy Hendry okay this is gonna sound like bullshit but i experienced exactly this until i did this. so go to a drugstore and get some douches. like the actual little bags that you basically shove up your vag. fill them with 1/3 warm water and 2/3 baking soda. it's gonna burn like hell, but douche it up while sitting in a bathtub, i found warm water helped. do this for 30 days or until it stops burning when you do it- mine took about 45 days. your cramps will be minuscule if you have ANY, your flow will be lighter, and any symptoms like soreness will be reduced. i thought this was made up when i heard about it, but i promise it works. hope you listen and it helps xx
Amy Hendry by the way, my obgyn said that if i hadn't done it i would have been infertile by the time i was 26. i was developing fibroids, but they stopped growing and even multiplying when i did this. promise it worked a miracle.
ah girl that sounds so painful! try and keep an eye out for endometriosis, it's something that's actually quite common (for example, pop star halsey has it) but few people know about it. also: taking the pill (or other contraceptives) might help! i know what it's like to get real bad periods, hang in there ๐
my mom and I are the same way!! turns out we both had cysts on our ovaries- if your doctor hasn't mentioned it to you before then you should look into that <3
Best title ever! I have been considering a menstral cup for a while now. I have always hated how much waste is involved in sanitary products. One problem is I'm quite squeamish about blood and I wondered if there are any people out there like me who have used the menstral cup whether it is better for you or worse blood-wise?
When you said "Lucy is currently in her fertile window - good to know. We're both ovulating. Wonderful." I laughed so hard I choked on what I was eating hahaha
I'm a male, who does not experience periods, however my lady friends and I are very open about periods and I think it's important for guys to be informed of this and girls shouldn't be ashamed of their body just doing it's thing. โค
Philip Sklav i'm a male and i've got my period, and i'm super shy about it with family. idk why but it is kinda weird that periods aren't talked about enough
Philip Sklav d8 me. Ahem. What I meant to say was I value you as a member of society and I think a few guys that I have encountered could use a little lesson in respecting me while I'm on my period or else I might rip their face off. Thank you for being amazing <3
I'm really glad you made this video because I'm 13 and almost all of my friends have gotten theirs and I haven't and it makes me feel terrible about myself because I'm not like everyone else. not only that but I also feel really worried as I don't have a good diet and I'm afraid that my period is being delayed as a result of that, because I have definitely hit puberty. (by the way, please don't try and tell me that it sucks and that I don't really want it. I've heard quite enough of that already)
Wow I had nearly the exact same journey as you, except I stopped at the contraceptives cause they give me moderate headaches, but I can deal with them. So glad I'm not some weird freak for having really heavy periods and having to go to the hospital cause of anemia.
i actually started mine when i was young (like 10) and so did every other girl at my school even tho i was actually the first girl to start. every time i was in 6th grade (i was still ten) like 5 or 6 girls would come up to me and asked if i had pads and i was hella prepared ๐
So this is quite gross, but i first got my period in a history lesson in year 6, and it FLOODED ALL over the school's chair. But i was super scared and was panicking so much yet still trying to seem normal, so i just sat on the edge of the chair. But luuckily, i sat at the back of the class so no one knew;)
my period is on its 12th day and i think something might be wrong but i'm too scared to say anything :/ i'm trans so going to the gynecologist would be absolute HELL. and i'm about to go on vacation aghhh
Im late xd That's weird but am I the only one who is so scared of tampons god I tried them but it hurts and no no no no no Can someone help me? What should I do?
I got my period when I was 8. My reaction was basically just โoh shoot so I guess I bleed now.โ When I was in elementary school I had no one to rly relate to except for this one girl who Iโm still friends with (yay!).
Honestly periods suck. At least for me. I have rly bad cramps so thereโs that. (But at least I get to miss school!)
I always get my period in the begging of the month,Iโve heard that u can skip months but like maybe itโs just late?? Or is it even possible to skip a month?๐
I got my first period when I was 10. It was the worsttttt. My mom wasn't home, she was at an auction, and she came home early. She didn't believe me, but then she ended up remembering that I was adopted and we were very different. I'm Hispanic, and we tend to mature earlier. Sorry for making you cringe or something. ๐
Im 13 and havent started yet but im just wondering if the menstrual cup spills when you take it out? Im sorry but i hope you dont mind this question๐๐ถ
lol I got my period when I was 10 I was the first one I'm my class to get it Because I had passed 50 kg and like my doctor said when that happens your body thinks you're ready I guess? But I was kinda expecting it so I wasn't really surprised.
I had mine at 12...during swim in gym... MY BATHING SUIT HAD WHITE ON IT.... Then I'd get it every 2 months.. then twice a month... until I got birth control.. (For period regulation and I struggle with acne, I've had acne since 2nd grade and it hasn't gone away so...) now I get it pretty regularly.. other than the fact I got it two weeks early because all of my friends got itm.
TMI When i first got my period but i think its funny so I'm sharing lol I first started my period when i was 13. I've been blessed from then since to have little to no cramps and very light bleeding. But because of that I didn't know what it was when i started. I must have bled through the night and because it was light it went brown on my pants and I couldn't tell it was blood. SO WHEN I FIRST WENT TO THE LOO THAT DAY IT LOOKS LIKE IVE FUCKING SHIT MYSELF IN MY SLEEP MY POOR 13 YEAR OLD SELF. So i binned the evidence almost crying, its as only when i next went to the loo and it was ACTUALLY FUCKING RED AND DIDN'T LOOK THAT SHIT STAINS THAT I UNDERSTOOD, FUCKING STUPID 13 YEAR OLD ME.
I know tons of people who thought that too!!! I was 14 so I was old enough to figure out that it was probably my period but I was super confused that it was dark brown. I googled it and a bunch of people and sites said dark brown blood meant leftover blood from a previous period. Obviously it was my first period so I was super confused and started to wonder if it was something else. I changed my underwear and went back to bed (this was at like 6am and I had nowhere to be that day) and when I woke up later on I'd bled again and it was way redder looking so I knew. But yeah I remember my friend's younger sister thought the same thing too, good to know it's not just be that wondered if I shat myself lol
I was 12. I came home from school and saw a brown spot in my underwear. I thought to myself, surely I haven't pooped my pants. I think I started crying from embarrassment to myself, and my mom came in to see what was wrong. She told me it was my period, and I think I cried even more. Hahaha. You're totally not the only one.
EMMAwkward I had mine for a few days and thought I was shitting myself, no joke, I didn't click until my 12th birthday, I was mortified telling my mum and she said she'd thought she had crapped herself when she first started too. lmao
I got my period at 13 and it was 3 AM. I walked to the restroom and saw blood, which makes me nauseous, so I basically just screamed and passed out. It was great to be found passed out on the floor.
Jamesy Bumholes Apologies. Totally forgot about the people who have no choice but to read the comments, and are unable to scroll through.
Im so sorry for forcing you to read my funny story that plenty of others can relate to. I hope you are able to make a full recovery after being forced to read these absolutely horrific comments!
I do recommend a class on how to ignore comments you don't enjoy reading for future reference. I wish you the best of luck ๐
EMMAwkward I had just turned 10 and when i first got it i didnt tell anyone until the next day and it was really heavy so it bled through every piece of clothing, when my mum found it i just pretended i didnt know i had it and acted shocked.
in case anyone is worried about toxic shock syndrome, don't be! it used to be an issue when tampons were first used because they were made to hold too much blood. nowadays the tampons literally can't hold enough blood to cause it. so you may end up leaking if you don't change it but you won't have toxic shock syndrome :) also if you're confused about how she can have a bath without blood everywhere, its because the vagina actually closes up in water (obvs its not like airtight or anything but you should be fine to have a bath)
haha yeah of course :) it was more that you just don't need to freak out if you can't change it exactly when it says to and you have to because I remember being terrified in class that I couldn't change my tampon and my friend (who's a medic) told me this because I was worrying about dying lol
ninjaluvsmarshmallow I'm sorry but nothing you said is actually true. TSS is less common these days but there is definitely still a chance of getting it when you use tampons. It's not about how much blood a tampon holds but about how long it is inside the body because TSS is caused by bacteria. And for the 'vaginas close up in water' statement, there's no actual proof for that.
thanks so much for this, I had no idea, definitely my own fault, should have checked my facts lol. My bad for being a trusting teen and not questioning it since :s
Maybe there isn't, but all I know is my period has never flowed in the shower or in a bath and while I wouldn't go swimming without a tampon it probably wouldn't flow there either... I just took this as a fact and didn't question it haha
The water thing: I warn that while the blood may not flow out WHILE you shower/bathe, your period has NOT stopped. When you get out it will continue to flow. If you have a light period, this may not be a problem, but if your period is heavy, be very cautious. (I shower when it's almost time to remove my tampon, so I have something to keep the blood from dripping everywhere, but I used to have to immediately go from the shower to toilet when I was done).
there are some supplements for that - e.g. primrose oil capsules, try em out but ask the pharmacy for help. if it gets worse, see a gyne. I've bled for 2 months straight (inclusive of clot, discharge and heavy, heavy flow) before having it return to normal (i took the capsules)
yall i had my period for 3 months because of the fucking piLL and i stopped it finally now for a while (i had important stuff, knew that if i stopped taking it id get a HUGE ASS PERIOD so yeah thats why it took me over 2 months lol and it was light flow n all) and now im dying. im bleedin till death. my cramps. oh my god
I'm trying to get my period back after 2 relapses in anorexia, thank you so much for this video Dodie! It's reassuring that not everyone has a "normal" experience with periods x
Chelsey Prutsman thank you so much for your beautiful message, I'm so sorry you and your family had to deal with this horrible thing. I hope that all is settling down for you now? Sending all my love to you and your family x
I know the feeling, I've had a lot of struggles with getting my period back as well since I lost a lot of weight thanks to depression. Stay strong and hang in there! You're doing great ๐
I'm very sorry to hear that love, i know how debilitating depression can be. Take care of yourself and listen to your needs and I'm sure everything will run smoothly again soon. Thank you for your kind wordsโค๏ธ
I was 12 when I first got mine. My grandparents had just come round and I went to pee and was like: Ah. Blood. Not a good sign. And I, having no experience with pads, messed about for a bit until my mum came in (Mum, wtf by the way, don't come into the room when I haven't got pants on) and spent a very awkward four seconds telling me off for not coming downstairs when my grandparents were here. I like, just gestured down to the pads and the blood and stuff, and she was like: Ohhhhh, right...
I swear I'm gonna regret sharing this story w/the internet.
Actual question: How do you motivate yourself to exercise. I'm out of shape, my mood is bad, and literally every medical professional I have ever seen is telling me to be more active, but I literally have no motivation. I've tried looking at it from a positive stand point, a negative view, a "it's gotta happen so just do it" view. I just can't seem to stay motivated for more than a day.
Gee I'm SO glad I watched this video I don't know what I would've done without all of this knowledge. Also Dodie's eyes are really pretty has anyone ever noticed that?? 'Cause I think this is the first time I actually noticed that her eyes are green and I love it they are really pretty.
I got my period real late too ๐๐ I was 2 months away from being 15 , thought it was really weird bc I was probably the last person to start in my year group ๐I love the app and have used it ever since I ve started ๐ฆ๐ฏ
It's such a great app - made me realise a bunch of issues that are going on with me that I never really noticed. Going to the docs next week to find out if my being ill atm is a period problem or not. It's a pretty damn good app for tracking good and bad mood days for my mental health so woooo! Win win!
yup - i heard about it from hannah witton's hormone diaries, it is by far the best app i've ever used (and i've tried a lot) and it's so accurate, even for a (possible pcos) very irregular person like myself
Hello. This month when I got my period I immediately started crying for no reason while I brushed my hair after a shower, then I managed to get my hair stuck in my hairdryer. I then when out for the day and stubbed my toe, I have also fallen off my bed and bruised my arm because I landed on a shoe. So yeah, definitely a weird one.
Dodie. I want to thank you for giving us a warning in the title that itโs an ad... most you tubers donโt and itโs really annoying haha.Love you :D
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I got my period when I was 12 and because I was a competitive swimmer, I had to immediately start using tampons. It took a long while to get used to them lol.
Jamesy Bumholes Fair point, but it's not a competition about who is in more pain or more scared about something. If they are in pain they are allowed to talk about it with other people who have been in the same boat.
Just because somebody hasn't had it as bad as somebody else doesn't mean their pain is invalid.
I'm glad someone else had very irregular periods at a young age because I'm 14 now and I've had a period for about 2 years now and its never been regular. after my first two, I went about 6 months without it and now my periods are like 4 months apart.
I don't know if it's only me but when I got my period at 9, I didn't freak out at all. Not even disgusted. I was actually more curious looking at my bloody pants and told both of my parents about it. And I feel like happened like a coincidence because they kinda discussed about period with me exactly a year earlier.
Am actually using a menstrual cup for the first time this month and it's been so nice to not worry about leaving a tampon too long, for that reason alone it's great. Still getting used to everything else with it, not 100% there but it's been well worth it so far. Would love to see a video of more people talking about menstrual cups as they're still not that popular even though they're so useful.
Oh no, that must have really ruined Ben Nevis for you :-( I once got my period (not my first one just a random irregular one) during a similar hike in Austria. Terrible.
Emily Osman i got it like right before going on a sun holiday which included swimming
it was my first period so i was like fuck fuck fuck i couldn't wear a tamp bc they scare me so i ended up wearing a pad and a bikini bottom under my swimsuit. when i got out the pad was soaked with water but it was all g idfk how ?? lol ok
I got my first period at the same time that I had infected bug bites on my lower stomach right below my belly button, and when I went to the bathroom and saw my underwear was ruined, I thought I was dying. I thought the infection had spread (shut up I was 10) throughout my body and was causing me to bleed uncontrollably out of my vagina (shut UP I was 10) and cried to my mother who ended up laughing at me and explaining everything through tears of laughter while I sat on the toilet mortified
doddie! As a person with history with a heavy period and big blood clots, I can relate, but are menstrual cups good for people with that? does it leak?
I started my period five days ago. For the first three days it was pretty darn good. I had no cramps, mood swings, craving, etc. The only problem was really the fact that I bleed like a rushing river and a have a strong constant flow. I hate that even though I'm wearing a pad, if I'm sitting, I bleed behind the darn pad. Now these last two days, hell. I cramp, I cry, I crave. It's not fun. But to get me through it all, I've been listening to your songs all day, and they really help keep me calm. Song thank you so much Dodie. I love you with all my heart! <3
(Also I've been using Clue a lot, so thanks for telling me about it :D)
I've been thinking about menstral cups for a while, but I'm kind of a little anxious to try it. Are they easy to put in? How long generallyโ does one leave it in at a time? And are they expensive??? haha so many questions
also, clue looks like a great app! might actually help me know when I'm going to come on, rather than being caught out literally every time ๐๐๐๐
Snargaluff I recently bought a period cup. they cist about 30 โฌ bit you cam use them up to 10 years if you take proper care of them. It really depends on your flow on how long you can leave them in. it generally says 12 hours on the package but when I'm on my heavier days I have to change it after 7 hours or so. Putting the cup in is also quite easy. There are a lot of videos on YouTube explaining how to do it. You might need a few tries the first time you use the cup but it should be all fine after you've done it a few times.
Snargaluff I haven't got any personal experience with them but there was a youtube channel which you might find useful (I'll try to get its name in a min) and you can leave them in for longer than tampons (I think about 12 hours but not 100%) then rinse them and use the same one. This means in the long term they are cheaper than tampons or pads as they're reusable
Ekaekto i have one i got for 3 dollars online, i LOVE menstrual cups but they aren't for everyone!! my first 2 days i change it every 4 or so hours, but by the end I can go 12 hours. they are a bit tricky to put in the first few goes, but once you figure it out that's cool. i haven't used a pad or tampon in a good year or so!!
dude i 100% think you should give it a try!! you can buy them online for reasonably cheap, i bought mine on amazon for like $25. there are some a lot cheaper but just make sure ๐ it's ๐ medical ๐ grade ๐ silicone ๐ don't take a risk with something that might not be made from completely safe materials. it takes getting used to at first, and putting it in can be a bit tricky--my boyfriend accidentally walked into the bathroom to find me sumo squatting with a silicone cup halfway up my vagina, that was a biiiiit awkward hahaha--but once you get used to it, it's ezpz. there are a lot of resources online, bc a lot of people who use menstrual cups RAVE about them!!! which is a good sign!!!! anyway rant over, just do a lil research on the internet. but i really recommend them!
The very first time inserting and removing one is kind of awful but after you figure t out you get used to it and it's rlly rlly. Genuinely though lube helps soooo much and u can even use coconut oil (not other oils tho!) I got rlly stressed out the first time trying to remove it and had to take like 3 baths. The trick for me was to basically shit it out lmaooo
I read about them a couple of months ago and thought like pffft I'm not shoving thAt up my vagina. fast forward to two days ago I ordered one and I received it today and I'm gonna try it tomorrow. I'm weirdly excited
I recently bought one and I find it quite difficult to put it in but otherwise I'm super happy with it! I paid 20โฌ & I leave it in for about 4-8h hours :))
I've actually watched a video recently from Hannah Witton where she tries a mentrual cup for the first time and describes what it's like. You could check it out. Maybe it helps you. It's called "The hormone diaries ep.9"
when I first heard about menstrual cups I thought they were weird and gross but over time I just couldn't deny the cost and the amount of waste tampons and pads create. So I took the plunge and bought one. I found it easy to insert and about as comfortable as a tampon. Removing and emptying took a few tries to get down. Typically for me with the cup I am fine to just empty it as often as I would normally be going to the bathroom anyway, but I have never really pushed the issue. I've only ever leaked once and I've been using mine for probably around 2 years.
Personally I still use pads occasionally because since getting the cup I switched my birth control to the ring and it just is too much for me to have anything really inserted with it in. But several sources say you can totally do both... it's just my personal preference not to. I hope that helps!
Snargaluff they're easy once you get used to it and find a way to fold it that's comfortable, I leave it in for 7-12 hours, and they're about $30-40 but last for up to 10 years
I have a little pocket in my bag for school that's filled with all sorts of different pads (I put on or two in there everytime a get a new pack) and it's really helpful! All my friends know that I have them, so if they start unexpectedly mid lesson, they know theres some available :D
I found out I was having my first period ten minutes before I left for an ice skating show. -it was quite heavy which didn't help and I had to wear leggings with it as well so that wasn't fun. It was so specific that I remember the exact day that it started
IโCE WATCHED THIS SO MANY TIMES AND EVERYTIME โTHERES SOMETHING. IN MY. VAGINA.โ COMES ROUND I TELL MYSELF I WONโT LOSE IT BUT I DO๐๐๐
So I'm very open about my period and it makes my guy friends very uncomfortable. The reason I do this is because my only PMS is randomly flying into a murderous rage, so it's really for their safety. This also makes it harder to track, but I use Clue now so thanks Dodie.
I feel you dodie I have the most irregular period because of a thyroid condition that I have and literally I only just got my period after like 6 months and omg I only have discharge but I am in so much pain. I went back on the pill which helped me get my period so Iโm gonna try this app to keep track of it so I can be a semi functioning human ๐ป๐
I started around 12. Had it once a year. Maybe two times if I was really lucky. Last year I started on the pill and it's been regular. I got off it to see if it'd start up on its own (it was just supposed to be like a little boost) but it didn't and I started getting more depressive thoughts and so now I'm back on it I guess. My period cramps used to be so bad that I literally stayed in bed 24/7 that whole week. Missed school and stuff. Good thing it was only once a year. Now they're just a little annoying. Nothing I can't handle. It's great.
Thats awesome! I get the whole package (unfortunately) which consists of headaches before and during, back aches before and during, and cramps before and during.
Yeah I have never gotten cramps and I don't get any pains anywhere else like headaches or whatever but my period last for like 9-10 day and it is heavy ALL OF THE DAYS except the first and last
Okay, I don't feel weird anymore now that so many people have said they don't either. Also, I am v v grateful I don't get cramps. If I ever get them, I will probably cry because I'm a wimp lmao. I'm just happy I'm not alone ๐
I honestly wish that this was played in my sex ed class in high school. It's so much more enlightening than any of the abstinence-only garbage that they taught us.
Itโs so interesting how you say Ibuprofen. You say โI-bu-pro-finโ quite smoothly and all one syllable, but in America we emphasize it differently, more like โI-bu-PRO-fen. โ
I got my period when I was 10, I was in show rehearsals (one that went on til 6pm bc it was a few days away from a show) and i was so scared because I couldn't do anything bc I didn't know what was going on and I was too awkward/shy to ask for help so. I remember feeling this uncomfortable, warm wetness on my inner thighs and it was disgusting and I'm pretty sure I smelled horrible
When I first got my period I couldn't tell if I needed to poo or if I needed the hot water bottle. That was a very difficult time for tiny eleven-year-old me.
I started my period when I was 14 and at school as well. However, I didn't have cramps as a warning sign, so when I felt a gush down in my lady parts I freaked out and went to the bathroom to find that the Niagara Falls of menstrual blood was in my underwear. It was an actual horror scene.
i remember on a school trip, a boy started rummaging in the front pocket of my backpack without me noticing because he was just joking around. i had a tampon in there and he was completely oblivious to what it was. i asked him if he knew what it was, he said 'a pregnancy test' (this poor child). the look on his face was priceless when i told him what it actually was
When I first got my period I was like around 12 years. And I literally cried when I got it because I was scared that the bullies at my school would bully me more and more and my mom send my Brother in the living room with my father and they were like:" Yeah we're watching TV now"
Did you know there was a birth control pill for men and in the study trials the men had headaches as a side effect - so they stopped the study. I was like reeeeeeeeaaaaaalllllllyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy? Yet we โโcomplain about periods too muchโโ they say. Reaaaaallllllyyyyyyyyyyy. Lol. I was like well by golly they canโt handle a little ache in the head what about being kicked in the balls everyday all day for four to seven days lol. Yeah, didnโt think so. Loved this video you are fabulous ! ๐๐คฃ๐
i had some crazy timing with my period, my mum talked to me about it THE DAY BEFORE i got it and i was so scared but i didnt bleed on my school uniform or anything. i did however cry in the shower and get it all over my legs cuz i thought that it didnt matter what part of you was in water, that you wouldnt bleed so i ran a bit of a bath and stood in it trying to prepare myself for how i was going to get dressed. I think i was almost 13 like within a month, or just turned 13.
My period first came in the middle of the night during summer, when I was eleven. I woke up, went to the bathroom, peed and saw blood on the toilet paper. I just thought to myself "that must be that period thing" and went back to sleep WITHOUT EVEN PUTTING A PAD ON. I woke up the next day (thankfully my bedsheets and underwear weren't stained), went to my mom's bedroom and just casually said "hey, my period came, you're gonna need to buy more pads now!" She congratulated me (?), asked me if I knew how to place a pad on my underwear, I said yes, then she handed me some pads and painkillers. After that she went to work and I went back to watching TV. Not a very dramatic duo as you can see.
I'm not preggo, but I haven't had my period in several months and I'm quite upset about this. I don't know. After watching a video that Hitomi made about periods I now feel like I'm missing out on a part of me.
When you're on your period, you MUST look after yourself. You have to drink plenty of water, eat enough and regularly, you HAVE to get sleep. Having a period forces me to slow down and be kinder to my body and to take stock of how I've been treating it in the last month. It's kind of like a monthly maintenance check :)
The first time I got my period, I was so ready I didnโt tell my mom until 3 days in cause I needed more pads and she was confused that I wasnโt freaking out
I just started my period for the first time last week woo I was sick with a bad cold when I got it, so I kind of didn't worry too much about it I guess. But I didn't have any normal period symptoms like cramps or anything. Just a couple of mood swings. Idk if that was because I was sick or what. Now I'm just scared for my next period, because I'm not sure if I'll get cramps during it or not. My mom gets really bad cramps so I figured I would too but who knows
Haha. I had the clue app. For 2 months. Then I forgot about it...
I started my period when I was 9 (I think 3rd grade). It became irregular as I got older. At first it was really heavy, but it always started on time and in the morning (while I slept/when I first got up). Then I think a year later the cramps and bloating started. Then, as I got into my teens it became irregular. It was still heavy (8 days, 7 of them heavy bleeding). My period would start anywhere from 30-40 days apart. I was becoming anemic from it too (I was given iron pills, but I suck at taking them or remembering to take them). I started using tampons freshman year of highschool or at the end of middle school. Finally started BC pills sometime in high school and boy was it a gift. Had no problem getting them even at a young age since my period/symptoms were so bad my gyno thought I had PCOS (she didn't find anything though).
Now I'm 19. The pills did pretty well. My period only went down to 7 days, but it became lighter, sometimes it was so light I only need a liner for most days. And my cramps have massively decreased. Unfortunately, in December I stopped taking them (health insurance problem). Took 2 months for my period to go right back to starting late, severe cramps and heavy bleeding (first time in my life that I had to wear Super tampons). Decided to go to a clinic because this just was not working for me. Been back on for 3 ish months, body is still readjusting. The cramps have calmed down again, but I still bleed heavily. (The first month of restarting the pills my period was still a week or two late). I don't know where I'm at with my anemia. Last time I checked (Maybe a year ago) I was good, but this period I just felt sooo drained of life.
Anyways, that's my period story. :P
I never understood those who were dying to get their period(ha, tragic pun). I never wanted to bleed out of my vagina once a month and panicked the fuck out when I got mine. I told my mom that I didn't want my period and I was probably crying. Tried convincing myself that I was actually bleeding and not going through menstruation.
14?! WOW! I got my first period when I was 12. I got mine super heavy, earlier than most girls, and I got mine every 2 weeks. I remember I was at Disney when I got it. I came of The Tower of Terror and went to the loo. There was blood EVERYWHERE. I didn't panic because my mum was there and just tossed a tampon over the top and instructed me through the stall. Thank god the loo was empty, haha.
ProbablyNotRo omg I was in Disney too! Except not at the tower of terror. I cried
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Leena Fdz2017-07-13 07:32:15 (edited 2017-07-13 07:32:42 )
I haven't gotten my period regularly in literal years. I only get it in the month of November and it's really heavy for that like week and then it stops. Funny thing is, I still get all the symptoms without the bleeding! The moodiness, the bloating, the acne. It's really weird. When I was a kid I would get it really heavy for like two weeks and while my doctor said it was normal we just went "meh" and went with it, but now I just don't get them and I'm quite worried lol.
Edit, I'm barely 19 and this happened all through high school .-.
I had a lot of warning before I actually got my period which was when I was like 10 ish. I have and older sister who is about 10 years older than me and she told me, she was like "In our family the women have GOD AWFUL periods like debilitating pain." My sister actually used to lock herself in the bathroom and cry because of the pain and also the roller coaster of emotions
im so afraid of getting nauseous on my period because im really scared of feeling nauseous (like im basically phobic of it) so im thankful my period comes like once every month and a half or two months and its not very heavy.
pls let me know: is it possible to feel nauseous or vomit when your periods have a light to normal flow? and you barely get cramps? i associate nausea and periods with really heavy periods and i dont have that so im not at risk i thinkยฟ
this made me feel so much better about myself because i got my period only this year (im 14) and all of my friends got it before me and i wanted it so bad and when i got it i also cried because im a dramatic piece of shit and its really heavy and is REALLY irregular which made me think i was some sort of alien but then this video made me feel actually normal so thank you :)))
When I first got it (13), my parents were just divorced and I lived with my dad and he had to help me with everything. I went to buy pads with him, he bought me this bag you put in the microwave and then you can put it on your stomach, and he made me tea and we watched movies with a blanket. Quite weird but still
I got mine when I was 10. I didn't know how to tell my mom so I wrote her a note on a little card asking for pads. I thought it was terrifying at first but now I cry from laughter thinking about it
"there's something in my vagina!"๐ also, you can suffer of toxic chocs whenever you keep blood inside of your vagina which means that you still have this problem while wearing a cup ;) you just need to empty your cup as regularly as when you change your tampons ;)
Omg Dodie I was like u I would literally pray to God that I'd get my period and I'd wish I had it BC all my friends had gotten it before me. Like literally all of them and I felt so left out. Then one day I had really bad cramps and I thought I had the flu...it was not the flu. I was waiting all day to throw up and not have to go to school. Then I went to the bathroom and saw blood. Then I was literally jumping with joy that I had gotten it! I was so happy! BC I had convinced myself that it wasnt gonna come and I wouldn't be able to have children. Which was devastating to me lol ๐๐ I'm very overdramatic probably BC of my anxiety. But I'm glad u made this video BC I was able to relate and see that other people thought similarly to me! We love you Dodie!!!!
I can't believe that so many people have problems with their periods. some have regularry and wish not to have, while others are impatiently waiting for having their periods once in three months.. however it's nice that you made a video about this!
I really hate that whole women stuff. Its so damn unfair. The guys don't have pains only when they are ill and then they're like "aaah I'm dying!" but if women have pains it means they are just healthy...wtf?!?! Nobody ever asked me whether I wanna have kids one day. Why do I have to bear that whole stuff. Every month I just think "this has to end...for ever!" It's useless for me and I wish so much it was possible to free people who suffer fron their gender. That should be something health insurance funds pay for.I don't see any adventage in being a woman. It's just a pain.
Elizabeth Hamm wow........ omg he sounds.. ๐ค๐ค๐ค. Yeah. All my friends at school are boys, the girls Spread too many rumours so i stay away from them. Problem is, I can't talk about girl stuff with them, though they talk about boy stuff with me soo..
It is actually really draining for the female body to have a period once a month. In like real nature, you would be pregnant most of your life, so having your period every month is actually quite unnatural and can be difficult for your body to handle. So it can actually be really beneficial to take the pill in long term cycle, because it is less hard on your body.
The first time I got my period my cramps were so bad I couldn't move And I obviously skipped school and everything, telling everyone I was 'sick' but actually it felt like I was dying I took some Advil but it took a super long time to kick in and I was crying because it hurt so bad ๐
I had my first period when I was 10. Now Iโm very open about it. If Iโm having cramps, Iโd just casually tell my friends โMy uterus huuuurrts!โ Even around my guy friends, who would get s but awkward.
I spent years terrified of my first period and for some reason telling my mum seemed so scary. Then I got it and the conversation went like this: Me: mum I think I got my period Mum: ok. you know where the pads are? Me: yep Then I went back to bed coz it was night.
Also I know my period is coming because every month without fail a day or two before my period I get an urge to bake things. This is actually super convenient coz then I get to eat the things Iโve baked when Iโm on my period.
I swear Iโm turning into a boy. I had a really heavy period as I would wear about 5 pads (Panty Liners) and it would still leak through but now itโs been a year since a Iโve actually had it. Lol hi Iโm guessing God took it away or my mum secretly turned me into a trans and wiped my memory.
So when I first got my period, I was at the bookstore . I knew it was a period so I went to the bathroom. The thing was that there was a little girl in there and since I'm a really private person I went into the stall and WAITED FOR HER TO LEAVE. But she didn't. So eventually I got out and the girl asked me "what're you doing in here?" And I was like 'ITS A FRIGGING BATHROOM WHY DO YOU NEED TO KNOW' and also like my mind went into privacy invasion mode and was like 'YOU CANNOT TELL THIS EIGHT YEAR OLD YOURE BLEEDING INTO YOUR PANTS' so I said "I was... I was uh... looking... for.... for my mom.." and she was like "OH! I'll help you find her!" So we walked out of the bathrooom together and then I said "yknow I'm fine I can do this by myself." And walked away. Then I found my mom and sorta cried...? But the lesson is DONT ASK A TWEEN GIRL WHY SHE IS IN THE BATHROOM... just... p l e a s e
Is it weird as a male who is straight I'm interested in female anatomy when we talk about it at school because the rest of the boys are like "that's nasty" and I'm like "that's incredibly interesting and I understand a little bit more each time I hear this, cool"
I've never had period pains. And never have symptoms. I got my first one when I was 8. I am now 18 turning 19 in 2 months. And I still never have had symptoms
I bought pads yesterday, since my mom found out i only had three. She freaked out because my flow is almost as heavy as yours, and forced me to go. So now I have an almost empty box of really absorbent pads, and a full box of really absorbent pads while my lonely box of thin liners is right next to it inside my room. What a very private and clean room.
I got my first period when I just turned 11. I remember going to my mum screaming "MUM! I THINK IM DYING SOMETHINGS WRONG THERES LOTS OF BLOOD IN MY UNDERWEAR!!"
I was 10, it was a Friday morning, and I saw it. I burst into hysteric laughing, scaring my mom. We went to Walmart and I got a secret pj shirt that looked like a normal shirt to wear to school and went to school late. Luckily the worst of it was on the weekend.
doddlevloggle yeah it was during primary school as well and I had to tell the teacher and it was awful omg because I didn't really no what was happening
I was 11, and I thought I got my period like two years before then bc I crotched myself on a playground ladder, and bled but it turns out I just broke my hymen on a playground ladder. fun times. ๐
When I first got my period I was scouring the App Store for a tracker app. I ran across one called Flo (I think it's only for apple) and I like it a lot. It's not confusing, it's fairly accurate, and everything is really easy to find. My friend, on the other hand, uses clue. She always complains about how it's confusing and she doesn't understand it, but she doesn't have an Apple phone so she can't use Flo. This might just be an issue that she has, but she says it's confusing so I'd rather not use it.
Oh my god I've been using clue since I found a tumblr post that gave a list of period apps and I love it. I get really bad back pain and cramps and stuff but ANyWaY my best friend and I have the thing where you can see each others cycles and its so great, we warn each other when its about to happen
Omg. I am 13 and I relate so much. I have really heavy periods, but no cramps. Tbh, I would prefer the pain over the embarrassment of possibly bleeding through my pants. ๐
I got my first when I was 11, was not informed that this happened so early. I knew that puberty happened but I din't really know what that meant... I wanted my puberty to be delayed because of the issues it would cause for me mentally (and physically). Look who got lucky (sarcasm)
I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who has puberty problems. Though, I knew that...and I'm still the only one that has my particular diagnosis...shit. Anyways this video is so helpful and I really enjoyed it. I use clue too since I got my first period like two weeks ago and I'm fifteen. So far it's all weird and comes in medium but then I have been spotting for like a week straight. I thought I was done.
Clue is actually my favorite thing ever! I perform all the time and I don't use tampons, so being in tights and tight clothing is very sketchy. I get real irritable two weeks before and get pretty depressed and anxious and I get really bloated. This video is so real and calming because no one really talks about it and it's really nice to have someone actually talk in derail about periods. It's for the continuation of our race after all!
I got mine the second day of middle school on the bus on the way home and it was horrific. I got it before anyone else and I just refuse to wear tampons. I'm really just scared of them and I don't really know what to do about it.
Omg I've just finished too!! This is my second time I've ever had it and I literally started the second day I was on holiday..I felt soooo angry with myself because I wanted to have fun without worrying about anything. BUT NO! And I've ended the day I've got home. And I got home about 3 hours ago.
I think I was about 14 going on 15 when I got mine, Iโm 18 now though and itโs still so irregular.... sometimes it starts getting back to a normal cycle and then randomly Iโll just miss one or itโll be over a week late or something but itโs really annoying coz i can never plan ahead for things and be able to take it into consideration:/ my mum thinks itโs irregular when I get stressed or go through big changes and stuff in my life though idk
I wouldn't have known that I had appendicitis if it wasn't for me just getting off my period because it felt just like period cramps. Like, it felt just like it, but a bit higher and to the right.
I just so happen to start my period the day after this video. I just so happen to start my period ten minutes after opening Clue. Wowz. Yes, I got Clue. And I already love it. <3
I got my first period when i was around 11 and it started at school...and I just remembered me denying EVERYTHING I was like NO NO NO NO NOOO!! So i didn't go to the nurses office and I just bleed through everything....and when i went back home my mom like threw a maxi pad at my face and showed me how to put it on..and I cried for the whole time
I also get really emotional before my period, like I cry over the smallest thing and then the next day I get my period then I'm like "I knew I wasn't a sensitive little prick"
Kandy AH I AM SUPER SENSITIVE IN GENERAL SO when I'm on my period I'm like as fragile as a glass. I'm not even joking. If you tell me I got an answer wrong I might start feeling teary. And today, this guy told me I was so dumb repetitively and I got mad so I told him to stop and he wouldn't so I just cried. This is why I HATES PERIODS IT REVEALS MY INNER FEELINGS OUT INTO THE OPEN
Kandy In my first time It was in 8th grade I remember that I got really emotional for forgeting the backpack.(my mom told the colour why so she let me out of school that day)
bella2206 that's literally me, before my period I'm like my alarm went off ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ the teacher told me off ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ I forgot my homework ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ my friend ignored me for one minute๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ
I haven't got it yet but I'm definitely in puberty cuz I have like actual cups so yeah. Pretty sure it's gonna be this year cuz my discharge is like every 5 minutes ugh. Panty liners are a life saver.
I actually find it easier to be really active on your period, and take pain killers. I have been active around my period and I don't feel them and they don't hurt
i get super heavy periods just exactly like you talked about your period and i get big clots and they're super painful, should I go see a doctor like you did?
My period is literally exactly like yours. The couple days before it starts I get super irritable and oily skin. Then it starts and about the first and second day I get a really really heavy flow and the worst cramps ever that literally wake me up in the middle of the night and I start crying cause it gets so bad. Then the last couple days the cramps die down and the blood gets clottier and darker then it's over but then it comes back again in 2 weeks cause it's really irregular and stupid and comes twice a month instead of once
I got it at 13, and every person I know who had their period, they all had it irregularly in the beginning. But I always get it in time since my very first time. I have been late I think 1,2 or 3 times in the past 3 years
I got mine at night (thank GOD) buuuuuuuut that very day, I had a pool party with my softball team. (Disclaimer) my mom was a little over 50, and had stopped hers. I REFUSED to not go, so my mom had to help me put in a tampon She actually FORGOT how to use it, so we stood there for like twenty minutes figuring it out XD Oh, God that was an experience.
My sister vomits, passes out and cries. Sometimes she has to go to the hospital to get a drug strong enough to ease the pain. I dont get cramps at all so I have no idea what its like.
Katelyn Smith Oh my god the poor thing! I'm so sorry for her x I've only gotten it so bad to the point of almost passing out and almost hospital once, so I feel awful for your sister that she has to go through that!
Same I cried when I got my period the first time I got it in a gas station , and I was wearing kaki pants so that was great also I was with my aunt.The reason I was at a gas station was because my family had gone on a road trip and on the way back I decided to go back with my aunt.
My friend faked that she already had her period because everyone in class did, Well, I didn't have mine. I enjoy my time without the pain. My other friends who had theirs tell their first times and they're so painful, according to them. One of them just woke up with blood in her mattress she said. Ok bye now ๐
I haven't started yet and I'm past the time when my mum got her period and I'm just ready for it to come now. Not because I want it, but I'm bored of being like "Have I got it? No" and if I get a stomach pain I'll be like GASP and nothing happens. The other day my friends and I were talking and I realised they were biologically women friends with this smol child and I had like, an existential crisis lol
Edit: pls don't take the existential crisis but seriously, I am not romantising it or anything so yea, just making a dark joke
1:00 I felt the same 6 months ago, even my friend who is two years younger started before me!!!!! Oh and btw that same friend is a period wizard, the day she got her period, she said " eh I might as well bring pads to school today". And the day before my period started, I was complaining about being periodless, she said/yelled " ya know what, tomorrow your going to start your period, WHETHER YOUR UTERUS LIKES IT OR NOT!!!" So yah.........
As long as you don't get it on the day you transfer to a new high school like I did, you'll be fine, get a hot-water bottle or take a hot bath when you start. Also it isn't much to look forward to.
Hey have you not seen those Always ads? Girls can do ANYTHING even if they are on their period! (As long as they're using an Always product) (yeah this is sarcastic but seriously you really can still do stuff with your period, it's just more difficult)
Started puberty at 11, got my period when I was 16. For about 4 months I had a regular cycle and then it just stopped. Pretty sure it's been over a year now and I should probably talk to a doctor but I haven't yet. I got really sick when I was 10/11 so that really messed me up on the whole growing scale so it's probably down to that.
Anie s ohmygod yay I can really worry myself about why I'm so irregular but it runs in my family so I really shouldn't worry. Exactly like dodie says talking about it makes it so much better :)
I use clue to keep record and I use a mooncup for the period itself. It's totally changed how I deal with it - for the better. Much prefer it to tampons and pads. Girlie over share thus ended.
i remember .. in 4th grade i started screaming because i had blood and my old friends were with me, completely screaming and trying to call my dad ((my parents divorced a while before)) and he played changes by david bowie and i was so embarrassed ๐ญ
I shouldnt be self conscious of taking a pad or some crap into the bathroom at school but I am bc of all these seniors at school and also the tiny primary children who don't know what the hell I'm doing
My period has been irregular and dynamic since I started four years ago. I got the clue app but the predictions have been incorrect the last two days because AUNT FLO MUST HAVE GOTTEN LOST ON HER WAY OVER. I have never really had a good 6 month time frame that I could predict when it would come. Just as I began to notice certain indications that I thought were clearly period symptoms, the next period just didn't come when I thought it would despite the extra pimples and slight cramping. So I'm now just venting everything out of my head while I anxiously (and over cautiously) run to the bathroom swearing that it has come when it has in fact not. Even though it's manageable, it undoubtedly comes at the most inconvenient times (of course). If anyone reads this, thank you for spending your valuable time reading this incoherent blurb of personal issues.
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Kate Weibel2018-04-06 03:23:36 (edited 2018-08-20 03:53:02 )
This was helpful for me lmao I havenโt gotten my period and Iโm so scared ๐ So I kinda wanna download Clue. And Iโm still a little scared, NOT AS MUCH THO
Edit: I just got my period lol. I thought it would be in a year?! So crazyyyyy
I'm considering using a cup, but I'm so easily grossed out by period blood that isn't in toilet water or already soaked up - so my question is, isn't it REALLY gross to wash out?
That really sucks dude :( Dunno if this'll make you feel better, but everyone goes through a hormonal shift similar to a period; the once-a-month/cyclical moodiness is present in cis boys too.
Also, it might seem counter-intuitive, but you could consider birth control. I took packets of The Pill back-to-back to skip periods, and currently have "the rod" (or Implanon as its proper name) shoved in my arm in order to stabilise my hormones.
God it's the exact same thing for me. The entire time is just complete hell and I hate it so much. I keep thinking how "oh this just proves that I'll never really be a man" and just generally thinking very negatively. My depression loves to skyrocket whenever I'm on my period and it's just overall terrible for me.
InWayToManyFandoms Awe I'm so sorry :(( I know how you feel and I know it can be so awful and make you feel very dysphoric but just remember that you and your body is beautiful and to keep your head up because you're amazing!!โค (Nice profile picture, btw !! Hello army๐๐)
I can completely relate... But I started hormone blockers a couple months ago, so I have not had to experience that hell for a bit. Just hang in there, i recommend starting birth control to help you control it... However if you do not have accepting parents I have no idea what to say to you, I recommend using only the "sanitary products" that you feel comfortable.
Always remember that just because you get periods does not make you any less of a man. Who you are is what's in your head and heart, not what's in your pants. Everybody here will always be super supportive of you <3
He's a trans boy, so he was designated female at birth, identifies as a male, and menstruates. Sometimes taking testosterone stops your period, and sometimes it doesn't! (source: i'm trans too, friendo)
InWayToManyFandoms same, but I'm Non-Binary. I feel you hon, but please remember you're just as much as a man as someone who doesn't get periods. You're awesome
InWayToManyFandoms I understand, but I don't think that boys should feel ashamed of feeling emotional and easily bothered, everyone does once in a while.
InWayToManyFandoms same here I'm a trans boy it TOTALLY SUCKS when I'm on my (what I like to call) "Shark week" but my friends always have my back no matter what so yeah well yeah I can relate
InWayTooManyFandoms Well that sucks. You're still whatever you identify as, and not any less of it because of stupid things like periods. Stay strong, because you're valid.
9educt Wow, extremely rude. He's just as valuable as any other person. Just because you're living in the little bubble you think the world should be doesn't mean you can say what you want to whoever you want. What if he did what you just told him to do? How would you feel then.
9educt Wow, extremely rude. He's just as valuable as any other person. Just because you're living in the little bubble you think the world should be doesn't mean you can say what you want to whoever you want. All lives matter and every person is valuable.
InWayToManyFandoms yo dude as a girl it's bad but it must be awful as a boy. Hope your transition goes well! I don't have anything for advice but I just wanted give my support ๐ณ๏ธโ๐. Go LGBT+ community!!!
Dude, as a fellow transguy, I totally get you on how horrible it can be. I'm a very emotional person as is, but it gets even worse when the cycle kicks in. I end up just prepping by getting food I tend to crave and have nice pamper sessions for myself. It sucks but I try to just be really kind to myself. I think it's important to remind yourself that it is your body and it's functioning correctly (even if it's not the kind of body you identify with) and that's damn cool.
i'm not sure why yet but i don't get my period, but the thing is i'm a transboy too so it kinda feels meant to be :3 (i've had one before and it was irregular for the first 2 years but i haven't had one the past six months blep)
ive just been through this thread and reported 'hate speech' and 'harrassment/bullying' to the disgusting comments disregarding all trans people in this thread. if you want to get these comments removed and hopefully the users blocked then i'd reccommend you all do the same. im so sorry that you have to see this on such a nice thread where people are sharing experiences and advice. <3
Panda iOS Are you dense? He's a trans boy. He transitioned from girl to boy. If he isn't on T or hasn't been on T for very long he likely still gets periods.
Trans girls do not get periods. Ever. Those are people that transitioned from boy to girl. They have no womb and so cannot get periods.
Panda iOS nope. They are ftm transgender which means they were born a girl but identify as a boy so please don't call them a girl, as an gym person myself I know how annoying it is when people don't respect your gender but if you were just asking the question then here's your answer
i got my first period when i was 9. i'm 13 now. i always get mad or annoyed with people or things when i'm about to get my period and my boobs get hard and they hurt (i'm a 32DDD) and i fucking hate it. my period last about 10 days and i prefer super plus pads (i like the diaper feeling โบ๏ธ) and idk why i wrote this but i'm too lazy to delete it so let me go ride my unicorn into the sunset ๐
Oml my period was heavy and exactly on track from the first one. Which is good and bad. I got an IUD which is not to regulate periods it's strictly to not have beebies. And it causes a weird spotting that's regular with a period. But, no babies which is ๐๐ป๐๐ป๐๐ป
I think you need to see a doctor immediately. Like my dead brother got his once he died and the doctor said it was abnormal. For guys it comes outta ur mouth and nose.... I would know I am a doctor.... also my dead brother's mouth bled at the funeral.. ok TMI have fun when you get it๐
My periods don't really hurt, I just have that pressing uncomfortable feeling. I think I can still complain though because mine legitimately last 10-14 days, are super irregular (one time I spent twelve days bleeding, stopped for five, and had another eight day period), and super heavy the whole frickin time. I actually fainted three days into my second period due to the blood loss but I can't afford birth control where I live rip
I just started taking birth control pills a couple weeks ago because I have ridiculously irregular periods. I can never tell when they will happen or how heavy they will be or how bad the cramps will be. I tried to use clue and i loved it but my period was so crazy that it didn't work. Let's hope the pill will help me. And I'm only 13. Ugh I just wanna be 50 with no period already.
I got my first period last summer (14 years old) the day before a show I was doing. It was Honk Jr. and I was in the ensemble, so gladly I wasn't a lead or something where I had to be onstage a lot and move a lot. But I had to sit on the stage for a whole scene and I remember the only thing I could think of was having a blood stain onstage and I would die. Literally die. But it was a summer show that is only for 2 weeks and you had to be there for 8 hours, so there's that. That morning I went to the bathroom, and when I wiped, there was a little bit of blood, but I didn't think too much of it. Later, I went to the bathroom at rehearsal, and I definitely knew I was on my period. I lost my voice during auditions, which were 2 weeks ago at that point, and I was crying during auditions because I couldn't sing and I really wanted a lead, but obviously they couldn't give me one if I couldn't sing and the show was in 2 weeks, but I thought it was just because I sang too much when I practiced and just lost my voice. I didn't actually have stomach pains, which is, like, the #1 sign of your period coming. But I went and asked one of my friends that I knew had already started their period if I could borrow one, and she was like, "Yeah, of course!" So, thank you. And then right after the show I was going to the beach to see my grandparents. My period lasted the whole trip. In all, my period lasted 9 days. And now it lasts 7-8 days. And at this moment in time I have not had my period in over a month. It started to get into some sort of pattern. 7-8 days, 21 ish pause, and then period for 7-8 days. But yeah, I haven't had mine in what feels like a super long time. I've been trying to keep track of them, but I've been doing a crap job of it my last 2, so now it's just the waiting game. I haven't had many signs other than some stomach pain, and usually it literally means nothing because the next day there's no sign of my period. I'm starting to get a little worried, but if I don't get it in 2 weeks I'll tell mom that I need to get checked out.
I bought the Moon Cup a while back but couldn't seem to get the hang of it. When it 'unfolds' after insertion it always felt like it was pinging back into shape like an elastic band. Seriously it felt like my cervix was getting slapped haha. I have thought about trying different brands/types but the thought of trying again makes me nervous lol. Plus some are not exactly cheap. Can I ask which type you use? xoxo
When I got my period, I was eleven, it was on the weekend, and I went to the bathroom because I felt like I was peeing but not knowing I was, so I wiped, and saw blood. Then I cried and told my Mum until the next day. (I waited a day because I was a bit scared.)
tip for people with super bad period cramps: ask your doctor if you could start taking mefanamic acid tablets cuz they're kinda meant for menstrual pain and sometimes they stop them or make them lighter LIFE HACK
No not in all cases. It's a side affect of it. Some people say it made them lighter but it isn't written on the packaging so I suppose it depends on the person using it ^^
Okay so I have talked to my guy friend and welllll: I never really understood why guys were so insensitive and like can be rude to girls on their period, and my friend said that they learned like NOTHING about periods in school, and they didn't understand. In fact, I taught that friend almost everything he knows about periods. Yaaaa.... Sad but true y'all
I use menstrual cup and cloth pads - I did a video on how to make them - I also recommend a TENs machine and hot water bottle for pain relief - works so much better for me than pills or teas - and yes on the bath!
I started my period the summer I turned 12 (?). I was staying like a week with my GREAT GRANDPARENTS (as in my grandparents parents) and it happened at like 11pm and my great grandma was asleep so I just cried
I started at 10... I'm also a demiboy ((nonbinary)) and I've been struggling when I'm on it recently because all I do is cry so I miss a week of school each month...
So I haven't had my period for months (I'm fine don't worry I know why; no I'm not pregnant) and I've actually kind of forgotten what it's like. I kinda want it back just to know that I can have periods but also Jesus Christ no periods suck
I had my period for the first time on the summer before I went to highschool at a theme park and I believed I peeded my pants. As I was 12 years old I was waay to embarrassed to tell my mum so I just walk around luckly in black jeans whilst bleeding on stuff. I
I feel so bad! I have two older sisters and was graced with all the knowledge they were like you're gonna get a veryyy light preriod and then in six months it mighhhht come back. Boom got it it was great and it is sooo heavy. So I waited a month and it came back and like ooh shocker nice noe it's gonna be six months and then it came back. And It's been regular ever since. I dont get cramps which is great. But I get super dizzy. I think it's just my brain like ooh blood shiit that's my blood because when I get blood drawn I get similarly dizzy. Also when I get shots. And if I take a pain reliever the dizziness goes away. But yeh that's my story. Nice, Kay, bye.
When in on my period, I get cramps, I break out, and I cry easier. I donโt really get mad. I just get very emotional over things like puppies and songs
I learnt how to use a tampon in 5 mins at my friends house during a sleepover ten mins before we were going swimming. I got it in with guidance from my friend outside and then had 5 mins to practice walking and then we left
I got my period when i was like 9 years old .. it was really hard to me because i was basically a child i thought i was ill and aaah after i talked to my mom about it and then i feld better .. so yeah tromatic childhoot ๐
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lol at clots in hand honesty.. when I went through puberty I suffered badly with anxiety and depression and I feared the passage of time. I remember my parents saying to me.. you have many many years yet your still a child, your not even a woman yet and not started your periods. So I did feel a little better that that was pointed out.. there was still lots and lots of time.. I'm still a child... 2 days later I got my first period! :-( lol I'm now unfortunately 45 and coming across you I so wish I was younger.. I think a lot could be shared with you music lyrics wise ive written lots in similar viewpoints but cant sing! lol and hmm experience on depression/anxiety wise.. oh and I live in kent. So pleased to have found another talented person to watch even if I am ancient! x
I get mine every 2-4 months and they last 1-3 days Sounds like a blessing but theyโre sore as shit and thereโs probably something wrong with me since they havenโt slightly evened out in the 3 years Iโve had them, but Iโm too lazy to go to the doctors
I got my first period when I had a sleepover with my male cousin who is 2 years younger than me and I cried and was probably in the bathroom for an hour...
I woke up at 2am this morning and couldn't go back to sleep because the cramps hurt so bad that I nearly threw up and I cried for a bit. So this has been fun. Good luck to all of you in the comments who are suffering!
I got my first period on the morning of my 12th birthday party so instead of partying with my friends I was rolling around and complaining with a heating pad on my uterus.
this would be very weird if my mom and my sister didn't discuss periods around me but sometime soon i'll have to deal with my gf's periods i'll get used to it
i understand getting a menstrual cup in but when you pull it out... doesn't blood just go everywhere? i'm sorry i've never used one and it just terrifies me that i'll make a mess. i currently rely on tampons (it took me three years of on-and-off attempts trying to get a tampon in before I finally got it right lol) but i really want to learn to use a menstrual cup because buying tampons/pads every month gets damn expensive...
It's honestly super easy. It did take me a few times to master and I'm not saying I've never made a mess but I'm super clumsy! I've saved so much money having the cup and it's way better for the environment. I'd recommend trying it - and there are loads of youtubers with videos helping with technique lol
I all of a sudden just stopped getting my period itโs weird bc my friend has the same problem we were together the day both our periods just stopped so yayyyy๐คฆ๐ปโโ๏ธ
I got my first period when I was 11 and I was at school and I went up to the bathrooms (the good ones are on the second floor) and I peed, and when I wiped it was bloody so I like, glared at my vagina, cursed loudly then wrapped my underwear in toilet paper and ran to my bag to grab pads (my mum made me carry them) and like ran up 2 flights of stairs and then I had to wait for someone to get out of the bathroom and I was so embarrassed cause I passed a note to my friend and she made a weird noise which caused my (ex) crush to steal the note
I wish Clue was accessible with VoiceOver - it's so frustrating to blind/visually impaired users, because this just isn't inclusive, and we have to go trawling through lists of apps to test them all out and see which is the best. Come on, Clue! Get your act together!
I get so sensitive just before my period it is actually insane. For example: if someone, in class, is tapping a pen so gently that it might as well, not even be there, I lose it. I get so mad but I also cry. That is the main thing... I cry like a lot and half the time I don't even know why. Honestly, if you ever feel so stupid on your period, don't worry ever one is stupid on theirs too. We're all equal on our period and just to prove that a great video I recommend you watching is by ASHLEY MARIE GIRLS ON THEIR PERIOD. IT is so funny.
I started mine when I was 9, and I was scared to death and thought i was dying, and I told my mom "MOM I'M DYING " And I explained to her what happened and she was freaking out too ._.
I'm on my period rn and last night I threw up because of it and was screeching to the eyebrow gods because it hurt so bad, and I get super offended because it takes 79 to 92 years for Advil to kick in. ANNOYING
Check with your pharmacist coz there are better and more targeted pain killers for period pain. I use naprogesic which is the only thing i've found to work! (Here in Australia) But yeh you can get it without a prescription! Cool times yo! Also try a heat pack on ur tummy as well :-)
Sydney Lee oh honey โน๏ธ, I'll give you a tip that might work for you, if you know the day your gonna get your period on, take Advil that night before, before you go to bed, and if you wake up and your period still didn't start take an Advil in the morning as well, this of course won't work if you don't know the exact day of when ur period starts, personally I get a hunch the day before like I can feel it in my bones and then the next day I really do get it, I'm like psychic but I get that not everyone is ๐
Sydney Lee hey I just wanna say that maybe you should consult a doctor, just in case? periods can be painful but if you feel like it's unbearable and throw up etc that could be concerning and seeing a doctor you could get a prescription for more powerful painkillers etc I feel you tho omg.
so, i also have really bad period cramps, according to my doctor they're as bad as some of the last stages of labour pain, so, there's that. i don't know what the painkillers i use are called in english, so here's the german names: paracetamol 1000mg as a suppository because i also always throw up when i get my period. the suppository will work faster, because the intestinal mucosa puts the stuff thats in the painkillers right into your blood stream. I know, i know, you have to put a finger into your butt, but honestly, a little vaseline and a relaxed stance and everything will work fine. on top of the suppository i also take novaminsulfon drops, 30 of them in a little bit of water. these are prescription only in germany, you get them in the hospital usually. they will take about 30 mins to kick in, but get my excrutiating cramps down to a level that's bearable and doesn't make me want to kill myself (no joke). what also helps me is taking a really really hot bath, and listening to someone talking, drinking hot tea and breathing steady and calm into your lower abdomen. that will hurt at first, but it helps the muscles relax. hot water bottles are also really good if you don't wanna take a bath or don't have a tub. also very important! don't just start using painkillers when it's really bad. that's the equivalent of trying to blow out a huge three story house fire with a fire extinguisher. start taking pain killers when you feel pain coming! Even if it's "not that bad", if you know you always get bad period pain, take the painkillers as soon as you notice that your uterus is cramping. if your pain keeps on being so bad check in with a gyn that listens to you and is nice! periods aren't supposed to be so hurtful! maybe the gyn can also give you a prescription for a strong painkiller :)
Others have said but yeah maybe see a doctor? Especially if it's the pain that's making you throw up. I had an abnormally painful period that made me sick and it turned out I have PCOS.
The thing is it doesn't happen every month. Usually my cramps are gone if I take advil, but sometimes they are strong. So idk I don't really think it's a problem for me but I will tell the doc incase next time I go.
Trash Can ibuprofen is a low to medium painkiller and is very ineffective with period cramps because it only dulls the pain and does nothing against the cramps. With pain so strong that it makes you throw up, you need a painkiller equally as strong.
honestly I'm super open about periods bc it happens all the time so why not?? so I go up to my guy friends and just say "hey what's flowing? me!" and they still get weirded out... but there's still time ๐ ๐ ๐
WhateverIsTrueASMR my friend is like that. she wouls walk into rhe classroom and be like 'my lifes miserable' and someone would ask why (usually the same guy asks every time) and she'll say 'im on my period. why else would i be miserable?' and im not as open about it to other people but ill talk to friends about it.
I'm super open about it because i'm super bored about pretending there's another reason i'm feeling grouchy and unwell and snapping at people. I unapologetically discuss it around men/boys too because at some point they're going to have to deal with someone else menstruating, it's better they learn about it!
i had my first period a few weeks ago and im about to go into PMS in a few days and im not excited. goddamnit. whyyyy does pms have to exist. why do our uteri have to shed and bleed every month. aghhh
I'm always super open about my period! I have endometriosis, a disease that essentially means the lining of my uterus grows in places other than inside my uterus. My periods are super heavy, and last a super long time. I'm on continuous therapy of a very high dose of birth control, so I only get my period every three months since it is so debilitating. I'll be in ridiculous amounts of pain (to the fact where I can't walk), exhausted, nauseous, and generally terrible. Of course, this means that I bleed for about a month every three months. Clue unfortunately didn't work for me, since I have such a break between my periods.
i got it at 11, and i'm fifteen now. the first three years of having it were fine, mild cramps, mild back pains, just kinda casual and everything. not too heavy, not irregular, just fine. when i was 14, i began getting cramps from hell, to the point i could barely walk. back pains the same way, but the flow was fine, still regular.
IT WAS HELL! i was nauseous and sick for the first two or three days when i got my period, i even stayed home from school. pain killers never helped. so in January my mom finally whisked me off to the doctors, they said there was something wrong w my ovaries or whatever and put me on the "pill" (birth control) so it would stop/ease up on my periods. my periods stopped, haven't had one since February. they wanna take me off in December and see if anything changes. wish me luck ig i'm scared af, periods are stupid and overrated
Please do a video about menstrual cups! Pretty please! I'm thinking about buying one, I'm fifteen years old, I've had my periods (very irregularly) for three years and I'm scared of tampons! I'm a kind of person who is very afraid of illnesses and diseases in general, and even the smallest tampons barely fit me. I'm afraid that I won't fit a folded menstrual cup in there. I've heard they're quite expensive (but lasts for about ten years OMG!!) but I would love to learn more from someone with experience!
I got my first period 2 weeks after going on holiday , thank god , we went to water parks and swimming and Niagara Falls . If it was 2 weeks earlier it would have ruined my holiday .
My mom didnโt teach me ANYTHING whatsoever when I got my period. She was like, welp, you got it. My mom canโt stand it, YET SHE IS A NURSE AND DEALS WITH STUFF LIKE THIS EVERY DAY!! She has a rediculously light flow but I have a heavy one. Hank god for twins. I wouldโve had to learn the hard way. My twin has taught me everything.
yesss i use clue bc lots of people recommended it and it's tHE best, also normally i get discharge which is horrible lol, its like being on my period minus the cramps, the blood and the fuss over pads, although i do have to use liners agh. this is random but,, do you get discharge? quite a lot of my friends dont and i get quite a lot in general
it totally happens, and changes depending which pill i'm on - like sometimes it's weird af and i'm like... did you... come out my body?? BUT i've never really noticed it bad enough to use a liner, i just sort of wash my underwear and it's fine! for me it's more like the nuisance bit at the end of the period when it goes brown and is more weird clots and you wear a liner just bc
tbh i have to wear a liner everyday bc of discharge and its comfy i guess but not exactly natural to constantly have something there to help stop stuff coming out of my vagina jfdhkds
It is super duper common. I have it everyday, I just call it "cervical fluid" because that's what it is. To me "discharge" sounds like icky stuff product of an infection, whicj typically smells bad and looks more like pus. It is actually pretty useful to notice the type of fluid you have to know at which part of your cycle your in at the moment, like ovulation brings a very eggwhite fluid, while other times it may be more dry, sticky, creamy, etc. It's all healthy.
chloe x its normal very normal as long as its just white or off white (gross) but you dont need liners uneles it makes you feel mroe comfortable, it can wash out of underwear
chloe x I usually get discharge during my ovulation time, a few days after my period! Occasionally I'll have tiny cramps, but that's it. The only time discharge is bad is if it's like cottage cheese or if it's accompanied by painful urination or a bad smell. Honestly discharge is so normal and usually everyday I have some kind of... stuff happening down there, baha! Ya know?
DISCHARGE. It's the thing nobody ever thinks to teach you about, and for years I was worried that my vagina had some disease because I got it all the damn time. So good to hear I'm not alone!!
potter11wars yeah i was never very ignorant about my period but i didnt knwo about discharge so i spent months of my 7th grade year looking up "yeast infections" and "normal discharge colors" and i felt so weird about it but its nothing to be embarrassed about
ghost toast YES! They always tell you "if there's an unusual amount or if it's a funny colour, tell your doctor" and I was like BUT WHAT IS THE RIGHT COLOUR/AMOUNT??
i've had discharge since i was in 5th grade?? and i never thought anything of it, i never use liners just my panties it's never smelly and i really got used to it just make sure to never re wear panties and wash them everyday. AVOID THE SPANDEX MATERIAL!!
chloe x so, I have a lot of discharge, and I mean A LOT. I have to change my liners every time I go to the bathroom, and sometimes I have to use the extra big ones bc depending on what day of the cycle it is, it gets worse. I've talked to my gyn about it a few times and I've never had a yeast infection or anything, apparently this is just the "normal" amount of discharge for me.
I did for a long time but not as much as before. BUT if it's always really itchy down there and if your discharge is like yellowish or really white and has the consistency of cottage cheese and stinks real bad, you might have a yeast infection. Its a pain in the ads but not a big deal there should be stuff at like Walmart to help treat it :)))
chloe x discharge is completely normal, it can actually be an indication in where about you are on your cycle, for example if it's thicker you could be ovulating. I actually use an app called Flo and not only does it allow you to track your period but your discharge aswell. I personally enjoy it over clue which I've also tried
yes discharge is very normal! as a matter of fact, your non-discharge friends should see a doctor, as its NOT normal to not have any discharge. the vagina is self-cleaning, and so thats what your discharge is basically!
when i first started getting discharge i thought i was on my period but i was quite young and i even started panicking and my mum was like 'calm down it's just discharge' hdfjdf
i dont normally wear a pad bbc it's so big and thick hfdkd but liners do the job for me even though it sometimes folds and theN it ends up on my pants hfjdshk
As a trans dude, i am so happy that mine is weird its every two months for three days, my female friends hate me my girlfriend punched me when i told her.
my twin just got here period and i remambered this exsisted and shoved it in here face cause this helped me a lot. Also my friend is going to be a teacher when he grows up and he said shell show this to his students, so yay.
So many people tell me how uncomfortable it was to get their period at school but I got mine while sitting on the toilet looking at memes two days before winter break all my swimming friends hated me because of it
I got to see my womb reccently when i had an IUD put in and the doctor did a cheeky ultra sound and it was sO COOL I COULD SEE MY EGGS ALL OF THEM OMG also i have some great mooncup vs. me drunk vs. The toilet bowl stories
My mum started crying when I told her on the phone, Not a normal pearly tear cry, but a full blown my daughter has cancer and is going to die cry, and I just sat there blank slate expression in the medical office with the nurse with a puzzled expression
My period is v v weird... I started not that long ago, but my first one was so light I didn't need to wear anything really but it was definitely there for like 4 days. Then, nineteen days later, I got it back slightly heavier but still barely anything and it lasted for eight days. What even
Same, and I lied to this girl about my pad purse and said I had it because it had makeup in it and sometimes I felt like putting on makeup. I still hardly wear makeup.
i was 10! and my mum didnt let me sit out of school the next day and i didnt know anything about pads so i just walked around all day with a bloody skidmark on my white skirt :( still cringe about that
Shady Sadie I was 10 and I still had go to school even though I was bleeding quite a bit. Didn't tell my mum about it though until after it finished but I think she knew
i got mine LEGIT ON MY 12 BIRTHDAY AND I WAS SO MAD IT WAS MY BIRTHDAY AND ON THE SAME DAY I WAS LEAVING WITH MY SCHOOL FOR THREE DAYS TO SPACE CAMP AND IT WAS THE WORST THING
i was on vacation at 11 fucking years old when i got my first period :^) we were vacationing with my best friend, her sister, and her mom i wake up one day and see a bunch of brown on my underwear and am so freaked out as i think it's a bunch of shit stains like did i just shit myself in the middle of the night? did i just fucking shit myself? i ignore it and change underwear while throwing the soiled ones in the laundry bag. fast forward to later in the day, i use the bathroom AGAIN and the stains have gotten bigger. i'm really confused because i'm pretty sure i would know if i shit myself lol i wipe and see a ton of old brown blood on the toilet paper i thought i was sick and was pooping out of my vagina? i have no idea what i thought lmao so i come to my senses and start crying silently in the hotel bathroom because i'm on my first period i shove toilet paper in my underwear and walk out fast forward after dinner, my underwear is completely ruined i shove more toilet paper in then soon learn we're gonna ride go karts FUCKING GO CARTS WHILE IN ON MY PERIOD
SO THAT WAS HELL AND WE GET BACK TO THE HOTEL THEN GO HOME THE NEXT DAY. i have gymnastics the next day and come up with a great story i come home form gym and tell my mom that whilst i was changing it of my leotard for i saw blood on my underwear WE BOTH FREAK OUT AND START CRYING EVEN THO I WAS MORE ACTING so i take a shower while she cries in her room
I'm on the mini pill which has completed stopped my period for 8 months now, I went on it because there's a possibility I have endometriosis. Fab. That's why I stopped them so that the pains are lessened.
I got my first period at 9 years old. Mine lasts for 8-10 days. I'm forced to use the heavy duty tampons, but those don't even last me 8 hours like they are supposed to. I always have to have a heating pad with me on the highest setting. It sucks.
I started my period when I was 10....and I get heavy periods too but i'm too young to go on the pill so I have to take this Naprogesic thing or whatever. xc
I also had a veery strong period when I was younger, but that was because I have two uterus (uteri? uterusses?). Two! how weird is that? Anyone else in the uterus bicornis club?
I had my period when I was 10. I got it while it was summer break (which was great). I was exited at first. But now Iโm 13 and want to pull my uterus out so I wonโt have them. But I guess that would be even more painful :^)
Well i got my period when i was eleven i had no idea what it was and i thought i was dying i didnt tell my mum because i thought if i dont tell my mum im dying she might not be so sad when it happens and then she found some bloody toilet paper in the toilet and confronted me and i broke down and cried ''i dont want to die im to young to die'' and then i didnt die and im still alive 3 years later
Woww this video was the first time I heard about Clue, which I've now used for at least a few years. Also: was uploaded 4 years ago today and I got my period today so good timing for a video to rewatch and relate to lol
There's another really good period tracking app that you can try called Flo I think it's more easy to use for me then Clue and you can't track your friend's period but it gives you loads of helpful advise and you can do a short daily log to get the app to know you better. I would recommend it
same i hate it i have it for two or three months in a row and then it just stops and i have to wait until i get it again... it can variate from 3 to 6 months until i get it again... its annoying cause i dont know when ill get it ยก! but im 14 so my mom says itll probably get regular later
Huh, thatโs weird, when I started, I got pretty bad cramps then the third time I got it, I only had cramp pains for 1 hour out of the 7 days I had then all of my cramp pains just completely disappeared, Iโll have no idea whenever I get on my period, Iโll find out like a few hours after and itโs really heavy at first. It just kind of happens. I dont even get moody anymore
Omg I started my period when I was 13 at school and I knew what it was but I just thought. "Fuck." And then asked my best friend what the hell I should do
I'm 16 now and I don't have my period yet. I'm kinda happy about that because I didn't have to have all those struggles that come with it yet, you know what I mean? But I'm also like REALLY scared of getting it and kinda embarrased by not having it cause I'm 16 and everyone in my age got it at like 11-14 and I don't know anything about that topic and I'm just hoping for the best. Thanks for this video it helped me a little bit:) It also terrified me a little bit :D cause I was like "OH GOD PLEASE DON'T LET ME HAVE SUCH FUCKING STRUGGLES WITH MY PERIOD" :D I have a lot of health struggles anyways (what for example is the reason that I'm not on my period yet), so I really feel like I wouldn't be able to handle that shit anymore if I would get struggles with my period too. But well, I'm tryna be optimistic.
I get a lot of blood. Not to the extent in which it's a problem. Just, clots. Thankfully, I never get cramps. EVER. THANK GOD. And, my attitude never changes. I'm never upset and I'm always just bubbly and talkative.
i can't even explain to people who don't have it how down it gets me. it's so painful and gives me cramps and headachees 24/7, and it's really irregular, even though i started like 2 years ago. It gets me so down like I can't see the world in a good light anymore, so when i'm depressed as well it's really shit :/ sorry wanted to get that out
I got my first one at 12 and honestly, I knew everything wHY DID I WANT IT AND WHY DID I FREAK OUT AND FORGET EVERYTHING I KNEW I TEXTED MY GIRLFRIEND LIKE "OH,YGOD IM PREGNANT BABE" IM NOT IT WAS JUST MY FIRST PERIOD AND hhHHhhH I use clue and it's great
honestly i think mother nature generally hates me. Last year i was on a school trip to london (iโm from a lil northern town) for a few days and i got my period (not for the first time) the night before i went on this trip meaning it was the heaviest as i was there, and now iโm on like an out wood bounds type thing next week and iโm due to bleed next week so actually help me.
I have super heavy periods and they last 7 days ling and my cycle usually ranges from 17-22 days including my period, thats 10-12 days off. Its a nightmare. I did go to my doctor and i got a prescription but its stopped working so i need to go back
Hey! Why cant we make subtitles for your videos? I really enjoy your content and I want to share it with my friends, but they do not speak English. It would be really great if you allow subtitles. Thank you!
For trans and gender non-conforming people: 'Clue' can be very female-language centred so if you want something more gender neutral/free then there's an app called 'Spot On' that was created by Planned Parenthood and it's very useful!! It does basically all the same stuff as 'Clue', it's just for people of all genders (or lack there of), and it also has useful information for people having hormone replacement therapy who also have a period!!
Casper Turner Clue is actually trying to make their app more gender neutral now :) but I completely understand that you may wish to use a different app for the time being
My mom is so wondeRFUL. When I first started and i told her, she IMMEDIATELY ordered me a cup with amazon prime. It came the next day and i have never had to deal with pads.
iโm 16, iโve had my period for 4+ years, and i still canโt figure out tampons? like ik how they work obviously but like idk i think they just make me uncomfortable. i hate pads though. i wanna try the menstrual cup but i canโt even figure out tampons.
I usually get small irritated red spots on my forehead and chin and it's so annoying. They slowly go away right after my period and I walk around in a post-period happy daze where my skin is clear and everything is wonderful, and then my ovulation hits(and I literally have cramps from my ovulation wth) and slowly but surely the spots return
ive had really bad cramps (and i mean REALLY bad cramps, to the point where i couldnt go to school) these past two days (including today). ive taken hot showers for hours, ending up with me having wrinkly fingers and hundreds of cuts on my legs from trying to shave when my hands are shaking. ive had tea and multiple painkillers too strong for my age and they actually make me feel like im about to faint (how delightful). bUT NOW I FEEL GOOD, BECAUSE THIS MADE ME LAUGH SM!
really?? as someone with a womb, i didn't get uncomfortable with that at all. maybe it's that periods already feel like they're attacking my uterus lmao
You are so lucky that you had nice office lady's / nurses for mine absolutely hates me. Once I fell and broke my arm and she sent me back to class while I was crying. ( SHE ISNT FIRED ๐ค๐ก)
izzy hamon i went like the first three days thinking for some reason i kept pooping myself then the fourth day there was just blood everywhere and i was like ",,,oh"
When I was 11, I started and woke up, didn't know what had happened so I called my mum and told her, and I remember saying, "I thought i'd pooped myself!" and that's how the story goes. ๐
AHHH YES! I had learnt about it in school, I knew I would get a period at some point but it never occurred to me that it wouldn't be bright red straight away. I handwashed my underwear in secret because I was so embarrassed
i recommend a IUD!! i have one and it stops your period for 5 years!!! it's like a little t-shaped thingy and they stick it up there and shit lmao. but yas!!
fun fact: my cramps are so bad that paracetamool and ibuprofen dont work so i have prescribed painkillers its like codeine and naproxen so they worked for a while but like last time it didn't fully work like it did before idk my whole reproductive system is just a mess lol
So like me and my friends almost always sync up somehow and my one friend who always exchanged shameless updates on her period (I return them ) was like "do you have anything" and I was like "for what?" And she's like "what do you think?" And I'm like "ooooooh...yea" but in math we sit by boys so instead of focusing on math we came up with a plan and I gave her my locker combo and told her where it was and it was the most coordinated,confusing, and funniest shit that has happened in math
I was in town but not the town I live in I thought I needed a fart then it was blood. I'm glad I was wearing black... I cried in Costa while everyone was getting inpatient outside. ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ
Don't you just hate it when you finally get your period, and the first few months all your relatives start bugging you like "AHH YOU'RE A WOMAN NOW! DONT HANG OUT WITH BOYS, WEAR SHORT-SHORTS...." And it just annoys me like "OH YEAH, AND GUESS WHAT? YOU'RE AN ADULT, DONT JUMP ON THE BEDS, DONT..."
๐I take the pill to stop having my period completely (it also got rid of my acne) I skip the last week of hormone free pills in the pack of pills and just start a new pack as soon as I take all the hormone pills. I haven't had a period in like 6 months ๐
i'm not on it anymore but i used to do that too :) I hated the pill though it made me feel really weird. Is it working for you? if it is i'm so glad you have found something that works!!!
Madeline Lucy my teacher is the first person who introduced this idea to me, I then did some research on it my self and determined it was a good option for me, the nurse at PP told me it was totally safe ๐
Madeline Lucy i do it too, actually asked my doctor if it was alright and she said it wasn't harmful at all, the break is just for people to feel more 'natural' even though it's kinda a fake period haha
so i have a diva cup and I've had it for about 4 months but every time I put it in it hurts and I can't seem to get it in far enough do you have any suggestions? im using the smallest one and i trimmed the thingy but it's still too big or smth
I miss my period for aonth and a half amd flipped out then realized I was a virgin but like yah never know I could become the next virgin Mary I don't know of it was good or bad when I actually got it because it hurt
When I started it was alright, one night i was about to get in the bath and I went for the toilet while my water was running and started bleeding on the toilet, my sister had sanitary towels for me so yahhh
honestly, as a girl who has had her period since she was eight, i feel NO shame about talking about it. but anyways funny story:
when i was about twelve, i dropped a pad on the ground (it was unused, of course) and this boy took it as a personal insult. he literally started screaming about how gross and disgusting it was, and shaming me for even dropping it in public. and i got so embarrassed and angry about the fact that he was literally trying to SHAME me for a bodily function that i can't handle and for an accident!! I started angrily pulling pads out of my purse and shoving them in his face and screaming, "GROSS? GROSS?! PERIODS ARE THE UNFORTUNATE REASON FOR WHY YOUR SORRY ASS EXISTS." like i went into a full. on. rant.
anyways, even to this day, I enjoy surprising people by talking about this in public. I've done projects, debates, mini-psa's, and sat down hundreds of times with my nephew to explain it all to him. It's so dumb for this stigma to be around, and I honestly feel like the fault there goes two ways. like, we are taught to come up with different names for it, to hide our pads and tampons, to whisper it like it's something terrible, or to dislike it and shame ourselves for it, and by following those social conventions, we teach the other half of the population (boys) that it is something to be grossed out by or to get offended about. even in school, nobody bothers to teach boys about menstrual cycles and yet we expect them to just...understand. You know? It's not our fault that those conventions exist of course, but i think it's important to understand that because so many people act like it's something horrible, other people take it that way.
of course, this is coming from a girl who has a period that lasts like three or four days, isn't very heavy, has no cramps whatsoever...(but damn do i have mood swings). so whatever haha
steps off soapbox Thanks for another great video, Dodie ^_^
Period pain is ridiculous. my last cycle had me on the phone crying to my mother on the bus stop begging her to pick m up and crying cause I thought i couldn't take this absolute life saving pill cause I was on antibiotics. luckily I could but that was franticness in a classroom. (i also suffer from ibs so my stomach is an absolute mess) but ahh yes it an absolute horror story. This was also the same day that after the first two check of barely bleeding an entire fountain of blood covered my pad and my idiot ass forgot to take a pad to the bathroom to.change into. that was 2 hours of going please don't bleed through. so yeah wild ride of pain (2-3days) and blood that last a week. Fun
can someone explain to me why anyone who isn't trying to get pregnant (or is a man) wouldn't just have one of the MANY supergeries/procedures/medications that stop periods?
I got my period when i was 10. I win. I am always very reliable and on time but I get horrifying cramps. I'm thinking about going on some sort of pill to stop my periods. Any advice?
does anyone else have really heavy discharge? like it will actually be down my thighs and I have to wear a pad. its just really annoying cuz it gets pretty expensive having to keep buying pads for discharge and periods.
As for the expense of buying pads: you could get reusable cotton pads. They're kind of expensive, but you only have to buy them once (or replace them when they wear out, but that's years from now). If you think it's gross for periods (as my mother does) you could just stick to using them for discharge. Might help you cut down on costs.
Menstrual cups are legit the best shit ever. Like the learning curve is intense and people get grossed out when they first hear about them but after you get it down it means you only have to deal with your period twice a day and never have to think about it otherwise (if you don't have any cramps at the mo).
I also did really like clue but I feel like it really only makes sense to use it if your not on the pill.
Hey dodie, not really having anything to do with the video above, but is there any chance of your original songs coming on iTunes? I've seen the ones already on there, and love them, but I would love to see more!
my friend says if it's a stall with a sink she just uses the sink, but if not she gives it a lil wipe with some toilet roll and then whacks it back in lol!
corinne you want to aim to find a toilet with a sink in it, other wise yea wipe it out, I usually have a bottle of water on me so I can give it a lil splash to make it easier to go back in and and tadaaa. It really is super manageable
You can keep it in for longer than tampons and pads, so you can insert it at the start of the day and empty it at the end of the day when you're home. There is no worry about toxic shock or leaking or anything like that. I have friends who just empty and wash it out in the shower, which might seem gross to some people but whatever.
The stuff above does make sense, however, you are able to wear it for up to 12 hours (Diva cups, at least), so you should be able to avoid changing it in public bathrooms.
A water bottle to rinse the cup out and washed clean hands before you clean the cup is all you need. I really love my cup because it's environmental friendly and so easy to use!
I literally got half way through tgis video. Went to the bathroom. Wiped. BOOM. i got my period. Nice๐(jk). I txted my mam cause ive never had it before and she said "poor you. What a Christmas present. R u ok?" ๐๐๐๐ i nearly fied laughing
y!!ou should make a video on periods for people with mental illness maybe ? like "is this bc I'm hormonal or am I actually having a break down" "is this pms or is my medication having negative effects" I think it would be super cool and helpful
My GCSE exams run from 15 May to 16 June. My period will run from 14-22 May and then 12-20 June. I will have my period twice during my GCSE exams. Please help.
Fuck! My prom is on 30th June so I'll be safe by then hopefully, and I did two last year because Early Entries (aren't a thing any more apparently)! But I have 21 exams dies
I understand your pain my lovely, I was sat in a master class today and I had to crouch in the corner with my head in my hands and a hot water bottle, cryyy
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โฃ Kelly โฃ2017-05-12 21:40:57 (edited 2017-05-12 23:37:56 )
Oh god that's horrible!! I'll have mine between the 30th of May to the 4th of June, which thankfully falls in the half term week so I'll have no GCSE exams during that time. I can feel like death at home, yay. I hope you don't get bad cramps though, but please take care of yourself during those weeks! Good luck in your exams by the way. :')
Claudia Hayesy exams start on monday, but my period starts on the next Friday, but I'll be on exam leave for that period so I won't be at school for the majority of my period, only one day. But omg I do feel for you, almost every single mock exam I have done, I've been on my period for and it was horrible. 2 HOURS AND 15 MINUTES IN A MATHS EXAM AND I DIDN'T GO TO THE LOO ๐ซ
If you explain to an invigilator that you need a hot water bottle or heat pad, and allow them to inspect it first, they'll let you use those. I've had to do it before, it's a tad embarrassing but they're super nice about it
I remember I went to the restroom and I wiped and I saw blood so I went to the nurses office (it was a dude) and I grabbed a pad and he was in a Lil office inside the big nurses offices and so he could know what I was doing I just grabbed a pad and showed it in his face yelling ITS FOR MY FEMININE NEEDS ITS THAT FEMININE MOTH AGAIN DONT JUDGE ME so yea ;-; I'm really heavy to and very irregular as well ;-;
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Charlotte Cleary2017-05-12 21:59:28 (edited 2017-05-12 22:01:23 )
Okay but, with a menstrual cup, when you're in a public restroom or something like that and you empty it, do you just wipe it with a tissue or do you have to wash it straight away?? I'd feel really uncomfortable carrying a bloody menstrual cup out and scrubbing it down in a sink in front of strangers. (Gross but NO ONE IVE TALKED TO EVER SAYS ANYTHING ABOUT IT HELP)
You can totally just wipe it out and put it back in and carry on. It won't hurt you and you don't have to face the embarrassment and awkwardness involved with rinsing it.
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Charlotte Cleary2017-05-13 01:27:24 (edited 2017-05-13 01:27:46 )
Thank you so much! Maybe I'll start using a menstrual cup now, that thought always made me really hesitant.
Nah, wash your hands first, don't touch anything with the hand that's retrieving the cup, empty it in the toilet, rinse it with water (meaning, have a water bottle with you) or wipe it a bit with TP (careful not to leave any bits of paper), put it in, boom, no one knows. Also, depending on flow, you can have it in for as long as 12hs, so you may not even need to change it outside of your home. Good luck!
I've never had to change it in a public restroom, I've had mine for five years. I empty it in the morning and when I get back home from work/school. But I imagine you could just bring a small water bottle with you or a cup of water to rinse it. Or go in one of the stalls with a sink.
well, thats the first time ive ever fainted whilst watching a youtube video. idk why i even watched this in the first place. blood makes me faint. i just love dodie man
I got it when I was nInE ;-;. Also sometimes when I run a short way and I wasn't ready and it felt like someone was just stabbing me and I felt like any second I was gonna vomit. Worst experience ever.
my period starts for like 2 days literally is hell. my stomache starts to literally KILL ITSELF and my hips widen and HURT LIKE HELL and most of the time i wake up looking like ive actually been stabbed. the first 2 days are heavy-ish and i last for like 7 days.
I have and tried a menstrual cup and it wound up hurting me really badly, especially when it was time to take it out. I got the one in my size but it is an absolute struggle to insert and take out. Any advice?
Precious Stars makes a lot of videos about menstrual cups, if you want to find more detailed info. If you had pain, I suspect you didn't fold it properly, it might not have been seated properly, or you pulled it out without releasing the suction first. Both could be painful. It's also like when you're first learning tampons, it's weird and uncomfortable at first, and you get the hang of it after a few tries. I was uncomfortable the first month or two, and after that it was great
Maybe you are allergic to the material of your cup. If it's just when you "insert" and "take it off", maybe try some lube or touch yourself, it can help. Otherwise, see a doctor sweety. (Sorry for my english, i'm french)
Okay so weโre I live, they do the โmaturation programโ in 5th grade when youโre about 10. This is where they explain what a period is. I got my first period 2 weeks later. When I was 10. In elementary school.
Hannah Crawford As above there are two different sizes. I thought mine wouldn't fit at first but I just take practice. Look up the seven fold - I found this way better than the fold suggested in the instructions. Use water or lube and push back towards your anus up when putting it in. Also make sure your jaw is relaxed - sounds weird but somehow tensing your jaw makes your vagina tense up too. It's also easier to try inserting it and taking it out when you're not on your period so you aren't worrying about bleeding everywhere. aIt took me about three or four cycles before I got used to it but I love it now and could never go back to tampons or pads.
Hannah Crawford I used to have problems with it too, but now I use lube and it doesn't hurt at all. Also, it takes a while to get skilled at putting it up there, so give it time :)
OH MY GOSH I DO TOO! Agjdvhtdvjk what's wrong with us?! I started when i was ten and possibly might have pcos. The doctors aren't sure. (Just so people know I'm kidding.)
I started summer holidays of 2017. They were sort of regular. But regular as in every 3 months! I like it that way but every day after my due date I have to wear a thin pad. This summer it was only a week late and it annoyed me now it's 2 weeks late and I'm hoping it will return to 3 months. Also March 2018 I was going to Italy on a school trip and was due that week. Normally I would be fine because I have my mum to help me but my periods are SO HEAVY I FILL A ULTRA THICK NIGHT PAD IN AN HOUR!!! so I went to the doctor and they gave me a pill called 'noris' something. Luckily I didn't need it as it came a week early and I was so relieved by not needing to swallow whole things.
i havent gotten my period in a while so im going to the doctor to get birth control to regulate it. And for some reason I'm kinda scared even tho I know I shouldn't be. oh well
it literally made my life soo much easier, and even made my periods slightly lighter, it's a really exciting thing! all they do is check your blood pressure and wham bam
I got my period when I was 12, denied it, went to school and ruined my favorite pair of sweatpants Like ัWElvE YEAr Old ME, WะฝY dIdnั YOU ACCEpั ัะฝAั YOU WErE ะฒlEEdInG าrOM YOUr vAGInA?!
i got my period when i was 8 or 9 and it was honestly probably the worst period i have and ever will get i was in class on the last-ish day of school? i was in grade 4 at the time but i was in an โadvanced classโ so none of my friends were there (THANK GOD). although my friendโs crush was there, and being the little biTch i was, i tried to โseduce him?????โ and so it was reading time and me and him were sitting next to each other. i got up and there was stains all over the chair!! i thought i had an accident and i did NOT have the courage to walk to the bathroom with my bum facing the rest of the class. we were all supposed to sit ON THE FLOOR- which was going to be very bad. of course i had to sit on the floor so i did but i sat faar away from the rest of the class so if there WAS stains left on the floor, no one would see. we spent an hour, maybe even 2, reading our books and it was time to get up. i had forgotten all about my โaccidentโ so i got up and there was?? nothing on the floor?? which im still puzzled by. i wasnt reminded of it so i wasnt trying to hide the stains on my pants at all. no one said anything but I REGRET IT NOW i got back to my chair and i got really scared, i almost cried BUT i didnt want to in front of my best friendโs crush. i stayed in my chair the rest of the day! i got home and i was SO EMBARASSED, i refused to tell my parents. lmfao im an idiot i know- but i kept going to school for at least 2 days with no pads or tampons. i knew i needed them, i was just to embarassed to say anything my parents (of course) do the laundry, so they found my pants and undergarments covered in the stuff and they gave me the talk tbh i dont even remember what they said. just kinda shoved some pads in my face and told me to use them. didnt get any real info until about 6th grade (only 2 years ago :c) and poof now im here!!
agh im so sorry for the long comment but i wanted to contribute. love you!
