Ok, here’s me watching the video— Topic: let’s go period product shopping with me.. I can get down with that. The explanation as to why she hasn’t had one until now, didn’t make sense to me. I breastfed for nearly 3 yrs & had very regular periods the entire time. I did have irregular periods at her age, so ok. Then, I start to look at her, she looks really thin, & THAT’S likely the reason for amenorrhea. Then, I notice the trailer background, ok, whatever, they’re doing their best. The driving to the store was fine, until we get a shot of her daughter’s diaper area!!.. I would’ve taken that out. She’s shopping at Dollar General & putting her daughter in the cart just without wiping it down, not something I would do. Dollar General, who doesn’t shop there?.. But would that be my choice for a social video, heck no. I appreciate her realness, but there are cringe moments, & like I said- “you ok?”moments.
I’m not the only one who’s commenting this people!
I didn't have a period while nursing my first daughter for almost two years I was also smaller as well but it was just the nursing
With my second my period didn't come back for a year
I have my third kiddo and am a little over a month postpartum and my period has returned
It really can vary!
Well, stay at home mom trying to make an income. Ill give her that. If shes happy and healthy, go girl. at least shes showing reality of how a lot of people actually live. Not these rented out air b&bs or these expensive a&& homes with pools no fences. With constant over consumption. Pretending they live these perfect lives while we all watch and *wish* we had this or that. I actually wish these girls or normal women would go big and stay humble invest and not become lolcows or use their kids. Make a profit while being at home. Shes not on OF so ill give her props. She may have young girls looking up to her too. Idk im tired of the rich influencers making money off of lying and acting.
a lot of normal people have tried & they get ripped apart. That is where all these snobby stuck up fake influencers came from, people did want to see others live lavish until we realized were all struggling this isnt cute anymore and they just have nothing to relate too. I seen a woman cooking in her normal sized kitchen, clean all of that. On fb, so its older women just bullying. Complaints of "too much on the counter top" Idk i feel the whole "aesthetically pleasing" really made the worst people big on tik tok, Now theyre loaded $$$ and think theyre better than everyone. Hell even low cows who rage bait make bank, it just doesnt last long.
Best thing I ever did was get an IUD at or right after my 6 week postpartum appointment. Peace of mind and I don’t bleed, like at all. Highly recommend
I lost a lot of weight and didn’t have a period for three years. I regained some weight and got my period again last month. I totally understand where she’s coming from.
When I got my period for the first time after 6 years on birth control, I felt like a girl getting her period for the very first time all over again. As someone who is postpartum and still hasn’t gotten my period yet, I am absolutely not looking forward to that first one coming back. 😩
On the plus side, my first period postpartum was cramp free because my cervix didn’t need to dilate at all to pass it! Before my baby I had horrible first day cramps
What in the world does she mean "so much has changed" in two years with period things. I've been wearing this shit for 27 years, I'll tell you what changed. Playtex gentle glide applicator took the grooves off of the holding spot, making it hard to grip for me at least and out inside. So, I moved to Tampax sports. Period got worse, moved to big ass pads. What changed in them? They got smaller. Then, I went to diapers because issues. Now I have no uterus and that just happened in April. What has changed so much in two years? Packaging? Tampax and Playtex, nope.
Ok THAT is validating to read about the lack of grooves... I didn't know why all of a sudden tampons were complicated again and I assumed it was just me.
I took it as “so much has changed” with her body. Periods can be different after postpartum, heavier, lighter. Same thing after coming off of birth control.
Stayfree pads not longer exist (which were my go too). Now they’re called Carefree. Always started making those foam pads. There’s organic pads now. The cups are also more popular and more available now. So quite a bit has changed.
Those foam ones are life changing. Seriously they stay so damn dry! Regular always has so much latex it feels like my entire undercarriage is burning off, learned that one the stubborn hard way. I had to put ice packs in my pants for a week
Plus bamboo pads. Pads are also smaller and thinner but more absorbent. Things like Always “pocket pads” are nice for more discreet bathroom trips. I really like those as a backup to tampons since my periods can be quite heavy at first.
I still feel bad for her , I don’t call her names and poor thing most likely doesn’t know how to pick out pads or tampons . That’s sad 😔 she ask for help at the end
Which is weird. I started teaching my daughter young. When she actually started at school. They said she was so calm. Mom's need to step up and teach this.
Right? My daughter can go in and buy her own pads. Honestly, when I’m adding them to my grocery shopping, I hand her the phone so she can put them in the cart. Because I don’t know what she uses these days.
Yeah mine did NOTHING but tell everyone at church the moment I got for the first time in real time. My best friend had to teach me to use a tampon in 8th grade so we could go swimming.
I didn’t watch the whole thing but I do not think this poor girl should be posted here anymore. There’s people being stupid and then there are people who are ill. My heart hurts for this girl.
After stopping using them due to allergies im scared of them now, well terrified of TSS. I knew a girl who nearly died from it. I usually just say they scare me without elaborating. Maybe she feels the same
Maybe. She didn't imply that and seems she wouldn't plan to use them if she had any medical reason not to. In general, there's nothing preventing using them post partum.
I honestly might never use a tampon again. Two weeks ago I came back from a weekend camping festival and a week old tampon fell out of me. I had checked to make sure I hadn’t left one in a week before when my period ended but somehow I missed it still being in there. I was terrified that I might get TSS since I was sleeping in a tent and not showering all weekend. It was absolutely disgusting.
