Menstrual Honesty: Safer Periods

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Kendra

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...]

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Going Crunchy = a BIG Switch

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Earth Crunch Mama

Deciding to be more crunchy can to change just about every aspect of how you live.  This Earth Crunchy Mama shares her experiences of learning about, trying, and now loving a product very different than anything she had ever used before. She starts with these words: If you are anything like me having your period is a super drag.  I feel a loss of freedom, knowing I will be making a trip to the bathroom every couple hours and the pad I use for backup leaves me walking around feeling like … [Read more...]

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No More Pads or Tampons

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Laurel

A guest post by Laurel Walker I remember when I first heard of menstrual cups, I thought it was a really gross idea. I am not the kind of person who enjoys talking about my monthly visit from Uncle Red and Aunt Flo. A nice chat about my period isn’t my idea of a fantastic time but the people at You Are Loved and Twitter #PeriodTalks reminded me how important it is to shrug off the shame of public convention and raise my voice about things that matter. Too many young women aren’t … [Read more...]

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It’s THAT Time . . .

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Christine

A guest post by Christine:  a full-time working, cloth diapering, baby-wearing, co-sleeping mother of one. She writes regularly on her own blog: Thoughts of Fluff. It's THAT time... Your "period", your "time of the month", "Aunt Flo", "crimson wave", "cycle", "girly time"…whatever you call it, I dreaded it. I started my cycle when I was 14 years old. My mother was a pad user, so, naturally, that's what I started with, too. I hated them. They were crinkly and made me feel like I was … [Read more...]

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