I got my first one when I was in Science class too, I thought I just needed the toilet and it really wasn't 😂 Mine are so so so heavy!! It's so horrible, and I might end up experiencing similar things to you, and they aren't very regular either!! I'm so glad someone understands, I think you understand more ❤


I got my period last year (when I was 10) and so far everything has been really irregular. Of course it is normal for the first year, but it's been over a year and I <i>just</i> got my period after almost 2 months of not having it. They're also about 8 days long. I just can't wait to get into a regular cycle haha

I got my period last year (when I was 10) and so far everything has been really irregular. Of course it is normal for the first year, but it's been over a year and I _just_ got my period after almost 2 months of not having it. They're also about 8 days long. I just can't wait to get into a regular cycle haha


I've used Clue for over 2 years and I really love it! It's great that it skips out on all the flowery and pink bullshit, and it recognises that not only women have periods and uses "person/people" instead :) All around great app!


I laughed so hard when Evan scuttled out the room. I just found that really funny for some reason.


I've been wanting to use a menstrual cup since watching Hannah's hormone diaries, but I'm a bit scared of them. I'm 18 and I've only just got used to tampons (we only used to have pad around the house, but now it's only me bleeding I get to choose what to use more) and it just seems a bit intimidating tbh. It seems like it would be uncomfortable because it's like a cup. Idk. Help please :)


Ooh I love Clue!! I don't actually know how to count my days and such, so it's such a great way to track your period. That and all the emotional and physical pains too. Highly recommend 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽


SO WEIRD! Paused the video to go pee, and my period started. That is one powerful period you have there Dodie, syncing people up over the internet 😂💕


my updates on clue were like, "you've got a strange period! I think you need to go to the hospital!" and that's how I found out that I was bleeding way way way way way too much and ended up going on contraceptives which helped !!


The pill was my saviour: my period was sooo heavy and by the time I was 17, I began hurting 2 days before the blood came, it would then last 5 days and only heat would help, no exersice or anything, I got weak from even standing up in the shower. Thank you period gods for The Pill!


this video gives me hope bc i started when i was 10 and i'm almost 16 and my period still isn't at all regular. i get my periods probably every 2-4 months or i'll wait 2 weeks anD BAM IT'S THERE AGAIN. so after all the doctor stuff i've been given i'm hoping that by the time i'm 22 my periods will be normal too lmao


my favourite way to describe period pains is "it's as if your uterus had a greater gravitational pull than the rest of your body"


My little sister got her first period about half a year ago, and I'm so jealous! Like, I thought everybody had at least two days of terrible pain and over six days in total, and have to use both tampons and pads all the time because it's so much blood.
And then there she is, no pain, one little pad for hours and hours and three days per month.
I'm pissed.


I recently had an 18  day constantly-heavy period (I'd missed a period the month before, so this was like a mega one) and was given Tranexamic Acid to stop the blood but it gave me an awful backache. I felt really, really bleh and it's now made me anaemic. Why do I have to be a girl wahhhhhh


Clue is such a good app! I've been using it since 2014 and still do to this day (literally today). I love that you're able to set reminders and not only for your period. I've one for checking up on the boobs as well. Just to be save :)


I really appreciate Evan not being like "god eww period yuck" 👍


I'm 30 and I'm still not sorted with my periods! Still testing pills, still just ceasing to exist every time it comes along (oh so fun!)


Yesterday, I watched this, and was like "How could an app possibly track my period?" but I got it anyways to test out.

After entering in the very little information I have because I never keep track of my period and am never prepared when it comes, it predicted I would get it tomorrow (which is the day I'm typing this). I was all like "pff yeah right".

Guess who woke up today at 4:00AM and went to the bathroom only to discover they had gotten their period? Me.


I'm diagnosed with endometriosis, due to this I suffer from very intense and painful cramps to the point where I've had to go to the hospital. If anyone in these comments has unbearable menstrual pain to the point of being physical sick, I recommend seeing your doctor or going on the pill. The pill while mainly associated with stopping pregnancy, is a life saver in my opinion. I use the pill, to stop my periods as my endometriosis made me miss out of several days of school and I had drugged up on high pain medications to achieve a little bit of comfort. Please don't dismiss the signs, save yourself the pain and see a doctor.


whenever i'm on my period i'm super grateful to shower (nice and warm and comforting on the cramps) and poop lol. both of those things like ease the pressure a bit, i guess?<br>and if you have bad cramps like i used to, a heating pad will be your new best friend 😊

whenever i'm on my period i'm super grateful to shower (nice and warm and comforting on the cramps) and poop lol. both of those things like ease the pressure a bit, i guess?
and if you have bad cramps like i used to, a heating pad will be your new best friend 😊


I'm 21 and feel like I'm only coming to terms with/understanding my period too, I had the implant for nearly 3 years which basically stopped it and then messed about with the pill for nearly and year and when I stopped that didn't have a period for a whole summer (stressful thoughts when you're a broke uni student in a long term relationship) and now I'm slowly getting used to it. I feel like it's completely different from when I was a teenager, I always got bad cramps and back pains but now I am like crippled with pain and a crying mess for the first 2/3 days. I've been using clue for like the last year and it's great because I'm so scatty I would never remember my cycle even when I was younger, and I was so irregular for so long after messing with hormonal birth control for 4ish years. I'm finally becoming pretty regular 🎉🎉


I've been using Clue for about 2 years now, a great app! One thing that bothers me a little about other period trackers is the fact they are designed to be all girly and flowery, Clue is more professional.


I'd love for you to do a video on menstrual cups! I've been really thinking about using one and I'd like to learn more about them!👍🏻


I got my period when I was 11 and it was very regular for the first couple years. A few years ago I took this special pill because I was going on vacation so I only took that for like 3 weeks, but after that I didn't have my period for a year and then it became very irregular. Now I"m on the actual pill, whoopie, and my period is regular. Off or on the pill, I barely have any pains, only slight headaches and cramps, but that's like background noise. Oh and I am very very emotional one or two days before I come on. I'll cry about anything. Very joyful.


I just go out of the shower, so, my period maybe start soon... I feel like it's coming but don't really know when... Also i'm sick (and stressed) so, my periods are 1/2 days "late" but my cycles are really messed up since i give up on pills. And I'm 22 and still struggling with my cup so, don't worry about it, you can do it ! ♥


my anxiety is at 150% the week before my period and I will literally cry over spilt milk, or bite your head off if you were the one that spilt it. Then as soon as the bleeding starts, even though my cramps are pretty bad, I'm just a happy little bleeding thing curled up with a hot water bottle. It's like the emotional tension just disappears!


I always, always cry before my period, usually over nothing. It's kind of handy though, because it means I pretty much know for sure when I'm about to have my period because I don't regularly cry.


I've used this app for a while and I can only say it has helped me a lot. I have had troubles eating, which resulted in my period coming late a lot and so with this app I could fill in every time i skipped a meal, did eat, felt sick from eating etc... So for my part it has helped me keep track of my bad eating habits and period so I can slowly eat normally again.


I felt the same way when I went on the depo shot. Fucking dreadful. Took so long to get my period back and I just felt like I was in period limbo.


I've always had really irregular periods and I have only had it for four (ish?) years, AND I'm only a teen, but I haven't had one for a while, in fact I've only had on in the past like 15 months, with the occasional bit of spotting. I think maybe I'm not eating enough fat (I'm vegan), but I get all of the symptoms in the right order, as in I'll have a day of being super moody, then sensitive, maybe I'll get a spot, quite hungry, a bit bloated, and I get all ready for the flood gates to open but it just...doesn't...happen. Idk, I'm trying to sort things out, just thought I'd share in case anyone has been/is going through the same thing and has any suggestions?


You're such a fun talker, idk if that makes sense, but you're just so funny and fun to listen to.


