Post by @leiawelsh@toot.wales

2026-05-06 17:10 UTC

@vagina_museum That you don’t have to keep the fact you’re having one top secret - smuggling pads into the loo hidden in tissue boxes and similar nonsense! The best thing about covid was the hot water bottle in the lap for cramps. Had been settling for paracetamol in-office. I get active pleasure from stubborn non-secrecy these days. “Oh are you cold?” - “Nope I have period pain”. Stunned Silence. But why though? If I had said I had a heat pad for back pain would have been unremarkable.

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@callunavulgaris@mastodon.scot 2026-05-08 05:24

@vagina_museum@masto.ai What it was and what it looked like. I thought I'd pooed myself when this sludge appeared in my knickers. Luckily I was at home and was able to ask my mum what was going on. I made sure my own daughter and stepdaughter had a clearer idea of what to expect. One friend refused to tell her daughter anything, even though we both had babies when our daughters were six. Keep it age-appropriate and there are no nasty shocks, just understanding.

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@nusher@mastodon.scot 2026-05-08 08:10

@leiawelsh@toot.wales @vagina_museum@masto.ai I’ll never forget the kindness of a fellow sixth former who could see from my expression I had period cramps and came and rubbed my lower back which worked like a miracle. (She did ask first). That’s how it should be, people who get periods supporting each other.

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@wsrphoto@sfba.social 2026-05-08 11:20

@leiawelsh@toot.wales @vagina_museum@masto.ai My then wife said a massage was the best therapy for period pain. That was me, the masseur. Love paid and repaid.

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