Ya, 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


I also just finished my period just as this came out lmao


I've used Clue for like over a year now, it's awesome :D


This sounds like a nightmare. I'm so sorry that all of that happened. Yikes


this was so great and informational but it also really cracked me up because RELATE


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!!

thank yoooou! it's our first and we're pretty dang excited :)

greenbeansmusic Congratulations!!! Ugh I just love hearing about pregnancies it's some girly hormonal thing...babies are so freakin' cute!!


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.


Omg I got my period when I was 13 during my first time at disney world and I absolutely hated it.


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 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.


You still should check out Clara Henry, swedish queen of speaking about periods.


on a compLETELY different note, i've now seen La La Land 5 times

i'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. 😁


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.


I made a video about getting my period on my channel too! 😄😄 love this kind of video ❤


BOOK 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


ive 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


Hey!! 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


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.


i literally just started my period today!!


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. 😂


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


clue is the best app honestly. I've had it for about a year now and it's great


I started mine when I was 11 and didn't tell anyone till I was 12 haha


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


I GOT MY PERIOD THE DAY YOU UPLOADED THIS


I 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!

passableclown YEAH same, it sucks right?!

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


I'm the most blessed human my period usually lasts like 2 and a half days


can 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


"know whenyour friend is on period!" yeah, thats totally not weird as fuck


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.
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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. 💙


I've used that app for a long time it's pretty neat


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 pronounce ibuprofen like "ibrufon" and when you said it correctly made me laugh so hard and I dont know why send help


What i need is a period video for trans guys pre-T😬


please make a cover of 'my face' like the way it is in your short cover video of 'my face' 💞


I want to cut my hair like dodie because her hair looks so nice but <b>on her</b>

I want to cut my hair like dodie because her hair looks so nice but *on her*


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!


Nice video
Have 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


Does 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.

I'm also a big fan of menstrual cups even though I never liked tampons.<br>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.

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.

The menstrual cups can last for years and are less dangerous and way more pratical than reusable pads


i got my period on my thirteenth birthday...when I was having a swimming party


dodie's got an app folder titled 'my poor body' lol same


clue has been on the dot lately so I'm happy


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.


THE WAY YOU PRONOUNCE IBUPROFEN IS ADORABLE


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. <br>Does anyone else have this thing?

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?


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


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 loved, and your level o excitedness "wink wonk"


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 just bought a menstrual cup and I need help please make another video on it


Is it bad I won't take painkillers because I want to be more 'immune' to pain and get used to it.


at first i thought this was going to be a song


lol I got heavy flow as well but it never got so dramatic like jeez louise..


Well my period is just around the corner lmao

Omg the just around the corner video they play in like 4th grade ahhh😂😂


I started my period at 10 and it was the worst thing dude


I'm a 15 year old girl who is 16 in October and I have never had my period before


I'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.

you shouldn't start worrying until you're ~16! 13 is still young.


I'm on provera to get my period because i didn't get my period for a whole year


i use clue!! its great i got my best friend on it.


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.


please collab with Grace Vanderwaal!!! love you so much!!!


How can I use a menstrual cup if im still in highschool?


I would pay you to say ibuprofen again and again and again


I've never had cramps while on my period

jade Don't jinx yourself. They suck hardcore.


OOOOOOOOOOOOO YOU USE SLEEP CYCLE?!?!?! LOVE ME TOO


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.


my period is so irregular
like i legit get it every 2-3 months
if not more
oops

you might have PCOS, its one of the symptoms, I have it, maybe go see a doctor??


How do women manage to have a life if every month they suffer like this for a little while?


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.


Oml clueeee I've been using it for years


I haven't had my period for about 3 months is that normal

No you not. Did you talked to a doctor about it? If you are concerned about that then you really should do.

Mehlsuppe I started two years ago am i dying

han the drag race fan Well if you just had your first period some time ago, when this is quite normal.


i did Not Know britons said eye-BOO-pruh-fen in (my part of) america we say Eye-bee-PROH-fen


What if the cup just falls out while in public and you aren't wearing any underwear and you have a skirt/dress oN......