Menstrual cups are made from medical grade silicone (they're available online, amazon, and Target and some other box/supermarket stores carry them now, and they tend to cost about $16-29) they last YEARS before needing to be replaced. They are a cup shape, and tend to be roughly 3" long, including the stem, it's all pretty soft, when it's in your body it's not very noticeable, and insertion/removal is only difficult the first few times.
pepperwings all the ones I've seen are latex free, :) there are a lot of diffferent types so if you arent sure or they can't garentee it to you, just look for another one :)
The cup is seriously so magical. People talk about how it sounds gross, but really, isn't a bleached cotton stick that is filled with absorbed blood a lot more gross? Haha. It's safer, it lasts longer, and so much cheaper in the long run! The first couple times I had it in was a little weird, but by the third time I was used to it. I highly recommend it for all girls!
my mum keeps insisting on helping me put a tampon in and I'm like mum NO privacy but she keeps getting offended and we have fought over it before and idk what to do bc like I feel uncomfortable
I'm seeing all these people in the comments saying they got their periods at 11 or 12 and then I'm just here like HAHA I WAS 15 HELL YEAH (also I feel bad for you hope you're doing alright and that you're having a lovely day. Also to anyone who's a late bloomer, it's normal to not have it until you're 15 or 16 so if anyone is worried about that, there is a 99% chance that you're absolutely fine and normal and I promise you, you will regret wanting it so bad {if you do})
thank you so much skskskksk im fourteen and pretty much all the girls i know have already started. iโve been so scared for ages that there is something wrong with me and itโll never come which is pretty dumb but at least i have a while left to wait before it becomes an issue that i donโt have it ๐
Frens |-/ I only started my recently it's not really much to be terrified about as I'm a lucky bean. ๐ Of course everyones different. JUST YOU TWO WAIT. ๐๐
So i think I started my period when i was like 11-12. And I must be some gentic perfection or something because my period is never irregular, I feel no change in my mood and my friends don't notice any changes in my behavior. My cramps aren't anything terrible, i occasionally take ibuprofen for them but i can easily go without. It's about as normal as it could possibly be. I'm not complaining at all, just confused. :/
after my first period which was on a December I think it didn't come back till March and then after that (like from my second to third etc) it was total regular easily predictable
So I'm a guy and I agree periods should be less of a taboo. Anyhow as a guy I also understand getting uncomfortable about periods. You want to know why? You're freaking bleeding out of your vaginas. A slimey bloody mess coming out of your vagina. and yes it's normal and every woman has it. But imagine us men talking about blood coming out of our penisses every month. Wouldn't that freak you out a little bit? But men should be more understanding towards women and their periods. And just take care of them and not complain. Give them their chocolate, love and attention and get them through it. 'Cause after all you women are the ones who are hurting and bleeding and....well have periods every single month.
iโm actually petrified or tampons and putting them in but ofc i got my period in the summer so i neeeeeedddd to learn how to use them! someone helppp๐ญ
Yeah, I agree with the long named girl. See, you're able to wear it for up to 12 hours (Diva cups, at least), so you should usually be able to avoid changing it in public bathrooms.
Also if you go into a public bathroom which has a sink, it's very possible to change it without being messy. It may need a bit of practice but I've got no trouble changing my cup in a bathroom while having my pants around my ankles xD And some people don't even need a sink, and use toilet paper and a watter bottle. Personally I like the comfort of having a sink around though, but a few times I've had to do without it and it was fine too
Im almost 13 and I havent started and im getting worried because idk I feel like idk im different for getting my period so late??? (Yes Im aware dodie said she started hers at 14 but im so paranoid 24/7 okay?)
why does first periods always come at the worst of times I was eleven years old, and I went to the bathroom after the second hour or something there was. so. much. blood. my friend walked IN ON ME WHILE I WAS SITTING THERE, WITH ALL THE BLOOD COVERING THE TOILET we both panicked, and had to get some teachers to help me :โ)
I was 9 when i first got mine. Rip. Also is 5th grade i had to go to the office ladies to get a pad and i had to tell my teacher duh and i still have awkward flashbacks. I said, and i quote,"its red, wet, and uncomfortable" oof
I dont want to jinx myself but my periods are pretty nice to me compared to my friends, I never really get cramps or headaches that much theyre never really heavy the worst I get is that I feel really sad or some shit a couple of days before
I'm 12 and I've had 1 period. And as of this upcoming Sunday, it will be 16 weeks. But I am not complaining. What do you wanna bet it's gonna jump in New York and be like HEY GURL!!! Wazzup! I'm gonna chill here with you isn't that fun? Me: Uh no I have to go see Niagra falls now bye. 5 minutes later, in the bathroom Me: THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT!!! After I vist Niagara falls, at the hotel Period: smiles like the devil, walks over to me and raises it's eyebrows while holding a knife Me: Please no. Not know I have to legit climb a small mountain in like an hour. Period: Shrugs, proceeds to shank me 13 times in the uterus, and walks away to leave me in agony I know I'm extra but thank you for reading my rant.
Me and my mom were talking and I has like "morning sickness" and my mom was like your probably prego and I was like wat and then I was thinking hard (I'm virgin) and freaking out. Then I looked at my mom and said. But I'm gAy
my boobs get very sore too and lumpy, my skin becomes spotty, i get very angry with everyone and i get emotional. i get really bad cramps but my period only lasts for like 4 days.
My period lasts hmmm let me see A FREAKING WEEK OF HELL
When I got my First period I was 9 yrs and I wipped and I saw blood I was like "I finally got my period This is hell" but I never knew it was a week and now im 16 I feel like lIkE dIeInG kIlL mE pLz
I don't have a bath but like, doesn't the water get like RED AND SCARY when you take a bath on your period? Do you sit in the bloodwater? Do you change it a lot? How do people do this??? I'm seriously interested please answer somebody :)
Well I got my period like a few months ago and like only use pads because i'm very anxious about tampons. I am very naive and have no fuckin clue what's down there and anxious about shoving something in my body so like advice?
i'm about to turn 18, started my period when i was 12 and i still don't use tampons! i just never did because i was scared of them, and now it's developed into an abnormal fear of my own reproductive system it's mental. i'd recommend having a go, building yourself up and doing it so you know it's something you can do! sounds weird as frig to say as a stranger on the internet but i've been told in the past in the bath to try and practice with your finger, just so you know the shape of your vagina. it's also supposedly much easier if you try when you're heavier, putting vaseline on the tampon to sort of lubricate it as well, propping one leg up on the bath or toilet is supposed to make the angle easier! finally, my mum is so sick of me not using them now she recommends just doing a shot and getting on with it. obviously would not recommend underage drinking, but this is all the tampon using advice that's been forced on me for the past 6 years and if you need it then it's now yours to use!! X
i was super nervous about them too!! they're very very easy to use though, and once they're in, you can't really feel them unless they're too big or something. they're made to be easy to use so don't worry ! just make sure you change it every few hours.
don't worry about it!! i was like that too when i first started my period but my advice is do it when you feel you're ready! i got it when i was 9 and im 14 now and i use pads everyday on my period. i really only use tampons if i'm swimming and it works out fine for me. i still get a little scared but tampons with applicators are v helpful!
Photor 320 ehh, everyone has there preference. I have a SUPER HEAVY flow. I am not really comfortable with heavy tampons, so if I am using them, it is for water purposes only (I have a couple of tampon related horror stories due to my abnormal flow but that's just me) I actually have to use the thickest pad the are at the market (they are almost diapers I swear) but it's just what works for me. I am actually thinking about using a menstrual cup, because it seems like it would be best for me
I started using them at 14, I was afraid too (I got my period early :C) it isn't as bad as you may think! I personally use both depending on how I feel. Don't feel pressured to use them ;)))
Thanks so much guys. I know the facts, i've seen the charts handed out in class i just personally fail to connect them with my body. I'll be sure to explore and use them when ready. I love this community so much because i am a very closed off person about my body and mental health yet here i am comfortable.
Also, don't feel like you have to use tampons. I started to use them at 23, and mostly because I was curious, but before then I only used pads. Now I use a menstrual cup, it feels softer and never dries out your vag, and it's convenient in many ways. My advice would be to educate yourself, to learn to explore and accept your body, to stay curious and ask questions (like you did here!). Then you can decide if you want to try. A great resource is the Sexplanations channel here, Dr. Lindsey Doe is awesome, I promise.
Photor 320 ME.TOO. my last period lasted 2 days and was very light. my period so far has bee very irregular and not on a schedule at all. um..it'll be ok? i dont use tampons and dont know if i will, im good with pads
Photor 320 I would highly recommend using a menstrual cup instead. They're cheaper, reusable, easier to use, and don't carry the safety risks of a tampon. Plus, they're better for sports and swimming because there's no risk for leaking like there is with a tampon. It feels more comfortable and you can sleep in it. It does take a little practice, but you don't have to be on your period to practice because it doesn't hurt like a dry tampon. I have the meluna cup and I love it!
m'dude, I'm 20 now and I started using tampons a year into having my period and lemme just say they've saved my life basically, because I never have to worry about if I'm bleeding through a pad and I don't feel the normal blood leaking from vagina thingo. Basically just grab a tampon and use pictures to help you try and insert it. It's that simple, just change angles and stuff until the tampon goes in. I'm not gonna lie, the first time hurts a fair bit bc I think the hymen breaks? but after you've used them a few times its hurts less and less until like the 4th time where it's just A Okay. Also never ever worry about the string snapping off the tampon and it being stuck in you, I promise that never happens, ever. Also make sure that the tampon is in 5ish cms, otherwise you're gonna feel it and its uncomfortable. But once you start using them you just don't have to worry so :))
my advice is if youre really not sure use a mirror and figure out exactly where everything is also sometimes ypu need to put it in at an angle but i assume its different for everyone so idk that might be something to experiment with if you can feel it once its in , then its probably not far enough in. only the string should be sticking out best of luck ๐
Photor 320 don't think about it too much and when you put it in make sure you put it in as far as you can. It's not gonna get lost or anything, if you don't put it under enough it can be really uncomfortable. But yeah just take some deep breathes and keep trying till you get it :)
It's not very rare, and there are other problems with tampons. I totally agree with Dodie, menstrual cups are amazing, I wish I'd known about them earlier. (Cool side note, they can be left in almost the entire day without leaking with a regular flow, unlike tampons, and don't irritate your mucous membranes like tampons, and they're less messy than you expect, unlike tampons.)
Photor 320 really, if you dont feel comfortable or dissociate from your body, the best advice is to not ignore it. idk if thats helpful to you but just being naked and looking at yourself and touching and exploring could help. also going slow and not pressuring yourself to do anything or put things anywhere, always do things like that at your own pace. listen to other people talking about stuff like that as well. you could also go cold turkey if that's what works for you and just use a tampon or maybe a menstrual cup instead(they come in different sizes too and can be less messy!) but people already left advice for that above. good luck!
I'm 19 and I've never used a tampon. I don't like the idea of tampons, what with the bleach and drying out your vagina and stuff. I'm trying to use a cup right now, but so far I'm literally unable to insert it. Basically just go with what feels right and keep exploring ^^
it took me a solid day of staring at the pictures on the pack/internet to get that thing in there... I was like, no fuckin way is that the hole I'm supposed to put it in... but I kept trying and trying bc I was determined to make it work! And eventually did!!
i LITERALLY fainted when i first tried to use a tampon. i was 14 and was in a public toilet at a camp. it was not a fun experience. i tried to use one again a year ago (i'm almost 18 now) but almost fainted again. i wanna try using menstrual cups but am scared. any advice?
it's really hard the first time but the more you try, the easier it gets. I recommend using "mini" tampons to start and then move up to regular if you need to. Just read the packaging of the box and it'll tell you what size. Tampons are hard to use for everyone the first time. But very convenient after you get used to it.
Photor 320 I've only just gotten used to tampons and I'm 18. It takes a few tries to get them right, and it feels weird at first (i know I was hyper aware that I had a tampon in) but over time you improve. You should probably get the tampons with plastic applicators (which aren't that good for the environment but they are easier to use that the cardboard applicators or the ones without) just for ease. It really is just a trial and error process though!
i think the most typical mistake is not putting it in far enough, that's when you can kinda feel it when you're walking and moving. try putting it in as far as you can, and at some point it should feel more comfortable (there's usually little illustrations on the packaging or a leaflet, check those out) and you shouldnt feel it at all when moving. Also, if tampons are new to you, start with small sizes and maybe lubricate them a bit with vaseline or something similar.
There several folds you can try to get the cup to go in easily, a lot of people try the "U-fold" where you just bend it in half, and that makes it too large to go in easily. Also, some cups are soft, which actually makes it a lot harder to work with, because they don't always open properly. Firmer cups pop open more easily, which is tough when you're learning to insert, but easier overall.
I got my first period on December 28 itโs now February 3rd so itโs been 38 days. Iโm very worried I was supposed to get my second period 8 days ago. Should I ask my mom to take me to the doctor or is this normal?
YMRN your first few periods will be all over the place and irregular, it might take a wee bit for you to get a regular one that happens once every month :)
There are actually other youtubers who have explained how to use them. It takes a bit of practice but once you get used to it it's not a problem at all.
somehow you kept on thinking it. and after you got your period you panicked even if you know that it's normal for girls. and you knew that woyld happened but you still panick
I guess periods must be painful, but after I got kicked in the balls I had to be taken away in a wheelchair as my legs couldn't hold me up for any longer than 5 seconds, nothing other than broken or severed limbs is worse than being kicked In the balls
Also weird story: Me my mom and my brother went swimming at a fake beach and I was on my periode and I had on a pad while swimming cuz i love my bathing suit and my mom was watching us swim so i decided i did not want my pad on anymore so I decided to swim to the bottom of the "beach" and i burried it in the sand......
Anyone else never get pains cramps mood swings or any symptoms? Because I don't and when people complain about them I just don't understand? (The feel of it's still really annoying tho, just not painful)
Anyone else never get pains cramps mood swings or any symptoms? Because I don't and when people complain about them I just don't understand? (The feel of it's still really annoying tho, just not painful)
So I use this other app that you just use by putting in dates of your last period - when it ended and it like counts it down (doesn't give notifications). Basically I've been so emotional lately. I'm so sad then so happy and also very sassy. Well things had been pileing up in my head and I've wanted to cry a bit but just ignored it. So yesterday got some bad news and started texting my friends, long time and about 5 different rants later I'm balling my eyes out friend is helping so much and I'm just left thinking "why am I so emotional, what's happened?". Then it dawns on me, I go and check the app ... "7days until period" OH FOR BLOODY F SAKE! Oh also (if you've made it this far thanks for reading) I've never used a tampon and am quite afraid to, any tips/advice? :)
first of all, sorry about your scattered emotions, that sounds rough!! second of all, i'm 18, have been having periods for 6 years, but still don't use a tampon (trust me i wish i was i just psyched myself out after six years and can't think about them, especially when emotionally fragile on my period!) this does however mean though i've received an excessive amount of advice about using them, which i lay before you today: 1) sounds weird as frig to say as a stranger on the internet but i've been told in the past in the bath to try and practice with your finger, just so you know the shape of your vagina. 2) it's also supposedly much easier if you try when you're heavier, putting vaseline on the tampon to sort of lubricate it as well 3) propping one leg up on the bath or toilet is supposed to make the angle easier! 4) finally, my mum is so sick of me not using them now she recommends just doing a shot and getting on with it. obviously would not recommend underage drinking depending on how old you are, but there you go!
hoobly woobly My emotions become a little easier to deal with when I know the cause. I try to just step back say "okay you're a bit emotional, are you overreacting at this?" It helps! Second it does sound a little strange asking and taking advice on this sort of thing online to strangers but I think if dodie is cool with chatting about it so should we! Thank you very much for the advice! I've tried using them, before but just get kind of freaked haha. Also I've heard you shouldn't use Vaseline as a lubricant as it's not made for that and I'd say that lip balm is not made for internal use either. I know you said you haven't use them before but would you recommend/have a preference to the tampons on like push up things (wut lol?) or the ones without that when starting out? :D
Water Needed this is going to sound a bit graphic, but try and touch yourself first to know your anatomy, put on your sciency glasses and discover ya self. Learn about your body. Learn about gynecological health in general. And when you feel comfortable enough with your body that you're willing to try stuff, you can decide to give tampons a go. If you don't feel like using them, don't. No shame whatsoever
I still don't like tampons but I use them sometimes. Putting one leg up really helps for me, but I can't use it when I don't bleed much. It's just too dry. I also recommend the first time you use a tampon to still wear a pad to make sure you don't leak trough. That happend to me the first time a lot. Anyway, good luck!๐
oof, low-key sad that I don't bleed anymore, I only get super bad cramps. My doctor told me I had anaemia a while back and I started taking supplements, and now it's back and I just hsjsjsjjsj hate being female sometimes??
With me when I first come off I am either super dooper happy and hypo and everyone is scared of me incase I like wreck them by being too energetic or Iโm way too depresso and if you breath near me within like 5 miles I will personally hunt you down and kill you and rn Iโm in that mood bc I just came off and also my mum wonโt let me have my comfort sensor (itโs a little like cooler that looks like a tea bag and it smells of lavender that I have when I get upset or have anxiety attacks) and I was rlly upset 8 mins ago now Iโm super happy bc I watched this and related to every second of it
My sister had toxic shock because she was rly ill and she slept for days so she didnt change her tampon and an ambulance had to come and they tried toinject ehr woth something but she was so feverish that they accidentily poked her through her ribs and then she had a collapsed loung
philled with dantermination its reusable, and can be used for a few years if you look after it, so it's cheap, isn't dangerous like tampons can be, and it better for the planet because there is hardly any waste. I would recommend investing in one is you have periods. :)
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Shayda World I didn't get mine until I was 17, protip, don't be like me and don't go to the doctor to start it artificially the longer you don't have it the better for you it was fun not to bleed every month
When I started my period I all was get period panis and they really Hert. When my first period came the period panis really Hert that I started crying I was in school i go to a special needs school called nexus and I had to go to the ners because it Herted a lot
Okay so my problem is that I have hyperthyroidism and I started puberty VERY EARLY (9 years old) and I've never had a period and everyone else has already started so I might have to see a gynecologist and a dietitian due to my thyroid problems causing massive weight gain AND IMSO FUCKIN SCARED BUT ALSO EXCITED TO LOSE WEIGHT OKAY BI NOW
water lilies I've used a cup for well over a year and have used it swimming, running, surfing, yoga, etc. No issues at all. It's no less 'secure' (can't think of a better word) than a tampon - and it actually holds loads more!
Freya Mandapalli don't worry! One of my friends started when she was 9. That's a bit early for most girls but it's about the age that women begin puberty
These days, a lot of women are starting their periods earlier because people are better nourished than they used to be. You won't start unless you have a healthy store of fat. So, back in Victorian times, it was unusual to start as early as 17. But these days, starting at 9 or 10 just means your body was healthy enough at that age for it to handle the hardship of a period. #funfacts
therealpoppinfresh I've actually heard different things. someone told me that it was more of an environmental thing, and the fact that now-a-days there's a lot of hormones in the food we eat, so that could be a factor. I started to show signs of "becoming a woman" (sorry idk how to actually say this in English) when I was around 9 or 10, so I went to the doctors and they wanted to give me a bit more time, so I started a thing in which I would get a shot every month for around a year, to slow down my development. in the end, I got my period when I was 13, and from the age of 13-15 it was extremely unregulated.
No problem. I paniked when i first started my period and i know i was freaked out so i like to help where ever i can to let people know that it's nothing to be paniked about :)
hello! nice to join the menarchy thread! I got my first period when I went to the cinema to watch Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. It was a new release at the time. #showingmyage#don'tcare #talesofthemenarchy
I started at 10 but it took a few years to settle into a proper pattern. I'm 20 now and while it is more regular, it often comes late, and the heaviness and side effects aren't always quite the same intensity.
My periods are super heavy and irregular I have to have a burger every night while Iโm on my period and have tablets in the burger like a dog ๐ญ๐
I got my period like 10 mins ago and I'm using a panty liner rn but I feel like I'm bleeding too much for j a panty liner and I would put a tampon in however the only tampons in my house rn are jumbo and super and I do not have a jumbo or a super vagina sooo p.s. It's also 10:00 pm and I have no access to any other tampons help
I have no idea y dis video became a "recommended" for me... like Boi!!! ๐ I guess it's because I used to watch her songs back then and plus "the more u know" ๐๐
Midnight Gamer i didnt have pain for like 1-2 years and i also kinda wanted to get pain just to see, and now everything is awful and it sucks. dont wish it upon yourself xD youll prob get it later in life tho
Midnight Gamer it took my period around 2 years to start effecting me. until then I hadn't experienced any pain from it. I wish I didn't start getting period pains! they're awful.
Midnight Gamer you really don't tbh. Mine get really bad, I've been sick before and have been sent home from college because I just couldn't cope with the pain and being in my lessons. I know that I'm due on while I'm doing my A Level exams and honestly I'm terrified about the pain distracting me from doing my exam as well as I can do. But no you don't want cramps, I'm on prescribed painkillers that are a really high dosage because of the pain.
it feels like the stitch a bit , but 10x worse. and you don't want to get it trust me!!! i used to not have any cramps at all, but then one day they just kicked in. so i just hope that doesn't happen to you.
Midnight Gamer honestly, it's the fuckin worst! My worst cramps ever happened while I was on a sail boat in the middle of the north sea, and I sat crouched together in one of the tiny showers on board crying and dry heaving from the pain and sea sickness and it was easily THE worst pain experience of my life. I understand the curiosity, but by the gods I hope you never get to experience it! I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy tbh
I was the same way. I've had mine for six years now and just got cramps in the second or third year. When it does happen for you, I'd recommend laying on your side with a cold bottle or ice pack, or a heat pad. Pills depend on your age but I use ibuprofen and Target brand menstrual pills. Good luck!
Midnight Gamer no you don't ok the first time I had cramps I was just rolling around in bed all night in pain it wasn't fun. Another time I had to run in PE while I had cramps.
I understand the want to understand what it's like, I was like that too, I got mine when I was 12 and all of my friends had it before me and I felt stupid for not having it and just wanted t to hurry up. Just so I could understand what they were talking about and the pain, but when I got it, oh how I wish I could go back and appreciate not having it. I got cramps and heavy flow straight away
@Elizabeth Meredith if you are in continous pain that debilitates you so much that you can't get out of bed you should see a doctor if you haven't already. Periods can be painful yes, but the pains shouldn't last over several days or keep you bed bound, and especially every single period. One of my friends had ovarian cysts and she had such bad periods she had to start hormonal treatment to stop it.
because you might be a trans guy who also has a period! Or you might be curious and want to empathise with people who do have periods to improve yourself as a human!
i never had a break between when i first started, i was always consistent and found out i was anemic at one point which wasnโt helpful with my heavy flow, when i first used a tampon it was to go in a hot tub with my friends so my only other friend who had her period sat in front of a mirror and showed me how, it was a traumatic experience ๐ iโve been on the pill for a bit over a year now so itโs definitely slowed (iโm 15) lmao
It is 2 months later, but that won't stop me from being nice! You great human you, keep up the life work. Since you're insecure, just remember that there ARE people out there that care for and about you. Sending positivity! ๐
a potato hey you're great. You're amazing. Don't change because the world needs you! Never stop smiling because you deserve to be happy! If you're ever sad remember that you are loved and people care about you.
I use clue too. I think itโs the destine trying to join us.
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DODIE I LOVE YOU. DO YOU SUPPORT ALL SEXUALITIES IN THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY? Maybe you could make a video on your experience with discovering sexuality, rights, and society with lgbtq ? Thank you so much dodieee!
Lauren twistedpeppermint She does, she's bi. In her coming out video she talks about figuring out sexuality! It's a really good video I would highly recommend it. Just search Dodie coming out it should show up
Prehistoricman the rights of people belonging to the LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans, Queer/Questioning, etc, whatever you want it to stand for there are multiple things) community :)
Can i ask if it's normal to bleed when you masterbate? It dosn't happen all the time but it does most of the times and i don't know if i should be worried..
Use lube my dude, use so much lube. Get some from Wal-Mart for two dollars, if you have to explain to parents tell them that it's to make tampons to in easier.
Almost everyone in my class (born female) has gotten their period but I haven't and I'm really happy for that because I'm identifying myself as non-binary :)
My period is kinda a nightmare. Not because it hurts. No, i feel literally nothing. My only symptom is the bleeding. the nightmare is there are no signs at all that itโs gonna start
+Kaz Memes I mean, the trans women who have penises are a really small minority. We all understood that the commenter meant a cis woman, it's logical to assume that, because most women are cis. So do we really have to change the entire language over a small technical flaw in it?
Oskar i don't mean to offend you in any way but being uncomfortable when it comes to discussion about periods is kind of problematic, it is producing the notion that periods are not something to talk about or even something to be ashamed of. maybe your reaction has something to do with lack of knowledge and if you talked to the women in your life about it or searched or the Internet so that you would be somewhat more educated about it ( assuming that now you're not....or maybe you are and I'm just being bitchy ) you would much more comfortable about it because you would realise that it is something very natural to talk about
Oskar just be cool man, nothing weird here. Just a bunch of people talking about consistently bleeding for days on end from a bodily orifice. Nothing weird.
Hi Oskar, thinking about periods is hard when you don't get them. But I will tell you a story. My grandmother developed bowel cancer at a young age, when she was still getting her periods. This meant that she couldn't leave the house and to be fair, she didn't really want to. My dad, took it upon himself to do her shopping on her behalf, to which included female sanitary products. He never batted an eyelid or thought anything of it. It's just one of those things that happens in life. And yes the prospect of having numerous pints of blood leave your vagina on a (hopefully) regular basis sucks. So we need all the support we can get without others feeling uncomfortable.
Oskar Haha, I understand that you feel a bit uncomfortable! After all, you can't help feeling a bit uneasy when hearing these things. I was the same way as a kid. Now, I know it is completely none of my business, but please try to get more comfortable with this topic! It isn't as awkward as it all sounds! Periods are completely normal, and even though lots of people acknowledge that, they still say similar things like what you said. There's nothing wrong with that though, but it kind of makes me (a girl) feel like I'm weird, just because my body goes through menstruation... So, no need to feel awkward, instead, listening to videos like this make you feel more at ease and it's awesome when someone who doesn't have periods chooses to get comfortable with the topic! :)
@Everyone in this thread. Jeez, people, I wasn't saying "stop having periods it's yucky eeeww" and neither was I saying that I did not understand the consept of periods.
@Cara Squires Riiight. Yeah. I still think saying guys han have periods bc of the extremely small amount of guys that would be having periods would be that small amount of people that identify as male, and is pre-transition. Guys can not have periods, women who identify as male, but are pre-transition have periods, would be more correct.
unless you are using medical terminology (which, for people outside the binary, is offensive to use outside of the doctor's office), genitalia is irrelevant to the ''gender'' of your body. if you identify as male and you are non cis, you still have a male body, but you may have a body of the female sex. which also is none of anyone's business except the carrier of the body's.
new to this community, sorry if I offended anyone. I think my message was clear.
If it was unclear to you i was, indeed, using medical terminology when proving my point, but I believe it's justified as i was talking about parts of the body and not how one identifies.
Help kids!! I think I may have started but Iโm not sure... I have school in the morning and Iโve been having stomach pain on and off for the past couple weeks.
Hello i haven't started yet and i am hoping for it to delay as much as possible! But anyways this is a very nice video for all us ladies because im soo scared for it to come because i feel like i wont be able to live once it comes
Nerdy Bow 2468 I got my first one back in April and I'm still hear. I did attempt to use a tampon for the first time today, however I failed but I'm just going to have to try again tomorrow ๐don't be scared of it, I mean yes it does have it's down sides but you know it's different for everyone and yours might be awfully terrible or it might be ok. Oh and don't be scared to talk about your period with friends because if you start the conversation you will be surprised how easily it will go from there.
Nerdy Bow 2468 P.S. I actually use Clue however its not that useful for me yet because I'm not regular (probably won't be for a while) but it's nice to have
Thank you so much for this. We really need to talk more about this subject. I always thought my heavy pains were normal and that I was just irregular, sometimes I would bleed 4 weeks in a row. I went to the gyn, who just brushed it off as "this is normal for girls". Meanwhile I felt so miserable I couldn't even go to school anymore. Turns out I have endometriosis and adenomyosis. It's awful, but at least I know what's going on with my body now and I was able to get the right meds for it. I loved this vid and how comfortable you are talking about this. We need more of that!
I love this video. Just talking about it feels so safe and like we can be open about something that has been made into a taboo topic so unfairly. Thank you, Dodie.
My experience with menstruation has been pretty weird. I started very young (nine years old) and had incredibly unpredictable, heavy periods for six years. Eventually I went on the pill basically out of medical necessity, and now my cycle is extremely regular and my bleeding is very light. Thankfully the pill causes basically no side effects for me (aside from sunburning more easily, oddly enough), since I kind of have to take it. It's interesting to learn how other people's experiences compare or differ from mine.
Thank you so much for this. We really need to talk more about this subject. I always thought my heavy pains were normal and that I was just irregular, sometimes I would bleed 4 weeks in a row. I went to the gyn, who just brushed it off as "this is normal for girls". Meanwhile I felt so miserable I couldn't even go to school anymore. Turns out I have endometriosis and adenomyosis. It's awful, but at least I know what's going on with my body now and I was able to get the right meds for it. I loved this vid and how comfortable you are talking about this. We need more of that!
Oh gosh Dodie I feel you!! Ive had irregular periods and searing pains since 14 and i've been on the pill the whole time.. soon to have surgery for endometriosis and HOLY CRAP this app will be hella exciting to use once every things healed and normal!! THANK YOU <3 XX
1. I'm so glad a female public figure is open to talking about menstruation and using the word vagina so openly, especially when it's still seen as taboo. 2. Clue is great. 3. I think my favorite thing about periods is that the title comes from calculus, referring to the distance required for a function to complete a cycle. It's like our bodies made a math pun.
I love hearing period stories... I know that's weird but sometimes you wonder if you're strange. But every person is different and finally understand that at 21! But would love to know more about menstrual cups- I'm still not convinced... ๐
I was sixteen when I started. I'd been anorexic for a couple of years so I was too underweight to bleed. I had really bad pain the day before and for some reason I thought the pain was kidney stones (?? I don't know why either) so when I went to the toilet and saw blood I freaked out and sobbed hysterically. It took me ten minutes before I realised that I have a uterus so it was just a period
I started my period a year ago (I was 12). I had the feeling that I had to pee and that I was dripping or something so I went to the restroom and saw brown and red in my pants and I started crying. I had physical education that day and I was so embarrassed.Luckily my friend already had her period and she helped me. I'm 13 now and I do have a regular cycle luckily but heavy bleeding and extremely painful cramps. I also get very emotional.
When I first got my period at 12, I thought that periods was something that happened only once in your lifetime and that's it. When my parents told me that this isn't true, I cried.
It's so relieving to know that I'm not weird for still not having a regular period despite being 21. I also use Clue, it's great for me for tracking moods and depressive episodes, and keeping track of when the f*ck my last period even was (I often will have 3-4mo between periods ugh) for doctor's visits and stuff.
i use eve to track my period. i love the design (as it's generally very cute and colorful) and it's very, very good at its job. there's a community of people with wombs on eve who are very sweet (though i am not a part of said community for one reason or another) and it's a very interactive app and whatnot. x
6:48 ๐๐๐๐ dodie. i love you. my periods are so bad i was rushed to hospital in an ambulance with them. the pill is good so i have a normal period now. it still hurts, aches etc. i might make a story time about my periods ๐
I love clue, been using it for years. It is so handy. My top tip is taking buscopan for cramps. Works like a charm. I also love being able to track my sleep. When I am ovulating and pmsing I get insomnia, which is handy to track. I love talking about periods, thank you for the convo!
I've used this app for aaaaages and it's so good being able to read about the patterns in my cycle after a while of use. I never realised before using it that i'm SUPER regular - like bang on the same day a month. It's weird. Also I love the names you give your folders - I paused the video to appreciate (my fave is 'Ur probably late')
As a cis male, this is really interesting. Because of the stigma around it, people like me know very little about it. Knowing more about it helps break this barrier down, which is great. It's overall pretty cool.
I love you for talking about this and I lost my shit when you said "Lucy is currently in her fertile window...Good to know. We're both ovulating...Wonderful" ๐๐๐ and "THERES SOMETHING IN MY VAGINA!" ๐คฃ๐คฃ
I'm a guy and obviously don't know where most of you are coming from but I think that Dodie is being more scary than helpful. Love the vids Dodie keep it up!!
@doddleoddle i just started mine today and im so happy dodie made this because she makes every tough thing in life positive love you and thank uuu๐๐๐๐
I was 11. We were in vacation, and when I was about to change into my swimsuit, my mum and I saw a light red stain on my underwear. I knew what it was, and so did my mum, and she was so emotional about it. I knew it was going to be hell after that, and it was.
Though my periods don't bother me anymore, I still hate the fact that I need 2 pads since I have a heavy ones. It always leak, but thankfully I'm getting the hang of it.
I always felt self conscious when I first started my period because i started really early (when I was 11). Now I feel like I'm the only person who isn't bothered by it at all? It kinda just happens and it might make me moody but I never complain about it like a lot of my friends do.
I can relate to the irregular periods. x_x It took my body a good 15 years to figure out what to do. =/ But now that it's regular, I can always tell it's about to come because I feel all warm and toasty. ^-^ It's the only time of the month that I can work in an over-air-conditioned office without wearing a big bulky sweater lol. :P
I too was put on bc pills to get regular, and then ended up with migraines from the pills. I've tried the depo shot and the nexplanon implant, but my body just doesn't handle the extra hormones very well. It makes me feel like I'm a different person when I'm on that stuff.
I got my period the day before my dads funeral when I was 11. There was so much stress so I screamed when I got it. I was before all my friends so I feel more mature.
My immunity is always hella low the week before I get my period, so when I start getting more exhausted than usual and start getting a cold, I know it's on it's way.
my period use to be so heavy so my mom had me try the depo shot, that worked for a little while and my periods were a normal flow but they would last for a month or even two and i would get a week break (it sucked) after trying it one more time it still wouldn't change, so now im on the pill which is working great.
Periods as far as 2017 go. I missed January. Got two periods in february. And then didnt have one until about two weeks ago. Ive used clue for a few months too and its great xx
All my friends had periods before me and I first got mine at 13 at a three year olds party in an indoor playground. I dont usually have heavy flows, so Im thankful for that. But my cramps are horrid and almost always happen during school. Everyone tends me to be different, so if you havent atarted and are reading this, you might have heavy flows and prefer tampons to pads. I prefer pads, but everyone depends :) The worst thing though that I'll always fear is going on a trip while im on my period and not being able to have the most fun
Yis gurl, I love talking about periods. It's crazy that menstrual cups have existed since the 1920s and they're only getting massive selection Now! As well as it being "okay" to talk about periods; what a world.
I was in church when I got my first period. I had absolutely no idea what was happening because I was 12. Legit I thought I had some sort of strange disorder
i love clue, i've been using it ever since i got my first period just over two years ago. i'm a pad user but i really wanna try a menstrual cup. how exactly does it work? how do you wash it in a public washroom? my washroom at home is so weird so the toilet is on the opposite side of the room from the sink rip
I only recently got my period and I was so mad. I jokingly say that I am a boy because I have short hair, wear (commonly) boy's clothing, I basically am as flat as a football field, and I hadn't gotten my period (and also before I was born the doctors told my parents that I a girl [sadly] was going to be a boy). By the point that I did get my period I wasn't experiencing too much pain I was just hurt internally because I could no longer say that I was possibly a boy.
I used to use clue to track my period. It was so handy! However it didn't predict me not getting my period for 6 months and then 2 months but I'll let that slide hahaha. Now I just use it to remind me to take my pill daily because the pill helps me not puke in places like a train carriage from period cramps
I always felt so awkward when I was younger because I matured SO much earlier than my fellow pupils. I was about 8 when I first got my period and to be frank. I always looked older than I always was. Annnddddddddd sex ed was awkward.... when me and all the other 13 year olds 'learning' about periods. When I had already had my period for like 5 years. awkwarddd
I have a genetic bleeding disorder called Von Willebrands Disease. I have very irregular, heavy periods. January last year I had a period that lasted for 6 months straight. This was during my last semester of my senior year of college. I suffered severe exhaustion, lightheadedness, and brain fog. It got so bad I almost didn't graduate. It negatively affected every aspect of my life, from my academics to my social life. I had an iud placed in May and it helped. Now I still suffer severe cramps, and my cycle is still incredibly irregular, I've bled twice this month so far. so yeah. that's my personal experience. I'm 22 years old and my body still hasn't figured out how to menstruate normally.
My mom helped me with tampons too!! Literally the worst situation ever and am kinda scarred from using tampons ๐๐ฝ now me and my mom track eachothers periods on clue and always say "ur about to start!!!" To each other (still weird lol)
I loathe that whole attitude of "now you're a woman!" I was 10. I was not a woman. I was a child. Who developed very early. I tried to hide it and my stepmom was a total bitch about it and not helpful. I felt a lot of shame about it for a long time.
When i got my period I didn't tell my mom for a whole year! (I don't know why..?) later I found out that mom did the same thing with her mom. History repeats itself!!
the one great thing (besides having a baby, of course) abot getting pregnant: NO PERIODS! i'm four months pregnant and that has been the one positive in all of the side effects. i may have been hospitalized twice due to severe vomiting and dehydration, but hey, there's no blood coming from my womb!!
I have a period maybe every month and a half, two months, and then I bleed really lightly for a few weeks and then bleed super heavily for a week or 2 and then start over again.
I love clue but my periods are SO irregular that when it tells me my period is coming, ik it's not. I started when I was 10 and it still hasn't fixed itself after 3 years!
i got on the pill because i would get cramps and mood swings the whole month which was hell and i'd also get a lot of diarrhea and puking, but i'd also bleed for a couple days then stop for a few days then bleed for a few days again etc. then the pill i was on stopped working as well so my family doctor gave me a different pill and it was complete hell; it was as if i was back to before i started the pill. and the doctor wouldn't let me switch so i just went straight to the gyno and it was the best doctor experience i've ever had. my gyno is so nice and makes me feel so comfortable; so i wouldn't sweat going to a gyno it's not a big deal. but she insisted on getting the nuvaring and keeping it in constantly and not having a period anymore since my main problem in the mood swings (seriously i can't make any decision i'm so anger fueled) so being without the medication would cause it to be worse. i am now using it and have been on it for almost two weeks now and it's amazing. it was difficult to get it in the right area so it wouldn't slip down but once you find the placement where it won't slide down then you won't need to mess with it for a few days. i can exercise and poop and all of that stuff and it won't fall out. and you can't feel it at all. every once in a while i do get a cramp but i'm used to it by now. i also have been getting migraines more frequently since i've started it but it's nothing some pain medication and sunglasses can't fix(kinda joking kinda not). so that's my experience so far. hope this helped someone somehow. ignore the bad punctuation and capitalization i cba.
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in the last 2 ish years ive only gotten mine 8 or 9 times because i only get it every 2 or 3 months. in that last 3 months ive had it consistently every month, which is kinda weird. i haven't seen a doctor about it, but i googled it and read somewhere that its ok. when it does come, its pretty manageable. i use somewhat thin pads and change every like 4 hours. i can also definitely tell when its coming bc i get mad at everything and everyone but im usually not like that at all. im pretty fortunate to have it so manageable, but i should probs see a doctor about it being so irregular.
Please do a vid on the menstrual cup. I'm curious about it but absolutely terrified about the whole "emptying it out" process. Does it get messy? What do you do when you're in a public bathroom stall? Does it just look like you've murdered sb? How long do you keep it?
i love clue but i wish it could account for a break day. my periods have been a wee bit irregular and late recently and my period often does this thing where around day four my flow is down to spotting. and i always fall in the trap where i think it's over and stop wearing anything for it, but then a day or two later my period comes back for a light day then actually ends. and whenever i try putting that last day into clue it doesn't register it as part of my period even though i know it is.
I love the Clue app!! I have been using it for more than 2 years now. Very very helpful. Plus, there's a community of Clue users in FB who talks about anything and everything. ๐
okay but pleeeaaaseee make a video about the menstrual cup. I don't really know anything about it and I'm thinking about getting one instead of tampons and pads, but I don't know anything about iit and I'd love to hear it from you
I know this is an ad video and usually that's super annoying but damn this app is so useful, I'm super forgetful so I usually have no idea when I'm next on - gals get on Clue hahaha
Abby Ford I'm a fellow sufferer of PCOS - I can go one year with no or 1 period or get 4 in 2 months, oh the joys! Plus when my body finally does decide to have a period, it's the most painful, exhausting, and generally awful thing ever
Quick tip- if your period is irregular, the app will not be able to tell when you're ovulating! It's mostly ok for people with regular cycles, but your cycle can change without warning. So, if you're wanting to use an app like this for birth control, I'd recommend reading a book called "Taking Charge of Your Fertility." It's a great read for anyone who has a period, who may have a period in the future, or anyone interested in learning about periods and women's fertility in general. . I've volunteered in women's health for years, and this is something I care a lot about. I hope this helps someone. ๐
I get 5-6 days of REALLY heavy flow with pain so intense that for the first 3 days I can barely walk and eat and cry of pain, it hurts too much to wear tampons so just pads for me...And I get so emotional and angry at everything I feel like Im going to explode....So wiiiii!! xD PS: And this is really just in the "normal" ones xD
UGH i got my first period when i was 10 and now i'm 14 and i've had cramps almost every period and now i'm getting headaches. i also have like two weeks of PMS and i get extremely emotional and cry over anything ???? anyway, periods suck but at least i know i may as well have the capability of having babies when i'm older
what i don't understand about these cups is like, how do you change it in public? like, you take it out and then take it to the sink and wash it and then get back to the loo and put it in again? please tell me how that works lol
Man my period started super irregular and it would skip months and then sometimes only be two or three weeks apart. It got horrible last October, I starts in the middle of the month and it didn't stop until last month (April). I have seen so many doctors and I'm not anemic and not pregnant and nothing seems to be wrong except my period won't stop sometimes. When it did stop that's because I got an IUD and I thought "yay! It's over!" But now I'm in my period again and have been for a week and a half. I'm worried it won't stop again. I spend SO much money on tampons and it's awful!!!
Oh no, that sounds horrible. I can barely stand having it for 5 days. Mine is pretty regular so I don't have any advice on that sadly. But maybe a menstrual cup would be an option for you to at least save some money. However I don't know if you would have to alternate between two or something like that. They are usually usable for up to 2 years but I don't know if that time changes if you have to use it for multiple weeks at once.
Idk why but I feel like I can't wear tampons? I just idk. My periods are actually not that bad. I do get very emotional though (before) and cramps make me wanna die. Also whilst wearing pads after I get up from sitting down for so long it's just ugh. Gros.
I have a moon cup and I've used it ONCE because I am SHOOK. DON'T TRIM THE STEM TOO SHORT PEOPLE! IT WILL GET STUCK INSIDE OF YOU AND YOU WILL CRY ON THE TOILET!
I'm also a big fan of menstrual cups even though I never liked tampons. However I do understand if you just can't get used to inserting something to deal with your period. Have you heard about thinx period underwear? They are a bit expensive and I haven't tried them myself but I heard a lot of good things about them. They are reusable, you just have to wash them like you would with reusable pads. Just seems more convenient to me.
Are menstrual cups quite a hassle if you need to change it/ empty it in a public toilet? I dont know much about them but surely it could get a little messy hahah xx
Holly White it can be but it gets better with practice. I rarely have to empty mine in public even having a relatively heavy flow. In public, I empty it and wipe it with toilet paper before inserting it again. Generally, emptying it and cleaning it when I wake up and before bed is enough. There is a little more of a learning curve then with tampons and pads but once you get the hang of it then it's totally worth it. I've been using the cup for a little more than 9 years and I haven't looked back.
I got my period like??? three times and I don't bleed anymore... I do get emotional and the occassional cramps but iDK it just doesn't bLEED. Does anyone else have this thing?
You had your period later than your friends and I had mine way earlier than my friends because I first started mine when I was 10 years old and it was awful
I kind of have a bit of an odd question but like..... does it hurt to put the menstrual cup in? I know it sounds stupid. Also, I've never used a tampon so I'm not sure if that would change it at all. Putting anything inside of me just seems kinda scary to me. Okay, this is starting to sound weird now so I'm just gonna stop XD.
Anything But Ordinary Gillian it honestly doesn't hurt at all. They look way bigger than they feel because your fold them to insert. Granted it can take a few tries to get right - but there are loads of helpful videos and blogs out there. You also can't feel it at all once it's in be you trim the stem to suit your body.
I haven't been bleeding but like I feel like I'm on my period because I get really irritable and annoyed at everyone and everything but like I said I haven't been bleeding and I actually don't like not bleeding. and this has been going on for like the past three months??? I think? Idk but I don't like it! and my brain says something is wrong but I know that's bullshit I'm sure everything is fine(I hope).
So these menstrual cups. I've heard of them before, but never tried one out for two reasons. One, putting unfamiliar things inside my body freaks me out a bit, but also how do you clean it? Is that weird at all, or do you just kinda get used to that as well?
AcrobaticKoala it's actually super easy to clear. You can keep it in for up to 12 hours. Each time you empty you just give it a quick rinse. At the end of each cycle you boil it in a pot (some folk add sterilising solution but you don't need to) for 8 mins or so. If you're emptying in a public loo some people carry water and rinse wth that and others give it a quick wipe instead. It did take me a few times to master getting it in properly lol
hey everyone with a terrible period that has been going on for a while (especially if you're young) go to an obgyn. it is a little daunting but the pain sucks and they know how to help.
I just don't know if I could handle a menstrual cup. I prefer pads, so it just seems really intense. Like a whole little cup up there? Damn. But I do wish I could handle it since it seems much better in terms of being economically/environmentally-friendly. One day, one day.
Also, I think it's really important to talk about how much periods affect your mood because I swear my hormones are all out of whack and I have random moments in the month where I'll just feel depressed and then it'll be gone the next day or two, but it feels so shitty when you're caught in some weird hormonal/emotional shit.
I felt the exact same way before I started using a menstrual cup! I never liked using tampons so I stuck to pads. It can be a bit difficult finding the right way to fold it. There are tutorials for different techniques around tho. I just found them through google. Once you get used to it they are very convenient and you can use them to up to 2 years. Also I can't feel it at all even though mine is a bigger size. Which is kind of strange since I can feel the smallest of tampons. :'D I would recomend you to read up on them, that calmed me down when I tried it out for the first time.
I so wish my period was regular. Guessing is just the worst. Luckily it doesn't really get heavy until later on the first day so I haven't had any "accidents" yet. Also my symptoms always change! I have seen a doctor. I was told I have pcos which is like cysts on your ovaries? I don't know. Any way I have given up on any normal period cycle or anything along the lines of that.
I got it when I was 9! I was 9! It is annoying. I hate dealing with it. I got it in the same way as you, but at home. In the summer holidays. I cried and cried. It sucked. Alot. I was also very heavy when I got it. I also got it twice in December including on Christmas. My worst Christmas
Okay so I'm a guy, implying that I have no idea what it's like to have a period (which is 100% true) but I just wanted to say that this is why I love Dodie; she's so open and unapologetically honest about stuff like this. Which is what makes her so incredibly charming. You do you, Dodie.
Love this video, I love talking about periods <3 I'm 20, have had my period for about 5-6 years and only started using tampons like 2-3 years ago because up until then they just wouldn't fit/didn't want to go in. I was so relieved when my body did start accepting tampons because they were just more convenient for me, and I actually had less painful cramps. (to clarify, I only became sexually active 6 months ago, so don't think that tampon use has any correlation to sexual activity) I have friends that prefer pads over tampons, or tampons over pads, or have never used anything but pads, and I have friends that don't get periods because of health reasons or contraception side effects. I have a friend with endometriosis. It's all good, we're all different, so you use what works for you <3
thank you so much for talking about this, dodie! there's so much stigma around periods, but i love hearing people talk about them openly ๐ thank you!
i already knew clue and it's amazing!! and i'm so thankful that people like you open up about periods because i feel like our society is really shaming girls and women about it! thanks for sharing we should never be ashamed of being women and getting through painful times each month (personnally it is really reeeaally painful ugh) lots of love from france ๐๐
I'm so glad you made this video, Dodie! End the stigma!! I also have super heavy flow so it was nice to hear that and know I'm not so alone. -.- However, I'm unsure if anyone else feels this way, but when I talk about my cramps I compare them to knives stabbing my lower stomach. In the past, when my period would start I would say, "The knives are here" or something similar. Now I tend to say, "It's my T.O.T.M. (time of the month)" to keep people in the loop that I'm gonna be super moody/crabby.
Hey! I wanted to thank you for making this video because I feel it's important to not being ashamed of periods, I'm only 13 but since I've been on the internet I've found people really open about it who talked about it and for my first period I was really damn ok I was at a friend house and I was gonna shower when I noticed the blood and i was SUPER OK WITH IT how did i do that I was just like "welp I'm gonna wait 2 days like that and it's gonna stick a long time with me but it's fineee" and honestly I'm really thankful to the internet for that And I hope more people will be as open as you to talk about period in the future, so thanks โฅ๏ธ
Honestly, Clue has been my life saver the past year, I love it! also a quick question for anyone who has an answer: with a menstrual cup, is it safe to swim in like a tampon? x
thank you for avoiding pronouns in this video and saying "people with periods" cause as a trans guy, sometimes just talking about periods make me feel dysphoric as hell, so thank you for not saying girls, it makes me feel more valid
This video and 'ow' pretty much describe what I'm going through right now, if you change a few details. I was surprised how similar we are, and how we are going through the same thing. Music really helps me too , and your music is a big part of it, so thank you, for making me cry, when I need to cry, and cheer me up when I need it. :)
im a little trans boy, getting my period is always hell. im currently on it right now and the cramps are actually so terrible. thank you for not making this gender specific, dodie. it helped a lot. ilysm.
I've been using Clue for a long time! I love it, and sometimes I look back at previous cycles like it's a horror film! ๐ I also use menstrual cups! Actually, they were invented before or at the same time as tampons,but because of the war, we didn't have much rubber to make them etc. :D
The first time I got my period, I hid it because it was right before Christmas and I didn't want my parents to think of me as more adult because I might be treated less like a child? Somehow that made sense to me. I didn't want to be an adult yet, so I just quietly dealt with it for a few months until I felt comfortable telling them. Stigma is such a weird thing man.
Ok but I literally feel so lucky, I've had my period for around 3 years now, it's regular and lasts around 4 days. The bleeding is never very heavy, and I hardly ever get cramps or feel any different. I'm just gonna thank Mother Nature for being kind to me
Periods make me realise how nice girls can be to each other. At school if you don't have a pad you can literally ask a girl you have never spoken to before and she will give u a pad, no questions asked.
I used to get two periods a month! I would bleed for a week, stop for a week, bleed for another week and stop for another week and so on. Bleeding 12 out of 30 days was not fun so I went to the doctor and got put on the pill and it's absolutely normal now! If something isn't quite right please see a doctor!
i got my period when i was 11 years old. it was a difficult time as i was literally the only girl in my school who had one, so bathroom experiences and trying to get a pad without anyone noticing where EXTREMELY awkward. it got to the point where i was to mortified to get up and that people would see, so i put pads in my shoes. however as soon as i got to middle school, bam. i was like mother teresa to all the girls who were just getting theres. i gave advice, i gave out free pads and tampons, and basically became super popular for being the first girl to have one. anyway, moral of the story is, little girls who get theirs early like i did, never fear. that awkward phase will pass and you might just become a god amongst your peers.
Dodie - how can you tell when your menstrual cup is full? Does it start leaking, or do you feel something, or do you just have to check up on it every so often? Love you <3
This is so weird as I was watching this I started my period yay ๐ x love this video dodie!
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whoop, embarrassing period story time! ok so I was on a residential trip with school. I had only been on my period 3 or 4 times previously and ,me being me, I ignored my mum's advice of taking a pad with me (I was 10 smh). I think on the second day of the trip, I woke up and I knew I had made a mistake. I started getting those pre- period cramps, but me being me again, I somehow managed to convince myself I could last for the rest of the (wtf was wrong with me). I would shuffle around people and ass kiss the wall. I was doing well( if you count whatever the fuck this situation was as "doing well") when we were told to do FUCKING ROCK CLIMBING. YES I HAD MY ASS DISPLAYED TO EVERYONE BECAUSE I WAS TOO AWKWARD TO SAY ANYTHING. long story short, a teacher pulled me aside to tell me to get a pad and I ended up stealing my friends trousers because I was too ignorant to bring extra trousers as well as a pad. 5 years later, I have learnt my lesson and I hope y'all can take something from my failures.
Also, thank you dodie for being so open about these kinds of things, love you!
I've had my period since I was in gr.5. I was so embarrassed and I cried for an hour to my mum cause I was terrified. I actually hid it from my mum for the first few days and my step mom noticed that I didn't want to go swimming and asked "are you bleeding?" Omg I can remember that day so vividly and she told me we had pads in the bathroom. Also when my boobs started to develop I was so embarrassed by it and would cry when my mum wanted to take me bra shopping๐
I got mine for the first time three days before my first trip with my youth group. Going water tubing. Needless to say I spent about half an hour crying in the Taco Bell bathroom on the day of the trip. Now I'm too scared to ever try tampons again after that experience ๐
I've been using clue for about two years now and I am weirdly excited that you use it as well. My brain immediately went "OMG DODIE USES THE SAME PERIOD APP I DO" it's a great app
Appreciate the info, so many men give women crap about being quote on quote 'temperamental' so it's really nice seeing someone being so real and honest about whats going on :). Understanding is the way forward, thanks again :).
This has been such a relief to me. You are the first person that I've heard of that has also had this problem with their period. I got it when I was 11 and it is still irregular 6 years later. My period literally wouldn't stop ( i had it for a month and it was so extremely heavy) I have been into hospital twice so far because i had hardly any blood left in me. Since then I have been on the pill and it has gotten better. I hope I can go off the pill and actually be able to not lose half my blood. I am so thankful you uploaded this
i had my first period four years ago and im irregular as hell; its suuuper long in between and everything about it (cramps, flow, color, consistency, length, warning signs) varies. all i know is drink water eat chocolate and be nice to yourself.
@doddlevloggle Can you and Sammy make a video? I LOVE all your other videos together! you guys are my favorite. you don't even have to do anything interesting. Just like drink tea and talk about friendship and life, Ya know? LOTS OF LOVE PAL
i feel a lil' weird because i am still young enough that i can't always tell period related hormones from normal hormones. i've had my period for like 4 years but i still get confused. sure, i'll get super emotional right before i start but i will also get JUST AS emotional other times as well and it doesn't feel that different. i haven't felt mentally 'sorted out' in years which i know is FINE. obviously its just part of being a human (and a deeply emotional one at that) but i'd like to be able to be more self aware when it comes to mental breakdowns and stuff. i don't know, pals. i just don't know.
I have very long very heavy periods too! mine often lasts over a week and the first four days are heavy af. I also get really bad cramps which prevent me from exercising because it actually feels like I may faint from the pain. I wanted to go on the pill but my doctor wouldn't let me, he said I had no reason to. :/ I thought it was a woman's own choice but o well
I've had my period for 2 years (I'm 14) and I've never experienced a period cramp at all but I do have a constant headache for 4-6 days plus a migraine on the first day. And I swear to fucking god if someone says 'you can't get migraines you're 14' FIGHT ME BITCH I think I know what a migraine is when I get them my mum gets them and her mum gets them as well.
Also for anyone who doesn't know what a migraine is it's like a headache X10 so like you are being stabbed everywhere in your brain and sometimes you can't see anything because it's blurry or white. It fucking sucks.
I started my period when i was 10 or 11, (really young i know) and even then it was really heavy. I remember when I first started, my period was super irregular. periods suck
My period is fairly heavy so it's really annoying when I'm out and about all day but I gto a menstrual cup recently and it's so !! good !! I can wear it all day and not worry about it at all which is great (but getting it in is hell uGH).
I love that you're talking about this dodie!! Periods shouldn't be taboo bc so many people deal with them every single month and we're supposed to pretend it doesn't even happen??? It's stupid.
I got my period when I was 11 and it was Track and Field day, and I got it when they were still setting up, so beginning of the day I was in so much pain and I just thought I just really really really really needed to poo, and since I don't like using public bathrooms, I didn't do to the bathroom all day until I got home and saw my underwear extremely bloody, so yea, that was fun. And then a year later is was all funky, but now I'm 15, and it's all good.
Would it be odd to ask what is a good brand for menstrual cups? I've wanted to get one because it's eco-friendly but I don't even know where you can/should get them from!
Yep, thank you, mine began today. It's okay it was about that time anyway. I watched this video last night. One tip about your period-chocolate helps. So eat some chocolate.
URGH I started my period on my FIRST DAY OF HIGH SCHOOL. I can still remember my little 11 year old self completely freaking out for a good 20 mins and then I was late to school. ON MY FIRST DAY
but wow, you had some interesting period experiences.. my period has been regular ever since it started, pain and all lol like my pain gets so bad to the point i can't walk -_-
Clue sounds fascinating, but I am pretty private about my period, so I felt a bit uncomfortable giving all my data to an app on my phone. Am I too paranoid?
I've used clue forever! my period is HELLA irregular so rn it's been telling me that I've been pmsing for like 20 days and I'm like honestly ur probably right
I got my first period when I was going to a party, I just stayed soooo angry and starded to cry on most of the songs and I just couldn't understood why ( randon fact)
There has been one confirmed case of Toxic Shock Syndrome related to menstrual cups. Far far far less common than with tampons but more info is always good. Possible. Not likely.
I struggle a lot with tampons, everyone tells me I shouldn't be feeling it but I always am no matter how it's positioned. The only kinds I can use are these itty bitty ones that are like an inch long, which isn't helpful because I change it like 5 times a day because it's so itty bitty. Do you think menstrual cups would be worse for me to use? I've heard for some people it's more or less comfortable.
D&C is dilation and ??? (curettage, i looked it up) which means they dilate your vagina and scrape the inside to find out what's wrong with your innards there. Also I'd love a video on the menstrual cup!!!! I like want to know more but researching is confusing
hello dodie!!! i know how much you love la la land so i just want to recommend you watch Sing Street too!!! the songs are very nice and the story is heartwarming as well ๐
I tried to use a cup and found that it literally was like trying to put something in a brick wall. My body was just like no. Nope. Not happening. I have no idea why, haven't tried it since. So if anyone else has that problem Im curious to know about it.
hello, period story coming through. my period doesn't give me cramps at all and it's very irregular. i could go two or three months without bleeding. it kind of makes me paranoid but i don't mind it. i also do not get cramps and such, to the point where i don't realize im bleeding until i change into my pjs or when my bedsheets are soaked. the first time i got it was when i went to the loo and realized i was bleeding into my undies. i was super calm about it and just shoved toilet paper until i could raid my mother's drawers for pads. i wish i had a stronger reaction for having a funny story but alas i didn't. i was ten when i started. ten or eleven at least.
YOU ONLY STARTED AT 14? I had my first period when I was 9 years old, so I've been having them for 9 years now. If we were the same age, you would've only been having them for 4 years. Lord didn't have mercy on me.
can you swim with a menstrual cup??? also: as an awkward teenager, how do I bring the idea of trying a menstrual cup up to my mum? or should I just like, buy one and it like not be something I tell me mum? I really want to try because I'm allergic to tampons (so on my period swimming doesn't really happen) , but I don't even know if my mum knows what a menstrual cup is. like we're usually pretty open about this kinda stuff but idk I feel like I'd be super awkward talking to her about this. but I can drive and do work so like if I wanted to I could buy it for myself w/o telling her but idk?
I use clue too!! I'm literally a clock too!! when I first started tho... I went 45 days in between before... Now it's a clock and so accurate!! Love this app!!
I started using it myself a couple of months ago, and it has made my life soo much easier. I don't have to worry about bringing things with me during my period ever, no dry vagina because of tampons, no weird smells because of pads. EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT THIS MIRACULOUSLY AMAZING PRODUCT, SERIOUSLY
Dodie,please make a video about menstrual cups,I want to use one but I am scared because I never used tampons,I always used pads so to use a menstrual cup is weird and new for me.
Dodie I'm panicked. Anyone who knows please tell me. I also have the gigantic clots, heavy flow, and very very irregular cycle. I told my mom who called her gyno who said "lol she's young! It's all good!". Maybe they didn't know the intensity... will I need to undergo that surgery? I want to fix myself , so should I get checked? I hate procedures I've had so many so I'm terrified right now. (If this gives more background, my moms whole family has history of problems in the.... uterus.)
I get such bad cramps. On the first day I always throw up and feel so so so nauseous. The worst one I had was really recently and I threw up 4 times at school and then I went home early and I threw up a few more times I think 7 times total. It was the worst day ever I got home at around 11am and didn't wake up till 5pm. The cramps were so so bad too and I couldn't take my ibruprophen yet since I hadn't eaten anything. Also the doctor prescribed me a stronger ibruprophen and one is about 3 tablets(600) of a regular one(200) so I can't take more than 2 in 24hrs. /: and yeah so that day I couldn't even take the strong medication since I didn't eat. It wasn't until about 6:30 or 7 that I was finally able to take it. My periods don't sound as bad as yours but it's definitely horrible. ):
Haha I had clue a little while back but I'm a teenager so like you said, I just kept forgetting and even when I got the notifications, I was just like, I can't be bothered right now. And it's still really irregular (I'm on it now and it's been like, two or three months since the last time) so I was just always thinking, I'll start using this more often when I actually develop some sort of cycle but until then, this is meaningless to me. So that's where I am right now. Why I felt the need to share this? I don't know.
Haha I don't get pms like at all my friends talk about getting emotional and annoyed at everyone and terrible cramps but the ,most I get before I start my period is acne but then again I'm trans a dysphoria is a thing so that sucks
Okay, I'm young and I had my peroid a while back. But now it hasn't come. Last time I had it, I think it was in May of 2016. And now it's May of 2017. Is this normal?
Omg Dodie currently I'm extremely irregular and I'm going on like my third year of having my period kms so as of right now I haven't had my period for like 6 months and I'm 15
Caroline C I'm 21 and stuff like that still happen to me, I haven't had mine in 4 months, and when I was 15 I didn't have it in 9 months, doctor told me it was normal at 15, but I'm still very irregular, don't remember what the doctor told me what it was about though :v but you have to take care of it, they may give you birth control so you'll get your period every month, go to the doctor, you never know what it may cause a you to be irregular I'm honestly not taking care of myself cause I'm lazy but it may or may not affect me later in life if I want kids
My periods are actually not that bad. I rarely ever get stomach pains or cramps or anything. I'll honestly forget I'm even on my period sometimes. The only thing is I refuse to use tampons or anything because I'm really scared/uncomfortable with putting something up there and it's frustrating because I want to be able to swim on my period, but I just can't bring myself to use tampons.
Ah, my brilliant womb surprised me thE DAY BEFORE HIGH SCHOOL STARTED TO BEGIN MY PERIOD FOR THE FIRST TIME WHERE I KNEW NO ONE JUST A LIL ELEVEN YEAR OLD TERRIFIED THRUST INTO WOMEN HOOD tbh tho I was like wanting since I was seven, so blissfully unaware
where does the menstrual cup rest? is it below where a tampon would usually sit? i hate tampons and can never get them to work, because i'm always scared to put them in too far, but does a menstrual cup have to go in that far?
I'm so freaked out by the way dodie pronounced Ibuprofen. I've only ever heard people say i-bu-PRO-fen. WHAT IS i-BU-profen?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?
Okay so I know I wasn't on my period before I started this video because if been to the bathroom like two hours ago and no sign of any blood and then I go to the bathroom mid way through this video okay.. And then!!! I realize my period started but just barely so I'm blaming dodie Clark for my period (I have been pmsing for like five days already but still.)
hi! I've never used a tampon before... because I'm scared. Like yes, of toxic shock syndrome (but now that there are menstrual cups!)How do you... face the fear of... sticking something in your vagina? While it's bleeding? It's a weird concept and I feel as though I'll never be able to stick a tampon in until I lose my virginity.also, for my period cramps heat doesn't work for me and it irritates me even more! ice packs and cold ice drinks make me numb and at the same time happy! my digestive system is also not happy during this time :(I once ate a medium rare burger at this restaurantย with my mom because I had a very abnormal craving for it and of course, my period got the best of me. I thought I wanted to poo but nothing would come out in the washroom and it was just SO PAINFUL. I could help but just WHINE (in public lol another group that were having lunch stared at me in judgement,ย and they were all femalesย ย -_-) ย about her giving me the keys to our house so I'd walk home in pain and survive until I'd reached our apartment.When I'd reached I literally took off my pants, grabbed an ice pack, put it directly on my skin (sigh. sigh.) which of course left a bruise but it felt SO GOOD. also drank a lot of buttermilk, which helps my digestive inabilities!As a 14 year old (I got my period at 9 years old, lol.) and overfeeler I'd say (I'm as dramatic as dodie lol) I really don't know how to distinguish as to whether my emotions are in the heavy influence of my period cycle (or whether I'm PMSing or not) or they're the emotionsย I'd normally feel. I cry a LOTTT but I don't know if its more hormonal or more.. said actual emotion in actual situation? Do I make sense?thx for this ad. Can't wait to try out Clue and find out more about my body and health! Ugh I just want a good routine keeper because I know I'll be able to be the best version of myself in a routine but I'm failing because I feel lost. aaaaaaaaok bye
Of course you can but that only reduces the pain, it doesn't go completely. Especially for those with very severe pain. Also some people can't take certain painkillers due to assorted conditions or other medication they might be on. As well as that you can't take most painkillers on an empty stomach but it's hard to eat when you're in that kind of pain. Plus you can only take a certain about of doses in one day and have to leave a certain time, usually 4-6 hours, between doses. Usually the effects of the medicine start wearing off after 2-3 hours, plus there's the time it takes for it to kick in. So it's not as simple as "just taking ibuprofen"
this is quite random, but last year i was at school and i was on my period. i took a pad out of my bag and one of the male teachers came up to me and told me to be more discreet because i was being disgusting and inappropriate. :/
I love Clue! It was recommended to me because it (drumroll) isn't gendered! It's tough being trans and having a grusome reminder how the world sees you every month, but the app has helped a bit. It also has a "tags" option where you can add whatever other details you want to track, which in my case is my depression. That's also helped me learn that losing large amounts of blood each month does have some noticable affect on that. It's so handy and fun, especially โif you start tracking oddly specific moods such as: I Want To Get Married And Have Five Children, I Wish I Was Dead But Not Really, and Everything Is Great But I Feel Like I'm Going To Die Soon. So check it out.
I love this video! thank you for talking about this so openly and for recommending the Clue app! I'm using it now and it's really convenient, not only for keeping track of my period, but also to for keeping track of my moods. I've been pretty down and not very productive lately and was looking for a way to keep track of my moods. So thank you!
My period pain has decreased so much since I have gone gluten-free (I'm gluten intolerant) Hope trial and error works for other people like it did for me :)
I remember I started at like 13 but I have ibd so at first I thought my disease was just flaring (a symptom of my disease is blood in stools that's gross ik but we're talking bloody vaginas) but it turned out to be a period lol. but now I'm on the depo shot since I have cyst in my ovaries but the exact opposite happens to me, I get so emotional lol.
I have used clue for almost half a year now and I actually love it!!! Can you do another video when you get more into detail about menstrual cups because I'm really interested in them and want to help the environment but they scare me a lot!!! Love you dodie xxx
i have never been happier with any decision i've made for my health/wellbeing than switching to a menstrual cup. it has made having periods SO much easier. i've also loved using this app for the last month or two as well:) upon checking, apparently i'm just about to start... yay.
Lmao I love the (not clickbait) part of this hahahaha. Also, I also had a very heavy period with blood clots that were huge and then I developed an eating disorder and my blood got super light and that's when I first noticed that something was messed up bc I barely ever got my period and when I did it was like a day long
this was really nice because all my friends talk about their periods but their schedules are very timed whereas mine is very irregular and it was nice to hear someone talking about irregular periods. i was taking birth control to try to regulate it but now i'm on a break to see if my body can work it out itself for a while :)
When I got my period I was twelve. I was sleeping, and woke up at one in the morning needing to pee. I waddled over to the bathroom, feeling a bit uncomfortable and squishy but in my sleepy state it didn't seem like a big deal. Once I finally made it to the toilet, I looked down, and I felt my heart drop. I was so scared! My number one fear as a child was that anything that had to do with growing up. I thought I'd be scolded or un-welcomed to speak to my parents about. Let's just say I was completely awake and shaking as I cleaned myself up the best I could and awkwardly walked out. As I was leaving, my mom was in the kitchen and asked "Hey, Anika. Why are you walking like that?" Talk about two heart attacks in one night. My first thought was don't let her know that you know what a period is, then she'll be okay about it because I didn't want it or know it was going to happen. So I told her "Uhm, I was in the bathroom, and red fell into the toilet." She was automatically so helpful and caring, in a way that I shouldn't have ever been scared. She helped me by getting me a pad and showing me how to use them, and honestly if my mom wasn't randomly awake at the same time I found out, I probably would have kept the secret until she asked me "Hey, have you gotten your period?" Like ten years later.
I had my first at a sleepover. they were just next door to me and I was too awkward/uncomfortable with periods to tell their mom so I just quickly ate breakfast and said "yeah my mom wants me home RN" and then I ran home and told my mom. I'm really open with them now lmao I dont care who knows I'm bleeding
Dodie, I would love to see a video about menstrual cups! I am so curious how to use them, especially when you're in publicโ restrooms with shared sinks. how do you clean them properly?
having some extra pads with you is key! especially when you can give one to a Friend In Need it makes you feel so,, accomplished? they're just like "um hey do you have a spare pad I think my periods starting" and you're like "Hell Yes Sister!"
I tried clue and overall, I do like it, but my period for the longest time just did not come. There was a point where I went a whole year almost without getting it, and had to get a ton of tests and blood work done to make sure I was okay (such as risks for pillar cysts and a prolactinoma). Only recently has it started to become regular, so if it continues, I just might give it another shot because it is a great app I feel. I'm happy you made this video because I almost forgot all about clue!
Im on a contraceptive to stop my periods (because I have a thing called fibromyalgia which is being in pain 24/7 and my periods make it so much worse) but as much as Im happy to not deal with the pain and emotions it makes me a little sad to not have it. Granted I may just be weird
Love the title! This might be a weird question, but how often do you have to empty your menstrual cup on super heavy days? I recently started using one and I leak if I don't empty it more than once during the day on my heavy days, but I've also never been sure what's actually heavy and what's "80% of people think they're above-average" thinking.
latestranger Is a Menstrual cup a good product? like is it much more practical? I've been looking into getting one but I know nothing much about it, how many times do you need to empty it?
i would get really bad cramps, migraines, and heavy flow during my period to the point where i would miss school or feel like absolute shit for a full week when i had it. i'd tried multiple types of birth control that sort of helped but quite often my period was still irreugular and i wasn't happy at all. so i went to a gyno recommended by my doctor and she said that i could eliminate my period all together by switching to a birth control pill that only has 21 days instead of 28. i literally almost cried tears of joy because of course there's the rumors that skipping your period could mess up your uterus (which is completely false!!) i've been on this pill for about 7-8 months now period free and it's such a huge relief to not have to worry about my uterus eating itself alive (a bit graphic but true lol) if your periods are as bad as mine were (or worse) please ask your doctor to recommend a gynocologist to sort things out for you because it's probably one of the best decisions i've ever made!
My period has been so bad since I started it. I've gotten cramps so excruciating that I would be lying on my floor crying and screaming at the top of my lungs for hours on end. They would get so heavy that I would be changing a super plus 8 hour pad/tampon/sometimes both in an hour or under. We saw the doctor and I don't have anemia but there is something very weird about my period
It feels weird how in the previous video you are so sad and today you are very happy and bubbly;Idk why I'm saying it here but it is so painful to watch you hurting๐ขhope u will get well Dodie๐
Obligatory "please see a doctor if you have abnormal symptoms" PSA! I got my first period when I was 10 and it became eight months of heavy bleeding, daily. I've literally never had a "normal" period and I bleed every single day of the year if I don't have contraceptive implants injected into my abdomen. It took 12 years to get my diagnoses of adenomyosis, endometriosis, and polycystic ovarian syndrome because my doctors told me I'd "grow out of it," and wouldn't budge because they thought they knew better than a young girl. If they had listened to me, I probably wouldn't be completely infertile.
Thankfully, nowadays GPs are becoming more aware of the warning signs of conditions like these, so PLEASE don't give up if you think there's something seriously wrong with your periods. Heavy bleeding for months at a time isn't normal, severe pain that brings you to the brink of passing out isn't normal. Get a second opinion, get a third opinion, call a charity's helpline (such as Endometriosis UK), just don't stop until they give you an answer. โฅ๏ธ
lol. I just track my period on a large wall calendar in my room. I'm so regular and painless. Anybody who walks into my room can just see the calendar and the neon highlighters I use mark my period and how heavy/light it is.
could you please make a video about menstrual cups? I feel super weird googling them and looking it up. You're like a friend so watching you talk about it would be more helpful
I was kinda the opposite,ย I started when I was 12 nearly 13, I was the first out of my friends so I kept it really to myself, and I was not happy, I was not excited or anything, I wanted to stay young as long as possible, I was dreading it. It didn't really effect me, I didn't cry or anything, I just thought "this is gonna be the biggest pain in the ass to deal with, why am I a woman". The best part was probably cause I was at home on my easter holidays so I didn't have any problems with school. I used tampons almost instantly (I'm a dancer so it gets in the way a lot) and my periods have always been very regular (except for my second one, twas like a week late and I panicked). But you know what, it's all good now so, GIRLS, YOU MUST KNOW, YOU WILL SURVIVE.
I got mine at around 11 but none of my friends got it until like a year or two later! It took my twin sister a year after me to get it! Like why?! I felt that I had to keep it a secret for so long but now I'm super open about it with my girl and guy friends. They either joke about it with me or they get weirded out. Either way it's kind of funny!
looking through the comments and it's so crazy how different everyone's experiences are. i started mine quite late, i was kinda like dodie in that all my friends got their and i was like 'i want it nooooow', and then i was on holiday and i took my pants off to shower and i was like '...that's blood in my pants'. it sucked cus i couldn't go surfing, so i immediately got the 'oh this isn't a good thing' realisation. my periods were super super irregular, my sister's are too, and my mum's were when she was younger, but mine were awful. i would go like six months without bleeding but every month i still got grouchy and cramps (they weren't awful cramps but they were still cramps), but when i did get it.... it was awful. like. awful. my flow was fairly heavy, i got super super super moodswingy, especially before, and the cramps sucked so much i threw up a few times. soooo i got on the pill! and now my periods are like completely normal! & i'm one of the lucky people who doesn't get any side affects from the pill so it all came up roses really. i still get awful moodswings and the first day of my period gives me awful awful cramps, but they only last five days compared to the like week and a half it used to last, and honestly it's so much nicer being able to prepare for it. only side affect is that if i ever miss a pill, i start cramping up. it's kind of weird but it reminds me to take it so i guess it's good. & i've never used a tampon. the idea makes me super uncomfortable. i'm turning twenty next month and i've always always used pads. whatever works for you, works for you, don't feel like less of a woman for it. i don't understand why people aren't more open about their periods. i mean it's something we go through daily. we should be able to talk about it openly, it's just another part of life. and hells yes why wouldn't we complain???? the amount of embarrassments and pain and complications so many women and girls go through i sort of think we deserve to be able to complain
Also for the people who are worried about taking a bath on your period; you don't bleed in the water! (or at least I don't) It really helps with pain because it's just a nice hot/warm soak. Also, peppermint tea is really good for cramps and bloating! I have a really heavy flow and I go through a lot of pads so I want to look into the menstrual cup, I've heard good things about it!
i literally just started my period omfg. the first time i got mine i was 10, nobody else had it and i thought i had this weird secret to keep to my friends cause they wouldnt understand oh god
i got my period when i was 10!! no one else had it yet (i was like 2 years early compared to my friends) and we hadn't had that 'talk' at school. it was really horrible, i thought i was dying.
i feel blessed because my flow isn't too heavy, it used to be very heavy (to the point that it made me anemic) in the first couple of years but now it's light and so much easier to deal with. but i get such horrible migraines, I've fainted from them a couple of times, to the point where i can't even eat because i feel so sick. the medication i could take to help with the pain messes with other medication i have to take for mental issues. it sucks, but others have it way worse i guess
I went on the pill at 18 and came off at 26. Was on it for way way too long. It took an entire year for my period to come back/for my skin to sort its shit out. Ugh. I'm considering the copper iud cause I don't want any more hormones, but I'm terrified.
i remember on the second day of me getting a period i still went to school in my perfect white uniform and walked around all day with blood spots on it :( my mum instantly called all of my relatives to let them know i had gotten my period. didnt appreciate that tbh, dont need anybody knowing my shit. someone tell me some period horror stories to make me feel better
Anamika Mahesj i was 12 and i woke up in a puddle of it and broke down into tears because no one had told me about periods and i thought i was going to die. i called my mum into my room and i said what the hell im going to die then my mum finally told me what was going and then told my dad. its not horrifying but iys a story
I got my period really late, it was a week before my 16th birthday. It was hell, not because it was late, and not because of the flow, my flow was really light for the first year. It sucked because my older sister is Satan and literally was nagging me to start my period for a few years straight as if I was some how in control of it. She's bullied me my whole life, even worse than kids at school did because she was way more violent. Idk how this comment is all of a sudden about bullying but ok, welcome to my a.d.d. life.
Idk what I'm more happy about - my birthday or my period ending today lol I've magically stopped being irregular since I've started using the clue app ๐ค
I already get migraines so the pill I use is Cerelle and It's so good !! I can't even remember what I'm like on my period it's been so long since I've had it.
It's gotten to the point where advil doesn't really help my cramps that much. It takes about 45 minutes to kick in and I need to take another like every two hours. Last month my mom got me some random cramp medicine and honestly I am so excited to use it because my cramps literally stop me from being able to be a normal human.
I got mine when I was 12, as soon as I woke up yo get ready for an in school concert I was performing in. I cried at 6 am in the morning and shyly told my mom. Then I didn't get it for a few weeks after the first and it was irregular. Then it was super fucking heavy and now I think it's leveled out after 2 years
the only plus things i like about periods is that if they're killing me people will be extra nice to me and that moment when you ask a girl for a pad/tampon and they're super nice about and not akward
I'm 15 and haven't started my period so I'm kinda happy but also find it very awkward when my friends are all talking about it and I'm trying to join in on the convo.
do you have different period experiences depending on which ovaries turn it is? I've found, as my periods get more regular now (I'm also 22), that every other one is so much worse than the other. and I mean so much worse. like on my 'normal' period I will have pain and aches and grouchiness. but then the bad ones I literally can't move an inch from the bathroom floor without worsening the pain, whilst I'm vomiting. it's an experience. this only lasts like one or two days though then the rest of my period is so easy. any tips? do any of you guys get this?
My period started at 11 and it stopped after a couple months and i was petrified but then it started again. I had heavy periods every time and my knickers where always stained red so basically i've gone through like fucking 50 pairs IN ONE MONTH HUOOOOOOH
i remember when i was 11, i was eating at this korean desert place and i went to the bathroom. And i saw it. I was so excited and happy because im becoming a grown woman. And I was just casually talking about it with my family while they're eating the desert.
I was on the injection thing for a bit and it was horrible. My mental health went crazy and then I got scared that my period would never come back. Luckily, it did, and now I'm happy with it just the way it is.
i have been using clue when i was just 15 years old since i was very irregular and i was advised to take notes and such about my period and i remember their slogan was like "the only period app that isn't pink"
PLEASE MAKE A VIDEO ABOUT THE CUPS! I've been trying to decide if I should switch from tampons to the cups cause it will alleviate my worry about TSS but I'm afraid the menstral cup won't hold a heavy flow well or it will leak. Need information.
aH i relate to when you were younger ,, ((possible tmi oops)) i have really heavy periods & very big clots. i tried the birth control patch and it had very negative affects on me; very bad cramps, migraines, fatigue, and made it heavier which was heLL.
i'm on the contraceptive pill and i don't have an issue with it, which is odd because absolutely everyone i've spoken to have said it made them have migraines (like you) or it makes them super hormonal and gross. my periods are super heavy but tampons scare the sHIT out of me so i avoid swimming pools at all costs... i had a similar story with my mum but instead of lip gloss we had an industrial sized vaseline tub lmao
Hey I would genuinely appreciate a menstrual cup video cause when Tessa held it in the cutting my hair short video the shape of it is extremely confusing and makes no sense as to which side you stick in to your vag. I'm just confused and would love to know more :)
Hi dodie! I'm 15 and just hate the feeling of wearing a pad, but I haven't successfully managed to get a tampon up there yet... Would you say menstrual cups are easier to use? I just don't wanna feel like I'm wearing a nappy (diaper) all day but I'm also very aware my vagina's never had anything shoved up it before either
i feel so bad for dodie and those who have periods that are similar to hers.... my period is probably the most painless period cuz i don't even get cramps and stuff. i literally just get a smol cold until its over which is about a 6 days.
i dont remember when I got mine, I think I was around 13? but my period was sooo irregular until like the age of 16? I even once had a full month of period and also skipped one period but now I have it quite regularly but I have some problems but too anxious to talk to anyone lmaoo
i got mine november 2016 (last year basically) and ive had pretty regular periods that are only heavy for a day or 2 and i have a longer than average cycle but my periods are 6 days so i guess I was lucky??
I'm 13 and got mine in march so I have had it 3 times I'v been pretty lucky because it's always on time IV never had an accident and it only lasts 4 days but I get so so so angry though my friends get emotional like upset but I get so mad at the slightest things๐
im 19, I have only had 1 natural and almost non existent period and one other one (which was super heavy and lasted 3 weeks) due to a tablet I had to take for the doctor to see if I was capable of having one, there is a very high chance I have a condition that causes irregular periods... I then stopped going to the doctors to find out what I have because they wanted to keep me on that tablet, but it was a mess and I really didn't want it... So I still don't have any idea if I have the condition, but if it is polycystic ovaries, then that explains my difficulty losing weight and growing more hair than the average woman... I know I should, but I REALLY don't want to go back to the doctors
I'm just wondering whether clue is useful for someone on the pill, as the pill kind of regulates the whole cycle anyway. like I wouldn't need it for knowing when my period starts cause the pill makes it super regular anyway and the cycle just repeats itself every month u know?
ive seen menstrual cups online and ive always been kinda interested but i cant help but wonder if they make vaginas super dry? the reason i dont use tampons is because i cant stand that dry feeling but pads feel like diapers so do menstrual cups make ur vagina super dry?????
What do you do if you have to clear your menstrual cup on a public toilet? How do you clear them anyway? I think about getting one, but I'm not sure on how it works. :/
All my friends and I have clue and we all have notifications on for each other and when someone is on their second day we bring them a bag full of chocolate
Hi :) if you have bad cramps, have you ever tried buscopan? It's not just masking the pain but actually helps you uncramp (if that makes sense... I'm not a doctor or English native ^_^") My mum gave it to me and it helps me so much :)
i have crohn's disease and when it flares it can cause rapid weight loss and therefore irregular periods YIKES!! i also didn't get my period until 14, but for me that was kinda good bc most teenage girls with crohn's dont get it until they are 16 or older.
I've been on my period for the last 9 months and it's horrible, I don't know what to do the doctors aren't doing anything but it's making my life stressful and just not nice, any suggestions or know why?
no need for me to share this, but i am on my period. any time my mom asks me to do something im like 'but muuum im on my period just let me watch netflix and die"
i wonder if like kids(idk like 12-14 etc) can use menstrual cups??? i'm 13 myself, and i always use pads bc i'm terrified of putting in tampons but i want to try menstrual cups (even tho i'm not even sure i can find them in mongolia) p.s i tried putting in a tampon like 2 or 3 times when i thought i had a heavy flow but it always hurts a lot bc sucks up all the blood around the entrance so it's not lubed enough anymore??? anyway, hearing about how dodie's mum like used lipbalm actually gave me an idea so i'll be trying that next and hopefully and successfully, shoving that weird rocket shaped napkin tampon into my tunnel shaped red pink hole :) (oh my god no why me)
had mine since age 11 nd it's?? confusing?? and idek if it's regular or irregular at this point but i rarely get cramps and it usually starts out light, gets heavier, then REALLY light, then dies. nd also i always have a sUDDEN RAGING URGE TO PEE BUT IT'S LIKE PAINFUL AND THAT'S ALWAYS HOW I KNOW I HAVE IT
Kennedy Cox I'm pretty sure clue asked you in the beginning about what you now of your period, so maybe you could still switch if you want to. I use clue and really like it!
My period is literally the most annoying thing and i want to destroy my uterus. So, i don't get cramps (thank goodness) BUT my period doesn't last the normal time, instead of it lasting a week or so, mine last 3+ weeks every time i have a period. I have heavy mood swings and i am a very hormonal teenager which is just jdkcksk. Not only do they last for ages, they are incredibly heavy and uncomfortable. i've tried tampons but i just can't get it atm. pads are the go go for now. My friends always end up having to deal with a very emotional and angry me and i wonder why i still have friends ๐. When i went to England from the 8th of december to the 11th of January (i live in australia), i was on my period there and back (3 weeks) and continuing until the 20th of Jan and i recently went up north of Australia to the wonderful Exmouth where i would swim literally every single day and have fun and where nice bikinis and shit like that. Well, for the whole 2 weeks i was there SURPRISE SURPRISE, i was on my period AND i had a white bikini. My period really needs to calm its shit. (my grammar was probably really shit lmao i'm sorry)
Wow, not too many dudes in the comment section, eh? Where mah bros with the curious minds at? @Dodie, pls do an explanation video on menstrual cups...like wtf is that? Is it more "comfy" than any other possibility? Advantages?
I never wanted my period but now I have it and it sucks cause at my old school had uniform and the principal WHOS A MENOPAUSE DUMB BITCH didn't listen to us girls requesting we could wear black pants to school instead of kakis and I've bled through a lot. One time my whole back side of my kakis were just all blood. ;)
this is?? exactly the kind of video 12 year old me wouldve needed???? man theres so much unnecessary stigma around this so props 2 you for talking abt it
Am i the only one who literally like can't wear tampons? Like I can't even get it up there? Am I normal? I tried for so long to try and get a goddamn tampon in and i couldn't do it no matter how much i tried. am I broken? (I'm 17, if that changes anything)
joodles well before i tried to put it in i like figured out where everything was if that makes sense but i hadn't "explored down there" before that. also it was applicator ones.
why park jimin when you can ride jimin OKAY get ready for some hard core over sharing. I have a kink in my vagina. Literally, the "walls" per say, take a sharp left curve a couple inches in. I would suggest exploring down there because you might find something similar in your case, and it's a lot easier to figure it out with your own hand and nerve cells because sometimes if I'm not paying proper attention I stab my vagina with a tampon applicator because I didn't follow the curve properly! Also, look up the Kotex video on how to insert a tampon. It helped me a ton as a poor 14/15 year old still figuring out the pad or tampon decision, and their tampons with applicators are very nice to use.
I think a lot of people struggle the first time they try to use a tampon so don't worry, you're not alone and you're definitely not broken!! the best advice I can give is, 1) using lube or something to help get it in the first few times. coconut oil works great if you can't get lube/aren't comfortable buying it. you could also use aloe vera gel (as long as it's 100% pure aloe!! added sugar or other ingredients aren't good for your vagina.) olive oil is fine too (again, as long at it's pure.) if you can't get any of those you can use spit lol, sounds kinda gross but it's safe as long as you don't have any sort of sore throat/infection/anything else that would cause you to have icky bacteria in your mouth. don't use vaseline or any sort of lotion bc that's not good for you either. 2) you gotta push the tampon downwards kinda, like towards your butt, not straight up into you. i made that mistake (and still do occasionally) even though the leaflet things you get with tampons usually tell you, because i underestimate just how much of an angle you gotta do it at. 3) if you can get a finger in, you can get a tampon in, it's kinda uncomfortable at first but you get used to it. if you can't get a finger in try when you're aroused. if you still can't/if it's painful, you might have vaginismus or something (it basically causes your muscles to tense without you realising, I had it and only had the confidence to try using a tampon once i'd had sex for the first time, which was a challenge to say the least lol.) if you still can't, don't worry about it! if you're okay with using pads then it's fine, tampons aren't for everyone. also i apologise if any of this is obvious to you or seems patronising, i figure it's easiest to explain everything as well as i can so as not to confuse anyone. i hope this is useful!!
