When I got my first period, I was presented with one hygiene option: pads. Now, from the best period underwear for girls to menstrual cups, girls have choices. That makes me happy because let me tell you, I wish period panties existed when I was a girl. It would have taken away a lot of…
Category: Period Health
How To Prepare Your Tween For Her First Period
Getting my period was one of the most traumatic experiences of my life. I was really young, just going into the 5th grade. No one in my family had ever talked to me about what to expect, and I felt lost. The only thing I knew about a menstrual cycle was what I’d read in…
This is my fibroid story
Compensation was provided by Hologic via Momtrends. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author and are not indicative of the opinions of Hologic or Momtrends. I have fibroids. Every month for over a decade, I had to sleep on a towel for an entire week. Years of heavy periods because of uterine fibroids…