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Re: Swimming whilst on period? - July 27th 2012, 06:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Arcenciel View Post
Hey there.

Fun fact that you might not have known about. When you submerge your lower body in water, the water will actually hold the blood in. You won't bleed in the water or anything like that. The same thing applies for bathing while on your period. If you have a bath, the water doesn't turn red or anything because of bleeding. You don't actually NEED to wear a tampon to swim.


I have not found this to be true! I have actually started my period while swimming, luckily I had my best friend there to save the day! I wear tampons no matter what. Pads make me feel gross, they smell, and I can't feel when it needs to change. I can feel it on a tampon, plus you can go swimming!