"there is something in my vagina" had me dead but in all seriousness this is a great video for people who don't know anything about their period! i, unfortunately, have mine but some of my friends haven't gotten it yet so i'll probably tell them about this video. also having people casually talk about periods is so great because lots of people think it's so "taboo" when it really shouldn't be! it happens to mostly everyone who has a vagina!!๐๐
I can totally vouch for the exercising before your period thing. I've been exercising pretty frequently and I've really noticed a positive change in how I handle all those emotions. It doesn't even have to be vigorous exercise. Also, real talk, I gave a pad to a friend in need today and gosh, the feeling of "I got you fam" is so rewarding! It's really wonderful to see Dodie and all these lovely people in the comments speaking so openly about periods. Let's destroy that stigma, everyone!
Love how open this video is, the title too! It's still this semi 'secret' thing that women don't discuss in front of men, and how ridiculous is that? It's the reason everyone is born after all.
When I was 12 the same exact thing happened to me. I was in the hospital for a while and then they finally got me on the same med that you were on and I stopped bleeding. Still having the same problem, though I'm not anemic anymore. Because of the anemia I got POTS. I wasn't expecting to come into this video and hear exactly what happened to me. I'm a little shocked because it honestly changed my life and you were talking about it like it was such a long time ago, but for me, it was only two years ago. This is crazy. It's comforting to know that it got better for you
I got my first one when I was in Science class too, I thought I just needed the toilet and it really wasn't ๐ Mine are so so so heavy!! It's so horrible, and I might end up experiencing similar things to you, and they aren't very regular either!! I'm so glad someone understands, I think you understand more โค๏ธ
I got my period last year (when I was 10) and so far everything has been really irregular. Of course it is normal for the first year, but it's been over a year and I just got my period after almost 2 months of not having it. They're also about 8 days long. I just can't wait to get into a regular cycle haha
I've used Clue for over 2 years and I really love it! It's great that it skips out on all the flowery and pink bullshit, and it recognises that not only women have periods and uses "person/people" instead :) All around great app!
I've been wanting to use a menstrual cup since watching Hannah's hormone diaries, but I'm a bit scared of them. I'm 18 and I've only just got used to tampons (we only used to have pad around the house, but now it's only me bleeding I get to choose what to use more) and it just seems a bit intimidating tbh. It seems like it would be uncomfortable because it's like a cup. Idk. Help please :)
Ooh I love Clue!! I don't actually know how to count my days and such, so it's such a great way to track your period. That and all the emotional and physical pains too. Highly recommend ๐๐ฝ๐๐ฝ๐๐ฝ
SO WEIRD! Paused the video to go pee, and my period started. That is one powerful period you have there Dodie, syncing people up over the internet ๐๐
my updates on clue were like, "you've got a strange period! I think you need to go to the hospital!" and that's how I found out that I was bleeding way way way way way too much and ended up going on contraceptives which helped !!
The pill was my saviour: my period was sooo heavy and by the time I was 17, I began hurting 2 days before the blood came, it would then last 5 days and only heat would help, no exersice or anything, I got weak from even standing up in the shower. Thank you period gods for The Pill!
this video gives me hope bc i started when i was 10 and i'm almost 16 and my period still isn't at all regular. i get my periods probably every 2-4 months or i'll wait 2 weeks anD BAM IT'S THERE AGAIN. so after all the doctor stuff i've been given i'm hoping that by the time i'm 22 my periods will be normal too lmao
My little sister got her first period about half a year ago, and I'm so jealous! Like, I thought everybody had at least two days of terrible pain and over six days in total, and have to use both tampons and pads all the time because it's so much blood. And then there she is, no pain, one little pad for hours and hours and three days per month. I'm pissed.
I recently had an 18 day constantly-heavy period (I'd missed a period the month before, so this was like a mega one) and was given Tranexamic Acid to stop the blood but it gave me an awful backache. I felt really, really bleh and it's now made me anaemic. Why do I have to be a girl wahhhhhh
Clue is such a good app! I've been using it since 2014 and still do to this day (literally today). I love that you're able to set reminders and not only for your period. I've one for checking up on the boobs as well. Just to be save :)
Yesterday, I watched this, and was like "How could an app possibly track my period?" but I got it anyways to test out.
After entering in the very little information I have because I never keep track of my period and am never prepared when it comes, it predicted I would get it tomorrow (which is the day I'm typing this). I was all like "pff yeah right".
Guess who woke up today at 4:00AM and went to the bathroom only to discover they had gotten their period? Me.
I'm diagnosed with endometriosis, due to this I suffer from very intense and painful cramps to the point where I've had to go to the hospital. If anyone in these comments has unbearable menstrual pain to the point of being physical sick, I recommend seeing your doctor or going on the pill. The pill while mainly associated with stopping pregnancy, is a life saver in my opinion. I use the pill, to stop my periods as my endometriosis made me miss out of several days of school and I had drugged up on high pain medications to achieve a little bit of comfort. Please don't dismiss the signs, save yourself the pain and see a doctor.
whenever i'm on my period i'm super grateful to shower (nice and warm and comforting on the cramps) and poop lol. both of those things like ease the pressure a bit, i guess? and if you have bad cramps like i used to, a heating pad will be your new best friend ๐
I'm 21 and feel like I'm only coming to terms with/understanding my period too, I had the implant for nearly 3 years which basically stopped it and then messed about with the pill for nearly and year and when I stopped that didn't have a period for a whole summer (stressful thoughts when you're a broke uni student in a long term relationship) and now I'm slowly getting used to it. I feel like it's completely different from when I was a teenager, I always got bad cramps and back pains but now I am like crippled with pain and a crying mess for the first 2/3 days. I've been using clue for like the last year and it's great because I'm so scatty I would never remember my cycle even when I was younger, and I was so irregular for so long after messing with hormonal birth control for 4ish years. I'm finally becoming pretty regular ๐๐
I've been using Clue for about 2 years now, a great app! One thing that bothers me a little about other period trackers is the fact they are designed to be all girly and flowery, Clue is more professional.
I got my period when I was 11 and it was very regular for the first couple years. A few years ago I took this special pill because I was going on vacation so I only took that for like 3 weeks, but after that I didn't have my period for a year and then it became very irregular. Now I"m on the actual pill, whoopie, and my period is regular. Off or on the pill, I barely have any pains, only slight headaches and cramps, but that's like background noise. Oh and I am very very emotional one or two days before I come on. I'll cry about anything. Very joyful.
I just go out of the shower, so, my period maybe start soon... I feel like it's coming but don't really know when... Also i'm sick (and stressed) so, my periods are 1/2 days "late" but my cycles are really messed up since i give up on pills. And I'm 22 and still struggling with my cup so, don't worry about it, you can do it ! โฅ
my anxiety is at 150% the week before my period and I will literally cry over spilt milk, or bite your head off if you were the one that spilt it. Then as soon as the bleeding starts, even though my cramps are pretty bad, I'm just a happy little bleeding thing curled up with a hot water bottle. It's like the emotional tension just disappears!
I always, always cry before my period, usually over nothing. It's kind of handy though, because it means I pretty much know for sure when I'm about to have my period because I don't regularly cry.
I've used this app for a while and I can only say it has helped me a lot. I have had troubles eating, which resulted in my period coming late a lot and so with this app I could fill in every time i skipped a meal, did eat, felt sick from eating etc... So for my part it has helped me keep track of my bad eating habits and period so I can slowly eat normally again.
I've always had really irregular periods and I have only had it for four (ish?) years, AND I'm only a teen, but I haven't had one for a while, in fact I've only had on in the past like 15 months, with the occasional bit of spotting. I think maybe I'm not eating enough fat (I'm vegan), but I get all of the symptoms in the right order, as in I'll have a day of being super moody, then sensitive, maybe I'll get a spot, quite hungry, a bit bloated, and I get all ready for the flood gates to open but it just...doesn't...happen. Idk, I'm trying to sort things out, just thought I'd share in case anyone has been/is going through the same thing and has any suggestions?
i've had mine for almost 5 years and it is absolute hell, it makes me vomit, i've passed out before, i'm SUPPOSED to take 6 tablets a day that don't work, and i am not having a fun time. sometimes my cramps make it impossible to even move. it can last for two weeks and come every two weeks. it's heavy as it gets. please save me.
I'm on the pill and have been for 2 years and honestly i've had no real issues with it besides maybe some minor weight gain (or maybe that's just me eating lots who knows) i love it because essentially I can control when my period starts. Got an exam and don't want the red water fall going on/going on holiday? Take an extra pill and it'll only start (for me anyway) after i've not had one for about 24 hours. My periods are a lot heavier when I skip a few days and take a few extra pills but honestly i'm fine with that really just stock up on chocolate and ibuprofen. I used pads because I just don't like the idea of tampons and toxic shock is terrifying to me but I know they're really bad for the environment so i'd love a video on the diva cups to see what they're like and how to use them
I get suuuper emotional two days before i get my period. I cry over everything and get really angry really fast and always have to tell people 'dont take me seriously i'm getting my period lmao' I used to be on the pill but after YEARS of using it i found out it caused migraine and depression so now i'm FINALLY off the pill and feeling happy-ish again. Oh and i get terrible cramps and i cant walk and just sleep.
I would love if you'd talk about the cupthingy! I think about getting one for a while now, but it's not that cheap and if I don't like it in the end it's really a waste of money.
I love that you're talking so openly about this btw. Really appreciate it :D
oh my god! I get that weird ache between my legs too! It's like you've got a really tired crotch (?) it feels so awful, I get it only for a day, but still, it sucks so much!
I use clue !! Also ive used a tampon only once and it was freaking terrifying. It was hard to take out and it hurt a lot, so i probably did something wrong. I couldve never asked for help because im not open at all about my period, so life kinda sucks when im anxious everyday (even when im not on period) about bleeding through because im extremely paranoid lmao. And if im on my period and im supposed to go swimming, looks like im not going swimming๐ i got my period when i was 12 and now im 14, but im really lucky and glad that my period is pretty light and lasts 4 days at the most
Dodie! How long did it take you to get "used to" the menstaural cup? I used it and failed. Couldn't get it in comfortably. Hurt a lot! (Ive had sex before, not had a baby - Im 22, thatd be crazy). Anyway, yeah hoping to try on next cycle but in that "what if it never works and im such a failure" cycle D:
Yanno, before I started my period and we were getting told about it at school, I used to think it was just this tiny bit of blood that just came out of your vagina for like a minute or two and then was gone.... how wrong I was
pleeeaaaseee do a video about menstrual cups! I've been so desperate to try them but I don't know where to buy them, how to "change" it and just generally how to use it and how it makes you feel. I'm really uncertain about it as I have used tampons and pads all my life and would really appreciate a video, thanks Dodie :)
I hope she'll do one to answer your questions, personally I've switched from tampons to the cup and I've never looked back, I much prefer the cup :) There's quite a lot of info on the internet if you want to learn more about it (there are also people who hated the cup so it gives you an idea of both sides haha but don't get caught up on the negative stories, I almost didn't try it because of the bad reviews and I'm glad I still tried. I think it's a personal thing, and even then, it's something that takes practice so some people don't like it at first but then they get used to it / find the right technique to put it in and get it out and then it's great! Kind of like what Dodie said here, it takes some time to get used to, that time period varies for people). I'd say the pros for the cup are how practical it is, once you get it it's literally all you have to think about when on your period, no need to buy tampons all the time. For this reason, it also saves money and is better for the environment. Plus the Toxic Syndrome Chock, and there's no chance of the cup leaving residue in, as opposed to tampons. The last (and a huge) pro is that you can keep it for longer periods of time (at least for me), it depends on your flow and your cup size, but with tampons I used to always worry at night whereas now, I can just put the cup before going to bed, take it out in the morning and since I've learned how to put it correctly I've had almost no leaks. The cons are that it may be hard to get used to putting in, wearing (although if you put it correctly you shouldn't be able to feel it), taking it out. Some people are grossed out by seeing the blood "as it is", and not absorbed into a pad or tampon. And you have to think about the logistics, for instance if you need to change it during the day (if you've got a heavy flow for instance), it's more practical if you've got a bathroom with a sink to change it. Although some people manage to do it without a sink, with a water bottle. I've lived for 6 months with 2 guys, there was no sink in our toilets and I still ended up finding a routine, so to me it's not a huge obstacle, but just something to keep in mind :) I hope this helped, but I probably forgot a lot of info. Take your time to browse the internet for more info, I know it can be confusing at first, there were several months before the first time I searched on Google and the time I actually bought one. There are several brands of cups and they usually all have info on their website. I think overall you'll always find the same kind of info on different websites, the difference will be that each brand tells you their cup is the best one :P I think the hardest part is deciding which cup to get, but there are reviews, and I got mine 2 years ago so I assume the comparing tools between brands have gotten even better since then :)
No problem ^^ One other thing I forgot to mention is that to use it you need to be confortable with getting your fingers "up in there" lol I find that it requires a little more manipulation than putting in tampons There, now I'm 100% done with my testimony haha
I've been using clue for the past few months because I felt like I was p irregular, but now I know that my cycle is about 20-25 days and it's so useful!
My cycle has been screwed up from the word go. I started at 11yrs old - alway irregular timing and the first 6-7yrs was in terrible hide and shut out the world pain for 1-3 days. Ended up on the pill very young and using the pill to skip them altogether. Then bc I decided not to have children I did 3x 3yr Implanon - which just about switched my cycle off. I'm 39yrs old now and free of all drugs and implants and still only get it every few months - as for mood disruptions - I don't think I got them when I was drugged - but now I do! It's like all this bottled up bitch drains whenever I do get the visit - VERY annoying!!! I'm considering getting Thinx pants - just to deal with the uncertainty - combo with this Clue app perhaps? Overall - I'm looking forward to friggin Menopause!
when i first got my period, i knew what it was but it was like a brownish color so i thought it was poo or something ๐ my mom told me i started my period and i was so annoyed. my cramps were so bad i couldn't stop crying and i wanted to die, so i had to stay at my grandmas lol now, thankfully, it's better with less cramps
I am currently in the working-up-the-courage stage of getting a menstrual cup. My friends love it, YouTube strangers love it, I see all the pros, but I'm nervous about the cons. I am very sensitive down there and it kinda freaks me out. If anyone has more words of encouragement, feel free to push me to get one.
super helpful tip for heavy bleeders; take some ginger powder (1/8 ofย a teaspoon is enough) three times a day when you start your period and you will bleed SO MUCH less. they did a study on this and it's seriously the best thing ever. I just dissolve the ginger powder in some soymilk, it tastes like chai โฅ๏ธ
I almost went swimming the day i got my period, but something in my brain told me that it wasn't a good idea to swimming that day. lmao Later thinking back it sounds so strange but i was sooo lucky. Also i got it at home and my mom was also there, so basically my first period was perfect haha. In the beginning it also had a light flow lasting about 5 days, but after a year it turned to a rlly heavy flow lasting 7 days T.T
My period is extremely heavy and long, and the doctors also want me to get my womb scrapped away or whatever(ew), but I'm so nervous and REALLY don't want to do it!
I bleed for 1-2 months straight and then I have a 10 day break and then it repeats itself; it's so exhausting and I'm on birth control and it's messed my entire body up but if I'm not on it I constantly bleed every day all year
seeing all of the people helping and encouraging each other on the comments is so uplifting!! Therefore I would like to contribute and encourage everyone wondering about periods and cramps and anything related to alternative period products and care(reusable pads, period cups and such) to check out the channel Precious Stars Pads! It's run by this lovely girl, Bree, and she has such a calm and caring demeanor on camera and she talks about everything period related (including how to simulate period for trans*women and anyone else who doesn't experience a period and may be feeling dysphoric or upset about it.) Her channel is a really body positive and inclusive corner of the internet!
I had mine at the first of every month for a while and then suddenly it just changed and I was panicking because it was so late (my friend joked that I was the next virgin mary. I didn't appreciate it)
The first (and only) time I used a tampon was in about grade 9 (because I had no pads on me and my friends all used tampons) and unfortunately was right before I had drama class. In which we were doing pHYSICAL THEATRE. It was very uncomfortable and a little painful, and I just remember thinking "I don't think I did this right but I can't fix it now" and just hating it hahaha. I was SO worried about leaking because I went to a private girls school and we had to wear a brown and white striped dress. Not fun. I walked to the bathroom like a cowboy after that class and got rid of the damn thing after a lovely girl in my class said she had pads on her. Oh dear. I also have a SUPER heavy period and was diagnosed with endometriosis when I was 18 and had to have surgery to remove a 6.5cm wide cyst from my ovary (it was double the size of my ovary lol). So I'm on the pill 90% of the time as treatment. YAY PERIODS.
โข Always stay prepared in case you get it in school or work or something
โข When you get up in the morning, it goes from 0-100 real quick so make sure the bathroom is free before you get up
โข Don't blame yourself for getting emotional during your period
โข Water helps and so does dark chocolate (for some reason?) so there u go
โข (In the video but still) You are literally shedding part of one of your internal organs and your uterus is contracting to the point that it temporarily cuts of circulation to itself (cramps), so take care of yourself boo. You deserve it.
I use it because I am all over the place and so forgetful. it is so useful, reminding me a day or so before I start so I can buy tampons and so that I know why I am angry and crying a lot
I love menstrual cups I have and is one and I'm 16, I got my period at 12 and was super afraid, I used tampons for a year then switched to the cup and it's the best!
I'm very confused about my period. I had my first period for three days about two months ago at age 12. I haven't had it since then. I'm horribly confused.
Okay, to all the people out there who have periods, look into the mini pill. I'm 18 years old, I have been taking the mini pill for over a year now and I have not had my period since. And it is AMAZING! I didn't initially go on it because of sexual reasons, I went to the doctors because my mood swings around my period were atrocious, and I wanted to find a way to escape that. So my doctor put me on the mini pill, and since then my life has been bliss. No more pads or tampons, no bleeding, no cramps (hallelujah) and I can go swimming whenever I want ๐ I think it can depend on the person whether your period stops entirely, but all you have to do is take one tiny pill once a day, and you're free. If your parents/guardians are wary about it, just explain that the mini pill is not just a form of contraception, it's also a fantastic escape from the agony of periods (if you have a mother, my guess is she'll understand.)
Please do a separate video on menstrual cups!! I'm allergic to tampons (annoying) and pads feel like nappies but I'm scared of the thought of menstrual cups, so please๐๐
I always get super depressed and paranoid a week before my period which sucks because I'm usually a very happy person at all other times. I'm so jealous at people who just get angry or frustrated because going into deep depression for a week a month is not fun.
i have a really irregular period and it's weird cause i'll either have my period consistently for like three months and then it'll stop for like half a year
I use tampons but I keep hearing about the diva cup..any details and advice about it? How does it work? I kinda want to start using it but would the blood that it catches just slosh around inside of you before you clean it out? And how far do you have to put it in??
I use clue as well but I've also heard that the app sells your information to other companies so they know when to advertise to you about things so that you'll buy more things either on or off your period. I haven't been able to fact check but if it does I'll be quite disappointed since the app is really useful.
Okay I have a dilemma and this seems a good place for advice! I have a menstrual cup and when it's in, the inside of my vag is fine, but the lil stem rubs against my labia and it fucking kills. I've tried trimming it down by it doesn't work bc my vag is slightly tilted so it runs against one side more than the other and stings and last time I wore it, I couldn't keep it in for more than 15 mins because I just couldn't walk, it was so uncomfortable. I would cut it all off to the base of the cup, but I rely on the stem a lot to take it out, and as it sometimes doesn't fully unfold, I'm scared of it creeping up my vagina and me not being able to get it out (lol) help pls?!?
I would advise to try and practise taking it out without using the stem, but keeping it (at first) to reassure you and help you if you're having trouble :) I'm not saying it will work but it's worth trying. You need to be able to pinch the base of the cup, the stem may be in the way but I feel like it's still something you could try. And since with the cup it's mostly about practice, perhaps if you try 5/10/15 times, you'll make progress :) Sorry if it doesn't work, I don't really know what else to advise as I cut the entire stem the first time I got the cup because it hurt me too. I'll just say that at first I wasn't really good at taking it out, but I got better and better ^^ Hope you find a solution to your problem!
Same. I've got like 4 periods (still kinda new to it) and there is like no cramps or anything. It's annoying cause I'll get fussy and mad at everyone, but the good side is that it lasts 3-4 days
god my skin freaks out like 2 days before. so if i get cheek pimples and start getting more anxious and suspicious its a clear sign mother nature is visiting soon..
see its weird i had an eating disoder in my early teens so i didnt have a period for 4 years, as i finished therapy obviously my disorder kind of went away so like it came back, but was very irregular, and now im 17 and i havent had one since januaryi need to go back to the doctors but im so busy n the doctors are really far away :(
Question on the whole mentrual cup thing, what if you have to like change it and you're outside?? do you just pop out a little silicone cup full of blood in a public bathroom?
I started at 11 and have never missed one ever. I get a mega heavy flow and really bad pains. I am not looking forward to the next 37 years of my life!
clue is actually a really good app for non-gals who get their period! it refrains from referring to you as a girl or woman, different from other apps like eve (so i recommend it for other enbies or trans dudes!)
I'm on my period now and I'm just like uhh the pain~ But I don't get annoyed with people more when I'm on my period, I get nervous. And I get super nervous when it's late (not because I worry to be pregnant but because I have no idea when it's going to come now)
I understand that it's how you make a living but I really wish that you'd do less ads, somehow to me whenever a video is an ad everything about it seems artificial. Love you, though!
On my period right now. So glad this month isn't that bad. I still need to take paracetamol because it is painful but my periods are so fucking painful. I vomit, faint and have flu symptoms every month. It's absolute hell. Oh and lord god, I get bad pms hehe I snap and get irritated etc. So much fun.
My periods a mess, for the first few years it was regular... but every three months, then it tried to be monthly couldn't do it nothing really came out and now I don't even know I gave up tracking it I know it's been at least a month and a half maybe more, I literally have no idea. Alongside that I get phantom cramps and pains so I'm like oh hey it's coming and then it just doesn't. I messed up my housemates cycle too. I don't know I don't think my body knows what to do!
Dodie this is so important. I'm not grossed out by period chat, but when you were talking about clots and your womb scrapings I got so dizzy and my vision was all blurred and stuff lols. I had to go lie down. HELP ME
On my period right now crying in the back of Starbucks watching sad films using their free WiFi. I do this so often they know who am and everything which really says something about me.
MAN O MAN. related so much to the irregularity bit. i started my period properly on my 14th birthday (thanks body!) and it has never been regular. i tried but i unfortunately can't even use clue. at first i felt like my periods were kind of random and very spread out, but then it got into a rhythm of being about twice as long. as in, my period went for 10-12 days, i had pms symptoms like bad skin, fatigue, irritability, and anxiety (thankS body!!!) for 2 weeks before my period, and my whole cycle went for about 60 days. every stage felt tedious. at the moment i still kind of have a 60 day cycle, but there's 2 periods in a cycle?? like i'll bleed for 5 days, be fine for another 5, and then bleed for another 5?? and then no period for ages??? idk its weird lol
also the pain! oh my gosh! i also have Coeliac disease, the times i had period pain as well as the intense pain from eating gluten was literally the worst. for me, coeliac pain is like period pain but more stabby than achey and concentrated just below my ribs. before i stopped eating wheat it had gotten so intense i literally could not move. not good when paired with period pain lmaoo
Yes you can :D If put correctly, they just stay in place. Personally I've felt more comfortable swimming since I've been using cups rather than tampons (and I don't have to freak out about the tampon chord getting out of my swimming suit xD), but that may be just a personal thing
The first time i tried tampons it was really weird and i read the packet and it was like "if you can feel it take it out and start again" and i could feel it and was like oH. I tried to take it out AnD HoLy ShIt ThE paIn Never again... ยฌ.ยฌ
The annoying thing for me on my period is high school especially p.e. We have to wear shorts witch is like my personal hell anyways but factor in the insecurity that everyone knows you're bleeding and that everyone is looking at you. ugh
I've had mine since i was.... 12 I think??????? I can't remember actually but I had a little scare when I was 9 and i had a false alarm. anyways I'm STILL SO UNBELIEVABLY IRREGULAR sometimes I just ?? don't have it that month?? and then sometimes I have it twice in a month which SUCKS. I have it for 5 days usually, the first 3 being heavy and the last two teetering off. (I think I wanna get this app tbh...) and the first two days are usually the WORST for cramps, then the last 3 I don't really have any. I've only ever used pads bc I'm terrified of a lot of things and super sensitive about stuff on or in my body so nope to that. my gf uses a menstrual cup though and she says it's great so!!! maybe sometime I'll jump on that bandwagon. the fact that it's environmentallyโfriendly is also nice as heck
I'm FTM transgender, and currently on my period, and it SUCKS. It completely deprives me of my masculinity and makes me very angry with everyone. I just feel so feminine and it tears me up.
ive been interested in menstrual cups for a while but how do you clean it??? do you just shove it under a tap but then youve got nothing to sop up the blood and youll get blood on the floor. how do you change it in public? you cant shove it in the toilet and clean it that way and you cant just take it out to the sinks with like 15 other people and wash it, thats disgusting
i have a very severe case of von willebrand disease so i have to take birth control continually so i don't have periods at all because if i did I COULD LITERALLY DIE FROM BLOOD LOSS life is fun
It's gonna be an adjustment, for sure. I wasn't a virgin but still very unexperienced with sex when I first used it, and it was pretty uncomfortable! If you use it a few times and make sure you angle it the right way it may not be too bad. There may be other ways of folding it that work besides the ones in the instructions, so look into that. But if you still have a hymen, it might tear, and that part's not gonna be fun.
I'm a virgin (but I think my hymen is stretched due to tampons) and it doesn't hurt! Just make sure you use lubricant and fold it correctly, as well as making sure it sits around and slightly below your cervix. There are YouTube channels like Precious Star Pads that make great detailed instruction videos. I highly recommend menstrual cups!
This is a great video! I thought it was interesting that you were eager to 'become a woman' because as a trans person who gets their period, that was the opposite of what I felt; I didn't know anything about it and I felt like what was happening was very dirty and wrong and shameful.
However, I don't think this shame is /entirely/ related to being trans either, the education I got about menstruation at school was very poor and I basically avoided the topic until it happened so I'm so happy this kind of ~~casual info~ will help tons of young cis woman and young trans vagina-owners alike :) thanks dodie xox
Thank you for being brave to speak on this! I hate it being such a taboo, especially because I have stage 4 endometriosis it's far more common than many would believe because so many of us feel we can't speak on it but it's so important to there's strength in numbers I love the saying "the ugliest diseases can form the most beautiful friendships" since I have stage 4 endo on top of several other life threatening chronic illnesses including a rare condition called aplastic anemia where my body doesn't make enough new red blood cells mixed with endo and 14 days of hardcore period every month (I spend a decent amount of time in the hospital every single month anyways and always have from my other illnesses but the endo combined was making things so much worse and making it to the point blood transfusions weren't enough) and birth control of any form wasn't a choice I had to get a hysterectomy last year at 19 years old I still have endo but no periods; endo warriors you're not alone! ๐
When my periods started for the first time, it was the perfect kind of periods. I never felt any pain, only bled heavily the first 3 days and thats it. Now I bleed a bit less but I also get migraines and sometimes I have to throw up, which happened after I used the injection type of birth control for a little while
Yaas, I love your story. I've had some problems with my period too, and I've never ever had anyone who talked about thier period problems. Maybe also because I already got it when I was 10 (How cruel is that!?). Anyway, I loved this video. Also if anyone reads this and has really bad cramps; camille tea works for me sometimes!
Dodie!! I've never come across someone with the same period issues as me! I started at 12 and, like you, was ridiculously heavy. I remember waking up in a pool of blood, screaming and p much passing out from being so anaemic. I was on some of the drugs you mentioned, but my mum stopped the doctors doing any kind of invasive tests, so I was put on the pill, taking tranexamic acid to stop the clotting (which omg no one has ever talked about before thank you). I recently came off the pill after convincing my doctor it had affected my mental health (I've been on antidepressants for a few years). At 20, my periods are still heavy for the first couple days but my depression and anxiety are a lot more manageable. I'm totally going to use clue now, my cycle is crazy and will be great to get control of it! Thank you so much for making this video, I honestly started watching thinking 'this isn't going to be anything like my experience' and you proved me wrong. Anyway sorry for getting so excited for being period twins :')
lol thanks dodie... i haven't experienced one and when i watched the videos in school i was like "why are they excited for it it sounds painful" but like it's okay now thanks to you
Thanks for talking about this Dodie, it's wonderful. I would also like toย recommend for anyone interested, preciousstarpads, because her youtube channel really helped me discover menstrual cups and be more open about my period.
One of my uni club's has started putting in this 'take one, give one' in women's bathrooms. It's basically just a tupperware container of tampons and pads that people can take from if needed but also give one if they want to and it works so well!
dodie thank u so much for talking about this and especially the problems you've had to deal with along the way!! I've had some of the same problems as you but none of my friends seem to have any issues or never talk about it so I've felt so worried and alone about it.. so thank you! this helped me a lot and I hope others start talking publicly about the parts of periods that aren't mentioned much.
I'm glad you have joined the cup community. I've been a part of it for about three years now. And now I have just purchased reusable pads and liners for days I can't wear a cup, or can't deal with the hassle or just as extra security for heavy days or overnight.
As a male, i always make sure to watch videos like this. I think the better understanding you have of periods, the more you are able to help a friend if they are on their period and need either help or need you to just leave them alone
Hello Dodie, I got my period on 25 march (2017) for the first time ! Like you, i was desperate to have it because everyone had their period already, so i was very happy when i got it. I was supposed to have my second period the month after (25 april) but i didn't get it :P i hope my body is picking a pleasent day of the month to have my period and is just waiting for that day to come, because its not sure yet or something lol. Weird sharing this info to the internet but oh well. P.S what the actual fuck is a mentrual cup ??
See, the reason I love this video so much is because it shows that traumatizing, or at least decently big health related operations like what you had to go through, arent talked about (in a lot of cases) when it includes the topic period. which is, tbh, stupid :D you had a real issue, pain, suffering and you ended up in a frickin HOSPITAL, but yet, (some think) you shouldnt talk about it bc the story covers your period?? wth Go Dodie! All the way. 100% support. and love and stuff..
Aaaa you're so hilarious. The pulling sensation is v relatable. I also feel cramping literally up my whole thighs but just on the inside of my legs. When I'm not on birth control my legs also swell up. I also have stabbing pains up my vagina. It feels like fckin lightning
Started my period at 11. I'm 17 now and my period has never been regular. It can last an entire month and then not come back for three months and then last ten days with only a drop each day. It's the most frustrating thing, but thankfully I don't always get cramps and they're hardly ever really heavy. I don't get a lot of PMS either which is great, but my period does last for ages which sucks. I'm so glad you're talking about this Dodie! I've never really understood why periods are a 'taboo' topic not to be talked about, but I'm glad you're opening up about yours.
I've been getting my period since I was like... eleven? maybe 12? and hearing you talk about this app made me super interested and I wanted to try it, but then I remembered that I'm a trans guy and I've been on T for a month (!!!) and my periods are already almost over
I use Clue too! It was the only thing that helped me keep track of my period because at times it just.. wouldn't happen for months. When I was in middle school I went almost an entire year without menstruating. I'm in college now, and my period still hasn't regulated. I was very recently diagnosed with PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome), so my periods are now regulated with birth control (I miss having infrequent periods, but there are health risks). I have my period every month now, which is great considering the gap I had just before starting medication was almost exactly 6 months long. Before then, I could never predict when my period would come: it could be anywhere from 2-6 months apart, on average (sometimes longer). But thank you, Clue, for making it easier to keep track of my periods and inform my doctors.
Moral of the story/tl;dr:
If your periods are highly irregular (too frequent/infrequent, very light/heavy) track them (I recommend Clue)! And go see an ob gyn about it!!
Couple things 1. Do menstrual cups work if you have a tiny vagina? (I know that's weird) 2.Is it scary taking a menstrual cup out? 3. Can they spill when you're taking them out? Also, thanks for this, I've had a shitty week and then I also noticed I had like zero coping skills and got upset over everything and then my period started. So thank you for giving me someone to relate to.
I've used Clue for a long time now. They send me emails that tell me more about my cycle and I'm never surprised anymore about when its coming. Another really cool company is Lola that sends a personalized box of pads or tampons on subscription (every month or two). They are made completely from Cotton and you can pick how many tampons you want of each type! (super, medium, light... ). But anyways, Clue really helps me out. It also helped me pin down my symptoms surrounding my period (cravings, mood etc). I'm incredibly surprised at what I've found out! I crave salty food on the third and fourth day of my period. I have 4-5 days of period and 28-32 days in between each one. Thanks Clue and Lola for helping me out!
(Storytime lmao) Dude I remember I was reading a book and the character talked about periods and I'd never seen anyone talk about it before and I was like "cool I'm becoming an adult reading books like this" and as I was reading the book I got an ache in my lower stomach and I was like "lol maybe it's my period" but I was 12 so wasn't expecting it. about an hour later I went to the bathroom and I'd literally started my fucking period for the first time. It must have been a magic book.
I'm starting on a menstrual cup soon and I'm a little curious as to if it actually helps anyone with lessening their flow or having less cramps or if that's just a myth? :)
When I'm about to start my period, I normally have major mood swings. Last month I was in Spanish, and I raised my hand and asked a question about a particular sentence and was kicked out of the room to study for 5 minutes. When I came back in and the teacher she asked if I understood, I was so emotional and angry and embarrassed for being kicked out for asking a question that I starting sobbing.
I remember I got my first period while on holiday with my fam, and it was on board a cruise ship lol. We were going to go swimming that day but they closed the pool because of strong winds, which was a blessing in disguise. Anyway, we decided to return to our cabin, and my mom told me to change out of my swim suit since we weren't going swimming anymore. While I was in the bathroom she suddenly asked if I had gotten my period (she found out the sheets were stained oops) and I was like no? I haven't gotten mine yet? and she told me to check my swim suit, so I looked down and FREAKED OUT. I don't even know why I panicked lol because I knew what periods were but when she passed me the pad and told me to put it on it was like she asked me to solve the hardest math equation ever
I had my first period at night in bed, and i was too afraid to tell my mom, but she found out and when i got back from school she wrapped a pack of pads, like a present. I was really embarrassed but it was actually really cute๐
love you dodie, I always got such hurty boobies, evening primrose oil capsules have made such a difference, I take 1 a day and they do not get any pain or swollen or anything. highly recommend xxx
It's really important for people who bleed and who don't to know about this!! I don't get periods, but my friends do n we're rly like open about it, n like I ask them if they need anything, n all in all it's super important. Also, men(or people tbh) shouldn't feel embarrassed about buying pads, tampons or menstrual cups for other people. If anything it shows that you're a nice human being.
The menstrual cup drives me insane sometimes :-D But at the end it's pretty awesome! I also use some kind of app to track my cycle, it's very helpful and thankfully my cycle is quite regular :-) Love you and your videos!! ๐
I had such an awful experience with the depo shot. I gained like 30 pounds and got blistering acne. I want and need to be on birth control, and it's been wonderful not having a period, but wow I think I need a break.
Discharge has been a huge problem for me, I ended up going to hospital and having an ultrasound because it was causing shooting pains in my zone. They ended up prescribing me some cream with an applicator (because they thought it may have been bacterial vaginosis, an infection basically) but I was too incompetent with this damn applicator to do it (I was literally on the floor in tears). So I've waited and thankfully my discharge has decreased massively and no more shooting pain woo!! On the period side of things I think I'll be switching to clue because the app I use is so outdated that it barely works ๐
you're gonna hate me but my periods are over in around three days and I have zero negative side effects :D no cramps, no mood swings, no pain, THANK YOU UTERUS
literally menstrual cups are great god bless i haven't had to sneak a tampon in my pocket to the school bathroom in MONTHS but also i still bring pads and tampons because of my friends
I started my period when I was 9. I was still in primary school !!! I cried my eyes out I was so afraid I mean I was still a kid... I didn't want to start puberty but I did and it lead me to getting bullied lmao I hate my period so much now every time I get it it's like niagara falls and it hurts so much i can't get out of bed and i can't eat bc i get nauseous puberty is great guys i just realized it's been 10 years since I started my period wow great can't wait for it to be over
I am a 15 year old girl, almost 16 and I still haven't had my period. Its weird and scary. I feel like it will never happen and that would mean something is wrong with me. The weird thing is I'm already sinked up with my sister. I have been sinked up with her for 1 and a half years. It's horrible. I get all the migraines. That's how I know if she has started. It's mostly 100% accurate
I use a diva cup and I have a story, I used to use tampons up until one day that I was suddenly in so much pain and I believe I actually had a hot flash but what happened was tampons make my cervix kinda clot over or something like that so be careful with tampons I guess (maybe it had to do with my low cervix)
when I first got my period it was in the morning and I thought I got a cut on my bum which I thought was small. But when my friends were over I quietly told my mum that I was bleeding in my but.
i have a question! so i get really heavy flows too and REALLY bad cramps (ugh), and i was wondering, do you have to change your menstrual cup a lot bc of your heavy flow? and how do you know when to change it? because my worst fear is that i'm going to get one and then it's going to overflow and it's going to look like i was stabbed in the uterus (which is pretty similar to how cramps feel, actually haha)
i have had my period for over a year now and i have been really lucky to have always started my period on the weekend (once it started on a thursday but that was while spring break) so the first few days when i am in pain i am just stay at home and chill instead of having to be at school suffer in silence
Omg I was exactly the same when I was younger!! I started when I was 14 and rly wanted it so I thought I'd feel grown up ๐ and I'm irregular ๐๐๐
whenever mine starts I get such an intense pain that I just end up on the floor crying, and last time I literally fainted. I'm hoping it's not something serious :( I'm hoping to go to the doctor about it soon
I became depressed about the same time I started my period freshman year of high school (senior now aye) and it also made me super sick, I'd throw up, hot flashes, and would have to come home from school all the time cause of it. Turns out I have PMDD which is basically REALLY intense symptoms and depression/suicidal thoughts caused by your period. So I got on birth control and antidepressants and I'm so much happier and healthier than I've been in the past like four years.
a week befor my period I just start eating everything I see, it's so bad xD and my stomach gets bigger (which is not linked to my eating at all) but still sometimes I think 'damn, I'm just getting fat, this can't all be my period!' and then I get my period and I'm thin again. Same thing every month and I'm not learning xD
UGH my period pains are always so bad they make me throw up because of the pain :( Clue has always helped me in knowing what commitments ill have while i want to cry lmao i love this app
Okay, so, I don't bleed anymore, because after 6 years of having periods so painful that I could barely stand up, have to be called out of school for, and sometimes even vomit I decided it was time to go on the pill. Please please do not be afraid to try contraceptives, they're not just for people who don't want to get pregnant. I am so much better now, I feel so much healthier now that I don't have to dread this time in the month where I know my life will be controlled by this thing that's natural but I don't have control over. Doctors will work with you and will get you the right contraceptive they think best fits you. It might take trying a couple pills and it might be tough at first but it gets better โค๏ธ thank you Dodie for talking about this sort of thing ! It's so important and you're a role model ๐
I was 8 and a half years old when I got my period for the first time. I don't remember where I was when it happened which is a shame. I'd like to know that story! Well, 12 years later and i haven't had it in almost three months, but thats quite normal for me. Hmmmmm...
Im curious if anyone else is like this, recently for like the past 2 months I've been getting 2 periods a month,one during sort of the middle,like the 10th or smth and one towards the end, around the 24th. but i asked around and A LOT of my female friends around my age (srsly like the majority) and they've been skipping their periods for the last 2 months. I only started my period around october of last year and before this 2 period a month thing happened, my flow has been regular and always started around the 10th-15th of every month and lasted maybe 6 days or so.anyone know what I should do?
Does clue kinda adapt to you? I mean if I put that my cycle is 28 days but then I'll have few cycles that are 30 days long will it adapt and say that my period will come every 29, 30 days? I had an app that did that but it was shit in other aspects so I'm looking for something else. Also menstrual cups YASSSS ๐๐ป
i haven't gotten my period in 2 months and im in the kitchen marinating chicken for lunch, listening to you talk about your period. and i feel something.. bathroom. boom.
Clue really is a great app! Unfortunately, I'm irregular as heck bc I have PCOS so apps in general are just no point for me. I tried going on BC to regulate it but I became an emotional mess. :/ lol
before my period I get headaches, during my period I get the long lasting, achy cramps like Dodie said, and after I get ovulating pain which feels like someone is stabbing me with a knife ๐ก๐ก๐ก
Another important thing is that us people without the period too (mainly men), shall talk about it without fear. What should we fear? It's NATURAL. And we should support those with period. Damn.
you were FOURTEEN? i am so fucking jealous i got mine when i was NINE and it totally fucked with my life, i used to be a really happy active kid but i was in so much physical discomfort all the time that i dropped all my sports and stopped wanting to do things other than lie motionless or sit on the computer.
i have a question about the menstrual cup. how do you empty it when you're in a public bathroom and the sinks are not in your cubicle? like in most schools
Lili Whoodveld Empty it in the toilet. When I empty mine either at home or in a public toilet I sit on the toilet, take it out and pour it down the toilet. In a public toilet I then just wipe it out with toilet paper before putting it back in.
I only get periods like once every two months, which I suppose is lucky, but they last 7 days. It also makes it so hard to track like goddd. as soon as I'm able to find a permanent stop to them, I'm taking it.
My mood isn't really affected by my period more like my pain makes me more irritable. My period takes so freaking long to end and it only stops hurting when I sleep and I use pads because tampons scare me
Here's how I know I have too much of a "dude" mentality - my first thought during this video was "I'd hate to waste memory on my phone with an app that I can only use once a month."
I get the worssssst cramps ever on my period, to the point where i'm in so much pain, I have to go throw up and one day I was in bed in the fetal position and my boyfriend showed up outside with a plug in heating pad SAVED MY LIFE cannot imagine going through my period without that thing doesn't stop the pain entirely but it soothes it enough so that I at least don't have to go be sick, and can fall asleep at night
to anyone who says they kinda want stomach pains because they dont get them donT i have very bad ones and i get so annoyed at everything and its horrible and to anyone who hasn't gotten their period yet youre lucky its so much easier to not worry about if you're gonna get it out of nowhere
my flow is horrifically heavy. i go through super maxi tampons in like 3 or 4 hours on my first few days. i would like to use a menstral cup, but i worry that it wont last and i will have to try and take it out in a public restroom. how long do they last? anyone who uses one, have you had to wash it out in public?
I CANT BELIEVE YOURS TURNS BROWN TOO I THOUGHT I WAS SLOWLY DYING (obviously I am slowly dying but like quicker than normal death like over a few years not like over a lifetime) Thank you so much <3
So I get the point of menstrual cups but the little details confuse me. For example, if you're in public toilets and you empty the cup and put it back in, aren't your hands gonna be really bloody? And how often do you have to empty it? Does it just depend on how heavy your flow is? I've been contemplating using one for a while so any answers will help a lot! X
Hey guys! I tried using a mooncup twice, and both times It was extremely painful to get It out, to the point where I was literally screaming because of the pain. I double checked It was my size and everything, but everything seemed to be what it was suppossed to... Can anyone relate to this? I really wanted to start using It instead of tampons and pads because of their environmental effect (and because they feel kinda gross tbh) and Im scared of hurting my body, So pls help? ๐
Lucรญa Andrada Make sure to break the seal before taking it out either my squeezing the base or reaching up to the top and pressing it in. If you break the seal and it's still painful then there isn't much that can be done about that. However when I first started using mine taking it out was really painful but the hymen is designed to stretch (breaking the hymen is a total myth) so the more I used it the more it stretched and now I don't have any pain at all. I can't remember how many times I used it before it stopped being painful but I can't have been too many because it was so painful I can't imagine I would have kept using it.
Yeah, I pinched It and it still hurted a lot, that's why I kept trying it, because I thought I was doing something wrong. I'll give it another go, thank you So much ๐
You got SO MUCH STUFF up your uterus when you were young, and I am 20 and a few days ago I was supposed to get a coil but THE BLOODY DOCTOR COULDNT GET THE BLOODY TEENY TINY THING TO MEASURE IT UP THERE so I didn't get my coil and it hurts so much
everyone I talk to really wanted to get there period whereas I really really really really really really really really really really really really don't want to get mine
Pauline Jadoulle it does have some options for all sorts of contraceptive options like the pill and the patch and stuff, I just haven't seen what it does. you should try it, it's pretty great.
I just don't get it? I imagine it's really hard being discreet because you would need to come out of a cubicle to clean it in the sink and then go back in the cubicle to put it back in and that would be so impractical especially if it was a busy toilet
SynthesteticFlame if you get the best ones, some menstrual cups can be inserted for 8 hours, up to 12, meaning you basically can wear it out and then wash it as soon as you get home.
You usually empty it in your toilet and then wash it in the sink. For me personally it's enough to empty it once after I get up and once in the evening. If your flow is heavier than mine you might have to empty it sometime troughout the day. I have heard other women saying they just use toiletpaper or babywipes to clean it in public washrooms.
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he shook his head no.
i told him, "that is a tampon."
he *shrieked*. like a small child. threw the tampon across the hall saying "ewewewew" and then looked at me and whispered, "was it used?" and i shook my head.
"David.. it was still in the wrapper."
he just glared at me and then ran to the boys room and washed his hands then came back all upset and disgusted with everything.
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Wow he was being so overdramatic ๐๐
59 likesI'm so lucky to have my boyfriend lol he's really understanding and chill about periods, he even keeps tampons in his room in case I forget to bring them to his house
58 likesAlex LeBlanc what a g
12 likesOne time at summer camp this kid had a REALLY bad nosebleed and they plugged his nose with a tampon because we were far away from the clinic and he was completely unfazed. He was actually making jokes and stuff, which is really surprising.
41 likesr/thathappened
6 likesR/thathappened
4 likes"Was it used?" "David...it was still in the wrapper" I'm DEADDDDD ๐๐๐๐๐
19 likesLMAO
0 likesAussie Miracle the drama lol
2 likesMaddie Dayton LOOOOLLLLL THAT MADE MY DAY
1 likeHey, i wasn't so overdramatic.
3 likesYou just made my day๐
0 likeslmao this scene is actually pretty funny to think abt but i gotta say..
2 likesr/quityourbullshit
Alex LeBlanc we all need a man like that
0 likesr/thathappened
0 likesLMAO if it was used you would know about it... BlOoD
0 likesI'm a guy and I once got really sick and was feeling INTENSE STABBING PAINS in my abdominal region and I was on the floor in like tears and my friend who's a girl came up to me and was like "what does it feel like" I explained it to her and she was like "oh yeah same" and I was like "why are you not dying" and she said "it just feels like a period tbh" IM FUCKING SORRY!!! SOME PEOPLE HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS FOR A WHOLE WEEK EVERY MONTH FOR YEARS!! now when I hear people say guys are tougher than girls I'm like "let me tell you a story..."
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True, women have been proven to have a higher pain tolerance bc of birth and periods. Some cramps have been proven to be as painful as heart attacks.
60 likesTHIS IS HONESTLY MY FAVORITE THING RN AND IDK WHY
20 likesWE NEED MORE PEOPLE LIKE YOU
18 likesActually really thanks I appreciate this comment cuz most people are like "its just cramps" and Ita usually at school so the peeps who say that to me often get a peice of stationary thrown at them cuz especially when I've got up early for school and my stomache is trying to destroy me from the inside I CANNOT TAKE anyone ever saying I'm being dramatic lmao! also.... I was once doing archery and assault courses on my period and I told my friend cuz although I did it the sensation was uncomfortable and a boy overheard and was like EWWWW and I was just like SERIOUSLY I'm not bleeding all over the floor am I?
18 likesIโve read loads of stories of women whoโs appendix have burst and they didnโt know because they thought it was their period!! And then men when their appendix burst canโt get out of bed aha
2 likesWhy do men get so uncomfortable about periods? I will NEVER understand this. I'm not disturbed by the male anatomy and functions...
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I'm glad to hear this about you. However, I still don't get why it makes men uncomfortable. I can't relate to male anatomy and issues but I'm not uncomfortable learning or talking about it. Both are natural parts of life
69 likesWhy would it freak them out though, we hear about anatomy, medical procedures and murder every other day and we don't bat an eye
37 likesAnna Does Things If something bleeds for an entire week and doesnt die, that creeps men out.
41 likesAnna Does Things I have never understood this either. During the Easter holidays I was round my boyfriend's house and I bled through my trousers because my flow was heavier than it usually is. I was so scared because I didn't know how he would react... thankfully he was amazing and even helped me scrub the stain out which was a blessing! Any man who is not willing to ever hear about your period and what you are going through - never mind deal with it - isn't worth attention. There are some out there that can accept that it is something that nearly every woman has to go through and can support us. :)
67 likesI'm really glad that your boyfriend cares for you like that! This is what every girl needs in her life to be honest, haha
40 likesAbsolutely and I feel so lucky to have found someone who doesn't mind when I talk about periods and doesn't get freaked out. Wish all guys were the same tbqh
22 likesSameeee.
3 likesAnna Does Things my friends and I literally have conversation about masturbation and then they see I have a bag on my binder and when they realize what's in it they look at me like I need holy water
13 likesJamesy Bumholes Are you seriously calling her filthy for needing period products? Seriously?
16 likesJamesy Bumholes sanitary wipes are a thing we use, my friend.
1 likeAnna Does Things Not to be rude but I don't think men WANT to hear us say we're bleeding out of our vagina every once a month. Like yeah they shouldn't be that grossed out but I don't think I'd want to hear my friend say she's on her period unless it was an emergency
6 likesJamesy Bumholes I'm glad your arguments have reduced to insults. I seriously do not mind personal attacks. Tell me what's wrong with me, as long as you let the people who've done nothing wrong /alone/
4 likesThat means most people in the LGBTQ community. If you didn't understand that.
1 likeJamesy Bumholes Man, I feel kinda sorry for you. Are you always this bitter?
7 likesJamesy Bumholes I won this argument long ago, and you just confirmed it. It was an honor, showing you up. Now you can rest your little head on your Old Testament, and we'll never have to speak to each other again. That's a deal I can get behind.
5 likesAnna Does Things sure it's natural but it's kinda gross.
0 likesJamesy Bumholes Taking a jab at my name, huh? Never heard that one before, not at all lol. I think we've abandoned whatever we were arguing about a long time ago anyways. I'm just gonna leave on a positive note...I do like your profile pic. Good day.
5 likesJamesy Bumholes Thanks man. You too.
0 likesI do apologize to Anna Does Things for clogging up her feed with shit, though.
1 likeJamesy Bumholes Your comments have crossed so many lines dude. I dont think you get the difference between trolling and saying horrible shyt.
8 likesAnna Does Things By understanding more about women it's as if they lose some of their masculinity. It's weird.
4 likesAnna Does Things I see it as an advantage to make all the annoying men leave the room
9 likesdepends on the type of guy :) some guys can't hear anything about "gross" things girls do but there are also guys that just understand that a girls body is just as human as a guys body and ofc it's not all roses and sunshine :D personally don't mind talking about periods
5 likesSo I'm a guy and I agree periods should be less of a taboo.
17 likesAnyhow as a guy I also understand getting uncomfortable about periods.
You want to know why?
You're freaking bleeding out of your vaginas.
A slimey bloody mess coming out of your vagina. and yes it's normal and every woman has it.
But imagine us men talking about blood coming out of our penisses every month.
Wouldn't that freak you out a little bit?
But men should be more understanding towards women and their periods.
And just take care of them and not complain.
Give them their chocolate, love and attention and get them through it.
'Cause after all you women are the ones who are hurting and bleeding and....well have periods every single month.
Shit is natural part of the body too, but it's still gross if people talk about it, especially in detail like some girls talk about their periods. It's literally blood coming out of your vagina, that's gross. Some guys can be rude about it for sure, but it's perfectly normal to feel uncomfortable.
8 likesMin Gramps agree I wanted to give that argument too but didn't.
2 likesBut you're right. exactly that.
Anna Does Things agreed. Like my girlfriend was so surprised when I was totally fine and chilled about her period
6 likesAnna Does Things EXACTLY
0 likesHonestly, I think it's because we care about you? I used to get uncomfortable around period topics and it's not because I thought it was gross. I think it's because it sometimes hurts quite a lot and there's so much stigma associated with the way it affects women mentally. As in, I want to give you a hug because it looks like you are in pain, but I can't really ask you if that's why because I don't wanna offend you. It's just sort of hard (for me at least?) to comprehend what to do in that situation? Im not really uncomfortable about it anymore though, having some amazing l, honest and loving friends cleared that right up โ๐ป
2 likes+Gracie Hemmings xox something that's natural can be gross...like shits. Do you want me to tell you that I have diarrhea or something evertime I have it lol? Im super open with my period cause I'm around people who are okay with me talking about it, but all I'm saying is that it's normal if people feel grossed out about it that's it. Don't need to be so rude jeez
1 likeVery few penis-folk have childhood experiences of blood being involved in healthy processes. Nosebleeds and injuries are often their only direct experience until later on - the sort of things they're told to fix, cover up, and talk little about. Unfortunately many families also won't be sex/body-positive enough to even discuss the fact that reproductive anatomy exists, let alone how it naturally functions for someone who isn't you. It makes for a very scary and steep learning curve that many men and boys are too intimidated to take on once they have the agency and maturity to do so.
4 likesi don't because my mom and sister talk about theirs regualrly and i have a girlfriend now so yeah
0 likesI honestly have no idea. I mean, If I have to watch commercials for your Viagra and condoms, you can sit through a tampon commercial.
2 likesAlso, one time in science class we had to write an essay on a body organ. Obviously, my first thought was to write about the uterus because I think the uterus is the most badass organ. But then the teacher said we couldn't do the uterus because it makes people uncomfortable?? All the girls were very confused and angry. I'll never understand why we have to hide our body parts just because they come with stereotypes.
5 likesAs a guy myself, I honestly don't understand either. Periods are natural and there's nothing to be freak out about. I'm actually quite glad some of my friends are open about when they're on their periods and most of my knowledge on them actually came from said friends. There is nothing to feel uncomfortable about.
6 likesExactly. %99 of boys at my school would freak out if they saw this video i was fine because my mother and sister talked so openly about theirs
11 likesPersonally as a male, I get uncomfortable when any type of female parts are mentioned because I was raised in a family where any anatomy is immediately related to sexual context so when I mention learning like anatomy, I would be shut up by my relatives, so I just assumed that if I mention any of those things, everyone will go batshit crazy and slap me for saying such stuff...
7 likesProbably because its like "hey GOIYS I bleed put of my vagina and it smells really bad and I get cramps!" Its natural I know I know im a girl myself but even as a girl I don't wanna hear it. Its personal business. I don't think that smelly af blood coming out of your vagina every month should be like a casual conversation.
0 likesAnna Does Things
2 likesAnd I am awkward when people mention periods
They disgust me
I think why I hate it is because some girls talk about it naturally and they have "no shame"
And I'm jealous of them
I would like to have "no shame"when talking about things like that (I can't even say it) and that makes me mad
That they can talk about it and be fine and that I, for some reason can't
Because it feels awkward
None of my guy friends get uncomfortable around it, but whenever I mention it in front of my dad he freaks out its wierd
0 likesAnna Does Things possibly cuz man don't bleed naturally. And blood isn't the most comforting
0 likesI'm a boy and I actually agree with you and like one of my (female) friends talk about it to me and (male) friends and they get freaked out and I'm like โyeah?!?โ LIKE WTF
0 likesi mean it is sometimes a little gross, and thatโs coming from a girl whoโs had her period for nearly two years now. also i think a lot of it is misinformation and no education about it bc then people with penises think itโs worse than it is or believe myths about it
0 likesI dont blame then cause my period still terrifies me :)
0 likesAnna Does Things I think it's because "eww blood gross"
0 likesAnna Does Things For me I get unconfortable because it's blood and blood makes me nervous.
0 likesI think itโs because weโd imagine bleeding through the penis which is a very weird thought. We try to draw comparisons where there shouldnโt be any and itโs odd. In my experience most of us grow out of the ohhh weird phase.
0 likesAs a man who gets his period I am heavily uncomfortable with this question
0 likesHooded Angel yep
0 likesEl Gato Amarillo - I completely get what you are saying,and you are right to say that, but I think they meant male and were assuming (which I know they shouldn't do) that no men get their period
1 likeHonestly it freaked me out the first couple times I got it cause AHHHH BLOOOOOOD, so I totally get it lol it's weird
0 likescause they like to sexualization everything about female anatomy. or just female-born anatomy to be more inclusive
0 likes"huh your period is weirder than most people" THATS WHAT MY CLUE SAYS ALL THE TIME
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SAME HONEY
18 likesLiterally same. It's like "YOU'RE LATE." "YOU'RE LATE AGAIN."
3 likesi was completely with it when dodie was giving out tips until she said exercising is good when youre pms'ing and then i was like hm no byE
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Yeah same hahahaha
0 likesPenguinIsFarts exercise makes it worse for me
1 likeOmg the app is in a folder called "my poor body" ๐๐๐
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I'm not the only one who felt that was worth mentioning then? ๐
24 likesGabrielle L
2 likesAHAHAHAH
All of her folders are named hilarious things bro itโs amazing how funny she is.
21 likesSalem The ukulele yep - โreally bitchโ, โu probs lateโ, โmedia sociallyโ, โnever useโ, โtreat yourselfโ idk about others? I just read those from this video after I saw โmy poor bodyโ๐
18 likesI do really want to try the cups but?? How do I wash it at school? Like yes hello fellow student don't mind me while I wash my vagina blood down the drain
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I heard people just empty it into the toilet and use toilet paper or baby wipes to clean it.
147 likesI personally never have to do that while I'm at school. For me it's enough to empty it once in the morning and once in the evening. My flow is medium I would say.
I do definitely recommend them btw. Most convenient way to deal with your period in my opinion. When I'm not in pain I tend to completely forget that I'm on my period at all.
You could try it out during holidays or the weekend at first and judge for yourself how much you bleed in a few hours. The flow does tend to change tho. Mine is the heaviest on the second day for example. So keep that in mind.
Oh also there are videos from other youtubers explaining how to use them, advice etc. Really helped me out in the beginning.
47 likesI've had to wash it at school before and I'm always worried someone will freak out lolz I wish I had the baby wipe idea
13 likesBring wipes, hand sanitizer and a water bottle in with you. Sanitize those hands, grab your cup and throw the blood down the toilet. If there's blood on your hand use tissues or wipes to clean yourself up. Then use the water bottle to wash off the cup into the toilet and dry it off with tissue. Reinsert your cup, wipe your hands and throw the wipes into the sanitary bin. Make sure everything is g then go out and wash your hands. It's really not as daunting as it seems :)
48 likesAlso Primark/Penneys do little packets of wipes and hand sanitizers so you don't have to feel like you're carrying around a changing (nappy) bag.
12 likesImogen Lucille you don't need to, you can keep it in for up to 12 hours
2 likesImogen Lucille you only need to clean it when you change it, in the morning and at bedtime. So you shouldn't need to change it at school
6 likesJamesy Bumholes WHAT THE HELL IS YOUR PROBLEM?
1 likethat just made my day
5 likesTHIS CIMMENT IM C R TING
0 likesImogen Lucille this made me laugh so much lol
0 likesImogen Lucille Iโm in boarding school so I could only cook it in the student kitchen and that would be so awkward
1 likeDaN
0 likesImogen Lucille
0 likesUse the toilet
Imogen Lucille LOL HAHAAHA
0 likesIt lasts up to 12 hours at a time.
0 likesapparently (i dont use one but ive heard from many people) that you can keep it in for 12 hours before you need to wash it out again, so if you time it right you wont need to wash it out at school unless it overflows haha
0 likesImogen Lucille haha same
0 likesImogen Lucille I spy a Daniel in your pfp
0 likesTHAT MADE ME LAUGH SO DAMN HARD ๐
0 likesImogen Lucille ๐
1 likeIsobel Smith yesss gurl yesssss
0 likesYOUR PROFILE PIC IM SCREAMING YES
0 likestrue that
0 likesImogen Lucille I dump it in the TOLIET and I just stick it back up cause I'm an awkward disgusting mess
0 likesYou bring your bag with you have a water bottle with you and rinse it out over the toilet xx
0 likesWhenever my period is late i always have the thought of "am i pregnant" even tho i'm gay and also a virgin, but hey, never know if i'm going to be the next virgin mary
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Enby Friend tbh same xD
9 likesSAAAAME like i'm gay and in a relationship and a virgin but when it is late i'm like WOOOOOOW better start looking for jobs and getting purple baby clothes and looking for names in a baby book
38 likesEnby Friend omg๐
2 likesEnby Friend I'm straight and I'm a virgin but I have a THREE MONTH CYCLE and I swear everytime I'm having a baby
21 likesEnby Friend dude same
2 likesEnby Friend MEeE
2 likesSAME AND I'M AN AITHEST
4 likesHappening to me currently!! Also hellaย gay and aย virgin (sad times) but also I could've been inseminated in my sleep sooooooo
8 likesEnby Friend literally me im
2 likesEnby Friend i relate so much
2 likesSAME RHOUGH OHMYGOD
1 likeEnby Friend that is so relatable it hurts????? I am actually Jesus so I shouldn't worry?
0 likesThis literally me right now
2 likesEnby Friend same
1 likeSaaaaaaame lmao
4 likesEnby Friend v THIS IS ME
2 likesEnby Friend SAME
1 likeEnby Friend SAME
1 likemy friend's period went away for nine months. the jury is still out but my theory is ghost baby. haven't thought much about the logistics but i find it hilarious
15 likesEnby Friend same
1 likeEnby Friend I RELATE SO HARD ONG
1 likeEnby Friend me
1 likeEnby Friend same my period was 7 days late and my thoughts yesterday were "this is it, I'm pregnant" even tho I'm a virgin ๐
12 likesEnby Friend SAAAMMMMEEE!! I thought I was the only virgin who thought they were pregnant until my friend just said it off hand and I was like OMg I think about that alll the time
3 likesSAmE! During the Summer I don't have mine for like 2 months
1 likeam i the only one who never has that thought
2 likessamantha c Same
1 likeSame. Like there's literally no way I could be pregnant right now but my thoughts always go there first. Every fricking time
1 likeFUCKING SAME oml
1 likeEnby Friend yah that whole Mary thing freaks us women out tbh ๐น๐น๐น
4 likesI ALWAYS think I'm pregnant even though I've never done anything sexual or romantic
6 likesEnby Friend I just think YAsss It hAS FrEEd Me FoR ANoThEr WEek
2 likesYES ME 2
3 likesEnby Friend OMG SAME
1 likeEnby Friend In order to let my friends know when I get my period I text them "I AIN'T THE VIRGIN MARY NO MORE!"
1 likeWe all do it ๐
Also. MEEEEEE!!!!
THIS IS EXACTLY ME
1 likeEnby Friend THE ๐ MOST ๐ RELATABLE โค๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐
1 likeOh my god same ๐๐๐
1 likewhy is this me????
1 likeOmg SAME HAHA
1 likeSame ๐
1 likeSame ๐ @summer lane
0 likesOmg congrats! Iโm ur 2kth comment/ reply
0 likesThank God im not the only one
0 likessame even tho im a guy
1 likeme too even tho im gay and asexual
0 likesSame with me! I am a LESBIAN and I still think Iโm pregnant if my period comes late ๐
2 likesLmao me too I'm also gay and also 14!
0 likes๐คฃ
0 likesI got my first period when I was 11. At school. I freaking cried in the bathroom that day because I didn't want to grow up. It was like a death sentence
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Abigail :P when I got mine I remember shouting 'SEND ME TO FUCKING NEVERLAND ALREADY๐'
16 likesAbigail :P I was 10 and it was at school too, the worst part was that i was the first out if like everyone i knew to get my period and i would snap at them and nobody understood until like 3 years later when everyone else got theirs:(
8 likesLmao when i didnt get mine yet i was like "I DONT WANNA GROW UP AND GET MY PERIOD!!" and i was crying ๐๐but i got it now and im like "well, this is my life now."
7 likesAbigail :P same my was at night
0 likesSame omg
0 likesI was 10
0 likes"Can everyone tell? Does everyone know that i'm now
208 likesa woman?"
funny story abt the first time i got my period:
190 likesi was thirteen, and coming back from a science convention with my mum, cousin, and aunt. we all went into wendys and i felt a warm blop of liquid, and i kind of knew it was my period,,, but i also thought i peed myself. so i went out to the car, got a pad, and then went to the restroom and saw the blood and i was just like
heck
so yep thats what happened and afterwards i ate chicken nuggets. the end.
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gud story
9 likesNice ๐ how were the nuggets??
3 likesLove your profile pic!
2 likestaylor b I was in math class. With a male teacher. I got up to use the restroom, looked down, saw blood, and sighed louder than I've ever sighed in my life. I went back to class and asking to go to the nurse was sooo awkward, he made it so weird. Then the nurse made a big deal so everyone in the room heard it. Fun.
1 likeThis is so weird but do you ever sneeze and you can feel like blood coming out this is gross
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Zara Mickelson Yes! Thatโs very common and itโs so annoying! I just hate the feeling of all that blood gushing out shivers
41 likesLol once I sneezed in science when I was on my period and my friend was like โyou look like youโve just seen a ghostโ
57 likesYES! Or when you laugh or cry. I was at a show and I started crying when my idols came out and ended up bleeding through my pants.
12 likesOh don't get me started on that!
2 likesYeah. Or when you laugh, or cry, or cough.. but those are only the heavy days thank god ๐
11 likesZara Mickelson OMG YES
0 likesKatie F OH NOOOO! That horrible!
0 likesI know I'm a year late but when I first got my period, I sneezed and I swear it was terrible. So much blood came out
1 likeITS THE WORST THING EVER ITS LIKE A FUCKIN JELLYFISH, additional note(I havent seen any people say this yet but still) to any guys that might say this is gross REMEMBER we as women do not control this and when I'm whining to all my friends saying that my cramps hurt, it's because they really frickin hurt!!! Like a persistent ache accompanied by a chorus of stabbing pains and nausea if I moooovvveeee
3 likesI really hope you girls relate....
YES
1 likeTHIS IS JUST SO NECESSARY
2009 likesWhat a role model, things like this need to be casually spoken about !!! My whole life people have AVOIDED talking about stuff like that with me (whispered, told me to leave a room) because I'm a guy. But I LOVE my female friends who will just chat to me about it. ITS BIOLOGY. Let's be open, chill and COOL about it all
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Definitely! You seem like a great guy, just some advice, I don't know if you know this, but try to be as inclusive as possible when talking about periods! Periods aren't limited to cis women. Trans guys, nonbinary people, etc. all can have periods, and it's important to recognize that, because they're often seen as a 'girl thing', but it's literally all people who have a uterus. Keep that in mind, and you'll continue to be a great person! Have an amazing day!
32 likesLora Reinfeldt You're so right - thanks for the reminder! Apologies if I excluded anyone, didn't intend to. Thank you!!! X
24 likesBooyyy there needs to be more guys like you. I enjoy talking about periods, especially the more scientific aspect of it. If you havent already, ASAP science has a video on periods ^^
19 likes[FOREVER EMPHASIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS]
17 likesDude we definitely need more guys like you.
Will Moore damn. Go you. Not even my father can stand me taking about my period
10 likesThank you for existing. <3
5 likesthis is SO TRUE! I hate how taboo talking about this is I wish everyone was more open. It makes wanting to ask questions about this kinda stuff award and something to be avoided and I think it only furthers stereotypes about the topic.
13 likesnew fav person right here
4 likesWill Moore i
0 likesWill Moore โคโคโคโคโค
1 likeWill Moore GOD YES!! EVERYBODY THINKS I AM INSANE BECAUSE I TALK ABOUT PERIODS AND MY BODY AND STUFF
5 likesWill Moore true
2 likessame! me too! People think I'm insane talking about my periods! When male friends ask me about periods, I just casually talked about it. And sometimes, when there are some other males around, they would just give me a weird look and walk further away. I was like.. Come on~ it's normal. It's biology. And you guys better know why you girlfriends get angry so easily sometimes because sometime period is damn painful and annoying. haha.
8 likesghost toast I LOVE YOUR ICON!!!
1 likeThank you so much! The world needs more males like you! Many boys in my health class act extremely uncomfortable and anybody who isn't uncomfortable is ridiculed. I feel like if people would talk to each other about each different sex's biology, we could understand ourselves and others better!
4 likesI love this wow
1 likeWill Moore I totally agree with i feel people should be allowed to be open with. There body with both genders
0 likesWill Moore can we be friends you seem so down to earth
3 likesWill Moore i like you. :)
4 likesI had a sex ed class on periods. Didn't help at all. This. This is HELPFUL. THANK YOU DODIE!! weirdest part started today ๐๐ป๐๐ป nobody needed to know that lol
5 likesWill Moore I get what you're saying Will but I think it's also important to accept that some people may not feel comfortable talking about this topic with others for various reasons including gender, and that's okay too. It's great to encourage openness but there's also absolutely nothing wrong with wanting to be more private or experiencing discomfort and asking that other people respect this privacy. They're allowed to talk about it with others but also entitled to avoid talking about it if they wish
3 likesi love your comment, will, but i'm actually a little sad how happy everyone is to hear this from a guy? is talking about your period with your boyfriends, dads, brothers, guy friends really not a thing because THEY do NOT want to hear about it? what the hell?
1 likeWill Moore Plus it feels kind of iffy for a male to complain because girls don't want to talk about certain things with him. It just doesn't seem right that someone would love female friends for talking openly about their periods with them. There is no right or wrong when it comes to who with or how people want to talk about their bodies and I think it wouldn't be right to love a female for talking to you about something you may potentially not experience as a male. I know your comment was well meaning, I just don't think you should imply that girls not wanting to talk about their periods with you is a negative thing or that girls doing so is a particularly positive thing. Both should be accepted as normal baseline behaviors, you know? No one should be praised or criticised for either! ๐
0 likeslianna399 just to clarify, I didn't say anything negative about people who don't want to talk about periods etc openly! I totally see your point, but all I'm saying is that it shouldn't be hidden, suppressed and stigmatised as a topic that shouldn't be openly discussed by all genders! People definitely don't have to talk about it if they don't want to, but at the same time people who have periods should not have to feel embarrassed or worried about talking to ANYONE about topics like this - I think that's the whole point of Dodie's video: to be completely open and transparent about something that isn't talked about openly enough.
1 likeWill Moore I'm not sure if my last comment posted successfully but I was just saying that I understand what you were trying to convey but just wanted to address the issue and your comment basically formed the basis which I could then expand upon. I do understand and agree with your message.
0 likesKaley Mendoza thanks yours too lol
0 likesEdith Wadeson ueah lol i started mine yesterday (the day this was posted)
0 likesWill Moore I
0 likesThis reminds me - I go to an all-girls school right, an in assembly they wanted to address the fact that someone had left a used tampon and wrappings on the floor of the bathroom once or twice. So at the very end of the college assembly, they very conspicuously (with speaker and podium) ask all the male teachers to leave the room before addressing it because they didn't want to "embarrass the male staff'"
0 likesThese staff work 7 hours a day in a school with 1,400 teenage girls, I don't think they would really give a fuck/
I thought I was the only one who gets aches between my legs.. It's awful!
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Jinx X My main pains are between my legs. I don't get heavy cramps (so far at least, I've had it for less than a year) but I do get pain in my legs and around there a lot.
2 likesMine are in my back
0 likesMy pains are on side of my legs, right below my belly area AND IT HURTS
1 likeSomething I don't understand is how funny guys at my school find periods.
85 likesYeah we bleed out our vaginas every month and go through immense pain- hilarious -_- ha, ha, ha -_-
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User Guideu haha, my bathtub looks like a crime scene sometimes, and I ruined 3 pairs of pants. Very funny. (Those were my favorite shorts! โฅ^โฅ)
2 likes"There's something in my vagina."
50 likesExcuse me while I laugh for the next 8 million years
"ooh! its like a little aquarium in there!"
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I love your profile name and pic!
1 likei need an evan to cheer whenever i finish my period too ๐
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stephyeah same ๐
4 likesstephyeah When I read that title and especially the no clickbait part, I just thought: Well, you are a girl, of course it is not clickbait..๐
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0 likesยฃ10 m8
54 likesEvan Edinger Evaaaaannnnnn
0 likesEvan, I'd give you my life savings.
2 likesyes
0 likesThis reached 759 likes and I was about to like it and my time brain thought 'ah, this will make it 800 likes'
7 likessame i finished mine today
1 likestephyeah same
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0 likesExams and periods do not go well
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April oh my goooddddd I used to ALWAYS get mine when I had to do a lit exam for some reason and normally Iโm really good at lit but when Iโm on my period I canโt think straight or even speak properly so that was a whole mess....
3 likesme tomorrow :,(
1 likejeon jungkook oh really:// good luck!!
1 likewhen ever a girl uses the bathroom during their period, it's like the shining in a toilet
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True
3 likesExactly ๐
3 likesIt's a nightmare in school cuz you wanna be quick when you're changing a pad but like the school toilets are not ideal and it's so stressful cuz you have to also try not to make noises with the pad wrapper and stuff, it's a full on ordeal hahah
12 likes@lizzie the witch I always 'accidently' hit the dryer thing and then quickly change it
1 like@God Dangit good technique
0 likesI started mine this morning and itโs kinda hilarious because we literally had our talk about periods yesterday in science and then this morning I was like โHOLY SHIT IM A WOMANโ but now Iโve come home from school after the second lessen like โeNd tHe pAiNโ so rip me
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Lesson* oops lmao
0 likesOml I'm not the only one๐ we started learning about the menstrual cycle in biology a few days ago (our most recent lesson) and I just started today (thankfully at the weekend). I'm kinda glad cause I feel like everyone in my class had already started so I didn't want to be the lil young kid who had no idea what it was like cause I felt like I'd be expected to know ๐
0 likesare we not going to talk about the fact dodie has a folder called "my poor body" cause honestly, same
53 likes3:53 the folder is named "my poor body" cannot stop laughing๐๐๐
163 likesI have really bad cramps right now and they won't go awayyy
806 likesI feel like I'm going to be sick
I've tried paracetamol, ibuprofen and a heated thing BUT IT WONT STOP HELP MEEE
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Little_Pixie_ try heating a water bottle up and placing it near your ovaries and laying on your stomach.
16 likesI'm prescribed ponstan - you take it for the 3 days before you are scheduled to start and it works pretty well, also codeine-based drugs :)
12 likesaweee.....feel betterrrr
10 likesI have the same problem I told my doctor about and he prescribed some medication painkillers
4 likesLittle_Pixie_ Try Voltaren. It works for me! But some times Iโm crying and dying and bleeding everywhere and then the next month it will be so light I can use those tiny tampons that I swear are made for fetuses. It is so strange. Anyways I also use Clue that dodie uses.
10 likesK tmi byeee
dont drink cold drinks and take a sleep it works for me
2 likesLittle_Pixie_ I know this was a long time ago but you should try Advil it helps with cramps plus it also helps with headaches :))
4 likesIโm late, but next time try taking a really warm bath (not too hot so that itโs uncomfortable) and just listen to music.
1 liketake a reallyyyyyy hot bath
2 likesLittle_Pixie_ ahh, get some chocolate cookies/ cake๐. Honestly that is my life saver on my time.
0 likesPastelPolarBear I acc do this too๐๐. Sometimes it acc works๐
0 likeshey there's a special type of pain killer just for period cramps, it's called Naprogesic
0 likesLittle_Pixie_ I had this and I went to the doctor who pescribed me a really strong pain killer that you take on your period called Tranematic Acid and this helps A LOT!
1 likeLittle_Pixie_ try a little pill called ponstan. Itโs an off the shelf medication. Itโs pretty amazing
0 likesLittle_Pixie_ try some dry ginger biscuits. ginger helps nausea and when thats calmed down. working out helps w cramps
1 likeLittle_Pixie_ I don't have tips for cramps (other than eating. For some reason, it helps me), but don't use ibuprofen, it thins your blood which makes you bleed more. Just a warning
1 likeEat bananas, apparently they help?
0 likesLittle_Pixie_ eat chocolate it actually does help with cramps
0 likesIf you take a long sock and fill it with rice and tie the end then when you need it heat it up in the microwave for around 1 Minute
0 likessounds like me
1 likeEat jello. Really. It works.
0 likesMagnesium supplements. It'll help all your involuntary muscles to function better, including the ones in your uterus.
0 likesI JUST SAW UR COMMENTS IN ABOUT FOUR OTHER DODIE VIDS and Iโm like I KNOW HER i really hope u feel better tho ๐
1 likeLittle_Pixie_ actually me rn
1 likeCat? I feel a cat would help. Just to watch it. OR IF IT CHOOSES YOU AND FALLS ASLEEP ON YOUR LEGS THAT WOULD BE NICE MAYBE
2 likesLittle_Pixie_ I donโt know if you still need help but try dark chocolate
1 likeLittle_Pixie_ if you can, take acetaminophen (Tylenol). I personally canโt take Ibuprofen, and it also doesnโt really work for me. Also, constant heat and (dark) chocolate help!
0 likesHaving an intense fear of blood makes the whole period experience 100% worse๐ญ
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Oml that must be terrible! I don't have a fear of blood, but I hate seeing it every time I'm on my period and I go to the toilet...
2 likesSpecial Kay MEEEEE
1 likeIt's torture. I was shaving down there and accidentally cut my poor vagina (today) and every time I use the bathroom, I see a bunch of blood on my pad and my hands start shaking a lot and I can't breath too well ;;
2 likesSpecial Kay i hate it
0 likesI donโt mind blood but that must make it so much worse
0 likesSAME
0 likesi got my period when i was 10 and because no one ever told me the blood has a possibility of being brown so i actually thought i was dying so when i got home from school (oh yeah i was at school when it started) i told my mom i needed to talk to her and told her what was happening as i was bawling my eyes out and my mom was just like "oh...you've just your period" aahh good times
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Just Rae yep sounds about right
1 likeYAY CONFUSING HUMAN BODY!!!!!!!
0 likesjohn trainor that happened to means I didn't even really think it was my period. I thought about it but I was just like "nah this can't be it" WELL NOPE I WAS WRONG
0 likes6:48 Should be your channel trailer ๐
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Lucas D lmao
3 likesLucas D I mean Dan Howell's starts with 'SEX!' so it should be alright๐๐ Dodie reminds me of Dan sometimes too xD
38 likesLucas D YEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSS I WANT IT ON REPEAT
5 likesLucas D OMFG
3 likesWtf
3 likesHolly Bramhall Phil tops ;)
2 likes๐๐๐
1 likeWhen the fuck did I write this
1 likeHolly Bramhall XDDDD
1 likeโhi, Iโm dodie!โ
4 likesโhereโs some facts about me.โ
โ6:48โ
LOL LMAO. Yes!! I would watch that on repeat. ๐๐๐
0 likesim a trans guy (pre everything) and seeing other people - cis or not - talking openly about this kinda stuff makes me rlly hap x
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mills oof I hope that you're doing ok. Remember that having a period doesn't make you any less masculine!! ๐
2 likesi hope any surgeries/transitioning goes well!!!
1 likeThe first time I got my period I woke up and I called my mom into the bathroom and the first thing I said was โwell I can get pregnant nowโ
32 likesI still donโt know why I said that. Like Iโm not interested in sex yet and I havenโt had sex yet but it was just my first thought ๐
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MinosaurChicken Isn'tASpy I thought something similar when I first got mine lol.not into sex yet either lol
5 likesi love this comment so much
1 likeWatching this on my period ๐
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Little_Pixie_ same
0 likessame
0 likesit sucks
Little_Pixie_ sameee ๐
0 likesSame
0 likesSame
0 likesSame ๐๐๐
0 likesLittle_Pixie_ I havenโt gotten mine yet. Iโm nervous ๐ญ
2 likesSame
0 likesSame and I'm not okay
0 likesSamo
0 likesLittle_Pixie_ same.
0 likesLittle_Pixie_ same
0 likesLittle_Pixie_ same xD
0 likesLittle_Pixie_
0 likesSame.
Same
0 likesLittle_Pixie_ same though
0 likesLittle_Pixie_ oooup same
0 likesLittle_Pixie_ same
0 likesLittle_Pixie_ SAMEEE
0 likeswhen she described what period pain feels like - that's what I'm currently feeling ๐
0 likesSame
0 likessame :( my cramps are being horrible
0 likesSame
0 likesAnd it's Christmas
Little_Pixie_ same
0 likesSammee
0 likesLiterally me
0 likesSo am I ..... help me please:(
0 likesSame
0 likesSame
0 likesSammmeee
0 likesI get SO EXCITED when big youtubers use their platforms to talk about periods. There's such an unnecessary stigma surrounding periods and I'm bloody sick of it. Your experience was really interesting! A lot of people probably have similar experiences and don't know wtf is happening, so this is great.
828 likesI don't know if it's your thing, but I make monthly vlogs called "Week in the Life of a Period" to tackle the stigma and I'd be SO interested to see a week in the life of yours! Great video, well done! ๐
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Erin 'bloody sick of it' ha ha. I don't even know if that was pun intended. lol
57 likesIt definitely was ๐
26 likesErin I have to; "bloody sick of it"
17 likesLiterally.
Aways intentional ๐
8 likesPass.
7 likesErin You lot should colab
1 likeErin "bloody sick of it" that lowkey pun tho
3 likesI agree with you
0 likesErin you're "bloody" sick of it ;)
8 likesJamesy Bumholes literally how old are you
1 likeErin Safiya Nygaard is awesome, she does period product tests every month
4 likesHahahaha bloody sick I see what you did there XD
0 likesBloody
0 likes๐๐๐
and im bloody sick of it
0 likeshehehe
I'm so stoked that you watch Dodie, too!!
0 likes"So lucy is in her fertile window, good to know"
123 likesWhen Iโm on the first two days of my period, it feels like someone is taking a stick and using it to mix and tangle around my insides. Itโs great
13 likesI actually love my period.
24 likesI have cramps like 1- 2 times and they're WEAK. Like you barely feel them. I like that it doesn't keep me from doing things. Sure i get moodswings and sometimes i'm in the "fuck everything" mode but that's like 1 day out of 4-5. Also i get very sporty and happy when i'm on my period so....
Yay?
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thatjay โข LUCKY
2 likesSo I have no cramps but everyday I end up in tears...? About... everything..?
8 likesI hate you youโre so lucky my periods used to be a whole week and so painful that I would sometimes have to miss school that I had to go on the pill to help with the pains and length it also made me moody for two weeks and I would wash my hair at night and it would be greasy the next morning it was horrible and itโs still quite crappy now but a lot better
3 likesyour so freaking lucky ๐
0 likesMe too lol it's weird
0 likesmaknaelifeu โข wow I am JeaLouS
0 likesWell lucky.
0 likesmaknaelifeu โข Your so lucky!
0 likesOctober: starts
41 likesMe: huh Iโm kinda late now
Me:
Period:
Me:
Period:
Me:
Period:
Me:
Period:
Me: goes to indoor water park
Period: hi.
dodie: hey evan, i just finished my period!
2686 likesme: well gUess what, i fuCking jUst staRted and i Want dEath. eNd thE pAin plZ.
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sadeyedphil I have a few tips to end the pain.
52 likes1. Apply heat to your abdomen AND YOUR BACK. I was surprised at how much of the pain spreads to my back during my period.
2. Take some Midol.
3. Drink some chamomile tea with a bit of honey.
4. Nibble on some dark chocolate. The magnesium will curb your appetite a bit and should help the cramps.
5. Watch some Netflix or your favorite YouTube videos to distract from the pain while you chill in bed.
FizzyNightShade how did I only just see this, you are a lifesaver ๐
13 likessadeyedphil same
0 likessadeyedphil me rn omg
0 likesSAME
4 likesJust got it like 2 hours ago, and i have to go to work tomorrow ;-; i may not survive
sadeyedphil i like your profile picture
3 likesLps Rose Blood i like yours too.
0 likessadeyedphil thank you
0 likesLia Hughes +++++++++!
1 likeI'm going to be on the heaviest day of my period tomorrow and It's my birthday tomorrow life is sad
3 likesme too
0 likessadeyedphil I STARTED TODAY IM UPSET
0 likessadeyedphil i jsut started 2 min ago
4 likessadeyedphil I'm on it cramps are an ass rn ๐ฉ
2 likesI FEEL YOU ; - ;
5 likessadeyedphil I FEEL YOUR PAIN
1 likeIM ON IT ๐ญ๐
6 likessadeyedphil I JUST STARTED TOO
3 likessadeyedphil IM ON MINE TOO IM DEAD INSIDE FUUUU
2 likessadeyedphil I SEND YOU HUGS MY DEAR FRIEND
0 likessadeyedphil the cramps hurt so bad
0 likessadeyedphil phamily
0 likesDoes it actually hurt a lot. Cause I've been having my period for two years but it never hurts. I don't have the "normal" symptoms as everyone else. The only "symptom" I get is that I bleed. Is that normal?
3 likessadeyedphil sounds like it's gonna be real fun for me, I'm apparently meant to get it any time now
2 likessadeyedphil same
3 likessadeyedphil Midol, aspirin, period aspirin (yes there is that shit), AND HEATUNG PADS
0 likesPS avoid people and friend cause you may lose em'
sadeyedphil same tbh๐ด๐ด๐ด
1 likestarted yesterday D:
0 likesSame!
0 likessadeyedphil same
0 likesIโm probably the luckiest girl ever. When Iโm on my period, itโs basically nothing. I never get cramps, pain, and all the sad things that happen.
0 likesIโm in the middle of mine
0 likesNatalee Carr Survive the pain.
0 likesFizzy bless your soul thank you sm
0 likesSame but like thankfully Iโm almost done
0 likesphloral same
0 likesphloral mood
0 likesI got my period when I was about 15, and ever since then it's been really irregular... I went a whole year without getting it, and saw a doctor , but they didn't want to do anything immediate as I'm only 17. Thankfully it came again, but that was back in March, and so now it's coming on four months since my last period, now my doctor is considering putting me on the pill to try and regulate them (at least, I think that's what she said!) It's not something she'd recommend usually, but as I'm almost 18, I really should be having periods more often... I have to mention that I am naturally small and slight; I'm 5"3 and have a small frame, and I exercise a lot, I've recently really been into working out. I know that can affect periods, but it's beginning to worry me now! Anyone experiencing the same thing? Eek
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Yes, the same thing happened to me last year. I hadnโt had my period for a year so I went to the doctors and they said the pill would regulate it. I started the pill and it made me feel extremely irritated and depressed ALL the time so we had to lower the dosage. Now with my new prescription things are better but it really is such a hassle to have these problems. Even tho people complain Iโd much rather get my period every month like most people. Hope things are better for you now!
0 likesI read in a book that woman who exercise a lot skip a lot of periods. That might be happening?
0 likesI got my first period on the 1.1.2014. It was like: "Welcome to 2014. You're a WOMAN now!"
4 likesI was 11 turning 12 at that point and I was really embarassed. I didn't tell my mom, because I couldn't get myself to do it. I ended up telling my mom at my next period, and I felt weird, but it was okay.
When I first clicked on this video I thought it said "I vlogged from my vagina every month" and I was so confused
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Olivia Larrison pfFt lmao
0 likeswell she technically did in the past didnโt she?
0 likesRecently I was on a period. I wasn't wearing a very thick pad because it wasn't that heavy, but in the middle of my science class I could feel the blood coming out of my vagina. multiple times . My friend gave me a pad. I owe her my life.
5 likesI like clue, but my period is so violently irregular that it can't ever predict correctly.... sometimes it's a 43 day cycle with ten days of heavy bleeding and pain, sometimes it's a 32 day cycle, couple days of bleeding and just chill. I'm having a great time.
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mine was super irregular and inconsistent and it turned out I had PCOS; the docs tested me for endometriosis too. Could be worth discussing with your GP!
12 likessame for me, took a year but I got diagnosed with PCOS, perhaps that may be causing it, its surprisingly common!