(not click bait) as if you don't get your period lol


When are you coming back to Australia?? We miss you :((


I haven't gotten my period yet and like all my friends have it and I'm at the end of year 7 soooo...


How does one curl short hair, I can't :((


when i read the title i was like Omg we have something in commen!:D


my period start today and im suffering please send help


YOUR FERTILE WINDOW IS LIKE RIGHT. THERE. DAYUM


Why am i here 😂 this is interesting tho ngl


I'm bleeding and URGHHHHH , I hate it because it hurts a lot , I puke a shit ton.


Mine started when I was just 12, whoop :)()(


YOU GOT YOURS AT 14????? I GOT MINE AT 10


I'm bloody done with all these youtubers using annoying clickbait. (yes, pun intented)


It's only blood. But when left alone smell is bad


I hate when the pad sticks. It seriously ruins my whole day.


First of all, this does NOT sound very pleasent. Also, dnc means  dilation and curettage.


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


I started at 9
Smh people think 11 is early.... 9!!
(I'm 15 now)


Me <b>is on period while watching this</b> well

Me *is on period while watching this* well


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.


Can you use the menstrual cup when swimming?? I feel like when you open your legs it'll let water in 😂 don't know though???


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)<br> 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

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 💛 thank you!


I 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


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 😘😘


Thank 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


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 ♥


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. :)


Thank you for being gender inclusive and saying "people" rather than women- makes me feel better as a trans guy who gets his period :)


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! 😂 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


I'd really love it if you did a video on menstrual cups, Dodie! I love mine soo much :)


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.


I relate to the heaviness :( there's been many times where I bled through everything and it sucks


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 😅x love this video dodie!


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 shopping😂


I love that most people in the comments are so supportive and just talk without it being super awkward.


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 😂


I'm 7 weeks pregnant and I'm soooo happy there's no periods mine were always so painful


For some reason talking about periods makes me super happy like yes let us relate about our pain and menstrual methods


You just have to love Evan and all his puns! Peer-iod 😅


dodie, I'm 12 and I started a year ago, we're so similar when it comes to periods 😂😂


I just started my period, thanks for this dodie


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


I may only be 14 but I relate to this more than anything 💗


I am in love with this video. The 'injected with go away poison' and 'THERE IS SOMETHING IN MY VAGINA' is literally me.


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 :).


Honestly dodie makes me look forward to ad videos


Please make a video about the cup!!!!! btw, loved this video, love you, thank you so much for existing, Dodie


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 can relate so much to your beginning of your period (being irregular , being really heavy, and getting it later than everyone else)


I love my menstrual cup! Started using it in February 2015 and I am never ever going back!


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.


Omg I have a really heavy and irregular period thanks for making this video i don't feel as odd anymore 😁


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.


clue 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


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!


THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CLUE!! The app has already made the tracking WAY easier


I feel u, I got a mirena when I was 16 after having literally a 6 month period. rip me


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.


please do a menstrual cup video!! I've been trying to find more info on them, it'd be really helpful (:


As 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


Definitely do a video on menstrual cups please!


I love this video so much!!!  also  clue is awesome


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


After getting my implant I began getting my period everyday :/ It's pretty ridiculous.


Yesssss 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


DODIE I CRIED W MY MUM WHEN I GOT MINE TOO WERE TWINSIES YAAAAAAAAAY


i agree!! CLUE is the best Period App out there!

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 -_-


I've been using Clue for a while, it helps so much!


6:48 its my favorite part by far and something i can heavily relate to xD


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


Menstrual cups were actually invented in the 70's


I got my period when I was 9. I was so excited


I'd be so curious as to what my womb looks like....does that sound weird? I don't care. 😂


"THERE'S SOMETHING IN MY VAGINA" dodieeee you SMOL LITTLE CUTE BEAN I CRY


Dodie i am the same way u r like im on spot with u i actually got my 3 days ago ugh but yah <3


"Its like a little aquarium up there." <br>I lost it.😆

"Its like a little aquarium up there."
I lost it.😆


i watched this video in the morning..
and now (night) i got my freaking period
whatthehell dodie


Thank u thank u thank u for sharing!!
Imma 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)


Dodie: I thought I needed....a poo.