I remember being in denial when I got my period like I only wore a pad on the 3rd day 😂


i've had mine for almost 5 years and it is absolute hell, it makes me vomit, i've passed out before, i'm SUPPOSED to take 6 tablets a day that don't work, and i am not having a fun time. sometimes my cramps make it impossible to even move. it can last for two weeks and come every two weeks. it's heavy as it gets. please save me.


I'm on the pill and have been for 2 years and honestly i've had no real issues with it besides maybe some minor weight gain (or maybe that's just me eating lots who knows) i love it because essentially I can control when my period starts. Got an exam and don't want the red water fall going on/going on holiday? Take an extra pill and it'll only start (for me anyway) after i've not had one for about 24 hours. My periods are a lot heavier when I skip a few days and take a few extra pills but honestly i'm fine with that really just stock up on chocolate and ibuprofen. I used pads because I just don't like the idea of tampons and toxic shock is terrifying to me but I know they're really bad for the environment so i'd love a video on the diva cups to see what they're like and how to use them


I get suuuper emotional two days before i get my period. I cry over everything and get really angry really fast and always have to tell people 'dont take me seriously i'm getting my period lmao'
I used to be on the pill but after YEARS of using it i found out it caused migraine and depression so now i'm FINALLY off the pill and feeling happy-ish again.
Oh and i get terrible cramps and i cant walk and just sleep.


I would love if you'd talk about the cupthingy! I think about getting one for a while now, but it's not that cheap and if I don't like it in the end it's really a waste of money.

I love that you're talking so openly about this btw. Really appreciate it :D


oh my god! I get that weird ache between my legs too! It's like you've got a really tired crotch (?) it feels so awful, I get it only for a day, but still, it sucks so much!


I have heavy periods that have been occurring every 2 weeks. They last such a long time and it's so hectic. I actually have it now. I hate this.


I use clue !! Also ive used a tampon only once and it was freaking terrifying. It was hard to take out and it hurt a lot, so i probably did something wrong. I couldve never asked for help because im not open at all about my period, so life kinda sucks when im anxious everyday (even when im not on period) about bleeding through because im extremely paranoid lmao. And if im on my period and im supposed to go swimming, looks like im not going swimming😂 i got my period when i was 12 and now im 14, but im really lucky and glad that my period is pretty light and lasts 4 days at the most


i love how Evan wasnt like most cis boys and wasnt like "ew"


Yessss I use clue and me and my friend track our cycles on it😂 please do a video on menstrual cups though!


Dodie! How long did it take you to get "used to" the menstaural cup? I used it and failed. Couldn't get it in comfortably. Hurt a lot! (Ive had sex before, not had a baby - Im 22, thatd be crazy). Anyway, yeah hoping to try on next cycle but in that "what if it never works and im such a failure" cycle D:


Yanno, before I started my period and we were getting told about it at school, I used to think it was just this tiny bit of blood that just came out of your vagina for like a minute or two and then was gone.... how wrong I was


pleeeaaaseee do a video about menstrual cups! I've been so desperate to try them but I don't know where to buy them, how to "change" it and just generally how to use it and how it makes you feel. I'm really uncertain about it as I have used tampons and pads all my life and would really appreciate a video, thanks Dodie :)

No problem ^^
One other thing I forgot to mention is that to use it you need to be confortable with getting your fingers "up in there" lol I find that it requires a little more manipulation than putting in tampons
There, now I'm 100% done with my testimony haha

wow thank you so much, that was all very helpful information. really appreciate it x

I hope she'll do one to answer your questions, personally I've switched from tampons to the cup and I've never looked back, I much prefer the cup :) There's quite a lot of info on the internet if you want to learn more about it (there are also people who hated the cup so it gives you an idea of both sides haha but don't get caught up on the negative stories, I almost didn't try it because of the bad reviews and I'm glad I still tried. I think it's a personal thing, and even then, it's something that takes practice so some people don't like it at first but then they get used to it / find the right technique to put it in and get it out and then it's great! Kind of like what Dodie said here, it takes some time to get used to, that time period varies for people).
I'd say the pros for the cup are how practical it is, once you get it it's literally all you have to think about when on your period, no need to buy tampons all the time. For this reason, it also saves money and is better for the environment. Plus the Toxic Syndrome Chock, and there's no chance of the cup leaving residue in, as opposed to tampons. The last (and a huge) pro is that you can keep it for longer periods of time (at least for me), it depends on your flow and your cup size, but with tampons I used to always worry at night whereas now, I can just put the cup before going to bed, take it out in the morning and since I've learned how to put it correctly I've had almost no leaks.
The cons are that it may be hard to get used to putting in, wearing (although if you put it correctly you shouldn't be able to feel it), taking it out. Some people are grossed out by seeing the blood "as it is", and not absorbed into a pad or tampon. And you have to think about the logistics, for instance if you need to change it during the day (if you've got a heavy flow for instance), it's more practical if you've got a bathroom with a sink to change it. Although some people manage to do it without a sink, with a water bottle. I've lived for 6 months with 2 guys, there was no sink in our toilets and I still ended up finding a routine, so to me it's not a huge obstacle, but just something to keep in mind :)
I hope this helped, but I probably forgot a lot of info. Take your time to browse the internet for more info, I know it can be confusing at first, there were several months before the first time I searched on Google and the time I actually bought one. There are several brands of cups and they usually all have info on their website. I think overall you'll always find the same kind of info on different websites, the difference will be that each brand tells you their cup is the best one :P I think the hardest part is deciding which cup to get, but there are reviews, and I got mine 2 years ago so I assume the comparing tools between brands have gotten even better since then :)


dodie you look soooooo beautiful in this vid! (like every vid tbh)


I've been using clue for the past few months because I felt like I was p irregular, but now I know that my cycle is about 20-25 days and it's so useful!

I just checked on the app and I'm meant to be starting tomorrow ahhhhhhh


My cycle has been screwed up from the word go.
I started at 11yrs old - alway irregular timing and the first 6-7yrs was in terrible hide and shut out the world pain for 1-3 days. Ended up on the pill very young and using the pill to skip them altogether.
Then bc I decided not to have children I did 3x 3yr Implanon - which just about switched my cycle off.
I'm 39yrs old now and free of all drugs and implants and still only get it every few months - as for mood disruptions - I don't think I got them when I was drugged - but now I do! It's like all this bottled up bitch drains whenever I do get the visit - VERY annoying!!!
I'm considering getting Thinx pants - just to deal with the uncertainty - combo with this Clue app perhaps?
Overall - I'm looking forward to friggin Menopause!


I always snap at everyone because they're annoying when I'm on my period 😂


I get aching in between my legs as well I didn't know other people got those !! also I love having a menstrual cup. that's the only thing I use now.


when i first got my period, i knew what it was but it was like a brownish color so i thought it was poo or something 😂 my mom told me i started my period and i was so annoyed. my cramps were so bad i couldn't stop crying and i wanted to die, so i had to stay at my grandmas lol now, thankfully, it's better with less cramps


I am currently in the working-up-the-courage stage of getting a menstrual cup. My friends love it, YouTube strangers love it, I see all the pros, but I'm nervous about the cons. I am very sensitive down there and it kinda freaks me out. If anyone has more words of encouragement, feel free to push me to get one.


super helpful tip for heavy bleeders; take some ginger powder (1/8 of a teaspoon is enough) three times a day when you start your period and you will bleed SO MUCH less. they did a study on this and it's seriously the best thing ever. I just dissolve the ginger powder in some soymilk, it tastes like chai ♥


I almost went swimming the day i got my period, but something in my brain told me that it wasn't a good idea to swimming that day. lmao Later thinking back it sounds so strange but i was sooo lucky. Also i got it at home and my mom was also there, so basically my first period was perfect haha. In the beginning it also had a light flow lasting about 5 days, but after a year it turned to a rlly heavy flow lasting 7 days T.T


My period is extremely heavy and long, and the doctors also want me to get my womb scrapped away or whatever(ew), but I'm so nervous and REALLY don't want to do it!