3 likesmine is super irregular... i first got mine 3-4 years ago and i can only recall it being consistent for 2 or 3 months maybe twice? i saw a gp about it (at the time it had been almost a year since having my last period) but he sort of just told me that it's normal. i suppose it's normal... but almost a year? what's your experience like with periods? this sort of inconsistency worries me
7 likesLifeisconfuzzilifying same for me
0 likesSAME
1 likeS a m eeeE
3 likesthank god I'm not the only one, sometimes it just suddenly starts out of nowhere like 2 weeks early
3 likesYou should talk to your doctor about that! Just in case there might be something they could do to help regulate it.
5 likesRelate
0 likesLifeisconfuzzilifying I relate so much
0 likesLifeisconfuzzilifying Me too. It's annoying af xD
0 likessaaaame
0 likesSameeeee all of my friends had Clue so I got it but I'm so irregular that thee's no use
1 likeLifeisconfuzzilifying omg I've never related more. I'm so irregular and heavy I was on my period once FOR THREE WEEKS I was like WTF and I was like 12 I was so confused. Also I'm usually on for longer that 7-8 days and I go through so many period pads like my mum literally has to buy at least 3 packs of twin packs to last me. UrgHHH
1 likeim 15 and my period is so irregular the longest i missed it for was 6 months like wtf xD im guessing im not getting my period this month because im late like 2 weeks. Usually my period is heavy but last time i had it it wasnt so im so confused lmao
2 likesAmerican Horror Story same lol
0 likesit's normal to be irregular like that for the first couple of years you get your period. I think mine was finally regular after like 5 years
1 likeLifeisconfuzzilifying sounds awful...was similar for me till I started birth control (also the reason why I started birth control). I don't wanna recommend it to you because it is a choice you nees to make with a doctor but it is an option.
0 likessame
0 likesLifeisconfuzzilifying same, isn't it wonderful?
0 likesLifeisconfuzzilifying You should speak to a gum clinic or gp if you havent. They can be very helpful with these things. Taking the pill even if you're not sexually active can really regulate your periods well (but make sure you research side effects and make a good informed choice for yourself). I like sexual health clinics a lot, they're experts with this stuff and see it on the daily unlike many gps (the gp I ask for is one who happened to study gynocology so it's useful) but I really rate a clinic. You can do a walk in day and just be seen by anyone there and talk about contraception and your cycles and they will offer you lots of advice and options all confidentially with any luck.
1 likeYou don't have to be stuck with that pain hopefully :)
I mean same here. I have PCOS, started my period over 10 years ago and this cycle has been 140 odd days. I love the idea of Clue, it just doesn't do that much for me
3 likesSounds like my washing machine playing up again.
1 likeLifeisconfuzzilifying Same. I've had my period for over 2 years which is by then should have already been regular, but mine wasn't. At one point I didn't have my period for about 7 months. I went to the doctor ,and got some blood work, got diagnosed for something I can't remember, probably what everyone else is saying, they gave me some pills, finally got my period again, and has been somewhat regular since then. Its still too early or late sometimes. Like rn but is 5 days late, but its getting there.
0 likesMine are really irregular, had only one period in 2017 and last year around exam time I missed it for 4 months, but the doctor said my hormones all look fine and there wasn't anything wrong apparently
1 likeI am too.I have it so irregularly that when it comes,it scares me.
1 likeeven tho it shouldn't.thb its just stupid:")
Lifeisconfuzzilifying I like period tracker but it automatically predicts periods as four days long! Who has a four day period?
0 likesLots of people I assume. Mine were always about 4 days when I had them, sometimes 5.
0 likesoh christ. thats way too ling and horrible to be on it ;-; i only have it for about 8 ish days, but my cramps are fucking horrible. i just move or breathe and it sets off.
4 likesLifeisconfuzzilifying OMF YOU'RE ON YOUR PERIOD BASICALLY THE WHOLE YEAR
0 likesLifeisconfuzzilifying I can relate, the longest ive went was 4 almost 5 months straight on my period and ended up anemic so I had to take birth control along with iron pills ๐ I got my period when I was 10 and I'm 18 now and it's such an irregular mess of going months without it then months or a few days with it. it's always such a lovely mystery of "when is my period coming and how long will it last?!" ๐ง
1 likeman cheeto mine went MIA for about a year as well! It came back, but now it's been gone again for almost four months... I'm only 17, and small and active, but it's still kinda worrying!
1 likeLifeisconfuzzilifying same man. I've been bleeding for like 3-4 years now? And I'm still SUPER irregular
0 likesLifeisconfuzzilifying i have mine literally every 14 days. for 8 day. TWICE A MONTH FOR 8 DAYS.
0 likesLifeisconfuzzilifying use Flo instead bc you can edit period dates
2 likesLifeisconfuzzilifying This week it came 6 days earlier. 6 DAYS WTFFF
2 likesthank you for talking about this, lovely lady. I'm 36 now and wasn't treated until my 20s and had several d and cs and a hysteroscopy and still being treated now. it's a natural thing and not enough support is out there, so thank you! also... clue rocks ๐
0 likesahhh i relate to the pains and the mood swings prior to๐๐ thank you dodie i really enjoyed this๐๐
0 likesI love how honest and real this is โจ
1 likeAlso I cannot stress enough how important a healthy diet and EXERCISE are when it comes to periods. When I'm not eating well and not exercising, my periods get heavier and longer and more painful. I went vegan like 3 years ago and giving up dairy made a WORLD of difference (although it was slow at first) now it's like someone turned the intensity on my entire period (PMS cramps mood everything) down like 50 notches. But the important thing is to just eat clean :) (and maybe limit dairy closer to your period). As for exercising, I started lifting weights and doing yoga about a year ago and my period got lighter and shorter omg.
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My mind keeps telling me how important it is to be healthy and exercise (which I do normally anyway) but whenever I'm about to start my period, I'm just like 'fuck this I'm just going to starve myself but gimme this bag of chips first.' Then I just start thinking about how terrible periods are and that I would rather die than do it again. I get so fricking depressed and suicidal but I never try (too hard) to kill myself because I realise that I've got shit to do and a life ahead of me. Even though I honestly don't believe that there's a road in front of me, I just go on and make on for myself( 'cause who tf else is gonna do it?). I put those big organ traffic cones behind me because I don't think that it's okay to follow other peoples' steps and also because I don't know where tf I'm going and I don't need anyone thinking I'm a leader.
1 likeAriel Leigh - I know this is true (i think it's scientifically proven or something) but for me i never exercise and I eat fairly unhealthy (i am a vegetarian though) but my periods are still light
0 likesShoutout to my fellow trans guys and nb peeps that have periods โฅ๏ธ you're amazing and valid, I'm so proud of you. You've got this dude.
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Glassdemon THANK I needed this comment ๐
14 likesthank you !!
2 likes+
2 likesTazim Khan how original
16 likesThank you <3 <:
0 likesTazim Khan woah you really got em with that clever reply!2!1!1 keep doing you my friends ily <3
8 likesGlassdemon bless your soul my man
2 likesGlassdemon thanks
0 likesGlassdemon yes! you are all so amazing and valid!! โคโค
0 likesGlassdemon thank you, this is very needed
0 likesYES
1 likeThank you, this was needed for me
0 likesGlassdemon Thank you I really needed this right now โค๏ธ
2 likesthank you!!! <3 does anyone know if this app is nb/masculine friendly?
1 likeThank, this is cool
0 likesGlassdemon aw thanks <33
0 likesGlassdemon I really needed this, thank you...
0 likesI am Moriartylocked YOUR USERNAMEEEEEEEE
0 likesCaitlin Rose xx ;)
0 likesi love you for this omg
3 likesWait why would you want a period?
0 likesCoraline Woods Most trans people DONT want periods
5 likesHow do they get periods?
0 likesLiterally only on YouTube and Tumblr you get these sort of responses. Like I asked a serious question. Do they get surgery done or what?
7 likes<3
0 likesyou cant get hormone blockers or testosterone (at least where i live) until ur 16 years old. you cant get bottom surgery until ur 18 years old. some trans teenagers dont have supportive parents, meaning they wont have access to these things until they are independent. trans men are born with vaginas. vaginas bleed. trans men who are younger then 16, or cant access the medications, will get periods.
5 likesCoraline Woods Oh im sorry, i wasnt trying to be mean or condescending. sorry if it sounded like that. I just meant that some trans people get their period biologically and some don't. Some people do take hormones which often stops the cycle, but you can't take hormones in order to get your period if you didnt have a uterus at birth. However, some people choose to simulate a period in order to deal with body dysphoria.
6 likesHopefully I'm going on the pill soon which can stop them! I'm so happy
1 likeDon't worry Milo it wasn't really you, it was that DarknessPiee who gave a really shitty answer and I couldn't tell if they were joking or not. But thanks for the mature response and to help me understand a little better :3
2 likesthank u!! im proud of u too!!
0 likesthank you!!!
0 likesThank!! you too x
0 likesGlassdemon thank you!! ily!!
0 likesAlthough i dont believe in non binary genders, this comment is cool and it made me happy
0 likesTonyIsUnknown did you know that its not up to you to decide if non binary genders exist or not? The fact that people can be neither men or women is not something you may ignore/choose to not believe in. You are being super rude to all non-binary peeps out there when you express yourself in this way. We are not talking about some sort of mythical creature here, we are talking about actual, real human beings.
3 likesMilo the Merciful Of course it's not for me to decide whether something exists or not. You can identify as whatever you want, but the way I see it, there's only two genders. If my opinion offends you, I'm sorry, but I can express my opinion if I want to. Don't forget that you can express yourself anyway you like, and I have no problem with that
6 likesOliver Zaifnejad it is!
0 likesdefinitelynotabby Oh, please. You can't dictate opinions.
3 likesBtw, she's an unhelpful cis ally to you just because she happened to disagree? You're all protective over your gender identity but when someone disagrees with you, they're unhelpful and not good enough? Get over yourself.
definitelynotabby You exist. Your gender identity however... not so sure.
4 likesTonyIsUnknown that's literally ridiculous lmfao. that's like being 'im not bi so idk if bi people are real ://////////' or 'i don't get migraines so I don't believe that anyone does ๐ถ๐ถ'
3 likesdefinitelynotabby Could you explain what you do to express your non binary-ness?? (I'm not sure how to word it please don't get offended) Do you know what qualities define a person who identifies as non binary? What does your dysphoria feel like? I'm asking because I do not know and would like to understand why people identify as non binary, if you don't feel comfortable, you don't have to answer them. :)
1 likeLizzay I get dysphoric like many trans people, I feel that I'm too feminine or masculine. particularly if I'm feeling masc I get dysphoric about boobs/periods/being seen as female. but also I like to wear dresses and makeup when I'm feeling femme and I get dysphoric about my masculine body shape etc. I express my gender by wearing what I want and exploring my personal relationship with gendered clothing and products, which is easier for me as someone afab than for most amab nonbinary people.
3 likesdefinitelynotabby Thank you for explaining so fast and kindly :).
0 likesdefinitelynotabby You do realize that dysphoria is a mental illness though, right? It's a medically diagnosable condition
2 likes<3
0 likesGlassdemon this was very needed, thanks for this :-)
0 likesOliver Zaifnejad Yes!! I have a trans friend and demiboy friend who both use it!
0 likesTonyIsUnknown I couldn't agree more, if you don't believe in them that your opinion, not denying someone's existence. I personally believe there are only two genders and tbh I get attacked on some social medias for it but you're literally so smart and can back up all of your points, I have major respect for you
2 likesOliver Zaifnejad yes i believe it is! there are no gendered terms/language in it as far as i could tell (just went in and checked it so i could reply) and the icons are nearly all neutral (stick figures or nonhuman icons to represent things like moods and activities).
1 likeI do respect it and I will always respect it and how other people feel with their own bodies. I just don't see why people have to argue over 'denying' opinions. I don't understand what other gender there could be. If you're not male/female, then what exactly are you
1 likeWhat I don't understand about this whole argument is that just because you feel less masculine one day, that doesn't mean you're suddenly a different gender? Its very odd that people want to label themselves based on how consistently they feel like boy or girl. Are people forgetting that tomboys exist? Are they suddenly non binary because they don't feel feminine despite being a girl? I think that all these labels is actually a hindrance and less of a progressive movement. Its made things so complicated, made people more sensitive, and it creates a person who relies soley on their "label" to be different.
3 likesAww Thank you so much thats so sweet!
2 likes(im nb btw)
Tazim Khan wow chill out, you need to actually calm down, everyone here is being calm it doesn't need to turn into a big fight
0 likes+TonyIsUnknown your name should be TonyIsCool because you're pretty cool for that.
1 likeTazim Khan calm down, this is getting out of hand. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. You need to respect that. It seems that the people that are 'non-binary' are the only ones here that won't respect that
1 likeYES THANKSโคโค
2 likespickleinthejar oh dude, i just now saw your comment. Thanks so much, you're so sweet lmao
1 likeHi dodie. Just happily clicking around on recommends tonight and started watching this oldie, and I had the thought..have you ever considered that your dissociation might, in part, be due to the amount of prescribed drugs that you were taking during that time? IIRC, you say somewhere else that it had to do with your brain shutting down due to your toxic relationship. Yet in this video you mention taking drugs off and on that drastically affected your emotions etc. I can't help but wonder if perhaps that had something to do with it? If I overstepped here I'm sorry. Just thought I'd share in case it might be helpful. xx
2 likesThank you for being so open and honest about your period, Dodie. There are so many people who think it's something to keep hush-hush and that no one can know you have it right now
0 likesEvery woman goes through it! Also, men need to understand it more - to understand us more. So i believe it should be shared when necessary.
Kudos!
This was the first notification I got from her so now Iโm realizing itโs been two years since Iโve discovered dodie xx
2 likes6:49 ahhh dodie that literally just made me so happy, when i first put i pad on i walking walking around like โdonโt mind me just have blood coming out of my vagina on to a fucking vagina bandaidโ
1 likeI feel like I'm one of the only people who prefers pads to tampons. I mean, I have a pretty heavy flow, so I feel like I just get too paranoid with tampons that they're going to leak (plus I've always had trouble actually getting them in lol). People who don't wear pads as much always complain that it feels disgusting, but I'm used to it by now so it's not as bad for me. Or is that just me??
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Nah, I agree. I've always worn pads and it never feels "disgusting" or anything like that. I guess i'm just used to them...
88 likesJillian Unrau same. I don't know I just don't like the idea of tampons and I have never gotten them to work for me. When people ask me why I don't just use tampons: "Um no. Im not just gonna stick a cork in it. ๐ Jk lol but seriously."
45 likesJillian Unrau totally the thought of using tampons actually disgusts me so I only use pads, and I think they're way more comfortable lol
42 likesB. R. Oh good it's not just me lol
19 likesJillian Unrau me too!!! I prefer pads, but my period is never really heavy only really on the first day. But yes my friends say its weird and must be gross but i am used to it!
23 likesSkyler Dumas same honestly like pads have just always worked better for me
12 likesGirl sameee
6 likesJillian Unrau same tho
6 likeshere in the philippines almost all people who have periods use pads, hell a lot of people don't even know what a tampon is. it's still kind of taboo, and i dont even know why. it happens to half of the population
22 likesSame here. I find pads more comfortable and easier to use than tampons. Plus I find pads easier to change than tampons.
16 likesI agree. I like pads and I'm honestly a lil scared of tampons. People say they're uncomfortable and stuff but I dont agree
15 likesHonestly same, I've never been able to cope with tampons ๐
1 likeJillian Unrau most of my mates have never even used tampons, preferring pads is toteally normal :))
1 likeJillian Unrau Same. iv never really tried tampons. I might soon one day but I'm comfortable with pads right now and most likely will be for a while. I guess I'll see.
2 likesJillian Unrau pads are much more comfortable and less messy tbh
4 likesI always used pads as well, because I didn't like tampons. They never really worked for me.
8 likesI still felt disgusting though.
now I use my menstrual cup most of the time and it's heaven. the whole experience became less terrible.๐
YO SAME TAMPONS ARE CONFUSING AND SCARY so pads the way to go
8 likesI've never worn a tampon and I don't think I will, I just don't think it should stay inside you
11 likesI'm a pad girl will probably forever be
11 likesthe main reason I wear pads is because the idea of changing a tampon in public is too gross for me like my hands aren't clean at any point in this process lol
4 likestbh that means I'll probably try a menstrual cup at some point tho
I also am a pads only girl! Never tried tampons, and I doubt I ever will- the idea of it doesn't appeal to me, plus my period is usually pretty heavy the first couple days (I have to get up and change between 1-3 times the first night or two) so it also makes more sense to just use pads.
6 likesGirl, you are NOT alone. No matter what anyone says, I'll always prefer pads to tampons. So much more comfortable and maybe I'm gross but I don't mind "sitting in that." Always Infinity pads are life
9 likesI have a heavy flow too, but I use tampons and I just always wear a panty liner or a very thin pad along with it on the heavier days.
2 likesJillian Unrau for some reason I've never been able to make tampons work right. Like they vaguely hurt when they're in and pulling them out is always hell even when they're soaked. Idk I only wear tampons when I'm swimming and even then sometimes I just sit by the pool in a bikini top and shorts bc I like pads so much better.
2 likesi always wear pads
2 likesI have only ever used pads for the past 8 years
2 likes#TeamPads ! Nah, but seriously, I much prefer pads as I am quiet heavy and very irregular too and I don't like there thought of there just being some weird thing sitting in my vag xD
5 likesused pads since i was 13 - started using a menstrual cup last year tho and love it very much :)
1 likeI'm very anxious about putting stuff 'up there' and pads just make me feel secure.
12 likesme too about the leaking thing. my flows are occasionally so heavy that i need to wear both a tampon AND a pad because i'll bleed through the tampon in only 2 hours or so, and i can always feel them even when they're in the right spot.
3 likesI always use pads tampons just seem so strange and weird for me
1 likei hate tampons :(( they're so uncomfortable ugh
1 likeim kinda tight down there (not in like a sexual way) so getting a tampon in is a really big problem so pads are a LOT more comfortable for me
3 likesi prefer napkins too because i'm also paranoid
1 likeJillian Unrau I like pads and I don't think they feel like diapers
1 likeI also like pads I've never tried tampons because I'm scared to stick stuff up there. I'm scared it will get stuck or something.
2 likesI wear pads too but i have never used tampons before and dont want to.๐ถ
6 likesI have no idea how to use tampons and I have no intention of using them so I'm with the Pad Squad HAHAHA
7 likesJillian Unrau i stopped wearing tampons when I leaked through in the middle of class ๐ท good choice
1 likeJillian Unrau Yay Pad Squad! ๐
1 likeJillian Unrau I'm with you! I have a heavy flow but I don't ever feel like sticking something up there
1 likeJillian Unrau I can totally relate
1 likeI've had period for about 7 years and I've worn a tampon once. I wear only pads and I love them. Tampons hurt me
5 likesI prefer pads too!
4 likesJillian Unrau Me too!! Glad I'm not the only one!
1 likeYou're definately not the only one, I haven't even tried tampons cause I can't bear having something in my vagina <3
12 likesYOU'RE NOT ALONE. I'm so scared of tampons and putting something like that in, lol. Pads are so comforting to me, and i know when they need to be changed
2 likesJillian Unrau same
1 likeJillian Unrau same tbh tampons kinda freak me out ๐
3 likesSame
2 likesJillian Unrau nah I'm the same! I have a really bad phobia of blood, and I also get really paranoid about using tampons! I can understand why people think they're disgusting as they can smell sometimes, but I prefer them so much more than tampons!
3 likesJillian Unrau I totally agree
0 likesJillian Unrau i will never wear a freaking tampon lol
1 likeDat Boi legit same omg๐
1 likeNope.Nope.Nope. Hate tampons.
1 likei have never used a tampon in my life and i don't plan on changing that. i'll stick with pads thank-you-very-much
4 likesi hate tampons sooo...
1 likeI just wear both because I can't survive with just one ๐๐
0 likesI thought I was the only one who preferred pads because all my friends are like ewww pads
1 likeJillian Unrau I am the exact same as you! My flow is way too heavy for a tampon
0 likesi use pads cause 1. i have a heavy flow and 2. in terrified of toxic shock syndrome
4 likesJillian Unrau I was so afraid to use tampons but I had to get over it because I got it exactly a cycle before I was supposed to go to Florida. If you're worried about leaking, wear a pantie liner. If you're worried about TSS, remember to change more often than 8 hours. If you're heavy, than you'll be able to tell if it's full.
0 likesI am using pads because tampons freak me out. Like really.
1 likeGee Note I used to cry at the thought of it
2 likesxX Pam_Drawz Xx well it's sterilized cotton. Now that I use them I can just feel the blood coming out of me when I use a pad and it makes me so uncomfortable.
0 likesJillian Unrau I prefer pads tbh
0 likesJillian Unrau I hate tampons bc I can never actually get it in,I completely understand
0 likesJillian Unrau sAMEEE
0 likesI can't wear tampons, it freaks me out
2 likesJillian Unrau I can't wear tampons because I'm scared that I'll forget it.
2 likeslil.lacuna.puff Trust me, you won't. Especially in the beginning. Then you get used to taking them out when you need to.
3 likesSame
0 likesJillian Unrau ok me too
0 likesi get such a heavy flow but i prefer pads way more than tampons
0 likesSame here! I can't stand putting in a tampon cuz it always ends up slipping out (probs because I put it in wrong๐ )
0 likesKylie Daisey I know... but just the thought fucking creeps me out....
0 likesBriana Rodriguez that happens with regular tampons for me. You just need a size upโit's really no different.
0 likesxX Pam_Drawz Xx it made me cry for a while, I get it. One hundred percent
0 likesJillian Unrau SAME
1 likeI just prefer pads because I have EXTREMELY bad cramps like I feel like I'm getting stabbed 47 times and using a tampon makes want to kill myself, I don't think I have to explain myself on why.
3 likesJillian Unrau Same. I like pads better
0 likesJillian Unrau I like pads better too
0 likesyesss team pads all the way
1 likeim the same !
0 likesJillian Unrau team pads, I just don't have the guts to wear a tampon. I find pads to work just fine for me :)
0 likesI'm team pads, mostly bc tampons aren't exactly popular where I live in. Idk if it's a weird superstition or not, but I don't really care. I've always wanted to try a menstrual cup though (which, unfortunately, is also not as popular here)
0 likesJillian Unrau also tampons were proven to make your flow worse because it traps all the blood so you end up having a heavier flow
0 likesSame
0 likesdon't worry, my grandma has had her period for 63 years and in those 63 years she has never used a tampon, she hates them so much
2 likessee, right as soon as I started my period, I was 13. And to add on to that, the first thing I used was a tampon ._. it didn't work that great. I tried them the whole week, and they leaked. so the next month, my mom went to the store and bought pads. at first, I couldn't stand them, now it just makes me calm a bit, because it makes me feel like the coast is clear. when I wore tampons, every time I went to the bathroom, I checked to see if it leaked, and it always did. even with a super plus. -_- with pads, I don't worry about that problem. so they make me feel "safe" and comfortable. so, you are not the only one. after the first few months, they are ok. cuz then you would have been through two or three weeks worth of it.
3 likesI agree! The only bad thing about them is the pad wedgie which isn't too bad. (Lol that was tmi)
0 likesI agree! The only bad thing about them is the pad wedgie which isn't too bad. (Lol that was tmi)
0 likesJillian Unrau I agree so hard my dude wow 10/10
0 likesJillian Unrau I prefer pads since idk they feel more safer? It sounds weird I know
0 likesAlso I don't think I wanna walk around knowing there's something shoved up inside me
3 likesi feel the same the tampons are really uncomfortable
0 likesI don't want to shove something up me! Pads are just more comfy for me
2 likesJillian Unrau it does feel pretty gross but I've become used to it and it doesn't feel as bad if you sit in a certain way or if you walk around.
0 likessame, when i started the thought of tampons freaked me out so i always just used pads lol
0 likesJillian Unrau // i prefer them too! i'm horrified of forgetting about a tampon in so using a pad is just a lot easier for me
1 likeJillian Unrau I have a really heavy flow too, but I reckon there's more of a chance of leaking with just a pad. If you want, I usually use a tampon AND a small pad for little flow to catch the leak, it really works
0 likesJillian Unrau tampons hurt me so much and my mom is the same so I think it's a genetic thing for me
0 likesJillian Unrau nah i gotchu, i hate tampons. i hate them. i only need them when my uterus desires to be a dick head and bleeds right when i'm going on vacation and want to swim :) but yes, i think pads are a lot less bothersome or worrisome. idk everyone's different
4 likesSame
0 likesI agree I don't trust em
0 likesI don't understand y puberty is like heaven for guys but for girls were just a bunch of of aching bleeding tubes.
55 likesI'm uncomfortable by my own comment
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Pumpkin Bunny LMAO
2 likesHeaven for boys? Acne, inconsistent hair growth, wet dreams, BO, anger and mood swings, random boners and voice breaks may not be as bad as periods but they're not exactly fun either
10 likes@Will Herondale well girls also get like have of though's things PLUS their periods
2 likes@Will Herondale aaaa I spy a shadowhunters fan.
1 like@Chelsea Carhart yep, doesn't make it heaven for boys
0 likesBut your not wrong
0 likesOnce my mum accidentally gave me her norethisterone she mixed it up with the medicine she got for my period pains. So to begin with nothing happened when I used it during my periods, for like 2 months, but then it started to make me really faint and give me even worse cramps when I took it. I ended up fainting at school so I went to the doctor and she was like, "that isn't for period pains, love" Sooooo... yeah, just remember to check which medicine you're taking when you take it so that you don't end up like me.
2 likesHi Dodie, I really love this video! I just downloaded Clue because of this :D I'm on the Pill right now, I'm 19 but I've had my period since I was 9 (yes, really) so I'm pretty damn used to it. It's been regular since then, so that's like... 100 or something really often not nice periods. Ouch. Anyway. I love how open you are, and I love that you use the cup too. I've recently bought one and I love it and I want to chat to my friends about it because they have crappy periods too but everyone gets really grossed out (???) despite them all having periods. I was wondering if you could do a video about stigma against periods or something like that? I feel like you'd have some great opinions on it. Anyway, I don't usually comment but you're such a huge inspiration to me & I love your videos! :D <3
0 likeswoah, getting parents involvee? i didnt even tell my mum when i started, kept it quiet for like a year! i hate sharing that kinda stuff so nobody knew until swimming at school when i had to go off for it
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I hated it too. I waited 3 friggin days. The only reason I did was cause I though I was gonna die cause I thought I had like kidney failure or something xD
1 likeJenni Wall I had it a few times (but it was really light) but then when mine really started up I drafted a text to my mom and ACCIDENTALLY SENT IT AHHH but I'm glad that I did because I wouldn't have sent it otherwise, I was too anxious about it.
0 likesJenni Wall I told my mom right away and she freaked out as if I did something terrible. She didn't want me to grow up haha
0 likesI really hate having my period not because it's super painful or difficult but because it reminds me that I'm a female no matter how I feel and as a trans boy that really really sucks.
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Andy Lyman hang in there dude. you have a friend in everyone here I'm sure, and I hope one day you feel truly comfortable with your body <3 x
33 likesAndy Lyman no matter what biologic characteristics you have you are not female!! you are a male through and through, and im so sorry your periods make you dysphoric! just remember that nothing can change the fact that you are a man
51 likessorry you've gotta go though this, that must really suck :-( could you look into something such as the pill or an injection that stops your period?
9 likesella no sadly my parents aren't super accepting and I'm not old enough to get it myself
6 likesyou could try confincing them your period is to bad to function properly, not shure if they will fall for it, but that way you can still ask for the pill?
4 likesAndy Lyman You are male, there is nobody who can say you aren't. They will try, but you know that whilst your body works as a females AT THE MOMENT, there will be a day, when you will prove them all wrong. You don't need to prove to yourself anything. You know you're male, and that's how it is. You aren't female, keep reminding yourself. Just, think of the day you're finally out, and getting the hormones and surgery, (if you want that kinda stuff) and think, that day isn't too far away. It can be way closer than you'll think. Sorry for the rant, I just believe trans people are so strong, and they're just like cis people. There's nothing different, other then they can be way stronger, for being born in the wrong body is very difficult, it's easy to tell.
23 likeshey I know exactly what you're going through. beings a trans guy myself, not even close to starting my transition, periods are a pain in the ass. just know that one day both off us will be super manly men that can identify fully with their bodies.
14 likesAndy Lyman I'm so grateful that there are people that understand me.
2 likesBri Roxann ey man you're never alone
4 likesthis is so SWEET <3
4 likesAndy Lyman Do you even realise how badass of a man you are to go through that? Not many men will ever experience it so you are so strong just remember that next time you feel dysphoric
17 likesEveryone who replied to this is very supportive and that makes me happy because the YouTube comments aren't the nicest place. Honestly I don't know any ways to help (sorry!) but I'm sure this all will get better for you! For the time being: having a period sucks and you have to be strong to get through it and the fact that you, as a male, are managing to get through it is amazing. Stay strong <3
16 likesif you feel like you are a boy, you are 100% a boy!! never forget! <3
12 likesMan I'm like positive a ton of other guys couldn't handle the pain of periods so you're manlier than all of them :P
30 likesIf you identify as male, you're not female. No amount of bleeding can change that. โฅ
34 likesDon't take my word for it, but I heard that after you start T, you don't have periods anymore :p
8 likesI'm actually on the brink of tears you guys thank you for all the support hugs each of you
19 likesJamesy Bumholes Guys are allowed to feel emotion, they can't just 'man up' and forget about what's hurting them.
11 likesIf humans could just 'man up' then nobody would cry and depression probably wouldn't even exist. You cannot just turn of an overpowering emotion like sadness by 'wiping your eyes', it doesn't work like that.
Jamesy Bumholes Oh okay, so once you reach a specific age you're not capable of human emotion anymore?
9 likesJamesy Bumholes Hey, are you Incapable of emotions then? Because it sure seems like it. A person is trying to say how they feel because other people may relate to it too. You have probably cried in your life and it's normal to cry. Think before you speak mate
9 likesJamesy Bumholes why would I hope you don't find me? It's not like some random jerk in the internet would actually scare me. Also it's been proven by many studies that the use of swear words when insulting is a result of low intelligence so I'm really not worried about you finding me.
8 likesCatherine C Don't call him your friend lmao. That'd be embarrassing to have such a bigoted friend. ๐ But other than that, very well said!
3 likesJamesy Bumholes I love how you're so entitled to your manliness that you can't see for one second that any guy that can cry and is in touch with their emotions is ten times manlier than you'll ever be. I also love how you're saying that because we are supporting someone who feels they weren't born in the correct body that were missing a chromosome. I non-ironically love that you think we're a wonderful community, though.
3 likesHumans was not supposed to be crossed out what the fudge YouTube
2 likesJamesy Bumholes It's not a great mindset to have if you think that older = wiser and younger = naive.
2 likesSome people younger than 25, may be more experienced than those who are older, due to different family backgrounds and influences growing up.
Jamesy Bumholes "copy your style"? Ok, don't know what you mean by that, my language and level of triggered-ness right now is very different from yours. Read my comment, I acknowledged that you calling us wonderful was ironic, sarcasm is a form of irony. English lessons! What kind of LGBTQ people are you talking to that ignore that mental health issues exist? If anything we're all very vocal about the mental toll having to tell people we are LGBTQ and and the mental toll people like you have on us. I also agree that just because people are younger doesn't mean they're stupid. People who choose to think that because someone is born a certain way and are different from them are uneducated.
3 likesSame.
1 likeAndy Lyman i relate. I'm non-binary and my period brings on horrible bottom dysphoria that I don't usually have. Also it's hella painful and I get nauseous and it's all just sucky.
0 likessame here man i get u
0 likeswow I relate mate
0 likesSAME hey fellow trans MANN
1 likeSame here my dude. It's the worst.
0 likeslove you bro. it's me exactly.
2 likesSorry dude
1 likeMe also trans boy manly man manliest man BOOM PERIOD god damn it my body doesn't seem to agree
2 likesThe title of the video never fails me from rolling on the floor
69 likesmy period came when i finished the video
21 likesthanks dodie
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Saame , I came back to comment the same thing
0 likesIt's so encouraging to me to hear that other young women have also experienced irregular periods over the age of 16. It really made me feel normal again.
0 likesI had my swim unit in gym class and it lasted six weeks. One of those weeks I started my period. I emailed my MALE gym teacher saying that I can't swim because it was that time of the month. He said that I could just put a tampon in. I emailed him back saying: I AM SORRY MR W BUT YOU ARE NOT A WOMAN I AM NOT GOING TO TORTURE MYSELF FOR A WEEK AT SCHOOL IN FRONT OF OTHERS!!!
14 likesI got my first period when I was 11. 11. I thought I was dying
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Me too! I was so scared๐ณ
30 likesRoos vanderHaar Me too! omg
11 likesI got mine when I was 11 too (I'm 21 now), but fortunately my mum had talked to me about periods beforehand and made sure I had a pad in the pocket of my school bag in case I started early.
62 likesGot mine before I even hit secondary school. That was rough.
43 likesI was 9!!! I was so terrified my god
77 likesRoos vanderHaar same :((
5 likesI was 11 too and I had always been told that the blood would be brown but nobody told me that that was because it was dried and that fresh (fresh? That sounds disgusting) blood would actually be red so when I saw red on my toilet paper I thought I was internally bleeding.
35 likes(Spoiler alert: I wasn't)
Josh Isn't Real well I mean if you look at it in the right way, technically we ARE internally bleeding
17 likesRoos vanderHaar I was 12 and I was so embarrassed I started crying
6 likesRoos vanderHaar I got mine when I was 8. Lol.
12 likeslol I was 9 and I flipped out
10 likesRoos vanderHaar Same. I got mine when I was 11 and I thought that either I had been unknowingly stabbed in the vagina or I had unfortunately started it like a year before most ppl I didn't cry tho. I literally made my mum guess what was wrong with me.
8 likesI was 11 too. i realised what was going on, but i had a hard time cos i was the first one in my class and i was so scared that people would see the wings on my pad in PE when changing clothes.
7 likesRoos vanderHaar I was 9 :3
4 likesRoos vanderHaar same but I was 10! thank the gods it was summer time and not at school
5 likesI was 10
1 likeRoos vanderHaar I was 12 lol
3 likesRoos vanderHaar I was 9 lol
7 likesRoos vanderHaar 5th grade and i was 10
3 likesmy friend got it when she was 9. She told me first and we just started freaking out everywhere. it was weird.
3 likesTidalwave Jaycee omg
0 likesi think i got it at 11 as well. Thankfully i was at home when it happened and my mom had mentally prepared me for it. When i got it in the bathroom, i knew what it was, but i was calling for my mom who was downstairs and she didn't hear me for a while XD
2 likessoft and neat I like your profile picture
3 likesSame, it was during literature class and I started crying. I knew what was happening but it was still scary cuz I didn't know what to do. It all worked out though. Thankfully, when it leaked that one day, because I'm a really clumsy person, I lied and said it was fruit juice. Everyone believed me!!
1 likePrawn _ Cat I was none and it was Field Day and hadn't had that tall yet..
1 likeHorrible cramps..
Roos vanderHaar I got my first today and I'm 12 aghh
1 likeRoos vanderHaar same... except not so much about dying
1 likeTylerJosephsCoffeeMug IsDun 1. same but I started yesterday 2. I love ur username
2 likesJadeCantDraw tragic and thanks you to
2 likesi know a person who started at 9 tho...
2 likesi got mine when i was 10 :(
0 likesMine started when I was ten and I had no ffucking idea what to do it was great
0 likesI was 10๐
0 likesIwritefanfic Nรธtsessays Same XD I knew what is happening and was just like "Oh... great..."
0 likesRoos vanderHaar I was 10
0 likesRoos vanderHaar I was ten and I cried so hard that day and just laid in bed depressed and thought something was wrong with me:( I'm 15 now and mostly everyone else has it so I don't feel as alone as I did
0 likesRoos vanderHaar Same
0 likesRoos vanderHaar I got mine at 12 and my friend who got it the year before explained it to me and so did my mom so I was prepared
0 likesRoos vanderHaar I got mine at 9... ๐
0 likesAngelica how is that even possible?? Oml sorry child.
0 likessame
0 likesOk but same tho
0 likesRoos vanderHaar I got mine at the beginning of this year (I was 12. Now 13) and I thought I had hemorrhoids
0 likesRoos vanderHaar Me tooo! I'm not a weirdo anymore! ๐
0 likesRoos vanderHaar I was 10 dude. I was at a computer lab with my friend. I think I left blood on the chair but that was 6 years ago
1 likeNo idea! I wasn't even the one who got it first in my class... x)
0 likesi got mine when i was 10, i called for my mom and she was like "congrats!!!! welcome to hell"
3 likesshe was right about hell :((
Roos vanderHaar i got mine in 5th grade i thought i was also dying because no one told me what the hell a period was! So i cried and didn't want to tell anybody!
0 likesi got mine at 9
1 likeI got mine the day before my 13th birthday ๐ I thought I had to pee, but instead BAM - blood!
1 likeRoos vanderHaar i got mine on christmas eve when i was 12. fun times
0 likesRoos vanderHaar SAME!
0 likesSame
0 likesi got it when i was 11 and my mum went to the store so i was alone and was in the bathroom for a long time wait for her.
1 likeRoos vanderHaar I got mine at 11 too and my grandma forced my sister to explain it to me ๐
0 likesOkay so I got mine when I was 10??? AND I WAS LIKE "MOM WHAT'S WITH THIS BLOOD IN MY PANTY" AND SHE WAS LIKE "THATS!!YOUR!!PERIOD!!!" AND I WAS LIKE "YEEY! OFFICIAL GIRL NOW!!" AND EVEN BEFORE THATโ I WAS SUFFERING SERIOUSLY AND THE NEXT DAY AFTER I GOT MY PERIOD MADE ME CRINGE SO MUCH BY-
1 likeRip, I got mine at 9
0 likes.:WelcomeToWonderland:. Me too :'(
0 likesHey,I got mine at 9.
1 like..i got mine at 9.
1 likeRoos vanderHaar I got mine at 10 (turning 11 on that year)
1 likegot mine when i was ten. this january
0 likesRoos vanderHaar I got mine 2 months ago I was 14
0 likesRoos vanderHaar my gran started hers when she was 7. If I was seven I would just cry and cry
4 likesSAME. And I was in the worst possible situation. I was with my family in Japan. Freaking. Japan. Cultural country where you have to walk all day. Jeez.
0 likesi got my first period, the very first time i was at my best friends house. it was pretty weird.
0 likesSame, i was at camp. I freaked out.
1 likei got it at 10.
1 likeRoos vanderHaar a THANK GOD. It wasn't only me. I was like 10-11 and one day in school I stood up and period blood was on my chair, I lied and said one of my pens broke from my bag.
1 likeRoos vanderHaar same
0 likesOkay but I got mine 2 months ago and I didn't even realized until I went to the bathroom at night and it was just bloody everywhere
0 likesRoos vanderHaar I was 9. not a great experience.
1 likeSame
1 like11 isn't that young. One of my bestfriends got it when she was 8!
2 likesI'm 11 and I got my first one but I kinda know bc I have an older sister
0 likesRoos vanderHaar I got it when i was 9, :,), fml
0 likes10 for me
1 likeSAME! i was so freaked out, plus i thought that i would bleed for the literal rest of my life, instead of just a week at a time
0 likesi got it two days after my 11th bday haha
0 likesRoos vanderHaar omg same I just wanted to die
0 likesRoos vanderHaar I got mine at 10.I was expecting it anyways
0 likesI got mine on my first day of and of year exams in year 7, when I didn't have any pads. it was traumatic. but I thought that most people got their periods like 9 to 14 or something like that?
0 likesRoos vanderHaar imagine getting it at 9. i think i almost had a heart attack
0 likesdude, i wear two pairs of pants. Can't stop doing it now
1 likePhahahahhahahha I got it the day before my twelfth birthday ๐
0 likesLia TheNightWolf I got it 2 days after my 12th birthday ๐
0 likesRoos vanderHaar i got it when i was 9 ๐ญ๐
0 likesRainbowTrash I got it the day of my 12th birthday lmao
0 likesRoos vanderHaar 9
0 likesRoos vanderHaar I got mine when i was 10.. i also thought i was dying too ๐
0 likesRoos vanderHaar Lol I got mine at 10 but we took health and learned about it the year before in 4th grade, 5th grade the boys learned about girls and we learned about boys during puberty
0 likesI WAS 9. YEARS. OLD. torture I swear it is torture
1 likeLmaooo
0 likesRoos vanderHaar me too, I almost passed out
0 likesRoos vanderHaar im scared now im 10
0 likesMe too!
0 likesMikayla Relliquette oh no don't worry. One of my best friends got hers when she was 16, It's different for everyone. do you have a sister who's already gotten it? Sister's typically get it around the same age.
0 likesRoos vanderHaar I just turned 10 when i started mine.
0 likesRoos vanderHaar my best friend got it when she was 10 and she called me crying saying "I think I got shot when I was asleep because I'm bleeding and I found blood in my pants" and I was 9 because she's a year older than me and I was like "erm what do I do" so she told her mum and it was all cleared up ๐๐ญ
0 likesRoos vanderHaar yo yo yo u from the holland
0 likesRoos vanderHaar I got mine when I was 10, my mum told me about periods when I was 8 and I was terrified. But, it's better than getting my period and knowing nothing and feeling like, "AHHHHHH! MUM TELL DAD TO LEAVE THE HOUSE PLEAse!ยก" I was just like, "oh, I'm a woman now. Hey mum where's the pads?"
0 likesMy mum was so confused and thought I was just pretending xD
Dear Roos vanderHaar i am 11 gears old and i just started my period wish me luck
1 likeRoos vanderHaar I got it when I was 12 and I was honestly so terrified...
0 likesi was 11 which sucked ass haha
0 likesRoos vanderHaar MY SISTER GOT IT AT 23 AND I GOT IT AT 12
0 likesPanic! It the ladder climbing crybabies nice try honey, the latest you can get it is 16 ๐ x x
1 likeGracie Hemmings xox that's actually not true
1 likeManya Gupta samee๐
0 likesIs it bad that I'm 12 and still haven't got it?
0 likesjessica megs nope
0 likesRoos vanderHaar
1 likeI got mine when I was 10,but I already knew what it was cuz I watched videos on YouTube about Periods(EX:By Superwoman).So when I got it,I already knew what it mostly was,but I didn't know ALL about it.Weirdly,I should've gotten it a few years later since my mum got hers when she was about 13...yeah,I dunno
almost 14, same
0 likesMe too!! It was terrible.
0 likesi was like 9 omg wanna talk about the eternal pain
2 likesi got it when i was 9.
1 likei got it when i was 12 and it was my 16 year old brothers birthday. i panicked and screamed "MA THERES BLOOD IN MY PANTIES HOLY SHIT"
0 likesSame. Im legit so jealous of the people that started at 14.
0 likesSame
0 likesJade C I did ๐
0 likesMagne Is Going Down wtf does that mean lmao
0 likesrelatable
1 likeI got mine when I was 10 . 10!!!!!
5 likesRoos vanderHaar I was 10-11 to and I just thought that it was a cut also note do NOT go to a comic book convention when your on your period it will be embarrassing!๐๐ณ
1 likeI got mine at 9. I knew about periods beforehand.
2 likesI was 8 (but nine next month)
1 likeI was 8 lol
0 likesi got mine at 14
1 likeI was almost 13 and expected it :/
1 likeme too
0 likesI remember being eight and thinking the frick frack is that
1 likeRoos vanderHaar I got it at 10 and I thought I had a cut down there
0 likesDude me too but I was TEN. My mom had given me a book on that sorta stuff and I obviously didn't read it. So I was like freaking out and then was like "hmm maybe I should read that," and I did and was like "oooooooh."
0 likesO H M Y G O D SAME
0 likesRoos vanderHaar I got mine at 11, I didn't tell anyone
0 likesMe too! I was so sad
1 likeI was 10
0 likessame
0 likesRoos vanderHaar same
0 likesI was fucking 9
0 likesI got mine when I was 12 I thought I shit myself
0 likesMe too
0 likesRoos vanderHaar i was 6...I have a conditions that gives me early puberty. I got my first bra at 4. Yes 4. I actually thought I was really dying when I got my period.
0 likesSame I'm 12 I got it 2 years ago and I told my mom I was gonna die that day and guess WHAT?| I'm here don't be so dramatic|-note to 10 year old self โโขโ
1 likeI got mine when I was 11 too. Iโm 13 now but I still find it kind of weird cause some girls still havenโt got it ๐
0 likesRoos vanderHaar Same, I knew what it was but I almost fainted anyway
0 likesI got mine when I was 9 so
0 likesI was 11 too and I was embarrassed because I was the first one in my school to have it lolol
0 likesI GOT MINE WHEN I WAS 9
0 likesSAME
0 likesoml
0 likessame
0 likesSame i thought i had pood myself
0 likesRoos vanderHaar aha I got mine the day after my fifteenth birthday
0 likesSame ๐น๐น
0 likesRoos vanderHaar
0 likesSame but I actually knew a lot about periods so I was like OH MUM HELP
Roos vanderHaar I WAS 10
0 likesI got mine at 10
0 likesRoos vanderHaar SAME
0 likesi got mine at 10. on thanksgiving
0 likesRoos vanderHaar I got mine when I was 10 ;-;
0 likesRoos vanderHaar Same lol
0 likesI was 3 ๐๐๐
0 likesme too
0 likesRoos vanderHaar SAME!
0 likesYeh same. I was like: no no its probally a cut, why is it bleeding so much. It will probally stop. next week oh look it stoped! I knew it was only a cut! next month nope its back shit.. uh mom!!
1 likegot it at 10 :(
0 likesMe too! Luckily my mum has explained it to me by then, so I just shouted at her to come in a panic.
0 likesSAME! LMAO
0 likessame! i cried in pain. it really f-ing hurts...
0 likesi'm on my period right now๐
same!! i had swimming classes that day. and my dad was the only one home.
0 likesmy mother got hers very young tho
I was 9
0 likesMe too but i knew everything about it because my relatives like talking about it
0 likesRoos vanderHaar dame I ran downstairs and I was like MUM IโM DYING THERES BLOOD COMING OUT OF MY BITS
0 likesME TOO! I WAS LIKE MY LIFE IS GOING TO END GOODBYE WORLD ITS BEEN GREAT
0 likesRoos vanderHaar yoooo same. besides they dying part. because i was like oh woah that can quick
0 likesI was 9, and I woke up and was like โdid I shit my self?โ
0 likesRoos vanderHaar I was 12 and scared shitless. I knew what a period was but I was nervous
0 likesRoos vanderHaar me too
0 likesI literally cried for a week bc I ~knew~ I was gonna get it and I was so upset
0 likesRoos vanderHaar SAME
0 likesI got it when I was 10 but before that I asked my mum when I was younger why she bled out of her vagina and she said that it happens when youโre pregnant, I can only imagine if I still thought that when I had mine.
1 likeI got mine when I was 10
0 likesme too
0 likesRoos vanderHaar
0 likesIm 11 too. Started at like 10 hhg I thought I shit my pants smh
I started at 10 I was only just in Y6 it was HELL
0 likesYeah same
0 likesMine was at 8 and I saw it coming.
0 likesI knew what it was and got it at 11. I was slightly scared but my mom was nice enough to explain it to me.
0 likesAyye same
0 likesYeah I believe I got it when I was 10. Someone in 3rd grade at my school started a while ago. THIRD GRADE
0 likesRoos vanderHaar I got mine when I was 9๐ซ
0 likesI'm 11 now I'm kinda terrified for it to start
1 likeRoos vanderHaar 11 is a super average age to get your period, I got mine at 11 too hahah
0 likesroos vdh lol same but I was 12
0 likesI was 12 & Iโm still pissed about it BECAUSE WHYYYYYY
0 likesI got it when I was 10! Whyyyy
0 likesroos vdh got mine when I was 10
0 likes10
0 likesroos vdh nooo. Stahp. Dont do this to me. I just turned 11. Ur mking me scured.๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ
0 likesI am 11. Probably will get it either just after ma 12th bday.
0 likesi got mine in fourth grade and literally nobody told me that!! i literally thought it was shit omfg
0 likesroos vdh same lmao
0 likesI WAS 10
0 likesroos vdh I got mine when I was nine xD
0 likesroos vdh I got my period when I was 10.
0 likesroos vdh I just got my first period and Iโm 11. I wasnโt fazed by it.. but Iโm the second girl who got it in my grade and NOW IM SELF CONSCIOUS. The second girl isnโt my friend, but one of my friends is really ( maybe too ) comfortable with peoples body. I told her and she was soooo happy. I told my other friend and she was like โOH NO IM SO SORRYโ i was just laughing so hard!
0 likesRainey Can Yeah I just got mine and itโs RIGHT before school, 3 DAYS BEFORE
0 likesI was 10
0 likesSame I was scared
0 likesI got mine when I was 9
0 likesMy first time I changed my underwear 6 times
0 likesI got mine when I was 12
0 likesJaycee Cord Jesus Christ that is young wow ๐
0 likesI got mine when I was 9. Unlike most girls, I was extremely calm when it happened lol.
0 likesroos vdh got mine when I was 10 :(
0 likesTen. My life flashed before my eyes
0 likesI got mine at 11 too. I knew what periods were at the time, though.
0 likesDid you guys not get taught this in school?
0 likessame december 27 i was ready to wait
0 likes@Basil idk about other people, but I got taught about it after I got it already.
0 likesI GOT MINE WHEN I WAS 10
0 likes10
Hoe same I had it on a school field trip and didnt know what to do so I told my teacher and she gave me stuff and yeah it was scary
0 likesGot mine at 10, I cried
0 likesI got my first period when I was eleven but our school told us when we were 10 so I was like. "Oh." "Cool"
0 likesI GOT MINE WHEN I WAS 9
0 likesroos vdh oof I was 16
0 likesMy friends god sister got hers when she was 9 and we were 11 so like we just panicked we were just like how
0 likesi was 10 and im about to be 12 now :|
0 likesits super inconsistent and its annoying like is it gone?? why is it gone??
Haha I was 10 and though I had kidney failure
1 likeSame. I was out with my male cousins and wearing white pants.
1 likeI was nine. It was the end of the school year. We were on an hour long recess.
0 likesI got mine when I was 10 and not again for another 2 years luckily my mum is a star and bought me a book that reminded me I wasnt dying haha irregular periods are scary it's like sudden death cuz a lot of the chairs in my school are white (now mine are fairly regular but still no pattern)
0 likesroos vdh I got mine at 10๐ญ
0 likesAAAA FOR ME TWAS 10 !! i couldn't stop crying even though i knew what it was, i jus didn't wanna grow up hrhrhng. :(
0 likesdodie: Periods. Haha.
11 likesMe: SATAN IS UPON US. SAVE YOURSELVES.
Thank you for being so opened about this! It shouldn't be such a hushed subject. Young women need to know about what's happening to their bodies. It's nothing horrible or inappropriate.
0 likesYou are literally my twin Dodie... XD I'm an 18 year old girl that started at 15. My cycles are all over the place and I might have the beginnings of endometriosis. Yay! It's getting treated so it won't advance, so that's the good thing. I don't know a lot of females that talk about this, so this video helped me relate as well. :)
6:48 tHeReS sUmThInG iN mY VaGiNa
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0 likesOh my god, my story is almost the same! I wanted to have my period so much, I thought that once I got my period, I would be instantly โcoolโ(cause I didnโt have any friends). I realized once I got my period how awful it is. I couldnโt swim(cause tampons just wouldnโt work) and I had camp all summer:( I had a super heavy flow and absolutely hated(I mean... who doesnโt). It sucks...
0 likesdodie saying "i thought i needed - a poo" is my new favorite thing โค๏ธ
0 likesI got my first period when I was nine in fourth grade (Iโm a really early bloomer) and I knew what was happening so I just kinda snuck my dad into the bathroom of the restaurant we were at and it became a really funny story later on.
4 likesThis helped alot actually. I've never been irregular. But I've always been put on meds and thought I was weird. Thank you dodie!
0 likesOh my god thatโs crazy I didnโt realize that having to have a D and C due to pooling blood in your uterus happened to others. I thought I was not normal because of it. Thatโs oddly comforting.
1 likei honestly love seeing everyone just casually chatting about periods in the comments it makes me v happy :) anyways i've had my period since fifth grade (i was 11) im also a dancer so this was a major inconvenience. i remember the first day i had started i begged my mam to let me go to dance (i didn't btw) i was so embarrassed because i knew older girls who hadn't started yet. i've only recently realized that i am lucky. even though i got my period younger, my actual period is only about 3-4 day with an average to light flow. im coming to terms with the fact that periods are nothing to be ashamed about because they're natural and all almost half of the human population have to go through them
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I got mine a few years ago and I cried so hard when I got it. I was on winter break so my mum and I just chilled for the day while I played mine craft. I was so scared of showering, because I thought I would be standing in a pool of blood lol. However I soon realized once I was in the shower there was no way I would want to get out! I do get cramps, which feel like somebody is compressing my lower spine, and my period lasts for 7 days (the first two are the heaviest)
0 likesAnd my friends and I are really casual about our periods. We ask for pads when we need them and everyone is so good about it. Also 3-4 days is so good ๐
1 likeprobablymel Oh my god are you like my clone because I also have period since 5th grade (11 years old), I also go to dance classes and I always have period for 3-4 days
5 likesprobablymel I stardet my first period one day before I had a dance show kinda thing and got really nervous. I ran to the toilet about every 10 minute to check if anything gone wrong. I was so nervous I couldn't even smile on the stage during the performance. (all of this was about 2 years ago, I'm still nervous when I get my period check it up very often, but I stopped dancing but this got other reasons)
1 likeI have a dance concert coming up this year, and if my calculations are correct, I'll get it the exact same day!!! Nooo! Most of my costumes are white! And if it doesn't come I'm going to be soo paranoid that I have and I don't know! :o
0 likesSame! I go mine pretty early in fourth grade (9 years old) and I was so excited about it. The night I got it I kept giggling and shaking in the bathroom. My mom literally high-fived me and was like "You're growing up!" The next day at school I told all my friends like it was some awesome event. I have the date written in my old diary and every year I buy myself chocolates on the anniversary. Now I'm doubling over in pain with a cold water bottle on my stomach while taking pills. Why was I so happy about this.
1 likeKrini Arts i swear that is the cutest thing ever omg the day i got it i was crying so hard (two reasons: 1) i was growing up and ew no thank you and 2) my mam said no dance)
1 likeomg, i got mine when I was 10 and I have a heavy flow, that lasts around a whole week, the first day is the absolute worst.
2 likesprobablymel ur quite lucky cuz when I got it (I was 11 and a dancer too) but I used to get it 1 week have a week off and then get it again. I had to take tablets everytime it happened and it was horrible
0 likesi watch this video every time iโm on my period. it always cheers me up when iโm writhing around in pain :D
1 likeI love how open you are about you're period <3
0 likesThe same thing happened with me! I often get stomach pains and wHOOP it ended up being my period (and I have very similar reactions to certain medications as well it's nice to know that I'm not alone thank you).
0 likesI got my period 2 weeks ago for my first time, thank you for being so open
1 likeThe way dodie says ibuprofen is adorable
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Megan Wells she said it the exact second I read this comment???
7 likesMeg what time?
0 likes6:16
3 likesi-boopeh-fren
21 likes'i-boop-rofen'
22 likesI laughed for like 2 minutes cos it was so funny (and cute)
0 likesIkr she's one of two people I've ever heard say it like that๐ (the other is my best friend - who doesn't watch dodie) also idk where you're from so idk if you're thinking it but I'm also from England so it's not an English thing๐
0 likesI remember watching this super seriously before I got my period like literally taking notes, downloading the app, all of it. Then a few months later I get it and now I'm rewatching and just laughing at my old self
1 likeHey dodie ! So I just started my period today , and it's my first one . Also fellow commenters that experience a period , how different is it from everyone else's ? I am trying to know as much about it as possible , so I can be prepared for this week (:
0 likesHello!! I started my period at 12 at a Halloween party at my friend's house. I was wearing a dress. It was actually not as bad as you'd think, I just left and it was all good. The first few were a breeze but then it was hell. I've been blessed with little to no cramps but heavy bleeding and clots. It's rather irregular but I can usually tell when it's coming so I'm somewhat prepared. My period is especially hard because I hate tampons. I like pads, pads are my friend, but they're also kinda uncomfortable for me and I've been desperate to find something new. I think I may try menstrual cups in the future! Thank you!!
1 likeI've started my period when I was eleven. It's generally super weird because for the first years, it was super heavy and super painful (I was genuinely shocked when my mother told me I had to go to school during it because it felt worse than everything that had me stay at home before) but it was also super regular. Then at some point, it somehow just didn't come when I was expecting it and Clue had already sent me a reminder days ago and when your period is usually very predictable and definitely starts on this day or the next, having a week delay is horrifying. Of course, although there was absolutely no reason to worry, I did think I was pregnant, suddenly infertile or dying of some weird disease. It eventually came and just stayed that long for the next years. I really don't know why. And I agree, migraines are the worst. In fact, I think I'm getting one right now. Long time no see. And I'm not even on my period.
0 likesDodie: "my body is like a clock!"
326 likesThe one thing ever info section on clue says: "your body is not a clock"
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114 likesAnarchistOwl doddlevloggleTbh I've been using the app ever since I ve got my period, i love it ๐...and it is like "clockwork " after you ve used it for a while because it gets collects all your averages... however that is not to say you won't have a few odd periods because our bodies and hormone levels are changing all the time like. My cycles total days went from 55, 41,31,25 and I always knew when to expect it apart from the one after that with 17 days , now I have 30 day averages all together ๐๐
3 likesOh yeah, of course, this isn't any sort of attack, I just thought it was funny because of the exact wording ๐
1 likeeven though I have had my period for eight years now, this video was so comforting to watch
0 likesMan it is so wild coming back and watching this video years later. I watched this about a month before I got my first period and I like took notes I was so nervous. Wow nostalgia is weird
2 likesHey Dodie! My first experience was almost exactly like yours. I got it at school and freaked out. It wasn't heavy but just the thought of blood coming out of me freaked me out. I only just got it this year. I know people say it's irregular the first few years but mine is like very very very irregular. Like last month I got it like three times a month. It just comes when it wants to. I'm really glad I don't have cramps or that would make it even worse.
0 likesshit I need this app, I was at an amusement park and I got my period but none of my friends had anything so I just suffered all day.
23 likesah dodie! i am 15 years old and my period is absolutely horrible. its is so heavy that i have to change super night maxi pads (that are supposed to last 8 hours) every 1-2 hours. My cramps are so terrible that i cant move and i constantly have a heat pad or a hot water bottle. i cant eat because i throw up and constantly feel nauseous so i eat maybe 3 full meals in the 7 days i have my period. I miss school because i cant walk, cant move, can barely even drink water without needing the throw up. I have had around 6-8 doctors appointments just in this year about my period. last year i spent 3-4 days in hospital because my period was so horrible and they thought my appendix had burst- this year i spent almost 7 days in hospital because my period made me throw up over 20 times and i was dehydrated as heck. i was also suffering severe cramps and visited by many surgeons telling me that it was not appendicitis(clinically anyway), until i had an ultrasound (ive had like 5 in 2017 jeez) and there was a pocket of fluid found near my appendix. this meant i was going to have surgery!!! when i had surgery, they removed my appendix (which was inflamed- thx nhs!) and discovered around 15 small cysts on my fallopian tubes and a few larger ones on my ovaries! so i am constantly in pain, it is just increased when im on my period! :) i still feel nauseated, and i have tried mefametic acid (sp?? +++ another one that was supposed to help with bleeding that begins with n i think), i am now on co codamol with is a strong pain killer- which only helps for 2-4 hours so yay. i have tried microgynon 30- a contraceptive pill which didnt do anything rather than make my mood go absolutely mental (laughing one second and crying the next) and now im on noriday (norethisterone) so ha twinning right!! i have an appointment with a gynaecologist which is slightly terrifying when youre only 15 and they dont even know whats wrong with me. i know other people have it far far worse and i should try and remain positive but hormones are kind of not allowing this ha. so for those who say periods arent that bad, i wish.
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Chelsey Prutsman thank you! i have faith itll get sorted at some point
2 likesAmy Hendry hang in there โฅ๏ธ so sorry to here what you're going through, hopefully they'll find out what's wrong and be able to fix it!
0 likesow I'm sorry you have to go through all that... have you gone to the gynecologist?
2 likesthank you and hopefully they will, i havent visited the gynaecologist yet but my appointment is set :)
5 likesthis sounds a lot like severe poly cystic ovarian syndrome (pcos for short) !! maybe research about that :) I hope it gets sorted soon xx
7 likesRebecca M yeah that's been mentions before but my gp dismissed it i think, but i'll look into it x
0 likesHI girl!! I had the same and i went on microgynn which is the controceptive pill!! worked amazingly for me and I've never had them since!!!
0 likesPhoebe Stewart good for you!! unfortunately microgynon did nothing good for me :/ glad you're okay now though x
0 likesAmy Hendry Do you know about endometriosis? Because it sound like you might have that
9 likesAmy Hendry this sounds like such a nightmare, I'm so sorry :( try CBD Hemp oil for your pain! It really helps me during my cycle and has no nasty side effects like pain killers :/ I use CW Hemp brand. you're still totally lucid and yourself so you can go to school and do well. also try maca powder to regulate it a little more! Good luck girl
4 likesAmy Hendry You need to see your GP or family doctor. They'll prescribe you with either the pill or other treatment.
1 likehEcK stay strong girl!
1 likeAmy Hendry same with the pads, have to change every hour or so or else I leak a gallon๐
0 likesI feel the same, mine isn't nearly as bad as yours, but for the first one/two days of my period I vomit, can't eat, and literally feel so faint that I can barely walk around without stumbling or collapsing or even blacking out on the ground. there are some times where I feel so tired after vomiting that I just curl in a ball and sleep on the bathroom floor (which actually feels nice cause it's cold but like it freaks my bf out for him to be wondering where I am for nearly an hour and find me sprawled on the floor and accidentally blocking the door shut with my body). I become super sensitive to smells (my heating pad has a lavender/clove smell that makes my stomach hurt when I smell it during these days) and I get really bad hot-flashes.
0 likesI haven't tried birth control because my parents were against it all throughout high school and most of my college years, I'm 21 right now and live with my boyfriend. I plan on going to get on it but I procrastinate a lot and haven't had much time to go find a doctor let alone get a gynecologist (I have health insurance but I don't officially have a doctor because I'm awful at adulting as already mentioned). everyone I've talked to who hears about my period says I need to get it checked, I might have endomitriosis but I don't have all the symptoms, especially since usually the symptoms last the full "bleeding time", where this all happens for only the first day or two.
Amy Hendry i haven't read the replies to this so i don't know if someone else has said this, but a change in diet helps these symptoms very often!! less dairy and meat (these have hormones in them which fuk u up) and more fruits and vegetables always help:) also i HIIIIGHLY reccomend buying herbal teas as there are tons out there that are really good for helping with hormonal health, i like to use damiana and make my own tea from the dried herbs, but if you want tea readymade in teabags then there's a brand called yogi tea which has a 'women's tea' and that's really useful for me:) also peppermint tea, ginger tea and chamomile tea are super good for helping with relaxation and pain relief:) hope things improve soon!!!!
1 likeCassidy McCabe awh b:( sorry you have to go through this but definitely go get it checked out because your health is far more important than anything else X
0 likesAbigail Chetham thank you for the advice! i will try changing my diet but the medication im on me increases my hormones anyway:/ i love love love herbal tea so i do those anyway! but ty for the advice X
1 like(thanks everyone and anyone who commented and i hope youre all healthy and i really appreciate your advice Xx)
0 likesAmy Hendry yeah unfortunately a lot of medications are gonna have hormones and all sorts in- however having meat/dairy as well as them is gonna make your body go batshit crazy haha because they have animal hormones injected in them which are obviously different to our own:) try and have lots of nuts and seeds too, they have tons of vital nutrients to help repair and sustain our bodies:) also raw cacao could be useful too (check out the raw chocolate company if you never have before, their chocolates are amazzzzing and are made with super healing ingredients like himalayan healing salt and raw cacao:))
1 likeAmy Hendry good luck for the future!!! <3 love to you
1 likeHope you find out what's wrong asap. I saw somewhere that if you use a hairdryer on hot and put it over where you're in pain it can help. No idea if it works but I thought I'd say anyway just in case. Best of luck for the future x ๐
4 likesAmy Hendry i use the 10 hour night pads and have to change them two times a day
1 likeAmy Hendry get and appointment and they can give you pills that help so much
0 likesAmy Hendry okay this is gonna sound like bullshit but i experienced exactly this until i did this. so go to a drugstore and get some douches. like the actual little bags that you basically shove up your vag. fill them with 1/3 warm water and 2/3 baking soda. it's gonna burn like hell, but douche it up while sitting in a bathtub, i found warm water helped. do this for 30 days or until it stops burning when you do it- mine took about 45 days. your cramps will be minuscule if you have ANY, your flow will be lighter, and any symptoms like soreness will be reduced. i thought this was made up when i heard about it, but i promise it works. hope you listen and it helps xx
0 likesAmy Hendry by the way, my obgyn said that if i hadn't done it i would have been infertile by the time i was 26. i was developing fibroids, but they stopped growing and even multiplying when i did this. promise it worked a miracle.
1 likeyou are so so brave!! <3
1 likeah girl that sounds so painful! try and keep an eye out for endometriosis, it's something that's actually quite common (for example, pop star halsey has it) but few people know about it. also: taking the pill (or other contraceptives) might help! i know what it's like to get real bad periods, hang in there ๐
1 likeI'm the same but I have a blood deficiency that's why mine are bad
0 likesmy mom and I are the same way!! turns out we both had cysts on our ovaries- if your doctor hasn't mentioned it to you before then you should look into that <3
0 likesBest title ever!
1 likeI have been considering a menstral cup for a while now. I have always hated how much waste is involved in sanitary products. One problem is I'm quite squeamish about blood and I wondered if there are any people out there like me who have used the menstral cup whether it is better for you or worse blood-wise?
You can talk about things I'm not really interested in and I would still listen. Love the energy you put out in whatever you do. :)
0 likes"It's like a little aquarium in there" THAT MADE ME LAUGH WAY HARDER THAN IT SHOULD HAVE
0 likesi love you dodie you're so adorable lmao
2 likesThank you dodie for being a girl and going through this with me....I want to die every month
0 likesWhen you said "Lucy is currently in her fertile window - good to know. We're both ovulating. Wonderful." I laughed so hard I choked on what I was eating hahaha
0 likesThank You so much Dodie for sharing the app it helps me way better than my other period app!!!!
0 likesI love this vid! I'm a 33 y.o. cis male, and I think it's great how much real info in available now, compared to when I started highschool in 1996.
0 likesI'm a male, who does not experience periods, however my lady friends and I are very open about periods and I think it's important for guys to be informed of this and girls shouldn't be ashamed of their body just doing it's thing. โค
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Philip Sklav I completely agree!
2 likesPhilip Sklav i'm a male and i've got my period, and i'm super shy about it with family. idk why but it is kinda weird that periods aren't talked about enough
11 likesPhilip Sklav You are such a nice human being. Like this is so true and so nice. As a woman myself I just want to say thank you.
8 likesThank you for existing.
12 likesPhilip Sklav I appreciate you
6 likesPhilip Sklav god bless your sweet sweet soul my dude
5 likesPhilip Sklav you are a role model my guy
5 likesPhilip Sklav d8 me. Ahem. What I meant to say was I value you as a member of society and I think a few guys that I have encountered could use a little lesson in respecting me while I'm on my period or else I might rip their face off. Thank you for being amazing <3
3 likespreach male!
3 likesyou are such a lovely person (:
3 likesYes. This is good. You are cool mah dude!
6 likesPeriods are natural! you are great mate.
You are something that rhymes with man mah man.
Philip Sklav YESS
2 likesPhilip Sklav a real man
5 likesI got my first period on April fools day......
52 likesI'm really glad you made this video because I'm 13 and almost all of my friends have gotten theirs and I haven't and it makes me feel terrible about myself because I'm not like everyone else. not only that but I also feel really worried as I don't have a good diet and I'm afraid that my period is being delayed as a result of that, because I have definitely hit puberty. (by the way, please don't try and tell me that it sucks and that I don't really want it. I've heard quite enough of that already)
0 likesWow I had nearly the exact same journey as you, except I stopped at the contraceptives cause they give me moderate headaches, but I can deal with them. So glad I'm not some weird freak for having really heavy periods and having to go to the hospital cause of anemia.
0 likesi actually started mine when i was young (like 10) and so did every other girl at my school even tho i was actually the first girl to start. every time i was in 6th grade (i was still ten) like 5 or 6 girls would come up to me and asked if i had pads and i was hella prepared ๐
4 likesSo this is quite gross, but i first got my period in a history lesson in year 6, and it FLOODED ALL over the school's chair. But i was super scared and was panicking so much yet still trying to seem normal, so i just sat on the edge of the chair. But luuckily, i sat at the back of the class so no one knew;)
3 likes...me too tbh
2 likesthe not-clickbait title deFINITELY worked to make me click tho
Idk why but spicy ramen helps my cramps
2 likesI'm on my period and it's nearly Christmas.....*HeLP Me*
1 likeI didn't even care the first time I got it I'm like oh yeah I know what that is
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Same though Lol
1 likeWait, are blood clots not supposed to happen?
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Kylie Jane itโs normal for there to be some clots I guess itโs just because she bled so much and they were so big
1 like6:15 Is that how you say Ibuprofen?
1 likeomg me too
1 likeThe latest my period has been late was 2 months i am Scared for Her
0 likesI got my first period today
0 likesdude thatโs exactly what happened with me too. they told me i was anemic too after i got blood taken
0 likesI LAUGHED SO HARDS AT THE TITLE AND THE (not clickbait)
0 likesmy period is on its 12th day and i think something might be wrong but i'm too scared to say anything :/ i'm trans so going to the gynecologist would be absolute HELL. and i'm about to go on vacation aghhh
0 likesI got mine when i was 10 lol that was traumatizing ๐
0 likesIm late xd That's weird but am I the only one who is so scared of tampons god I tried them but it hurts and no no no no no Can someone help me? What should I do?
0 likesthe title is me explaining what a period is to my male friends
0 likesThat walk you do when you finish ur period
0 likesR E D
0 likes6:48 i died
0 likesive used tampons until v recently... as in like... today
0 likesI'm in high school and I STILL don't have my period and I'm very happy about that fact
0 likesI got my period when I was 8. My reaction was basically just โoh shoot so I guess I bleed now.โ When I was in elementary school I had no one to rly relate to except for this one girl who Iโm still friends with (yay!).
0 likesHonestly periods suck. At least for me. I have rly bad cramps so thereโs that. (But at least I get to miss school!)
(But catching up on homework thatโs bad.)
Omg! I am so happy to hear that you started at 14 because I feel like everyone I know has already started and I'm 13
0 likes0:40 evans booty omfg stahp its distracting
0 likes"my poor body"
0 likesI always get my period in the begging of the month,Iโve heard that u can skip months but like maybe itโs just late?? Or is it even possible to skip a month?๐
0 likesHaven't had mine yet but I think I might have it soon so this vid is perfect! ;))
0 likesi got my period when i was 12 , i was camping, we went home early
0 likesI am sooooooooo scared because when I get cramps I feel like I am going to dieeeeeee.
0 likesim 14 and i started yesterday...
0 likesi'd really appreciate a video about menstrual cups :0
0 likesI got my first period when I was 10. It was the worsttttt. My mom wasn't home, she was at an auction, and she came home early. She didn't believe me, but then she ended up remembering that I was adopted and we were very different. I'm Hispanic, and we tend to mature earlier. Sorry for making you cringe or something. ๐
0 likesIm 13 and havent started yet but im just wondering if the menstrual cup spills when you take it out? Im sorry but i hope you dont mind this question๐๐ถ
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depends how careful you are but it usually spills a lil bit
0 likesI'm 12 I haven't got it yet but my sister and my mom got it when they were 12 ๐ฌ
0 likesMan I wish I got applauded every time I finish my period...
0 likesI will have my period for 5 years by the time I'm 14. :)
0 likesYOU GOT IT WHEN YOU WERE 14?! Gurl, I got it a month before I turned 13...so 12
0 likesDodie!! Make a menstrual cup video please!!
0 likes"my poor body"
0 likesi got my period in July of 2015 when I was 13 and now I'm 15 and ive only got it like 4 times since then.
0 likesHaaaaa!! Omg I also bleed!! We have so much in common! - how I flirt
0 likeslol I got my period when I was 10
0 likesI was the first one I'm my class to get it
Because I had passed 50 kg and like my doctor said when that happens your body thinks you're ready I guess?
But I was kinda expecting it so I wasn't really surprised.
I drowned in your eyes. wth. im sorry i couldn't focus too much on what you were saying dodie. damnnnn.
0 likesI had mine at 12...during swim in gym... MY BATHING SUIT HAD WHITE ON IT.... Then I'd get it every 2 months.. then twice a month... until I got birth control.. (For period regulation and I struggle with acne, I've had acne since 2nd grade and it hasn't gone away so...) now I get it pretty regularly.. other than the fact I got it two weeks early because all of my friends got itm.
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I also cried but my mom picked me up and bought me chicken nuggets..
0 likesI like how you say Ibuprofen <3
0 likesall I do is drink tea and eat reese cups, then I watch your vidoes then I am super happy!
0 likesI bet all the boys watching this vid are like "uh..ew...wtf?"
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Lilly Mendoza i dont even know why i clicked on this video, im just sitting here with a horrified look on my face the entire video
0 likesSo has she started it yet .... cause she's 22
0 likesEvan's a champ friend.
323 likesAlso screw migraines.
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honestly thoughhhh
2 likesGet you a man like Evan. And yeah migraines are the devil.
4 likesMugmellow migraine sufferers unite !
3 likesYES migraines are hell
2 likesI-I-I- IVE GOT A MIGRAINE
10 likesAND MA PAIN WILL RANGE FROM UP DOWN UN
SIDE-WAYEZ
Karalynn Cromack thank gOD it's friDAY
5 likesKaralynn Cromack did u just...
2 likesbluebubble19 I couldn't help myself
2 likescause fridays will always be better than sundays cause sundays are my suicide days
1 likeTHIS HAIR LENGTH IS SO PERFECT FOR YOU sorry I had to say it thank you bye
277 likesTMI When i first got my period but i think its funny so I'm sharing lol
265 likesI first started my period when i was 13. I've been blessed from then since to have little to no cramps and very light bleeding. But because of that I didn't know what it was when i started.
I must have bled through the night and because it was light it went brown on my pants and I couldn't tell it was blood. SO WHEN I FIRST WENT TO THE LOO THAT DAY IT LOOKS LIKE IVE FUCKING SHIT MYSELF IN MY SLEEP MY POOR 13 YEAR OLD SELF. So i binned the evidence almost crying, its as only when i next went to the loo and it was ACTUALLY FUCKING RED AND DIDN'T LOOK THAT SHIT STAINS THAT I UNDERSTOOD, FUCKING STUPID 13 YEAR OLD ME.
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I know tons of people who thought that too!!! I was 14 so I was old enough to figure out that it was probably my period but I was super confused that it was dark brown. I googled it and a bunch of people and sites said dark brown blood meant leftover blood from a previous period. Obviously it was my first period so I was super confused and started to wonder if it was something else. I changed my underwear and went back to bed (this was at like 6am and I had nowhere to be that day) and when I woke up later on I'd bled again and it was way redder looking so I knew. But yeah I remember my friend's younger sister thought the same thing too, good to know it's not just be that wondered if I shat myself lol
10 likesEMMAwkward was this a universal experience? I literally giggled out loud because this was biographical for me, exact same confusion and all!
7 likesI'm so glad I'm not alone in this experience ๐๐
2 likesOmg that happened to me too ๐
1 likeI was 12. I came home from school and saw a brown spot in my underwear. I thought to myself, surely I haven't pooped my pants. I think I started crying from embarrassment to myself, and my mom came in to see what was wrong. She told me it was my period, and I think I cried even more. Hahaha. You're totally not the only one.
8 likesEMMAwkward I had mine for a few days and thought I was shitting myself, no joke, I didn't click until my 12th birthday, I was mortified telling my mum and she said she'd thought she had crapped herself when she first started too. lmao
4 likessame here my friend
1 likeEMMAwkward SAME
1 likeEMMAwkward EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENEDTO ME
2 likesI got my period at 13 and it was 3 AM. I walked to the restroom and saw blood, which makes me nauseous, so I basically just screamed and passed out. It was great to be found passed out on the floor.
13 likesI'M DYING OMG
3 likesJamesy Bumholes Apologies. Totally forgot about the people who have no choice but to read the comments, and are unable to scroll through.
4 likesIm so sorry for forcing you to read my funny story that plenty of others can relate to. I hope you are able to make a full recovery after being forced to read these absolutely horrific comments!
I do recommend a class on how to ignore comments you don't enjoy reading for future reference. I wish you the best of luck ๐
EMMAwkward what a great reply! I applaud thee
2 likesEMMAwkward I had just turned 10 and when i first got it i didnt tell anyone until the next day and it was really heavy so it bled through every piece of clothing, when my mum found it i just pretended i didnt know i had it and acted shocked.
2 likesin case anyone is worried about toxic shock syndrome, don't be! it used to be an issue when tampons were first used because they were made to hold too much blood. nowadays the tampons literally can't hold enough blood to cause it. so you may end up leaking if you don't change it but you won't have toxic shock syndrome :)
217 likesalso if you're confused about how she can have a bath without blood everywhere, its because the vagina actually closes up in water (obvs its not like airtight or anything but you should be fine to have a bath)
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Thanks for the info! ^^
3 likesnp :) glad to help
0 likesninjaluvsmarshmallow also using organic tampons lessons the chance a whole lot as well. plus they're better, bc no chemicals.
12 likesThank you for that๐๐ป
0 likesnp :)
0 likesninjaluvsmarshmallow yeah but make sure you don't keep your tampon in for yknow over 9 hours cause that can cause other problems
8 likeshaha yeah of course :) it was more that you just don't need to freak out if you can't change it exactly when it says to and you have to because I remember being terrified in class that I couldn't change my tampon and my friend (who's a medic) told me this because I was worrying about dying lol
5 likesninjaluvsmarshmallow I'm sorry but nothing you said is actually true. TSS is less common these days but there is definitely still a chance of getting it when you use tampons. It's not about how much blood a tampon holds but about how long it is inside the body because TSS is caused by bacteria.
3 likesAnd for the 'vaginas close up in water' statement, there's no actual proof for that.
thanks so much for this, I had no idea, definitely my own fault, should have checked my facts lol. My bad for being a trusting teen and not questioning it since :s
0 likesMaybe there isn't, but all I know is my period has never flowed in the shower or in a bath and while I wouldn't go swimming without a tampon it probably wouldn't flow there either... I just took this as a fact and didn't question it haha
1 likeThe water thing:
0 likesI warn that while the blood may not flow out WHILE you shower/bathe, your period has NOT stopped. When you get out it will continue to flow. If you have a light period, this may not be a problem, but if your period is heavy, be very cautious. (I shower when it's almost time to remove my tampon, so I have something to keep the blood from dripping everywhere, but I used to have to immediately go from the shower to toilet when I was done).
YAโLL iโve been on mine for like 8 days and at this point i donโt even think i'm on my period anymore, my vagina must be deceased and bleeding.
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lol this is me every month. R.I.P us
3 likeslol
2 likesMy first period lasted for 10 days whew fun :')
3 likesonce i was on mine for 13 days...
2 likesChibiAly // Alyannah my vagina problem is that this is the second time i have my period this year.. 2017 yeah ikr
0 likesChibiAly // Alyannah and last year i only had my period for like 4/5 times?? (which is not that bad tho, cause i fuckin hate period but hey ho)
0 likesVedaAdri haha ikr!
0 likesChibiAly // Alyannah I once had mine for 3 months haha
2 likesChibiAly // Alyannah yeah I once bled for a solid 18 months because of my contraceptive implant ๐๐ป
2 likesI was just gonna be like "RIP your vagina lol" but WHOA, everybody D:
1 likethere are some supplements for that - e.g. primrose oil capsules, try em out but ask the pharmacy for help. if it gets worse, see a gyne. I've bled for 2 months straight (inclusive of clot, discharge and heavy, heavy flow) before having it return to normal (i took the capsules)
0 likesChibiAly // Alyannah Hahaha my last period was 3 weeks long, so I understand lol
0 likeslonger than a week is sometimes an indicator of low iron levels! supplements might help :)
1 likeChibiAly // Alyannah ARE YOU KIDDING?? 8 days is nothing! my average is like 17!!!!
1 likeyall i had my period for 3 months because of the fucking piLL and i stopped it finally now for a while (i had important stuff, knew that if i stopped taking it id get a HUGE ASS PERIOD so yeah thats why it took me over 2 months lol and it was light flow n all) and now im dying. im bleedin till death. my cramps. oh my god
0 likesNat Symons YESYESYES taking iron supplements helps. I'm also taking birth control to help my periods.
0 likesI would ask your doctor before taking more than 90mg of iron a day though ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ
1 likemy first period lasted a month...it was hell ๐
0 likesalso why did my comment blow up
1 likeI'm trying to get my period back after 2 relapses in anorexia, thank you so much for this video Dodie! It's reassuring that not everyone has a "normal" experience with periods x
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Sophie Payne you can do it! be strong!!
6 likesChelsey Prutsman thank you so much for your beautiful message, I'm so sorry you and your family had to deal with this horrible thing. I hope that all is settling down for you now? Sending all my love to you and your family x
2 likesTotallyTaylor thank you!!โค๏ธโค๏ธ
1 likeStay strong, girl! Sending my love to you
4 likesI know the feeling, I've had a lot of struggles with getting my period back as well since I lost a lot of weight thanks to depression. Stay strong and hang in there! You're doing great ๐
2 likesI'm very sorry to hear that love, i know how debilitating depression can be. Take care of yourself and listen to your needs and I'm sure everything will run smoothly again soon. Thank you for your kind wordsโค๏ธ
3 likesThank you as well :)
1 likeUpdate: I GOT IT BACK!!!!๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐๐๐โจ
8 likesI was 12 when I first got mine. My grandparents had just come round and I went to pee and was like: Ah. Blood. Not a good sign.
3 likesAnd I, having no experience with pads, messed about for a bit until my mum came in (Mum, wtf by the way, don't come into the room when I haven't got pants on) and spent a very awkward four seconds telling me off for not coming downstairs when my grandparents were here. I like, just gestured down to the pads and the blood and stuff, and she was like: Ohhhhh, right...
I swear I'm gonna regret sharing this story w/the internet.
The little yum Dodie put in the video made me laugh literally so much!!!
0 likesActual question: How do you motivate yourself to exercise. I'm out of shape, my mood is bad, and literally every medical professional I have ever seen is telling me to be more active, but I literally have no motivation. I've tried looking at it from a positive stand point, a negative view, a "it's gotta happen so just do it" view. I just can't seem to stay motivated for more than a day.
0 likesOh yes, Dodie, I get chronic migraines (like daily) and they suck, i feel your pain!
0 likesI'm very open about it too, I feel you girl
0 likesI got my period for the first time 30 minutes ago and it wasnโt that exciting lol.
0 likesthank you for sharing this app with me!
Ours are so similar! Also, I LOVE this video. So funny and educational.
1 likeGee I'm SO glad I watched this video I don't know what I would've done without all of this knowledge. Also Dodie's eyes are really pretty has anyone ever noticed that?? 'Cause I think this is the first time I actually noticed that her eyes are green and I love it they are really pretty.
0 likesYay dodie! I use clue too! It's a amazing app don't you agree? Any other clue users out there?
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YAAAS
27 likesBex5833 me!
1 likesAME it's got literally everything i could ever want
0 likesBex5833 meh
0 likesBex5833 I do too!!!
0 likesBex5833 it's awesomeeee it's so easy to track it and yee
0 likesBex5833 here lel
0 likesBex5833 I love clue!
0 likesBex5833 Yess its amazing
0 likesBex5833 AH YES ME TOO!!
0 likesme!
0 likesMeee
0 likesMe!
0 likesBex5833 me
0 likesme!!
0 likesBex5833 Me
0 likesBex5833 meeeee
0 likesYup and im on at the moment ๐
0 likesyeeeeeeeah
0 likesBex5833 I use it too, but do you just put the days information in when you're on your period or literally everyday? ๐
1 likeYeahhh but I've only had 1 and that was a couple of months ago lmao
0 likesBex5833 oh gosh I wholeheartedly depend on it
1 likeBex5833 mee 2
0 likesi use a different app but yeS YES YEs
0 likesSAME
0 likesI've used Clue for I think nearly 2 or more years now and i seriously don't know what I'd do without it!
0 likesBex5833 I use it, it's great
0 likesI got my period real late too ๐๐ I was 2 months away from being 15 , thought it was really weird bc I was probably the last person to start in my year group ๐I love the app and have used it ever since I ve started ๐ฆ๐ฏ
0 likesBex5833 I use clue as well. probs my favorite thing
0 likesMe too! I'm 22 and my periods are still irregular as hell but it was cool to have Clue and realise it was 60 days since my last period xD
2 likesIt's such a great app - made me realise a bunch of issues that are going on with me that I never really noticed. Going to the docs next week to find out if my being ill atm is a period problem or not. It's a pretty damn good app for tracking good and bad mood days for my mental health so woooo! Win win!
0 likesit's such a good app!
0 likesBex5833 I use Flo
0 likesBex5833 MEEEE
0 likesme! i love it!
0 likesi use it too, it's perfect!
1 likeBex5833 I use it too!
0 likesMe :)
0 likesBex5833 yeah I love it!
0 likesBex5833 Meeee (:
0 likesyup - i heard about it from hannah witton's hormone diaries, it is by far the best app i've ever used (and i've tried a lot)
0 likesand it's so accurate, even for a (possible pcos) very irregular person like myself
Squad
0 likesBex5833 Omg I Same I swear it's the only thing that makes me take my pill !!
0 likesMe! It's awesome!
0 likesHi
0 likesI do as well, I like seeing charts and being organised and stuff
0 likesHello. This month when I got my period I immediately started crying for no reason while I brushed my hair after a shower, then I managed to get my hair stuck in my hairdryer. I then when out for the day and stubbed my toe, I have also fallen off my bed and bruised my arm because I landed on a shoe. So yeah, definitely a weird one.
1 likei love the (not clickbait)
70 likesDodie. I want to thank you for giving us a warning in the title that itโs an ad... most you tubers donโt and itโs really annoying haha.Love you :D
0 likesI got my period when I was 12 and because I was a competitive swimmer, I had to immediately start using tampons. It took a long while to get used to them lol.
3 likesHey.
305 likesI have stomach cramps.
They're mean.
So mean.
EDIT: they're back and meaner than ever
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Same it's so painful aahhh
2 likesukuleles-eyeliner I'm so close to calling everyone an idiot
4 likesJamesy Bumholes Fair point, but it's not a competition about who is in more pain or more scared about something. If they are in pain they are allowed to talk about it with other people who have been in the same boat.
5 likesJust because somebody hasn't had it as bad as somebody else doesn't mean their pain is invalid.
WtfLiyah .__ I have cramps right now.... So very mean, oh so so mean
0 likesX Ashleenie X its okay just keep eating
0 likesWtfLiyah .__ good is why I'm still living tbh
2 likesWtfLiyah .__ SAME but like just day 1, it's really weird like:
0 likesDay 1: DEATH
The rest of the week: ew annoying stahp being weird
I'm glad someone else had very irregular periods at a young age because I'm 14 now and I've had a period for about 2 years now and its never been regular. after my first two, I went about 6 months without it and now my periods are like 4 months apart.
1 likeI don't know if it's only me but when I got my period at 9, I didn't freak out at all. Not even disgusted. I was actually more curious looking at my bloody pants and told both of my parents about it. And I feel like happened like a coincidence because they kinda discussed about period with me exactly a year earlier.
0 likesAm actually using a menstrual cup for the first time this month and it's been so nice to not worry about leaving a tampon too long, for that reason alone it's great. Still getting used to everything else with it, not 100% there but it's been well worth it so far. Would love to see a video of more people talking about menstrual cups as they're still not that popular even though they're so useful.
0 likesI got my period when I was 14 as well! I got it on Labour day weekend (the weekend before school starts) and that ruined my weekend. Great job, body.
0 likesI got my first period whilst hiking up the tallest mountain in the uk, so much fun
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Emily Osman ooh that's not fun
7 likesGot my period on the last day of school in forth grade. I was laying on the carpet and there's still a slight stain there.