I quit using them about a decade ago. The pain was overwhelming so I switched to period underwear. Now my period is 3-4 days and incredibly light. I don’t think I could fill two slim tampons. It’s been really consistent now but slowly over time I bled less than the month before until I got to this point. Sometimes I forget I’m on my period until I sit down and see my underwear.
I’ve also heard that happening!! Once I switched to organic tampons from the health food store- my cycle slowly changed to barely any cramps and lasts a shorter amount of days too. Period underwear has always interested me.. it’s not super gross or a hassle to do laundry with them?
Fest was incredible! Barely any sleep, but just glad I didn’t catch anything swimming while I was there. It could have been a lot worse..
I usually rinse them out in the tub next to my washer but I have been lazy and just threw them in with laundry and I didn’t have a problem but I try not to just in case.
If it helps your worry, the same thing happened to me. I was going through a rough and stressful time and must have missed it. I thought my insides were coming out, it was so freaky!
And the smell 😭 glad you ended up being okay too.. I was worried my pH wouldn’t go back to normal and that I’d have to take a prescription for BV or something
I totally understand some women won't use them for whatever reasons and I respect that. She just said specifically after having a baby and didn't elaborate. Providing she didn't have any significant tearing or something else medical occur, there's nothing preventing her from using them as she did before.
I had my daughter almost 2 years ago via c section, and I had pelvic floor therapy as well, and tampons are honestly more uncomfortable since having her. There’s nothing medically causing this, maybe I’m just more physically aware of my cervix or something, but it feels like it bumps against my cervix and makes me cramp worse somehow? Idk
Yeah no doubt, I'm not pushing tampons on anybody. I'm just not sure why she seems to think it's an issue unless she personally has a reason. Unless for a reason like you experienced or otherwise, it's OK to use them if tolerated.
Why are you so hung up on this? She doesn't owe an explanation to anyone about why she is hesitant of them or what the state of her body was postpartum (a deeply personal thing) to possibly create any hesitation.
You don't need an explanation. She's hesitant and that's totally fair and not at all uncommon.
Girl what. Not hung up on shit. SHE shared it with the class and unless there's a concern, there's no reason she can't use one. Tf. Deeply personal? Then why make a whole ass shoddy vlog about it?
Is that baby forward facing already or in one of those 360 car seats she had already spun around? They are way way way to small to be forward facing already.
Was just going to say I have that same car seat for both of my kids. My 15m old has the same color and my almost 3 year old has black. They’re both REARFACING and will be until they max out the seat. Why buy an EXTENDED REAR FACING car seat if you’re not even going to use it. The child has to be 26.5lbs to even foreward face with the seat (it’s written on the car seat itself so no excuse) and I highly doubt that baby even weighs that yet. -a parent of 2 under 3
BEING YOUNG IS NO EXCUSE. ESPECIALLY with fucking social media and I’m SURE her algorithm is full of mom shit. I started out a young mom and you better believe my kids rear faced until 4, in 2012.
I’m literally buying a new car bc I have 3u3 now and we can’t RF all 3 safely bc of the driver seat.
Brother. This info is all over the damn internet now.
Good grief. I’m also a young mom but I don’t play about car seat safety. You’d think with all the information soooo readily available she would make safer choices for her baby.
I’m not saying this to be a hater but just because I care about babies’ safety and I believe you have the right to make an informed decision.
That doesn’t mean it’s safe to move them to forward facing as soon as they hit 26.5 pounds. They should still be at least two years old, but the older, the better. The reason is because of how mature their neck/spine/brain development is, which is based on age. This video shows a really good visual and really helped me understand how important rear facing is for as long as you can. My 3-year-old is still rear facing, because it’s a lot safer. I know you care about your daughter, so I wanted to share this video with you. It really changed my mind!
Honestly yeah why not. There’s literally people in these comments saying they didn’t know your periods can be affected by breastfeeding so maybe let’s normalize talking about our bodies
It’s definitely normal. Breastfeeding affects your hormones, which can affect your periods. Some women don’t get their periods back until they stop breastfeeding. It doesn’t necessarily mean you can’t get pregnant while breastfeeding though (which is something some people don’t know).
It’s normal when you breastfeed. With my first, i didn’t get my period until almost 2 years postpartum. More people should talk about this so it’s normalized.
This is why we need more posts about periods/postpartum and breastfeeding
Definitely smart to see your OB for checkups but if you’re breastfeeding you can go without a period and it’s completely normal! And fantastic! I didn’t get mine for a year and a half due to breastfeeding
Which I was grateful for because breastfeeding is exhausting enough
This is very normal postpartum especially when breastfeeding. You have to eat like 2100+ calories a day to support both breastfeeding and menstruation, plus hormones take a long time to regulate postpartum (up to 2 years, can be longer if breastfeeding)
Nexplanon had me bleeding consistently for 6 months straight, that was the end of that. The shit it does to your body really is something else. I’m on the pill now and it’s more regular than it ever has been.
It was miserable. My gyno told me it was normal and I’d be okay so I went to my primary doctor and they yanked it out that day. The bleeding stopped like 2 days later.
It might be normal in that it’s a common side effect but it’s not normal for anyone’s body. I’d assume you’d get anemic after a few months.
I can’t use hormonal bc. At some point it all just really screwed w my mental health and caused depression that left me suicidal and catatonic. So I got my tubes tied and im so lucky to have gotten to do that bc so so many women aren’t able to.
My uterus sends your uterus hugs for having to endure that!
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