I bleed for 1-2 months straight and then I have a 10 day break and then it repeats itself; it's so exhausting and I'm on birth control and it's messed my entire body up but if I'm not on it I constantly bleed every day all year


4:12 cracks me up. I've been just looping that zoom over and over


seeing all of the people helping and encouraging each other on the comments is so uplifting!! Therefore I would like to contribute and encourage everyone wondering about periods and cramps and anything related to alternative period products and care(reusable pads, period cups and such) to check out the channel Precious Stars Pads! It's run by this lovely girl, Bree, and she has such a calm and caring demeanor on camera and she talks about everything period related (including how to simulate  period for trans*women and anyone else who doesn't experience a period and may be feeling dysphoric or upset about it.) Her channel is a really body positive and inclusive corner of the internet!


I was 16 when I got my first period and it never was a big deal here


This is all very educational but can we just take a minute to discuss how Dodie pronounces Ibuprofen 👀


I had mine at the first of every month for a while and then suddenly it just changed and I was panicking because it was so late (my friend joked that I was the next virgin mary. I didn't appreciate it)


I have the implant and had no periods since I've had it in. It's bliss


The first (and only) time I used a tampon was in about grade 9 (because I had no pads on me and my friends all used tampons) and unfortunately was right before I had drama class. In which we were doing pHYSICAL THEATRE. It was very uncomfortable and a little painful, and I just remember thinking "I don't think I did this right but I can't fix it now" and just hating it hahaha. I was SO worried about leaking because I went to a private girls school and we had to wear a brown and white striped dress. Not fun. I walked to the bathroom like a cowboy after that class and got rid of the damn thing after a lovely girl in my class said she had pads on her. Oh dear. I also have a SUPER heavy period and was diagnosed with endometriosis when I was 18 and had to have surgery to remove a 6.5cm wide cyst from my ovary (it was double the size of my ovary lol). So I'm on the pill 90% of the time as treatment. YAY PERIODS.


Please do a video on menstrual cups. I'm kind of curious about them, and it would be such a good option.


Heating pads are AMAZING on cramps, and I get super extreme bad cramps on day 1 where I accept that I am dying.


A few extra things:

• Never judge your period by the first day

• Always stay prepared in case you get it in school or work or something

• When you get up in the morning, it goes from 0-100 real quick so make sure the bathroom is free before you get up

• Don't blame yourself for getting emotional during your period

• Water helps and so does dark chocolate (for some reason?) so there u go

• (In the video but still) You are literally shedding part of one of your internal organs and your uterus is contracting to the point that it temporarily cuts of circulation to itself (cramps), so take care of yourself boo. You deserve it.


Been using Clue for a year now. So useful! Totally recommend it.


Maybe if I watch your videos long enough, our periods will start to sync


I was wondering, does the menstrual cup still work with heavy flow ?


Why did "THERES SOMETHING IN MY VAGINA" make me laugh so much😂


"There's something in my vagina!"<br>-dodie, 2k17

"There's something in my vagina!"
-dodie, 2k17


I use it because I am all over the place and so forgetful. it is so useful, reminding me a day or so before I start so I can buy tampons and so that I know why I am angry and crying a lot


I love menstrual cups I have and is one and I'm 16, I got my period at 12 and was super afraid, I used tampons for a year then switched to the cup and it's the best!


I'm very confused about my period. I had my first period for three days about two months ago at age 12. I haven't had it since then. I'm horribly confused.


Okay, to all the people out there who have periods, look into the mini pill. <br>I'm 18 years old, I have been taking the mini pill for over a year now and I have not had my period since. And it is AMAZING! I didn't initially go on it because of sexual reasons, I went to the doctors because my mood swings around my period were atrocious, and I wanted to find a way to escape that. So my doctor put me on the mini pill, and since then my life has been bliss. No more pads or tampons, no bleeding, no cramps (hallelujah) and I can go swimming whenever I want 😂 I think it can depend on the person whether your period stops entirely, but all you have to do is take one tiny pill once a day, and you're free. If your parents/guardians are wary about it, just explain that the mini pill is not just a form of contraception, it's also a fantastic escape from the agony of periods (if you have a mother, my guess is she'll understand.)

Okay, to all the people out there who have periods, look into the mini pill.
I'm 18 years old, I have been taking the mini pill for over a year now and I have not had my period since. And it is AMAZING! I didn't initially go on it because of sexual reasons, I went to the doctors because my mood swings around my period were atrocious, and I wanted to find a way to escape that. So my doctor put me on the mini pill, and since then my life has been bliss. No more pads or tampons, no bleeding, no cramps (hallelujah) and I can go swimming whenever I want 😂 I think it can depend on the person whether your period stops entirely, but all you have to do is take one tiny pill once a day, and you're free. If your parents/guardians are wary about it, just explain that the mini pill is not just a form of contraception, it's also a fantastic escape from the agony of periods (if you have a mother, my guess is she'll understand.)


Please do a separate video on menstrual cups!! I'm allergic to tampons (annoying) and pads feel like nappies but I'm scared of the thought of menstrual cups, so please💞💞


Perfect timing, I got my period yesterday in math class. woooo fun lol


I got mine today, I'm in so much pain omg


I always get super depressed and paranoid a week before my period which sucks because I'm usually a very happy person at all other times. I'm so jealous at people who just get angry or frustrated because going into deep depression for a week a month is not fun.


i have a really irregular period and it's weird cause i'll either have my period consistently for like three months and then it'll stop for like half a year


oh my gosh PLEASE do a video on a menstrual cup. LOL would love to know more about them tbh lolol


I got my period when I was 10, and am now wearing a bra, starting at 11


I'd love a video abt menstrual cups!! anyways this was gr8 people just need to be open about it yknow


I use tampons but I keep hearing about the diva cup..any details and advice about it? How does it work? I kinda want to start using it but would the blood that it catches just slosh around inside of you before you clean it out? And how far do you have to put it in??


you know what's weird?

I actually am in my period :O


I use clue as well but I've also heard that the app sells your information to other companies so they know when to advertise to you about things so that you'll buy more things either on or off your period. I haven't been able to fact check but if it does I'll be quite disappointed since the app is really useful.


Okay I have a dilemma and this seems a good place for advice! I have a menstrual cup and when it's in, the inside of my vag is fine, but the lil stem rubs against my labia and it fucking kills. I've tried trimming it down by it doesn't work bc my vag is slightly tilted so it runs against one side more than the other and stings and last time I wore it, I couldn't keep it in for more than 15 mins because I just couldn't walk, it was so uncomfortable. I would cut it all off to the base of the cup, but I rely on the stem a lot to take it out, and as it sometimes doesn't fully unfold, I'm scared of it creeping up my vagina and me not being able to get it out (lol) help pls?!?

Thank you so much!! I'll give it a try :)

I would advise to try and practise taking it out without using the stem, but keeping it (at first) to reassure you and help you if you're having trouble :) I'm not saying it will work but it's worth trying. You need to be able to pinch the base of the cup, the stem may be in the way but I feel like it's still something you could try. And since with the cup it's mostly about practice, perhaps if you try 5/10/15 times, you'll make progress :)
Sorry if it doesn't work, I don't really know what else to advise as I cut the entire stem the first time I got the cup because it hurt me too. I'll just say that at first I wasn't really good at taking it out, but I got better and better ^^
Hope you find a solution to your problem!


omg we have synchronized, dodie! high five ✋


Oh Clue! I use this app all the time. My friend actually showed it to me, and it works great.


it would be cool to get a totally separate video about menstual cups


i've been using clue since forever. also, i haven't had my period in like 5 months already 😳


Am I the only one who doesn't have any side-affects on their period? I just bleed out of my vagina and am a little cold😂

Same. I've got like 4 periods (still kinda new to it) and there is like no cramps or anything. It's annoying cause I'll get fussy and mad at everyone, but the good side is that it lasts 3-4 days


i have never been so glad to be a dude...like holy fuck


god my skin freaks out like 2 days before. so if i get cheek pimples and start getting more anxious and suspicious its a clear sign mother nature is visiting soon..