22 likesHaha.
Oh
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Gosh
I'm so sorry, lol
Oh no, that must have really ruined Ben Nevis for you :-(
6 likesI once got my period (not my first one just a random irregular one) during a similar hike in Austria. Terrible.
i got mine christmas day, it was like "MERRY CHRISTMAS BITCH"
32 likesi got mine on the first day of school
3 likesEmily Osman i got it like right before going on a sun holiday which included swimming
4 likesit was my first period so i was like fuck fuck fuck i couldn't wear a tamp bc they scare me so i ended up wearing a pad and a bikini bottom under my swimsuit. when i got out the pad was soaked with water but it was all g idfk how ?? lol ok
Emily Osman i got mine on a field trip
1 likeGot mine on Valentine's Day..guess people call it "v day" for a reason ;;;;))))
6 likesEmily Osman got mine in the mall.... Lit
1 likeLol try getting in in a portapotty
0 likesNow I'm having nightmares that I'll get my period during a DofE expedition ๐ญ๐ญ
0 likesI got mine on my dead nans birthday, the year after she died...
0 likesI'm so very sorry for you...
0 likesEmily Osman omg that is so unlucky ๐จ
0 likesEmily Osman
1 likeI got mine on a road trip to our vacation when i was 11 .-.
Emily Osman oh.
1 likeI got my first period at the same time that I had infected bug bites on my lower stomach right below my belly button, and when I went to the bathroom and saw my underwear was ruined, I thought I was dying.
0 likesI thought the infection had spread (shut up I was 10) throughout my body and was causing me to bleed uncontrollably out of my vagina (shut UP I was 10) and cried to my mother who ended up laughing at me and explaining everything through tears of laughter while I sat on the toilet mortified
doddie! As a person with history with a heavy period and big blood clots, I can relate, but are menstrual cups good for people with that? does it leak?
1 likeI started my period five days ago. For the first three days it was pretty darn good. I had no cramps, mood swings, craving, etc. The only problem was really the fact that I bleed like a rushing river and a have a strong constant flow. I hate that even though I'm wearing a pad, if I'm sitting, I bleed behind the darn pad. Now these last two days, hell. I cramp, I cry, I crave. It's not fun. But to get me through it all, I've been listening to your songs all day, and they really help keep me calm. Song thank you so much Dodie. I love you with all my heart! <3
0 likes(Also I've been using Clue a lot, so thanks for telling me about it :D)
My cramps are literally killing me I feel like someone is REPEATEDLY STABBING ME IN THE STOMACH
8 likesI've been thinking about menstral cups for a while, but I'm kind of a little anxious to try it.
126 likesAre they easy to put in? How long generallyโ does one leave it in at a time? And are they expensive??? haha so many questions
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also, clue looks like a great app! might actually help me know when I'm going to come on, rather than being caught out literally every time ๐๐๐๐
2 likesSnargaluff I recently bought a period cup. they cist about 30 โฌ bit you cam use them up to 10 years if you take proper care of them. It really depends on your flow on how long you can leave them in. it generally says 12 hours on the package but when I'm on my heavier days I have to change it after 7 hours or so. Putting the cup in is also quite easy. There are a lot of videos on YouTube explaining how to do it. You might need a few tries the first time you use the cup but it should be all fine after you've done it a few times.
8 likesSnargaluff They are ok pricewise because they last you for years. They take some getting used to. :-)
3 likesSnargaluff I haven't got any personal experience with them but there was a youtube channel which you might find useful (I'll try to get its name in a min) and you can leave them in for longer than tampons (I think about 12 hours but not 100%) then rinse them and use the same one. This means in the long term they are cheaper than tampons or pads as they're reusable
4 likesEkaekto i have one i got for 3 dollars online, i LOVE menstrual cups but they aren't for everyone!! my first 2 days i change it every 4 or so hours, but by the end I can go 12 hours. they are a bit tricky to put in the first few goes, but once you figure it out that's cool. i haven't used a pad or tampon in a good year or so!!
2 likesOh it was precious stars pads, might be useful
2 likesdude i 100% think you should give it a try!! you can buy them online for reasonably cheap, i bought mine on amazon for like $25. there are some a lot cheaper but just make sure ๐ it's ๐ medical ๐ grade ๐ silicone ๐ don't take a risk with something that might not be made from completely safe materials. it takes getting used to at first, and putting it in can be a bit tricky--my boyfriend accidentally walked into the bathroom to find me sumo squatting with a silicone cup halfway up my vagina, that was a biiiiit awkward hahaha--but once you get used to it, it's ezpz. there are a lot of resources online, bc a lot of people who use menstrual cups RAVE about them!!! which is a good sign!!!! anyway rant over, just do a lil research on the internet. but i really recommend them!
11 likesSnargaluff you can get one in boots
0 likesThe very first time inserting and removing one is kind of awful but after you figure t out you get used to it and it's rlly rlly. Genuinely though lube helps soooo much and u can even use coconut oil (not other oils tho!) I got rlly stressed out the first time trying to remove it and had to take like 3 baths. The trick for me was to basically shit it out lmaooo
6 likesI read about them a couple of months ago and thought like pffft I'm not shoving thAt up my vagina. fast forward to two days ago I ordered one and I received it today and I'm gonna try it tomorrow. I'm weirdly excited
3 likesYou should watch hannah witton, safiya nygaard and itsjustkelli's videos on them
1 likeI recently bought one and I find it quite difficult to put it in but otherwise I'm super happy with it! I paid 20โฌ & I leave it in for about 4-8h hours :))
0 likesI've actually watched a video recently from Hannah Witton where she tries a mentrual cup for the first time and describes what it's like. You could check it out. Maybe it helps you. It's called "The hormone diaries ep.9"
1 likewhen I first heard about menstrual cups I thought they were weird and gross but over time I just couldn't deny the cost and the amount of waste tampons and pads create. So I took the plunge and bought one. I found it easy to insert and about as comfortable as a tampon. Removing and emptying took a few tries to get down. Typically for me with the cup I am fine to just empty it as often as I would normally be going to the bathroom anyway, but I have never really pushed the issue. I've only ever leaked once and I've been using mine for probably around 2 years.
0 likesPersonally I still use pads occasionally because since getting the cup I switched my birth control to the ring and it just is too much for me to have anything really inserted with it in. But several sources say you can totally do both... it's just my personal preference not to. I hope that helps!
Snargaluff they're easy once you get used to it and find a way to fold it that's comfortable, I leave it in for 7-12 hours, and they're about $30-40 but last for up to 10 years
0 likesI have a little pocket in my bag for school that's filled with all sorts of different pads (I put on or two in there everytime a get a new pack) and it's really helpful! All my friends know that I have them, so if they start unexpectedly mid lesson, they know theres some available :D
1 likeI found out I was having my first period ten minutes before I left for an ice skating show. -it was quite heavy which didn't help and I had to wear leggings with it as well so that wasn't fun. It was so specific that I remember the exact day that it started
0 likesIโCE WATCHED THIS SO MANY TIMES AND EVERYTIME โTHERES SOMETHING. IN MY. VAGINA.โ COMES ROUND I TELL MYSELF I WONโT LOSE IT BUT I DO๐๐๐
0 likesDodie is the only one who can make living on hell(getting ur period) less unpleasant
0 likesSo I'm very open about my period and it makes my guy friends very uncomfortable. The reason I do this is because my only PMS is randomly flying into a murderous rage, so it's really for their safety. This also makes it harder to track, but I use Clue now so thanks Dodie.
0 likesI feel you dodie I have the most irregular period because of a thyroid condition that I have and literally I only just got my period after like 6 months and omg I only have discharge but I am in so much pain. I went back on the pill which helped me get my period so Iโm gonna try this app to keep track of it so I can be a semi functioning human ๐ป๐
0 likesI love how Evan's immediate response was the slightest bit of hesitation and then YAYYYY
0 likesI started around 12. Had it once a year. Maybe two times if I was really lucky. Last year I started on the pill and it's been regular. I got off it to see if it'd start up on its own (it was just supposed to be like a little boost) but it didn't and I started getting more depressive thoughts and so now I'm back on it I guess. My period cramps used to be so bad that I literally stayed in bed 24/7 that whole week. Missed school and stuff. Good thing it was only once a year. Now they're just a little annoying. Nothing I can't handle. It's great.
0 likesI feel like I'm the only person that doesn't get cramps during/before my period...
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Le drama llama What the heck?!? You're so lucky!
0 likesLe drama llama same.
0 likesLe drama llama I almost never get cramps either
3 likesI don't either but I get headeshes instead
2 likesLe drama llama I've only ever had one cramp on a period ever. snap!
0 likeslol you'll regret saying that if they do come, i didn't get cramps for the first couple years then one day they were so bad i literally couldn't move
2 likesThats awesome! I get the whole package (unfortunately) which consists of headaches before and during, back aches before and during, and cramps before and during.
0 likesI didn't get cramps for the first 6 or 7 years. Now they are my enemy #1.
0 likesLe drama llama oh my god you're so lucky mine get so bad that I can faint or throw up from the pain it's v v dramatic lol
0 likesLe drama llama WOW. Thank your lucky stars!
0 likesLe drama llama LuCKY
0 likesLe drama llama yeah me neither but my friends get it really bad heh heh...
0 likesI used to but then I got Oldโข and they started up. I hope it stays this way for you lol
1 likeLe drama llama barely me either
0 likesLe drama llama I don't we are those lucky people
4 likesLe drama llama you're not the only. Me too.
1 likeLe drama llama I almost never get cramps
1 likenah gurl me too HAHA IM NOT WEIRD HOORAY
1 likeme tooo
1 likelucky you
2 likesLe drama llama LUCKKYYY
2 likesLe drama llama SAME MAN!!
2 likesLe drama llama i only do sometimes
2 likeslucky you. I fainted once bc they're always so bad
2 likesLe drama llama it's been a year since ive gotten my first period and im only now starting to get very minor cramps
0 likesonly once in a while
0 likesLe drama llama MEEEE WTF IM LIKE 'uhhh can't relate' EVERY TIME MY FRIENDS ARE LIKE DYING AND IM SO THANKFUL BUT LIKD I CANT UNDERSTAND
1 likeLe drama llama lucky bastard
1 likeLe drama llama Me- never๐๐
1 likeWell you are lucky
4 likesmy friend doesn't so I don't think you don't need to worry about it lol
1 likeLe drama llama I didn't really when I was younger but not i get them horribly on the first day
0 likesYeah I have never gotten cramps and I don't get any pains anywhere else like headaches or whatever but my period last for like 9-10 day and it is heavy ALL OF THE DAYS except the first and last
1 likei don't too
1 likeLe drama llama same here and i haTE IT BUT LIKE IT
0 likesthe fuck?! lucky bastards i cant get out of bed ;_;
1 likeLe drama llama nahh same
1 likeMy birth control got rid of cramps altogether from me lol
0 likesLe drama llama same but i have only had one so who knOWS
0 likessame
0 likesLe drama llama nah i dont get them either hahaha
0 likesLe drama llama really? that's so lucky
1 likeOmg same! I feel so lucky, mine's really short, pretty light, and I have absolutely no pain
1 likeLe drama llama haha, same! i guess that's why i dont mind having my period at all
1 likeLUCKY U
1 likeOkay, I don't feel weird anymore now that so many people have said they don't either.
0 likesAlso, I am v v grateful I don't get cramps. If I ever get them, I will probably cry because I'm a wimp lmao.
I'm just happy I'm not alone ๐
I honestly wish that this was played in my sex ed class in high school. It's so much more enlightening than any of the abstinence-only garbage that they taught us.
0 likesItโs so interesting how you say Ibuprofen. You say โI-bu-pro-finโ quite smoothly and all one syllable, but in America we emphasize it differently, more like โI-bu-PRO-fen. โ
5 likesI got my period when I was 10, I was in show rehearsals (one that went on til 6pm bc it was a few days away from a show) and i was so scared because I couldn't do anything bc I didn't know what was going on and I was too awkward/shy to ask for help so. I remember feeling this uncomfortable, warm wetness on my inner thighs and it was disgusting and I'm pretty sure I smelled horrible
0 likesWhen I first got my period I couldn't tell if I needed to poo or if I needed the hot water bottle. That was a very difficult time for tiny eleven-year-old me.
0 likesMy favorite part of my period is when I'm in a nice restaurant with a heavy flow and I sneeze. You literally see my face go from okay to pure horror.
0 likesI started my period when I was 14 and at school as well. However, I didn't have cramps as a warning sign, so when I felt a gush down in my lady parts I freaked out and went to the bathroom to find that the Niagara Falls of menstrual blood was in my underwear. It was an actual horror scene.
0 likesi remember on a school trip, a boy started rummaging in the front pocket of my backpack without me noticing because he was just joking around. i had a tampon in there and he was completely oblivious to what it was. i asked him if he knew what it was, he said 'a pregnancy test' (this poor child). the look on his face was priceless when i told him what it actually was
0 likesWhen I first got my period I was like around 12 years. And I literally cried when I got it because I was scared that the bullies at my school would bully me more and more and my mom send my Brother in the living room with my father and they were like:" Yeah we're watching TV now"
1 likeI LOVE CLUE I've had it ever since I first started. I got my period about a little more than a year ago. I'm 13. I get REALLY bad cramps.
1 likeDid you know there was a birth control pill for men and in the study trials the men had headaches as a side effect - so they stopped the study. I was like reeeeeeeeaaaaaalllllllyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy? Yet we โโcomplain about periods too muchโโ they say. Reaaaaallllllyyyyyyyyyyy. Lol. I was like well by golly they canโt handle a little ache in the head what about being kicked in the balls everyday all day for four to seven days lol. Yeah, didnโt think so. Loved this video you are fabulous ! ๐๐คฃ๐
2 likesi had some crazy timing with my period, my mum talked to me about it THE DAY BEFORE i got it and i was so scared but i didnt bleed on my school uniform or anything. i did however cry in the shower and get it all over my legs cuz i thought that it didnt matter what part of you was in water, that you wouldnt bleed so i ran a bit of a bath and stood in it trying to prepare myself for how i was going to get dressed. I think i was almost 13 like within a month, or just turned 13.
0 likesIm in a waiting room at my doctors office and I forgot to plug in my headphone at the very beginning of the video. I go a lot of strange looks ๐
8 likesfrom dodie's snapchat, ive realized that our start at the same time, so whenever dodie says that she thinks it's coming im like, "crap"
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sprinkleseverywhere I come on just after dodie so it's like a lil reminder when she says she's finishing, it's great ๐๐
10 likesMy period first came in the middle of the night during summer, when I was eleven. I woke up, went to the bathroom, peed and saw blood on the toilet paper. I just thought to myself "that must be that period thing" and went back to sleep WITHOUT EVEN PUTTING A PAD ON. I woke up the next day (thankfully my bedsheets and underwear weren't stained), went to my mom's bedroom and just casually said "hey, my period came, you're gonna need to buy more pads now!" She congratulated me (?), asked me if I knew how to place a pad on my underwear, I said yes, then she handed me some pads and painkillers. After that she went to work and I went back to watching TV. Not a very dramatic duo as you can see.
0 likesI'm a trans guy and I was 10 when it happened during a huge presentation and I was just monumentally pissed off.
0 likesI cried when starting too, but I was home and screamed for my stepmother. She just kind of laughed at me and explained. I was only 10.
0 likesOkay so at first I was like โomg is she okay?!โ and then I remembered. I bleed out of my vagina every month
0 likesI'm not preggo, but I haven't had my period in several months and I'm quite upset about this. I don't know. After watching a video that Hitomi made about periods I now feel like I'm missing out on a part of me.
0 likes"I bleed from my vagina every month!"
1 likeme: oh my god, me too! just like i am right now!!
When you're on your period, you MUST look after yourself. You have to drink plenty of water, eat enough and regularly, you HAVE to get sleep. Having a period forces me to slow down and be kinder to my body and to take stock of how I've been treating it in the last month. It's kind of like a monthly maintenance check :)
0 likesshout out to all my trans men and gender non conforming people who have periods. no matter what, you are valid.
0 likesThe first time I got my period, I was so ready I didnโt tell my mom until 3 days in cause I needed more pads and she was confused that I wasnโt freaking out
0 likesWhen I was younger, I thought a period was a huge burst. ๐
6 likesI just started my period for the first time last week woo
0 likesI was sick with a bad cold when I got it, so I kind of didn't worry too much about it I guess. But I didn't have any normal period symptoms like cramps or anything. Just a couple of mood swings. Idk if that was because I was sick or what. Now I'm just scared for my next period, because I'm not sure if I'll get cramps during it or not. My mom gets really bad cramps so I figured I would too but who knows
FINALLY SOMEONE WHO UNDERSTANDS WHAT I GO THROUGH
0 likesHaha. I had the clue app. For 2 months. Then I forgot about it...
0 likesI started my period when I was 9 (I think 3rd grade). It became irregular as I got older. At first it was really heavy, but it always started on time and in the morning (while I slept/when I first got up). Then I think a year later the cramps and bloating started. Then, as I got into my teens it became irregular. It was still heavy (8 days, 7 of them heavy bleeding). My period would start anywhere from 30-40 days apart. I was becoming anemic from it too (I was given iron pills, but I suck at taking them or remembering to take them). I started using tampons freshman year of highschool or at the end of middle school. Finally started BC pills sometime in high school and boy was it a gift. Had no problem getting them even at a young age since my period/symptoms were so bad my gyno thought I had PCOS (she didn't find anything though).
Now I'm 19. The pills did pretty well. My period only went down to 7 days, but it became lighter, sometimes it was so light I only need a liner for most days. And my cramps have massively decreased. Unfortunately, in December I stopped taking them (health insurance problem). Took 2 months for my period to go right back to starting late, severe cramps and heavy bleeding (first time in my life that I had to wear Super tampons). Decided to go to a clinic because this just was not working for me. Been back on for 3 ish months, body is still readjusting. The cramps have calmed down again, but I still bleed heavily. (The first month of restarting the pills my period was still a week or two late).
I don't know where I'm at with my anemia. Last time I checked (Maybe a year ago) I was good, but this period I just felt sooo drained of life.
Anyways, that's my period story. :P
I never understood those who were dying to get their period(ha, tragic pun). I never wanted to bleed out of my vagina once a month and panicked the fuck out when I got mine. I told my mom that I didn't want my period and I was probably crying. Tried convincing myself that I was actually bleeding and not going through menstruation.
14?! WOW! I got my first period when I was 12. I got mine super heavy, earlier than most girls, and I got mine every 2 weeks. I remember I was at Disney when I got it. I came of The Tower of Terror and went to the loo. There was blood EVERYWHERE. I didn't panic because my mum was there and just tossed a tampon over the top and instructed me through the stall. Thank god the loo was empty, haha.
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ProbablyNotRo omg I was in Disney too! Except not at the tower of terror. I cried
0 likesI haven't gotten my period regularly in literal years. I only get it in the month of November and it's really heavy for that like week and then it stops. Funny thing is, I still get all the symptoms without the bleeding! The moodiness, the bloating, the acne. It's really weird. When I was a kid I would get it really heavy for like two weeks and while my doctor said it was normal we just went "meh" and went with it, but now I just don't get them and I'm quite worried lol.
0 likesEdit, I'm barely 19 and this happened all through high school .-.
I had a lot of warning before I actually got my period which was when I was like 10 ish. I have and older sister who is about 10 years older than me and she told me, she was like "In our family the women have GOD AWFUL periods like debilitating pain." My sister actually used to lock herself in the bathroom and cry because of the pain and also the roller coaster of emotions
0 likesI love that dodie has a group of apps called my poor body ๐
1 likeim so afraid of getting nauseous on my period because im really scared of feeling nauseous (like im basically phobic of it) so im thankful my period comes like once every month and a half or two months and its not very heavy.
0 likespls let me know: is it possible to feel nauseous or vomit when your periods have a light to normal flow? and you barely get cramps? i associate nausea and periods with really heavy periods and i dont have that so im not at risk i thinkยฟ
this made me feel so much better about myself because i got my period only this year (im 14) and all of my friends got it before me and i wanted it so bad and when i got it i also cried because im a dramatic piece of shit and its really heavy and is REALLY irregular which made me think i was some sort of alien but then this video made me feel actually normal so thank you :)))
0 likesWhen I first got it (13), my parents were just divorced and I lived with my dad and he had to help me with everything. I went to buy pads with him, he bought me this bag you put in the microwave and then you can put it on your stomach, and he made me tea and we watched movies with a blanket. Quite weird but still
0 likesI got mine when I was 10. I didn't know how to tell my mom so I wrote her a note on a little card asking for pads. I thought it was terrifying at first but now I cry from laughter thinking about it
0 likesGod I relate so much I was the last to get my period I was 15 but I also thought I was just getting a stomach pain
0 likes2:11, same bro. i feel you.
21 likes"there's something in my vagina!"๐
0 likesalso, you can suffer of toxic chocs whenever you keep blood inside of your vagina which means that you still have this problem while wearing a cup ;) you just need to empty your cup as regularly as when you change your tampons ;)
Omg Dodie I was like u I would literally pray to God that I'd get my period and I'd wish I had it BC all my friends had gotten it before me. Like literally all of them and I felt so left out. Then one day I had really bad cramps and I thought I had the flu...it was not the flu. I was waiting all day to throw up and not have to go to school. Then I went to the bathroom and saw blood. Then I was literally jumping with joy that I had gotten it! I was so happy! BC I had convinced myself that it wasnt gonna come and I wouldn't be able to have children. Which was devastating to me lol ๐๐ I'm very overdramatic probably BC of my anxiety. But I'm glad u made this video BC I was able to relate and see that other people thought similarly to me! We love you Dodie!!!!
0 likesI had my first period last month and I literally watched this video the day before I got my FIRST.EVER.PERIOD
1 likei want dodie to just pronounce a bunch of complicated medicines/science words
0 likesI can't believe that so many people have problems with their periods. some have regularry and wish not to have, while others are impatiently waiting for having their periods once in three months..
0 likeshowever it's nice that you made a video about this!
"There's something in my vagina!" The best sentence I've ever heard.
0 likesDodie: it's so fascinating my body is like a clock
0 likesLiterally the clue tagline: your body is not a clock
I really hate that whole women stuff. Its so damn unfair. The guys don't have pains only when they are ill and then they're like "aaah I'm dying!" but if women have pains it means they are just healthy...wtf?!?! Nobody ever asked me whether I wanna have kids one day. Why do I have to bear that whole stuff. Every month I just think
84 likes"this has to end...for ever!" It's useless for me and I wish so much it was possible to free people who suffer fron their gender. That should be something health insurance funds pay for.I don't see any adventage in being a woman. It's just a pain.
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Miss Anderson you can have an operation to stop your period and stop you from having kids so there is ways to escape the whole thing.
5 likesMiss Anderson
4 likesThe upside: us women get to brag about being stronger >:)
+Thatonetranskid I'm not sure if this helps at all, but Precious Stars Pads on youtube has a tutorial on how to simulate a period.
2 likesMy stupid male friend keep saying that erections are more painful than periods and childbirth. It's annoying and not at all true.
2 likesElizabeth Hamm wow........ omg he sounds.. ๐ค๐ค๐ค. Yeah. All my friends at school are boys, the girls
1 likeSpread too many rumours so i stay away from them. Problem is, I can't talk about girl stuff with them, though they talk about boy stuff with me soo..
It is actually really draining for the female body to have a period once a month. In like real nature, you would be pregnant most of your life, so having your period every month is actually quite unnatural and can be difficult for your body to handle. So it can actually be really beneficial to take the pill in long term cycle, because it is less hard on your body.
0 likes@Salem yes but the idea of doing that is worse than the actual having of period
0 likesThe first time I got my period my cramps were so bad I couldn't move
1 likeAnd I obviously skipped school and everything, telling everyone I was 'sick' but actually it felt like I was dying
I took some Advil but it took a super long time to kick in and I was crying because it hurt so bad ๐
Scientists have discovered that period pain can be as painful as a heart attack
1 likeWhat I find weird is me and Dodie's periods are the EXACT same down to the DETAIL (except the pills)
0 likesI got my period when I was 9. Yay PCOS. I seriously thought I was going to die.
1 likeI hope loads of guys watched this so they understand how FREAKIN ANNOYING AND DIFFICULT IT IS
0 likesWhen I was 11 I was sent home from school because I felt so ill I wouldnโt stop crying.
0 likesI got home and found out I had started my period.
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I had my first period when I was 10. Now Iโm very open about it. If Iโm having cramps, Iโd just casually tell my friends โMy uterus huuuurrts!โ Even around my guy friends, who would get s but awkward.
0 likesI spent years terrified of my first period and for some reason telling my mum seemed so scary. Then I got it and the conversation went like this:
0 likesMe: mum I think I got my period
Mum: ok. you know where the pads are?
Me: yep
Then I went back to bed coz it was night.
Also I know my period is coming because every month without fail a day or two before my period I get an urge to bake things. This is actually super convenient coz then I get to eat the things Iโve baked when Iโm on my period.
I swear Iโm turning into a boy. I had a really heavy period as I would wear about 5 pads (Panty Liners) and it would still leak through but now itโs been a year since a Iโve actually had it. Lol hi Iโm guessing God took it away or my mum secretly turned me into a trans and wiped my memory.
3 likesโWell done, me. Well done, womb. Kinda. You messed up a bit in the beginning, Iโll be honest.โ
1 likeI bursted out laughinggg.
"Your...excitement...........(horniness)" DODIE YOURE KILLIN ME HERE
2 likesSo when I first got my period, I was at the bookstore . I knew it was a period so I went to the bathroom. The thing was that there was a little girl in there and since I'm a really private person I went into the stall and WAITED FOR HER TO LEAVE. But she didn't. So eventually I got out and the girl asked me "what're you doing in here?" And I was like 'ITS A FRIGGING BATHROOM WHY DO YOU NEED TO KNOW' and also like my mind went into privacy invasion mode and was like 'YOU CANNOT TELL THIS EIGHT YEAR OLD YOURE BLEEDING INTO YOUR PANTS' so I said "I was... I was uh... looking... for.... for my mom.." and she was like "OH! I'll help you find her!" So we walked out of the bathrooom together and then I said "yknow I'm fine I can do this by myself." And walked away. Then I found my mom and sorta cried...? But the lesson is DONT ASK A TWEEN GIRL WHY SHE IS IN THE BATHROOM... just... p l e a s e
0 likesIs it weird as a male who is straight I'm interested in female anatomy when we talk about it at school because the rest of the boys are like "that's nasty" and I'm like "that's incredibly interesting and I understand a little bit more each time I hear this, cool"
0 likesI've never had period pains. And never have symptoms. I got my first one when I was 8. I am now 18 turning 19 in 2 months. And I still never have had symptoms
0 likesLol when I started I just laughed and my friend gave me a pad and just laughed at me...it was a great day ๐๐
0 likesI bought pads yesterday, since my mom found out i only had three. She freaked out because my flow is almost as heavy as yours, and forced me to go. So now I have an almost empty box of really absorbent pads, and a full box of really absorbent pads while my lonely box of thin liners is right next to it inside my room. What a very private and clean room.
0 likesI started my period when I was 11(I'm 12), and my period was so heavy when I used my first tampon. I refuse tampons now.
0 likesI feel like a lot of people don't know that birth control isn't just for not getting pregnant. Everyone should be taught in school tbh!
0 likesomg dodie thank you! I have recently started my period (im 13) and thank you for all the advice I will recommend the app to friends?! x
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Gum ball Princess same haha
1 likeI got my first period when I just turned 11. I remember going to my mum screaming "MUM! I THINK IM DYING SOMETHINGS WRONG THERES LOTS OF BLOOD IN MY UNDERWEAR!!"
0 likesis it just me or do i REALLY want to be best friends with dodie
0 likesI was 10, it was a Friday morning, and I saw it. I burst into hysteric laughing, scaring my mom. We went to Walmart and I got a secret pj shirt that looked like a normal shirt to wear to school and went to school late. Luckily the worst of it was on the weekend.
0 likesclue is so good cause itโs not overly aimed at women so trans guys can use it too!
1 likeOmg I cried when I got my period, I was 10 when I got mine omgggg
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OMG TEN wow
39 likesdoddlevloggle yeah it was during primary school as well and I had to tell the teacher and it was awful omg because I didn't really no what was happening
3 likesEllen Lavender thank god im not the only one who got it at ten
0 likesmy fRIEND STARTED HERS WHEN SHE WAS 8
1 likeDancingcat 27 ayy I'm glad I wasn't the only one either
1 likeDan Howell painted his nails OMG I FEEL SO SORRY FOR THEM
3 likesdoddlevloggle igot mine as well at 10 my Moom noticed it was bad really it lasted like two bloody weaks......
2 likesI was 11, and I thought I got my period like two years before then bc I crotched myself on a playground ladder, and bled but it turns out I just broke my hymen on a playground ladder. fun times. ๐
10 likesPaulina if it makes u feel any better mine lasted 4 weeks
1 likeRyRy Peach WOW
1 likeNoodle Paege is that even possible? I'm sorry you had to go through that
2 likesomfg I was 10 too! just after gym class, and I was allowed to stay home for the rest of the day because my teacher felt so bad for me omfg x)
2 likesTrash Can lol! (i know right!) who knew humans even had that much blood......ANYWAY! (i wasn't ten tho-i was 12)
1 likeSAME OMG
0 likesEllen Lavender I was ten too
1 likeEllen Lavender aye I got mine when I was 8. Glad I'm not the only person who got it early.
2 likessame I feel your pain cri
1 likei got mine the month before i turned 13
1 likeELLEN OMG HEY :)))) ALSO THANK YOU DODIE FOR LETTING ME MEET AN AMAZING FRIEND BECAUSE OF YOUR TOUR
1 likeEllie Ellie HEY ELLIEEEE LY
0 likesi was 11, i was so freaked out tbh
1 likeEllen Lavender I was 11
1 likeI was 10-ish and I cried every time i got on my period for like a year
2 likesEllen Lavender i see you creepin around in these comments ellen, congrats on your dodes reply !! much love :) <3
0 likesEllen Lavender I was ten AT A FRICKING POOL PARTY
1 likeCharlotte Patrick ahhh thank you sm lovely! <333
0 likesYasmeen Elgayli omg I feel so sorry for you!!
0 likesEllen Lavender same here I was legit in primary school! Literally a baby I got mocked so badly ๐
2 likesEllen Lavender I was 11
2 likesEllen Lavender i started when i was 10 too
1 likeEllen Lavender I was almost 12
1 likei was probably 16... - interesting how we are all SO different
1 likeNoodle Paege yanks I deal bad for u glad at least the one with insanely long period troucth
1 likeWhen I first got my period I was scouring the App Store for a tracker app. I ran across one called Flo (I think it's only for apple) and I like it a lot. It's not confusing, it's fairly accurate, and everything is really easy to find. My friend, on the other hand, uses clue. She always complains about how it's confusing and she doesn't understand it, but she doesn't have an Apple phone so she can't use Flo. This might just be an issue that she has, but she says it's confusing so I'd rather not use it.
0 likesOh my god I've been using clue since I found a tumblr post that gave a list of period apps and I love it. I get really bad back pain and cramps and stuff but ANyWaY my best friend and I have the thing where you can see each others cycles and its so great, we warn each other when its about to happen
0 likesOmg. I am 13 and I relate so much. I have really heavy periods, but no cramps. Tbh, I would prefer the pain over the embarrassment of possibly bleeding through my pants. ๐
0 likesI just grabbed a giant jug and filled it with 4 cups of overly sweet tea and put it on my stomach to help ease the pain. It was amazing. I love tea.
0 likesI got my first when I was 11, was not informed that this happened so early. I knew that puberty happened but I din't really know what that meant... I wanted my puberty to be delayed because of the issues it would cause for me mentally (and physically). Look who got lucky (sarcasm)
0 likes2:47 โOof! Itโs like a little aquarium up there!โ
2 likesIM ACTUALLY DYING SKSKSKS
Uggghhh you have no idea how much I can't wait to stop my periods. Legit no meds work to stop it and I hate myself when it happens.
1 likeI'm glad to know I'm not the only one who has puberty problems. Though, I knew that...and I'm still the only one that has my particular diagnosis...shit. Anyways this video is so helpful and I really enjoyed it. I use clue too since I got my first period like two weeks ago and I'm fifteen. So far it's all weird and comes in medium but then I have been spotting for like a week straight. I thought I was done.
0 likesClue is actually my favorite thing ever! I perform all the time and I don't use tampons, so being in tights and tight clothing is very sketchy. I get real irritable two weeks before and get pretty depressed and anxious and I get really bloated. This video is so real and calming because no one really talks about it and it's really nice to have someone actually talk in derail about periods. It's for the continuation of our race after all!
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I got mine the second day of middle school on the bus on the way home and it was horrific. I got it before anyone else and I just refuse to wear tampons. I'm really just scared of them and I don't really know what to do about it.
0 likesI had a nightmare today about having my period again. I just finished it two weeks ago.
2 likesMy first period was when I was nine.
I got my first period in the swimming pool on holiday! ๐ค
0 likesI burst in to tears and my period starts within the hour!
i haven't got mine yet but i'm 96% sure i'm getting it REALLY soon
0 likes(don't ask me how i know, you'll regret it)
so i came back to this video for tips so yeah thanks a lot dodie
Omg Dodie you posted this video on the day I got my period argh โค๏ธ
0 likesThe first time I didnโt know who Evan was. Now that Iโm a fan it was even better
4 likesOmg I've just finished too!!
0 likesThis is my second time I've ever had it and I literally started the second day I was on holiday..I felt soooo angry with myself because I wanted to have fun without worrying about anything. BUT NO!
And I've ended the day I've got home.
And I got home about 3 hours ago.
I think I was about 14 going on 15 when I got mine, Iโm 18 now though and itโs still so irregular.... sometimes it starts getting back to a normal cycle and then randomly Iโll just miss one or itโll be over a week late or something but itโs really annoying coz i can never plan ahead for things and be able to take it into consideration:/ my mum thinks itโs irregular when I get stressed or go through big changes and stuff in my life though idk
0 likesI wouldn't have known that I had appendicitis if it wasn't for me just getting off my period because it felt just like period cramps. Like, it felt just like it, but a bit higher and to the right.
0 likesI just so happen to start my period the day after this video.
0 likesI just so happen to start my period ten minutes after opening Clue. Wowz.
Yes, I got Clue. And I already love it. <3
i actually ended up using the clue app ever since you've made this video . the one time an ad has convinced me enough to download their product
0 likesI got my first period when i was around 11 and it started at school...and I just remembered me denying EVERYTHING I was like NO NO NO NO NOOO!! So i didn't go to the nurses office and I just bleed through everything....and when i went back home my mom like threw a maxi pad at my face and showed me how to put it on..and I cried for the whole time
0 likesI also get really emotional before my period, like I cry over the smallest thing and then the next day I get my period then I'm like "I knew I wasn't a sensitive little prick"
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i watched a video of a seal hugging a stuffed toy of a baby seal and sobbed my heart out
4 likesI watched space jam them cryed when tweety bird got flicked into the wall
4 likesKandy AH I AM SUPER SENSITIVE IN GENERAL SO when I'm on my period I'm like as fragile as a glass. I'm not even joking. If you tell me I got an answer wrong I might start feeling teary. And today, this guy told me I was so dumb repetitively and I got mad so I told him to stop and he wouldn't so I just cried. This is why I HATES PERIODS IT REVEALS MY INNER FEELINGS OUT INTO THE OPEN
11 likesI get super moody whenever I'm on mine and I literally need everyone to give me space otherwise I will snap at people and it's the worst
5 likesKandy I cried today because I saw dog food , DOG FOOD . My period is coming I know it
5 likesSame!!!!!!
0 likesthe day before, I'm either emotionally unstable or a complete and utter bitch
1 likeKandy SAMEE OMGG hahhaa
1 likeKandy Yesterday my brother spilled orange juice and I cried hysterically. Today I started my period.
3 likesKandy In my first time It was in 8th grade I remember that I got really emotional for forgeting the backpack.(my mom told the colour why so she let me out of school that day)
1 likeKandy i've never related to anything more in my life
1 likebella2206 that's literally me, before my period I'm like my alarm went off ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ the teacher told me off ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ I forgot my homework ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ my friend ignored me for one minute๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ
1 likeKandy I know omg. damn hormones why you gotta be like that.
0 likesKandy SAME
0 likesI cried because we had no good food in the fridge
2 likesI cried because the takeaway place forgot to bring my onion bhaji ๐
1 likeSchuyler's Oswald Sameeeee
0 likesahaha it happens to me too
0 likesCaitlin IsOK lmao was that pun intended?
0 likesI haven't got it yet but I'm definitely in puberty cuz I have like actual cups so yeah. Pretty sure it's gonna be this year cuz my discharge is like every 5 minutes ugh. Panty liners are a life saver.
1 likeI actually find it easier to be really active on your period, and take pain killers. I have been active around my period and I don't feel them and they don't hurt
0 likesiโm so lucky to have such a light period with no pain
0 likes6:48 "TแผEแE'แ แOแฐETแผIแG Iแ แฐY แฏแฉGIแแฉ" Dodie is a fucking queen I pissed myself laughing
0 likesYou should do a Q & A about periods for younger viewers or anyone interested. Break those social barriers about periods
42 likesi get super heavy periods just exactly like you talked about your period and i get big clots and they're super painful, should I go see a doctor like you did?
0 likesMy period is literally exactly like yours. The couple days before it starts I get super irritable and oily skin. Then it starts and about the first and second day I get a really really heavy flow and the worst cramps ever that literally wake me up in the middle of the night and I start crying cause it gets so bad. Then the last couple days the cramps die down and the blood gets clottier and darker then it's over but then it comes back again in 2 weeks cause it's really irregular and stupid and comes twice a month instead of once
0 likesI got it at 13, and every person I know who had their period, they all had it irregularly in the beginning. But I always get it in time since my very first time. I have been late I think 1,2 or 3 times in the past 3 years
0 likesI got mine at night (thank GOD) buuuuuuuut that very day, I had a pool party with my softball team.
0 likes(Disclaimer) my mom was a little over 50, and had stopped hers.
I REFUSED to not go, so my mom had to help me put in a tampon
She actually FORGOT how to use it, so we stood there for like twenty minutes figuring it out XD
Oh, God that was an experience.
I got my first one when I was 10.ย I was basically dying.
2 likesI get cramps to the point where I'm crying
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My sister vomits, passes out and cries. Sometimes she has to go to the hospital to get a drug strong enough to ease the pain. I dont get cramps at all so I have no idea what its like.
5 likesKatelyn Smith Oh my god the poor thing! I'm so sorry for her x I've only gotten it so bad to the point of almost passing out and almost hospital once, so I feel awful for your sister that she has to go through that!
4 likesKatelyn Smith I'm so sorry fren |-/
0 likesKatelyn Smith I don't get cramps either so I honestly don't know what it's like...
0 likessame ๐ญ
0 likesThat sucks ||-//
0 likesSame I cried when I got my period the first time I got it in a gas station , and I was wearing kaki pants so that was great also I was with my aunt.The reason I was at a gas station was because my family had gone on a road trip and on the way back I decided to go back with my aunt.
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Also I have clue and I love it
0 likesi had blood clots at the same age you were and got anemia too. soul sisters.
1 likeMy friend faked that she already had her period because everyone in class did, Well, I didn't have mine. I enjoy my time without the pain. My other friends who had theirs tell their first times and they're so painful, according to them. One of them just woke up with blood in her mattress she said. Ok bye now ๐
3 likesBritish people saying womb is my favorite thing. It makes me so happy!
0 likesI haven't started yet and I'm past the time when my mum got her period and I'm just ready for it to come now. Not because I want it, but I'm bored of being like "Have I got it? No" and if I get a stomach pain I'll be like GASP and nothing happens. The other day my friends and I were talking and I realised they were biologically women friends with this smol child and I had like, an existential crisis lol
0 likesEdit: pls don't take the existential crisis but seriously, I am not romantising it or anything so yea, just making a dark joke
1:00 I felt the same 6 months ago, even my friend who is two years younger started before me!!!!! Oh and btw that same friend is a period wizard, the day she got her period, she said " eh I might as well bring pads to school today". And the day before my period started, I was complaining about being periodless, she said/yelled " ya know what, tomorrow your going to start your period, WHETHER YOUR UTERUS LIKES IT OR NOT!!!" So yah.........
0 likesI SAW THE TITLE AND STARTED LAUGHING SO BAD BECAUSE IT'S TRUE
0 likesI'm 12. I've shown signs of puberty. All of my friends got their period. I haven't.
10 likesI'm still waiting.
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I procrastinate too much xD thx
4 likesPancake Panda you are FUCKING LUCKY OK MAKE THE MOST OF IT
8 likesAnissa Lingley XDD
2 likesAs long as you don't get it on the day you transfer to a new high school like I did, you'll be fine, get a hot-water bottle or take a hot bath when you start. Also it isn't much to look forward to.
5 likesI'm 15 and still waiting, don't worry about it...
2 likesSavor it while it lasts. Periods suck.
2 likesHey have you not seen those Always ads? Girls can do ANYTHING even if they are on their period! (As long as they're using an Always product) (yeah this is sarcastic but seriously you really can still do stuff with your period, it's just more difficult)
0 likesSaaaaaaame so annoying
1 likePancake Panda I waited until I was 15
0 likesIm sorry, but I can't stop replaying 6:49 that bit. It brightens my day and reminds me not to be so serious all the time...
0 likesStarted puberty at 11, got my period when I was 16. For about 4 months I had a regular cycle and then it just stopped. Pretty sure it's been over a year now and I should probably talk to a doctor but I haven't yet. I got really sick when I was 10/11 so that really messed me up on the whole growing scale so it's probably down to that.
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SweetasSugar42 holy crap me too. its actually so relieving to know im not the only one
4 likesAnie s ohmygod yay I can really worry myself about why I'm so irregular but it runs in my family so I really shouldn't worry. Exactly like dodie says talking about it makes it so much better :)
3 likesI use clue to keep record and I use a mooncup for the period itself. It's totally changed how I deal with it - for the better. Much prefer it to tampons and pads. Girlie over share thus ended.
1 likei remember .. in 4th grade i started screaming because i had blood and my old friends were with me, completely screaming and trying to call my dad ((my parents divorced a while before)) and he played changes by david bowie and i was so embarrassed ๐ญ
0 likesI shouldnt be self conscious of taking a pad or some crap into the bathroom at school but I am bc of all these seniors at school and also the tiny primary children who don't know what the hell I'm doing
3 likesAnything that can bleed for a week and not DIE has all my respect. And sympathy.
1 likei got my period in a fucking P.E. LESSON. DO YOU KNOW HOW AWKWARD IT WAS FOR ME. thankfully my friend had some pads but still..
1 likeMy friend got her first when she was nine. She didn't know what was happening and went to the doctor to see what was happening ๐
0 likesMy period has been irregular and dynamic since I started four years ago. I got the clue app but the predictions have been incorrect the last two days because AUNT FLO MUST HAVE GOTTEN LOST ON HER WAY OVER. I have never really had a good 6 month time frame that I could predict when it would come. Just as I began to notice certain indications that I thought were clearly period symptoms, the next period just didn't come when I thought it would despite the extra pimples and slight cramping. So I'm now just venting everything out of my head while I anxiously (and over cautiously) run to the bathroom swearing that it has come when it has in fact not. Even though it's manageable, it undoubtedly comes at the most inconvenient times (of course). If anyone reads this, thank you for spending your valuable time reading this incoherent blurb of personal issues.
0 likesThis was helpful for me lmao I havenโt gotten my period and Iโm so scared ๐ So I kinda wanna download Clue. And Iโm still a little scared, NOT AS MUCH THO
0 likesEdit: I just got my period lol. I thought it would be in a year?! So crazyyyyy
I love you so much! I hope you get through whatever you're going through now! Xx
6 likesI cried when I got my period too and I called my mom too teehee
0 likesHow did you get used to your menstrel cup? Can you PLEASE make a video on this ly ๐๐๐ I BLOOD HATE PERIODS
1 likedodie at fourteen: oh my gosh i cant wait for my period!11!1!1
0 likesme, currently fourteen: oh god please don't come any time soon
I'm considering using a cup, but I'm so easily grossed out by period blood that isn't in toilet water or already soaked up - so my question is, isn't it REALLY gross to wash out?
0 likesI'm a trans boy so for me getting my period is hell. I get super emotional and upset and angry easily and it's so hard to hide it from people.
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relaaate... It's ok tho man! Unfortunately it's part of life :/ Doesn't make ur identity any less valid tho! Fucking sucks but u got this
40 likesThat really sucks dude :( Dunno if this'll make you feel better, but everyone goes through a hormonal shift similar to a period; the once-a-month/cyclical moodiness is present in cis boys too.
13 likesAlso, it might seem counter-intuitive, but you could consider birth control. I took packets of The Pill back-to-back to skip periods, and currently have "the rod" (or Implanon as its proper name) shoved in my arm in order to stabilise my hormones.
that sucks :// push through it dude! you've got this in the bag :)
8 likesI admire you for going through this! It is already hard as a woman and I can't picture it was a boy, but you got this! I am super proud of you.
23 likessame :')
3 likesGod it's the exact same thing for me. The entire time is just complete hell and I hate it so much. I keep thinking how "oh this just proves that I'll never really be a man" and just generally thinking very negatively. My depression loves to skyrocket whenever I'm on my period and it's just overall terrible for me.
11 likesI relate to that way to much
1 likeInWayToManyFandoms Awe I'm so sorry :(( I know how you feel and I know it can be so awful and make you feel very dysphoric but just remember that you and your body is beautiful and to keep your head up because you're amazing!!โค (Nice profile picture, btw !! Hello army๐๐)
6 likesaw thanks man. haha thanks, love your username xD
3 likesInWayToManyFandoms No problem I hope everything works out for you :)) and thank you๐๐
2 likesi'm so sorry :((
1 likeInWayToManyFandoms I'm trans too man periods suck . Btw your pic is amazing always nice to randomly find another army .
2 likesInWayToManyFandoms I'm sorry :(
3 likesrip same, i went on birth control for my periods but it made my boobs bigger so it still sucks ass
3 likesme too buddy, i know the feeling. stay strong <3
2 likesThanks dude (i call everyone dude btw)
0 likesI can completely relate... But I started hormone blockers a couple months ago, so I have not had to experience that hell for a bit. Just hang in there, i recommend starting birth control to help you control it... However if you do not have accepting parents I have no idea what to say to you, I recommend using only the "sanitary products" that you feel comfortable.
4 likesAlways remember that just because you get periods does not make you any less of a man. Who you are is what's in your head and heart, not what's in your pants. Everybody here will always be super supportive of you <3
13 likesBryony The Overthinking Pigeon This comment thread is so kind and makes so happy โค๏ธ So many supportive people.
6 likessame (btw what songs do you recommend)
3 likesSame all the support is amazing and has really made my day x
2 likesHe's a trans boy, so he was designated female at birth, identifies as a male, and menstruates. Sometimes taking testosterone stops your period, and sometimes it doesn't!
9 likes(source: i'm trans too, friendo)
Shark week as a trans guy is the worst honestly, just think one day you'll be free
10 likesInWayToManyFandoms same, but I'm Non-Binary. I feel you hon, but please remember you're just as much as a man as someone who doesn't get periods. You're awesome
19 likesAbster306 all the support on here gave me a lot of confidence so much so that I came out to my parents woop ๐
9 likesInWayToManyFandoms that's great! Good job!
3 likesInWayToManyFandoms congrats!!!! Did they take it well? You used a smiley emoji so I hope so!!!! I'm so proud of you!!!!!
5 likesInWayToManyFandoms I understand, but I don't think that boys should feel ashamed of feeling emotional and easily bothered, everyone does once in a while.
2 likesInWayToManyFandoms how far along are you in your transition?
1 likeSavva Moser hair cut short that's it and I wear a binder
1 likeAbster306 yes it went great thank. Aww you are so sweet thank you!! ๐
4 likesInWayToManyFandoms dude I feel you, I'm non binary and periods make me so dysphoric
5 likesI'm really sorry, but I hope one day you'll feel more comfortable
7 likesInWayToManyFandoms same here I'm a trans boy it TOTALLY SUCKS when I'm on my (what I like to call) "Shark week" but my friends always have my back no matter what so yeah well yeah I can relate
1 likeLaura Plays yup ๐
0 likesLol
0 likesTry ruin my day I bet u can't ๐
0 likesInWayTooManyFandoms Well that sucks. You're still whatever you identify as, and not any less of it because of stupid things like periods. Stay strong, because you're valid.
2 likes9educt Wow, extremely rude. He's just as valuable as any other person. Just because you're living in the little bubble you think the world should be doesn't mean you can say what you want to whoever you want. What if he did what you just told him to do? How would you feel then.
4 likes9educt Wow, extremely rude. He's just as valuable as any other person. Just because you're living in the little bubble you think the world should be doesn't mean you can say what you want to whoever you want. All lives matter and every person is valuable.
1 likeInWayToManyFandoms yo dude as a girl it's bad but it must be awful as a boy. Hope your transition goes well! I don't have anything for advice but I just wanted give my support ๐ณ๏ธโ๐. Go LGBT+ community!!!
5 likesaw wow . Never thought of it like that.
2 likesDude, as a fellow transguy, I totally get you on how horrible it can be. I'm a very emotional person as is, but it gets even worse when the cycle kicks in. I end up just prepping by getting food I tend to crave and have nice pamper sessions for myself. It sucks but I try to just be really kind to myself. I think it's important to remind yourself that it is your body and it's functioning correctly (even if it's not the kind of body you identify with) and that's damn cool.
3 likesDude, don't listen to 9educt.
2 likesJamesy Bumholes and what 'lies' would they be?
1 likeInWayToManyFandoms if you are able to, you can try a birth control thar stops your period. it works for my friend and his dysphoria.
1 likeThanks juju
1 likeno problemo my good friend
1 likeInWayToManyFandoms ME! My period is very heavy and lasts almost 2 weeks so that's fun
1 likethat does help thanks you are very sweet
1 likeTheeternalblacksun Ahem, HE is not a mentally ill woman, HE is a man who should be respected in society just like everyone else
7 likesi'm not sure why yet but i don't get my period, but the thing is i'm a transboy too so it kinda feels meant to be :3 (i've had one before and it was irregular for the first 2 years but i haven't had one the past six months blep)
1 likei feel the same buddy :( it sucks
1 likeInWayToManyFandoms I'm a trans girl and I get sad I will never get a period, how bout we swap lol
1 likeive just been through this thread and reported 'hate speech' and 'harrassment/bullying' to the disgusting comments disregarding all trans people in this thread. if you want to get these comments removed and hopefully the users blocked then i'd reccommend you all do the same. im so sorry that you have to see this on such a nice thread where people are sharing experiences and advice. <3
6 likesInWayToManyFandoms I'm a trans boy too! I get where you're coming from. periods can be a real pain.
5 likesPanda iOS no- he's a trans boy
1 likePanda iOS Are you dense? He's a trans boy. He transitioned from girl to boy. If he isn't on T or hasn't been on T for very long he likely still gets periods.
5 likesTrans girls do not get periods. Ever. Those are people that transitioned from boy to girl. They have no womb and so cannot get periods.
Panda iOS nope. They are ftm transgender which means they were born a girl but identify as a boy so please don't call them a girl, as an gym person myself I know how annoying it is when people don't respect your gender but if you were just asking the question then here's your answer
1 likeMikey Woodrich you're either male/female or mad
0 likesJamesy Bumholes look it up x
0 likesInWayToManyFandoms same
0 likesInWayToManyFandoms periods are hard, when you're ftm. I relate completely, cause I hate the reminder that it is
1 likeK E K
0 likeshow is this koala even typing ?
0 likesreported them as well!!
2 likesFight on pal! You can do this! Don't let the assholes in this thread take you down, I've happily reported their small-minded asses.
3 likesMe too stay strong
1 likeAhhhhh army
1 likeInWayToManyFandoms Oh man. Me too!
1 likeInWayToManyFandoms YES THIS IS THE TOP COMMENT I LOVE THAT PEOPLE CARE
1 likei got my first period when i was 9. i'm 13 now. i always get mad or annoyed with people or things when i'm about to get my period and my boobs get hard and they hurt (i'm a 32DDD) and i fucking hate it. my period last about 10 days and i prefer super plus pads (i like the diaper feeling โบ๏ธ) and idk why i wrote this but i'm too lazy to delete it so let me go ride my unicorn into the sunset ๐
0 likeswaddles about in a panic there is something in my VAGINA
0 likesI couldn't stop laughing. That is exactly me and why i'm so freakin' scared to use tampons or menstrual cups
Oml my period was heavy and exactly on track from the first one. Which is good and bad. I got an IUD which is not to regulate periods it's strictly to not have beebies. And it causes a weird spotting that's regular with a period. But, no babies which is ๐๐ป๐๐ป๐๐ป
0 likesStill waiting on mine.
263 likesI'm a 20 year old male, any idea when I'll get it?
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Same mate, 15 yr old male here, haven't started mine either
25 likesBrother got mine when he was -18828282828, maybe you should see a doctor.
18 likesCreaTuRe have you tried turning it on and off?
37 likesCreaTuRe UM YOU A dude!
1 likeDaisy Stewart Perfect response!
0 likesI think you need to see a doctor immediately. Like my dead brother got his once he died and the doctor said it was abnormal. For guys it comes outta ur mouth and nose.... I would know I am a doctor.... also my dead brother's mouth bled at the funeral.. ok TMI have fun when you get it๐
9 likesDid you try setting it to Wumbo?
13 likesHave you tried turning it off and on again?
4 likesgive it 6 more months
17 likesdefinitely some breast growth
14 likesim fat
CreaTuRe Don't worry. You're just a late bloomer. You'll get it soon
37 likesHmmm I think it may be about three more years
15 likesCreaTuRe is silent in trans
6 likesTry putting it in rice
4 likesCreaTuRe soon honey, soon
0 likesrosฤtum best comment
0 likesMy periods don't really hurt, I just have that pressing uncomfortable feeling. I think I can still complain though because mine legitimately last 10-14 days, are super irregular (one time I spent twelve days bleeding, stopped for five, and had another eight day period), and super heavy the whole frickin time. I actually fainted three days into my second period due to the blood loss but I can't afford birth control where I live rip
0 likesI just started taking birth control pills a couple weeks ago because I have ridiculously irregular periods. I can never tell when they will happen or how heavy they will be or how bad the cramps will be. I tried to use clue and i loved it but my period was so crazy that it didn't work. Let's hope the pill will help me. And I'm only 13. Ugh I just wanna be 50 with no period already.
0 likesWhat a bloody title
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Hehe
10 likesWhizzzyify Such an underrated comment lol
18 likesWhizzzyify haha
0 likesWhizzzyify ayyyyyyy
1 likeThat pun was so pad
3 likes3:42 why did the make me giggle so much (Iโm so proud of dodies womb)
1 likeI CANT BREATHE AT THE "THERES SOMETHING IN MY VAGINA" PART DODIE ILY OMFG ๐๐ญ๐
34 likesI got my first period last summer (14 years old) the day before a show I was doing. It was Honk Jr. and I was in the ensemble, so gladly I wasn't a lead or something where I had to be onstage a lot and move a lot. But I had to sit on the stage for a whole scene and I remember the only thing I could think of was having a blood stain onstage and I would die. Literally die. But it was a summer show that is only for 2 weeks and you had to be there for 8 hours, so there's that. That morning I went to the bathroom, and when I wiped, there was a little bit of blood, but I didn't think too much of it. Later, I went to the bathroom at rehearsal, and I definitely knew I was on my period. I lost my voice during auditions, which were 2 weeks ago at that point, and I was crying during auditions because I couldn't sing and I really wanted a lead, but obviously they couldn't give me one if I couldn't sing and the show was in 2 weeks, but I thought it was just because I sang too much when I practiced and just lost my voice. I didn't actually have stomach pains, which is, like, the #1 sign of your period coming. But I went and asked one of my friends that I knew had already started their period if I could borrow one, and she was like, "Yeah, of course!" So, thank you. And then right after the show I was going to the beach to see my grandparents. My period lasted the whole trip. In all, my period lasted 9 days. And now it lasts 7-8 days. And at this moment in time I have not had my period in over a month. It started to get into some sort of pattern. 7-8 days, 21 ish pause, and then period for 7-8 days. But yeah, I haven't had mine in what feels like a super long time. I've been trying to keep track of them, but I've been doing a crap job of it my last 2, so now it's just the waiting game. I haven't had many signs other than some stomach pain, and usually it literally means nothing because the next day there's no sign of my period. I'm starting to get a little worried, but if I don't get it in 2 weeks I'll tell mom that I need to get checked out.
0 likesI bought the Moon Cup a while back but couldn't seem to get the hang of it. When it 'unfolds' after insertion it always felt like it was pinging back into shape like an elastic band. Seriously it felt like my cervix was getting slapped haha. I have thought about trying different brands/types but the thought of trying again makes me nervous lol. Plus some are not exactly cheap. Can I ask which type you use? xoxo
0 likesWhen I got my period, I was eleven, it was on the weekend, and I went to the bathroom because I felt like I was peeing but not knowing I was, so I wiped, and saw blood. Then I cried and told my Mum until the next day. (I waited a day because I was a bit scared.)
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LemonLikesSomeLime Boohoo this is exactly what happened to me like a couple weeks ago wtf ๐ same age and everything
0 likesWow, really? It's a small world after all, and sadly, those golden days of not feeling like crap and actually having emotions are over. R.I.P.
0 likesI have endometriosis, so my periods are all sorts of messed up ๐
0 likestip for people with super bad period cramps: ask your doctor if you could start taking mefanamic acid tablets cuz they're kinda meant for menstrual pain and sometimes they stop them or make them lighter LIFE HACK
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Lozzalia hop omg thank you sm
0 likesLozzalia hop oh yes I used to use those! They really worked. Not sure how healthy they are but they did wonders
0 likesLozzalia hop THANK YOU
0 likesRachelygo ikr I think it's the really strong ones that cause slight damage but that might just be if you don't follow the directions ๐
2 likesIt doesn't make bleeding lighter it's purely an NSAID like ibuprofen, but yes, works much better for periods!
1 likeNo not in all cases. It's a side affect of it. Some people say it made them lighter but it isn't written on the packaging so I suppose it depends on the person using it ^^
0 likesI imagine that'd be placebo, nothing in it that could do that at the point you're already bleeding lol
0 likesOMGGGGG!!!! I have the same thing as you when you were little! And I just found out I'm anemic! Ohhh mahhhhh ๐โค๏ธ
0 likesI love Evan wandering in and out!
0 likesOkay so I have talked to my guy friend and welllll: I never really understood why guys were so insensitive and like can be rude to girls on their period, and my friend said that they learned like NOTHING about periods in school, and they didn't understand. In fact, I taught that friend almost everything he knows about periods. Yaaaa.... Sad but true y'all
0 likesI use menstrual cup and cloth pads - I did a video on how to make them - I also recommend a TENs machine and hot water bottle for pain relief - works so much better for me than pills or teas - and yes on the bath!
0 likesDodie is so blessed, I have an 8 day PMS she has a 1, I hate my life
0 likesEverytime I get my period I get the flu or my eyes go into an allergic state. ๐
0 likesI started my period the summer I turned 12 (?). I was staying like a week with my GREAT GRANDPARENTS (as in my grandparents parents) and it happened at like 11pm and my great grandma was asleep so I just cried
0 likesthe first time i had my period i had no pain but the second time i was in so much pain :0
1 likeand i have big periods too! with a shit ton of clots!
I started at 10... I'm also a demiboy ((nonbinary)) and I've been struggling when I'm on it recently because all I do is cry so I miss a week of school each month...
0 likes"my poor body" I'm dead ๐๐
1 likeSo I haven't had my period for months (I'm fine don't worry I know why; no I'm not pregnant) and I've actually kind of forgotten what it's like. I kinda want it back just to know that I can have periods but also Jesus Christ no periods suck
0 likesOMG, I got my period when I was ELEVEN.
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Emma Jemley same
0 likesI had my period for the first time on the summer before I went to highschool at a theme park and I believed I peeded my pants. As I was 12 years old I was waay to embarrassed to tell my mum so I just walk around luckly in black jeans whilst bleeding on stuff. I
0 likesI got my first period when i was 8. I thought it wasnt normal. so I cries in my brothers arms for 4 hours.
0 likesi just checked clue .
15 likesi get my period tomorrow
rip me
I feel so bad! I have two older sisters and was graced with all the knowledge they were like you're gonna get a veryyy light preriod and then in six months it mighhhht come back. Boom got it it was great and it is sooo heavy. So I waited a month and it came back and like ooh shocker nice noe it's gonna be six months and then it came back. And It's been regular ever since. I dont get cramps which is great. But I get super dizzy. I think it's just my brain like ooh blood shiit that's my blood because when I get blood drawn I get similarly dizzy. Also when I get shots. And if I take a pain reliever the dizziness goes away. But yeh that's my story. Nice, Kay, bye.
1 likei LOVE THIS!!!!! ANATOMY IS NOT GROSS AND NEEDS TO BE TALKED ABOUT!
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itsbee I mean sometimes it is a little gross lol but yeah
9 likesYeah sometimes it can be a bit gross tbh haha but that doesn't mean people shouldn't talk about it anyway!
1 likeitsbee YOUR COMMENT NEEDS SO MANY MORE LIKES !!
0 likesWe had one thing in similar we had stomach pains as kids ๐
0 likesโI flatlined as a human.โ This sentence is ME
0 likesWhen in on my period, I get cramps, I break out, and I cry easier. I donโt really get mad. I just get very emotional over things like puppies and songs
0 likesI cried too XD so glad someone did too
0 likeswow i also bleed out of my vagina, we have so much in common dodie, we should be friends
14 likesI learnt how to use a tampon in 5 mins at my friends house during a sleepover ten mins before we were going swimming. I got it in with guidance from my friend outside and then had 5 mins to practice walking and then we left
0 likesI got my period when i was like 9 years old .. it was really hard to me because i was basically a child i thought i was ill and aaah after i talked to my mom about it and then i feld better .. so yeah tromatic childhoot ๐
0 likeslol at clots in hand honesty.. when I went through puberty I suffered badly with anxiety and depression and I feared the passage of time. I remember my parents saying to me.. you have many many years yet your still a child, your not even a woman yet and not started your periods. So I did feel a little better that that was pointed out.. there was still lots and lots of time.. I'm still a child... 2 days later I got my first period! :-( lol I'm now unfortunately 45 and coming across you I so wish I was younger.. I think a lot could be shared with you music lyrics wise ive written lots in similar viewpoints but cant sing! lol and hmm experience on depression/anxiety wise.. oh and I live in kent. So pleased to have found another talented person to watch even if I am ancient! x
0 likesI started mine in fifth grade and eleven year old me thought I was dying ๐
0 likes6:48 YOU MADE ME LAUGH SOMEONE HELP THERES A WATERFALL IN MY PANTS
1 like"Oh its like an aquarium in there"
0 likesThat doctor is hilarious
I'm laughing so hard ๐คฃ
0 likesYa know when you have to pull the rip cord on a lawn mower a couple times to get it to start. This feels like the ovarian equivalent.
0 likesI got my period and FREAKED OUT I told my friend but I was worried to, and guess what, SHE HAD STARTED HERS TOO!
0 likesI'm 10 and I got mine about 2 weeks ago! Thankyou dodie XD
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AvaTheAvacado128 lol welcome to the club
1 likeI get that aching between my legs too and I always get really bad cramps on the first day.๐
0 likesI like how she said "my body is like a clock" and under every info text on Clue it says "your body is not a clock" ๐
0 likes4:22 "My body is like a clock"
1 likeIt's funny because Clue literally says " Your body is NOT a clock"
I get mine every 2-4 months and they last 1-3 days
0 likesSounds like a blessing but theyโre sore as shit and thereโs probably something wrong with me since they havenโt slightly evened out in the 3 years Iโve had them, but Iโm too lazy to go to the doctors
I got my first period when I had a sleepover with my male cousin who is 2 years younger than me and I cried and was probably in the bathroom for an hour...
0 likesDodie saying ibuprofen is one of the cutest things ever
0 likeslets clap for Dodie because she is stunning ๐๐๐๐๐
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2 likesI woke up at 2am this morning and couldn't go back to sleep because the cramps hurt so bad that I nearly threw up and I cried for a bit.
3 likesSo this has been fun.
Good luck to all of you in the comments who are suffering!
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I'm so sorry!Hope you're ok now!
1 likeIt's okay thank you! (I was really pissed off about it that day so I had to complain haha)
0 likesSophie Holmes Haha, sometimes we just need to let it all out!(Yes, that was a pun)
0 likesVery PUNny โฃ
0 likesSophie Holmes BAHAHAHAHAHAHA
0 likesI think we all need someone to clap us when we finish our period ๐x
0 likesI got my first period on the morning of my 12th birthday party so instead of partying with my friends I was rolling around and complaining with a heating pad on my uterus.
0 likesthis would be very weird if my mom and my sister didn't discuss periods around me but sometime soon i'll have to deal with my gf's periods i'll get used to it
0 likesi understand getting a menstrual cup in but when you pull it out... doesn't blood just go everywhere? i'm sorry i've never used one and it just terrifies me that i'll make a mess. i currently rely on tampons (it took me three years of on-and-off attempts trying to get a tampon in before I finally got it right lol) but i really want to learn to use a menstrual cup because buying tampons/pads every month gets damn expensive...
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It's honestly super easy. It did take me a few times to master and I'm not saying I've never made a mess but I'm super clumsy! I've saved so much money having the cup and it's way better for the environment. I'd recommend trying it - and there are loads of youtubers with videos helping with technique lol
14 likesNot really, you just need some pratice, it's not as much blood as you think.
4 likesAll the things others have said + it helps to take it out in the shower
0 likesJuly Garden does it hurt if you're a virgin and you stilk have your hymen??
0 likesI normally take mine out in the shower to avoid mess.
0 likesI all of a sudden just stopped getting my period itโs weird bc my friend has the same problem we were together the day both our periods just stopped so yayyyy๐คฆ๐ปโโ๏ธ
1 likeI got my first period when I was 11 and I was at school and I went up to the bathrooms (the good ones are on the second floor) and I peed, and when I wiped it was bloody so I like, glared at my vagina, cursed loudly then wrapped my underwear in toilet paper and ran to my bag to grab pads (my mum made me carry them) and like ran up 2 flights of stairs and then I had to wait for someone to get out of the bathroom and I was so embarrassed cause I passed a note to my friend and she made a weird noise which caused my (ex) crush to steal the note
0 likesI wish Clue was accessible with VoiceOver - it's so frustrating to blind/visually impaired users, because this just isn't inclusive, and we have to go trawling through lists of apps to test them all out and see which is the best. Come on, Clue! Get your act together!
0 likesWatching this whilst on my period and dying from the cramps.
0 likesThe best part for me of finishing my period is being able to wear nice pants again and not worry about bleeding through
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Don't Ask same
0 likesI'm literally watching this after a doctors appointment which I have to take pills noww
1 likeAGH I HAVENT GOTTEN MY PERIOD YET AND THIS MADE ME FEEL VERY GROSS BUT ENTERTAINED SOMEHOW
1 likeThis was super useful :') weirdly enough
0 likeslucky me, i donโt think iโm getting my period till iโm 16-17 lol thanks mom
0 likesI get so sensitive just before my period it is actually insane. For example: if someone, in class, is tapping a pen so gently that it might as well, not even be there, I lose it. I get so mad but I also cry. That is the main thing... I cry like a lot and half the time I don't even know why. Honestly, if you ever feel so stupid on your period, don't worry ever one is stupid on theirs too. We're all equal on our period and just to prove that a great video I recommend you watching is by ASHLEY MARIE GIRLS ON THEIR PERIOD. IT is so funny.
0 likesI started mine when I was 9, and I was scared to death and thought i was dying, and I told my mom "MOM I'M DYING " And I explained to her what happened and she was freaking out too ._.
0 likesThat feel when u know this videos gonna make ur dysphoria be hell but DODIE
5 likesOmg I started crying too dodie
0 likesI read the video title and I was like "wow what why" and then I realised I also do that๐
0 likes14?! Girl I started when I was 10. But it only lasts 3-4 days. And I cried when I started my period too.
0 likesI'm on my period rn and last night I threw up because of it and was screeching to the eyebrow gods because it hurt so bad, and I get super offended because it takes 79 to 92 years for Advil to kick in. ANNOYING
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Sydney Lee that is fucking ME right now literally right now someone help lmao
2 likesugh i hope they pass soon. I yelled at mine lmao, now they are gone.
2 likesCheck with your pharmacist coz there are better and more targeted pain killers for period pain. I use naprogesic which is the only thing i've found to work! (Here in Australia) But yeh you can get it without a prescription! Cool times yo! Also try a heat pack on ur tummy as well :-)
3 likesSydney Lee oh honey โน๏ธ, I'll give you a tip that might work for you, if you know the day your gonna get your period on, take Advil that night before, before you go to bed, and if you wake up and your period still didn't start take an Advil in the morning as well, this of course won't work if you don't know the exact day of when ur period starts, personally I get a hunch the day before like I can feel it in my bones and then the next day I really do get it, I'm like psychic but I get that not everyone is ๐
3 likesWEAR A HEAT PAD ON YOUR UTURUS AREA IT HELPS SO MUCH
8 likesSydney Lee im sorry to hear this! you'll get through it! it makes you stronger and all that motivational shit!
5 likesThis is why I love Dodie and her community because everyone is so nice and helpful, thank you all!
11 likesSydney Lee hey I just wanna say that maybe you should consult a doctor, just in case? periods can be painful but if you feel like it's unbearable and throw up etc that could be concerning and seeing a doctor you could get a prescription for more powerful painkillers etc
5 likesI feel you tho omg.
so, i also have really bad period cramps, according to my doctor they're as bad as some of the last stages of labour pain, so, there's that.
3 likesi don't know what the painkillers i use are called in english, so here's the german names: paracetamol 1000mg as a suppository because i also always throw up when i get my period. the suppository will work faster, because the intestinal mucosa puts the stuff thats in the painkillers right into your blood stream. I know, i know, you have to put a finger into your butt, but honestly, a little vaseline and a relaxed stance and everything will work fine.
on top of the suppository i also take novaminsulfon drops, 30 of them in a little bit of water. these are prescription only in germany, you get them in the hospital usually. they will take about 30 mins to kick in, but get my excrutiating cramps down to a level that's bearable and doesn't make me want to kill myself (no joke). what also helps me is taking a really really hot bath, and listening to someone talking, drinking hot tea and breathing steady and calm into your lower abdomen. that will hurt at first, but it helps the muscles relax. hot water bottles are also really good if you don't wanna take a bath or don't have a tub.
also very important! don't just start using painkillers when it's really bad. that's the equivalent of trying to blow out a huge three story house fire with a fire extinguisher. start taking pain killers when you feel pain coming! Even if it's "not that bad", if you know you always get bad period pain, take the painkillers as soon as you notice that your uterus is cramping.
if your pain keeps on being so bad check in with a gyn that listens to you and is nice! periods aren't supposed to be so hurtful! maybe the gyn can also give you a prescription for a strong painkiller :)
Others have said but yeah maybe see a doctor? Especially if it's the pain that's making you throw up. I had an abnormally painful period that made me sick and it turned out I have PCOS.
3 likesThe thing is it doesn't happen every month. Usually my cramps are gone if I take advil, but sometimes they are strong. So idk I don't really think it's a problem for me but I will tell the doc incase next time I go.
1 likeSydney Lee if the pain is making you throw up you might want to see a doctor.. try ibuprofen and a heating pad or a hot bath it kicks in faster
1 likeTrash Can ibuprofen is a low to medium painkiller and is very ineffective with period cramps because it only dulls the pain and does nothing against the cramps. With pain so strong that it makes you throw up, you need a painkiller equally as strong.
1 likeI haven't had my period yet but my doctor said I'm gonna have it this year ๐ซ๐.
1 likeDamn, I got my period when I was 11 ๐๐๐
0 likesI feel like people make periods seem like such a weird thing butt itโs just natural deal with it
1 likeTry putting a heating pad on your back. It really helps with cramps!
0 likeshonestly I'm super open about periods bc it happens all the time so why not?? so I go up to my guy friends and just say "hey what's flowing? me!" and they still get weirded out... but there's still time ๐ ๐ ๐
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WhateverIsTrueASMR my friend is like that. she wouls walk into rhe classroom and be like 'my lifes miserable' and someone would ask why (usually the same guy asks every time) and she'll say 'im on my period. why else would i be miserable?' and im not as open about it to other people but ill talk to friends about it.
20 likesI'm super open about it because i'm super bored about pretending there's another reason i'm feeling grouchy and unwell and snapping at people. I unapologetically discuss it around men/boys too because at some point they're going to have to deal with someone else menstruating, it's better they learn about it!
2 likesKatelynn Huck Yassss it's the only way to go, haha!
1 likeRosa Coriander Exactly! If 50% of us go through it 12 times a year, then get bloody (no pun intended) used to it ๐
5 likesOMG am I the only person (besides Dodie) who just has stomach aches almost every day for no reason?
0 likesIโm fifteen in a month and Iโve till not started my period. Is this normal or should I maybe go to the doctor to check everything is okay?
0 likesCLUE HAS BEEN MY LIFESAVER AND I 100% recommend it x
0 likesi had my first period a few weeks ago and im about to go into PMS in a few days and im not excited. goddamnit. whyyyy does pms have to exist. why do our uteri have to shed and bleed every month. aghhh
1 likeI'm always super open about my period! I have endometriosis, a disease that essentially means the lining of my uterus grows in places other than inside my uterus. My periods are super heavy, and last a super long time. I'm on continuous therapy of a very high dose of birth control, so I only get my period every three months since it is so debilitating. I'll be in ridiculous amounts of pain (to the fact where I can't walk), exhausted, nauseous, and generally terrible. Of course, this means that I bleed for about a month every three months. Clue unfortunately didn't work for me, since I have such a break between my periods.
18 likesI got my period when I was 11 in the bathroom basement. I told my mom and she just hugged me and gave me a pad.
0 likesThe worst part ?
She told my little twin brothers and I NEVER HEARD THE END OF IT HOW COULD SHE DO THIS TO ME ??? WhAt ThE fUcK mOm ??
When i had a period back long ago I had it for 3 days and the cramps were rude had heavy ass flow and the gender dysphoria was not fun
0 likesI started mine when i was 11 and for the past 3 years my period has not been normal. I get mine like every 3 months
0 likesI've been using clue for years, I LOVE it.
0 likesI lied about starting my period to get out of class. I ended up getting it a year later. My mom can never know.
32 likesMy dumb ass got really worried when I saw the title
15 likesI wish I had a mom like hers bc I am going swimming in 2 days and have to learn how to use a tampon by then wish me luck
1 likeY'ALL WANNA HEAR A STORY ABOUT MY PERIOD? GR8
0 likesi got it at 11, and i'm fifteen now. the first three years of having it were fine, mild cramps, mild back pains, just kinda casual and everything. not too heavy, not irregular, just fine. when i was 14, i began getting cramps from hell, to the point i could barely walk. back pains the same way, but the flow was fine, still regular.
IT WAS HELL! i was nauseous and sick for the first two or three days when i got my period, i even stayed home from school. pain killers never helped. so in January my mom finally whisked me off to the doctors, they said there was something wrong w my ovaries or whatever and put me on the "pill" (birth control) so it would stop/ease up on my periods. my periods stopped, haven't had one since February. they wanna take me off in December and see if anything changes. wish me luck ig i'm scared af, periods are stupid and overrated
"my poor body" at 3:53
301 likeswhat a smol lil bean
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#Eden Rose oo
1 likeI'm 14 and I still haven't had it and I told my family I had it at 12 I have closets full of tampons
1 likeI love Clue so much, I was using it before I watched this!
0 likesPlease do a video about menstrual cups! Pretty please! I'm thinking about buying one, I'm fifteen years old, I've had my periods (very irregularly) for three years and I'm scared of tampons! I'm a kind of person who is very afraid of illnesses and diseases in general, and even the smallest tampons barely fit me. I'm afraid that I won't fit a folded menstrual cup in there.
0 likesI've heard they're quite expensive (but lasts for about ten years OMG!!) but I would love to learn more from someone with experience!
Much love! //Tadpole
cramps basically feel like the pain that comes with food poisoning
0 likesI love how her folder is called 'my poor body' ๐๐
0 likesI got my first period 2 weeks after going on holiday , thank god , we went to water parks and swimming and Niagara Falls . If it was 2 weeks earlier it would have ruined my holiday .
0 likeslife hurts even more when your period comes around every month >:(
0 likesMy mom didnโt teach me ANYTHING whatsoever when I got my period. She was like, welp, you got it. My mom canโt stand it, YET SHE IS A NURSE AND DEALS WITH STUFF LIKE THIS EVERY DAY!! She has a rediculously light flow but I have a heavy one. Hank god for twins. I wouldโve had to learn the hard way. My twin has taught me everything.
0 likesyesss i use clue bc lots of people recommended it and it's tHE best, also normally i get discharge which is horrible lol, its like being on my period minus the cramps, the blood and the fuss over pads, although i do have to use liners agh. this is random but,, do you get discharge? quite a lot of my friends dont and i get quite a lot in general
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chloe x i do aswell, im not sure how common it is but its definitely annoying
30 likesomg i do as well and it's so frustrating
26 likesit totally happens, and changes depending which pill i'm on - like sometimes it's weird af and i'm like... did you... come out my body?? BUT i've never really noticed it bad enough to use a liner, i just sort of wash my underwear and it's fine! for me it's more like the nuisance bit at the end of the period when it goes brown and is more weird clots and you wear a liner just bc
10 likeschloe x yes same! I always have to use liners just to save the hassle because it really is grim
8 likesyeah near the end of the period is so bad, its like blood and discharge mixed together ? idk it's just super weird and ew agh
18 likesfor me too!!! liners mean more money and never knowing when u need to use a liner because discharge??? is always going on 24/7
16 likestbh i have to wear a liner everyday bc of discharge and its comfy i guess but not exactly natural to constantly have something there to help stop stuff coming out of my vagina jfdhkds
23 likesUgh same! I always have discharge all day every day.
21 likeschloe x YES AND NO ONE EVER TALKS ABOUT IT!!! IM SO GLAD IM NOT ALONE
19 likesI get it every day--there are rare occasions, like around my period where I don't...but I never get cramps with them? Unless I'm pms-ing ๐ฌ
10 likesMeghan RIGHT?!?
1 likelana banana Saaammme
0 likeschloe x ughh and i never know if its just discharge or blood so im always paranoid that im gonna bleed everywhere
11 likesIt is super duper common. I have it everyday, I just call it "cervical fluid" because that's what it is. To me "discharge" sounds like icky stuff product of an infection, whicj typically smells bad and looks more like pus.
13 likesIt is actually pretty useful to notice the type of fluid you have to know at which part of your cycle your in at the moment, like ovulation brings a very eggwhite fluid, while other times it may be more dry, sticky, creamy, etc. It's all healthy.
chloe x i get discharge, so do my friends. my mum said it's normal :)
1 likechloe x its normal very normal as long as its just white or off white (gross) but you dont need liners uneles it makes you feel mroe comfortable, it can wash out of underwear
2 likeschloe x I usually get discharge during my ovulation time, a few days after my period! Occasionally I'll have tiny cramps, but that's it. The only time discharge is bad is if it's like cottage cheese or if it's accompanied by painful urination or a bad smell. Honestly discharge is so normal and usually everyday I have some kind of... stuff happening down there, baha! Ya know?
3 likesDISCHARGE. It's the thing nobody ever thinks to teach you about, and for years I was worried that my vagina had some disease because I got it all the damn time. So good to hear I'm not alone!!
12 likespotter11wars yeah i was never very ignorant about my period but i didnt knwo about discharge so i spent months of my 7th grade year looking up "yeast infections" and "normal discharge colors" and i felt so weird about it but its nothing to be embarrassed about
6 likeschloe x OMG I'm not the only one!! there's never a time where I "rest" from having to pay attention to wearing and chaning liners
2 likesghost toast YES! They always tell you "if there's an unusual amount or if it's a funny colour, tell your doctor" and I was like BUT WHAT IS THE RIGHT COLOUR/AMOUNT??
11 likesi've had discharge since i was in 5th grade?? and i never thought anything of it, i never use liners just my panties it's never smelly and i really got used to it just make sure to never re wear panties and wash them everyday. AVOID THE SPANDEX MATERIAL!!
7 likesFelinetrohman yeah same!!!
1 likechloe x so, I have a lot of discharge, and I mean A LOT. I have to change my liners every time I go to the bathroom, and sometimes I have to use the extra big ones bc depending on what day of the cycle it is, it gets worse.
1 likeI've talked to my gyn about it a few times and I've never had a yeast infection or anything, apparently this is just the "normal" amount of discharge for me.
chloe x i get it it's pretty annoying tbh
1 likeI do too and it's so annoying.
1 likeI did for a long time but not as much as before. BUT if it's always really itchy down there and if your discharge is like yellowish or really white and has the consistency of cottage cheese and stinks real bad, you might have a yeast infection. Its a pain in the ads but not a big deal there should be stuff at like Walmart to help treat it :)))
1 likechloe x I get discharge all the time. Sometimes I definitely need to wear liners and sometimes not. It's incredibly random. But totally normal!
1 likeYes, I have fairly heavy discharge all the time. I just wipe my underwear out whenever I go to the bathroom and change them every day.
2 likesi do and it sucks so much because i can never tell if it's discharge or i've just had my period
5 likeschloe x i get it all the time and cant go a day without a panty liner
1 likechloe x you know how when you get discharge and it bleaches your underwear lmao.
1 likechloe x I get so much I feel kinda gross even tho I know it's normal lmao
1 likechloe x discharge is completely normal, it can actually be an indication in where about you are on your cycle, for example if it's thicker you could be ovulating. I actually use an app called Flo and not only does it allow you to track your period but your discharge aswell. I personally enjoy it over clue which I've also tried
2 likesyes discharge is very normal! as a matter of fact, your non-discharge friends should see a doctor, as its NOT normal to not have any discharge. the vagina is self-cleaning, and so thats what your discharge is basically!
4 likesyes and i d o n t like it
2 likesEvery day I wear a liner because of my discharge, it's so annoying
3 likesyess i get it a lot and i have to constantly wear a pad because its so bad its so annoying oh my god
1 likewhen i first started getting discharge i thought i was on my period but i was quite young and i even started panicking and my mum was like 'calm down it's just discharge' hdfjdf
0 likesyeah i normally wear liners because sometimes i get a lot and it goes through my underwear which is horrible
1 likething is, i get A LOT of discharge so i feel that it's super uncomfortable without it as i just feel it sticking and going through my underwear agh
1 likeliterally same
0 likespossibly
0 likesme too
0 likesthat sometimes happens, but i always wear a liner, so not very often lol
0 likesah okay, i might give the app a try! thanks :)
1 likehonestly im not sure, i've asked my friends and they had no clue what it was but they may just not notice it
0 likesi dont normally wear a pad bbc it's so big and thick hfdkd but liners do the job for me even though it sometimes folds and theN it ends up on my pants hfjdshk
0 likeswhen i reply to people why does it look like im replying to myself i
2 likesI used to laugh about class periods for the whole of year 7 lolll
0 likesDodie - will you make a video about your enneagram type? I know loads of people are doing it but I'm very curious. I'm a 4, by the way.
0 likesDodie has the exact same flow and cycle as me
0 likesBuscopan is a great pain killer for cramps! I love it!
0 likesI wonder if dodie has endometriosis or fibroid, which would explain the stomach pain she always has..
0 likesI love dodie as a person
0 likesmy poor body XD
I'm on my period. And I'm at the beach. And I'm terrified of tampons and menstrual cups.
0 likesI feel like I'm cursed.
I have gone through all of this omg!!
0 likesAs a trans dude, i am so happy that mine is weird its every two months for three days, my female friends hate me my girlfriend punched me when i told her.
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Also, dodie walking around saying "theres something in my vagina" made me laugh to hard
0 likesaw,, you're anemic like me. i relate to you so much
0 likesmy twin just got here period and i remambered this exsisted and shoved it in here face cause this helped me a lot. Also my friend is going to be a teacher when he grows up and he said shell show this to his students, so yay.
0 likesSo many people tell me how uncomfortable it was to get their period at school but I got mine while sitting on the toilet looking at memes two days before winter break all my swimming friends hated me because of it
0 likesIM IN SO MUCH PAIN RN DODIE YOU DONT EVEN KNOW
0 likesMy grandma had heavy periods too, she also had to have her womb scraped (????) and just.. I get it dods
0 likesI thought I pooped myself but it was my period ๐
0 likesWow to think Dodie used to bleed more than me
0 likesI have anemia and understand the struggles with periods. I also use the app clue, its so good
15 likesDodie: walks akwardly "THERE'S SOMETHING, IN MY VAGINA."
0 likesi made some crazy inhuman noises cause its 01:30 and everyone is sleeping
I got mine when I was 9. I thought I was dying. I'm now 12 though.
1 likeI got to see my womb reccently when i had an IUD put in and the doctor did a cheeky ultra sound and it was sO COOL I COULD SEE MY EGGS ALL OF THEM OMG also i have some great mooncup vs. me drunk vs. The toilet bowl stories
0 likesMy mum started crying when I told her on the phone,
0 likesNot a normal pearly tear cry, but a full blown my daughter has cancer and is going to die cry, and I just sat there blank slate expression in the medical office with the nurse with a puzzled expression
I love this video! Also where did you get your dress Dodie??
0 likesI'm literally watching this ON MY PERIOD!! ๐ซ
1 likei literally am already annoyed with anyone and everything all the time it's just my normal state lol
0 likesMy period is v v weird... I started not that long ago, but my first one was so light I didn't need to wear anything really but it was definitely there for like 4 days. Then, nineteen days later, I got it back slightly heavier but still barely anything and it lasted for eight days. What even
0 likesI got mine when I was 11 and no one else had it yet lol
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Same, and I lied to this girl about my pad purse and said I had it because it had makeup in it and sometimes I felt like putting on makeup. I still hardly wear makeup.
2 likesI think everyone in my class thought I had a small bladder cause I kept going to the bathroom the first week I had it
1 likeShady Sadie got mine when i was 8 ๐ถ
2 likesoh dear
0 likessamE
0 likesShady Sadie I got it like 3 days before starting secondary school , it was awful
0 likesShady Sadie same same same
0 likesShady Sadie mine was when i was like 10 and nobody had it and i was like the alpha lMao
1 likehaha
0 likesShady Sadie I got mine when I was 10
2 likesMine was I was ten too
1 likeShady Sadie i was 9
1 likei was 10! and my mum didnt let me sit out of school the next day and i didnt know anything about pads so i just walked around all day with a bloody skidmark on my white skirt :( still cringe about that
3 likesShady Sadie I was 10 and I still had go to school even though I was bleeding quite a bit. Didn't tell my mum about it though until after it finished but I think she knew
0 likesI haven't had mine yet and I'm 12 almost 13
0 likessame lol
0 likesShady Sadie I had mine just before my 12th birthday, actually on my 12th birthday I had mines
0 likesi got mine LEGIT ON MY 12 BIRTHDAY AND I WAS SO MAD IT WAS MY BIRTHDAY AND ON THE SAME DAY I WAS LEAVING WITH MY SCHOOL FOR THREE DAYS TO SPACE CAMP AND IT WAS THE WORST THING
0 likesShady Sadie I got mine a month after turning 12
0 likesThe girl with the unexpectedly long name that has nothing to do with her profile pic I like your name
0 likesI got mine when I was 10 and i was the only one in my year who had them for about 13 months
3 likesOmg same i was the first one to get in my class
2 likesi was on vacation at 11 fucking years old when i got my first period :^)
1 likewe were vacationing with my best friend, her sister, and her mom
i wake up one day and see a bunch of brown on my underwear and am so freaked out as i think it's a bunch of shit stains
like
did i just shit myself in the middle of the night?
did i just fucking shit myself?
i ignore it and change underwear while throwing the soiled ones in the laundry bag.
fast forward to later in the day,
i use the bathroom AGAIN and the stains have gotten bigger. i'm really confused because i'm pretty sure i would know if i shit myself lol
i wipe and see a ton of old brown blood on the toilet paper
i thought i was sick and was pooping out of my vagina? i have no idea what i thought lmao
so i come to my senses and start crying silently in the hotel bathroom because i'm on my first period
i shove toilet paper in my underwear and walk out
fast forward
after dinner,
my underwear is completely ruined
i shove more toilet paper in then soon learn we're gonna ride go karts
FUCKING GO CARTS WHILE IN ON MY PERIOD
SO THAT WAS HELL AND WE GET BACK TO THE HOTEL THEN GO HOME THE NEXT DAY.
i have gymnastics the next day and come up with a great story
i come home form gym and tell my mom that whilst i was changing it of my leotard for i saw blood on my underwear
WE BOTH FREAK OUT AND START CRYING EVEN THO I WAS MORE ACTING
so i take a shower while she cries in her room
i remember this week very vividly
my periods are so boring like ive been regular and pretty much having the same symptoms since i was 11
1 likeJust downloaded it, hope it works well!!