Me: dYinG BeCaUse Dodie iS toO pREciOus fOr tHis WoRld

Dodie: I thought I needed....a poo.

Me: *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.


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.


I'd love it if you did a video on tampons and menstrual cups


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.<br>Also I'd love a video on the menstrual cup!!!! I like want to know more but researching is confusing

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


TIP--you should use a Mooncup (like the diva cup but better made) because tampons carry so many dangerous chemicals.


The way you say ibuprofen is adorable lol


It'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 😹


Does Clue (or any other period tracking app) work with super irregular periods?


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 😋


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.


I've heard menstrual cups are a bit of a faff if you're anywhere but at home? Is this true/been your experience?


i got mine when I was like 9 and i fainted when the teacher talked about it in class lmao


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.


I highly highly recommend Thinx Period Underwear!!!! They are amazing and such a non hassle!


if it can surprise any of you I actually got my period when I was 9


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?<br>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?

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 get lower back pains too, it's so annoying 😫


Don't worry about it to much, you've only few years to deal with it.


Omg girls, vaginas, & puberty. I HOPE THE GUYS WATCH THIS


OMG I use that app too! I've used it for like years and it's amazing!


I use eve instead of clue cause i find it is more inclusive and less confusing, but everyone has their own ways ☺


I 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


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!!


oml same I just finished my period too 😂😂


The 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 up😂😂


Do a separate video on the menstrual cup please :)

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


i read the title and i was like OMG that must be awful, and then it dawned on me, oh shit so do I


also eat dark chocolate and avoid too much caffeine it really helps me


I love the Clue app! The best period app ive ever used


"Injected me with go away poison." AKA hormones.


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.


i've been using clue for a while now, and if i didn't have it before i would now bec of dodie 😂


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've used clue for months! that's so cool!


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


And the way you said, Ibuprofen, ahhhhh cute ❤❤


The funny thing is that... I finish my period yesterday ;-;... <br>Also i had a tough time when i'm on my period.. I literally cry and get moody :')

The funny thing is that... I finish my period yesterday ;-;...
Also 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


could you please do a video about menstrual cups?


I LITERALLY GOT A CLUE NOTIFICATION WHILE WATCHING THIS LMAO


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


DODIE!! I'm super duper curious to know your opinion on Portugal's eurovision song!! xx


I 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


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.


considering how much she slags off the nhs, it sure has done a lot for her


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


Why 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


I LOVE CLUE USED IT FOR YEARS OMGGGGGGGG


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.)


"Your......excitement........h o r n i n e s s" 😂😂


WOULDN'T YOU? IF YOU BLED?! OUT OF YOUR WOMB?!?!!


Doodie "WOULDN'T YOU?! IF YOU BLED EVERY MONTH?!?!" Ok yeah yeah sorry


tss is a bacterial infection just make sure you take care of yourself


my 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 :/


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 restaurant 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, and they were all females  -_-)  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 <b>directly</b> 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 emotions 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

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 restaurant 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, and they were all females  -_-)  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 emotions 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


WHY IS THIS 40TH IN TRENDING LAMO WELL DONE DOODIE LMAO


u are the cutest person i have ever seen


funny how this video is posted just as i'm on my period...


Ooh I've found yet another word British people pronounce differently than Americans. Ibuprofen.


You just finished and mine just started for this month. So far it's hell and it's only the first day


i cannot use tampons i have tried so many times but it just won't lmao


I got my fricking at nine and it was hell. I was only in the 3rd grade.


i got my first period in a logan's roadhouse bathroom.


I haven't started yet, but I get random cramps alot.


Uf, it's like a little aquarium in there


HELP I'M A 16 YEAR OLD BOY AND I HAVEN'T HAD MY PERIOD YET, ANY HELP?


Her last video was uploaded on May 10th, This video was uploaded on May 12th. My birthday is May 11th...


