Toxic Shock Syndrome Awareness
A guest post by Tara Bruley, founder of Be Prepared Period Expecting to start my period the day we were scheduled to leave for our camping trip I was “prepared” and decided to bring my DivaCup with me. I’ve never enjoyed the inconvenience my period has caused during a camping trip, the extra concern of being somewhere I could change my tampon or the early morning wake up calls from aunt flo. There’s nothing like waking up with that startling feeling of needing to rush to the … [Read more...]
A guest post by Tara Bruley, founder of Be Prepared Period In contrast to the many Toxic Shock Syndrome stories on You ARE Loved's site, mine is not one of illness, loss or pain. I am a lucky one! Getting Started with Tampons I started my menstrual journey at 15 the way most girls do: using pads. I never got along with them, and hated the "diapery" feeling and the odor. My mom solely used tampons, so I was naturally curious about them. After only a few cycles of using … [Read more...]
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