Also PSA that heated blankets are great, or so I've heard.


see its weird i had an eating disoder in my early teens so i didnt have a period for 4 years, as i finished therapy obviously my disorder kind of went away so like it came back, but was very irregular, and now im 17 and i havent had one since januaryi need to go back to the doctors but im so busy n the doctors are really far away :(


Question on the whole mentrual cup thing, what if you have to like change it and you're outside?? do you just pop out a little silicone cup full of blood in a public bathroom?


oh my god i thought i was the only one it happens to <br>does it happens to everyone???

oh my god i thought i was the only one it happens to
does it happens to everyone???


I feel great when I'm on my period idk lmao


I started at 11 and have never missed one ever. I get a mega heavy flow and really bad pains. I am not looking forward to the next 37 years of my life!


clue is actually a really good app for non-gals who get their period! it refrains from referring to you as a girl or woman, different from other apps like eve (so i recommend it for other enbies or trans dudes!)


I'm on my period now and I'm just like uhh the pain~ But I don't get annoyed with people more when I'm on my period, I get nervous. And I get super nervous when it's late (not because I worry to be pregnant but because I have no idea when it's going to come now)


I understand that it's how you make a living but I really wish that you'd do less ads, somehow to me whenever a video is an ad everything about it seems artificial. Love you, though!


Can't be the only one that does the clap sync at the  start at the same time as her


So, the menstrual cup holds your blood?? Is it possible for the blood to accidentally be released?


Okay but how is it that I also started when I was 14 in physics class. I am dodie.


On my period right now. So glad this month isn't that bad. I still need to take paracetamol because it is painful but my periods are so fucking painful. I vomit, faint and have flu symptoms every month. It's absolute hell. Oh and lord god, I get bad pms hehe I snap and get irritated etc. So much fun.


I love clue but I'm so terrible for not using it 😂


"lucy is currently in her fertile window"


I just want to say im a dancer and a girl..... at dancing we wear leotards


I'm on a pill now because they're so bad😂 have had to miss school many a time because I like to scream the house down at like 4 in the morning😁


<b>cries</b> I'm on the third day of my period and dying! :*( Oww!

*cries* I'm on the third day of my period and dying! :*( Oww!


Do anyone else's legs hurt after sleeping when you're on your period??


My periods a mess, for the first few years it was regular... but every three months, then it tried to be monthly couldn't do it nothing really came out and now I don't even know I gave up tracking it I know it's been at least a month and a half maybe more, I literally have no idea. Alongside that I get phantom cramps and pains so I'm like oh hey it's coming and then it just doesn't. I messed up my housemates cycle too. I don't know I don't think my body knows what to do!


this was so dang gender neutral god bless ya


you say ibuprofen so weirdly? i pronounce it like eye-boo-pro-fin. :')


I've never heard anyone pronounce ibuprofen like that!


Dodie this is so important. I'm not grossed out by period chat, but when you were talking about clots and your womb scrapings I got so dizzy and my vision was all blurred and stuff lols. I had to go lie down. HELP ME


On my period right now crying in the back of Starbucks watching sad films using their free WiFi. I do this so often they know who am and everything which really says something about me.


I got my first period when I was 10. rip.


clue is a GOOD spon i've been using the app for ages and it's helped me stop doing guesswork for when i'll have one


I'm very open about my period. Idc you need to know. Because if I'm in a bitchy mood I don't want you to just think I'm an ass. I'm PMSING!!!


MAN O MAN. related so much to the irregularity bit. i started my period properly on my 14th birthday (thanks body!) and it has never been regular. i tried but i unfortunately can't even use clue. at first i felt like my periods were kind of random and very spread out, but then it got into a rhythm of being about twice as long. as in, my period went for 10-12 days, i had pms symptoms like bad skin, fatigue, irritability, and anxiety (thankS body!!!) for 2 weeks before my period, and my whole cycle went for about 60 days. every stage felt tedious. at the moment i still kind of have a 60 day cycle, but there's 2 periods in a cycle?? like i'll bleed for 5 days, be fine for another 5, and then bleed for another 5?? and then no period for ages??? idk its weird lol

also the pain! oh my gosh! i also have Coeliac disease, the times i had period pain as well as the intense pain from eating gluten was literally the worst. for me, coeliac pain is like period pain but more stabby than achey and concentrated just below my ribs. before i stopped eating wheat it had gotten so intense i literally could not move. not good when paired with period pain lmaoo


i'm a virgin, but i want to try a menstrual cup. is that a good idea? i can put tampons in but not well


I just wanted to say I'm watching this while eating my breakfast, recommended to everyone!


can you use the app even if you don´t take the pill?


i would lov to get Clue but my phone is too old lmao


Wait how exactly does a menstrual cup work/look like etc????


how can you trust someone who bleeds for seven days and doesn't die


so, can you still do sport like swimming and stuff with that menustrating cup thing? (sorry I have never heard of these and am v curious)

Yes you can :D If put correctly, they just stay in place. Personally I've felt more comfortable swimming since I've been using cups rather than tampons (and I don't have to freak out about the tampon chord getting out of my swimming suit xD), but that may be just a personal thing


all my friends and I have used clue since the OG days


Toxic shock syndrome? That sounds like a villan from out of a comic book.

Or a bad guys special finishing move on dragon ball z.


Clue, eh? Well, I'm sold.
...wait...
...I don't...
...nevermind.


The first time i tried tampons it was really weird and i read the packet and it was like "if you can feel it take it out and start again" and i could feel it and was like oH.
I tried to take it out AnD HoLy ShIt ThE paIn
Never again... ¬.¬

Kittakat that was probably because it was dry. If you insert it correctly and let it, um, saturate, it won't hurt taking it out :)


Ibuprofen is really great for the pain, but it can make you bleed more, just thought I should comment about it, ok bye


The annoying thing for me on my period is high school especially p.e. We have to wear shorts witch is like my personal hell anyways but factor in the insecurity that everyone knows you're bleeding and that everyone is looking at you. ugh


For any woman who has never used Clue before... its the best app out there.. just go get it


PLEASE DO A WHOLE SEPARATE VID ABOUT THE CUP


well thats all very dramatic i kinda just go <br>'oh hey blood. ok nice seeing ya bye'

well thats all very dramatic i kinda just go
'oh hey blood. ok nice seeing ya bye'


Did you say iboo-profen  it's I-boo-pro-fen 😂😂


I always vomit when I get my period what is wrong with me


I'm only 11 and I already have my period o.o


I'm not British so can somebody please explain - how can you tell if somebody's posh? 'Cause I can't hear the difference.


Does a menstrual cup just hold the blood??


When i started i was staying at a friends house and i didn't say anything i just used toilet paper. It didn't work.


I got mine when I was 10 years old.. Am I weird?

No, you're not weird. Everyone starts at different ages.


wait why would this be clickbait? :o

you're really pretty in this one~~~ andlikealltheotheronesobvsIdk ...Iloveyourhair

lmao Evan ...just puns off into the sunset xD

1:35 hahahahahaaaha

oh God D:
BODIES R SO GROSS

"my poor body" ahahahaha oh, Dodie <3


first period? in cheddar gorge. up a rock wall


I've had mine since i was.... 12 I think??????? I can't remember actually but I had a little scare when I was 9 and i had a false alarm. anyways I'm STILL SO UNBELIEVABLY IRREGULAR sometimes I just ?? don't have it that month?? and then sometimes I have it twice in a month which SUCKS. I have it for 5 days usually, the first 3 being heavy and the last two teetering off. (I think I wanna get this app tbh...) and the first two days are usually the WORST for cramps, then the last 3 I don't really have any. I've only ever used pads bc I'm terrified of a lot of things and super sensitive about stuff on or in my body so nope to that. my gf uses a menstrual cup though and she says it's great so!!! maybe sometime I'll jump on that bandwagon. the fact that it's environmentallyfriendly is also nice as heck


Omg where is your gorgeous dress from??! Xx


What the frick frack is a menstrual cup?? I just use pads and tampons


What is the Font called that Dodie uses  in the beginning of her videos? ;_;


I'm FTM transgender, and currently on my period, and it SUCKS. It completely deprives me of my masculinity and makes me very angry with everyone. I just feel so feminine and it tears me up.


you say ibUprofen? what?? i've never heard that before!! i thought everyone said ibuprOfen


Umm I don't get blood I just get pain, and I don't even get it am I just lucky or is there a problem?


