Toxic Shock Syndrome Awareness
A guest post by Kerry Sauriol I was “lucky” and was a bit of a late bloomer when it came to getting my period. My mother sagely exclaimed that ‘I was a woman now,’ and handed me this atrocious book about how our bodies worked. My mom used pads, and therefore so did I. I honestly don’t recall discussing alternative or periods with anyone at that time, especially any peers. Those were sparse at that time as we had just emigrated from the UK. Funnily, I don’t even … [Read more...]
A guest post by Kendra Purcell My beautiful daughter was born January 2011. Before she was born, I decided to use cloth diapers. I researched disposable diapers, what was in them, their cost over two years, their long life in landfills, etc. I was more comfortable using cloth diapers and especially cloth diapers of natural fiber. The cloth diapering community is very active online and it's through a cloth diaper twitter party I was introduced to You ARE Loved last summer. I agree with You … [Read more...]
A guest post by Jenn Shaffer I had my first menstrual cycle a month after I turned 12. It was summer, and I had been already wearing a bra for a few years, and had also done plenty of reading on what to expect during puberty, so I immediately realized I was having my first period. My mother, on the other hand, wasn't so sure. She went so far as to ask me if I had "wiped properly" (seriously, Mom?!), before giving me some Always pads and heading off to call my stepfather and grandparents to … [Read more...]
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