Planned Parenthood also just released an app called "Spot On" on Android and iOS if anyone is interested in supporting PP and following your period.


She should have wrote a song about periods


in another life i want to be a woman kkkj


Is it bad that I got my first period when I was 11

I had a friend in elementary school who started hers at 9!


Wait I'm confused.... since cramps hurt so much why can't you just take ibuprofen?? Why is everyone suffering through

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. :/


Dammmmnnit I started at 11 and I so hated it and didn’t want it smh


I'm glad you're feeling better Dodie ❤ periods and relationships suck but you are a strong independent woman 🙌


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 if 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.<br>So check it out.

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 if 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.


It's oddly comforting to have someone talk about periods and be so open about them :)


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 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.


when ur on ur period rn<br>& you just smile bc dodie is so open & she's such a cute human being

when ur on ur period rn
& 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


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 public  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!


I very much appreciate you using gender neutral language in this video. The trans community says hello!!


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. <br>Granted I may just be weird

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 hurting😢hope u will get well Dodie💜


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.
♥


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


please 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


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.

P.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


I was kinda the opposite, 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 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


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.


After 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.


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 had to look up menstrual cups, I never knew those existed.

THE 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.


I had to listen to her say ibuprofen so many times before I was like, yes she definitely says it weirdly


Girl I'm anemic because of my heavy period too, never knew anyone like that haha


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 🤔


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 usually hate ad videos but you're a bean and i was actually looking for an app like this lol


i 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


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.


"We're both ovulating... wonderful." DEAD.


Hello Dodie! <br>I would really like to try out menstrual cups, but does it surpass/break your hymen? Cuz I dont wanna break mine 0*0

Hello Dodie!
I 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?


goal: to be as thicc as dodies womb lining


You're so cute. I love your personality and your voice.


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


shout out to the brave souls who wear light pants while on their period


Omg I was irregular (still am) and went on holiday with a period 😂that was the first time I wore tampons lol


I love the clue app, I've been using it for almost year and I love it


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.


I 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'

I started it that night and cried a lot lol


Why is this one of my favourite dodie videos?


I started my period when i was 16. I'm such a late bloomer omg


aH i relate to when you were younger ,, <br>((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.

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.


Aaaah dodie's dress/jumpsuit-thing is so cute 💞


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


'It's like a little aquarium in there' I'm dying at that sentence o m g


My 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.


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 :)


My first period lasted five weeks. It was hell😂


I 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


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've used Clue for a while haha, and it's true, it's bloody great, no pun intended.


I started my period when I was 10 😂 I I was an early bleeder


10/10 best thing about being on the pill is not having periods.


Pcos... 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


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.


id love it if you made a video about mental cups because i want to try it


dodie and i finished our period on the same day. it's fate, it's destiny.


i've had clue for a solid year and it has been the best thing ever


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 a month after I turned 12 also I literally finished mine yesterday wow okay that's tmi


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??


This is really unimportant, but I love the way she says ibuprofen 😅


I literally watched this on my period.

I. Am. Dying.


dude i frickin love clue, would highly recommend to everyone!

honestly though if the app didn't warn me about my period I'd have totally forgotten everytime


My 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.


How do you use a menstrual cup? Like how does it work because it sounds great


If 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


i got my first period at 10 like i started young lol


omggg this app looks so good it's just the thing I need thank youuu!!!!


Evan gets told about periods so much haha


Can you swim with a menstrual cup? Or do tampons work better?


WHEN YOU SAID YOUR SKIN BECOMES OILY ALL I COULD THINK OF WAS CAMPING TRIP


I like Evan because he doesn't faint or evaporate into a big cloud of EEEWWWW when u talk about periods like some guys do.


When the blood come out does it hurt and how do I know if I am having it? (I have not had it yet)


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 things😂


of course i get my period the day after watching this


I got my period when i was in 5th grade. Woohoo.


actually using this app since like 6 months and its lit


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


YOU'RE SO BLOODY FUNNY. YES Pun intented.


the no clickbait bit in the title killed me, dunno if it was meant to be funny but made me laugh.