I can't BELIEVE you say ibuprofen like that


ive been interested in menstrual cups for a while but how do you clean it??? do you just shove it under a tap but then youve got nothing to sop up the blood and youll get blood on the floor. how do you change it in public? you cant shove it in the toilet and clean it that way and you cant just take it out to the sinks with like 15 other people and wash it, thats disgusting


i have a very severe case of von willebrand disease so i have to take birth control continually so i don't have periods at all because if i did I COULD LITERALLY DIE FROM BLOOD LOSS life is fun


you guys it's not even funny i haven't had my period since February I think there's something wrong w me


yo yo yo dodieyodie (what) <br>QUESTION- are menstrual cups painful to use if you are a virgin? kthnxlol

yo yo yo dodieyodie (what)
QUESTION- are menstrual cups painful to use if you are a virgin? kthnxlol

Thank you! I'll check out those channels c:

I'm a virgin (but I think my hymen is stretched due to tampons) and it doesn't hurt! Just make sure you use lubricant and fold it correctly, as well as making sure it sits around and slightly below your cervix. There are YouTube channels like Precious Star Pads that make great detailed instruction videos. I highly recommend menstrual cups!

It's gonna be an adjustment, for sure. I wasn't a virgin but still very unexperienced with sex when I first used it, and it was pretty uncomfortable! If you use it a few times and make sure you angle it the right way it may not be too bad. There may be other ways of folding it that work besides the ones in the instructions, so look into that. But if you still have a hymen, it might tear, and that part's not gonna be fun.


I don't understand why people use Clue when Eve is so much better


Pls do a video about menstrual cups I lov u thank


i've never loved anything more than i loved this video ❤ ilysm dodie keep doin you


I love how open Dodie is about everything, nobody really talks about periods, it's such a taboo subject


The most adorable and funny video about periods EVER!<3 Also Dodie could you make a separate video talking about menstrual cups?


This is a great video! I thought it was interesting that you were eager to 'become a woman' because as a trans person who gets their period, that was the opposite of what I felt; I didn't know anything about it and I felt like what was happening was very dirty and wrong and shameful.

However, I don't think this shame is /entirely/ related to being trans either, the education I got about menstruation at school was very poor and I basically avoided the topic until it happened so I'm so happy this kind of ~~casual info~ will help tons of young cis woman and young trans vagina-owners alike :) thanks dodie xox


Thank you for being brave to speak on this! I hate it being such a taboo, especially because I have stage 4 endometriosis it's far more common than many would believe because so many of us feel we can't speak on it but it's so important to there's strength in numbers I love the saying "the ugliest diseases can form the most beautiful friendships" since I have stage 4 endo on top of several other life threatening chronic illnesses including a rare condition called aplastic anemia where my body doesn't make enough new red blood cells mixed with endo and 14 days of hardcore period every month (I spend a decent amount of time in the hospital every single month anyways and always have from my other illnesses but the endo combined was making things so much worse and making it to the point blood transfusions weren't enough) and birth control of any form wasn't a choice I had to get a hysterectomy last year at 19 years old I still have endo but no periods; endo warriors you're not alone! 💛


you're so incredibly adorable.... the way you said ibuprofen!!! you're the best dodie thank you for this video ⭐


When my periods started for the first time, it was the perfect kind of periods. I never felt any pain, only bled heavily the first 3 days and thats it. Now I bleed a bit less but I also get migraines and sometimes I have to throw up, which happened after I used the injection type of birth control for a little while


Yaas, I love your story. I've had some problems with my period too, and I've never ever had anyone who talked about thier period problems. Maybe also because I already got it when I was 10 (How cruel is that!?). Anyway, I loved this video. Also if anyone reads this and has really bad cramps; camille tea works for me sometimes!


Dodie!! I've never come across someone with the same period issues as me! I started at 12 and, like you, was ridiculously heavy. I remember waking up in a pool of blood, screaming and p much passing out from being so anaemic. I was on some of the drugs you mentioned, but my mum stopped the doctors doing any kind of invasive tests, so I was put on the pill, taking tranexamic acid to stop the clotting (which omg no one has ever talked about before thank you). I recently came off the pill after convincing my doctor it had affected my mental health (I've been on antidepressants for a few years). At 20, my periods are still heavy for the first couple days but my depression and anxiety are a lot more manageable. I'm totally going to use clue now, my cycle is crazy and will be great to get control of it!<br>Thank you so much for making this video, I honestly started watching thinking 'this isn't going to be anything like my experience' and you proved me wrong. Anyway sorry for getting so excited for being period twins :')

Dodie!! I've never come across someone with the same period issues as me! I started at 12 and, like you, was ridiculously heavy. I remember waking up in a pool of blood, screaming and p much passing out from being so anaemic. I was on some of the drugs you mentioned, but my mum stopped the doctors doing any kind of invasive tests, so I was put on the pill, taking tranexamic acid to stop the clotting (which omg no one has ever talked about before thank you). I recently came off the pill after convincing my doctor it had affected my mental health (I've been on antidepressants for a few years). At 20, my periods are still heavy for the first couple days but my depression and anxiety are a lot more manageable. I'm totally going to use clue now, my cycle is crazy and will be great to get control of it!
Thank you so much for making this video, I honestly started watching thinking 'this isn't going to be anything like my experience' and you proved me wrong. Anyway sorry for getting so excited for being period twins :')

(Also pls do a menstrual cup video I haven't tried them bc I'm so heavy and never got used to tampons aha)


lol thanks dodie... i haven't experienced one and when i watched the videos in school i was like "why are they excited for it it sounds painful" but like it's okay now thanks to you


So glad i'm a male! I can't even believe how you girls can deal with this every month...


Thanks for talking about this Dodie, it's wonderful. I would also like to recommend for anyone interested, preciousstarpads, because her youtube channel really helped me discover menstrual cups and be more open about my period.


One of my uni club's has started putting in this 'take one, give one' in women's bathrooms. It's basically just a tupperware container of tampons and pads that people can take from if needed but also give one if they want to and it works so well!


dodie thank u so much for talking about this and especially the problems you've had to deal with along the way!! I've had some of the same problems as you but none of my friends seem to have any issues or never talk about it so I've felt so worried and alone about it.. so thank you! this helped me a lot and I hope others start talking publicly about the parts of periods that aren't mentioned much.


I'm glad you have joined the cup community. I've been a part of it for about three years now. And now I have just purchased reusable pads and liners for days I can't wear a cup, or can't deal with the hassle or just as extra security for heavy days or overnight.


As a male, i always make sure to watch videos like this. I think the better understanding you have of periods, the more you are able to help a friend if they are on their period and need either help or need you to just leave them alone


Oh I love to hear people's period stories. It's so important to talk about.


Hello Dodie,<br>I got my period on 25 march (2017)  for the first time ! Like you, i was desperate to have it because everyone had their period already, so i was very happy when i got it. I was supposed to have my second period the month after (25 april) but i didn't get it :P  i hope my body is picking a pleasent day of the month to have my period and is just waiting for that day to come, because its not sure yet or something lol. Weird sharing this info to the internet but oh well. P.S what the actual fuck is a mentrual cup ??