0 likesSo much respect <3
28 likesI'm on the mini pill which has completed stopped my period for 8 months now, I went on it because there's a possibility I have endometriosis. Fab. That's why I stopped them so that the pains are lessened.
0 likes"my poor body" me too hun
0 likes"Take note of your mood" I have anger issues so I'm mostly just depressed and mad every day NOTHING CHANGES
0 likesEvan is basically my dad in any period situation.
0 likes"my poor body"
159 likesI got my first period at 9 years old. Mine lasts for 8-10 days. I'm forced to use the heavy duty tampons, but those don't even last me 8 hours like they are supposed to. I always have to have a heating pad with me on the highest setting. It sucks.
0 likesI'm just so paranoid about Toxic Shock Syndrome that I only wear pads.
0 likesI started my period when I was 10....and I get heavy periods too but i'm too young to go on the pill so I have to take this Naprogesic thing or whatever. xc
0 likesWould love a video on menstrual cups
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ADDI Rose what is one?
0 likesid love to see you make a video on menstrual cups!! can you go swimming with them in?
0 likesI THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT WAS LIKE THIS! My doctor like freaked out and stuff and being trans I don't want it so yeah!
0 likesI also had a veery strong period when I was younger, but that was because I have two uterus (uteri? uterusses?). Two! how weird is that? Anyone else in the uterus bicornis club?
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lolwhatsnew WHOA WHAT THAT'S COOL
0 likesi love how she labelled her file "my poor body" 3:53
0 likesI had my period when I was 10. I got it while it was summer break (which was great). I was exited at first. But now Iโm 13 and want to pull my uterus out so I wonโt have them. But I guess that would be even more painful :^)
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Iโm 11 and I got my first one a couple weeks ago. h e l p
0 likesWell i got my period when i was eleven i had no idea what it was and i thought i was dying i didnt tell my mum because i thought if i dont tell my mum im dying she might not be so sad when it happens and then she found some bloody toilet paper in the toilet and confronted me and i broke down and cried ''i dont want to die im to young to die'' and then i didnt die and im still alive 3 years later
1 likeWoww this video was the first time I heard about Clue, which I've now used for at least a few years. Also: was uploaded 4 years ago today and I got my period today so good timing for a video to rewatch and relate to lol
0 likes"We're both ovulating. Wonderful." ๐๐
48 likesThere's another really good period tracking app that you can try called Flo I think it's more easy to use for me then Clue and you can't track your friend's period but it gives you loads of helpful advise and you can do a short daily log to get the app to know you better. I would recommend it
0 likesweird, when i have my period i dont usually get in pain or have cramps.
0 likesI should make a video titled "I bleed from my vagina every month (clickbait)" cuz I'm super irregular XD
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lol me
3 likesPhil's Eyelash same here
1 likeSame
1 likelmao same
2 likesCarmeluchis Ruiz i love your picture hell yeah frank
2 likesIs it sad that I know exactly what your username is referencing? Like, specifically what it's talking about? Bc I kinda hate myself for it
2 likesXX nerdygirl8064 XX well, I mean I'm the one with the username so, you're clearly not that bad
0 likessame i hate it i have it for two or three months in a row and then it just stops and i have to wait until i get it again... it can variate from 3 to 6 months until i get it again... its annoying cause i dont know when ill get it ยก! but im 14 so my mom says itll probably get regular later
2 likessophia I'm 17 sooo...
1 likeHuh, thatโs weird, when I started, I got pretty bad cramps then the third time I got it, I only had cramp pains for 1 hour out of the 7 days I had then all of my cramp pains just completely disappeared, Iโll have no idea whenever I get on my period, Iโll find out like a few hours after and itโs really heavy at first. It just kind of happens. I dont even get moody anymore
0 likesI feel extremely lucky that I don't get cramps on my period and I don't feel much pain in general on my period so Hallelujah
0 likesOmg I started my period when I was 13 at school and I knew what it was but I just thought.
0 likes"Fuck."
And then asked my best friend what the hell I should do
"Can everyone tell, i am now, a woman" XD wow, same!
0 likesWe are almost the same ๐๐ but my period lasted 9 months JAHJAGJAJGA
0 likesI'm 16 now and I don't have my period yet. I'm kinda happy about that because I didn't have to have all those struggles that come with it yet, you know what I mean? But I'm also like REALLY scared of getting it and kinda embarrased by not having it cause I'm 16 and everyone in my age got it at like 11-14 and I don't know anything about that topic and I'm just hoping for the best. Thanks for this video it helped me a little bit:) It also terrified me a little bit :D cause I was like "OH GOD PLEASE DON'T LET ME HAVE SUCH FUCKING STRUGGLES WITH MY PERIOD" :D I have a lot of health struggles anyways (what for example is the reason that I'm not on my period yet), so I really feel like I wouldn't be able to handle that shit anymore if I would get struggles with my period too. But well, I'm tryna be optimistic.
0 likesI get a lot of blood. Not to the extent in which it's a problem. Just, clots. Thankfully, I never get cramps. EVER. THANK GOD. And, my attitude never changes. I'm never upset and I'm always just bubbly and talkative.
0 likesTHIS IS MY NEW FAVORITE DODIE VIDEO
0 likesquestion: how do you bathe when on your period
0 likesThat moment when your periods late and you think your pregnant.
0 likesi can't even explain to people who don't have it how down it gets me. it's so painful and gives me cramps and headachees 24/7, and it's really irregular, even though i started like 2 years ago. It gets me so down like I can't see the world in a good light anymore, so when i'm depressed as well it's really shit :/ sorry wanted to get that out
0 likesI got my first one at 12 and honestly, I knew everything wHY DID I WANT IT AND WHY DID I FREAK OUT AND FORGET EVERYTHING I KNEW I TEXTED MY GIRLFRIEND LIKE "OH,YGOD IM PREGNANT BABE" IM NOT IT WAS JUST MY FIRST PERIOD AND hhHHhhH I use clue and it's great
0 likesAHH I get cold sores right before mine so I always know. Also I turn into a raging bitch, sometimes as early as a week prior.hahaha
0 likesyour eyes are so beautifully green in this video oh my goodness
0 likesThis is helpful๐ better than the story time videos where people don't talk about anything personal, accept their terrible pains or something
0 likeshonestly i think mother nature generally hates me. Last year i was on a school trip to london (iโm from a lil northern town) for a few days and i got my period (not for the first time) the night before i went on this trip meaning it was the heaviest as i was there, and now iโm on like an out wood bounds type thing next week and iโm due to bleed next week so actually help me.
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Gina Goodfellow how did that go?
0 likesI had my first one 2-3 months after I turned 9. I was not happy about it.
0 likesI have super heavy periods and they last 7 days ling and my cycle usually ranges from 17-22 days including my period, thats 10-12 days off. Its a nightmare. I did go to my doctor and i got a prescription but its stopped working so i need to go back
0 likesis the menstrual cup really hard to put in? i kinda want to use one when, you know, i actually get it lol
0 likesHey! Why cant we make subtitles for your videos? I really enjoy your content and I want to share it with my friends, but they do not speak English. It would be really great if you allow subtitles. Thank you!
2 likesthe โmy poor bodyโ title was honestly so relatable
0 likesi have yet to get my period and I'm 13 sooo I feel as if it might come soon, pray for this awkward bean :(
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it's amy Aw I hope it stays away as long as possible :โ)
0 likesHolly Bramhall thanks :)
0 likeswoohoo I got it but I actually haven't told my mom I just used some pads and went through with it
0 likesI was so desperate to get mine too! Realized it was terrible afterwards
0 likesDo menstrual cups kinda "sag" or fall out if you're REAALLY heavy?
0 likesCramps for me are basically like you have a headache just down there, and you canโt do anything but just lay down.
0 likesWatching whilst on my period ๐
0 likesFor trans and gender non-conforming people: 'Clue' can be very female-language centred so if you want something more gender neutral/free then there's an app called 'Spot On' that was created by Planned Parenthood and it's very useful!! It does basically all the same stuff as 'Clue', it's just for people of all genders (or lack there of), and it also has useful information for people having hormone replacement therapy who also have a period!!
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Casper Turner Clue is actually trying to make their app more gender neutral now :) but I completely understand that you may wish to use a different app for the time being
34 likesCasper Turner Thank you so much!!!!
2 likesCasper Turner there is only 2 genders
4 likesThank u aw
1 likeLizzie Cook exactly!!!
0 likesLizzie Cook gender is a spectrum, please do your research before you comment on stuff you have no idea about.
16 likesThere are only 2 genders
2 likesJamesy Bumholes 2 sexes, genders are what people think they are
4 likesDora Explorer ye but there's still only 2
0 likesLizzie Cook i know
0 likesCasper Turner THANK YOU!!!! FUCKING THANK YOU!!!!!!
3 likesSherlock I'm really confused now because I can't remember saying 'I know because I have one' and now I have no idea what I meant by that
0 likesBLESS YOUR SOUL THANK YOU
0 likesI started when I was 9... I'm still irregular af. I've given up lol
0 likesโI carry it around in my vagโ Iโm crying hahahahhahaha
1 likeAm I the only one who never gets cramps? Probably. It sounds like hell thought so bless y'all
1 likeMy mom is so wondeRFUL. When I first started and i told her, she IMMEDIATELY ordered me a cup with amazon prime. It came the next day and i have never had to deal with pads.
0 likesThis video made me download clue and I have to say it was the best app I've tried out for periods
0 likesPerfect title for a not click bait video for people who don't know what periods are
0 likesThe worst part is that your period really ends up lasting 3 weeks because of pre and post menstrual syndrome
1 likeLmao Dodie and I have been synced since around November
0 likesI'm on my period right now. what a time to be alive! ๐ญ
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Sammie Sarlat same.
1 likeSammie Sarlat Yo, we're synced buddy !
1 likeSammie Sarlat same ๐
1 likeSammie Sarlat same haha kill me
1 likeday 3 for me. I almost died on day one haha
0 likesSammie Sarlat Same ๐ฃ
1 likeSame ๐ญ
1 likeSammie Sarlat same, I'm on day 2 and that's my worst day๐ญ
2 likesSammie Sarlat Same rip
1 likeSammie Sarlat Same here fam
1 likeHollyLove same OMG!!!
1 likeDodie: huh, my body is like a clock
0 likesMe: goes on app
App: your body is not a clock
Me: ._.
iโm 16, iโve had my period for 4+ years, and i still canโt figure out tampons? like ik how they work obviously but like idk i think they just make me uncomfortable. i hate pads though. i wanna try the menstrual cup but i canโt even figure out tampons.
0 likesI got my period when I was 9 on the first day of fifth grade. Twas' a pretty shit day.
0 likesI always watch this video when I'm on my period
0 likesso when I get mine I get bad acne. anyone else????
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i get one abnormally large spot right in the middle of my cheek!
7 likesMegan Elizabeth same omg like i get a huge pimple and That's when i'm like
11 likesshit
she's coming
phan has destrรธyed me
0 likesIkr I thought I was alone
Yes! It's usually on or around my lips :/
3 likesMegan Elizabeth yes it's the hormones! I can tell when my period is about to start because my acne gets even worse than before lmao good times.
5 likesMegan Elizabeth me af
0 likesBut like it could be worse i get ones on the tip of my nose like a really big one and i look like one of samtals deers for a while
0 likessame tbh
0 likesYoongi's Wife. ya true. mine a small but come in numbers!!!!! they are red AF
0 likesI usually get small irritated red spots on my forehead and chin and it's so annoying. They slowly go away right after my period and I walk around in a post-period happy daze where my skin is clear and everything is wonderful, and then my ovulation hits(and I literally have cramps from my ovulation wth) and slowly but surely the spots return
0 likesIngeborg Mikkelsen well rip. you
0 likesMegan Elizabeth I always have bad Acne rip me
0 likesI don't have cramps when I'm on my period. Guess I'm lucky. ๐โค
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megan :/ luckyyyy omg
0 likesmy sister went through the exact same thing
0 likesI envy people who get their periods when they're teenagers . I'm 11 and I'm on mine ๐๐
0 likes"excitement.... horniness" i love you
1 likeAh, itโs like an aquarium in there!
0 likesDEAD๐๐๐
I was nine. I did not know what was going on but I didn't cry or make a big deal. I was just shook. I originally thought it was red paint ๐
0 likesI was so desperate to get mine, and now im like no! Fuck offf! ๐๐
1 likeOMG I ALSO GOT IT WHEN I WAS 14 AND I CARRIED AROUND PAD JUST IN CASE AND I WAS SUPER EXCITED CUZ I WANTED TO BE A WOMAN AAHHHHHHH
0 likesAll I can think in my head is:
0 likesBatman: do you bleed?
This is literally exactly my flow.
0 likesive had really bad cramps (and i mean REALLY bad cramps, to the point where i couldnt go to school) these past two days (including today). ive taken hot showers for hours, ending up with me having wrinkly fingers and hundreds of cuts on my legs from trying to shave when my hands are shaking. ive had tea and multiple painkillers too strong for my age and they actually make me feel like im about to faint (how delightful). bUT NOW I FEEL GOOD, BECAUSE THIS MADE ME LAUGH SM!
0 likesthankuu dods.
I get in a "fuck it" mood before my period comes
0 likesfrom my view (a boy) it just helps to know what periods are about and that stuff
9 likesWhen I read the title (Iโm female) I was like โbitch me too, the fuck?โ
0 likesEdit: I got mine when I was 10 ;-; no joke.
DODIE IM BLEEDING RIGHT NOW XDDD
0 likesI'm 14 rn and that's the exact thing that happens to me
0 likesis it only me who goes to buy their sisters tampons? im such a good brother :)
1 likeYoud think that me not having a vagina would make this easier to hear but I was squeemishly writhing around from the words scraping womb
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hoobly woobly I'm laughing to much at this comment
3 likesIf your a girl this videos like. Okay yeah that's pretty relatable is that meant to be gross lol.
0 likesThomas Clifford i don't think all of us girls need surgery because of our periods...
3 likesreally?? as someone with a womb, i didn't get uncomfortable with that at all. maybe it's that periods already feel like they're attacking my uterus lmao
1 likeyou reminded me to change my tampon. THANKS
0 likesMe when reading the title "did she not learn what a period is...?"
0 likesI was a late bloomer too!! About 14!
0 likesYou are so lucky that you had nice office lady's / nurses for mine absolutely hates me. Once I fell and broke my arm and she sent me back to class while I was crying. ( SHE ISNT FIRED ๐ค๐ก)
1 likei couldn't be the only one who at first thought they shat themselves
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I thought the same haha especially because I was 11 and that's pretty early haha
7 likesizzy hamon what same
0 likesYesss
0 likesizzy hamon i went like the first three days thinking for some reason i kept pooping myself then the fourth day there was just blood everywhere and i was like ",,,oh"
3 likesIS THAT KATYA YES IT IS
0 likesI THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO THOUGHT THAT THE FIRST TIME
3 likesI did too ๐
0 likestbh I still think that sometimes, then I realize
1 likeWhen I was 11, I started and woke up, didn't know what had happened so I called my mum and told her, and I remember saying, "I thought i'd pooped myself!" and that's how the story goes. ๐
1 likei definitely remember first thinking i shit myself, yes lmao
1 likeeveryone's like "i got mine when i was 11!!" "i got mine when i was 12!!1!1!"
1 likeand here i am, i got it when i wasn't even 9 (:
LMFAO
0 likesomg im so sorru thats so young
2 likesizzy hamon same
0 likesOmg same!!! XD
1 likeI was 11 and our schools here only teach us this stuff when we're 14!
I TJOUGHT I WAS SHITTING MYSELF FOR THREE DAYS BEFORE I REALIZED IT WAS MY PERIOD
4 likesAHHH YES! I had learnt about it in school, I knew I would get a period at some point but it never occurred to me that it wouldn't be bright red straight away. I handwashed my underwear in secret because I was so embarrassed
7 likesizzy hamon you aren't. I was 11 and home with only my dad. I woke up and was like "OMG I've shat myself."
1 likeizzy hamon when I first got my period..I thought I just wiped too hard ๐๐
3 likesThankfully, I was eleven and relatively educated about it. My piss was pink and I was just like, " da fuq?"
1 likei also thought i shat myself when i got my first period lmao
2 likesizzy hamon I THOUGHT SO TOO IT WAS SO BROWN
2 likesizzy hamon me too, I thought there was shit in my vag ๐๐
1 likeizzy hamon I FEEL LIKE I PEE MYSELF EVERYTIME
2 likesITS HORRIBLE
same
0 likesME TOO IT WAS THAT DARK
0 likesSame haha I thought I had diarrhea until I was like "oh crap its my period hi can you leave now pls"
1 likei recommend a IUD!! i have one and it stops your period for 5 years!!! it's like a little t-shaped thingy and they stick it up there and shit lmao. but yas!!
0 likesI kept my period a secret for 4 months because I was embarrassed and I'm hoping to to get surgery to take out my uterus when I'm old enough.
0 likesI started at nine. Hell im on it rn, it hurts. Cramps are like the devil
1 likeI def think you should do a vid on menstrual cups! I'm so curious about them & it'd be great to know more about them from a personal experience ๐
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If you want loads of in depth info on them there's a youtube channel called 'precious stars pads' that I found helpful.
0 likesNathalia Kinsey thank yuuuh!
1 like"Hey Evan"
1 likeTurns
"I just finished my period!"
"YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYY"
"Onto the next one."
-_- thx
fun fact: my cramps are so bad that paracetamool and ibuprofen dont work so i have prescribed painkillers its like codeine and naproxen so they worked for a while but like last time it didn't fully work like it did before idk my whole reproductive system is just a mess lol
0 likesI got my first period in 3 months๐ฉ it's only my third one and I cannot go more than ten minutes without a heating pad๐ญ๐ญ
0 likesSo like me and my friends almost always sync up somehow and my one friend who always exchanged shameless updates on her period (I return them ) was like "do you have anything" and I was like "for what?" And she's like "what do you think?" And I'm like "ooooooh...yea" but in math we sit by boys so instead of focusing on math we came up with a plan and I gave her my locker combo and told her where it was and it was the most coordinated,confusing, and funniest shit that has happened in math
0 likesI use to get really terrible cramps that feels like I'm dying but now i barely feel any pain ...๐
0 likesI was in town but not the town I live in I thought I needed a fart then it was blood. I'm glad I was wearing black... I cried in Costa while everyone was getting inpatient outside. ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ
0 likesWatching this while I'm on my period. I want to die.
4 likesDon't you just hate it when you finally get your period, and the first few months all your relatives start bugging you like "AHH YOU'RE A WOMAN NOW! DONT HANG OUT WITH BOYS, WEAR SHORT-SHORTS...." And it just annoys me like "OH YEAH, AND GUESS WHAT? YOU'RE AN ADULT, DONT JUMP ON THE BEDS, DONT..."
0 likes๐I take the pill to stop having my period completely (it also got rid of my acne) I skip the last week of hormone free pills in the pack of pills and just start a new pack as soon as I take all the hormone pills. I haven't had a period in like 6 months ๐
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i'm not on it anymore but i used to do that too :) I hated the pill though it made me feel really weird. Is it working for you? if it is i'm so glad you have found something that works!!!
2 likesKory Mann sounds unhealthy. Doesn't your body need to cleanse every once in a while?
1 likePeach Fox if you're not ovulating then you won't have anything to cleanse out of your uterus
13 likesMadeline Lucy my teacher is the first person who introduced this idea to me, I then did some research on it my self and determined it was a good option for me, the nurse at PP told me it was totally safe ๐
2 likesMadeline Lucy i do it too, actually asked my doctor if it was alright and she said it wasn't harmful at all, the break is just for people to feel more 'natural' even though it's kinda a fake period haha
1 likeI do the same. Works like a charm. Only have a period like twice a year, just to check if all still functions
1 likeso i have a diva cup and I've had it for about 4 months but every time I put it in it hurts and I can't seem to get it in far enough do you have any suggestions? im using the smallest one and i trimmed the thingy but it's still too big or smth
0 likesI miss my period for aonth and a half amd flipped out then realized I was a virgin but like yah never know I could become the next virgin Mary I don't know of it was good or bad when I actually got it because it hurt
0 likesI got my period at age 8. Just thought the world should know. lol
0 likesWhen I started it was alright, one night i was about to get in the bath and I went for the toilet while my water was running and started bleeding on the toilet, my sister had sanitary towels for me so yahhh
0 likesSo Lucy is currently in her fertile window, good to know... Oh Dodie you crack me up!
3 likeshonestly, as a girl who has had her period since she was eight, i feel NO shame about talking about it. but anyways funny story:
0 likeswhen i was about twelve, i dropped a pad on the ground (it was unused, of course) and this boy took it as a personal insult. he literally started screaming about how gross and disgusting it was, and shaming me for even dropping it in public. and i got so embarrassed and angry about the fact that he was literally trying to SHAME me for a bodily function that i can't handle and for an accident!! I started angrily pulling pads out of my purse and shoving them in his face and screaming, "GROSS? GROSS?! PERIODS ARE THE UNFORTUNATE REASON FOR WHY YOUR SORRY ASS EXISTS." like i went into a full. on. rant.
anyways, even to this day, I enjoy surprising people by talking about this in public. I've done projects, debates, mini-psa's, and sat down hundreds of times with my nephew to explain it all to him. It's so dumb for this stigma to be around, and I honestly feel like the fault there goes two ways. like, we are taught to come up with different names for it, to hide our pads and tampons, to whisper it like it's something terrible, or to dislike it and shame ourselves for it, and by following those social conventions, we teach the other half of the population (boys) that it is something to be grossed out by or to get offended about. even in school, nobody bothers to teach boys about menstrual cycles and yet we expect them to just...understand. You know? It's not our fault that those conventions exist of course, but i think it's important to understand that because so many people act like it's something horrible, other people take it that way.
of course, this is coming from a girl who has a period that lasts like three or four days, isn't very heavy, has no cramps whatsoever...(but damn do i have mood swings). so whatever haha
steps off soapbox Thanks for another great video, Dodie ^_^
to anyone who uses a menstrual cup, CAN YOU SWIM IN THEM???
0 likes"I do to i bleed from my vagina too,I thought i was the only one" i said sarcasticly
0 likesI started my period when i was at home with my steph dad. Yeah that was awkward
0 likesi got my first period when I was 8?? (two months before my birthday) and I thought I accidentally took a poo without knowing
1 likei got my period three months ago for the first time but i didnt get it since then :(
0 likesMy sister is on nothisterone and I get migraine vertigo so bad I was almost bed bound for 8 months - I canโt believe you had both poor you!
0 likesOH MY GOD DODIE SAYING IBUPROFEN IS MY WHOLE ENTIRE AESTHETIC
0 likesI'm like u. I want to have my period but i havent had it yet
1 likeGod Damn it, I was 11 when I got mine
0 likesWell this is a perfect time to eat my spaghetti
1 likePeriod pain is ridiculous. my last cycle had me on the phone crying to my mother on the bus stop begging her to pick m up and crying cause I thought i couldn't take this absolute life saving pill cause I was on antibiotics. luckily I could but that was franticness in a classroom. (i also suffer from ibs so my stomach is an absolute mess) but ahh yes it an absolute horror story. This was also the same day that after the first two check of barely bleeding an entire fountain of blood covered my pad and my idiot ass forgot to take a pad to the bathroom to.change into. that was 2 hours of going please don't bleed through. so yeah wild ride of pain (2-3days) and blood that last a week. Fun
0 likesI was ten years old and in the school restroom, looked down and thought "it's time"
18 likesI then proceeded to happily call my mom on the school phone
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Aylin Ledezma happily?! I was 10 too and I broke down in every way possible
3 likesmaryam ahmed O_o it's okay if you were a scared, that's normal! I was just happy to feel a little older.
3 likes"ItS TimE" im dead
0 likesactually same
0 likesLol Iโm 13 and Iโm still a child
0 likescan someone explain to me why anyone who isn't trying to get pregnant (or is a man) wouldn't just have one of the MANY supergeries/procedures/medications that stop periods?
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Twila Collins it's expensive or we're too young and our parents don't want that
0 likesi'm on my period it's a heavy one and i'm crying from cramps
0 likesI got my period when i was 10. I win.
0 likesI am always very reliable and on time but I get horrifying cramps. I'm thinking about going on some sort of pill to stop my periods. Any advice?
Please do a video about menstrual cups. I've seriously considered getting one but there are different brands and such and I'm not sure where to start
0 likesI was 11 and I was playing wii golf with my family. Went, got a pad, keep playing and told my mom later.
0 likesMY PERIOD WAS THE EXACT SAME TO THE TEE
0 likesTHATS SO WEIRD
NO WAY
thank the lord someone else went through hell with the camera thing dude I was scarred for so freaking long๐
this was probably not put out for boys but I like all of your of your videosโ anyway
1 likedoes anyone else have really heavy discharge? like it will actually be down my thighs and I have to wear a pad. its just really annoying cuz it gets pretty expensive having to keep buying pads for discharge and periods.
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YES!! AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT :(
1 likecosmic hyperventilation I suggest you two see a doctor. Discharge can be a lot sometimes but not down your thighs that might be unhealthy
5 likesAs for the expense of buying pads: you could get reusable cotton pads. They're kind of expensive, but you only have to buy them once (or replace them when they wear out, but that's years from now). If you think it's gross for periods (as my mother does) you could just stick to using them for discharge. Might help you cut down on costs.
5 likesYES!!! Even when I'm not on my period I have to wear really thick pads.
2 likesMenstrual cups are legit the best shit ever. Like the learning curve is intense and people get grossed out when they first hear about them but after you get it down it means you only have to deal with your period twice a day and never have to think about it otherwise (if you don't have any cramps at the mo).
0 likesI also did really like clue but I feel like it really only makes sense to use it if your not on the pill.
Hey dodie, not really having anything to do with the video above, but is there any chance of your original songs coming on iTunes? I've seen the ones already on there, and love them, but I would love to see more!
0 likesI still haven't had mine and I'm semi terrified.
0 likespraying that I don't get my period before a special event
4 likes(This basically represents my life)
Anyone else playing 6:48 on repeat? XD
0 likeslmao im 13 and i still haven't had a period
0 likesdo you bleed non stop when your on your period?
0 likesYayyyy my periods the heaviest thing in the world... and I'm doing the 800 meters on sports day... everyone say a prayer for me pleaseeee
0 likesYeet i love this subject, its so natural and should'nt be a tabu
23 likesI just finished mine BOI-O.
0 likesThis might be weird but I always wearing a pad one day after just to make sure it is all gone and bitch won't surprise me anymore.
the way she says ibuprofen is so cute that is all
0 likesI get a maximum 5 day periods, no cramps or bloating, barely any cravings. Whoop whoop.
0 likesI get my period every 2 1/2 weeks, but I only just started, so my mom said it would go away but iDk mAnn
0 likeshow do you go about cleaning ur menstrual cup in public bathrooms??
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my friend says if it's a stall with a sink she just uses the sink, but if not she gives it a lil wipe with some toilet roll and then whacks it back in lol!
11 likesoo okay thank you!!
1 likecorinne you want to aim to find a toilet with a sink in it, other wise yea wipe it out, I usually have a bottle of water on me so I can give it a lil splash to make it easier to go back in and and tadaaa. It really is super manageable
5 likes:3 I heard from somewhere as the comment above mentioned, having a water bottle around is very handy. just rinse it out and it's all good
3 likesAdding to this: BUT WASH YOUR HANDS FIRST please, and don't touch anything with the hand that's going to retrieve the cup.
1 likeYou can keep it in for longer than tampons and pads, so you can insert it at the start of the day and empty it at the end of the day when you're home. There is no worry about toxic shock or leaking or anything like that. I have friends who just empty and wash it out in the shower, which might seem gross to some people but whatever.
8 likesThe stuff above does make sense, however, you are able to wear it for up to 12 hours (Diva cups, at least), so you should be able to avoid changing it in public bathrooms.
15 likesA water bottle to rinse the cup out and washed clean hands before you clean the cup is all you need. I really love my cup because it's environmental friendly and so easy to use!
6 likesI got my period for the first time 3 days ago. I'm 12.
0 likesMy first period happened halfway through an eight hour flight to DC. F U N
0 likesSo i had to put up with that whilst in America. Yaaaaay
7:00 I KNOW DUDE I ACCIDENTALLY LEFT A TAMPON IN OVERNIGHT AND STARTING BAWLING I WAS SO SCARED ๐คฃ๐คฃ
0 likessigh I started my first period yesterday and was so excited...I don't wanna do it anymore and I've only just woke up
1 likeI haven't had mine in about a year and I'm just now starting to worry
0 likesWHAT IS HER LIPSTICK? ITS SO PRETTY
1 likeim I the only one who thinks we sneeze or cough more often than usual when on period and oh dear...
0 likesmy period has been irregular for THREE YEARS YAY
0 likesI was on a school trip when I first got mine! There were no showers ...for 4 days! :))):')
0 likesI literally got half way through tgis video. Went to the bathroom. Wiped. BOOM. i got my period. Nice๐(jk). I txted my mam cause ive never had it before and she said "poor you. What a Christmas present. R u ok?" ๐๐๐๐ i nearly fied laughing
1 likey!!ou should make a video on periods for people with mental illness maybe ? like "is this bc I'm hormonal or am I actually having a break down" "is this pms or is my medication having negative effects"
0 likesI think it would be super cool and helpful
I got mine when I was 17... I was beginning to think I didn't have a uterus.
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geebitrin h I was 15 but until it came I was fairly sure it'd never happen and I just didn't have a womb
1 likei damn wish i got my period at 14 i got mine when i was 10
0 likesI use clue too and it works really well even though my body is irregular af but I heard about it from miles chronicles
0 likes6:48 okay but me every time I'm on mine
0 likesI'm still irregular after 2 years
0 likesMy GCSE exams run from 15 May to 16 June.
151 likesMy period will run from 14-22 May and then 12-20 June.
I will have my period twice during my GCSE exams.
Please help.
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Also paracetamol does FUCK ALL for me and I'm allergic to Ibuprofen. Again, please help.
3 likes+Claudia Hayes Awee that sucks ๐
0 likesClaudia Hayes I genuinely feel so sorry for you! My thoughts and prayers go to you, my friend ๐
1 likeKyleCantRun TheMile cri
0 likesBirdiehasnolife honestly tho
1 likeClaudia Hayes dude I'm on my period when I have prom and I have one during exams. good luck to you my fellow GCSE sufferer. โบ๏ธ
1 likeFuck! My prom is on 30th June so I'll be safe by then hopefully, and I did two last year because Early Entries (aren't a thing any more apparently)! But I have 21 exams dies
0 likesClaudia Hayes good luck;;; dont get blood on the ex chairs that would be The Worst
1 likeI understand your pain my lovely, I was sat in a master class today and I had to crouch in the corner with my head in my hands and a hot water bottle, cryyy
1 likeOh god that's horrible!! I'll have mine between the 30th of May to the 4th of June, which thankfully falls in the half term week so I'll have no GCSE exams during that time. I can feel like death at home, yay. I hope you don't get bad cramps though, but please take care of yourself during those weeks! Good luck in your exams by the way. :')
0 likesClaudia Hayesy exams start on monday, but my period starts on the next Friday, but I'll be on exam leave for that period so I won't be at school for the majority of my period, only one day. But omg I do feel for you, almost every single mock exam I have done, I've been on my period for and it was horrible. 2 HOURS AND 15 MINUTES IN A MATHS EXAM AND I DIDN'T GO TO THE LOO ๐ซ
0 likesSame omg hope you survive
0 likespraying4u <3
0 likesClaudia Hayes I wish you the best of luck, I also have to do exams with two periods, I started literally right before my art exam yesterday.
0 likesClaudia Hayes GOOD LUCK
0 likesClaudia Hayes Tea, baths and chocolate! Wishing you the best my love you've got this โคโค
0 likesGOOD LUCK MY GOD
1 likeClaudia Hayes ME TOO I WANT TO CRY
0 likesIf you explain to an invigilator that you need a hot water bottle or heat pad, and allow them to inspect it first, they'll let you use those. I've had to do it before, it's a tad embarrassing but they're super nice about it
5 likesClaudia Hayes mine starts a day after a pool party I've been invited to... shit.
0 likesI'll have one during the week with the most exams (3 in one day at one point ) then it'll appear again for prom and other parties :) :) :) :)
0 likesstay calm and dont freak out.
0 likesok dodie why is your story so similar to mine?
0 likes"Can everyone tell that I'm.. a woman?"
0 likes6:47 has me dead
0 likesI got mine when I was 9 or 10.
0 likesI thought I was going to recoil into a ball and die~
ITS SO HARD BEING ON YOUR PERIOD ANNNNDDDDD BEING FTM TRANS OML HELP
0 likesI remember I went to the restroom and I wiped and I saw blood so I went to the nurses office (it was a dude) and I grabbed a pad and he was in a Lil office inside the big nurses offices and so he could know what I was doing I just grabbed a pad and showed it in his face yelling ITS FOR MY FEMININE NEEDS ITS THAT FEMININE MOTH AGAIN DONT JUDGE ME so yea ;-; I'm really heavy to and very irregular as well ;-;
0 likesOkay but, with a menstrual cup, when you're in a public restroom or something like that and you empty it, do you just wipe it with a tissue or do you have to wash it straight away?? I'd feel really uncomfortable carrying a bloody menstrual cup out and scrubbing it down in a sink in front of strangers. (Gross but NO ONE IVE TALKED TO EVER SAYS ANYTHING ABOUT IT HELP)
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You can totally just wipe it out and put it back in and carry on. It won't hurt you and you don't have to face the embarrassment and awkwardness involved with rinsing it.
5 likesThank you so much! Maybe I'll start using a menstrual cup now, that thought always made me really hesitant.
1 likeNah, wash your hands first, don't touch anything with the hand that's retrieving the cup, empty it in the toilet, rinse it with water (meaning, have a water bottle with you) or wipe it a bit with TP (careful not to leave any bits of paper), put it in, boom, no one knows. Also, depending on flow, you can have it in for as long as 12hs, so you may not even need to change it outside of your home. Good luck!
5 likesI've never had to change it in a public restroom, I've had mine for five years.
1 likeI empty it in the morning and when I get back home from work/school. But I imagine you could just bring a small water bottle with you or a cup of water to rinse it. Or go in one of the stalls with a sink.
i got my period when i was 10. i think my body hates me.
0 likesI got my first period when I was 9 (almost 10)
0 likesDodie: the first time I used a tampon my mum gave me lip balm to lube u- stops herself and moves on
0 likesโmy poor bodyโ ๐๐๐๐
0 likesthis is my favorite video on the internet
0 likeswell, thats the first time ive ever fainted whilst watching a youtube video. idk why i even watched this in the first place. blood makes me faint. i just love dodie man
0 likessees title "OMG, me too!" clicks video ๐
0 likeswe have a synchronised period,I feel so close to you haha
12 likesmy cramps are more like burning ? and mine lasts like eight to ten days
5 likesI WAS LIKE WAIT WHAT, BUT THEN I WAS LIKE OH ME TOO.
0 likesdodie saying ibuprofen is my new aesthetic
0 likesOh my god i love this video so much
2 likesI-I-I- I got a migraine...
0 likesdon't judge me๐๐
I got it when I was nInE ;-;. Also sometimes when I run a short way and I wasn't ready and it felt like someone was just stabbing me and I felt like any second I was gonna vomit. Worst experience ever.
0 likesperiod pain feels like people pulling ur hips apart by the sticky outy bone bit
0 likesmy period starts for like 2 days literally is hell.
0 likesmy stomache starts to literally KILL ITSELF and my hips widen and HURT LIKE HELL and most of the time i wake up looking like ive actually been stabbed.
the first 2 days are heavy-ish and i last for like 7 days.
its hell.
Plzzzz do a vid on menstrual cups, I have no idea anything about them but now I'm in intrigued! ๐ฑ ๐ฑ
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WhateverIsTrueASMR Hannah Witton did a really good video/series about them, worth a watch
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0 likesWhateverIsTrueASMR yes I agree, I always use tampons bc I hate pads, but I wanna know more about the cups
1 likeBreanna Gratz yeah I've never heard of them before!
0 likesWhateverIsTrueASMR lube is ๐
0 likesI use one. It changed everything.
2 likesyou should also watch stevie boebi's videos :D
0 likesWhateverIsTrueASMR you should check out precious stars pads, it's a ytb channel about period and everything and she talks a lot about the cup x
1 likeWhateverIsTrueASMR you should watch Hannah Witton's Hormone Diaries! She made a video on menstrual cups :)
3 likesAww thanks all for your suggestions! I will definitely check them out :D
0 likesJamesy Bumholes Are you ok
1 likeJamesy Bumholes umm.. whut
1 likeWhateverIsTrueASMR LOL SHOW US HOW TO USE IT
1 likeEclectic Could be somewhat NSFW??
0 likestry safia from buzzfeed- shes got a ton of stuff on periods, its amazing
1 likeJenni Wall Awesome thanks!
0 likesJamesy Bumholes erm, whut she literally just what menstrual cups are
0 likesJamesy Bumholes what is your problem?? no one said anything offensive to you or anything offensive at all...
0 likesI got my period on the morning of my grandma funeral.
0 likesIโm on my period right now... thereโs a lot of blood and iโm running out of chocolate...help
1 likeThe title got me so scared and then I realized I do too
0 likesWhen you notice there is no ads
1 likeI was 16 when I got it. I was kinda wishing it never came bc everyone was saying it was terrible
0 likesgod I hate my period it hates me. I literally lose the ability to stand straight on my first day.
0 likesi started my period yesterday.... at a pool party.
0 likesI'm on my period right now, does your back hurt on day one?
0 likesI have and tried a menstrual cup and it wound up hurting me really badly, especially when it was time to take it out. I got the one in my size but it is an absolute struggle to insert and take out. Any advice?
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Precious Stars makes a lot of videos about menstrual cups, if you want to find more detailed info. If you had pain, I suspect you didn't fold it properly, it might not have been seated properly, or you pulled it out without releasing the suction first. Both could be painful. It's also like when you're first learning tampons, it's weird and uncomfortable at first, and you get the hang of it after a few tries. I was uncomfortable the first month or two, and after that it was great
0 likesMaybe you are allergic to the material of your cup. If it's just when you "insert" and "take it off", maybe try some lube or touch yourself, it can help. Otherwise, see a doctor sweety. (Sorry for my english, i'm french)
0 likesKatieMarshie13 if you cut the stem off the cup that can help lots
0 likessay vagina in an austrailian accent, sounds funnier than it is & yeah all my friends started before me too
0 likesI got mine today! Woooooo...๐ Like Dodie, I'm 14!
0 likesHA! I can't even remember the last time I had mine
0 likesโMy poor bodyโ LMAO
0 likesI just finished my period too
41 likesdoes that mean we're in sync
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Aurora Sparks no bc she filmed it like a week ago
16 likesuncle cordy I know that I was just joking lmao
7 likesclue is amazing. I love it.
0 likesImagining angry Dodie is impossible
0 likesHow often do periods even happen? I thought it was like a monthly thing lmao what
0 likes3:52 i love what youve named your different folders ๐
0 likesME AND DODIE FINISHED OUR PERIODS ON THE SAME DAY
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Tav Mai interesting
0 likesI got my first period when I was 10 lol
0 likesIโm watching this now coz I just started my period
0 likesI'm really nervous because i dont get period cramps i bleed alot and it only lasts for 3 to 4 days...
0 likesOkay so weโre I live, they do the โmaturation programโ in 5th grade when youโre about 10. This is where they explain what a period is. I got my first period 2 weeks later. When I was 10. In elementary school.
0 likesis there different menstrual cup sizes? becouse the one i got doesent fit๐
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Hannah Crawford As above there are two different sizes. I thought mine wouldn't fit at first but I just take practice. Look up the seven fold - I found this way better than the fold suggested in the instructions. Use water or lube and push back towards your anus up when putting it in. Also make sure your jaw is relaxed - sounds weird but somehow tensing your jaw makes your vagina tense up too. It's also easier to try inserting it and taking it out when you're not on your period so you aren't worrying about bleeding everywhere. aIt took me about three or four cycles before I got used to it but I love it now and could never go back to tampons or pads.
4 likesHannah Crawford I used to have problems with it too, but now I use lube and it doesn't hurt at all. Also, it takes a while to get skilled at putting it up there, so give it time :)
0 likesiโm on my period atm and i feel like death
0 likesOH MY GOSH I DO TOO! Agjdvhtdvjk what's wrong with us?! I started when i was ten and possibly might have pcos. The doctors aren't sure. (Just so people know I'm kidding.)
0 likesI started my period when I was 11 ๐ซ
0 likesI JUST FINISHED MY PIERIOD!!!!!! ๐๐๐
0 likesI can relate.
0 likesI got my first period the day I had a jazz band concert so that was fun
0 likesI started summer holidays of 2017. They were sort of regular. But regular as in every 3 months! I like it that way but every day after my due date I have to wear a thin pad. This summer it was only a week late and it annoyed me now it's 2 weeks late and I'm hoping it will return to 3 months. Also March 2018 I was going to Italy on a school trip and was due that week. Normally I would be fine because I have my mum to help me but my periods are SO HEAVY I FILL A ULTRA THICK NIGHT PAD IN AN HOUR!!! so I went to the doctor and they gave me a pill called 'noris' something. Luckily I didn't need it as it came a week early and I was so relieved by not needing to swallow whole things.
0 likesi need one of those evan guys
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best comment so far
8 likesunfortunately, you can get one only in the UK :D
2 likeshow about (dear) evan hansen?
0 likesYou wanted yours? I dread the day it happens.
0 likesI actually watch this because of that intro lol
0 likeswhen it was my first time i didnt freak out lol the advantages of a shameless all girls school
0 likesI've had it before but UGH IVE STARTED TO DAY AGAIN being a girl isn't fun ๐
1 likei havent gotten my period in a while so im going to the doctor to get birth control to regulate it. And for some reason I'm kinda scared even tho I know I shouldn't be. oh well
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it literally made my life soo much easier, and even made my periods slightly lighter, it's a really exciting thing! all they do is check your blood pressure and wham bam
1 likesurprisingly I kinda want my period back. so hopefully everything goes smoothly, but is it really that fast and easy??
1 likeI got my period when I was 12, denied it, went to school and ruined my favorite pair of sweatpants
0 likesLike ัWElvE YEAr Old ME, WะฝY dIdnั YOU ACCEpั ัะฝAั YOU WErE ะฒlEEdInG าrOM YOUr vAGInA?!
i love this video so much
0 likesNew Years morning 1am I cried too
0 likesi got my period when i was 8 or 9 and it was honestly probably the worst period i have and ever will get
0 likesi was in class on the last-ish day of school? i was in grade 4 at the time but i was in an โadvanced classโ so none of my friends were there (THANK GOD). although my friendโs crush was there, and being the little biTch i was, i tried to โseduce him?????โ
and so it was reading time and me and him were sitting next to each other. i got up and there was stains all over the chair!! i thought i had an accident and i did NOT have the courage to walk to the bathroom with my bum facing the rest of the class. we were all supposed to sit ON THE FLOOR- which was going to be very bad.
of course i had to sit on the floor so i did but i sat faar away from the rest of the class so if there WAS stains left on the floor, no one would see. we spent an hour, maybe even 2, reading our books and it was time to get up. i had forgotten all about my โaccidentโ so i got up and there was?? nothing on the floor?? which im still puzzled by. i wasnt reminded of it so i wasnt trying to hide the stains on my pants at all. no one said anything but I REGRET IT NOW
i got back to my chair and i got really scared, i almost cried BUT i didnt want to in front of my best friendโs crush.
i stayed in my chair the rest of the day! i got home and i was SO EMBARASSED, i refused to tell my parents. lmfao im an idiot i know- but i kept going to school for at least 2 days with no pads or tampons. i knew i needed them, i was just to embarassed to say anything
my parents (of course) do the laundry, so they found my pants and undergarments covered in the stuff and they gave me the talk
tbh i dont even remember what they said. just kinda shoved some pads in my face and told me to use them. didnt get any real info until about 6th grade (only 2 years ago :c) and poof now im here!!
agh im so sorry for the long comment but i wanted to contribute. love you!
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with mentral cups, are they harder than tampons or?? is it like a super plus or???
and are they completely latex free??
i want get one but i dont know where or if i'll be able to do it?
thanks xxx
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Menstrual cups are made from medical grade silicone (they're available online, amazon, and Target and some other box/supermarket stores carry them now, and they tend to cost about $16-29) they last YEARS before needing to be replaced. They are a cup shape, and tend to be roughly 3" long, including the stem, it's all pretty soft, when it's in your body it's not very noticeable, and insertion/removal is only difficult the first few times.
1 likedo you know if they are latex free? thats my only concern because i have a bad latex allergy...
0 likespepperwings all the ones I've seen are latex free, :) there are a lot of diffferent types so if you arent sure or they can't garentee it to you, just look for another one :)
0 likesThe cup is seriously so magical. People talk about how it sounds gross, but really, isn't a bleached cotton stick that is filled with absorbed blood a lot more gross? Haha. It's safer, it lasts longer, and so much cheaper in the long run! The first couple times I had it in was a little weird, but by the third time I was used to it. I highly recommend it for all girls!
3 likesxterpsichore silicone is not latex.
1 likepepperwings yes haha I am aware of that, I was supposed to answer to the person with the latex allergy, I wasnt trying to say you were wrong :)
1 likethe "my poor body" folder tho
2 likesI get migranes on my period ALL THE TIME
0 likesDrug... that STOPS a period... Ummmm yes please.
0 likesmy mum keeps insisting on helping me put a tampon in and I'm like mum NO privacy but she keeps getting offended and we have fought over it before and idk what to do bc like I feel uncomfortable
0 likesI'm seeing all these people in the comments saying they got their periods at 11 or 12 and then I'm just here like HAHA I WAS 15 HELL YEAH (also I feel bad for you hope you're doing alright and that you're having a lovely day. Also to anyone who's a late bloomer, it's normal to not have it until you're 15 or 16 so if anyone is worried about that, there is a 99% chance that you're absolutely fine and normal and I promise you, you will regret wanting it so bad {if you do})
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thank you so much skskskksk
1 likeim fourteen and pretty much all the girls i know have already started. iโve been so scared for ages that there is something wrong with me and itโll never come which is pretty dumb but at least i have a while left to wait before it becomes an issue that i donโt have it ๐
@rtaylor yep! You're fine. I thought the same thing before I got mine.
0 likesI just started mine and I got my first one when I was 11 and we got the talk at school
0 likesIM 11 AND I STARTED AND I JUST LAUGHED WHEN I STARTED AND MY FRIENDS....BAWLING. MY MOTHER- ded.
0 likesIt was so weird Cause I had mine when I was 10 and my step sisters where like 11 or 12 and didn't have theirs yet and my sis had it when she was 13!!!
0 likesWow thanks Dodie, I'm probley gonna get mine soon now
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Maisie Zink same... IM TERRIFIED
0 likesFrens |-/ I only started my recently it's not really much to be terrified about as I'm a lucky bean. ๐ Of course everyones different. JUST YOU TWO WAIT. ๐๐
1 likeMaisie Zink what sucked is when i first got my period that same week i was going swimming and had to use a tampon right away
0 likesHa, the first time I got mine I was at school and I almost screamed
0 likesMaisie Zink im so lucky and i haven't bled through yet... bless
0 likesSo i think I started my period when i was like 11-12. And I must be some gentic perfection or something because my period is never irregular, I feel no change in my mood and my friends don't notice any changes in my behavior. My cramps aren't anything terrible, i occasionally take ibuprofen for them but i can easily go without. It's about as normal as it could possibly be. I'm not complaining at all, just confused. :/
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I AM CONFUSION. BODY WHY YOU SO PERFECT(not really but still)
0 likesahhhhh I don't even know the last time I got my period I need help
0 likeshonestly i hate my uterus cause mine likes to destroy me... blood everywhere.... AND I WAS CAMPING WHEN I GOT MY FIRST ONE HAHAHA
0 likesafter my first period which was on a December I think it didn't come back till March and then after that (like from my second to third etc) it was total regular easily predictable
0 likesDodie got hit by a truck after puberty. ๐ฐ
13 likesi started my period yesterday.... at a pool party. ffs.
0 likes*looks at my past * I got mine when I was 10
0 likes[in Ron's voice] BLOODY HELL
0 likesSo I'm a guy and I agree periods should be less of a taboo.
0 likesAnyhow as a guy I also understand getting uncomfortable about periods.
You want to know why?
You're freaking bleeding out of your vaginas.
A slimey bloody mess coming out of your vagina. and yes it's normal and every woman has it.
But imagine us men talking about blood coming out of our penisses every month.
Wouldn't that freak you out a little bit?
But men should be more understanding towards women and their periods.
And just take care of them and not complain.
Give them their chocolate, love and attention and get them through it.
'Cause after all you women are the ones who are hurting and bleeding and....well have periods every single month.
Someone else has had my problems ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ I'm not alone!
0 likesOne of my friends got her period when she was 8
0 likeswhen your watching while having your period
0 likesThis sounds so weird
1 likeBut im a gay guy who actually likes talking about periods and stuff
Because every guy Ik is like Ew periods and im like fuck yeh periods woooooo
I haven't started my period yet, does it take longer for me because I'm a boy?
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......I just lost some brain cells
3 likesIโm acc relating sm rn๐. I just came off mine, I get sm cramps on the first few days and I lgt cant handle ppl๐๐๐โค๏ธ
0 likesI had my period at the airport, lol.
0 likesI have my period every 3 months โ
0 likesI'm watching this on my period. ๐ญ๐ญ
0 likesWhich menstrual cup would you recommend? Preferrably for beginners? Plz help thx
0 likesI love Clue!
1 likeiโm actually petrified or tampons and putting them in but ofc i got my period in the summer so i neeeeeedddd to learn how to use them! someone helppp๐ญ
1 like14!!! You lucky! I started when I was 11!
0 likesI LOVE PERIODS :))))))) I LOVE PASSING OUT ON CUSTOMERS AT WORK AND NOT BEING ABLE TO MOVE :))))
3 likesYou started so late ๐ซ i started my period when I was 10 youโre so lucky
0 likestmi but i just got my first period today and iโm watching this. bad idea lol. i hope i donโt have to go through this eek
0 likesi wanted my period too awawowooww
0 likes6:49 me when I have a tampon in
0 likesAre menstrual cups messy? How do you clean them in public?
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i think you use one for the whole day and clean it when you get home
2 likesThe girl with the unexpectedly long name that has nothing to do with her profile pic Thanks! Sounds cool
3 likesYeah, I agree with the long named girl. See, you're able to wear it for up to 12 hours (Diva cups, at least), so you should usually be able to avoid changing it in public bathrooms.
6 likesAlso if you go into a public bathroom which has a sink, it's very possible to change it without being messy. It may need a bit of practice but I've got no trouble changing my cup in a bathroom while having my pants around my ankles xD And some people don't even need a sink, and use toilet paper and a watter bottle. Personally I like the comfort of having a sink around though, but a few times I've had to do without it and it was fine too
0 likesWhen you sit down for a while then you get up andddd ๐
0 likesi get pains in my lower back sooo bad
0 likesIm almost 13 and I havent started and im getting worried because idk I feel like idk im different for getting my period so late??? (Yes Im aware dodie said she started hers at 14 but im so paranoid 24/7 okay?)
0 likesCramps feels like u really need to poo(diarrhea) but a bit lower and u can't relieve it by going to the bathroom mixed with being stabbed repeatedly
0 likesI HAVE IT NOW AND MY STOMACH PAINS ARE HORRIBLE I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO
13 likesIT HURTS SO BAD AHHHHJ
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Thank youโบ๏ธ I had to cancel my plans today๐ช but Thank you for the tips! I took one pain killer and i'm feeling better already ๐โบ๏ธ
1 likethis may be the last thing you want to do but light exercise does help. hot water bottles/heating pads should help too
5 likesHEY YOU USE SLEEP CYCLE TOO !!
14 likesI feel so related
0 likesHavenโt had my period yet so the concept of tampons disgust me..
0 likeswatching this on my period lol
0 likes6:49 HAHAHAHA IM CACKLING
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we need a gif of that
13 likesrose r I KNOW ME TOO
0 likesBaileyy M someone get on that
1 likeI feel so bad for females omg
0 likes6:16 I LOVE THE WAY SHE SAYS IBUPROFEN
0 likesanyone else crack up when she opened the app and it was in a folder called 'my poor body'
0 likesDodie: I started my period at 15
0 likesMe: OMG y yOu so LuCky I gOT mInE aT TEENNNNN
I'm trans mtf and all I want is to have a piriod =\
0 likesI GOT MY FIRST PERIOD WHEN I WAS 9. NINEEEE WTF?
0 likesMy description of period pain is an invisible knife stabbed into you,slowly turning
0 likeswhy does first periods always come at the worst of times
0 likesI was eleven years old, and I went to the bathroom after the second hour or something
there was. so. much. blood.
my friend walked IN ON ME WHILE I WAS SITTING THERE, WITH ALL THE BLOOD COVERING THE TOILET
we both panicked, and had to get some teachers to help me :โ)
hey dodes,,,odd question but how do you take the menstrual cup out yikes????
0 likesThis is great I love how informative this is but
0 likesdODIE HOW DO YOU SAY IBUPROFEN mate
Well I just got my FIRST period yesterday and now I guess I am a women?
0 likesStill on mine at the moment hurts really bad right now
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Kala Freeman aww ๐ at least you're not pregnant though ๐
1 likeWell I'm gay so there is a very hard chance of me being pregnant anyway ๐
10 likesKala Freeman me too
0 likessame man. my cramps were deadly today lmao
0 likessame man. my cramps were deadly today lmao
0 likesKala Freeman hahaha ๐๐ I guess you're right
0 likesI GOT MINE WHEN I WAS 11. IN JANUARY OF 2018 AHHHHH HOW DID U GET IT AT 14
0 likesI feel like I stared at her eyebrows moving the whole time...
0 likesI first got my period when I was 9
0 likesI was 9 when i first got mine. Rip. Also is 5th grade i had to go to the office ladies to get a pad and i had to tell my teacher duh and i still have awkward flashbacks. I said, and i quote,"its red, wet, and uncomfortable" oof
0 likesI like the fact that a diva cup add came after I watched this video
0 likesI got mine when I was 10 (yep, thatโs pretty early)
0 likesI take care of myself by eating BBQ chips until I pass out and then ignoring my pain and making it much worse :)
0 likesI started at 15 at night thank god
0 likesOH My GoD. I watched this and my period started a minute later...
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Emma Putnam dun dun dunnnnn
32 likeshow come i dont get period pains
0 likesanyone else?
I got mine when I was 10 T^T
0 likesI got my first period at a summer camp when i was 11
0 likesI dont want to jinx myself but my periods are pretty nice to me compared to my friends, I never really get cramps or headaches that much theyre never really heavy the worst I get is that I feel really sad or some shit a couple of days before
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Ayeee same
0 likesI got my first period AT THE BEACH.
0 likesI have had my period for a year (4end-6i'm in 6th now) but I haven't had cramps yet is that normal?๐๐
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Yeah, I don't really get cramps either, some people do. Periods are different for everyone and that's totally normal.
0 likesDuhlayna omi thx I didn't really know if it was normal or not...!
1 likeU bleed from there? Oh Ma goodness I had no idea!! Oh me oh my ๐ฑ (I got my period at 11) R.I.P
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Like y tho? x same
0 likesI'm 12 and I've had 1 period. And as of this upcoming Sunday, it will be 16 weeks. But I am not complaining. What do you wanna bet it's gonna jump in New York and be like
0 likesHEY GURL!!! Wazzup! I'm gonna chill here with you isn't that fun?
Me: Uh no I have to go see Niagra falls now bye.
5 minutes later, in the bathroom
Me: THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT!!!
After I vist Niagara falls, at the hotel
Period: smiles like the devil, walks over to me and raises it's eyebrows while holding a knife
Me: Please no. Not know I have to legit climb a small mountain in like an hour.
Period: Shrugs, proceeds to shank me 13 times in the uterus, and walks away to leave me in agony
I know I'm extra but thank you for reading my rant.
"(Not clickbait)" I love it
4 likesMe and my mom were talking and I has like "morning sickness" and my mom was like your probably prego and I was like wat and then I was thinking hard (I'm virgin) and freaking out. Then I looked at my mom and said. But I'm gAy
0 likes0:03 My last 2 brain cells at 2 a.m.
0 likesas someone who just started using clue, I shall use it more so it get better at predicting it cuz I tried to keep track and just gave up.
1 likeI've never related to a video more in my life..
0 likesHah I am having mine now.
1 likeKill me
The way she pronounces ibuprofen, though.
1 likeThe silicon cup is the best!! oh my god they're comfier and better for you and cheaper in the long run and way more convenient.
0 likesYOU HAD A D&C FOR YOUR PERIOD?!?! That doctor sounds irresponsible
0 likesWHAT THE FUCK OH MY GOD I DO IT TOO
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Eliza Pancakes NO WAYYY SAMEE
7 likesTHANK PHAN I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE
0 likeshello future mother in law
2 likesMy sister didn't start her period till she was 23 I started at 12 DEAR MY MOTHERS EGGS PLEASE MAKE UP YOUR MIND
0 likesI'm 14 and I haven't started yet, It is great
0 likesAesthetic: Dodie saying Ibuprofen
0 likesmy boobs get very sore too and lumpy, my skin becomes spotty, i get very angry with everyone and i get emotional. i get really bad cramps but my period only lasts for like 4 days.
0 likesI'm twelve so I'm feel like every single day could be the day I get my period and I'm terrified
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Riley Brinson donโt be terrified. Itโs not that bad (coming from an 11 year old). Youโll get used to it I promise
0 likesI leiteraly just got my period today and yesterday my doctor said I probably have another year before it starts
0 likesI don't eat ice cream but, when I eat ice cream I can eat a whole tub. ; - ;
0 likesYou and Evan are the most attractive things ever
0 likesThat is called a period ๐
0 likesTHAT IS WHAT HAPPENED TO ME
0 likesStarted period while watching this vid! Lol
0 likesIโm about to finish my period WOOO
0 likesMy period lasts hmmm let me see A FREAKING WEEK OF HELL
0 likesWhen I got my First period I was 9 yrs and I wipped and I saw blood I was like "I finally got my period This is hell" but I never knew it was a week and now im 16 I feel like lIkE dIeInG kIlL mE pLz
Yay, your periods over!
8 likesYAY
I don't have a bath but like, doesn't the water get like RED AND SCARY when you take a bath on your period? Do you sit in the bloodwater? Do you change it a lot?
0 likesHow do people do this??? I'm seriously interested please answer somebody :)
where do you get a menstrual cup?
0 likesI use clue too!! Why does this make me proud??
0 likesWait how do you say ibuprofen?? ๐โค๏ธ
0 likesWell I got my period like a few months ago and like only use pads because i'm very anxious about tampons. I am very naive and have no fuckin clue what's down there and anxious about shoving something in my body so like advice?
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i'm about to turn 18, started my period when i was 12 and i still don't use tampons! i just never did because i was scared of them, and now it's developed into an abnormal fear of my own reproductive system it's mental. i'd recommend having a go, building yourself up and doing it so you know it's something you can do! sounds weird as frig to say as a stranger on the internet but i've been told in the past in the bath to try and practice with your finger, just so you know the shape of your vagina. it's also supposedly much easier if you try when you're heavier, putting vaseline on the tampon to sort of lubricate it as well, propping one leg up on the bath or toilet is supposed to make the angle easier! finally, my mum is so sick of me not using them now she recommends just doing a shot and getting on with it. obviously would not recommend underage drinking, but this is all the tampon using advice that's been forced on me for the past 6 years and if you need it then it's now yours to use!! X
20 likesPhotor 320 I got mine over a year ago and I still haven't tried tampons or diva cups. Don't feel too bad about it
0 likesi was super nervous about them too!! they're very very easy to use though, and once they're in, you can't really feel them unless they're too big or something. they're made to be easy to use so don't worry ! just make sure you change it every few hours.
0 likesdon't worry about it!! i was like that too when i first started my period but my advice is do it when you feel you're ready! i got it when i was 9 and im 14 now and i use pads everyday on my period. i really only use tampons if i'm swimming and it works out fine for me. i still get a little scared but tampons with applicators are v helpful!
3 likesalso diagrams and instructional videos helped me out lol
3 likesPhotor 320 ehh, everyone has there preference. I have a SUPER HEAVY flow. I am not really comfortable with heavy tampons, so if I am using them, it is for water purposes only (I have a couple of tampon related horror stories due to my abnormal flow but that's just me) I actually have to use the thickest pad the are at the market (they are almost diapers I swear) but it's just what works for me. I am actually thinking about using a menstrual cup, because it seems like it would be best for me
3 likesI started using them at 14, I was afraid too (I got my period early :C) it isn't as bad as you may think! I personally use both depending on how I feel. Don't feel pressured to use them ;)))
3 likesThanks so much guys. I know the facts, i've seen the charts handed out in class i just personally fail to connect them with my body. I'll be sure to explore and use them when ready. I love this community so much because i am a very closed off person about my body and mental health yet here i am comfortable.
12 likesThanks so much!
you're welcome pal :)
0 likesAlso, don't feel like you have to use tampons. I started to use them at 23, and mostly because I was curious, but before then I only used pads. Now I use a menstrual cup, it feels softer and never dries out your vag, and it's convenient in many ways.
1 likeMy advice would be to educate yourself, to learn to explore and accept your body, to stay curious and ask questions (like you did here!). Then you can decide if you want to try. A great resource is the Sexplanations channel here, Dr. Lindsey Doe is awesome, I promise.
Photor 320 ME.TOO. my last period lasted 2 days and was very light. my period so far has bee very irregular and not on a schedule at all. um..it'll be ok? i dont use tampons and dont know if i will, im good with pads
0 likesPhotor 320 I would highly recommend using a menstrual cup instead. They're cheaper, reusable, easier to use, and don't carry the safety risks of a tampon. Plus, they're better for sports and swimming because there's no risk for leaking like there is with a tampon. It feels more comfortable and you can sleep in it. It does take a little practice, but you don't have to be on your period to practice because it doesn't hurt like a dry tampon. I have the meluna cup and I love it!
4 likesm'dude, I'm 20 now and I started using tampons a year into having my period and lemme just say they've saved my life basically, because I never have to worry about if I'm bleeding through a pad and I don't feel the normal blood leaking from vagina thingo. Basically just grab a tampon and use pictures to help you try and insert it. It's that simple, just change angles and stuff until the tampon goes in. I'm not gonna lie, the first time hurts a fair bit bc I think the hymen breaks? but after you've used them a few times its hurts less and less until like the 4th time where it's just A Okay. Also never ever worry about the string snapping off the tampon and it being stuck in you, I promise that never happens, ever. Also make sure that the tampon is in 5ish cms, otherwise you're gonna feel it and its uncomfortable. But once you start using them you just don't have to worry so :))
5 likesi've had my period for 4 years and i still don't even know how to use a tampon
1 likemy advice is if youre really not sure use a mirror and figure out exactly where everything is
2 likesalso sometimes ypu need to put it in at an angle but i assume its different for everyone so idk that might be something to experiment with
if you can feel it once its in , then its probably not far enough in. only the string should be sticking out
best of luck ๐
Photor 320 don't think about it too much and when you put it in make sure you put it in as far as you can. It's not gonna get lost or anything, if you don't put it under enough it can be really uncomfortable. But yeah just take some deep breathes and keep trying till you get it :)
1 likeIt's not very rare, and there are other problems with tampons. I totally agree with Dodie, menstrual cups are amazing, I wish I'd known about them earlier. (Cool side note, they can be left in almost the entire day without leaking with a regular flow, unlike tampons, and don't irritate your mucous membranes like tampons, and they're less messy than you expect, unlike tampons.)
2 likesPhotor 320 really, if you dont feel comfortable or dissociate from your body, the best advice is to not ignore it. idk if thats helpful to you but just being naked and looking at yourself and touching and exploring could help. also going slow and not pressuring yourself to do anything or put things anywhere, always do things like that at your own pace. listen to other people talking about stuff like that as well.
0 likesyou could also go cold turkey if that's what works for you and just use a tampon or maybe a menstrual cup instead(they come in different sizes too and can be less messy!) but people already left advice for that above. good luck!
I'm 19 and I've never used a tampon. I don't like the idea of tampons, what with the bleach and drying out your vagina and stuff. I'm trying to use a cup right now, but so far I'm literally unable to insert it. Basically just go with what feels right and keep exploring ^^
2 likesit took me a solid day of staring at the pictures on the pack/internet to get that thing in there... I was like, no fuckin way is that the hole I'm supposed to put it in... but I kept trying and trying bc I was determined to make it work! And eventually did!!
0 likesi LITERALLY fainted when i first tried to use a tampon. i was 14 and was in a public toilet at a camp. it was not a fun experience. i tried to use one again a year ago (i'm almost 18 now) but almost fainted again. i wanna try using menstrual cups but am scared. any advice?
0 likesSame.. I guess we just gotta wait till we're ready but what do I know (ed Sheehan reference lolol)
0 likesit's really hard the first time but the more you try, the easier it gets. I recommend using "mini" tampons to start and then move up to regular if you need to. Just read the packaging of the box and it'll tell you what size. Tampons are hard to use for everyone the first time. But very convenient after you get used to it.
2 likesPhotor 320 I've only just gotten used to tampons and I'm 18. It takes a few tries to get them right, and it feels weird at first (i know I was hyper aware that I had a tampon in) but over time you improve. You should probably get the tampons with plastic applicators (which aren't that good for the environment but they are easier to use that the cardboard applicators or the ones without) just for ease. It really is just a trial and error process though!
0 likesPhotor 320 i tried wearing a tampoon but it kinda hurt i dont even know if i did it right anyone got a tip? Lmao
0 likesi think the most typical mistake is not putting it in far enough, that's when you can kinda feel it when you're walking and moving. try putting it in as far as you can, and at some point it should feel more comfortable (there's usually little illustrations on the packaging or a leaflet, check those out) and you shouldnt feel it at all when moving. Also, if tampons are new to you, start with small sizes and maybe lubricate them a bit with vaseline or something similar.
0 likesPhotor 320 ey kid it's ok I'm 18 and I still only use pads
0 likesThere several folds you can try to get the cup to go in easily, a lot of people try the "U-fold" where you just bend it in half, and that makes it too large to go in easily. Also, some cups are soft, which actually makes it a lot harder to work with, because they don't always open properly. Firmer cups pop open more easily, which is tough when you're learning to insert, but easier overall.
0 likesI got my first period on December 28 itโs now February 3rd so itโs been 38 days. Iโm very worried I was supposed to get my second period 8 days ago. Should I ask my mom to take me to the doctor or is this normal?
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YMRN your first few periods will be all over the place and irregular, it might take a wee bit for you to get a regular one that happens once every month :)
0 likesHiya Dodie, I'm thinking of using a mooncup are they easy to use? I'm really scared about them but really want one!?! please help x
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There are actually other youtubers who have explained how to use them. It takes a bit of practice but once you get used to it it's not a problem at all.
1 likeThank you!! :)
0 likesAaay just finished my period too!
0 likessomehow you kept on thinking it. and after you got your period you panicked even if you know that it's normal for girls. and you knew that woyld happened but you still panick
0 likesBRUH WE SYNC
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Fangirl Smiles BRUH SAME
5 likesME TOO
4 likesFangirl Smiles SAME SAME
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4 likeswow this feels like a reunion party or something lmao
10 likesSAME
4 likesSame!
4 likesFangirl Smiles SAME!!!
5 likesFangirl Smiles OMG SAME
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5 likesThis is gr8
5 likesay me too
3 likesSAME
3 likesFangirl Smiles ME TOO
4 likesHELLO SAME
3 likesBRO SAME
4 likesFangirl Smiles SAMEEEE
4 likesFangirl Smiles SAMEE
4 likesPHANDOM!
3 likesCLIQUE!
1 likeYOOOOOOO!!!
1 likeOMG HELLO FELLOW PHANDOM MEMBERS!
1 likealso, so many people have recently finished their periods whaaaatttttttt
1 likeFangirl Smiles SAAAMMME
1 likeBleeding buddies (I know I'm weird)
1 likeperiod pals :)
1 likeFangirl Smiles blood sisters!
2 likesME TOO!
0 likesMenstrual mates :))
2 likes"I flatlined as a human"
0 likesI guess periods must be painful, but after I got kicked in the balls I had to be taken away in a wheelchair as my legs couldn't hold me up for any longer than 5 seconds, nothing other than broken or severed limbs is worse than being kicked In the balls
0 likesI love this
0 likesjesus christ i had no idea people abused their own bodies so much
0 likesMENSTRUAL CUPSSSS ARE THE ANSWER!
0 likesMy period is almost over god bless.
0 likes...I was 10
0 likesAlso weird story:
Me my mom and my brother went swimming at a fake beach and I was on my periode and I had on a pad while swimming cuz i love my bathing suit and my mom was watching us swim so i decided i did not want my pad on anymore so I decided to swim to the bottom of the "beach" and i burried it in the sand......
Mine started before all my other friends and I donโt understand why people want to get their period itโs literally just suffering
0 likeslol I didn't get mine 8 months after my first one
0 likesI have a bad heavy period and have to have transamic (idk how you spell it) acid tablets which slow it down
1 likethe folder called "reply, bitch" containing mail.messages, and something is the most relatable thing
0 likesI'M HAVING MY FIRST PERIOD SOON
0 likesHELP
tamponsโ give me anxiety :/
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@***** Can I use it even if I'm a virgin?
0 likesI died laughing at 6:45 but this is a bit of an awkward video
0 likes...am I the only one confused with the fact she made this an ad?
0 likesHow I know I am in mine is I feel sick and very happy and nice to people for the first time
0 likesWhy did this give me stomach pains
1 like14? BOI I HAD TO SUFFER AT 10
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the AWESOME K that rly sucks
0 likesme too hunny
1 likethe AWESOME K same ahh.
0 likessame it sucks
0 likessame it'sโ terrible
0 likes9, it was horrible.
0 likesthe AWESOME K i got mine on my 12th birthday party...... it was a pool party....... i hate my life
2 likesthe AWESOME K uM, FIVE MINUTES AGO, 11.
0 likes2 weeks ago 14
0 likesplease make a video about menstrual cups
0 likesAnyone else never get pains cramps mood swings or any symptoms? Because I don't and when people complain about them I just don't understand? (The feel of it's still really annoying tho, just not painful)
1 likeAnyone else never get pains cramps mood swings or any symptoms? Because I don't and when people complain about them I just don't understand? (The feel of it's still really annoying tho, just not painful)
1 likeBefore we know it Clue will have a followers and following part. CLUE IS THE NEW INSTAGRAM PEOPLE
0 likesOh my gosh, I thought it was clickbait.
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Dab Howlter Omg Dab what are you doing here?!
2 likesdab please...๐ง you are a lil too young for this
2 likesDab you're too young for this! What will your parents think?!
3 likesDab your too smol to be here please go watch some sponge bob or shrek.
6 likeswhy is this child so famous
0 likesI'VE BEEN NOTICED OH MY GOS
4 likesOur periods sound identical
1 likemy cramps feel like im being stabbed up the vag, and stabbed in the uterus it sucks
0 likesI've got clue, I love it
0 likesI never got my period yet Iโm 12 turning 13
0 likesOh and my friends already have their Iโm glad I donโt have mine
me and dodie are the same for periods
0 likesShe just finished her period, and I just started mine. -_-
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Ana Payst omg same
0 likesCan you be my friend? I feel like everyone in your life are so lucky to have just that - you in their life
0 likesi just got clue and put in the past few months and the first day is supposed to be the same day as my prom... whoopdidoo.
0 likesI got mine when I was 10 the day I had to travel for Christmas
0 likesYOU SAY IBUPROFEN SO CUTE I LOVE IT
0 likesIt's the BEST app ever! ๐
0 likesstill waiting for the menstrual cup vid
0 likesSo I use this other app that you just use by putting in dates of your last period - when it ended and it like counts it down (doesn't give notifications). Basically I've been so emotional lately. I'm so sad then so happy and also very sassy. Well things had been pileing up in my head and I've wanted to cry a bit but just ignored it. So yesterday got some bad news and started texting my friends, long time and about 5 different rants later I'm balling my eyes out friend is helping so much and I'm just left thinking "why am I so emotional, what's happened?". Then it dawns on me, I go and check the app ... "7days until period" OH FOR BLOODY F SAKE!
16 likesOh also (if you've made it this far thanks for reading) I've never used a tampon and am quite afraid to, any tips/advice? :)
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first of all, sorry about your scattered emotions, that sounds rough!! second of all, i'm 18, have been having periods for 6 years, but still don't use a tampon (trust me i wish i was i just psyched myself out after six years and can't think about them, especially when emotionally fragile on my period!) this does however mean though i've received an excessive amount of advice about using them, which i lay before you today:
2 likes1) sounds weird as frig to say as a stranger on the internet but i've been told in the past in the bath to try and practice with your finger, just so you know the shape of your vagina.
2) it's also supposedly much easier if you try when you're heavier, putting vaseline on the tampon to sort of lubricate it as well
3) propping one leg up on the bath or toilet is supposed to make the angle easier!
4) finally, my mum is so sick of me not using them now she recommends just doing a shot and getting on with it. obviously would not recommend underage drinking depending on how old you are, but there you go!
hope your period gets easier!!
hoobly woobly My emotions become a little easier to deal with when I know the cause. I try to just step back say "okay you're a bit emotional, are you overreacting at this?" It helps! Second it does sound a little strange asking and taking advice on this sort of thing online to strangers but I think if dodie is cool with chatting about it so should we! Thank you very much for the advice! I've tried using them, before but just get kind of freaked haha. Also I've heard you shouldn't use Vaseline as a lubricant as it's not made for that and I'd say that lip balm is not made for internal use either. I know you said you haven't use them before but would you recommend/have a preference to the tampons on like push up things (wut lol?) or the ones without that when starting out? :D
1 likeWater Needed this is going to sound a bit graphic, but try and touch yourself first to know your anatomy, put on your sciency glasses and discover ya self. Learn about your body. Learn about gynecological health in general. And when you feel comfortable enough with your body that you're willing to try stuff, you can decide to give tampons a go. If you don't feel like using them, don't. No shame whatsoever
2 likesI still don't like tampons but I use them sometimes. Putting one leg up really helps for me, but I can't use it when I don't bleed much. It's just too dry. I also recommend the first time you use a tampon to still wear a pad to make sure you don't leak trough. That happend to me the first time a lot. Anyway, good luck!๐
2 likesi should be starting my cycle soon...
0 likesoof, low-key sad that I don't bleed anymore, I only get super bad cramps. My doctor told me I had anaemia a while back and I started taking supplements, and now it's back and I just hsjsjsjjsj hate being female sometimes??
0 likesWith me when I first come off I am either super dooper happy and hypo and everyone is scared of me incase I like wreck them by being too energetic or Iโm way too depresso and if you breath near me within like 5 miles I will personally hunt you down and kill you and rn Iโm in that mood bc I just came off and also my mum wonโt let me have my comfort sensor (itโs a little like cooler that looks like a tea bag and it smells of lavender that I have when I get upset or have anxiety attacks) and I was rlly upset 8 mins ago now Iโm super happy bc I watched this and related to every second of it
0 likesPeriod positivity is fuckin rad.
3 likesI got my period when I was 9. EaRlY pUbErTy yAy!!!!
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Tots Knows all Iโm 11 and got mine a couple weeks ago... Iโm sorry for you
0 likesi rarely get my period, idk if im lucky or not....
0 likesOmg....the part where she was talking about she wanted it bad and then her friends all got it first. ME!
0 likesMy sister had toxic shock because she was rly ill and she slept for days so she didnt change her tampon and an ambulance had to come and they tried toinject ehr woth something but she was so feverish that they accidentily poked her through her ribs and then she had a collapsed loung
0 likesI love Evan lmao
0 likesi am a guy; i have no idea why i watched the whole video. you cute
0 likesi started my period yesterday.... at a fucking pool party. ffs.
0 likesi started my period yesterday.... at a fucking pool party. ffs.
0 likesbloody brilliant
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isthatchlo HAHAHAHHD
0 likesYay you did it woow
0 likes* Sees the title*
0 likes๐ฎI THOUGHT I WAS ALONE
This app is a freaking godsend
0 likesi started when i was nine. i thought i cut myself...
0 likeslast time i was this early panic had more than just brendon
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Olivia Rose did you just
1 likeOlivia Rose Did...did...did...you just...do that...?๐๐
2 likesOlivia Rose oh.....my.......god......YOU JUST
2 likesOlivia Rose Whoa that's too far
2 likesOlivia Rose woah my heart wasn't ready for that๐๐
1 likeOlivia Rose ICANTBRNAAYEH
1 likeThese puns make me cry
0 likesAt around 0:41 you sounded SO much like stewie from family guy ๐๐
0 likesThis is weird but like how the heck do you take out menstrual cups
0 likesnorethisterone made my voice drop and now i get mistaken as a boy
0 likesmy period is heavy too :/ ughhh
0 likesWhat's a menstrual cup? I'm confused :/ I didn't know that existed
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Ohhh cool thanks for explaining
0 likesphilled with dantermination its reusable, and can be used for a few years if you look after it, so it's cheap, isn't dangerous like tampons can be, and it better for the planet because there is hardly any waste. I would recommend investing in one is you have periods. :)
4 likesI just watched a diva cup ad, just for you lol
0 likesHey Dodie. Iโm still on it
0 likesI just watched you' I'm going blind" Youtube. Watch Doctor Michael Gegor's YouTube channel about how to eat because going blind even in 30 years is a bummer.
0 likesDodie omg the halfway southern accent
0 likesI JUST STARTED MINE, IM TRIGGERED. MY DOG KEEPS KICKING ME AND I BURNT MY COOKIES AND IVE CRIED LIKE FIVE TIMES TODAY
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ALSO MY CRAMPS ARE SO BAD KILL ME
2 likesAm I the only girl who doesn't get cramps like ever? It just feels like I'm getting poked like once every other day on my period.
0 likesyou said that birth control gave you migraines, but i'm going to start taking it and am already taking nightly migraine meds
0 likesyay...?
When you are on your period and you are sick... IS LIVING HECK! I keep sneezing and I have stomach cramps. Someone please help me.
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-SeekingDucks - BLESS YOUR HEART IโM SORRY
0 likesMochi Thank you so freaking much!
0 likesTHANK YOU I AM 14 AND HAVENT STARTED OMG
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Shayda World I didn't get mine until I was sixteen.
3 likesShayda World I didn't get mine until I was 17, protip, don't be like me and don't go to the doctor to start it artificially the longer you don't have it the better for you it was fun not to bleed every month
4 likesYeah don't worry I got mine last year when I was 14 and mines pretty shit so savoir the time you havee!!
1 likeWatching whilst on my period yeahhhhhhh
0 likeswell, Oh boy, when I start it's so much that not even the pad catches it.
0 likesWhen I started my period I all was get period panis and they really Hert. When my first period came the period panis really Hert that I started crying I was in school i go to a special needs school called nexus and I had to go to the ners because it Herted a lot
0 likesLol I got an ad for Diva Cup before this vid ๐
0 likesthat map on your phone tho haha xp
37 likes'my poor body'
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lol
33 likes+doddlevloggle OH HI THERE DODIE THIS IS EXCITING WOW I'M FREAKING TF OUT
7 likesI started my first period when I awoke on the 1st January 2000. Happy New Millennium!!! - Wanna play a game? ๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ
1 likeI got my first when I was fucking eight. EIGHT!!!
0 likesOkay so my problem is that I have hyperthyroidism and I started puberty VERY EARLY (9 years old) and I've never had a period and everyone else has already started so I might have to see a gynecologist and a dietitian due to my thyroid problems causing massive weight gain AND IMSO FUCKIN SCARED BUT ALSO EXCITED TO LOSE WEIGHT OKAY BI NOW
0 likesYou pronounce ibruprophen so different! I say ibru-prophen and you say ibrupro-phen! It's so cool lol (and I don't know how to spell it lol help)
0 likesTHAT STOPS UR PERIOD???? WELL GiVE ME THE WHOLE BOTTLE OF THAT
0 likesI got my first period today.. 3 days before school..
1 likeIIIIIIIIIII just got my first period.
0 likesYay me. Iโm so terrified someone help what do I do
6:48 my new ringtone
0 likesI had mine today wooooo
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Faye M good luck๐ค๐๐
3 likesI love clue so much!!!
0 likesI started my period at 8
0 likes0_0
i get my period like twice a month, i didn't get it this month.. hope I'm not preggo (jk) lol
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wait.. how would u take a bath to get rid of cramps if ur on ur period..? we'll just say it's a bath bomb.. heh
0 likes6:48 me when I first used a tampon kdhcnc omfg
0 likeswould you use a cup like, when you're swimming?
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water lilies I wouldn't recommend it. Always go with a tampon when you're swimming.
0 likesyeah, it seems rather risky.
1 likewater lilies I've used a cup for well over a year and have used it swimming, running, surfing, yoga, etc. No issues at all. It's no less 'secure' (can't think of a better word) than a tampon - and it actually holds loads more!
6 likesYeppy yeppy yep yep
0 likesMy cramps have just started but Iโm not due for at least a week wtf
0 likesI donโt think I will download this app as I am a man, but I have sent this link to my girl friend.
0 likesI felt sooooo weird liking this!
0 likesI have my friend's period on the app. I can't even get one.
0 likeshello bb ily if you're reading this
37 likesHey Evan I just finished my period
0 likesEvan: leaves
and you can get a IUD!!
0 likes"my poor body"
0 likes"my poor body"
0 likesI got my period when i was 5 precautions puberty sucks lamo
0 likesit really sucks being a trans boy on your period ;-;
0 likesI started when I was 10 is that bad or something :(
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Chelsey Prutsman Thanks ๐๐
0 likessome start at 7! I started at nine you're fine
4 likesSame, don't worry it's chilled.
2 likesFreya Mandapalli I'm 20 and started mine at 11! You're fine sweetie, trust.
1 likeFreya Mandapalli don't worry! One of my friends started when she was 9. That's a bit early for most girls but it's about the age that women begin puberty
0 likesJustThatLauren awh ty <3
0 likesClover Howlter ty AWLSO PHANDOM AND TROYE WOOP
0 likesThese days, a lot of women are starting their periods earlier because people are better nourished than they used to be. You won't start unless you have a healthy store of fat. So, back in Victorian times, it was unusual to start as early as 17. But these days, starting at 9 or 10 just means your body was healthy enough at that age for it to handle the hardship of a period. #funfacts
15 likestherealpoppinfresh ooo tyyyy
0 likestherealpoppinfresh I've actually heard different things. someone told me that it was more of an environmental thing, and the fact that now-a-days there's a lot of hormones in the food we eat, so that could be a factor. I started to show signs of "becoming a woman" (sorry idk how to actually say this in English) when I was around 9 or 10, so I went to the doctors and they wanted to give me a bit more time, so I started a thing in which I would get a shot every month for around a year, to slow down my development. in the end, I got my period when I was 13, and from the age of 13-15 it was extremely unregulated.
2 likesFreya Mandapalli I also started when I was 10, like my mum apparently. It's all natural, so don't worry dude
2 likesFreya Mandapalli I started when I was 10
0 likesmaryam ahmed O_o Thanks ๐
0 likesPeople start at different times in their life and thats normal don't worry ^-^
0 likesjasmine leigh tysm omg :)
0 likesNo problem. I paniked when i first started my period and i know i was freaked out so i like to help where ever i can to let people know that it's nothing to be paniked about :)
1 likeFreya Mandapalli Not at all!! my friend started at 7! and i know someone who started it at 19! its absolutely fine whenever you start :)
0 likessquibbs ty <3
0 likesjasmine leigh ๐โจ
0 likesFreya Mandapalli no I started when I was 10 while scuba diving
0 likesI started when I was 11
1 likeFreya Mandapalli my period started yesterday an I'm 11 but some of my friends got it at 9 so I don't think it's bad
1 likePhanic! At The Pentatonix Disco thanks ALSO DAN AND PHIL PANIC AT THD DISCO WOOOO ALSL IM 11
1 likehello! nice to join the menarchy thread! I got my first period when I went to the cinema to watch Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. It was a new release at the time. #showingmyage #don'tcare #talesofthemenarchy
0 likesI started at 10 but it took a few years to settle into a proper pattern. I'm 20 now and while it is more regular, it often comes late, and the heaviness and side effects aren't always quite the same intensity.
0 likesI was 11! And my cycle has been pretty healthy over the last 10 years... so don't worry!
2 likesEat bananas, it helps with cramps. So does water
0 likesI want my period
0 likesI got mine when I was 11! I am 11... :(
1 likeMy periods are super heavy and irregular I have to have a burger every night while Iโm on my period and have tablets in the burger like a dog ๐ญ๐
0 likes14 and still havenโt got it but my mum started at 16 so...
0 likes14?
0 likesI was 9-10 oh my god
Don't we all mess up in the beginning a lil
0 likesthe way she says ibuprofen oh my god what a brit
0 likesโMy poor bodyโ
0 likesI started at 10, poor 5th grade me
1 likedodie without context: 6:48
1 likeWhat menstrual cup do u use?
0 likesDude I just finished my period too what
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Don't Ask - I just started rip
5 likesDon't Ask I just finished on Tuesday I think? But that was my first one yikes
1 likeI'm ovulating and it hurts so bad ahh
1 likeyO I like josh dun That was your first period?? Congrats! You survived!
0 likesI was fucking TEN when I started HAHA
0 likesI'm cramping and I want to die.
0 likes(Peer)iod, I am fucking dead ilysm Evan--
Itโs too thicc
0 likesI got my period like 10 mins ago and I'm using a panty liner rn but I feel like I'm bleeding too much for j a panty liner and I would put a tampon in however the only tampons in my house rn are jumbo and super and I do not have a jumbo or a super vagina sooo p.s. It's also 10:00 pm and I have no access to any other tampons help
0 likesWhere's Evans shirt from
10 likesMake a video of the cup cuz Iโm thinking about getting one.
0 likesMy guy friend has a bunch of our friend group on Clue just for shits and giggles
0 likesI have no idea y dis video became a "recommended" for me... like Boi!!! ๐ I guess it's because I used to watch her songs back then and plus "the more u know" ๐๐
0 likes6:48
0 likesYouโre welcome, lmaooooo.
never clicked a video so fast.....๐๐๐ฆ๐ซ
3 likesTHERE IS SOMETHING IN MY V A GI N A
0 likesI LOVE YOU !
0 likesOf course it's not click bait. You're a woman!
0 likesthank you for sharing we men do wonder
1 likeIve had my periods for 2 years now, and I have NOT had any stomach pains...WHATSOEVER! .....I kind of wanna get one....
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Mmm no you don't lol :P
32 likesMidnight Gamer same because i barely get cramps or pains and i feel bad for everyone else tbh
7 likesMidnight Gamer i didnt have pain for like 1-2 years and i also kinda wanted to get pain just to see, and now everything is awful and it sucks. dont wish it upon yourself xD youll prob get it later in life tho
4 likesMidnight Gamer YOU LUCKY HUMAN OH MY GOD
1 likeSame here! I've never had any stomach pain when on my period and I feel so bad for my friends and just the people in general who have to deal with it.
2 likesMidnight Gamer SAME ME TOO (except the i want the stomach pain too tho)
0 likesMidnight Gamer YOU DON'T WANT ONE I PROMISE IT SUCKS SO BA DJEBWUJD
4 likesMidnight Gamer it took my period around 2 years to start effecting me. until then I hadn't experienced any pain from it. I wish I didn't start getting period pains! they're awful.
7 likesMidnight Gamer you really don't tbh. Mine get really bad, I've been sick before and have been sent home from college because I just couldn't cope with the pain and being in my lessons. I know that I'm due on while I'm doing my A Level exams and honestly I'm terrified about the pain distracting me from doing my exam as well as I can do. But no you don't want cramps, I'm on prescribed painkillers that are a really high dosage because of the pain.
5 likesIt makes complete sense that you're curious! But I'm sure you've felt a similar pain before; it's similar to other stomach pains, just amplified.