"I carry it around.. in my vag." hahahaha ded


"Scrape your womb... because it's too... thick..." <b>in captions: yum</b>

"Scrape your womb... because it's too... thick..." *in captions: yum*


mine is due in 2 days and in the middle of this video i got cramps i love my uterus


My first day is always the worst, I get really sick and clammy, I've fainted in stores and scared several workers.


Your outfit is so adorable!!!!!!! Where did you get it?


I love the not clickbait thing in laughing


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?????


the only thing about this app that scares me is that ONE notification that tells you it's about to start and you just sigh


"Well done me. Well done womb... well kinda. You did kinda mess up there for a bit..." XD


for some reason i was hoping she was gonna sing a song about periods


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 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

doddlevloggle i know!!!!! and the doctors wouldnt do anything about it ))): couldnt move for weeks


ahh im so scared about menstrual cups so pls make a videoo c:


Evan : when's the next one?
Me : 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


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 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"


Please make a vid on the menstrual cup!!!


im 14 and i started my period when i was nine LOL is that bad


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?


Then second day of my friends period she goes, "I'm sorry if I snap at you today if I'm mean please tell me."


I actually been using clue, it's cool! 😀


does anyone know how to get the clue app to show your ovulation as well?


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 have endometriosis and anemia..  I have to be on depo to avoid surgery. I'm in constant pain. 😭


i like clue coz it's gender neutral & i'm nonbinary


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)

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)


Dear women. I FEEL SO FUCKING SORRY FOR YOU. IM SO SORRY. YOU DON'T DESERVE THIS.


If you want to know more about menstrual cups, you should check out Previous Star Pads. It's a great channel!


Am 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

No, I don't get cramps either. Every person is different I guess.


being serious all out the video until "THERES SOMETHING IN MY VAGINA" FUCK SAKE DODIE chokes on laughter

*being serious all out the video until* "THERES SOMETHING IN MY VAGINA" FUCK SAKE DODIE *chokes on laughter*


Okay 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


dodie you should write song a having your period


I got mine in FOURTH GRADE I was NInE. I was hating life during it and still am


I got my first on Christmas day when I was 11


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


I don't need the app my best friend tells me when I'm coming on she always knows it's amazing


i cant use a tampon its too uncomfortable how do you live


ugh I really wanna swith over to clue but I've been using mycycles for years and I can't transfer my period info😂😂<br>ugh should I or not

ugh I really wanna swith over to clue but I've been using mycycles for years and I can't transfer my period info😂😂
ugh should I or not

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 😂. 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)


A 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.


Wow, not too many dudes in the comment section, eh? Where mah bros with the curious minds at?<br>@Dodie, pls do an explanation video on menstrual cups...like wtf is that? Is it more "comfy" than any other possibility? Advantages?

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. ;)


im a guy why ᵃᵐ ᴵ ʷᵃᵗᶜʰᶦᶰᵍ ᵗʰᶦˢ

im a guy why ᵃᵐ ᴵ ʷᵃᵗᶜʰᶦᶰᵍ ᵗʰᶦˢ


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


I don't understand why everyone says it hurts......?? I rarely get cramps like really rarely and it never hurts SUPER bad


dude my period sucks I’m either so depressed or super angry and i haven’t had it this month so far and I hope i fucking don’t start it 😂


um you said you were irregular so you dont bleed every month that title is CLICKBAIT 😤


Baby doll is that indometrious scarring in your uterus?


Oops I’m a dude am I supposed to be here. This video is always on my recommended


How do you take a bath on your period?!?!


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)

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!!

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.

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.

Also have you been trying with applicator tampons or non-applicator ones?


Dodie, idk if you knew but ptx broke up, thoughts?


"there is something in my vagina" had me dead<br>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!!💕💕

"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!!💕💕


Why do you always manage to cheer me up when I need it? Thanks Dodie~


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.


oh my gosh dodie i bleed out of my vagina every month too you're so relatable


Dodie you seem to be extremely happy and I'm uncontrollably smiling because I'm so glad. ^.^


I 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!


So so so happy with how gender neutral this video is, yesss dodie ❤


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