Hello Dodie,
I got my period on 25 march (2017)  for the first time ! Like you, i was desperate to have it because everyone had their period already, so i was very happy when i got it. I was supposed to have my second period the month after (25 april) but i didn't get it :P  i hope my body is picking a pleasent day of the month to have my period and is just waiting for that day to come, because its not sure yet or something lol. Weird sharing this info to the internet but oh well. P.S what the actual fuck is a mentrual cup ??


See, the reason I love this video so much is because it shows that traumatizing, or at least decently big health related operations like what you had to go through, arent talked about (in a lot of cases) when it includes the topic period.
which is, tbh, stupid :D you had a real issue, pain, suffering and you ended up in a frickin HOSPITAL, but yet, (some think) you shouldnt talk about it bc the story covers your period?? wth
Go Dodie! All the way. 100% support. and love and stuff..


I use clue too! I love it. It's amazing. I'm glad you're talking about this so openly.


Aaaa you're so hilarious. The pulling sensation is v relatable. I also feel cramping literally up my whole thighs but just on the inside of my legs. When I'm not on birth control my legs also swell up. I also have stabbing pains up my vagina. It feels like fckin lightning


me clicking on every ad on Dodie's videos so she can have nice things: ☺


Started my period at 11. I'm 17 now and my period has never been regular. It can last an entire month and then not come back for three months and then last ten days with only a drop each day. It's the most frustrating thing, but thankfully I don't always get cramps and they're hardly ever really heavy. I don't get a lot of PMS either which is great, but my period does last for ages which sucks. I'm so glad you're talking about this Dodie! I've never really understood why periods are a 'taboo' topic not to be talked about, but I'm glad you're opening up about yours.


Thank you so much! I needed this video a lot. I'm 13 and I started when I was 11. 😘


I've been getting my period since I was like... eleven? maybe 12? and hearing you talk about this app made me super interested and I wanted to try it, but then I remembered that I'm a trans guy and I've been on T for a month (!!!) and my periods are already almost over


I use Clue too! It was the only thing that helped me keep track of my period because at times it just.. wouldn't happen for months. When I was in middle school I went almost an entire year without menstruating. I'm in college now, and my period still hasn't regulated. I was very recently diagnosed with PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome), so my periods are now regulated with birth control (I miss having infrequent periods, but there are health risks). I have my period every month now, which is great considering the gap I had just before starting medication was almost exactly 6 months long. Before then, I could never predict when my period would come: it could be anywhere from 2-6 months apart, on average (sometimes longer). But thank you,
 Clue, for making it easier to keep track of my periods and inform my doctors.

Moral of the story/tl;dr:

If your periods are highly irregular (too frequent/infrequent, very light/heavy) track them (I recommend Clue)! And go see an ob gyn about it!!


Couple things
1. Do menstrual cups work if you have a tiny vagina? (I know that's weird)
2.Is it scary taking a menstrual cup out?
3. Can they spill when you're taking them out?
Also, thanks for this, I've had a shitty week and then I also noticed I had like zero coping skills and got upset over everything and then my period started.  So thank you for giving me someone to relate to.


I've used Clue for a long time now. They send me emails that tell me more about my cycle and I'm never surprised anymore about when its coming. Another really cool company is Lola that sends a personalized box of pads or tampons on subscription (every month or two). They are made completely from Cotton and you can pick how many tampons you want of each type! (super, medium, light... ). But anyways, Clue really helps me out. It also helped me pin down my symptoms surrounding my period (cravings, mood etc). I'm incredibly surprised at what I've found out! I crave salty food on the third and fourth day of my period. I have 4-5 days of period and 28-32 days in between each one. Thanks Clue and Lola for helping me out!


(Storytime lmao) Dude I remember I was reading a book and the character talked about periods and I'd never seen anyone talk about it before and I was like "cool I'm becoming an adult reading books like this" and as I was reading the book I got an ache in my lower stomach and I was like "lol maybe it's my period" but I was 12 so wasn't expecting it. about an hour later I went to the bathroom and I'd literally started my fucking period for the first time. It must have been a magic book.


I'm starting on a menstrual cup soon and I'm a little curious as to if it actually helps anyone with lessening their flow or having less cramps or if that's just a myth? :)


When I'm about to start my period, I normally have major mood swings. Last month I was in Spanish, and I raised my hand and asked a question about a particular sentence and was kicked out of the room to study for 5 minutes. When I came back in and the teacher she asked if I understood, I was so emotional and angry and embarrassed for being kicked out for asking a question that I  starting sobbing.


Can I say? You are looking absolutely GORGEOUS today! ❤


I remember I got my first period while on holiday with my fam, and it was on board a cruise ship lol. We were going to go swimming that day but they closed the pool because of strong winds, which was a blessing in disguise. Anyway, we decided to return to our cabin, and my mom told me to change out of my swim suit since we weren't going swimming anymore. While I was in the bathroom she suddenly asked if I had gotten my period (she found out the sheets were stained oops) and I was like no? I haven't gotten mine yet? and she told me to check my swim suit, so I looked down and FREAKED OUT. I don't even know why I panicked lol because I knew what periods were but when she passed me the pad and told me to put it on it was like she asked me to solve the hardest math equation ever


I had my first period at night in bed, and i was too afraid to tell my mom, but she found out and when i got back from school she wrapped a pack of pads, like a present. I was really embarrassed but it was actually really cute😂


I used to have regular periods but now, thanks to stress, they're all out the window


love you dodie, I always got such hurty boobies, evening primrose oil capsules have made such a difference, I take 1 a day and they do not get any pain or swollen or anything. highly recommend xxx


It's really important for people who bleed and who don't to know about this!! I don't get periods, but my friends do n we're rly like open about it, n like I ask them if they need anything, n all in all it's super important. Also, men(or people tbh) shouldn't feel embarrassed about buying pads, tampons or menstrual cups for other people. If anything it shows that you're a nice human being.


The menstrual cup drives me insane sometimes :-D But at the end it's pretty awesome! I also use some kind of app to track my cycle, it's very helpful and thankfully my cycle is quite regular :-) Love you and your videos!! 😙


I had such an awful experience with the depo shot. I gained like 30 pounds and got blistering acne. I want and need to be on birth control, and it's been wonderful not having a period, but wow I think I need a break.


"I just finished my period!" SAME!!! HAPPY DAYS FOR ALL OF US!! <3


omg dodie, i haven't even finished watching this video, but, god, i love you so much


I love Evan he cheers that she just finished her period and then asks when her next one is 😂😂


Menstrual cups for the win!!! Great especially when you have a very sensitive vagina, because it doesn't make it as dry as sandpaper 😂😉


Discharge has been a huge problem for me, I ended up going to hospital and having an ultrasound because it was causing shooting pains in my zone. They ended up prescribing me some cream with an applicator (because they thought it may have been bacterial vaginosis, an infection basically) but I was too incompetent with this damn applicator to do it (I was literally on the floor in tears). So I've waited and thankfully my discharge has decreased massively and no more shooting pain woo!! On the period side of things I think I'll be switching to clue because the app I use is so outdated that it barely works 😂


you're gonna hate me but my periods are over in around three days and I have zero negative side effects :D no cramps, no mood swings, no pain, THANK YOU UTERUS


I KEEP REPLAYING THE "THERE'S SOMETHING IN MY VAGINA" PART IT'S SO FUNNY


I first got my period a couple of weeks after my 17th birthday it was like "omg you're 17!...now become a woman" <br>such a late bloomer lol

I first got my period a couple of weeks after my 17th birthday it was like "omg you're 17!...now become a woman"
such a late bloomer lol


literally menstrual cups are great god bless i haven't had to sneak a tampon in my pocket to the school bathroom in MONTHS but also i still bring pads and tampons because of my friends


I started my period when I was 9. I was still in primary school !!! I cried my eyes out I was so afraid I mean I was still a kid... I didn't want to start puberty but I did and it lead me to getting bullied lmao I hate my period so much
now every time I get it it's like niagara falls and it hurts so much i can't get out of bed and i can't eat bc i get nauseous puberty is great guys
i just realized it's been 10 years since I started my period wow great can't wait for it to be over


I am a 15 year old girl, almost 16 and I still haven't had my period. Its weird and scary. I feel like it will never happen and that would mean something is wrong with me. The weird thing is I'm already sinked up with my sister. I have been sinked up with her for 1 and a half years. It's horrible. I get all the migraines. That's how I know if she has started. It's mostly 100% accurate


How long can you keep the cups in? I have a relatively heavy flo and I'd love to try these! (Also how expensive are they and where can you get them?)