0 likesI was the same. Started my period when I was 14, then only started getting cramps when I was 20/21, and even now it'll only really last a day
1 likeit feels like the stitch a bit , but 10x worse. and you don't want to get it trust me!!! i used to not have any cramps at all, but then one day they just kicked in. so i just hope that doesn't happen to you.
0 likesMidnight Gamer honestly, it's the fuckin worst! My worst cramps ever happened while I was on a sail boat in the middle of the north sea, and I sat crouched together in one of the tiny showers on board crying and dry heaving from the pain and sea sickness and it was easily THE worst pain experience of my life. I understand the curiosity, but by the gods I hope you never get to experience it! I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy tbh
1 likeI was the same way. I've had mine for six years now and just got cramps in the second or third year. When it does happen for you, I'd recommend laying on your side with a cold bottle or ice pack, or a heat pad. Pills depend on your age but I use ibuprofen and Target brand menstrual pills. Good luck!
0 likesMidnight Gamer no you don't ok the first time I had cramps I was just rolling around in bed all night in pain it wasn't fun. Another time I had to run in PE while I had cramps.
0 likesTrust me honey you don't want them
4 likesMidnight Gamer I started having my period last year ( I'm 14 now ) and I've never gotten any cramps too!!! strange. I wonder how it feels like.
1 likeI understand the want to understand what it's like, I was like that too, I got mine when I was 12 and all of my friends had it before me and I felt stupid for not having it and just wanted t to hurry up. Just so I could understand what they were talking about and the pain, but when I got it, oh how I wish I could go back and appreciate not having it. I got cramps and heavy flow straight away
1 likeMidnight Gamer WTF NO YOU DONT I CANT GET UP ON MY FIRST THREE DAYS BECAUSE IM IN SO MUCH PAIN
1 likeSame! I never have cramps!
1 like@Elizabeth Meredith if you are in continous pain that debilitates you so much that you can't get out of bed you should see a doctor if you haven't already. Periods can be painful yes, but the pains shouldn't last over several days or keep you bed bound, and especially every single period. One of my friends had ovarian cysts and she had such bad periods she had to start hormonal treatment to stop it.
1 likehoney NO
0 likesMidnight Gamer trust. you do not. it is a nightmare. truly awful.
0 likesMidnight Weeb you DON'T! You DON'T WAN'T IT OMG IT HURTS SOOO MUCH GEEZ! okay sorry for the screaming
0 likesi got my first when i was ten. yep.
0 likesITS LIKE A LITTLE AQUARIUM NOOOO SKDKSKD
0 likesIโm dodie putting clue in a folder called my poor body
0 likesI WAS IN PHYSICS CLASS TOO wut
0 likesI'm a guy can someone explain why I clicked on this video?
16 likes(Edit):Thank you, my life question had been awnsered
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because you might be a trans guy who also has a period! Or you might be curious and want to empathise with people who do have periods to improve yourself as a human!
87 likesdoddlevloggle ahh i love you for mentioning trans guys too ๐
12 likesI got mine
0 likesAt 11
2 days before the very first day of high school
In public
Very far from home
Without pads
Without my mum
Without a phone
At 11
"thERe'S sOmEtHinG iN mY vAgINA-"
0 likesOmg I hope I never get My period
0 likesSo do I... Will you notice the two videos I've made on you now???
3 likesOmg my period is so heavy rn someone help
0 likesWait you got yours at 14? I got mine at 10
0 likesi started mine when i was about 10
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i never had a break between when i first started, i was always consistent and found out i was anemic at one point which wasnโt helpful with my heavy flow, when i first used a tampon it was to go in a hot tub with my friends so my only other friend who had her period sat in front of a mirror and showed me how, it was a traumatic experience ๐ iโve been on the pill for a bit over a year now so itโs definitely slowed (iโm 15) lmao
0 likes3:53 "my poor body"
0 likesHello I am insecure and need someone to tell me I'm great thank you
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Halle Short thank you I needed that you're a great person :)
1 likeI'm late but that doesn't change that you're awesome, stay fab friend
4 likesThis is why I love dodie's subscribers :) Thank you so much
1 likeHi! I know I'm late but I want to tell you that you're really beautiful, smart and a lovely person! Keep smiling! Also nice profile pic๐
2 likesIt is 2 months later, but that won't stop me from being nice! You great human you, keep up the life work. Since you're insecure, just remember that there ARE people out there that care for and about you. Sending positivity! ๐
1 likea potato hey you're great. You're amazing. Don't change because the world needs you! Never stop smiling because you deserve to be happy! If you're ever sad remember that you are loved and people care about you.
1 likea potato You're a goddamn miracle
2 likesMediocreMango this is a long time after you commented this, but you're amazing and I hope you're having a lovely day
0 likesquess who never got told that after their first period it might not come back for ages
0 likesME
i may have panicked....
I got my period when i was 10.........
1 likeI hate having my period.
0 likes48 VIEWS HOW THE FUCK #NotificationSquad
15 likes2:12 THATS ME TO and I think I need that pill but I'm kinda good now but my line is thick to
0 likesI have stomach pains in general too and also I HATE cramps because I'm have a very VERY low pain tolerance
0 likeslmao i wonder if hedy watched this
0 likesiBUprofen lol
7 likesThai is a little weird because she looks exactly like my English teacher ๐
0 likes0:34 missed them random evan puns from dovan flat
0 likesim tyrina be the best gay friend I can be.
0 likesGod im a living teen movie trope
I use clue too.
0 likesI think itโs the destine trying to join us.
DODIE I LOVE YOU. DO YOU SUPPORT ALL SEXUALITIES IN THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY? Maybe you could make a video on your experience with discovering sexuality, rights, and society with lgbtq ? Thank you so much dodieee!
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Lauren twistedpeppermint she's bisexual and a lot of her friends are lgbtq too; she's also real kind, so I'd think so !!
23 likesLauren twistedpeppermint She does, she's bi. In her coming out video she talks about figuring out sexuality! It's a really good video I would highly recommend it. Just search Dodie coming out it should show up
18 likesLauren twistedpeppermint aren't you up to date
15 likesLauren twistedpeppermint she's bi so of course she does:) watch her bi video and bi questions video
12 likesLauren twistedpeppermint she already has ๐
11 likeswtf are lgbtq rights?
0 likesLauren twistedpeppermint ...
0 likesLauren twistedpeppermint bisexual
0 likesPrehistoricman the rights of people belonging to the LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans, Queer/Questioning, etc, whatever you want it to stand for there are multiple things) community :)
2 likesTMI
0 likesI got mine literally 22 days before my 12th birthday :/
i got mine this year on mothers day I'm 12
0 likesi like the (not clickbait) the most
0 likesI love clue!
0 likesYay
3 likesTHE CHAPSTICK TAMPON
1 like6:48 ๐๐๐
0 likeslittle tip for everyone who get bloody a lot of periods blood vitamin c help lesser it
6 likesp.s don't eat to mucth of it
You got it at 14...
0 likesI got it at 8...
Nice.
Evan looks like Jacksfilms????
2 likesI GOT MINE TODAY
0 likesCan i ask if it's normal to bleed when you masterbate? It dosn't happen all the time but it does most of the times and i don't know if i should be worried..
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Limit ใAVAใ That definitely doesn't sound normal. I would go to your gynecologist and have that checked out, if I was you.
14 likesI donโt know much but I donโt think thatโs good
1 likeUse lube my dude, use so much lube. Get some from Wal-Mart for two dollars, if you have to explain to parents tell them that it's to make tampons to in easier.
1 likei'm a guy and i haven't started my period, is that normal?
0 likesGIRLS HAVE BLOOD FROM THERE PEPEPE???!?!1?1?!11??11?1?? NO!
2 likesBefore anyone attacks me I know the spelling is wrong and whatever... itโs a joke :p
How tf i read it "bleach" the first time
0 likesthat is a genuinely wonderful title wowie
0 likesAlmost everyone in my class (born female) has gotten their period but I haven't and I'm really happy for that because I'm identifying myself as non-binary :)
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Dansy what's that
0 likesAnissa Lingley I'm not a girl or a boy
0 likesDansy how is that then? I don't really understand. How can you not be a girl or boy? (Not hating or doubting I'm just so uninformed)
0 likesLucky you
0 likesI am non-binary and want to get rid of mine!
Whatโs a menstrum cup thingy?
0 likesClue doesnt work with me its rly hectic oml
0 likesWait hold on, you have physics class???? In middle school??
0 likesI got mine when I was 11.oof
0 likesEARLLYYYY
3 likesMy period is kinda a nightmare. Not because it hurts. No, i feel literally nothing. My only symptom is the bleeding. the nightmare is there are no signs at all that itโs gonna start
0 likesOmg I accidentally clicked the stream button and it streamed to my brothers tv ๐คญ๐ณ...help
0 likesWhen I got my first period I almost died. Although I don't have cramps so.......yeah
0 likesPlease Dodie subtitle your vids, english is not my mother tongue and you speak so fast that sometimes I don't understand what you say.
0 likeslooks at title ok, so what?
52 likeslooks at thumbnail oh it's a female, ofc it would be talking about her period lol
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Dovid Cohen im not sure if your serious tho lolol
8 likesI don't get ur comment??
11 likesDovid Cohen this is either rlly sexist or like a joke. maybe I am just an asshole๐
6 likesi'm not Abi xD
1 likeDovid Cohen tHANK God, I was literally going to go on a huge rant๐
2 likesDovid Cohen oh yeah as if every female on YouTube talks about it๐
1 like+Kaz Memes I mean, the trans women who have penises are a really small minority. We all understood that the commenter meant a cis woman, it's logical to assume that, because most women are cis. So do we really have to change the entire language over a small technical flaw in it?
1 likeDovid Cohen what else would she be talking about when saying, I bleed out of my vagina?
1 likei havnt started it yet but im scared to start
0 likesI haven't started it. That might be because im a guy, but I feel left out.
0 likesJK! That shit sounds awful!
I use clue too!!!!
1 likeI GOT MINE AT 11 I WANT DEATHHHH
0 likesThe fuck did I click on
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A video about periods friend
102 likesAFluffyKantus Yeah m8 did you even watch it?
7 likesCan you straighten your hair in a video because I really want short hair but I want to know what you have so it would be helpful xx
0 likesHow do the cups work?
0 likesi love clue omg
0 likesI understand that your demographic probably is 90% women.
35 likesBeing a dude, I am extremely uncomfortable.
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Oskar get over it. its natural and happens to half the population
41 likesNot complaining about the video, happy she made it, I'm just weirded out as it is not "normal" for me. Continue browsing :).
10 likesOskar Hahahah I think I would freak out a little about everyone talking about blood if I wasn't on my period myself๐
7 likesOskar guys can get periods too and thats why videos like this are very important so no matter who you are you feel okay talking about periods.
4 likesOskar i don't mean to offend you in any way but being uncomfortable when it comes to discussion about periods is kind of problematic, it is producing the notion that periods are not something to talk about or even something to be ashamed of. maybe your reaction has something to do with lack of knowledge and if you talked to the women in your life about it or searched or the Internet so that you would be somewhat more educated about it ( assuming that now you're not....or maybe you are and I'm just being bitchy ) you would much more comfortable about it because you would realise that it is something very natural to talk about
45 likesOskar just be cool man, nothing weird here. Just a bunch of people talking about consistently bleeding for days on end from a bodily orifice. Nothing weird.
14 likesHi Oskar, thinking about periods is hard when you don't get them. But I will tell you a story. My grandmother developed bowel cancer at a young age, when she was still getting her periods. This meant that she couldn't leave the house and to be fair, she didn't really want to. My dad, took it upon himself to do her shopping on her behalf, to which included female sanitary products. He never batted an eyelid or thought anything of it. It's just one of those things that happens in life. And yes the prospect of having numerous pints of blood leave your vagina on a (hopefully) regular basis sucks. So we need all the support we can get without others feeling uncomfortable.
11 likesOskar Haha, I understand that you feel a bit uncomfortable! After all, you can't help feeling a bit uneasy when hearing these things. I was the same way as a kid. Now, I know it is completely none of my business, but please try to get more comfortable with this topic! It isn't as awkward as it all sounds! Periods are completely normal, and even though lots of people acknowledge that, they still say similar things like what you said. There's nothing wrong with that though, but it kind of makes me (a girl) feel like I'm weird, just because my body goes through menstruation... So, no need to feel awkward, instead, listening to videos like this make you feel more at ease and it's awesome when someone who doesn't have periods chooses to get comfortable with the topic! :)
2 likes@Rainbow Girl Guys can not get periods. We don't have uteruses.
0 likesOskar she's referring to trans/ non binary people- some people who identify as men do have uteruses :)
11 likes@Everyone in this thread. Jeez, people, I wasn't saying "stop having periods it's yucky eeeww" and neither was I saying that I did not understand the consept of periods.
1 like@Cara Squires I support people who identify as being trans/non-binary, but while still in a male body you do not have a uterus; hence no period.
0 likes+Oskar i mean the other way around- so people who identify as men but have uteruses- e.g they're pre-transition
3 likes@Cara Squires Riiight. Yeah. I still think saying guys han have periods bc of the extremely small amount of guys that would be having periods would be that small amount of people that identify as male, and is pre-transition. Guys can not have periods, women who identify as male, but are pre-transition have periods, would be more correct.
3 likesIf periods make you 'extremely uncomfortable' then dont click on a video about periods :)
11 likesI guess you're right
0 likesif you identify as male then you're not a woman wh
1 likeunless you are using medical terminology (which, for people outside the binary, is offensive to use outside of the doctor's office), genitalia is irrelevant to the ''gender'' of your body. if you identify as male and you are non cis, you still have a male body, but you may have a body of the female sex. which also is none of anyone's business except the carrier of the body's.
0 likesnew to this community, sorry if I offended anyone. I think my message was clear.
0 likesIf it was unclear to you i was, indeed, using medical terminology when proving my point, but I believe it's justified as i was talking about parts of the body and not how one identifies.
on my period right now haha
0 likesI got mine when In was 11 oof
0 likesi have hemophobia so um yes
0 likesAlso I probably shouldnโt be watching this while eating. Whoops.
0 likesFirsssttt
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Eva Kirwan YOU ARE GOOD JOB!
1 likedodie got her first period at 14.
0 likesi got my first period at 11.
My mom started when she was 10. Yikes
0 likesBut like how do you have a bath whilst on your period? I've always been too scared to like would you not be bathing in your own blood ew XD
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OffTheHandle the water pressure stops it.
0 likesI'm 11 and I have this. Somebody kill me.
0 likesAm i the only one that doesnโt get cramps at all ?
0 likes14 WOW I STARTED MINE WHEN I WAS 9
0 likesWhat's a menstrual cup? Like what is it?
0 likesThis video's title is ๐ ๐๐ป ๐๐ป
0 likesHelp kids!! I think I may have started but Iโm not sure... I have school in the morning and Iโve been having stomach pain on and off for the past couple weeks.
0 likesI have no idea what the heck is going on
Clue doesn't work. For me at least.
0 likesI got my first one on my first day of high school
0 likesMy first day of freshman year
First bell Spanish
AND THEN SATAN CAME
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SwaggySeaGirl52 shit that must have sucked Iโm sorry
0 likesYou say ibuprofen so funny
0 likesi-bu-pre-fen.
0 likesdodie ily but nOPE
cAN EVERYONE TELL I'M NOW A WOMAN
0 likesExcitement. (Horniness)
0 likesMe too :)
0 likesHello i haven't started yet and i am hoping for it to delay as much as possible! But anyways this is a very nice video for all us ladies because im soo scared for it to come because i feel like i wont be able to live once it comes
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Nerdy Bow 2468 I got my first one back in April and I'm still hear. I did attempt to use a tampon for the first time today, however I failed but I'm just going to have to try again tomorrow ๐don't be scared of it, I mean yes it does have it's down sides but you know it's different for everyone and yours might be awfully terrible or it might be ok. Oh and don't be scared to talk about your period with friends because if you start the conversation you will be surprised how easily it will go from there.
0 likesNerdy Bow 2468 P.S. I actually use Clue however its not that useful for me yet because I'm not regular (probably won't be for a while) but it's nice to have
0 likesI got my first period when- HA JUST KIDDING IM A MAN AND DONT HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS. GET REKT MY LIFE IS SO EASY
1 likeWhy do ppl with periods that hang out a lot sync up?
0 likesBc it's weird to me it be weird
I just
It's confusing
i use flo for the sole reason that you can pick the picture for the background
0 likesNow I am WOMAN
0 likesI dont have cramps......thank god
0 likescurrently on my period squad
1 likeMy first period lasted 12 days ๐
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Zoรซ Blakeway holy moly
0 likes3:09
1 likeI-I-I-I IVE GOT A A MIGRAINE AND MY PAIN WILL RANGE FROM UP, DOWN, AND SIDEWAYS
lol sorry not sorry :D
Get me some of that northistrosome
0 likesI'm 13 and on the pill rip
0 likesI got my period on Christmas. It sucked.
1 likeI haven't started yet but I'm so scared ;-;
0 likesDoes anybody have really bad cramp like so SO. BAD that you can tell the exact shape of your womb?
0 likesPs I wanna use menstrual cup but I leave my house at 6am and come back at 10pm and I donโt wanna pull out bloody cup in a public toilet. HELP???
tHerEs SomThiNG IN mY VAgiNA
1 like0:15 SAME
1 likeThank you so much for this. We really need to talk more about this subject. I always thought my heavy pains were normal and that I was just irregular, sometimes I would bleed 4 weeks in a row. I went to the gyn, who just brushed it off as "this is normal for girls". Meanwhile I felt so miserable I couldn't even go to school anymore. Turns out I have endometriosis and adenomyosis. It's awful, but at least I know what's going on with my body now and I was able to get the right meds for it. I loved this vid and how comfortable you are talking about this. We need more of that!
1 likeI love this video. Just talking about it feels so safe and like we can be open about something that has been made into a taboo topic so unfairly. Thank you, Dodie.
0 likesMy experience with menstruation has been pretty weird. I started very young (nine years old) and had incredibly unpredictable, heavy periods for six years. Eventually I went on the pill basically out of medical necessity, and now my cycle is extremely regular and my bleeding is very light. Thankfully the pill causes basically no side effects for me (aside from sunburning more easily, oddly enough), since I kind of have to take it. It's interesting to learn how other people's experiences compare or differ from mine.
1 likeThank you so much for this. We really need to talk more about this subject. I always thought my heavy pains were normal and that I was just irregular, sometimes I would bleed 4 weeks in a row. I went to the gyn, who just brushed it off as "this is normal for girls". Meanwhile I felt so miserable I couldn't even go to school anymore. Turns out I have endometriosis and adenomyosis. It's awful, but at least I know what's going on with my body now and I was able to get the right meds for it. I loved this vid and how comfortable you are talking about this. We need more of that!
0 likesOh gosh Dodie I feel you!! Ive had irregular periods and searing pains since 14 and i've been on the pill the whole time.. soon to have surgery for endometriosis and HOLY CRAP this app will be hella exciting to use once every things healed and normal!! THANK YOU <3 XX
0 likes1. I'm so glad a female public figure is open to talking about menstruation and using the word vagina so openly, especially when it's still seen as taboo.
0 likes2. Clue is great.
3. I think my favorite thing about periods is that the title comes from calculus, referring to the distance required for a function to complete a cycle. It's like our bodies made a math pun.
I can FEEL the stigma losing its potency a little bit with every video like this.
2 likesI love hearing period stories... I know that's weird but sometimes you wonder if you're strange. But every person is different and finally understand that at 21! But would love to know more about menstrual cups- I'm still not convinced... ๐
0 likesI was sixteen when I started. I'd been anorexic for a couple of years so I was too underweight to bleed. I had really bad pain the day before and for some reason I thought the pain was kidney stones (?? I don't know why either) so when I went to the toilet and saw blood I freaked out and sobbed hysterically. It took me ten minutes before I realised that I have a uterus so it was just a period
1 likeYES I LOVE YOU DODIE YOU ARE AMAZING THANK YOU FOR BEING YOU
0 likesI started my period a year ago (I was 12). I had the feeling that I had to pee and that I was dripping or something so I went to the restroom and saw brown and red in my pants and I started crying. I had physical education that day and I was so embarrassed.Luckily my friend already had her period and she helped me. I'm 13 now and I do have a regular cycle luckily but heavy bleeding and extremely painful cramps. I also get very emotional.
0 likesWhen I first got my period at 12, I thought that periods was something that happened only once in your lifetime and that's it. When my parents told me that this isn't true, I cried.
0 likesIt's so relieving to know that I'm not weird for still not having a regular period despite being 21. I also use Clue, it's great for me for tracking moods and depressive episodes, and keeping track of when the f*ck my last period even was (I often will have 3-4mo between periods ugh) for doctor's visits and stuff.
0 likesi use eve to track my period. i love the design (as it's generally very cute and colorful) and it's very, very good at its job. there's a community of people with wombs on eve who are very sweet (though i am not a part of said community for one reason or another) and it's a very interactive app and whatnot. x
0 likes6:48 ๐๐๐๐ dodie. i love you. my periods are so bad i was rushed to hospital in an ambulance with them. the pill is good so i have a normal period now. it still hurts, aches etc. i might make a story time about my periods ๐
0 likesI love clue, been using it for years. It is so handy. My top tip is taking buscopan for cramps. Works like a charm. I also love being able to track my sleep. When I am ovulating and pmsing I get insomnia, which is handy to track. I love talking about periods, thank you for the convo!
0 likes"someone injected me with go away poison" is such an accurate statement about how I feel leading up to my period and when I'm on it
0 likesi love you getting so real about things <3
0 likesI've used this app for aaaaages and it's so good being able to read about the patterns in my cycle after a while of use. I never realised before using it that i'm SUPER regular - like bang on the same day a month. It's weird.
0 likesAlso I love the names you give your folders - I paused the video to appreciate (my fave is 'Ur probably late')
As a cis male, this is really interesting. Because of the stigma around it, people like me know very little about it. Knowing more about it helps break this barrier down, which is great. It's overall pretty cool.
4 likesI love you for talking about this and I lost my shit when you said "Lucy is currently in her fertile window...Good to know. We're both ovulating...Wonderful" ๐๐๐ and "THERES SOMETHING IN MY VAGINA!" ๐คฃ๐คฃ
0 likesI'm a guy and obviously don't know where most of you are coming from but I think that Dodie is being more scary than helpful. Love the vids Dodie keep it up!!
0 likesWhat a freaking journey! I use clue too and it helps a bunch(when I remember to record)
1 like@doddleoddle i just started mine today and im so happy dodie made this because she makes every tough thing in life positive love you and thank uuu๐๐๐๐
0 likesI was 11. We were in vacation, and when I was about to change into my swimsuit, my mum and I saw a light red stain on my underwear. I knew what it was, and so did my mum, and she was so emotional about it. I knew it was going to be hell after that, and it was.
0 likesThough my periods don't bother me anymore, I still hate the fact that I need 2 pads since I have a heavy ones. It always leak, but thankfully I'm getting the hang of it.
currently suffering from a dreadful pms headache and somehow this is very comforting to watch :)
0 likesI always felt self conscious when I first started my period because i started really early (when I was 11). Now I feel like I'm the only person who isn't bothered by it at all? It kinda just happens and it might make me moody but I never complain about it like a lot of my friends do.
0 likesI can relate to the irregular periods. x_x It took my body a good 15 years to figure out what to do. =/ But now that it's regular, I can always tell it's about to come because I feel all warm and toasty. ^-^ It's the only time of the month that I can work in an over-air-conditioned office without wearing a big bulky sweater lol. :P
0 likescan we just talk about the fact that dodie made an 8min video about this normally awkward subject but i dont feel awkward watching this at all
2 likesI love Clue! My mom told me about it and I've been using it since February. It's so helpful and I feel so in tune with my body. :D
0 likesI too was put on bc pills to get regular, and then ended up with migraines from the pills. I've tried the depo shot and the nexplanon implant, but my body just doesn't handle the extra hormones very well. It makes me feel like I'm a different person when I'm on that stuff.
0 likesI got my period the day before my dads funeral when I was 11. There was so much stress so I screamed when I got it. I was before all my friends so I feel more mature.
0 likesMy immunity is always hella low the week before I get my period, so when I start getting more exhausted than usual and start getting a cold, I know it's on it's way.
0 likesmy period use to be so heavy so my mom had me try the depo shot, that worked for a little while and my periods were a normal flow but they would last for a month or even two and i would get a week break (it sucked) after trying it one more time it still wouldn't change, so now im on the pill which is working great.
0 likesI'm happy that this was an ad for something I already use, so I could enjoy the video without being ad-ed
1 like"THERE'S SOMETHING IN MY VAGINA"
1 likeperhaps THE MOST accurate description of me when I first started using my moon cup ngl
Periods as far as 2017 go. I missed January. Got two periods in february. And then didnt have one until about two weeks ago.
0 likesIve used clue for a few months too and its great xx
As a non-Binairy person it's HELL its like dysphoria x1000 and clue helps me soo much! It's so non feminine I looovee its
0 likesAll my friends had periods before me and I first got mine at 13 at a three year olds party in an indoor playground. I dont usually have heavy flows, so Im thankful for that. But my cramps are horrid and almost always happen during school. Everyone tends me to be different, so if you havent atarted and are reading this, you might have heavy flows and prefer tampons to pads. I prefer pads, but everyone depends :) The worst thing though that I'll always fear is going on a trip while im on my period and not being able to have the most fun
0 likesYis gurl, I love talking about periods. It's crazy that menstrual cups have existed since the 1920s and they're only getting massive selection Now! As well as it being "okay" to talk about periods; what a world.
0 likesam i the only one who wants dodie to do one of those 'what's on my phone' vids? it may be basic but i'm really interested !!
1 likeYES! Do a video on cups!!! People need to become aware of how awesome they are!!
0 likesYes, please make a seperate video on menstrual cups and tell us which one you have!
0 likesI was in church when I got my first period. I had absolutely no idea what was happening because I was 12. Legit I thought I had some sort of strange disorder
0 likesi love clue, i've been using it ever since i got my first period just over two years ago. i'm a pad user but i really wanna try a menstrual cup. how exactly does it work? how do you wash it in a public washroom? my washroom at home is so weird so the toilet is on the opposite side of the room from the sink rip
0 likesI only recently got my period and I was so mad. I jokingly say that I am a boy because I have short hair, wear (commonly) boy's clothing, I basically am as flat as a football field, and I hadn't gotten my period (and also before I was born the doctors told my parents that I a girl [sadly] was going to be a boy). By the point that I did get my period I wasn't experiencing too much pain I was just hurt internally because I could no longer say that I was possibly a boy.
0 likesI used to use clue to track my period. It was so handy! However it didn't predict me not getting my period for 6 months and then 2 months but I'll let that slide hahaha. Now I just use it to remind me to take my pill daily because the pill helps me not puke in places like a train carriage from period cramps
0 likesYou're the best Dodie ^.^ x
0 likesI always felt so awkward when I was younger because I matured SO much earlier than my fellow pupils.
0 likesI was about 8 when I first got my period and to be frank. I always looked older than I always was.
Annnddddddddd sex ed was awkward.... when me and all the other 13 year olds 'learning' about periods. When I had already had my period for like 5 years. awkwarddd
I just... I love this so much.
0 likesI have PCOS so its so so stressful not knowing what's happening, everything's so irregular, but I'll get used to it sometime๐
2 likesI have a genetic bleeding disorder called Von Willebrands Disease. I have very irregular, heavy periods. January last year I had a period that lasted for 6 months straight. This was during my last semester of my senior year of college. I suffered severe exhaustion, lightheadedness, and brain fog. It got so bad I almost didn't graduate. It negatively affected every aspect of my life, from my academics to my social life. I had an iud placed in May and it helped. Now I still suffer severe cramps, and my cycle is still incredibly irregular, I've bled twice this month so far. so yeah. that's my personal experience. I'm 22 years old and my body still hasn't figured out how to menstruate normally.
0 likesI'm very lucky that I started the pill and it stopped my periods but didn't give me any side effects ๐
0 likesMy mom helped me with tampons too!! Literally the worst situation ever and am kinda scarred from using tampons ๐๐ฝ now me and my mom track eachothers periods on clue and always say "ur about to start!!!" To each other (still weird lol)
0 likesI'm still terrible at tampons lol and I live in fear of having a swim meet on my period but I do lol
0 likesI loathe that whole attitude of "now you're a woman!" I was 10. I was not a woman. I was a child. Who developed very early. I tried to hide it and my stepmom was a total bitch about it and not helpful. I felt a lot of shame about it for a long time.
0 likesCLUE IS LEGIT MY LIFESAVOR UGH I LOVE IT
0 likesWhen i got my period I didn't tell my mom for a whole year! (I don't know why..?)
0 likeslater I found out that mom did the same thing with her mom. History repeats itself!!
such a wonderful video <3
0 likesHow do you handle "emptying" the menstrual cup? And cleaning it and such? I feel like it would freak me out tbh
0 likesYou should absolutely do a vid on menstrual cups. They sound great but I and a lot of people have no clue what they are or how they work
0 likesYa, periods suck. My first period happened in the morning at my house and I freaked out cuz I wasn't entirely sure what happened on a period :b
0 likesI also just finished my period just as this came out lmao
0 likesI've used Clue for like over a year now, it's awesome :D
0 likesThis sounds like a nightmare. I'm so sorry that all of that happened. Yikes
0 likesthis was so great and informational but it also really cracked me up because RELATE
0 likesthe one great thing (besides having a baby, of course) abot getting pregnant: NO PERIODS! i'm four months pregnant and that has been the one positive in all of the side effects. i may have been hospitalized twice due to severe vomiting and dehydration, but hey, there's no blood coming from my womb!!
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greenbeansmusic Congratulations!!! Ugh I just love hearing about pregnancies it's some girly hormonal thing...babies are so freakin' cute!!
0 likesthank yoooou! it's our first and we're pretty dang excited :)
0 likesI have a period maybe every month and a half, two months, and then I bleed really lightly for a few weeks and then bleed super heavily for a week or 2 and then start over again.
0 likesOmg I got my period when I was 13 during my first time at disney world and I absolutely hated it.
0 likesI love clue but my periods are SO irregular that when it tells me my period is coming, ik it's not. I started when I was 10 and it still hasn't fixed itself after 3 years!
0 likesI am not sure why I clicked on this, more so I don't know why I decided to watch the whole thing, and most of all hell it was informative.
0 likesYou still should check out Clara Henry, swedish queen of speaking about periods.
0 likeson a compLETELY different note, i've now seen La La Land 5 times
0 likesi'm catchin up Dodie
D&c stands for dilation and curettage- they dilate the cervix and scrape out the uterus lining with a tool called a curette. ๐
0 likesi got on the pill because i would get cramps and mood swings the whole month which was hell and i'd also get a lot of diarrhea and puking, but i'd also bleed for a couple days then stop for a few days then bleed for a few days again etc. then the pill i was on stopped working as well so my family doctor gave me a different pill and it was complete hell; it was as if i was back to before i started the pill. and the doctor wouldn't let me switch so i just went straight to the gyno and it was the best doctor experience i've ever had. my gyno is so nice and makes me feel so comfortable; so i wouldn't sweat going to a gyno it's not a big deal. but she insisted on getting the nuvaring and keeping it in constantly and not having a period anymore since my main problem in the mood swings (seriously i can't make any decision i'm so anger fueled) so being without the medication would cause it to be worse. i am now using it and have been on it for almost two weeks now and it's amazing. it was difficult to get it in the right area so it wouldn't slip down but once you find the placement where it won't slide down then you won't need to mess with it for a few days. i can exercise and poop and all of that stuff and it won't fall out. and you can't feel it at all. every once in a while i do get a cramp but i'm used to it by now. i also have been getting migraines more frequently since i've started it but it's nothing some pain medication and sunglasses can't fix(kinda joking kinda not). so that's my experience so far. hope this helped someone somehow. ignore the bad punctuation and capitalization i cba.
0 likesI made a video about getting my period on my channel too! ๐๐ love this kind of video โค๏ธ
0 likesBOOK RECOMMENDATION I WISH I WOULD HAVE HAD AS A YOUNG PERSON: Code Red by Lisa lister , seriously please at least follow her on IG it's so helpful to understand as much as possible
0 likesive had irregular really heavy periods since i was 12 but i haven't had a period in 17 months now.. no idea why bc i'm not on the pill or anything
0 likesHey!! I use Clue too! :) funny, I didn't know it was becoming so common, I've used it for a few months now. Very cool nice
0 likesin the last 2 ish years ive only gotten mine 8 or 9 times because i only get it every 2 or 3 months. in that last 3 months ive had it consistently every month, which is kinda weird. i haven't seen a doctor about it, but i googled it and read somewhere that its ok. when it does come, its pretty manageable. i use somewhat thin pads and change every like 4 hours. i can also definitely tell when its coming bc i get mad at everything and everyone but im usually not like that at all. im pretty fortunate to have it so manageable, but i should probs see a doctor about it being so irregular.
0 likesPlease do a video on menstrual cups!
0 likesi literally just started my period today!!
0 likesPlease do a vid on the menstrual cup. I'm curious about it but absolutely terrified about the whole "emptying it out" process. Does it get messy? What do you do when you're in a public bathroom stall? Does it just look like you've murdered sb? How long do you keep it?
0 likesi love clue but i wish it could account for a break day. my periods have been a wee bit irregular and late recently and my period often does this thing where around day four my flow is down to spotting. and i always fall in the trap where i think it's over and stop wearing anything for it, but then a day or two later my period comes back for a light day then actually ends. and whenever i try putting that last day into clue it doesn't register it as part of my period even though i know it is.
0 likesI love the Clue app!! I have been using it for more than 2 years now. Very very helpful. Plus, there's a community of Clue users in FB who talks about anything and everything. ๐
0 likesokay but pleeeaaaseee make a video about the menstrual cup. I don't really know anything about it and I'm thinking about getting one instead of tampons and pads, but I don't know anything about iit and I'd love to hear it from you
2 likesclue is the best app honestly. I've had it for about a year now and it's great
1 likeI started mine when I was 11 and didn't tell anyone till I was 12 haha
0 likesWatching this while on my period ๐
0 likesI know this is an ad video and usually that's super annoying but damn this app is so useful, I'm super forgetful so I usually have no idea when I'm next on - gals get on Clue hahaha
0 likesI GOT MY PERIOD THE DAY YOU UPLOADED THIS
0 likesI suffer with PCOS, and so get like, one period a year and it's shit, but it's good to hear someone else has had a rough ride!
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Abby Ford I'm a fellow sufferer of PCOS - I can go one year with no or 1 period or get 4 in 2 months, oh the joys! Plus when my body finally does decide to have a period, it's the most painful, exhausting, and generally awful thing ever
0 likespassableclown YEAH same, it sucks right?!
0 likesI'm the most blessed human my period usually lasts like 2 and a half days
0 likescan I just magically either make my self a dude or just be like lol no thanks blood I don't even want to birth kids why don't I have a choice in this
0 likes"know whenyour friend is on period!" yeah, thats totally not weird as fuck
0 likesQuick tip- if your period is irregular, the app will not be able to tell when you're ovulating! It's mostly ok for people with regular cycles, but your cycle can change without warning. So, if you're wanting to use an app like this for birth control, I'd recommend reading a book called "Taking Charge of Your Fertility." It's a great read for anyone who has a period, who may have a period in the future, or anyone interested in learning about periods and women's fertility in general.
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I've volunteered in women's health for years, and this is something I care a lot about. I hope this helps someone. ๐
I've used that app for a long time it's pretty neat
0 likesI get 5-6 days of REALLY heavy flow with pain so intense that for the first 3 days I can barely walk and eat and cry of pain, it hurts too much to wear tampons so just pads for me...And I get so emotional and angry at everything I feel like Im going to explode....So wiiiii!! xD PS: And this is really just in the "normal" ones xD
0 likesUGH i got my first period when i was 10 and now i'm 14 and i've had cramps almost every period and now i'm getting headaches. i also have like two weeks of PMS and i get extremely emotional and cry over anything ???? anyway, periods suck but at least i know i may as well have the capability of having babies when i'm older
0 likeswhat i don't understand about these cups is like, how do you change it in public? like, you take it out and then take it to the sink and wash it and then get back to the loo and put it in again? please tell me how that works lol
1 like"period free" ๐๐๐๐๐
0 likesI LOVE THE TITLE IT CRACKED ME UP
0 likesMan my period started super irregular and it would skip months and then sometimes only be two or three weeks apart. It got horrible last October, I starts in the middle of the month and it didn't stop until last month (April). I have seen so many doctors and I'm not anemic and not pregnant and nothing seems to be wrong except my period won't stop sometimes. When it did stop that's because I got an IUD and I thought "yay! It's over!" But now I'm in my period again and have been for a week and a half. I'm worried it won't stop again. I spend SO much money on tampons and it's awful!!!
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Oh no, that sounds horrible. I can barely stand having it for 5 days. Mine is pretty regular so I don't have any advice on that sadly. But maybe a menstrual cup would be an option for you to at least save some money. However I don't know if you would have to alternate between two or something like that. They are usually usable for up to 2 years but I don't know if that time changes if you have to use it for multiple weeks at once.
0 likesIdk why but I feel like I can't wear tampons? I just idk. My periods are actually not that bad. I do get very emotional though (before) and cramps make me wanna die. Also whilst wearing pads after I get up from sitting down for so long it's just ugh. Gros.
0 likesi pronounce ibuprofen like "ibrufon" and when you said it correctly made me laugh so hard and I dont know why send help
0 likesWhat i need is a period video for trans guys pre-T๐ฌ
0 likesplease make a cover of 'my face' like the way it is in your short cover video of 'my face' ๐
0 likesI want to cut my hair like dodie because her hair looks so nice but on her
0 likesI have a moon cup and I've used it ONCE because I am SHOOK. DON'T TRIM THE STEM TOO SHORT PEOPLE! IT WILL GET STUCK INSIDE OF YOU AND YOU WILL CRY ON THE TOILET!
1 likeI just finished a two week period. Yay.
0 likesThis makes me laugh
0 likesNice video
0 likesHave you watched Hannah Witton's hormone diaries?
Have you thought about making a collab with Hannah?
Did your period problems have a link to your other problems?
always fun and games when ur ALLERGIC TO IBUPROFEN
0 likesDoes anybody have experience/thoughts on reusable pads? I don't care for tampons and the like, but I want something that's more eco-friendly.
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The menstrual cups can last for years and are less dangerous and way more pratical than reusable pads
0 likesI'm also a big fan of menstrual cups even though I never liked tampons.
0 likesHowever I do understand if you just can't get used to inserting something to deal with your period. Have you heard about thinx period underwear? They are a bit expensive and I haven't tried them myself but I heard a lot of good things about them. They are reusable, you just have to wash them like you would with reusable pads. Just seems more convenient to me.
Dodie had a #thicc womb
1 likei got my period on my thirteenth birthday...when I was having a swimming party
0 likesdodie's got an app folder titled 'my poor body' lol same
0 likesclue has been on the dot lately so I'm happy
0 likesAre menstrual cups quite a hassle if you need to change it/ empty it in a public toilet? I dont know much about them but surely it could get a little messy hahah xx
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Holly White it can be but it gets better with practice. I rarely have to empty mine in public even having a relatively heavy flow. In public, I empty it and wipe it with toilet paper before inserting it again. Generally, emptying it and cleaning it when I wake up and before bed is enough. There is a little more of a learning curve then with tampons and pads but once you get the hang of it then it's totally worth it. I've been using the cup for a little more than 9 years and I haven't looked back.
0 likes"not click bait" actually ded AHAHAH
1 likeTHE WAY YOU PRONOUNCE IBUPROFEN IS ADORABLE
0 likesI got my period like??? three times and I don't bleed anymore... I do get emotional and the occassional cramps but iDK it just doesn't bLEED.
1 likeDoes anyone else have this thing?
I want a vid w you talking about the cups!! kinda wanted to try em but never really knew anyone that actually used it ;o
0 likesYou had your period later than your friends and I had mine way earlier than my friends because I first started mine when I was 10 years old and it was awful
0 likesI loved, and your level o excitedness "wink wonk"
0 likesI kind of have a bit of an odd question but like..... does it hurt to put the menstrual cup in? I know it sounds stupid. Also, I've never used a tampon so I'm not sure if that would change it at all. Putting anything inside of me just seems kinda scary to me. Okay, this is starting to sound weird now so I'm just gonna stop XD.
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Anything But Ordinary Gillian it honestly doesn't hurt at all. They look way bigger than they feel because your fold them to insert. Granted it can take a few tries to get right - but there are loads of helpful videos and blogs out there. You also can't feel it at all once it's in be you trim the stem to suit your body.
0 likesI just bought a menstrual cup and I need help please make another video on it
0 likesIs it bad I won't take painkillers because I want to be more 'immune' to pain and get used to it.
0 likesat first i thought this was going to be a song
2 likesdodie saying ibuprofen is my aesthetic
0 likeslol I got heavy flow as well but it never got so dramatic like jeez louise..
0 likesWell my period is just around the corner lmao
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Omg the just around the corner video they play in like 4th grade ahhh๐๐
1 likeI use clue too! It's great.
0 likesI started my period at 10 and it was the worst thing dude
0 likesI'm a 15 year old girl who is 16 in October and I have never had my period before
0 likesI'm 13 and I still haven't had mine I'm kinda nervous my mom and I have talked about it but I'm still kinda worried.
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you shouldn't start worrying until you're ~16! 13 is still young.
0 likesI'm on provera to get my period because i didn't get my period for a whole year
0 likesi use clue!! its great i got my best friend on it.
0 likesI haven't been bleeding but like I feel like I'm on my period because I get really irritable and annoyed at everyone and everything but like I said I haven't been bleeding and I actually don't like not bleeding. and this has been going on for like the past three months??? I think? Idk but I don't like it! and my brain says something is wrong but I know that's bullshit I'm sure everything is fine(I hope).
0 likesSo these menstrual cups. I've heard of them before, but never tried one out for two reasons. One, putting unfamiliar things inside my body freaks me out a bit, but also how do you clean it? Is that weird at all, or do you just kinda get used to that as well?
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AcrobaticKoala it's actually super easy to clear. You can keep it in for up to 12 hours. Each time you empty you just give it a quick rinse. At the end of each cycle you boil it in a pot (some folk add sterilising solution but you don't need to) for 8 mins or so. If you're emptying in a public loo some people carry water and rinse wth that and others give it a quick wipe instead. It did take me a few times to master getting it in properly lol
1 likei got my period when i was 9
0 likeshey everyone with a terrible period that has been going on for a while (especially if you're young) go to an obgyn. it is a little daunting but the pain sucks and they know how to help.
0 likesplease collab with Grace Vanderwaal!!! love you so much!!!
0 likesHow can I use a menstrual cup if im still in highschool?
0 likesI would pay you to say ibuprofen again and again and again
1 likeI got my first period when I was 11
0 likesI've never had cramps while on my period
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jade Don't jinx yourself. They suck hardcore.
0 likesOOOOOOOOOOOOO YOU USE SLEEP CYCLE?!?!?! LOVE ME TOO
0 likes"my poor body"
0 likesI just don't know if I could handle a menstrual cup. I prefer pads, so it just seems really intense. Like a whole little cup up there? Damn. But I do wish I could handle it since it seems much better in terms of being economically/environmentally-friendly. One day, one day.
0 likesAlso, I think it's really important to talk about how much periods affect your mood because I swear my hormones are all out of whack and I have random moments in the month where I'll just feel depressed and then it'll be gone the next day or two, but it feels so shitty when you're caught in some weird hormonal/emotional shit.
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I felt the exact same way before I started using a menstrual cup! I never liked using tampons so I stuck to pads.
0 likesIt can be a bit difficult finding the right way to fold it. There are tutorials for different techniques around tho. I just found them through google.
Once you get used to it they are very convenient and you can use them to up to 2 years. Also I can't feel it at all even though mine is a bigger size. Which is kind of strange since I can feel the smallest of tampons. :'D
I would recomend you to read up on them, that calmed me down when I tried it out for the first time.
my period is so irregular
0 likeslike i legit get it every 2-3 months
if not more
oops
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you might have PCOS, its one of the symptoms, I have it, maybe go see a doctor??
0 likes+kaya rose okay thank you i will
0 likesHow do women manage to have a life if every month they suffer like this for a little while?
0 likesI so wish my period was regular. Guessing is just the worst. Luckily it doesn't really get heavy until later on the first day so I haven't had any "accidents" yet. Also my symptoms always change! I have seen a doctor. I was told I have pcos which is like cysts on your ovaries? I don't know. Any way I have given up on any normal period cycle or anything along the lines of that.
0 likesI LOVE CLUE
0 likesOml clueeee I've been using it for years
0 likesI haven't had my period for about 3 months is that normal
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han the drag race fan Well if you just had your first period some time ago, when this is quite normal.
0 likesMehlsuppe I started two years ago am i dying
0 likesNo you not. Did you talked to a doctor about it? If you are concerned about that then you really should do.
0 likesi did Not Know britons said eye-BOO-pruh-fen in (my part of) america we say Eye-bee-PROH-fen
0 likesWhat if the cup just falls out while in public and you aren't wearing any underwear and you have a skirt/dress oN......
0 likes(not click bait) as if you don't get your period lol
0 likesWhen are you coming back to Australia?? We miss you :((
0 likes"my poor body" sAME
0 likesI haven't gotten my period yet and like all my friends have it and I'm at the end of year 7 soooo...
0 likesHow does one curl short hair, I can't :((
0 likes#45 on trending whoop whoopp
0 likeswhen i read the title i was like Omg we have something in commen!:D
0 likes๐๐๐ not clickbait
0 likesmy period start today and im suffering please send help
0 likesI just love you. Done
0 likes(horniness)
1 likeYOUR FERTILE WINDOW IS LIKE RIGHT. THERE. DAYUM
0 likesWhy am i here ๐ this is interesting tho ngl
1 likethat's the app I use woooh
0 likesEvan in the background ๐
0 likesUr lucky. I started when I was 10
0 likesI got a diva cup add before this video
0 likesI'm bleeding and URGHHHHH , I hate it because it hurts a lot , I puke a shit ton.
0 likesMine started when I was just 12, whoop :)()(
0 likesYOU GOT YOURS AT 14????? I GOT MINE AT 10
0 likesI'm bloody done with all these youtubers using annoying clickbait. (yes, pun intented)
0 likes14? I was 11!
0 likesDon't eat while watching
0 likesayyy i love clue
0 likesTHATS MY FAVOURTIENTJING TOOOOOO
0 likesUgh, I have no regular cycle
0 likesAnyone else want an Evan?
0 likesIt's only blood. But when left alone smell is bad
0 likesI use flo, it's just as good
0 likesI love Evan.
0 likesI hate when the pad sticks. It seriously ruins my whole day.
0 likesFirst of all, this does NOT sound very pleasent. Also, dnc means dilation and curettage.
0 likesMy period is irregular ;-;
0 likesI just ended my period to
0 likesI got it when I was 9! I was 9! It is annoying. I hate dealing with it. I got it in the same way as you, but at home. In the summer holidays. I cried and cried. It sucked. Alot. I was also very heavy when I got it. I also got it twice in December including on Christmas. My worst Christmas
0 likesI started at 9
0 likesSmh people think 11 is early.... 9!!
(I'm 15 now)
Me is on period while watching this well
0 likesI was fucking 10 when i started
0 likesI was ten when I started NO JOKE
0 likesa e s t h e t i c
0 likes6:48 ๐
0 likesFOURTEEN??? Lucky...I was eleven.
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JiminCoffee same rip
1 likeOkay so I'm a guy, implying that I have no idea what it's like to have a period (which is 100% true) but I just wanted to say that this is why I love Dodie; she's so open and unapologetically honest about stuff like this. Which is what makes her so incredibly charming. You do you, Dodie.
2 likesCan you use the menstrual cup when swimming?? I feel like when you open your legs it'll let water in ๐ don't know though???
0 likesLove this video, I love talking about periods <3 I'm 20, have had my period for about 5-6 years and only started using tampons like 2-3 years ago because up until then they just wouldn't fit/didn't want to go in. I was so relieved when my body did start accepting tampons because they were just more convenient for me, and I actually had less painful cramps. (to clarify, I only became sexually active 6 months ago, so don't think that tampon use has any correlation to sexual activity)
1 likeI have friends that prefer pads over tampons, or tampons over pads, or have never used anything but pads, and I have friends that don't get periods because of health reasons or contraception side effects. I have a friend with endometriosis. It's all good, we're all different, so you use what works for you <3
thank you so much for talking about this, dodie! there's so much stigma around periods, but i love hearing people talk about them openly ๐ thank you!
0 likesI honestly love these types of videos. I'm just such a mess when it comes to mental/physical health, and these tips help a lot. So thank you Dodie! <3
0 likesi already knew clue and it's amazing!! and i'm so thankful that people like you open up about periods because i feel like our society is really shaming girls and women about it! thanks for sharing we should never be ashamed of being women and getting through painful times each month (personnally it is really reeeaally painful ugh) lots of love from france ๐๐
0 likesThank you for trying to be so trans-inclusive in this video!! It really means a lot to demonstrate that everyone is welcome in your community
0 likesI'm so glad you made this video, Dodie! End the stigma!! I also have super heavy flow so it was nice to hear that and know I'm not so alone. -.- However, I'm unsure if anyone else feels this way, but when I talk about my cramps I compare them to knives stabbing my lower stomach. In the past, when my period would start I would say, "The knives are here" or something similar. Now I tend to say, "It's my T.O.T.M. (time of the month)" to keep people in the loop that I'm gonna be super moody/crabby.
0 likesHey! I wanted to thank you for making this video because I feel it's important to not being ashamed of periods, I'm only 13 but since I've been on the internet I've found people really open about it who talked about it and for my first period I was really damn ok
0 likesI was at a friend house and I was gonna shower when I noticed the blood and i was SUPER OK WITH IT how did i do that
I was just like "welp I'm gonna wait 2 days like that and it's gonna stick a long time with me but it's fineee" and honestly I'm really thankful to the internet for that
And I hope more people will be as open as you to talk about period in the future, so thanks โฅ๏ธ
Honestly, Clue has been my life saver the past year, I love it!
0 likesalso a quick question for anyone who has an answer:
with a menstrual cup, is it safe to swim in like a tampon? x
thank you for avoiding pronouns in this video and saying "people with periods" cause as a trans guy, sometimes just talking about periods make me feel dysphoric as hell, so thank you for not saying girls, it makes me feel more valid
0 likesThis video and 'ow' pretty much describe what I'm going through right now, if you change a few details. I was surprised how similar we are, and how we are going through the same thing. Music really helps me too , and your music is a big part of it, so thank you, for making me cry, when I need to cry, and cheer me up when I need it. :)
0 likesThank you for being gender inclusive and saying "people" rather than women- makes me feel better as a trans guy who gets his period :)
0 likesim a little trans boy, getting my period is always hell. im currently on it right now and the cramps are actually so terrible. thank you for not making this gender specific, dodie. it helped a lot. ilysm.
0 likesI've been using Clue for a long time! I love it, and sometimes I look back at previous cycles like it's a horror film! ๐ I also use menstrual cups! Actually, they were invented before or at the same time as tampons,but because of the war, we didn't have much rubber to make them etc. :D
0 likesI'd really love it if you did a video on menstrual cups, Dodie! I love mine soo much :)
0 likesThe first time I got my period, I hid it because it was right before Christmas and I didn't want my parents to think of me as more adult because I might be treated less like a child? Somehow that made sense to me. I didn't want to be an adult yet, so I just quietly dealt with it for a few months until I felt comfortable telling them. Stigma is such a weird thing man.
1 likeI relate to the heaviness :( there's been many times where I bled through everything and it sucks
0 likesOk but I literally feel so lucky, I've had my period for around 3 years now, it's regular and lasts around 4 days. The bleeding is never very heavy, and I hardly ever get cramps or feel any different. I'm just gonna thank Mother Nature for being kind to me
0 likesPeriods make me realise how nice girls can be to each other. At school if you don't have a pad you can literally ask a girl you have never spoken to before and she will give u a pad, no questions asked.
2 likesI used to get two periods a month! I would bleed for a week, stop for a week, bleed for another week and stop for another week and so on. Bleeding 12 out of 30 days was not fun so I went to the doctor and got put on the pill and it's absolutely normal now! If something isn't quite right please see a doctor!
0 likesi got my period when i was 11 years old. it was a difficult time as i was literally the only girl in my school who had one, so bathroom experiences and trying to get a pad without anyone noticing where EXTREMELY awkward. it got to the point where i was to mortified to get up and that people would see, so i put pads in my shoes. however as soon as i got to middle school, bam. i was like mother teresa to all the girls who were just getting theres. i gave advice, i gave out free pads and tampons, and basically became super popular for being the first girl to have one. anyway, moral of the story is, little girls who get theirs early like i did, never fear. that awkward phase will pass and you might just become a god amongst your peers.
0 likesDodie - how can you tell when your menstrual cup is full? Does it start leaking, or do you feel something, or do you just have to check up on it every so often? Love you <3
0 likesThis is so weird as I was watching this I started my period yay ๐ x love this video dodie!
0 likeswhoop, embarrassing period story time!
2 likesok so I was on a residential trip with school. I had only been on my period 3 or 4 times previously and ,me being me, I ignored my mum's advice of taking a pad with me (I was 10 smh). I think on the second day of the trip, I woke up and I knew I had made a mistake. I started getting those pre- period cramps, but me being me again, I somehow managed to convince myself I could last for the rest of the (wtf was wrong with me).
I would shuffle around people and ass kiss the wall. I was doing well( if you count whatever the fuck this situation was as "doing well") when we were told to do FUCKING ROCK CLIMBING. YES I HAD MY ASS DISPLAYED TO EVERYONE BECAUSE I WAS TOO AWKWARD TO SAY ANYTHING.
long story short, a teacher pulled me aside to tell me to get a pad and I ended up stealing my friends trousers because I was too ignorant to bring extra trousers as well as a pad.
5 years later, I have learnt my lesson and I hope y'all can take something from my failures.
Also, thank you dodie for being so open about these kinds of things, love you!
I've had my period since I was in gr.5. I was so embarrassed and I cried for an hour to my mum cause I was terrified. I actually hid it from my mum for the first few days and my step mom noticed that I didn't want to go swimming and asked "are you bleeding?" Omg I can remember that day so vividly and she told me we had pads in the bathroom. Also when my boobs started to develop I was so embarrassed by it and would cry when my mum wanted to take me bra shopping๐
0 likesI love that most people in the comments are so supportive and just talk without it being super awkward.
1 likeI got mine for the first time three days before my first trip with my youth group. Going water tubing. Needless to say I spent about half an hour crying in the Taco Bell bathroom on the day of the trip. Now I'm too scared to ever try tampons again after that experience ๐
0 likesI'm 7 weeks pregnant and I'm soooo happy there's no periods mine were always so painful
0 likesFor some reason talking about periods makes me super happy like yes let us relate about our pain and menstrual methods
0 likesYou just have to love Evan and all his puns! Peer-iod ๐
0 likesdodie, I'm 12 and I started a year ago, we're so similar when it comes to periods ๐๐
0 likesI just started my period, thanks for this dodie
0 likesI've been using clue for about two years now and I am weirdly excited that you use it as well. My brain immediately went "OMG DODIE USES THE SAME PERIOD APP I DO" it's a great app
0 likesI may only be 14 but I relate to this more than anything ๐
0 likesI am in love with this video. The 'injected with go away poison' and 'THERE IS SOMETHING IN MY VAGINA' is literally me.
0 likesAppreciate the info, so many men give women crap about being quote on quote 'temperamental' so it's really nice seeing someone being so real and honest about whats going on :). Understanding is the way forward, thanks again :).
0 likesHonestly dodie makes me look forward to ad videos
0 likesPlease make a video about the cup!!!!! btw, loved this video, love you, thank you so much for existing, Dodie
1 likeThis has been such a relief to me. You are the first person that I've heard of that has also had this problem with their period. I got it when I was 11 and it is still irregular 6 years later. My period literally wouldn't stop ( i had it for a month and it was so extremely heavy) I have been into hospital twice so far because i had hardly any blood left in me. Since then I have been on the pill and it has gotten better. I hope I can go off the pill and actually be able to not lose half my blood. I am so thankful you uploaded this
0 likesi had my first period four years ago and im irregular as hell; its suuuper long in between and everything about it (cramps, flow, color, consistency, length, warning signs) varies. all i know is drink water eat chocolate and be nice to yourself.
0 likesI can relate on so many levels haha
0 likes@doddlevloggle Can you and Sammy make a video? I LOVE all your other videos together! you guys are my favorite. you don't even have to do anything interesting. Just like drink tea and talk about friendship and life, Ya know? LOTS OF LOVE PAL
0 likesi feel a lil' weird because i am still young enough that i can't always tell period related hormones from normal hormones. i've had my period for like 4 years but i still get confused. sure, i'll get super emotional right before i start but i will also get JUST AS emotional other times as well and it doesn't feel that different. i haven't felt mentally 'sorted out' in years which i know is FINE. obviously its just part of being a human (and a deeply emotional one at that) but i'd like to be able to be more self aware when it comes to mental breakdowns and stuff. i don't know, pals. i just don't know.
0 likesI have very long very heavy periods too! mine often lasts over a week and the first four days are heavy af. I also get really bad cramps which prevent me from exercising because it actually feels like I may faint from the pain. I wanted to go on the pill but my doctor wouldn't let me, he said I had no reason to. :/ I thought it was a woman's own choice but o well
0 likesI can relate so much to your beginning of your period (being irregular , being really heavy, and getting it later than everyone else)
0 likesI love my menstrual cup! Started using it in February 2015 and I am never ever going back!
0 likesI've had my period for 2 years (I'm 14) and I've never experienced a period cramp at all but I do have a constant headache for 4-6 days plus a migraine on the first day. And I swear to fucking god if someone says 'you can't get migraines you're 14' FIGHT ME BITCH I think I know what a migraine is when I get them my mum gets them and her mum gets them as well.
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Also for anyone who doesn't know what a migraine is it's like a headache X10 so like you are being stabbed everywhere in your brain and sometimes you can't see anything because it's blurry or white. It fucking sucks.
0 likesI started my period when i was 10 or 11, (really young i know) and even then it was really heavy. I remember when I first started, my period was super irregular. periods suck
0 likesMy period is fairly heavy so it's really annoying when I'm out and about all day but I gto a menstrual cup recently and it's so !! good !! I can wear it all day and not worry about it at all which is great (but getting it in is hell uGH).
0 likesI love that you're talking about this dodie!! Periods shouldn't be taboo bc so many people deal with them every single month and we're supposed to pretend it doesn't even happen??? It's stupid.
Omg I have a really heavy and irregular period thanks for making this video i don't feel as odd anymore ๐
0 likesI got my period when I was 11 and it was Track and Field day, and I got it when they were still setting up, so beginning of the day I was in so much pain and I just thought I just really really really really needed to poo, and since I don't like using public bathrooms, I didn't do to the bathroom all day until I got home and saw my underwear extremely bloody, so yea, that was fun. And then a year later is was all funky, but now I'm 15, and it's all good.
0 likesclue is AMAZING, been using it for years! I like how it's not all pink and flowery and shit like some of the other tracking apps lol
1 likeWould it be odd to ask what is a good brand for menstrual cups? I've wanted to get one because it's eco-friendly but I don't even know where you can/should get them from!
0 likesTHANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CLUE!! The app has already made the tracking WAY easier
0 likesI feel u, I got a mirena when I was 16 after having literally a 6 month period. rip me
0 likesYep, thank you, mine began today. It's okay it was about that time anyway. I watched this video last night. One tip about your period-chocolate helps. So eat some chocolate.
0 likesplease do a menstrual cup video!! I've been trying to find more info on them, it'd be really helpful (:
0 likesAs a singer I've always noticed that my voice becomes a bit hoarse and, in general, it's just harder to sing during your period. It sucks
0 likesDefinitely do a video on menstrual cups please!
0 likesI love this video so much!!! also clue is awesome
0 likesURGH I started my period on my FIRST DAY OF HIGH SCHOOL. I can still remember my little 11 year old self completely freaking out for a good 20 mins and then I was late to school. ON MY FIRST DAY
1 likeAfter getting my implant I began getting my period everyday :/ It's pretty ridiculous.
0 likesYesssss me and my friends all have clue and it's so much fun, it's free and it's brilliant for opening up about talking things it's so funny
0 likesDODIE I CRIED W MY MUM WHEN I GOT MINE TOO WERE TWINSIES YAAAAAAAAAY
0 likesi agree!! CLUE is the best Period App out there!
1 likebut wow, you had some interesting period experiences.. my period has been regular ever since it started, pain and all lol
like my pain gets so bad to the point i can't walk -_-
I've been using Clue for a while, it helps so much!
1 like6:48 its my favorite part by far and something i can heavily relate to xD
0 likesClue sounds fascinating, but I am pretty private about my period, so I felt a bit uncomfortable giving all my data to an app on my phone. Am I too paranoid?
0 likesI've used clue forever! my period is HELLA irregular so rn it's been telling me that I've been pmsing for like 20 days and I'm like honestly ur probably right
1 likeMenstrual cups were actually invented in the 70's
1 likeI got my period when I was 9. I was so excited
0 likesI'd be so curious as to what my womb looks like....does that sound weird? I don't care. ๐
1 like"THERE'S SOMETHING IN MY VAGINA" dodieeee you SMOL LITTLE CUTE BEAN I CRY
0 likesDodie i am the same way u r like im on spot with u i actually got my 3 days ago ugh but yah <3
0 likes"Its like a little aquarium up there."
0 likesI lost it.๐
i watched this video in the morning..
0 likesand now (night) i got my freaking period
whatthehell dodie
Thank u thank u thank u for sharing!!
0 likesImma check out that clue app right now!!
Thanks Dodie~~~
I got my first period when I was going to a party, I just stayed soooo angry and starded to cry on most of the songs and I just couldn't understood why ( randon fact)
0 likesI got it at 14 too โค
0 likesDodie: I thought I needed....a poo.
0 likesMe: dYinG BeCaUse Dodie iS toO pREciOus fOr tHis WoRld
There has been one confirmed case of Toxic Shock Syndrome related to menstrual cups. Far far far less common than with tampons but more info is always good. Possible. Not likely.
0 likesI struggle a lot with tampons, everyone tells me I shouldn't be feeling it but I always am no matter how it's positioned. The only kinds I can use are these itty bitty ones that are like an inch long, which isn't helpful because I change it like 5 times a day because it's so itty bitty. Do you think menstrual cups would be worse for me to use? I've heard for some people it's more or less comfortable.
0 likesI'd love it if you did a video on tampons and menstrual cups
0 likesD&C is dilation and ??? (curettage, i looked it up) which means they dilate your vagina and scrape the inside to find out what's wrong with your innards there.
0 likesAlso I'd love a video on the menstrual cup!!!! I like want to know more but researching is confusing
TIP--you should use a Mooncup (like the diva cup but better made) because tampons carry so many dangerous chemicals.
0 likesThe way you say ibuprofen is adorable lol
1 likeIt's funny cause I actually remember when you were using the cup for the first time. I'm not a stalker I promise, it was on your snapchat story ๐น
0 likesDoes Clue (or any other period tracking app) work with super irregular periods?
0 likeshello dodie!!! i know how much you love la la land so i just want to recommend you watch Sing Street too!!! the songs are very nice and the story is heartwarming as well ๐
0 likesI tried to use a cup and found that it literally was like trying to put something in a brick wall. My body was just like no. Nope. Not happening. I have no idea why, haven't tried it since. So if anyone else has that problem Im curious to know about it.
0 likesI LOVE CLUE SO MUCH ITS SO USEFUL
0 likeshello, period story coming through. my period doesn't give me cramps at all and it's very irregular. i could go two or three months without bleeding. it kind of makes me paranoid but i don't mind it. i also do not get cramps and such, to the point where i don't realize im bleeding until i change into my pjs or when my bedsheets are soaked. the first time i got it was when i went to the loo and realized i was bleeding into my undies. i was super calm about it and just shoved toilet paper until i could raid my mother's drawers for pads. i wish i had a stronger reaction for having a funny story but alas i didn't. i was ten when i started. ten or eleven at least.
0 likesI've heard menstrual cups are a bit of a faff if you're anywhere but at home? Is this true/been your experience?
0 likesi got mine when I was like 9 and i fainted when the teacher talked about it in class lmao
0 likesYOU ONLY STARTED AT 14? I had my first period when I was 9 years old, so I've been having them for 9 years now. If we were the same age, you would've only been having them for 4 years. Lord didn't have mercy on me.
0 likesI highly highly recommend Thinx Period Underwear!!!! They are amazing and such a non hassle!
0 likesif it can surprise any of you I actually got my period when I was 9
0 likescan you swim with a menstrual cup??? also: as an awkward teenager, how do I bring the idea of trying a menstrual cup up to my mum? or should I just like, buy one and it like not be something I tell me mum?
0 likesI really want to try because I'm allergic to tampons (so on my period swimming doesn't really happen) , but I don't even know if my mum knows what a menstrual cup is. like we're usually pretty open about this kinda stuff but idk I feel like I'd be super awkward talking to her about this. but I can drive and do work so like if I wanted to I could buy it for myself w/o telling her but idk?
I get lower back pains too, it's so annoying ๐ซ
0 likesDon't worry about it to much, you've only few years to deal with it.
0 likesI played 6:48 over and over lmao๐๐๐
0 likesOmg girls, vaginas, & puberty. I HOPE THE GUYS WATCH THIS
0 likesOMG I use that app too! I've used it for like years and it's amazing!
0 likesI use eve instead of clue cause i find it is more inclusive and less confusing, but everyone has their own ways โบ๏ธ
0 likesI hate pads a lot, so I usually use tampons, but the whole tss thing is like slightly terrifying but I'm also terrified to try one of the cup things
0 likesI use clue too!! I'm literally a clock too!! when I first started tho... I went 45 days in between before... Now it's a clock and so accurate!! Love this app!!
0 likesoml same I just finished my period too ๐๐
0 likesThe thought of a cup literally filling up with blood and having to dump it out and reuse it will probably make me want to throw up๐๐
0 likesDo a separate video on the menstrual cup please :)
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I started using it myself a couple of months ago, and it has made my life soo much easier. I don't have to worry about bringing things with me during my period ever, no dry vagina because of tampons, no weird smells because of pads. EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT THIS MIRACULOUSLY AMAZING PRODUCT, SERIOUSLY
0 likesi read the title and i was like OMG that must be awful, and then it dawned on me, oh shit so do I
0 likesClue is amazing! I love it so much
0 likesalso eat dark chocolate and avoid too much caffeine it really helps me
0 likesโCan everyone tell Iโm now a woman?"
0 likesYou're trending hunny !
0 likesI love the Clue app! The best period app ive ever used
0 likes"Injected me with go away poison." AKA hormones.
2 likesDodie,please make a video about menstrual cups,I want to use one but I am scared because I never used tampons,I always used pads so to use a menstrual cup is weird and new for me.
0 likesi've been using clue for a while now, and if i didn't have it before i would now bec of dodie ๐
0 likesDodie I'm panicked. Anyone who knows please tell me. I also have the gigantic clots, heavy flow, and very very irregular cycle. I told my mom who called her gyno who said "lol she's young! It's all good!". Maybe they didn't know the intensity... will I need to undergo that surgery? I want to fix myself , so should I get checked? I hate procedures I've had so many so I'm terrified right now. (If this gives more background, my moms whole family has history of problems in the.... uterus.)
0 likesI'm obsessed with this app now
1 likeThis is so relatable
0 likesI've used clue for months! that's so cool!
0 likesI get such bad cramps. On the first day I always throw up and feel so so so nauseous. The worst one I had was really recently and I threw up 4 times at school and then I went home early and I threw up a few more times I think 7 times total. It was the worst day ever I got home at around 11am and didn't wake up till 5pm. The cramps were so so bad too and I couldn't take my ibruprophen yet since I hadn't eaten anything. Also the doctor prescribed me a stronger ibruprophen and one is about 3 tablets(600) of a regular one(200) so I can't take more than 2 in 24hrs. /: and yeah so that day I couldn't even take the strong medication since I didn't eat. It wasn't until about 6:30 or 7 that I was finally able to take it. My periods don't sound as bad as yours but it's definitely horrible. ):
0 likesHaha I had clue a little while back but I'm a teenager so like you said, I just kept forgetting and even when I got the notifications, I was just like, I can't be bothered right now. And it's still really irregular (I'm on it now and it's been like, two or three months since the last time) so I was just always thinking, I'll start using this more often when I actually develop some sort of cycle but until then, this is meaningless to me. So that's where I am right now. Why I felt the need to share this? I don't know.
0 likesplease do a menstrual cup video!!
0 likesHaha I don't get pms like at all my friends talk about getting emotional and annoyed at everyone and terrible cramps but the ,most I get before I start my period is acne but then again I'm trans a dysphoria is a thing so that sucks
0 likes"I thought I needed a poo."
1 like6:48 OMG I'M CRYING๐๐
0 likesAnd the way you said, Ibuprofen, ahhhhh cute โค๏ธโค๏ธ
0 likesThe funny thing is that... I finish my period yesterday ;-;...
0 likesAlso i had a tough time when i'm on my period.. I literally cry and get moody :')
How ironic that I just started my period a couple minutes before I got the notification for this vid
0 likescould you please do a video about menstrual cups?
0 likesI LITERALLY GOT A CLUE NOTIFICATION WHILE WATCHING THIS LMAO
1 likeOkay, I'm young and I had my peroid a while back. But now it hasn't come. Last time I had it, I think it was in May of 2016. And now it's May of 2017. Is this normal?
0 likesOmg Dodie currently I'm extremely irregular and I'm going on like my third year of having my period kms so as of right now I haven't had my period for like 6 months and I'm 15
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Caroline C I'm 21 and stuff like that still happen to me, I haven't had mine in 4 months, and when I was 15 I didn't have it in 9 months, doctor told me it was normal at 15, but I'm still very irregular, don't remember what the doctor told me what it was about though :v but you have to take care of it, they may give you birth control so you'll get your period every month, go to the doctor, you never know what it may cause a you to be irregular I'm honestly not taking care of myself cause I'm lazy but it may or may not affect me later in life if I want kids
0 likesDODIE!! I'm super duper curious to know your opinion on Portugal's eurovision song!! xx
0 likesI thought I was the only one with a weird period mine will skip like 2 months and then when I do get it it's like a heavy flow for like a week
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but I don't get cramps only back pain
0 likesMy periods are actually not that bad. I rarely ever get stomach pains or cramps or anything. I'll honestly forget I'm even on my period sometimes. The only thing is I refuse to use tampons or anything because I'm really scared/uncomfortable with putting something up there and it's frustrating because I want to be able to swim on my period, but I just can't bring myself to use tampons.
0 likesomg really? me too right now!๐
0 likesconsidering how much she slags off the nhs, it sure has done a lot for her
0 likesAh, my brilliant womb surprised me thE DAY BEFORE HIGH SCHOOL STARTED TO BEGIN MY PERIOD FOR THE FIRST TIME
0 likesWHERE I KNEW NO ONE
JUST A LIL ELEVEN YEAR OLD TERRIFIED
THRUST INTO WOMEN HOOD
tbh tho I was like wanting since I was seven, so blissfully unaware
Thank you do much!!
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*so
0 likesWhy do I always see these videos like at the halfway of my period? I hate being a trans guy.. A year and a half on T and it hasn't stopped. ahhh
0 likesI LOVE CLUE USED IT FOR YEARS OMGGGGGGGG
0 likeswhere does the menstrual cup rest? is it below where a tampon would usually sit? i hate tampons and can never get them to work, because i'm always scared to put them in too far, but does a menstrual cup have to go in that far?
0 likesI'm so freaked out by the way dodie pronounced Ibuprofen. I've only ever heard people say i-bu-PRO-fen. WHAT IS i-BU-profen?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?
0 likesI like the way she says ibuprofen.
6 likesOkay so I know I wasn't on my period before I started this video because if been to the bathroom like two hours ago and no sign of any blood and then I go to the bathroom mid way through this video okay.. And then!!! I realize my period started but just barely so I'm blaming dodie Clark for my period (I have been pmsing for like five days already but still.)
0 likes"Your......excitement........h o r n i n e s s" ๐๐
0 likesWOULDN'T YOU? IF YOU BLED?! OUT OF YOUR WOMB?!?!!
1 likeYou're trending!!!
0 likesDoodie "WOULDN'T YOU?! IF YOU BLED EVERY MONTH?!?!" Ok yeah yeah sorry
0 likestss is a bacterial infection just make sure you take care of yourself
0 likesmy period is so weird and comes every like 3 weeks or so and clue doesnt really help me change when my cycle is/ alerts so its kinda useless for me :/
0 likeshi! I've never used a tampon before... because I'm scared. Like yes, of toxic shock syndrome (but now that there are menstrual cups!)How do you... face the fear of... sticking something in your vagina? While it's bleeding? It's a weird concept and I feel as though I'll never be able to stick a tampon in until I lose my virginity.also, for my period cramps heat doesn't work for me and it irritates me even more! ice packs and cold ice drinks make me numb and at the same time happy! my digestive system is also not happy during this time :(I once ate a medium rare burger at this restaurantย with my mom because I had a very abnormal craving for it and of course, my period got the best of me. I thought I wanted to poo but nothing would come out in the washroom and it was just SO PAINFUL. I could help but just WHINE (in public lol another group that were having lunch stared at me in judgement,ย and they were all femalesย ย -_-) ย about her giving me the keys to our house so I'd walk home in pain and survive until I'd reached our apartment.When I'd reached I literally took off my pants, grabbed an ice pack, put it directly on my skin (sigh. sigh.) which of course left a bruise but it felt SO GOOD. also drank a lot of buttermilk, which helps my digestive inabilities!As a 14 year old (I got my period at 9 years old, lol.) and overfeeler I'd say (I'm as dramatic as dodie lol) I really don't know how to distinguish as to whether my emotions are in the heavy influence of my period cycle (or whether I'm PMSing or not) or they're the emotionsย I'd normally feel. I cry a LOTTT but I don't know if its more hormonal or more.. said actual emotion in actual situation? Do I make sense?thx for this ad. Can't wait to try out Clue and find out more about my body and health! Ugh I just want a good routine keeper because I know I'll be able to be the best version of myself in a routine but I'm failing because I feel lost. aaaaaaaaok bye
0 likesWHY IS THIS 40TH IN TRENDING LAMO WELL DONE DOODIE LMAO
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hahahah right wtf
0 likesu are the cutest person i have ever seen
0 likesfunny how this video is posted just as i'm on my period...
0 likesI love the clue app!
0 likesOoh I've found yet another word British people pronounce differently than Americans. Ibuprofen.
0 likesOmg I've used this app for years
0 likesYou just finished and mine just started for this month. So far it's hell and it's only the first day
0 likesi cannot use tampons i have tried so many times but it just won't lmao
0 likesI got my fricking at nine and it was hell. I was only in the 3rd grade.
0 likesi got my first period in a logan's roadhouse bathroom.
0 likesThis was nice and funny and different
0 likesClue is the best period app no lie
1 likeWhat menstrual cup do you have?
0 likesD & C = dilation and curettage ๐๐
0 likes'my poor body'
0 likesthought this was a song at first lmao
1 likeI haven't started yet, but I get random cramps alot.
0 likesD&C is dilation and currettage
2 likesUf, it's like a little aquarium in there
1 likeDID SHE JUST SAY I-BOO-PRO-FEN
0 likesHELP I'M A 16 YEAR OLD BOY AND I HAVEN'T HAD MY PERIOD YET, ANY HELP?
0 likesHer last video was uploaded on May 10th, This video was uploaded on May 12th. My birthday is May 11th...
1 like"(Not clickbait)" hahah
0 likesPlanned Parenthood also just released an app called "Spot On" on Android and iOS if anyone is interested in supporting PP and following your period.
0 likesShe should have wrote a song about periods
1 likein another life i want to be a woman kkkj
0 likesIs it bad that I got my first period when I was 11
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I had a friend in elementary school who started hers at 9!
0 likesahhh clue is the best!
0 likesDodie's trending. Yayay
0 likesOmg I love Evan
0 likesWait I'm confused.... since cramps hurt so much why can't you just take ibuprofen?? Why is everyone suffering through
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Of course you can but that only reduces the pain, it doesn't go completely. Especially for those with very severe pain. Also some people can't take certain painkillers due to assorted conditions or other medication they might be on.
0 likesAs well as that you can't take most painkillers on an empty stomach but it's hard to eat when you're in that kind of pain.
Plus you can only take a certain about of doses in one day and have to leave a certain time, usually 4-6 hours, between doses. Usually the effects of the medicine start wearing off after 2-3 hours, plus there's the time it takes for it to kick in. So it's not as simple as "just taking ibuprofen"
Period; red gushing hell.
0 likes6:48 you're welcome
0 likesI friggen hate tampons so much
0 likesit's fate...i'm on my period..
0 likesthis is quite random, but last year i was at school and i was on my period. i took a pad out of my bag and one of the male teachers came up to me and told me to be more discreet because i was being disgusting and inappropriate. :/
0 likes"Hashtag number one" omg
0 likesDammmmnnit I started at 11 and I so hated it and didnโt want it smh
0 likesI got mine at 9
0 likeswait what is that virgin active thing
0 likesT H I c c w O m B
0 likesYou do need to let the drugs
0 likesIโm ON mine.
0 likesThis title is the best thing ever
0 likesI'm glad you're feeling better Dodie โค๏ธ periods and relationships suck but you are a strong independent woman ๐
0 likesI love Clue! It was recommended to me because it (drumroll) isn't gendered! It's tough being trans and having a grusome reminder how the world sees you every month, but the app has helped a bit. It also has a "tags" option where you can add whatever other details you want to track, which in my case is my depression. That's also helped me learn that losing large amounts of blood each month does have some noticable affect on that. It's so handy and fun, especially โif you start tracking oddly specific moods such as: I Want To Get Married And Have Five Children, I Wish I Was Dead But Not Really, and Everything Is Great But I Feel Like I'm Going To Die Soon.
1 likeSo check it out.
It's oddly comforting to have someone talk about periods and be so open about them :)
0 likesI love this video! thank you for talking about this so openly and for recommending the Clue app! I'm using it now and it's really convenient, not only for keeping track of my period, but also to for keeping track of my moods. I've been pretty down and not very productive lately and was looking for a way to keep track of my moods. So thank you!
0 likesMy period pain has decreased so much since I have gone gluten-free (I'm gluten intolerant) Hope trial and error works for other people like it did for me :)
0 likesI remember I started at like 13 but I have ibd so at first I thought my disease was just flaring (a symptom of my disease is blood in stools that's gross ik but we're talking bloody vaginas) but it turned out to be a period lol. but now I'm on the depo shot since I have cyst in my ovaries but the exact opposite happens to me, I get so emotional lol.
1 likeI always describe how period pains feel like really needing a poop and people think I'm so weird. I'm so glad someone else thinks it feels like that.
1 likewhen ur on ur period rn
1 like& you just smile bc dodie is so open & she's such a cute human being
I have used clue for almost half a year now and I actually love it!!! Can you do another video when you get more into detail about menstrual cups because I'm really interested in them and want to help the environment but they scare me a lot!!! Love you dodie xxx
0 likesi have never been happier with any decision i've made for my health/wellbeing than switching to a menstrual cup. it has made having periods SO much easier. i've also loved using this app for the last month or two as well:) upon checking, apparently i'm just about to start... yay.
0 likesLmao I love the (not clickbait) part of this hahahaha. Also, I also had a very heavy period with blood clots that were huge and then I developed an eating disorder and my blood got super light and that's when I first noticed that something was messed up bc I barely ever got my period and when I did it was like a day long
0 likesThank you so much dodie โค๏ธ
0 likesthis was really nice because all my friends talk about their periods but their schedules are very timed whereas mine is very irregular and it was nice to hear someone talking about irregular periods. i was taking birth control to try to regulate it but now i'm on a break to see if my body can work it out itself for a while :)
0 likesWhen I got my period I was twelve. I was sleeping, and woke up at one in the morning needing to pee. I waddled over to the bathroom, feeling a bit uncomfortable and squishy but in my sleepy state it didn't seem like a big deal. Once I finally made it to the toilet, I looked down, and I felt my heart drop. I was so scared! My number one fear as a child was that anything that had to do with growing up. I thought I'd be scolded or un-welcomed to speak to my parents about. Let's just say I was completely awake and shaking as I cleaned myself up the best I could and awkwardly walked out. As I was leaving, my mom was in the kitchen and asked "Hey, Anika. Why are you walking like that?" Talk about two heart attacks in one night. My first thought was don't let her know that you know what a period is, then she'll be okay about it because I didn't want it or know it was going to happen. So I told her "Uhm, I was in the bathroom, and red fell into the toilet." She was automatically so helpful and caring, in a way that I shouldn't have ever been scared. She helped me by getting me a pad and showing me how to use them, and honestly if my mom wasn't randomly awake at the same time I found out, I probably would have kept the secret until she asked me "Hey, have you gotten your period?" Like ten years later.
0 likesI had my first at a sleepover. they were just next door to me and I was too awkward/uncomfortable with periods to tell their mom so I just quickly ate breakfast and said "yeah my mom wants me home RN" and then I ran home and told my mom. I'm really open with them now lmao I dont care who knows I'm bleeding
2 likesDodie, I would love to see a video about menstrual cups! I am so curious how to use them, especially when you're in publicโ restrooms with shared sinks. how do you clean them properly?
0 likeshaving some extra pads with you is key! especially when you can give one to a Friend In Need it makes you feel so,, accomplished? they're just like "um hey do you have a spare pad I think my periods starting" and you're like "Hell Yes Sister!"
0 likesI tried clue and overall, I do like it, but my period for the longest time just did not come. There was a point where I went a whole year almost without getting it, and had to get a ton of tests and blood work done to make sure I was okay (such as risks for pillar cysts and a prolactinoma). Only recently has it started to become regular, so if it continues, I just might give it another shot because it is a great app I feel. I'm happy you made this video because I almost forgot all about clue!
0 likesI very much appreciate you using gender neutral language in this video. The trans community says hello!!
0 likesIm on a contraceptive to stop my periods (because I have a thing called fibromyalgia which is being in pain 24/7 and my periods make it so much worse) but as much as Im happy to not deal with the pain and emotions it makes me a little sad to not have it.
0 likesGranted I may just be weird
Love the title! This might be a weird question, but how often do you have to empty your menstrual cup on super heavy days? I recently started using one and I leak if I don't empty it more than once during the day on my heavy days, but I've also never been sure what's actually heavy and what's "80% of people think they're above-average" thinking.
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latestranger Is a Menstrual cup a good product? like is it much more practical? I've been looking into getting one but I know nothing much about it, how many times do you need to empty it?
0 likesi would get really bad cramps, migraines, and heavy flow during my period to the point where i would miss school or feel like absolute shit for a full week when i had it. i'd tried multiple types of birth control that sort of helped but quite often my period was still irreugular and i wasn't happy at all. so i went to a gyno recommended by my doctor and she said that i could eliminate my period all together by switching to a birth control pill that only has 21 days instead of 28. i literally almost cried tears of joy because of course there's the rumors that skipping your period could mess up your uterus (which is completely false!!) i've been on this pill for about 7-8 months now period free and it's such a huge relief to not have to worry about my uterus eating itself alive (a bit graphic but true lol) if your periods are as bad as mine were (or worse) please ask your doctor to recommend a gynocologist to sort things out for you because it's probably one of the best decisions i've ever made!
1 likeMy period has been so bad since I started it. I've gotten cramps so excruciating that I would be lying on my floor crying and screaming at the top of my lungs for hours on end. They would get so heavy that I would be changing a super plus 8 hour pad/tampon/sometimes both in an hour or under. We saw the doctor and I don't have anemia but there is something very weird about my period
0 likesIt feels weird how in the previous video you are so sad and today you are very happy and bubbly;Idk why I'm saying it here but it is so painful to watch you hurting๐ขhope u will get well Dodie๐
1 likeObligatory "please see a doctor if you have abnormal symptoms" PSA! I got my first period when I was 10 and it became eight months of heavy bleeding, daily. I've literally never had a "normal" period and I bleed every single day of the year if I don't have contraceptive implants injected into my abdomen. It took 12 years to get my diagnoses of adenomyosis, endometriosis, and polycystic ovarian syndrome because my doctors told me I'd "grow out of it," and wouldn't budge because they thought they knew better than a young girl. If they had listened to me, I probably wouldn't be completely infertile.
1 likeThankfully, nowadays GPs are becoming more aware of the warning signs of conditions like these, so PLEASE don't give up if you think there's something seriously wrong with your periods. Heavy bleeding for months at a time isn't normal, severe pain that brings you to the brink of passing out isn't normal. Get a second opinion, get a third opinion, call a charity's helpline (such as Endometriosis UK), just don't stop until they give you an answer.
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I've been having periods for 3 years now and only recently I've been getting cramps, but it's the ABSOLUTE WORST. IT HURTS SO BAD
0 likesplease do a menstrual cup video, Dodie!! I use pads but want to start using something else though i don't want to mess with mother nature
0 likeslol. I just track my period on a large wall calendar in my room. I'm so regular and painless. Anybody who walks into my room can just see the calendar and the neon highlighters I use mark my period and how heavy/light it is.
0 likesP.S.: Pads are the best. for me.
could you please make a video about menstrual cups? I feel super weird googling them and looking it up. You're like a friend so watching you talk about it would be more helpful
2 likesI was kinda the opposite,ย I started when I was 12 nearly 13, I was the first out of my friends so I kept it really to myself, and I was not happy, I was not excited or anything, I wanted to stay young as long as possible, I was dreading it. It didn't really effect me, I didn't cry or anything, I just thought "this is gonna be the biggest pain in the ass to deal with, why am I a woman". The best part was probably cause I was at home on my easter holidays so I didn't have any problems with school. I used tampons almost instantly (I'm a dancer so it gets in the way a lot) and my periods have always been very regular (except for my second one, twas like a week late and I panicked). But you know what, it's all good now so, GIRLS, YOU MUST KNOW, YOU WILL SURVIVE.
0 likesI got mine at around 11 but none of my friends got it until like a year or two later! It took my twin sister a year after me to get it! Like why?! I felt that I had to keep it a secret for so long but now I'm super open about it with my girl and guy friends. They either joke about it with me or they get weirded out. Either way it's kind of funny!
0 likeslooking through the comments and it's so crazy how different everyone's experiences are.
0 likesi started mine quite late, i was kinda like dodie in that all my friends got their and i was like 'i want it nooooow', and then i was on holiday and i took my pants off to shower and i was like '...that's blood in my pants'. it sucked cus i couldn't go surfing, so i immediately got the 'oh this isn't a good thing' realisation.
my periods were super super irregular, my sister's are too, and my mum's were when she was younger, but mine were awful. i would go like six months without bleeding but every month i still got grouchy and cramps (they weren't awful cramps but they were still cramps), but when i did get it.... it was awful. like. awful.
my flow was fairly heavy, i got super super super moodswingy, especially before, and the cramps sucked so much i threw up a few times. soooo i got on the pill! and now my periods are like completely normal! & i'm one of the lucky people who doesn't get any side affects from the pill so it all came up roses really.
i still get awful moodswings and the first day of my period gives me awful awful cramps, but they only last five days compared to the like week and a half it used to last, and honestly it's so much nicer being able to prepare for it. only side affect is that if i ever miss a pill, i start cramping up. it's kind of weird but it reminds me to take it so i guess it's good.
& i've never used a tampon. the idea makes me super uncomfortable. i'm turning twenty next month and i've always always used pads. whatever works for you, works for you, don't feel like less of a woman for it.
i don't understand why people aren't more open about their periods. i mean it's something we go through daily. we should be able to talk about it openly, it's just another part of life. and hells yes why wouldn't we complain???? the amount of embarrassments and pain and complications so many women and girls go through i sort of think we deserve to be able to complain
Also for the people who are worried about taking a bath on your period; you don't bleed in the water! (or at least I don't) It really helps with pain because it's just a nice hot/warm soak. Also, peppermint tea is really good for cramps and bloating! I have a really heavy flow and I go through a lot of pads so I want to look into the menstrual cup, I've heard good things about it!
0 likesI got mine when I was 13 and I was the last of my group of friends. I'm quite light but cramps feel like shit and I generally last 6-7 days
1 likei literally just started my period omfg. the first time i got mine i was 10, nobody else had it and i thought i had this weird secret to keep to my friends cause they wouldnt understand oh god
1 likei got my period when i was 10!! no one else had it yet (i was like 2 years early compared to my friends) and we hadn't had that 'talk' at school. it was really horrible, i thought i was dying.
