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Permalink Reply by Alex on June 12, 2008 at 7:35am

My cycle is about 28 days, has been since puberty. My menstruation lasts 3 days and is always light, heavy, light. I don't generally get PMS but I do get some mild lower back pain during some cycles, which may or may not be related to having large breasts and the fact that they get bigger! I almost always start mid-week, it's super predictable.

The only real 'pain' that I experience is when I ovulate - My mother and I are both blessed/cursed with the ability to feel the egg get released, and it's not necessarily painful, but often uncomfortable enough that I have to stop what I'm doing for a couple minutes. Most people think this sounds so terrible, but I actually really love it - It makes me feel very in touch with my body, and makes me appreciate how well this machine of mine is working.

I use a Divacup and I have unbleached pads for the occasional time I'm in a situation where I need them.

One thing I've started doing this year is mono eating on the day that I start my period, and the day that I ovulate. I have no scientific basis for it, but I just feel like giving my body a break on those days, letting it work on more important things than digestion!

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Permalink Reply by .·:*¨¨* :·.RawZi.·:*¨¨* :·. on June 12, 2008 at 12:44pm

I always felt ovulation too, did get a couple of slightly painful cramps from it in recent years.

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Permalink Reply by Sarah on June 18, 2008 at 6:09pm

Is the Diva cup awkward? I've been thinking about using one, but I'm nervous about it.

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Permalink Reply by .·:*¨¨* :·.RawZi.·:*¨¨* :·. on June 23, 2008 at 5:06am

Much less awkward than a diaghram, I could never use those. I can use a Divacup. I like it. Marte started a thread solely for these now.

I ate some cooked vegan food and barely any green juice (that's besides my raw foods which I did each day too) for a couple of weeks before my period. I got swelling for the first time I can remember from PMS, also got a headache, but that I've gotten before. My flow came late Wednesday 18Jun afternoon, was gone midday Friday 20Jun. It was light, no texture, just like regular blood, probably less than a tablespoon altogether. Didn't fill a Divacup all the way (they're probably less than an ounce). It came early this month, must have been the cooked food. I'm glad it came early, the swelling wasn't good.

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Permalink Reply by .·:*¨¨* :·.RawZi.·:*¨¨* :·. on July 18, 2008 at 4:25am

Again I didn't drink green juice most of the month, nor eat my fruit most days. I swelled. I got accupuncture (needles only) and all the fluid came out in one treatment. On Wednesday afternoon the 16 of July I got a tiny light pink spot when I wiped after peeing. Yesterday (Thursday) I got one mild cramp in the afternoon, again a tiny pink spot after peeing. No headache. I'm good. No Cup nor pantiliner this time. No food cravings.

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Permalink Reply by .·:*¨¨* :·.RawZi.·:*¨¨* :·. on August 13, 2008 at 7:39am

28 days it is. Wednesday again. I got it. I don't really need to use anything again, I'll see later if I want to use the DivaCup. There is blood. It is dark colored. I did have a headache last week. Maybe that was a PMS symptom. I haven't had cramping, backache or anything. I had half an appetizer (cooked) at the best local Vegan gourmet restaurant on Monday. My face is swollen now due to it. Hopefully this cleanout (period) will take down the swelling fast. My face does not usually swell. Last time it did, I think I was 15, I don't remember. My skin has always been sensitive, especially my face. I don't wear make-up or lotion. Any ideas to get down the swelling? A mild herbal compress? Which herbs?

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Permalink Reply by .·:*¨¨* :·.RawZi.·:*¨¨* :·. on August 27, 2008 at 4:42am

I'll just stick a face update here. I got it down like the next day. It was worse than the time when I was 15, but went down fast and well, so hopefully everything's ok now.`This time it was some kind of infection too rather than just outside irritant like 15, that was to a fragrance, I was 100% whole vegan foods then. Ok, enough of my OT here. See you soon (2 weeks?) back here in moon club.

Oh, the period was over by that Thursday night I think, no other symptoms to it.

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Permalink Reply by Angel on July 30, 2008 at 3:02pm

Every 26 days without fail. Lasts about 5 days, light first day, heavy second and then light again. However, last period came 2 days early and lasted 12 days!!! Only light spotting that was noticeable only when I went to toilet for last 4 of those 12 days. I'm 47 - do you think this could mean the start of menopause? I felt more emotional than usual, too.....

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Permalink Reply by .·:*¨¨* :·.RawZi.·:*¨¨* :·. on August 13, 2008 at 7:41am

I don't know. Take care. Were you doing something different this month?

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Permalink Reply by WhoRaw on August 14, 2008 at 9:07am

Until I read this I didn't realize my cycle lasted only 4 days. I kept thinking maybe it was going to come back or that I'd have little spotting. Nope no spotting. I did however, have cramping on the first and second day, but after that nothing. I also stopped taking birth control pills about a month ago and thought that might be the reason also.

I've never tracked ovulation, not even sure how that works.

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Permalink Reply by .·:*¨¨* :·.RawZi.·:*¨¨* :·. on August 15, 2008 at 11:38am

Congrats on your menstruation getting shorter! :)
I just notice how my body feels and how it matches up (or doesn't when I'm living unhealthily) to the moon's cycles.
I just googled this link, I never used any charts, books or software though.

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