Caitlin Mcnamee I dont use them so I'm not the person to help you, but you can keep them in for up to 12 hours!


You're a necessary person in lots of people's life!


I use a diva cup and I have a story, I used to use tampons up until one day that I was suddenly in so much pain and I believe I actually had a hot flash but what happened was tampons make my cervix kinda clot over or something like that so be careful with tampons I guess (maybe it had to do with my low cervix)


when I first got my period it was in the morning and I thought I got a cut on my bum which I thought was small. But when my friends were over I quietly told my mum that I was bleeding in my but.

and that's how I got my first period


i have a question! so i get really heavy flows too and REALLY bad cramps (ugh), and i was wondering, do you have to change your menstrual cup a lot bc of your heavy flow? and how do you know when to change it? because my worst fear is that i'm going to get one and then it's going to overflow and it's going to look like i was stabbed in the uterus (which is pretty similar to how cramps feel, actually haha)


i have had my period for over a year now and i have been really lucky to have always started my period on the weekend (once it started on a thursday but that was while spring break) so the first few days when i am in pain i am just stay at home and chill instead<br>of having to be at school suffer in silence

i have had my period for over a year now and i have been really lucky to have always started my period on the weekend (once it started on a thursday but that was while spring break) so the first few days when i am in pain i am just stay at home and chill instead
of having to be at school suffer in silence


S/O to my fellow people that get heavy ass periods for like a week and feel like they could make a horror movie set w/ it all


Omg I was exactly the same when I was younger!! I started when I was 14 and rly wanted it so I thought I'd feel grown up 😂 and I'm irregular 😂👍👌

that was probably TMI but I just wanted 2 let u know that I am saaammeeeeee


whenever mine starts I get such an intense pain that I just end up on the floor crying, and last time I literally fainted. I'm hoping it's not something serious :( I'm hoping to go to the doctor about it soon


I became depressed about the same time I started my period freshman year of high school (senior now aye) and it also made me super sick, I'd throw up, hot flashes, and would have to come home from school all the time cause of it. Turns out I have PMDD which is basically REALLY intense symptoms and depression/suicidal thoughts caused by your period. So I got on birth control and antidepressants and I'm so much happier and healthier than I've been in the past like four years.


Welp time to switch from period tracker to clue and from pads to menstrual cups becAUSE DODIE LOVES THEM WHICH MEANS I WILL LOVE THEM TOO


a week befor my period I just start eating everything I see, it's so bad xD and my stomach gets bigger (which is not linked to my eating at all) but still sometimes I think 'damn, I'm just getting fat, this can't all be my period!' and then I get my period and I'm thin again. Same thing every month and I'm not learning xD


UGH my period pains are always so bad they make me throw up because of the pain :( Clue has always helped me in knowing what commitments ill have while i want to cry lmao i love this app


Okay, so, I don't bleed anymore, because after 6 years of having periods so painful that I could barely stand up, have to be called out of school for, and sometimes even vomit I decided it was time to go on the pill. Please please do not be afraid to try contraceptives, they're not just for people who don't want to get pregnant. I am so much better now, I feel so much healthier now that I don't have to dread this time in the month where I know my life will be controlled by this thing that's natural but I don't have control over. Doctors will work with you and will get you the right contraceptive they think best fits you. It might take trying a couple pills and it might be tough at first but it gets better ❤ thank you Dodie for talking about this sort of thing ! It's so important and you're a role model 😘


I have been wanting to buy a menstrual cup! Please do a video on it :)


I was 8 and a half years old when I got my period for the first time. I don't remember where I was when it happened which is a shame. I'd like to know that story! Well, 12 years later and i haven't had it in almost three months, but thats quite normal for me. Hmmmmm...


Im curious if anyone else is like this, recently for like the past 2 months I've been getting 2 periods a month,one during sort of the  middle,like the 10th or smth and one towards the end, around the 24th. but i asked around and A LOT of my female friends around my age (srsly like the majority) and they've been skipping their periods for the last 2 months. I only started my period around october of last year and before this 2 period a month thing happened, my flow has been regular and always started around the 10th-15th of every month and lasted maybe 6 days or so.anyone know what I should do?


I havent had my period in over two years because of depo and I can't even remember what it feels like.


Does clue kinda adapt to you? I mean if I put that my cycle is 28 days but then I'll have few cycles that are 30 days long will it adapt and say that my period will come every 29, 30 days? I had an app that did that but it was shit in other aspects so I'm looking for something else. <br>Also menstrual cups YASSSS 👏🏻

Does clue kinda adapt to you? I mean if I put that my cycle is 28 days but then I'll have few cycles that are 30 days long will it adapt and say that my period will come every 29, 30 days? I had an app that did that but it was shit in other aspects so I'm looking for something else.
Also menstrual cups YASSSS 👏🏻


i haven't gotten my period in 2 months and im in the kitchen marinating chicken for lunch, listening to you talk about your period.
and i feel something.. bathroom.
boom.


I was like 15 or 16 when I had them for the first time and I was so happy because I though I was never gonna have them ever


Clue really is a great app! Unfortunately, I'm irregular as heck bc I have PCOS so apps in general are just no point for me. I tried going on BC to regulate it but I became an emotional mess. :/ lol


before my period I get headaches, during my period I get the long lasting, achy cramps like Dodie said, and after I get ovulating pain which feels like someone is stabbing me with a knife 😡😡😡


lol I got it first at Vidcon 2015 when I was 15. I started crying too


I actually already have this app in my phone. It's a lifesaver really.


Another important thing is that us people without the period too (mainly men), shall talk about it without fear. What should we fear? It's NATURAL.<br>And we should support those with period. Damn.

Another important thing is that us people without the period too (mainly men), shall talk about it without fear. What should we fear? It's NATURAL.
And we should support those with period. Damn.


Watching this whilst I'm getting cramps.<br>SOMEONE GIMME CHOCOLATE AND A HEATPAAAAACK

Watching this whilst I'm getting cramps.
SOMEONE GIMME CHOCOLATE AND A HEATPAAAAACK


When I'm on my period I normally watch films and have Ben and jerry's ice cream 🍦


also I recently didn't have my period for 66 days... apparently that happens when you're stressed sometimes but idk 😳 😳 😳


me: Ibuprofen <br>Dodie: "I boop a friend"


you were FOURTEEN? i am so fucking jealous i got mine when i was NINE and it totally fucked with my life, i used to be a really happy active kid but i was in so much physical discomfort all the time that i dropped all my sports and stopped wanting to do things other than lie motionless or sit on the computer.


i have a question about the menstrual cup. how do you empty it when you're in a public bathroom and the sinks are not in your cubicle? like in most schools

Lili Whoodveld Empty it in the toilet. When I empty mine either at home or in a public toilet I sit on the toilet, take it out and pour it down the toilet. In a public toilet I then just wipe it out with toilet paper before putting it back in.


also clue is a motherfricking LIFE SAVER


I only get periods like once every two months, which I suppose is lucky, but they last 7 days. It also makes it so hard to track like goddd. as soon as I'm able to find a permanent stop to them, I'm taking it.