0 likesAfter Evan yelled, "that's it for me, I'M OUT" I had finally realized who he reminded me of for so long....my math/U.S. History teacher.
0 likesi feel blessed because my flow isn't too heavy, it used to be very heavy (to the point that it made me anemic) in the first couple of years but now it's light and so much easier to deal with. but i get such horrible migraines, I've fainted from them a couple of times, to the point where i can't even eat because i feel so sick. the medication i could take to help with the pain messes with other medication i have to take for mental issues. it sucks, but others have it way worse i guess
0 likesI went on the pill at 18 and came off at 26. Was on it for way way too long. It took an entire year for my period to come back/for my skin to sort its shit out. Ugh. I'm considering the copper iud cause I don't want any more hormones, but I'm terrified.
0 likesi remember on the second day of me getting a period i still went to school in my perfect white uniform and walked around all day with blood spots on it :(
0 likesmy mum instantly called all of my relatives to let them know i had gotten my period. didnt appreciate that tbh, dont need anybody knowing my shit.
someone tell me some period horror stories to make me feel better
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Anamika Mahesj i was 12 and i woke up in a puddle of it and broke down into tears because no one had told me about periods and i thought i was going to die. i called my mum into my room and i said what the hell im going to die then my mum finally told me what was going and then told my dad. its not horrifying but iys a story
0 likesI had to look up menstrual cups, I never knew those existed.
1 likeTHE MORE YOU KNOW
I got my period really late, it was a week before my 16th birthday. It was hell, not because it was late, and not because of the flow, my flow was really light for the first year. It sucked because my older sister is Satan and literally was nagging me to start my period for a few years straight as if I was some how in control of it. She's bullied me my whole life, even worse than kids at school did because she was way more violent. Idk how this comment is all of a sudden about bullying but ok, welcome to my a.d.d. life.
0 likesI had to listen to her say ibuprofen so many times before I was like, yes she definitely says it weirdly
2 likesGirl I'm anemic because of my heavy period too, never knew anyone like that haha
0 likesIdk what I'm more happy about - my birthday or my period ending today lol I've magically stopped being irregular since I've started using the clue app ๐ค
0 likesI already get migraines so the pill I use is Cerelle and It's so good !! I can't even remember what I'm like on my period it's been so long since I've had it.
0 likesIt's gotten to the point where advil doesn't really help my cramps that much. It takes about 45 minutes to kick in and I need to take another like every two hours. Last month my mom got me some random cramp medicine and honestly I am so excited to use it because my cramps literally stop me from being able to be a normal human.
0 likesI got mine when I was 12, as soon as I woke up yo get ready for an in school concert I was performing in. I cried at 6 am in the morning and shyly told my mom. Then I didn't get it for a few weeks after the first and it was irregular. Then it was super fucking heavy and now I think it's leveled out after 2 years
0 likesthe only plus things i like about periods is that if they're killing me people will be extra nice to me and that moment when you ask a girl for a pad/tampon and they're super nice about and not akward
1 likei usually hate ad videos but you're a bean and i was actually looking for an app like this lol
0 likesi started my period 12 years ago on my 10th birthday lmao. super nice present mother nature!!! so now every birthday is also my period birthday
0 likesI'm 15 and haven't started my period so I'm kinda happy but also find it very awkward when my friends are all talking about it and I'm trying to join in on the convo.
0 likes"We're both ovulating... wonderful." DEAD.
1 likeHello Dodie!
0 likesI would really like to try out menstrual cups, but does it surpass/break your hymen? Cuz I dont wanna break mine 0*0
do you have different period experiences depending on which ovaries turn it is? I've found, as my periods get more regular now (I'm also 22), that every other one is so much worse than the other. and I mean so much worse. like on my 'normal' period I will have pain and aches and grouchiness. but then the bad ones I literally can't move an inch from the bathroom floor without worsening the pain, whilst I'm vomiting. it's an experience. this only lasts like one or two days though then the rest of my period is so easy. any tips? do any of you guys get this?
0 likesgoal: to be as thicc as dodies womb lining
0 likesYou're so cute. I love your personality and your voice.
1 likeMy period started at 11 and it stopped after a couple months and i was petrified but then it started again. I had heavy periods every time and my knickers where always stained red so basically i've gone through like fucking 50 pairs IN ONE MONTH HUOOOOOOH
0 likesshout out to the brave souls who wear light pants while on their period
0 likesOmg I was irregular (still am) and went on holiday with a period ๐that was the first time I wore tampons lol
0 likesI love the clue app, I've been using it for almost year and I love it
1 likei remember when i was 11, i was eating at this korean desert place and i went to the bathroom. And i saw it. I was so excited and happy because im becoming a grown woman. And I was just casually talking about it with my family while they're eating the desert.
0 likesI was on the injection thing for a bit and it was horrible. My mental health went crazy and then I got scared that my period would never come back. Luckily, it did, and now I'm happy with it just the way it is.
0 likesi have been using clue when i was just 15 years old since i was very irregular and i was advised to take notes and such about my period and i remember their slogan was like "the only period app that isn't pink"
1 likePLEASE MAKE A VIDEO ABOUT THE CUPS! I've been trying to decide if I should switch from tampons to the cups cause it will alleviate my worry about TSS but I'm afraid the menstral cup won't hold a heavy flow well or it will leak. Need information.
0 likesI did that thing in year 6 where i asked my teacher 'we can get it an any point??? So i could go home tonight and start it'
0 likesI started it that night and cried a lot lol
Why is this one of my favourite dodie videos?
0 likesI started my period when i was 16. I'm such a late bloomer omg
0 likesaH i relate to when you were younger ,,
0 likes((possible tmi oops)) i have really heavy periods & very big clots. i tried the birth control patch and it had very negative affects on me; very bad cramps, migraines, fatigue, and made it heavier which was heLL.
Aaaah dodie's dress/jumpsuit-thing is so cute ๐
1 likei'm on the contraceptive pill and i don't have an issue with it, which is odd because absolutely everyone i've spoken to have said it made them have migraines (like you) or it makes them super hormonal and gross. my periods are super heavy but tampons scare the sHIT out of me so i avoid swimming pools at all costs... i had a similar story with my mum but instead of lip gloss we had an industrial sized vaseline tub lmao
0 likesyour skin looks amazing in this vid1
0 likes'It's like a little aquarium in there' I'm dying at that sentence o m g
1 likeMy period lasts usually 5-6 days and can vary but I'll tell you, in the middle of the 5-6 days IS LIVING HELL. IT'S WHEN ITS THE HEAVIEST.
0 likesHey I would genuinely appreciate a menstrual cup video cause when Tessa held it in the cutting my hair short video the shape of it is extremely confusing and makes no sense as to which side you stick in to your vag. I'm just confused and would love to know more :)
0 likesMy first period lasted five weeks. It was hell๐
0 likesI got my period with 9! It was terrible >.< i was the first one and didnt know what was going on and i didnt want it to happen... but oh well :D
0 likesHi dodie! I'm 15 and just hate the feeling of wearing a pad, but I haven't successfully managed to get a tampon up there yet... Would you say menstrual cups are easier to use? I just don't wanna feel like I'm wearing a nappy (diaper) all day but I'm also very aware my vagina's never had anything shoved up it before either
0 likesI've used Clue for a while haha, and it's true, it's bloody great, no pun intended.
1 likeI started my period when I was 10 ๐ I I was an early bleeder
0 likes10/10 best thing about being on the pill is not having periods.
0 likesPcos... androgen levels are all messed up and I don't have periods. Tried several doctors and trying to get it. Wish I could relate! Hopefully someday
1 likeI LOVE CLUE SO MUCH ITS SAVED MY LIFE
0 likesi feel so bad for dodie and those who have periods that are similar to hers.... my period is probably the most painless period cuz i don't even get cramps and stuff. i literally just get a smol cold until its over which is about a 6 days.
0 likesid love it if you made a video about mental cups because i want to try it
1 likedodie and i finished our period on the same day. it's fate, it's destiny.
1 likei've had clue for a solid year and it has been the best thing ever
0 likesi dont remember when I got mine, I think I was around 13? but my period was sooo irregular until like the age of 16? I even once had a full month of period and also skipped one period but now I have it quite regularly but I have some problems but too anxious to talk to anyone lmaoo
0 likesI got mine a month after I turned 12 also I literally finished mine yesterday wow okay that's tmi
0 likesi got mine november 2016 (last year basically) and ive had pretty regular periods that are only heavy for a day or 2 and i have a longer than average cycle but my periods are 6 days so i guess I was lucky??
0 likesThis is really unimportant, but I love the way she says ibuprofen ๐
1 likeI literally watched this on my period.
0 likesI. Am. Dying.
dude i frickin love clue, would highly recommend to everyone!
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honestly though if the app didn't warn me about my period I'd have totally forgotten everytime
1 likeMy ex used to have a kick in her libido when she had her periods, it was messy. Well, i'm glad i'm a guy.
0 likesHow do you use a menstrual cup? Like how does it work because it sounds great
1 likeIf anyone can explain to me how you use menstrual cups in public bathrooms where there are no sinks in the cubicle that would be great
0 likesplease do a video on menstrual cups!!
0 likesi got my first period at 10 like i started young lol
0 likesomggg this app looks so good it's just the thing I need thank youuu!!!!
0 likesEvan gets told about periods so much haha
0 likesCan you swim with a menstrual cup? Or do tampons work better?
0 likesWHEN YOU SAID YOUR SKIN BECOMES OILY ALL I COULD THINK OF WAS CAMPING TRIP
1 likeI like Evan because he doesn't faint or evaporate into a big cloud of EEEWWWW when u talk about periods like some guys do.
0 likesWhen the blood come out does it hurt and how do I know if I am having it? (I have not had it yet)
0 likesI'm 13 and got mine in march so I have had it 3 times I'v been pretty lucky because it's always on time IV never had an accident and it only lasts 4 days but I get so so so angry though my friends get emotional like upset but I get so mad at the slightest things๐
0 likesof course i get my period the day after watching this
0 likesI got my period when i was in 5th grade. Woohoo.
0 likesactually using this app since like 6 months and its lit
0 likesim 19, I have only had 1 natural and almost non existent period and one other one (which was super heavy and lasted 3 weeks) due to a tablet I had to take for the doctor to see if I was capable of having one, there is a very high chance I have a condition that causes irregular periods... I then stopped going to the doctors to find out what I have because they wanted to keep me on that tablet, but it was a mess and I really didn't want it... So I still don't have any idea if I have the condition, but if it is polycystic ovaries, then that explains my difficulty losing weight and growing more hair than the average woman... I know I should, but I REALLY don't want to go back to the doctors
0 likesYOU'RE SO BLOODY FUNNY. YES Pun intented.
0 likesthe no clickbait bit in the title killed me, dunno if it was meant to be funny but made me laugh.
1 like"I carry it around.. in my vag." hahahaha ded
0 likes"Scrape your womb... because it's too... thick..." in captions: yum
1 likemine is due in 2 days and in the middle of this video i got cramps i love my uterus
0 likesMy first day is always the worst, I get really sick and clammy, I've fainted in stores and scared several workers.
0 likesYour outfit is so adorable!!!!!!! Where did you get it?
0 likesI love the not clickbait thing in laughing
0 likesI'm just wondering whether clue is useful for someone on the pill, as the pill kind of regulates the whole cycle anyway. like I wouldn't need it for knowing when my period starts cause the pill makes it super regular anyway and the cycle just repeats itself every month u know?
0 likesive seen menstrual cups online and ive always been kinda interested but i cant help but wonder if they make vaginas super dry? the reason i dont use tampons is because i cant stand that dry feeling but pads feel like diapers so do menstrual cups make ur vagina super dry?????
0 likesThis is a great video๐
0 likesI'm really scared to get my period
0 likesthe only thing about this app that scares me is that ONE notification that tells you it's about to start and you just sigh
0 likesI kinda hoped this would be a song :D
1 like"Well done me. Well done womb... well kinda. You did kinda mess up there for a bit..." XD
0 likesYay menstrual cups!!
0 likesfor some reason i was hoping she was gonna sing a song about periods
0 likesWhat do you do if you have to clear your menstrual cup on a public toilet? How do you clear them anyway? I think about getting one, but I'm not sure on how it works. :/
0 likesAll my friends and I have clue and we all have notifications on for each other and when someone is on their second day we bring them a bag full of chocolate
0 likesI always get super nauseous
0 likesHi :) if you have bad cramps, have you ever tried buscopan? It's not just masking the pain but actually helps you uncramp (if that makes sense... I'm not a doctor or English native ^_^") My mum gave it to me and it helps me so much :)
0 likesi broke my tailbone and didnt have it for 4 months then i got it 3 times last year every 4 months. but i think its good now!! woo
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omg wow ouch! Bodies are weird!
0 likesdoddlevloggle i know!!!!! and the doctors wouldnt do anything about it ))): couldnt move for weeks
0 likesI love you for this
0 likesahh im so scared about menstrual cups so pls make a videooย c:
0 likesI got mine today ๐ฃ๐ฃ
2 likesWomen are incredible
2 likesEvan : when's the next one?
0 likesMe : IDK Like a fuckin month Evan do you not know basic biology escrfvyffuyfvnyg
Also her health app is called my poor baby and its so cute
wait shit i didnt even realize this was an advertisement for clue near the end i was like yo wheres the ad oML so smooth
1 likei have crohn's disease and when it flares it can cause rapid weight loss and therefore irregular periods YIKES!! i also didn't get my period until 14, but for me that was kinda good bc most teenage girls with crohn's dont get it until they are 16 or older.
0 likesI got my first period when I was eleven and I remember I saw it and my first thought was "this looks like a the walking dead episode"
0 likesPlease make a vid on the menstrual cup!!!
0 likesim 14 and i started my period when i was nine LOL is that bad
0 likes"Excitement... (horniness)"
1 likeI've been on my period for the last 9 months and it's horrible, I don't know what to do the doctors aren't doing anything but it's making my life stressful and just not nice, any suggestions or know why?
0 likesThen second day of my friends period she goes, "I'm sorry if I snap at you today if I'm mean please tell me."
0 likesI actually been using clue, it's cool! ๐
0 likesdoes anyone know how to get the clue app to show your ovulation as well?
0 likesi wish periods were a clickbait
1 likeno need for me to share this, but i am on my period. any time my mom asks me to do something im like 'but muuum im on my period just let me watch netflix and die"
0 likesI have endometriosis and anemia.. I have to be on depo to avoid surgery. I'm in constant pain. ๐ญ
1 likei like clue coz it's gender neutral & i'm nonbinary
0 likesi wonder if like kids(idk like 12-14 etc) can use menstrual cups??? i'm 13 myself, and i always use pads bc i'm terrified of putting in tampons but i want to try menstrual cups (even tho i'm not even sure i can find them in mongolia)
0 likesp.s i tried putting in a tampon like 2 or 3 times when i thought i had a heavy flow but it always hurts a lot bc sucks up all the blood around the entrance so it's not lubed enough anymore??? anyway, hearing about how dodie's mum like used lipbalm actually gave me an idea so i'll be trying that next and hopefully and successfully, shoving that weird rocket shaped napkin tampon into my tunnel shaped red pink hole :)
(oh my god no why me)
Dear women. I FEEL SO FUCKING SORRY FOR YOU. IM SO SORRY. YOU DON'T DESERVE THIS.
1 likeIf you want to know more about menstrual cups, you should check out Previous Star Pads. It's a great channel!
0 likesAm I the only one who doesn't get cramps? I'm 16 and I got my period when I was 11 and it lasts like7-13 days :p
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No, I don't get cramps either. Every person is different I guess.
0 likesbeing serious all out the video until "THERES SOMETHING IN MY VAGINA" FUCK SAKE DODIE chokes on laughter
0 likesOkay I need to stop complaining about mine cos although I get very very sick I did not have so many complications!! Sounds horrific oh dear
0 likesdodie you should write song a having your period
1 like16 and never had a period :/
0 likesI got mine in FOURTH GRADE I was NInE. I was hating life duringย it and still am
0 likesi just finished it too yayy
0 likesI got my first on Christmas day when I was 11
0 likesI LOVE THE CLUE APP
0 likessees title
2 likesOH MY GOD SAME
had mine since age 11 nd it's?? confusing?? and idek if it's regular or irregular at this point but i rarely get cramps and it usually starts out light, gets heavier, then REALLY light, then dies. nd also i always have a sUDDEN RAGING URGE TO PEE BUT IT'S LIKE PAINFUL AND THAT'S ALWAYS HOW I KNOW I HAVE IT
0 likesI got my first period when I was 12
0 likesGreat, I just started mine.
0 likesI don't need the app my best friend tells me when I'm coming on she always knows it's amazing
0 likesi cant use a tampon its too uncomfortable how do you live
1 likeI got mine when I was 9. yep.
0 likesBOI I LOVE CLUE
0 likesugh I really wanna swith over to clue but I've been using mycycles for years and I can't transfer my period info๐๐
0 likesugh should I or not
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Kennedy Cox I'm pretty sure clue asked you in the beginning about what you now of your period, so maybe you could still switch if you want to. I use clue and really like it!
0 likesMy period is literally the most annoying thing and i want to destroy my uterus. So, i don't get cramps (thank goodness) BUT my period doesn't last the normal time, instead of it lasting a week or so, mine last 3+ weeks every time i have a period. I have heavy mood swings and i am a very hormonal teenager which is just jdkcksk. Not only do they last for ages, they are incredibly heavy and uncomfortable. i've tried tampons but i just can't get it atm. pads are the go go for now. My friends always end up having to deal with a very emotional and angry me and i wonder why i still have friends ๐. When i went to England from the 8th of december to the 11th of January (i live in australia), i was on my period there and back (3 weeks) and continuing until the 20th of Jan and i recently went up north of Australia to the wonderful Exmouth where i would swim literally every single day and have fun and where nice bikinis and shit like that. Well, for the whole 2 weeks i was there SURPRISE SURPRISE, i was on my period AND i had a white bikini. My period really needs to calm its shit. (my grammar was probably really shit lmao i'm sorry)
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i'd only get like 4 days of a break
0 likesA d&c??? Isn't that the procedure you have when you miscarry? I had no idea it was done for other reasons, that's so interesting.
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hahah yes! How weird!
0 likesWow, not too many dudes in the comment section, eh? Where mah bros with the curious minds at?
0 likes@Dodie, pls do an explanation video on menstrual cups...like wtf is that? Is it more "comfy" than any other possibility? Advantages?
can everyone tell, i`m now, a women...
0 likesJUST GOT MINE TOO.
0 likesI never wanted my period but now I have it and it sucks cause at my old school had uniform and the principal WHOS A MENOPAUSE DUMB BITCH didn't listen to us girls requesting we could wear black pants to school instead of kakis and I've bled through a lot. One time my whole back side of my kakis were just all blood. ;)
0 likesI'm 14 and I still don't have mine
0 likesI MISSED EVANS PUNS WOW
0 likesim a guy why แตแต แดต สทแตแตแถสฐแถฆแถฐแต แตสฐแถฆหข
0 likesI just started my period ://
0 likesthis is?? exactly the kind of video 12 year old me wouldve needed???? man theres so much unnecessary stigma around this so props 2 you for talking abt it
1 likeLast night I got this period > .
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0 likes<3
0 likesholy shit same
0 likesLmao I was 10
0 likesI don't understand why everyone says it hurts......?? I rarely get cramps like really rarely and it never hurts SUPER bad
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It's different for everyone :)
0 likesI use clue!
0 likesNOT CLICKBAIT
0 likesIbrooprefen ๐๐
0 likesdude my period sucks Iโm either so depressed or super angry and i havenโt had it this month so far and I hope i fucking donโt start it ๐
0 likesum you said you were irregular so you dont bleed every month that title is CLICKBAIT ๐ค
0 likesBaby doll is that indometrious scarring in your uterus?
0 likesi got mine at t e n years old
0 likesOops Iโm a dude am I supposed to be here. This video is always on my recommended
0 likesHow do you take a bath on your period?!?!
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Christina G You don't.
0 likesAm i the only one who literally like can't wear tampons? Like I can't even get it up there? Am I normal? I tried for so long to try and get a goddamn tampon in and i couldn't do it no matter how much i tried. am I broken? (I'm 17, if that changes anything)
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Also have you been trying with applicator tampons or non-applicator ones?
0 likesjoodles well before i tried to put it in i like figured out where everything was if that makes sense but i hadn't "explored down there" before that. also it was applicator ones.
0 likeswhy park jimin when you can ride jimin OKAY get ready for some hard core over sharing. I have a kink in my vagina. Literally, the "walls" per say, take a sharp left curve a couple inches in. I would suggest exploring down there because you might find something similar in your case, and it's a lot easier to figure it out with your own hand and nerve cells because sometimes if I'm not paying proper attention I stab my vagina with a tampon applicator because I didn't follow the curve properly! Also, look up the Kotex video on how to insert a tampon. It helped me a ton as a poor 14/15 year old still figuring out the pad or tampon decision, and their tampons with applicators are very nice to use.
1 likethank you!
0 likesI think a lot of people struggle the first time they try to use a tampon so don't worry, you're not alone and you're definitely not broken!! the best advice I can give is, 1) using lube or something to help get it in the first few times. coconut oil works great if you can't get lube/aren't comfortable buying it. you could also use aloe vera gel (as long as it's 100% pure aloe!! added sugar or other ingredients aren't good for your vagina.) olive oil is fine too (again, as long at it's pure.) if you can't get any of those you can use spit lol, sounds kinda gross but it's safe as long as you don't have any sort of sore throat/infection/anything else that would cause you to have icky bacteria in your mouth. don't use vaseline or any sort of lotion bc that's not good for you either. 2) you gotta push the tampon downwards kinda, like towards your butt, not straight up into you. i made that mistake (and still do occasionally) even though the leaflet things you get with tampons usually tell you, because i underestimate just how much of an angle you gotta do it at. 3) if you can get a finger in, you can get a tampon in, it's kinda uncomfortable at first but you get used to it. if you can't get a finger in try when you're aroused. if you still can't/if it's painful, you might have vaginismus or something (it basically causes your muscles to tense without you realising, I had it and only had the confidence to try using a tampon once i'd had sex for the first time, which was a challenge to say the least lol.)
1 likeif you still can't, don't worry about it! if you're okay with using pads then it's fine, tampons aren't for everyone.
also i apologise if any of this is obvious to you or seems patronising, i figure it's easiest to explain everything as well as i can so as not to confuse anyone. i hope this is useful!!
thank you so much for the advice!
0 likesWtf, me too?????
0 likesDodie, idk if you knew but ptx broke up, thoughts?
0 likes"there is something in my vagina" had me dead
1 likebut in all seriousness this is a great video for people who don't know anything about their period! i, unfortunately, have mine but some of my friends haven't gotten it yet so i'll probably tell them about this video. also having people casually talk about periods is so great because lots of people think it's so "taboo" when it really shouldn't be! it happens to mostly everyone who has a vagina!!๐๐
Why do you always manage to cheer me up when I need it? Thanks Dodie~
0 likesI can totally vouch for the exercising before your period thing. I've been exercising pretty frequently and I've really noticed a positive change in how I handle all those emotions. It doesn't even have to be vigorous exercise.
1 likeAlso, real talk, I gave a pad to a friend in need today and gosh, the feeling of "I got you fam" is so rewarding!
It's really wonderful to see Dodie and all these lovely people in the comments speaking so openly about periods. Let's destroy that stigma, everyone!
Love how open this video is, the title too! It's still this semi 'secret' thing that women don't discuss in front of men, and how ridiculous is that? It's the reason everyone is born after all.
0 likesoh my gosh dodie i bleed out of my vagina every month too you're so relatable
1 likeDodie you seem to be extremely happy and I'm uncontrollably smiling because I'm so glad. ^.^
0 likesI love Clue! So cool that they sponsored a video. Thank you for sharing all this stuff with us. It's nice to feel like I'm not alone!
0 likesSo so so happy with how gender neutral this video is, yesss dodie โค๏ธ
0 likesWhen I was 12 the same exact thing happened to me. I was in the hospital for a while and then they finally got me on the same med that you were on and I stopped bleeding. Still having the same problem, though I'm not anemic anymore. Because of the anemia I got POTS. I wasn't expecting to come into this video and hear exactly what happened to me. I'm a little shocked because it honestly changed my life and you were talking about it like it was such a long time ago, but for me, it was only two years ago. This is crazy. It's comforting to know that it got better for you
0 likesI got my first one when I was in Science class too, I thought I just needed the toilet and it really wasn't ๐ Mine are so so so heavy!! It's so horrible, and I might end up experiencing similar things to you, and they aren't very regular either!! I'm so glad someone understands, I think you understand more โค๏ธ
0 likesI got my period last year (when I was 10) and so far everything has been really irregular. Of course it is normal for the first year, but it's been over a year and I just got my period after almost 2 months of not having it. They're also about 8 days long. I just can't wait to get into a regular cycle haha
0 likesI've used Clue for over 2 years and I really love it! It's great that it skips out on all the flowery and pink bullshit, and it recognises that not only women have periods and uses "person/people" instead :) All around great app!
0 likesI laughed so hard when Evan scuttled out the room. I just found that really funny for some reason.
0 likesI've been wanting to use a menstrual cup since watching Hannah's hormone diaries, but I'm a bit scared of them. I'm 18 and I've only just got used to tampons (we only used to have pad around the house, but now it's only me bleeding I get to choose what to use more) and it just seems a bit intimidating tbh. It seems like it would be uncomfortable because it's like a cup. Idk. Help please :)
0 likesOoh I love Clue!! I don't actually know how to count my days and such, so it's such a great way to track your period. That and all the emotional and physical pains too. Highly recommend ๐๐ฝ๐๐ฝ๐๐ฝ
0 likesSO WEIRD! Paused the video to go pee, and my period started. That is one powerful period you have there Dodie, syncing people up over the internet ๐๐
0 likesmy updates on clue were like, "you've got a strange period! I think you need to go to the hospital!" and that's how I found out that I was bleeding way way way way way too much and ended up going on contraceptives which helped !!
1 likeThe pill was my saviour: my period was sooo heavy and by the time I was 17, I began hurting 2 days before the blood came, it would then last 5 days and only heat would help, no exersice or anything, I got weak from even standing up in the shower. Thank you period gods for The Pill!
0 likesthis video gives me hope bc i started when i was 10 and i'm almost 16 and my period still isn't at all regular. i get my periods probably every 2-4 months or i'll wait 2 weeks anD BAM IT'S THERE AGAIN. so after all the doctor stuff i've been given i'm hoping that by the time i'm 22 my periods will be normal too lmao
0 likesmy favourite way to describe period pains is "it's as if your uterus had a greater gravitational pull than the rest of your body"
1 likeMy little sister got her first period about half a year ago, and I'm so jealous! Like, I thought everybody had at least two days of terrible pain and over six days in total, and have to use both tampons and pads all the time because it's so much blood.
0 likesAnd then there she is, no pain, one little pad for hours and hours and three days per month.
I'm pissed.
I recently had an 18 day constantly-heavy period (I'd missed a period the month before, so this was like a mega one) and was given Tranexamic Acid to stop the blood but it gave me an awful backache. I felt really, really bleh and it's now made me anaemic. Why do I have to be a girl wahhhhhh
0 likesClue is such a good app! I've been using it since 2014 and still do to this day (literally today). I love that you're able to set reminders and not only for your period. I've one for checking up on the boobs as well. Just to be save :)
0 likesI really appreciate Evan not being like "god eww period yuck" ๐
0 likesI'm 30 and I'm still not sorted with my periods! Still testing pills, still just ceasing to exist every time it comes along (oh so fun!)
0 likesYesterday, I watched this, and was like "How could an app possibly track my period?" but I got it anyways to test out.
0 likesAfter entering in the very little information I have because I never keep track of my period and am never prepared when it comes, it predicted I would get it tomorrow (which is the day I'm typing this). I was all like "pff yeah right".
Guess who woke up today at 4:00AM and went to the bathroom only to discover they had gotten their period? Me.
I'm diagnosed with endometriosis, due to this I suffer from very intense and painful cramps to the point where I've had to go to the hospital. If anyone in these comments has unbearable menstrual pain to the point of being physical sick, I recommend seeing your doctor or going on the pill. The pill while mainly associated with stopping pregnancy, is a life saver in my opinion. I use the pill, to stop my periods as my endometriosis made me miss out of several days of school and I had drugged up on high pain medications to achieve a little bit of comfort. Please don't dismiss the signs, save yourself the pain and see a doctor.
0 likeswhenever i'm on my period i'm super grateful to shower (nice and warm and comforting on the cramps) and poop lol. both of those things like ease the pressure a bit, i guess?
1 likeand if you have bad cramps like i used to, a heating pad will be your new best friend ๐
I'm 21 and feel like I'm only coming to terms with/understanding my period too, I had the implant for nearly 3 years which basically stopped it and then messed about with the pill for nearly and year and when I stopped that didn't have a period for a whole summer (stressful thoughts when you're a broke uni student in a long term relationship) and now I'm slowly getting used to it. I feel like it's completely different from when I was a teenager, I always got bad cramps and back pains but now I am like crippled with pain and a crying mess for the first 2/3 days. I've been using clue for like the last year and it's great because I'm so scatty I would never remember my cycle even when I was younger, and I was so irregular for so long after messing with hormonal birth control for 4ish years. I'm finally becoming pretty regular ๐๐
0 likesI've been using Clue for about 2 years now, a great app! One thing that bothers me a little about other period trackers is the fact they are designed to be all girly and flowery, Clue is more professional.
0 likesI'd love for you to do a video on menstrual cups! I've been really thinking about using one and I'd like to learn more about them!๐๐ป
0 likesthanks for being inclusive dodie
0 likesI got my period when I was 11 and it was very regular for the first couple years. A few years ago I took this special pill because I was going on vacation so I only took that for like 3 weeks, but after that I didn't have my period for a year and then it became very irregular. Now I"m on the actual pill, whoopie, and my period is regular. Off or on the pill, I barely have any pains, only slight headaches and cramps, but that's like background noise. Oh and I am very very emotional one or two days before I come on. I'll cry about anything. Very joyful.
0 likesI just go out of the shower, so, my period maybe start soon... I feel like it's coming but don't really know when... Also i'm sick (and stressed) so, my periods are 1/2 days "late" but my cycles are really messed up since i give up on pills. And I'm 22 and still struggling with my cup so, don't worry about it, you can do it ! โฅ
0 likesmy anxiety is at 150% the week before my period and I will literally cry over spilt milk, or bite your head off if you were the one that spilt it. Then as soon as the bleeding starts, even though my cramps are pretty bad, I'm just a happy little bleeding thing curled up with a hot water bottle. It's like the emotional tension just disappears!
0 likesI always, always cry before my period, usually over nothing. It's kind of handy though, because it means I pretty much know for sure when I'm about to have my period because I don't regularly cry.
0 likesI've used this app for a while and I can only say it has helped me a lot. I have had troubles eating, which resulted in my period coming late a lot and so with this app I could fill in every time i skipped a meal, did eat, felt sick from eating etc... So for my part it has helped me keep track of my bad eating habits and period so I can slowly eat normally again.
0 likesI felt the same way when I went on the depo shot. Fucking dreadful. Took so long to get my period back and I just felt like I was in period limbo.
0 likesI've always had really irregular periods and I have only had it for four (ish?) years, AND I'm only a teen, but I haven't had one for a while, in fact I've only had on in the past like 15 months, with the occasional bit of spotting. I think maybe I'm not eating enough fat (I'm vegan), but I get all of the symptoms in the right order, as in I'll have a day of being super moody, then sensitive, maybe I'll get a spot, quite hungry, a bit bloated, and I get all ready for the flood gates to open but it just...doesn't...happen. Idk, I'm trying to sort things out, just thought I'd share in case anyone has been/is going through the same thing and has any suggestions?
0 likesYou're such a fun talker, idk if that makes sense, but you're just so funny and fun to listen to.
0 likesI remember being in denial when I got my period like I only wore a pad on the 3rd day ๐
0 likesi've had mine for almost 5 years and it is absolute hell, it makes me vomit, i've passed out before, i'm SUPPOSED to take 6 tablets a day that don't work, and i am not having a fun time. sometimes my cramps make it impossible to even move. it can last for two weeks and come every two weeks. it's heavy as it gets. please save me.
1 likeI'm on the pill and have been for 2 years and honestly i've had no real issues with it besides maybe some minor weight gain (or maybe that's just me eating lots who knows) i love it because essentially I can control when my period starts. Got an exam and don't want the red water fall going on/going on holiday? Take an extra pill and it'll only start (for me anyway) after i've not had one for about 24 hours. My periods are a lot heavier when I skip a few days and take a few extra pills but honestly i'm fine with that really just stock up on chocolate and ibuprofen. I used pads because I just don't like the idea of tampons and toxic shock is terrifying to me but I know they're really bad for the environment so i'd love a video on the diva cups to see what they're like and how to use them
0 likesI get suuuper emotional two days before i get my period. I cry over everything and get really angry really fast and always have to tell people 'dont take me seriously i'm getting my period lmao'
0 likesI used to be on the pill but after YEARS of using it i found out it caused migraine and depression so now i'm FINALLY off the pill and feeling happy-ish again.
Oh and i get terrible cramps and i cant walk and just sleep.
I would love if you'd talk about the cupthingy! I think about getting one for a while now, but it's not that cheap and if I don't like it in the end it's really a waste of money.
0 likesI love that you're talking so openly about this btw. Really appreciate it :D
oh my god! I get that weird ache between my legs too! It's like you've got a really tired crotch (?) it feels so awful, I get it only for a day, but still, it sucks so much!
0 likesI have heavy periods that have been occurring every 2 weeks. They last such a long time and it's so hectic. I actually have it now. I hate this.
1 likeI use clue !! Also ive used a tampon only once and it was freaking terrifying. It was hard to take out and it hurt a lot, so i probably did something wrong. I couldve never asked for help because im not open at all about my period, so life kinda sucks when im anxious everyday (even when im not on period) about bleeding through because im extremely paranoid lmao. And if im on my period and im supposed to go swimming, looks like im not going swimming๐ i got my period when i was 12 and now im 14, but im really lucky and glad that my period is pretty light and lasts 4 days at the most
0 likesi love how Evan wasnt like most cis boys and wasnt like "ew"
0 likesYessss I use clue and me and my friend track our cycles on it๐ please do a video on menstrual cups though!
0 likesDodie! How long did it take you to get "used to" the menstaural cup? I used it and failed. Couldn't get it in comfortably. Hurt a lot! (Ive had sex before, not had a baby - Im 22, thatd be crazy). Anyway, yeah hoping to try on next cycle but in that "what if it never works and im such a failure" cycle D:
0 likesYanno, before I started my period and we were getting told about it at school, I used to think it was just this tiny bit of blood that just came out of your vagina for like a minute or two and then was gone.... how wrong I was
0 likespleeeaaaseee do a video about menstrual cups! I've been so desperate to try them but I don't know where to buy them, how to "change" it and just generally how to use it and how it makes you feel. I'm really uncertain about it as I have used tampons and pads all my life and would really appreciate a video, thanks Dodie :)
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I hope she'll do one to answer your questions, personally I've switched from tampons to the cup and I've never looked back, I much prefer the cup :) There's quite a lot of info on the internet if you want to learn more about it (there are also people who hated the cup so it gives you an idea of both sides haha but don't get caught up on the negative stories, I almost didn't try it because of the bad reviews and I'm glad I still tried. I think it's a personal thing, and even then, it's something that takes practice so some people don't like it at first but then they get used to it / find the right technique to put it in and get it out and then it's great! Kind of like what Dodie said here, it takes some time to get used to, that time period varies for people).
0 likesI'd say the pros for the cup are how practical it is, once you get it it's literally all you have to think about when on your period, no need to buy tampons all the time. For this reason, it also saves money and is better for the environment. Plus the Toxic Syndrome Chock, and there's no chance of the cup leaving residue in, as opposed to tampons. The last (and a huge) pro is that you can keep it for longer periods of time (at least for me), it depends on your flow and your cup size, but with tampons I used to always worry at night whereas now, I can just put the cup before going to bed, take it out in the morning and since I've learned how to put it correctly I've had almost no leaks.
The cons are that it may be hard to get used to putting in, wearing (although if you put it correctly you shouldn't be able to feel it), taking it out. Some people are grossed out by seeing the blood "as it is", and not absorbed into a pad or tampon. And you have to think about the logistics, for instance if you need to change it during the day (if you've got a heavy flow for instance), it's more practical if you've got a bathroom with a sink to change it. Although some people manage to do it without a sink, with a water bottle. I've lived for 6 months with 2 guys, there was no sink in our toilets and I still ended up finding a routine, so to me it's not a huge obstacle, but just something to keep in mind :)
I hope this helped, but I probably forgot a lot of info. Take your time to browse the internet for more info, I know it can be confusing at first, there were several months before the first time I searched on Google and the time I actually bought one. There are several brands of cups and they usually all have info on their website. I think overall you'll always find the same kind of info on different websites, the difference will be that each brand tells you their cup is the best one :P I think the hardest part is deciding which cup to get, but there are reviews, and I got mine 2 years ago so I assume the comparing tools between brands have gotten even better since then :)
wow thank you so much, that was all very helpful information. really appreciate it x
0 likesNo problem ^^
0 likesOne other thing I forgot to mention is that to use it you need to be confortable with getting your fingers "up in there" lol I find that it requires a little more manipulation than putting in tampons
There, now I'm 100% done with my testimony haha
dodie you look soooooo beautiful in this vid! (like every vid tbh)
0 likesI've been using clue for the past few months because I felt like I was p irregular, but now I know that my cycle is about 20-25 days and it's so useful!
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I just checked on the app and I'm meant to be starting tomorrow ahhhhhhh
0 likesMy cycle has been screwed up from the word go.
0 likesI started at 11yrs old - alway irregular timing and the first 6-7yrs was in terrible hide and shut out the world pain for 1-3 days. Ended up on the pill very young and using the pill to skip them altogether.
Then bc I decided not to have children I did 3x 3yr Implanon - which just about switched my cycle off.
I'm 39yrs old now and free of all drugs and implants and still only get it every few months - as for mood disruptions - I don't think I got them when I was drugged - but now I do! It's like all this bottled up bitch drains whenever I do get the visit - VERY annoying!!!
I'm considering getting Thinx pants - just to deal with the uncertainty - combo with this Clue app perhaps?
Overall - I'm looking forward to friggin Menopause!
I always snap at everyone because they're annoying when I'm on my period ๐
1 likeI get aching in between my legs as well I didn't know other people got those !! also I love having a menstrual cup. that's the only thing I use now.
0 likeswhen i first got my period, i knew what it was but it was like a brownish color so i thought it was poo or something ๐ my mom told me i started my period and i was so annoyed. my cramps were so bad i couldn't stop crying and i wanted to die, so i had to stay at my grandmas lol now, thankfully, it's better with less cramps
0 likesI am currently in the working-up-the-courage stage of getting a menstrual cup. My friends love it, YouTube strangers love it, I see all the pros, but I'm nervous about the cons. I am very sensitive down there and it kinda freaks me out. If anyone has more words of encouragement, feel free to push me to get one.
0 likessuper helpful tip for heavy bleeders; take some ginger powder (1/8 ofย a teaspoon is enough) three times a day when you start your period and you will bleed SO MUCH less. they did a study on this and it's seriously the best thing ever. I just dissolve the ginger powder in some soymilk, it tastes like chai โฅ๏ธ
0 likesI almost went swimming the day i got my period, but something in my brain told me that it wasn't a good idea to swimming that day. lmao Later thinking back it sounds so strange but i was sooo lucky. Also i got it at home and my mom was also there, so basically my first period was perfect haha. In the beginning it also had a light flow lasting about 5 days, but after a year it turned to a rlly heavy flow lasting 7 days T.T
0 likesMy period is extremely heavy and long, and the doctors also want me to get my womb scrapped away or whatever(ew), but I'm so nervous and REALLY don't want to do it!
0 likesI bleed for 1-2 months straight and then I have a 10 day break and then it repeats itself; it's so exhausting and I'm on birth control and it's messed my entire body up but if I'm not on it I constantly bleed every day all year
0 likes4:12 cracks me up. I've been just looping that zoom over and over
1 likeseeing all of the people helping and encouraging each other on the comments is so uplifting!! Therefore I would like to contribute and encourage everyone wondering about periods and cramps and anything related to alternative period products and care(reusable pads, period cups and such) to check out the channel Precious Stars Pads! It's run by this lovely girl, Bree, and she has such a calm and caring demeanor on camera and she talks about everything period related (including how to simulate period for trans*women and anyone else who doesn't experience a period and may be feeling dysphoric or upset about it.) Her channel is a really body positive and inclusive corner of the internet!
0 likesI was 16 when I got my first period and it never was a big deal here
0 likesThis is all very educational but can we just take a minute to discuss how Dodie pronounces Ibuprofen ๐
0 likesI had mine at the first of every month for a while and then suddenly it just changed and I was panicking because it was so late (my friend joked that I was the next virgin mary. I didn't appreciate it)
1 likeI have the implant and had no periods since I've had it in. It's bliss
0 likesThe first (and only) time I used a tampon was in about grade 9 (because I had no pads on me and my friends all used tampons) and unfortunately was right before I had drama class. In which we were doing pHYSICAL THEATRE. It was very uncomfortable and a little painful, and I just remember thinking "I don't think I did this right but I can't fix it now" and just hating it hahaha. I was SO worried about leaking because I went to a private girls school and we had to wear a brown and white striped dress. Not fun. I walked to the bathroom like a cowboy after that class and got rid of the damn thing after a lovely girl in my class said she had pads on her. Oh dear. I also have a SUPER heavy period and was diagnosed with endometriosis when I was 18 and had to have surgery to remove a 6.5cm wide cyst from my ovary (it was double the size of my ovary lol). So I'm on the pill 90% of the time as treatment. YAY PERIODS.
0 likesPlease do a video on menstrual cups. I'm kind of curious about them, and it would be such a good option.
0 likesHeating pads are AMAZING on cramps, and I get super extreme bad cramps on day 1 where I accept that I am dying.
0 likesA few extra things:
0 likesโข Never judge your period by the first day
โข Always stay prepared in case you get it in school or work or something
โข When you get up in the morning, it goes from 0-100 real quick so make sure the bathroom is free before you get up
โข Don't blame yourself for getting emotional during your period
โข Water helps and so does dark chocolate (for some reason?) so there u go
โข (In the video but still) You are literally shedding part of one of your internal organs and your uterus is contracting to the point that it temporarily cuts of circulation to itself (cramps), so take care of yourself boo. You deserve it.
Been using Clue for a year now. So useful! Totally recommend it.
0 likesMaybe if I watch your videos long enough, our periods will start to sync
0 likesI was wondering, does the menstrual cup still work with heavy flow ?
0 likesWhy did "THERES SOMETHING IN MY VAGINA" make me laugh so much๐
0 likes"There's something in my vagina!"
0 likes-dodie, 2k17
I use it because I am all over the place and so forgetful. it is so useful, reminding me a day or so before I start so I can buy tampons and so that I know why I am angry and crying a lot
0 likesI love menstrual cups I have and is one and I'm 16, I got my period at 12 and was super afraid, I used tampons for a year then switched to the cup and it's the best!
0 likesI'm very confused about my period. I had my first period for three days about two months ago at age 12. I haven't had it since then. I'm horribly confused.
0 likesOkay, to all the people out there who have periods, look into the mini pill.
0 likesI'm 18 years old, I have been taking the mini pill for over a year now and I have not had my period since. And it is AMAZING! I didn't initially go on it because of sexual reasons, I went to the doctors because my mood swings around my period were atrocious, and I wanted to find a way to escape that. So my doctor put me on the mini pill, and since then my life has been bliss. No more pads or tampons, no bleeding, no cramps (hallelujah) and I can go swimming whenever I want ๐ I think it can depend on the person whether your period stops entirely, but all you have to do is take one tiny pill once a day, and you're free. If your parents/guardians are wary about it, just explain that the mini pill is not just a form of contraception, it's also a fantastic escape from the agony of periods (if you have a mother, my guess is she'll understand.)
Please do a separate video on menstrual cups!! I'm allergic to tampons (annoying) and pads feel like nappies but I'm scared of the thought of menstrual cups, so please๐๐
0 likesPerfect timing, I got my period yesterday in math class. woooo fun lol
0 likesI got mine today, I'm in so much pain omg
0 likesI always get super depressed and paranoid a week before my period which sucks because I'm usually a very happy person at all other times. I'm so jealous at people who just get angry or frustrated because going into deep depression for a week a month is not fun.
0 likesi have a really irregular period and it's weird cause i'll either have my period consistently for like three months and then it'll stop for like half a year
0 likesoh my gosh PLEASE do a video on a menstrual cup. LOL would love to know more about them tbh lolol
0 likesI got my period when I was 10, and am now wearing a bra, starting at 11
0 likesOmggggg I also bleed every month ๐๐
0 likesI'd love a video abt menstrual cups!! anyways this was gr8 people just need to be open about it yknow
0 likesI use tampons but I keep hearing about the diva cup..any details and advice about it? How does it work? I kinda want to start using it but would the blood that it catches just slosh around inside of you before you clean it out? And how far do you have to put it in??
0 likesyou know what's weird?
0 likesI actually am in my period :O
I use clue as well but I've also heard that the app sells your information to other companies so they know when to advertise to you about things so that you'll buy more things either on or off your period. I haven't been able to fact check but if it does I'll be quite disappointed since the app is really useful.
0 likesOkay I have a dilemma and this seems a good place for advice! I have a menstrual cup and when it's in, the inside of my vag is fine, but the lil stem rubs against my labia and it fucking kills. I've tried trimming it down by it doesn't work bc my vag is slightly tilted so it runs against one side more than the other and stings and last time I wore it, I couldn't keep it in for more than 15 mins because I just couldn't walk, it was so uncomfortable. I would cut it all off to the base of the cup, but I rely on the stem a lot to take it out, and as it sometimes doesn't fully unfold, I'm scared of it creeping up my vagina and me not being able to get it out (lol) help pls?!?
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I would advise to try and practise taking it out without using the stem, but keeping it (at first) to reassure you and help you if you're having trouble :) I'm not saying it will work but it's worth trying. You need to be able to pinch the base of the cup, the stem may be in the way but I feel like it's still something you could try. And since with the cup it's mostly about practice, perhaps if you try 5/10/15 times, you'll make progress :)
0 likesSorry if it doesn't work, I don't really know what else to advise as I cut the entire stem the first time I got the cup because it hurt me too. I'll just say that at first I wasn't really good at taking it out, but I got better and better ^^
Hope you find a solution to your problem!
Thank you so much!! I'll give it a try :)
1 likeomg we have synchronized, dodie! high five โ
0 likesOh Clue! I use this app all the time. My friend actually showed it to me, and it works great.
0 likesit would be cool to get a totally separate video about menstual cups
1 likei've been using clue since forever. also, i haven't had my period in like 5 months already ๐ณ
0 likesAm I the only one who doesn't have any side-affects on their period? I just bleed out of my vagina and am a little cold๐
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Same. I've got like 4 periods (still kinda new to it) and there is like no cramps or anything. It's annoying cause I'll get fussy and mad at everyone, but the good side is that it lasts 3-4 days
1 likei have never been so glad to be a dude...like holy fuck
0 likesgod my skin freaks out like 2 days before. so if i get cheek pimples and start getting more anxious and suspicious its a clear sign mother nature is visiting soon..
0 likesAlso PSA that heated blankets are great, or so I've heard.
0 likessee its weird i had an eating disoder in my early teens so i didnt have a period for 4 years, as i finished therapy obviously my disorder kind of went away so like it came back, but was very irregular, and now im 17 and i havent had one since januaryi need to go back to the doctors but im so busy n the doctors are really far away :(
0 likesQuestion on the whole mentrual cup thing, what if you have to like change it and you're outside?? do you just pop out a little silicone cup full of blood in a public bathroom?
0 likesoh my god i thought i was the only one it happens to
1 likedoes it happens to everyone???
DODIE I LOVE U THIS APP IS AMAZING
0 likesI feel great when I'm on my period idk lmao
0 likesI started at 11 and have never missed one ever. I get a mega heavy flow and really bad pains. I am not looking forward to the next 37 years of my life!
0 likesclue is actually a really good app for non-gals who get their period! it refrains from referring to you as a girl or woman, different from other apps like eve (so i recommend it for other enbies or trans dudes!)
0 likesI'm on my period now and I'm just like uhh the pain~ But I don't get annoyed with people more when I'm on my period, I get nervous. And I get super nervous when it's late (not because I worry to be pregnant but because I have no idea when it's going to come now)
0 likesI understand that it's how you make a living but I really wish that you'd do less ads, somehow to me whenever a video is an ad everything about it seems artificial. Love you, though!
0 likesCan't be the only one that does the clap sync at the start at the same time as her
0 likesSo, the menstrual cup holds your blood?? Is it possible for the blood to accidentally be released?
0 likesOkay but how is it that I also started when I was 14 in physics class. I am dodie.
0 likesI downloaded this app a few days ago :3
0 likesOn my period right now. So glad this month isn't that bad. I still need to take paracetamol because it is painful but my periods are so fucking painful. I vomit, faint and have flu symptoms every month. It's absolute hell. Oh and lord god, I get bad pms hehe I snap and get irritated etc. So much fun.
0 likesI love clue but I'm so terrible for not using it ๐
0 likesI love clue but I'm so terrible for not using it ๐
0 likes"lucy is currently in her fertile window"
1 likeI just want to say im a dancer and a girl..... at dancing we wear leotards
0 likesI'm on a pill now because they're so bad๐ have had to miss school many a time because I like to scream the house down at like 4 in the morning๐
0 likescries I'm on the third day of my period and dying! :*( Oww!
0 likesDo anyone else's legs hurt after sleeping when you're on your period??
0 likesMy periods a mess, for the first few years it was regular... but every three months, then it tried to be monthly couldn't do it nothing really came out and now I don't even know I gave up tracking it I know it's been at least a month and a half maybe more, I literally have no idea. Alongside that I get phantom cramps and pains so I'm like oh hey it's coming and then it just doesn't. I messed up my housemates cycle too. I don't know I don't think my body knows what to do!
0 likesthis was so dang gender neutral god bless ya
0 likesyou say ibuprofen so weirdly? i pronounce it like eye-boo-pro-fin. :')
0 likesI've never heard anyone pronounce ibuprofen like that!
0 likesDodie this is so important. I'm not grossed out by period chat, but when you were talking about clots and your womb scrapings I got so dizzy and my vision was all blurred and stuff lols. I had to go lie down. HELP ME
0 likesOn my period right now crying in the back of Starbucks watching sad films using their free WiFi. I do this so often they know who am and everything which really says something about me.
0 likesI got my first period when I was 10. rip.
0 likesMESTRUAL CUPS ARE A BLESSING
0 likesclue is a GOOD spon i've been using the app for ages and it's helped me stop doing guesswork for when i'll have one
0 likesI'm very open about my period. Idc you need to know. Because if I'm in a bitchy mood I don't want you to just think I'm an ass. I'm PMSING!!!
0 likesMAN O MAN. related so much to the irregularity bit. i started my period properly on my 14th birthday (thanks body!) and it has never been regular. i tried but i unfortunately can't even use clue. at first i felt like my periods were kind of random and very spread out, but then it got into a rhythm of being about twice as long. as in, my period went for 10-12 days, i had pms symptoms like bad skin, fatigue, irritability, and anxiety (thankS body!!!) for 2 weeks before my period, and my whole cycle went for about 60 days. every stage felt tedious. at the moment i still kind of have a 60 day cycle, but there's 2 periods in a cycle?? like i'll bleed for 5 days, be fine for another 5, and then bleed for another 5?? and then no period for ages??? idk its weird lol
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also the pain! oh my gosh! i also have Coeliac disease, the times i had period pain as well as the intense pain from eating gluten was literally the worst. for me, coeliac pain is like period pain but more stabby than achey and concentrated just below my ribs. before i stopped eating wheat it had gotten so intense i literally could not move. not good when paired with period pain lmaoo
0 likesi'm a virgin, but i want to try a menstrual cup. is that a good idea? i can put tampons in but not well
0 likesPlease do a video about cups!!
1 likeI just wanted to say I'm watching this while eating my breakfast, recommended to everyone!
0 likesI just got off my period hah๐
0 likescan you use the app even if you donยดt take the pill?
0 likesI just started my period ๐ญ
0 likesi would lov to get Clue but my phone is too old lmao
0 likesWait how exactly does a menstrual cup work/look like etc????
0 likeshow can you trust someone who bleeds for seven days and doesn't die
0 likesso, can you still do sport like swimming and stuff with that menustrating cup thing? (sorry I have never heard of these and am v curious)
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Yes you can :D If put correctly, they just stay in place. Personally I've felt more comfortable swimming since I've been using cups rather than tampons (and I don't have to freak out about the tampon chord getting out of my swimming suit xD), but that may be just a personal thing
0 likesall my friends and I have used clue since the OG days
0 likesI love being a guy jesus
0 likesToxic shock syndrome? That sounds like a villan from out of a comic book.
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Or a bad guys special finishing move on dragon ball z.
0 likesClue, eh? Well, I'm sold.
0 likes...wait...
...I don't...
...nevermind.
I LOVE CLUE. actually.
0 likesThe first time i tried tampons it was really weird and i read the packet and it was like "if you can feel it take it out and start again" and i could feel it and was like oH.
0 likesI tried to take it out AnD HoLy ShIt ThE paIn
Never again... ยฌ.ยฌ
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Kittakat that was probably because it was dry. If you insert it correctly and let it, um, saturate, it won't hurt taking it out :)
0 likesIbuprofen is really great for the pain, but it can make you bleed more, just thought I should comment about it, ok bye
0 likesThe annoying thing for me on my period is high school especially p.e. We have to wear shorts witch is like my personal hell anyways but factor in the insecurity that everyone knows you're bleeding and that everyone is looking at you. ugh
0 likesFor any woman who has never used Clue before... its the best app out there.. just go get it
0 likesPLEASE DO A WHOLE SEPARATE VID ABOUT THE CUP
2 likeswell thats all very dramatic i kinda just go
0 likes'oh hey blood. ok nice seeing ya bye'
Did you say iboo-profen it's I-boo-pro-fen ๐๐
0 likesI always vomit when I get my period what is wrong with me
0 likesmy favourite video ever
0 likesI'm only 11 and I already have my period o.o
0 likesI'm not British so can somebody please explain - how can you tell if somebody's posh? 'Cause I can't hear the difference.
0 likesDoes a menstrual cup just hold the blood??
0 likesWhen i started i was staying at a friends house and i didn't say anything i just used toilet paper. It didn't work.
0 likesWhat is a menstrual cup?
0 likesI got mine when I was 10 years old.. Am I weird?
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No, you're not weird. Everyone starts at different ages.
0 likeswait why would this be clickbait? :o
0 likesyou're really pretty in this one~~~ andlikealltheotheronesobvsIdk ...Iloveyourhair
lmao Evan ...just puns off into the sunset xD
1:35 hahahahahaaaha
oh God D:
BODIES R SO GROSS
"my poor body" ahahahaha oh, Dodie <3
first period? in cheddar gorge. up a rock wall
1 likeI've had mine since i was.... 12 I think??????? I can't remember actually but I had a little scare when I was 9 and i had a false alarm. anyways I'm STILL SO UNBELIEVABLY IRREGULAR sometimes I just ?? don't have it that month?? and then sometimes I have it twice in a month which SUCKS. I have it for 5 days usually, the first 3 being heavy and the last two teetering off. (I think I wanna get this app tbh...) and the first two days are usually the WORST for cramps, then the last 3 I don't really have any. I've only ever used pads bc I'm terrified of a lot of things and super sensitive about stuff on or in my body so nope to that. my gf uses a menstrual cup though and she says it's great so!!! maybe sometime I'll jump on that bandwagon. the fact that it's environmentallyโfriendly is also nice as heck
0 likesWasn't clickbait, must click
0 likesOmg where is your gorgeous dress from??! Xx
0 likesFind the way you say ibuprofen so funny
1 likeWhat the frick frack is a menstrual cup?? I just use pads and tampons
0 likesi cant use tampons sigh :((
0 likesWhat is the Font called that Dodie uses in the beginning of her videos? ;_;
0 likesI'm FTM transgender, and currently on my period, and it SUCKS. It completely deprives me of my masculinity and makes me very angry with everyone. I just feel so feminine and it tears me up.
0 likesyou say ibUprofen? what?? i've never heard that before!! i thought everyone said ibuprOfen
0 likesI'm on my period.
0 likesUmm I don't get blood I just get pain, and I don't even get it am I just lucky or is there a problem?
0 likesI can't BELIEVE you say ibuprofen like that
1 likeOH MY GOD SAY IBUPROFEN AGAIN HAHAHA
0 likesive been interested in menstrual cups for a while but how do you clean it??? do you just shove it under a tap but then youve got nothing to sop up the blood and youll get blood on the floor. how do you change it in public? you cant shove it in the toilet and clean it that way and you cant just take it out to the sinks with like 15 other people and wash it, thats disgusting
0 likesi have a very severe case of von willebrand disease so i have to take birth control continually so i don't have periods at all because if i did I COULD LITERALLY DIE FROM BLOOD LOSS life is fun
0 likeswoah i do too
0 likesyou guys it's not even funny i haven't had my period since February I think there's something wrong w me
0 likesdo you have eye lensesโ on?
0 likesThis video was conveniently uploaded
1 like1:09 hahaha yas
0 likesPain killers like what???
0 likesyo yo yo dodieyodie (what)
0 likesQUESTION- are menstrual cups painful to use if you are a virgin? kthnxlol
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It's gonna be an adjustment, for sure. I wasn't a virgin but still very unexperienced with sex when I first used it, and it was pretty uncomfortable! If you use it a few times and make sure you angle it the right way it may not be too bad. There may be other ways of folding it that work besides the ones in the instructions, so look into that. But if you still have a hymen, it might tear, and that part's not gonna be fun.
0 likesI'm a virgin (but I think my hymen is stretched due to tampons) and it doesn't hurt! Just make sure you use lubricant and fold it correctly, as well as making sure it sits around and slightly below your cervix. There are YouTube channels like Precious Star Pads that make great detailed instruction videos. I highly recommend menstrual cups!
0 likesThank you! I'll check out those channels c:
0 likesI don't understand why people use Clue when Eve is so much better
0 likesim sick and on my period halp
0 likesWhy would you want your period???
0 likes6:48 ๐๐๐
0 likesI left when Evan did
0 likesMine is legit the same as urs
0 likesWhat's your camera?
0 likesOh shiii i thought it was clickbait
0 likesPls do a video about menstrual cups I lov u thank
0 likesI'm on my period
0 likesi've never loved anything more than i loved this video โค ilysm dodie keep doin you
0 likesI love how open Dodie is about everything, nobody really talks about periods, it's such a taboo subject
0 likesThe most adorable and funny video about periods EVER!<3 Also Dodie could you make a separate video talking about menstrual cups?
1 likeThis is a great video! I thought it was interesting that you were eager to 'become a woman' because as a trans person who gets their period, that was the opposite of what I felt; I didn't know anything about it and I felt like what was happening was very dirty and wrong and shameful.
0 likesHowever, I don't think this shame is /entirely/ related to being trans either, the education I got about menstruation at school was very poor and I basically avoided the topic until it happened so I'm so happy this kind of ~~casual info~ will help tons of young cis woman and young trans vagina-owners alike :) thanks dodie xox
Thank you for being brave to speak on this! I hate it being such a taboo, especially because I have stage 4 endometriosis it's far more common than many would believe because so many of us feel we can't speak on it but it's so important to there's strength in numbers I love the saying "the ugliest diseases can form the most beautiful friendships" since I have stage 4 endo on top of several other life threatening chronic illnesses including a rare condition called aplastic anemia where my body doesn't make enough new red blood cells mixed with endo and 14 days of hardcore period every month (I spend a decent amount of time in the hospital every single month anyways and always have from my other illnesses but the endo combined was making things so much worse and making it to the point blood transfusions weren't enough) and birth control of any form wasn't a choice I had to get a hysterectomy last year at 19 years old I still have endo but no periods; endo warriors you're not alone! ๐
0 likesyou're so incredibly adorable.... the way you said ibuprofen!!! you're the best dodie thank you for this video โญ๏ธ
0 likesWhen my periods started for the first time, it was the perfect kind of periods. I never felt any pain, only bled heavily the first 3 days and thats it. Now I bleed a bit less but I also get migraines and sometimes I have to throw up, which happened after I used the injection type of birth control for a little while
0 likesYaas, I love your story. I've had some problems with my period too, and I've never ever had anyone who talked about thier period problems. Maybe also because I already got it when I was 10 (How cruel is that!?). Anyway, I loved this video. Also if anyone reads this and has really bad cramps; camille tea works for me sometimes!
0 likesDodie!! I've never come across someone with the same period issues as me! I started at 12 and, like you, was ridiculously heavy. I remember waking up in a pool of blood, screaming and p much passing out from being so anaemic. I was on some of the drugs you mentioned, but my mum stopped the doctors doing any kind of invasive tests, so I was put on the pill, taking tranexamic acid to stop the clotting (which omg no one has ever talked about before thank you). I recently came off the pill after convincing my doctor it had affected my mental health (I've been on antidepressants for a few years). At 20, my periods are still heavy for the first couple days but my depression and anxiety are a lot more manageable. I'm totally going to use clue now, my cycle is crazy and will be great to get control of it!
1 likeThank you so much for making this video, I honestly started watching thinking 'this isn't going to be anything like my experience' and you proved me wrong. Anyway sorry for getting so excited for being period twins :')
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(Also pls do a menstrual cup video I haven't tried them bc I'm so heavy and never got used to tampons aha)
0 likeslol thanks dodie... i haven't experienced one and when i watched the videos in school i was like "why are they excited for it it sounds painful" but like it's okay now thanks to you
0 likesSo glad i'm a male! I can't even believe how you girls can deal with this every month...
1 likeThanks for talking about this Dodie, it's wonderful. I would also like toย recommend for anyone interested, preciousstarpads, because her youtube channel really helped me discover menstrual cups and be more open about my period.
0 likesOne of my uni club's has started putting in this 'take one, give one' in women's bathrooms. It's basically just a tupperware container of tampons and pads that people can take from if needed but also give one if they want to and it works so well!
1 likedodie thank u so much for talking about this and especially the problems you've had to deal with along the way!! I've had some of the same problems as you but none of my friends seem to have any issues or never talk about it so I've felt so worried and alone about it.. so thank you! this helped me a lot and I hope others start talking publicly about the parts of periods that aren't mentioned much.
0 likesI'm glad you have joined the cup community. I've been a part of it for about three years now. And now I have just purchased reusable pads and liners for days I can't wear a cup, or can't deal with the hassle or just as extra security for heavy days or overnight.
0 likesAs a male, i always make sure to watch videos like this. I think the better understanding you have of periods, the more you are able to help a friend if they are on their period and need either help or need you to just leave them alone
0 likesOh I love to hear people's period stories. It's so important to talk about.
0 likesHello Dodie,
0 likesI got my period on 25 march (2017) for the first time ! Like you, i was desperate to have it because everyone had their period already, so i was very happy when i got it. I was supposed to have my second period the month after (25 april) but i didn't get it :P i hope my body is picking a pleasent day of the month to have my period and is just waiting for that day to come, because its not sure yet or something lol. Weird sharing this info to the internet but oh well. P.S what the actual fuck is a mentrual cup ??
See, the reason I love this video so much is because it shows that traumatizing, or at least decently big health related operations like what you had to go through, arent talked about (in a lot of cases) when it includes the topic period.
0 likeswhich is, tbh, stupid :D you had a real issue, pain, suffering and you ended up in a frickin HOSPITAL, but yet, (some think) you shouldnt talk about it bc the story covers your period?? wth
Go Dodie! All the way. 100% support. and love and stuff..
I use clue too! I love it. It's amazing. I'm glad you're talking about this so openly.
0 likesAaaa you're so hilarious. The pulling sensation is v relatable. I also feel cramping literally up my whole thighs but just on the inside of my legs. When I'm not on birth control my legs also swell up. I also have stabbing pains up my vagina. It feels like fckin lightning
0 likesme clicking on every ad on Dodie's videos so she can have nice things: โบ
0 likesStarted my period at 11. I'm 17 now and my period has never been regular. It can last an entire month and then not come back for three months and then last ten days with only a drop each day. It's the most frustrating thing, but thankfully I don't always get cramps and they're hardly ever really heavy. I don't get a lot of PMS either which is great, but my period does last for ages which sucks. I'm so glad you're talking about this Dodie! I've never really understood why periods are a 'taboo' topic not to be talked about, but I'm glad you're opening up about yours.
0 likesThank you so much! I needed this video a lot. I'm 13 and I started when I was 11. ๐
0 likesI've been getting my period since I was like... eleven? maybe 12? and hearing you talk about this app made me super interested and I wanted to try it, but then I remembered that I'm a trans guy and I've been on T for a month (!!!) and my periods are already almost over
0 likesI use Clue too! It was the only thing that helped me keep track of my period because at times it just.. wouldn't happen for months. When I was in middle school I went almost an entire year without menstruating. I'm in college now, and my period still hasn't regulated. I was very recently diagnosed with PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome), so my periods are now regulated with birth control (I miss having infrequent periods, but there are health risks). I have my period every month now, which is great considering the gap I had just before starting medication was almost exactly 6 months long. Before then, I could never predict when my period would come: it could be anywhere from 2-6 months apart, on average (sometimes longer). But thank you,
0 likesClue, for making it easier to keep track of my periods and inform my doctors.
Moral of the story/tl;dr:
If your periods are highly irregular (too frequent/infrequent, very light/heavy) track them (I recommend Clue)! And go see an ob gyn about it!!
Couple things
0 likes1. Do menstrual cups work if you have a tiny vagina? (I know that's weird)
2.Is it scary taking a menstrual cup out?
3. Can they spill when you're taking them out?
Also, thanks for this, I've had a shitty week and then I also noticed I had like zero coping skills and got upset over everything and then my period started. So thank you for giving me someone to relate to.
I've used Clue for a long time now. They send me emails that tell me more about my cycle and I'm never surprised anymore about when its coming. Another really cool company is Lola that sends a personalized box of pads or tampons on subscription (every month or two). They are made completely from Cotton and you can pick how many tampons you want of each type! (super, medium, light... ). But anyways, Clue really helps me out. It also helped me pin down my symptoms surrounding my period (cravings, mood etc). I'm incredibly surprised at what I've found out! I crave salty food on the third and fourth day of my period. I have 4-5 days of period and 28-32 days in between each one. Thanks Clue and Lola for helping me out!
0 likes(Storytime lmao) Dude I remember I was reading a book and the character talked about periods and I'd never seen anyone talk about it before and I was like "cool I'm becoming an adult reading books like this" and as I was reading the book I got an ache in my lower stomach and I was like "lol maybe it's my period" but I was 12 so wasn't expecting it. about an hour later I went to the bathroom and I'd literally started my fucking period for the first time. It must have been a magic book.
0 likesI'm starting on a menstrual cup soon and I'm a little curious as to if it actually helps anyone with lessening their flow or having less cramps or if that's just a myth? :)
0 likesWhen I'm about to start my period, I normally have major mood swings. Last month I was in Spanish, and I raised my hand and asked a question about a particular sentence and was kicked out of the room to study for 5 minutes. When I came back in and the teacher she asked if I understood, I was so emotional and angry and embarrassed for being kicked out for asking a question that I starting sobbing.
0 likesDodie, I love you! Thankyou โค๏ธ
0 likesCan I say? You are looking absolutely GORGEOUS today! โค๏ธ
1 likeI remember I got my first period while on holiday with my fam, and it was on board a cruise ship lol. We were going to go swimming that day but they closed the pool because of strong winds, which was a blessing in disguise. Anyway, we decided to return to our cabin, and my mom told me to change out of my swim suit since we weren't going swimming anymore. While I was in the bathroom she suddenly asked if I had gotten my period (she found out the sheets were stained oops) and I was like no? I haven't gotten mine yet? and she told me to check my swim suit, so I looked down and FREAKED OUT. I don't even know why I panicked lol because I knew what periods were but when she passed me the pad and told me to put it on it was like she asked me to solve the hardest math equation ever
0 likesI had my first period at night in bed, and i was too afraid to tell my mom, but she found out and when i got back from school she wrapped a pack of pads, like a present. I was really embarrassed but it was actually really cute๐
0 likesI used to have regular periods but now, thanks to stress, they're all out the window
1 likelove you dodie, I always got such hurty boobies, evening primrose oil capsules have made such a difference, I take 1 a day and they do not get any pain or swollen or anything. highly recommend xxx
0 likesIt's really important for people who bleed and who don't to know about this!! I don't get periods, but my friends do n we're rly like open about it, n like I ask them if they need anything, n all in all it's super important. Also, men(or people tbh) shouldn't feel embarrassed about buying pads, tampons or menstrual cups for other people. If anything it shows that you're a nice human being.
0 likesThe menstrual cup drives me insane sometimes :-D But at the end it's pretty awesome! I also use some kind of app to track my cycle, it's very helpful and thankfully my cycle is quite regular :-) Love you and your videos!! ๐
0 likesI had such an awful experience with the depo shot. I gained like 30 pounds and got blistering acne. I want and need to be on birth control, and it's been wonderful not having a period, but wow I think I need a break.
0 likes"I just finished my period!" SAME!!! HAPPY DAYS FOR ALL OF US!! <3
0 likesomg dodie, i haven't even finished watching this video, but, god, i love you so much
0 likesI love Evan he cheers that she just finished her period and then asks when her next one is ๐๐
0 likesMenstrual cups for the win!!! Great especially when you have a very sensitive vagina, because it doesn't make it as dry as sandpaper ๐๐
0 likesDischarge has been a huge problem for me, I ended up going to hospital and having an ultrasound because it was causing shooting pains in my zone. They ended up prescribing me some cream with an applicator (because they thought it may have been bacterial vaginosis, an infection basically) but I was too incompetent with this damn applicator to do it (I was literally on the floor in tears). So I've waited and thankfully my discharge has decreased massively and no more shooting pain woo!! On the period side of things I think I'll be switching to clue because the app I use is so outdated that it barely works ๐
0 likesyou're gonna hate me but my periods are over in around three days and I have zero negative side effects :D no cramps, no mood swings, no pain, THANK YOU UTERUS
0 likesI KEEP REPLAYING THE "THERE'S SOMETHING IN MY VAGINA" PART IT'S SO FUNNY
0 likesI first got my period a couple of weeks after my 17th birthday it was like "omg you're 17!...now become a woman"
0 likessuch a late bloomer lol
literally menstrual cups are great god bless i haven't had to sneak a tampon in my pocket to the school bathroom in MONTHS but also i still bring pads and tampons because of my friends
0 likesI started my period when I was 9. I was still in primary school !!! I cried my eyes out I was so afraid I mean I was still a kid... I didn't want to start puberty but I did and it lead me to getting bullied lmao I hate my period so much
0 likesnow every time I get it it's like niagara falls and it hurts so much i can't get out of bed and i can't eat bc i get nauseous puberty is great guys
i just realized it's been 10 years since I started my period wow great can't wait for it to be over
I am a 15 year old girl, almost 16 and I still haven't had my period. Its weird and scary. I feel like it will never happen and that would mean something is wrong with me. The weird thing is I'm already sinked up with my sister. I have been sinked up with her for 1 and a half years. It's horrible. I get all the migraines. That's how I know if she has started. It's mostly 100% accurate
0 likesHow long can you keep the cups in? I have a relatively heavy flo and I'd love to try these! (Also how expensive are they and where can you get them?)
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Caitlin Mcnamee I dont use them so I'm not the person to help you, but you can keep them in for up to 12 hours!
0 likesYou're a necessary person in lots of people's life!
0 likesI use a diva cup and I have a story, I used to use tampons up until one day that I was suddenly in so much pain and I believe I actually had a hot flash but what happened was tampons make my cervix kinda clot over or something like that so be careful with tampons I guess (maybe it had to do with my low cervix)
0 likeswhen I first got my period it was in the morning and I thought I got a cut on my bum which I thought was small. But when my friends were over I quietly told my mum that I was bleeding in my but.
0 likesand that's how I got my first period
i have a question! so i get really heavy flows too and REALLY bad cramps (ugh), and i was wondering, do you have to change your menstrual cup a lot bc of your heavy flow? and how do you know when to change it? because my worst fear is that i'm going to get one and then it's going to overflow and it's going to look like i was stabbed in the uterus (which is pretty similar to how cramps feel, actually haha)
0 likesi have had my period for over a year now and i have been really lucky to have always started my period on the weekend (once it started on a thursday but that was while spring break) so the first few days when i am in pain i am just stay at home and chill instead
0 likesof having to be at school suffer in silence
S/O to my fellow people that get heavy ass periods for like a week and feel like they could make a horror movie set w/ it all
0 likesOmg I was exactly the same when I was younger!! I started when I was 14 and rly wanted it so I thought I'd feel grown up ๐ and I'm irregular ๐๐๐
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that was probably TMI but I just wanted 2 let u know that I am saaammeeeeee
0 likeswhenever mine starts I get such an intense pain that I just end up on the floor crying, and last time I literally fainted. I'm hoping it's not something serious :( I'm hoping to go to the doctor about it soon
0 likesI became depressed about the same time I started my period freshman year of high school (senior now aye) and it also made me super sick, I'd throw up, hot flashes, and would have to come home from school all the time cause of it. Turns out I have PMDD which is basically REALLY intense symptoms and depression/suicidal thoughts caused by your period. So I got on birth control and antidepressants and I'm so much happier and healthier than I've been in the past like four years.
0 likesI CRIED WHEN I FIRST GOT MY PERIOD TOO
0 likesWelp time to switch from period tracker to clue and from pads to menstrual cups becAUSE DODIE LOVES THEM WHICH MEANS I WILL LOVE THEM TOO
0 likesa week befor my period I just start eating everything I see, it's so bad xD and my stomach gets bigger (which is not linked to my eating at all) but still sometimes I think 'damn, I'm just getting fat, this can't all be my period!' and then I get my period and I'm thin again. Same thing every month and I'm not learning xD
1 likeUGH my period pains are always so bad they make me throw up because of the pain :( Clue has always helped me in knowing what commitments ill have while i want to cry lmao i love this app
0 likesOkay, so, I don't bleed anymore, because after 6 years of having periods so painful that I could barely stand up, have to be called out of school for, and sometimes even vomit I decided it was time to go on the pill. Please please do not be afraid to try contraceptives, they're not just for people who don't want to get pregnant. I am so much better now, I feel so much healthier now that I don't have to dread this time in the month where I know my life will be controlled by this thing that's natural but I don't have control over. Doctors will work with you and will get you the right contraceptive they think best fits you. It might take trying a couple pills and it might be tough at first but it gets better โค๏ธ thank you Dodie for talking about this sort of thing ! It's so important and you're a role model ๐
0 likesI have been wanting to buy a menstrual cup! Please do a video on it :)
0 likesI was 8 and a half years old when I got my period for the first time. I don't remember where I was when it happened which is a shame. I'd like to know that story! Well, 12 years later and i haven't had it in almost three months, but thats quite normal for me. Hmmmmm...
0 likesIm curious if anyone else is like this, recently for like the past 2 months I've been getting 2 periods a month,one during sort of the middle,like the 10th or smth and one towards the end, around the 24th. but i asked around and A LOT of my female friends around my age (srsly like the majority) and they've been skipping their periods for the last 2 months. I only started my period around october of last year and before this 2 period a month thing happened, my flow has been regular and always started around the 10th-15th of every month and lasted maybe 6 days or so.anyone know what I should do?
0 likesI havent had my period in over two years because of depo and I can't even remember what it feels like.
0 likesGlad to know you're open x
0 likesDoes clue kinda adapt to you? I mean if I put that my cycle is 28 days but then I'll have few cycles that are 30 days long will it adapt and say that my period will come every 29, 30 days? I had an app that did that but it was shit in other aspects so I'm looking for something else.
1 likeAlso menstrual cups YASSSS ๐๐ป
i haven't gotten my period in 2 months and im in the kitchen marinating chicken for lunch, listening to you talk about your period.
0 likesand i feel something.. bathroom.
boom.
I was like 15 or 16 when I had them for the first time and I was so happy because I though I was never gonna have them ever
0 likesClue really is a great app! Unfortunately, I'm irregular as heck bc I have PCOS so apps in general are just no point for me. I tried going on BC to regulate it but I became an emotional mess. :/ lol
0 likesI FEEL YOU! xxx
0 likesbefore my period I get headaches, during my period I get the long lasting, achy cramps like Dodie said, and after I get ovulating pain which feels like someone is stabbing me with a knife ๐ก๐ก๐ก
0 likeslol I got it first at Vidcon 2015 when I was 15. I started crying too
0 likesI actually already have this app in my phone. It's a lifesaver really.
0 likesAnother important thing is that us people without the period too (mainly men), shall talk about it without fear. What should we fear? It's NATURAL.
0 likesAnd we should support those with period. Damn.
Watching this whilst I'm getting cramps.
0 likesSOMEONE GIMME CHOCOLATE AND A HEATPAAAAACK
When I'm on my period I normally watch films and have Ben and jerry's ice cream ๐ฆ
1 likealso I recently didn't have my period for 66 days... apparently that happens when you're stressed sometimes but idk ๐ณ ๐ณ ๐ณ
1 likeAaahhh finally yes Dodie๐๐ผ
0 likesme: Ibuprofen
2 likesDodie: "I boop a friend"
you were FOURTEEN? i am so fucking jealous i got mine when i was NINE and it totally fucked with my life, i used to be a really happy active kid but i was in so much physical discomfort all the time that i dropped all my sports and stopped wanting to do things other than lie motionless or sit on the computer.
0 likesi have a question about the menstrual cup. how do you empty it when you're in a public bathroom and the sinks are not in your cubicle? like in most schools
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Lili Whoodveld Empty it in the toilet. When I empty mine either at home or in a public toilet I sit on the toilet, take it out and pour it down the toilet. In a public toilet I then just wipe it out with toilet paper before putting it back in.
0 likesalso clue is a motherfricking LIFE SAVER
2 likesI CRIED WHEN I FIRST GOT MINE TOO
0 likesI only get periods like once every two months, which I suppose is lucky, but they last 7 days. It also makes it so hard to track like goddd. as soon as I'm able to find a permanent stop to them, I'm taking it.
0 likesMy mood isn't really affected by my period more like my pain makes me more irritable. My period takes so freaking long to end and it only stops hurting when I sleep and I use pads because tampons scare me
0 likes"I was sitting in Physics class" Marry me please
0 likesHere's how I know I have too much of a "dude" mentality - my first thought during this video was "I'd hate to waste memory on my phone with an app that I can only use once a month."
0 likesI started a month after I turned 11. I wish I got mine later ๐ฉ
0 likesI'm 15 in 5 months and I haven't started puberty yet?! Kinda worried. Anyone else?
1 likeI'm really lucky, cause I very rarely get pains and my period is really light just lasting 4 days
0 likesYay! I always use clue! Love the app
0 likesOkay, I forgot to carry pads with me all the time and it's so scary when you're on your period and you don't have pads and you're in school D:
0 likesI was shook when she said that she had to get...scraped.
1 likeDodie thankyou for this.
0 likesI love my menstrual cup. It is gr8.
1 likeWoah Dodie, we are almost twinning with our cycles. Jayy
0 likesI got mine when i was like 10. It was REALLY embarrassing to sneak out a pad to the toilet when you're still in 5th grade
0 likesI get the worssssst cramps ever on my period, to the point where i'm in so much pain, I have to go throw up
0 likesand one day I was in bed in the fetal position
and my boyfriend showed up outside with a plug in heating pad
SAVED MY LIFE
cannot imagine going through my period without that thing
doesn't stop the pain entirely
but it soothes it enough so that I at least don't have to go be sick, and can fall asleep at night
OMG I WAS IN PHYSICS TOO WHEN I STARTED MY PERIOD OMG THATS NOT REAL
0 likesdodie your'e a gosh darn saint
0 likesPeriods. Such a lovely thing...
0 likes"Lucy is currently in her fertile window. Good to know."
0 likesto anyone who says they kinda want stomach pains because they dont get them donT i have very bad ones and i get so annoyed at everything and its horrible and to anyone who hasn't gotten their period yet youre lucky its so much easier to not worry about if you're gonna get it out of nowhere
1 likeyour eyebrows look so good in this video
0 likesMy favorite thing: "It's like someone has just injected me with, "GO AWAY!'''
0 likes"Horniness" me too dodie
0 likesmy flow is horrifically heavy. i go through super maxi tampons in like 3 or 4 hours on my first few days. i would like to use a menstral cup, but i worry that it wont last and i will have to try and take it out in a public restroom. how long do they last? anyone who uses one, have you had to wash it out in public?
0 likesI CANT BELIEVE YOURS TURNS BROWN TOO I THOUGHT I WAS SLOWLY DYING (obviously I am slowly dying but like quicker than normal death like over a few years not like over a lifetime) Thank you so much <3
0 likeshow do you clear a menstrual cup in a public restroom or (in my case) in school???
0 likesI started my period when I was 11,the day after I started secondary school, and I don't know anyone who has started before me!!!
0 likesI remember the exact day I started. It was the 20th of October but I only really remember because it was the same day we adopted my pet cat.
0 likesSo I get the point of menstrual cups but the little details confuse me. For example, if you're in public toilets and you empty the cup and put it back in, aren't your hands gonna be really bloody? And how often do you have to empty it? Does it just depend on how heavy your flow is? I've been contemplating using one for a while so any answers will help a lot! X
0 likesClots you can hold in your hand. Babe I feel you
0 likesIm pretty sure toxic shock syndrome can dtill hapoen with cups unfortunately, at least some of them :(
0 likeswhat's it like using a tampon? ik it sounds weird but I only ever wear pads
0 likesthank you i needed this aah
0 likesSince I use a menstrual cup my period is so much easier.. It just needs some time to get used to but oh my is it easier
0 likesi'll be doing my 14 period sometime this month
0 likesHey guys! I tried using a mooncup twice, and both times It was extremely painful to get It out, to the point where I was literally screaming because of the pain. I double checked It was my size and everything, but everything seemed to be what it was suppossed to... Can anyone relate to this? I really wanted to start using It instead of tampons and pads because of their environmental effect (and because they feel kinda gross tbh) and Im scared of hurting my body, So pls help? ๐
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Lucรญa Andrada Make sure to break the seal before taking it out either my squeezing the base or reaching up to the top and pressing it in. If you break the seal and it's still painful then there isn't much that can be done about that. However when I first started using mine taking it out was really painful but the hymen is designed to stretch (breaking the hymen is a total myth) so the more I used it the more it stretched and now I don't have any pain at all. I can't remember how many times I used it before it stopped being painful but I can't have been too many because it was so painful I can't imagine I would have kept using it.
1 likeYeah, I pinched It and it still hurted a lot, that's why I kept trying it, because I thought I was doing something wrong. I'll give it another go, thank you So much ๐
0 likeslove the video. i've used clue for couple of months but it just didn't suit me.
0 likesSorry, I get really strong periods and I'm wondering what exactly a menstrual cup is, what does it do? How do you use it? Etc
0 likesI've had mine for about 3 years and it's still not regular. Should I see a doctor?
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Sammi T No, i think thats totally normal. Mine were irregular for about the first 4 years too๐๐ผ
1 likeI'm scare of using tampons or the menstrual cup cause I'm a virgin, tips?
0 likes6:48 i'm actually dying
0 likesI LOVE IT
0 likesI love clue it's so useful
0 likesAnd I just started mine today... lol
0 likesi just started mine, i'm jealous
0 likesThe most surprising part about this is that she was in physics when she was 14.
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Baylee Morris Why is that surprising?
0 likesmy back would hurt so much as if i just birthed a child instead of just getting rid of my uterus lining
0 likesI think I've heard of this app but didn't know what it was called so thanks โ
0 likesI've had my period for 4 years and it sucks ass I'm on it rn and I'm iN PAIN I HATE LIFE
0 likesHey, do you use a tampon / menstrual cup in the bath? My flow is too heavy to go into the bath without protection of some sort lol
0 likesI love this app!!
0 likesAnd also D & C stands for, Dilation and Currettage.
0 likeshow old do you think you should be to use a menstrual cup?
0 likesHello for all of you under the age of 11 or 10, BE HAPPY YOU DON'T HAVE A PERIOD. BE. HAPPY.
0 likesi wanna try using menstrual cups but i literally faint if i try to use a tampon - any advice????
0 likesperfect timing
1 likeAnyone else noticed the 'my poor body' app box?๐
0 likesi got my first period when i was 9...
0 likesmine last like 4 days lol
0 likesi also get cramps before it
"my poor body"
0 likesNICE
Thank God I am a man!
0 likesThis is so good but the way you pronounced ibuprofen stressed me out
0 likesomg you say i-bup-ro-fen too! literally all my friends are like wtf cause everyone else says i-bu-pro-fen lol
0 likesMy first period was when I was 11
0 likesI had mine for 8 days then a week later 7 days :/
1 likeexactly the same as me ahhhhhh!!!!
0 likesplease make separate menstrual cup vid i wanna learn thx
0 likesmy period just started ๐ญ
0 likesYou got SO MUCH STUFF up your uterus when you were young, and I am 20 and a few days ago I was supposed to get a coil but THE BLOODY DOCTOR COULDNT GET THE BLOODY TEENY TINY THING TO MEASURE IT UP THERE so I didn't get my coil and it hurts so much
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Being so jealous of doddie's uterus right now
0 likeseveryone I talk to really wanted to get there period whereas I really really really really really really really really really really really really don't want to get mine
0 likesomg woman what a fucking JOURNEYYY
0 likesOMG MINE JUST ENDED TOO!!.....awkward.....
0 likesAnyone have any advice for using tampons?
0 likesGosh I can't stop cringing because of the phrase "scrape the womb." like that can't be nice and just gah how painful sounding
0 likesT H E R E'S S O M E T H I N G I N M Y V A G I N A
0 likesI love that app
0 likesSo she finishes her period, and I start mine. I hated periods from the start, but I get free food, so...
0 likesi got mine when i was ten
0 likesi'm on my period now wish me luck,,
0 likesWhy did I watch this whilst eating?
1 likeDoes this app work for people who are on the pill?
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Pauline Jadoulle it does have some options for all sorts of contraceptive options like the pill and the patch and stuff, I just haven't seen what it does. you should try it, it's pretty great.
0 likesI'm 11 and already get my period๐
0 likes"your eximent......hornyness"
0 likesI'm having period right now.....ngl
0 likesWTF IS A PERIOD?
0 likesA period is like a week of pain, no not funny ,
0 likesif it could be a noise it would be,
AAAAAGGGGGGGHHHHHHH
ThErEs SoMeThInG iN My VaGiNA
0 likesinsight collected
0 likesexcisement ! lol
0 likesDODIE. WHere did you get that drESS.
0 likesWat is this eye-BOO-pro-fenn (is this how all brits say Ibuprofen?)
0 likesIt started yesterday in school
0 likesTHAT'S A TITLE. XD
0 likes....is plenty an American thing?
1 likeclapping hands emojis
0 likesI just don't get it? I imagine it's really hard being discreet because you would need to come out of a cubicle to clean it in the sink and then go back in the cubicle to put it back in and that would be so impractical especially if it was a busy toilet
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Generally I think in public people just wipe it down with tissue in the cubicle and then wash it properly once they're home.
0 likesSynthesteticFlame if you get the best ones, some menstrual cups can be inserted for 8 hours, up to 12, meaning you basically can wear it out and then wash it as soon as you get home.
0 likesI hate that you have to say that its not click bait XD.
0 likesYour have the same period as me
0 likesI go through the same thing as me
lol I get 8 days of MASSACRE
0 likesthe way u say ibuprofen aaw bb
1 likeClue is like girl bible
0 likesTo fingerpaint is NOT a sin
0 likeshow the hek do menstrual cups work?
0 likesWelp that's another thing i just watched...
0 likesDo u like... wash it in your sink? Do you only change it at home
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You usually empty it in your toilet and then wash it in the sink. For me personally it's enough to empty it once after I get up and once in the evening. If your flow is heavier than mine you might have to empty it sometime troughout the day. I have heard other women saying they just use toiletpaper or babywipes to clean it in public washrooms.
0 likesWhy do people have the need to talk about their period is it really that important to tell everyone me being a girl understand a period but seriously
0 likesMy first one lasted 9 days and was a heavy flow but I never got any cramps or moodiness
1 likelove me some evan
0 likesCan you please unban me from your main channel ?
0 likesim on my 5th day...
0 likesim so sorry!
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