My mood isn't really affected by my period more like my pain makes me more irritable. My period takes so freaking long to end and it only stops hurting when I sleep and I use pads because tampons scare me


"I was sitting in Physics class" Marry me please


Here's how I know I have too much of a "dude" mentality - my first thought during this video was "I'd hate to waste memory on my phone with an app that I can only use once a month."


I started a month after I turned 11. I wish I got mine later 😩


I'm 15 in 5 months and I haven't started puberty yet?! Kinda worried. Anyone else?


I'm really lucky, cause I very rarely get pains and my period is really light just lasting 4 days


Okay, I forgot to carry pads with me all the time and it's so scary when you're on your period and you don't have pads and you're in school D:


I was <b>shook</b> when she said that she had to get...scraped.

I was *shook* when she said that she had to get...scraped.


Woah Dodie, we are almost twinning with our cycles. Jayy


I got mine when i was like 10. It was REALLY embarrassing to sneak out a pad to the toilet when you're still in 5th grade


I get the worssssst cramps ever on my period, to the point where i'm in so much pain, I have to go throw up
and one day I was in bed in the fetal position
and my boyfriend showed up outside with a plug in heating pad
SAVED MY LIFE
cannot imagine going through my period without that thing
doesn't stop the pain entirely
but it soothes it enough so that I at least don't have to go be sick, and can fall asleep at night


OMG I WAS IN PHYSICS TOO WHEN I STARTED MY PERIOD OMG THATS NOT REAL


"Lucy is currently in her fertile window. Good to know."


to anyone who says they kinda want stomach pains because they dont get them donT i have very bad ones and i get so annoyed at everything and its horrible and to anyone who hasn't gotten their period yet youre lucky its so much easier to not worry about if you're gonna get it out of nowhere


your eyebrows look so good in this video


My favorite thing: "It's like someone has just injected me with, "GO AWAY!'''


my flow is horrifically heavy. i go through super maxi tampons in like 3 or 4 hours on my first few days. i would like to use a menstral cup, but i worry that it wont last and i will have to try and take it out in a public restroom. how long do they last? anyone who uses one, have you had to wash it out in public?


I CANT BELIEVE YOURS TURNS BROWN TOO I THOUGHT I WAS SLOWLY DYING (obviously I am slowly dying but like quicker than normal death like over a few years not like over a lifetime) Thank you so much <3


how do you clear a menstrual cup in a public restroom or (in my case) in school???


I started my period when I was 11,the day after I started secondary school, and I don't know anyone who has started before me!!!


I remember the exact day I started. It was the 20th of October but I only really remember because it was the same day we adopted my pet cat.


So I get the point of menstrual cups but the little details confuse me. For example, if you're in public toilets and you empty the cup and put it back in, aren't your hands gonna be really bloody? And how often do you have to empty it? Does it just depend on how heavy your flow is? I've been contemplating using one for a while so any answers will help a lot! X


Clots you can hold in your hand. Babe I feel you


Im pretty sure toxic shock syndrome can dtill hapoen with cups unfortunately, at least some of them :(


what's it like using a tampon? ik it sounds weird but I only ever wear pads


Since I use a menstrual cup my period is so much easier.. It just needs some time to get used to but oh my is it easier


i'll be doing my 14 period sometime this month


Hey guys! I tried using a mooncup twice, and both times It was extremely painful to get It out, to the point where I was literally screaming because of the pain. I double checked It was my size and everything, but everything seemed to be what it was suppossed to... Can anyone relate to this? I really wanted to start using It instead of tampons and pads because of their environmental effect (and because they feel kinda gross tbh) and Im scared of hurting my body, So pls help? 💙

Yeah, I pinched It and it still hurted a lot, that's why I kept trying it, because I thought I was doing something wrong. I'll give it another go, thank you So much 😊

Lucía Andrada Make sure to break the seal before taking it out either my squeezing the base or reaching up to the top and pressing it in. If you break the seal and it's still painful then there isn't much that can be done about that. However when I first started using mine taking it out was really painful but the hymen is designed to stretch (breaking the hymen is a total myth) so the more I used it the more it stretched and now I don't have any pain at all. I can't remember how many times I used it before it stopped being painful but I can't have been too many because it was so painful I can't imagine I would have kept using it.


love the video. i've used clue for couple of months but it just didn't suit me.


Sorry, I get really strong periods and I'm wondering what exactly a menstrual cup is, what does it do? How do you use it? Etc


I've had mine for about 3 years and it's still not regular. Should I see a doctor?

Sammi T No, i think thats totally normal. Mine were irregular for about the first 4 years too👐🏼


I'm scare of using tampons or the menstrual cup cause I'm a virgin, tips?


The most surprising part about this is that she was in physics when she was 14.


my back would hurt so much as if i just birthed a child instead of just getting rid of my uterus lining


I think I've heard of this app but didn't know what it was called so thanks ✌


I've had my period for 4 years and it sucks ass I'm on it rn and I'm iN PAIN I HATE LIFE


Hey, do you use a tampon / menstrual cup in the bath? My flow is too heavy to go into the bath without protection of some sort lol


And also D & C stands for, Dilation and Currettage.


how old do you think you should be to use a menstrual cup?


Hello for all of you under the age of 11 or 10, BE HAPPY YOU DON'T HAVE A PERIOD. BE. HAPPY.


i wanna try using menstrual cups but i literally faint if i try to use a tampon - any advice????


Anyone else noticed the 'my poor body' app box?😂


mine last like 4 days lol

i also get cramps before it


This is so good but the way you pronounced ibuprofen stressed me out


omg you say i-bup-ro-fen too! literally all my friends are like wtf cause everyone else says i-bu-pro-fen lol


I had mine for 8 days then a week later 7 days :/


please make separate menstrual cup vid i wanna learn thx


You got SO MUCH STUFF up your uterus when you were young, and I am 20 and a few days ago I was supposed to get a coil but THE BLOODY DOCTOR COULDNT GET THE BLOODY TEENY TINY THING TO MEASURE IT UP THERE so I didn't get my coil and it hurts so much

Being so jealous of doddie's uterus right now


everyone I talk to really wanted to get there period whereas I really really really really really really really really really really really really don't want to get mine


OMG MINE JUST ENDED TOO!!.....awkward.....


Anyone have any advice for using tampons?


Gosh I can't stop cringing because of the phrase "scrape the womb." like that can't be nice and just gah how painful sounding


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So she finishes her period, and I start mine. I hated periods from the start, but I get free food, so...


Does this app work for people who are on the pill?

Pauline Jadoulle it does have some options for all sorts of contraceptive options like the pill and the patch and stuff, I just haven't seen what it does. you should try it, it's pretty great.


A period is like a week of pain, no not funny ,
if it could be a noise it would be,
AAAAAGGGGGGGHHHHHHH


Wat is this eye-BOO-pro-fenn (is this how all brits say Ibuprofen?)


I just don't get it? I imagine it's really hard being discreet because you would need to come out of a cubicle to clean it in the sink and then go back in the cubicle to put it back in and that would be so impractical especially if it was a busy toilet

SynthesteticFlame if you get the best ones, some menstrual cups can be inserted for 8 hours, up to 12, meaning you basically can wear it out and then wash it as soon as you get home.

Generally I think in public people just wipe it down with tissue in the cubicle and then wash it properly once they're home.


I hate that you have to say that its not click bait XD.


Your have the same period as me <br>I go through the same thing as me

Your have the same period as me
I go through the same thing as me


Welp that's another thing i just watched...


Do u like... wash it in your sink? Do you only change it at home

You usually empty it in your toilet and then wash it in the sink. For me personally it's enough to empty it once after I get up and once in the evening. If your flow is heavier than mine you might have to empty it sometime troughout the day. I have heard other women saying they just use toiletpaper or babywipes to clean it in public washrooms.


Why do people have the need to talk about their period is it really that important to tell everyone me being a girl understand a period but seriously


My first one lasted 9 days and was a heavy flow but I never got any cramps or moodiness


Can you please unban me from your main channel ?