If I am menstruating ...

[CB & Di]

... is it OK for me to wear shorts, even if the resort is not clothing-optional? (I wear Always sanitary napkins; I can't wear tampons).

Just curious. Usually, my periods are pretty regular and we plan our vacations around them, but worse case scenario I was just wondering.

Thanks.

[EricNY]

Yes it is OK...

[Big-Thinker]

In general, I would say it would be fine wearing shorts. There are some more extreme resorts, but they are the minority. It couldn't hurt to call ahead & ask, but you should be fine 99% of the time anyway.

[fred950]

While I agree that a vast majority of clubs will understand about your situtation, there is another option. After my ex had some surgery done, the hospital issued her a pad that attached to an elastic belt, similar to a garter belt. After the novelity of it wore off, she actually preferred it to the type that attaches to her panties.

[shomymojo]

Most nude resorts will be understanding about this...its just part of the circle of life...

[David77]

The resorts will be understand about the wearing of shorts at this time.

Incidentally, I am told that when women wear tampons at a nudist resort they should remember to cut off the string and not leave it dangling.

[krcNY]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by CB & Di:
... is it OK for me to wear shorts, even if the resort is not clothing-optional? (I wear Always sanitary napkins; I can't wear tampons).

Just curious. Usually, my periods are pretty regular and we plan our vacations around them, but worse case scenario I was just wondering.

Thanks. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

I am sorry it took so long for a female to respond to you http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/sad3.gif

It is normal and accepted in the nude communities. Don't worry about it...just do what is comfortable for you. http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/happy.gif

Some women wear shorts, some bathing suit bottoms with long t-shirts or sarongs.

[tinner666]

Fine and dandy.
http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/happy.gif

krcNY put it well.

[Rabid_Clam]

Is a most natural process that will go away in a short time. Men have erections, we can't do allot about that either but is also natural. When I see a woman wearing shorts or something in a naturist setting I assume she needs that bit of privacy for that reason and is not questioned nor thought of. Just part of life.

[krcNY]

That is the problem RabidClam...we do not want to draw attention to ourselves during that time of the month. We just want to blend into the background.

[Marsketa]

Yes it is OK http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/happy.gif Or you can wear a sarong if that is more comfortable.

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by krcNY:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by CB & Di:
... is it OK for me to wear shorts, even if the resort is not clothing-optional? (I wear Always sanitary napkins; I can't wear tampons).

Just curious. Usually, my periods are pretty regular and we plan our vacations around them, but worse case scenario I was just wondering.

Thanks. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

I am sorry it took so long for a female to respond to you http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/sad3.gif

It is normal and accepted in the nude communities. Don't worry about it...just do what is comfortable for you. http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/happy.gif

Some women wear shorts, some bathing suit bottoms with long t-shirts or sarongs. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

[ellie]

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Some women wear shorts, some bathing suit bottoms with long t-shirts or sarongs. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

I'm a bikini briefs wearer in those circumstances. Fortunately my cycle is pretty regular so I can plan holidays months in advance knowing when my period is likely to occur.

I've only been caught out once, and wore bikini briefs for one week out of two, feeling like a fraud the entire time, like I wasn't a "proper" naturist.

Worse, when I did get them off the tan was a week behind, so I was a little cotton tail for the second week, imagining other naturists saying "ah, bless! He's coaxed her out of her bottoms at last!" http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/laugh.gif

[steve1979]

there is no way unfortunately, wearing a short seems to be the solution :disappointed:

[nakedjohn]

It is understandable, nature, so no problem if you wear shorts on those days.

[JeepNude]

Nobody notices or says anything, ever. Wear your shorts and have a great time!

[Cheri]

You can always use a tampon and cut your string short if you don't like wearing clothes. I know just about all nudist parks require nudity in pools and hot tubs.
Cheri

[Camille]

Did you miss the part about not being able to use tampons Cheri?

[Cheri]

Sorry, Camille. I guess I need to slow down.
Cheri

[Sigmund]

Of course I don't know why you wear pads rather than tampons, but would a menstrual cup be an option? Google "Diva Cup" for info.

[Joontiki]

I'm a bikini briefs wearer in those circumstances. Fortunately my cycle is pretty regular so I can plan holidays months in advance knowing when my period is likely to occur.

I've only been caught out once, and wore bikini briefs for one week out of two, feeling like a fraud the entire time, like I wasn't a "proper" naturist.

Worse, when I did get them off the tan was a week behind, so I was a little cotton tail for the second week, imagining other naturists saying "ah, bless! He's coaxed her out of her bottoms at last!"
"I was a little cotton tail for the second week" Lol! So CUTE!

This whole conversation makes me thankful that i had a hysterectomy 10 years ago. I haven't thought about periods for years! Back then i would never have been able to plan holidays around my periods. They were too erratic! Generally it was one week on (& down-and-out for the first 2-3 days solid, curled into a ball of pain, with a hot water bottle), and two weeks off, but that changed drastically month to month. It did get better after i had kids, but still, it was bad.

My biggest problem back then was going backpacking though. The 'alpha male' of our hiking/backpacking group didn't want me to go with them when i had my period because he considered me bear bait!! Hehe.

Anyway, if i had this problem now, as a naturist, i think i would be doing the sarong thing. Nice to know that that is an option for women during their periods.

[John Skinner]

I think being comfortable first. Being respectful of others. Shorts or covering would be up to you

[S&S]

This may have already been said, but my wife has used a tampon and cut the string short enough so it wouldn't show.

She prefers not to be fully-nude the first two days of her period but after that using a tampon works great!

[Amber1986]

You know what creeps me out?

It is getting advice about very personal matters from men (especially single men). I don't usually talk about these things in mens presence.

[Joontiki]

You know what creeps me out?

It is getting advice about very personal matters from men (especially single men). I don't usually talk about these things in mens presence.
That's why we have "Girl Talk", Amber! :-) We can talk about all this stuff without the guys!

But this is the public Women's Issues area. Men are welcome to comment, and personally, i enjoy hearing their comments.

I also post in the Men's Issues. I wonder how many men see my posts and think that i shouldn't be posting there? Hmm. I wonder. But i think that most would welcome a woman's point of view.

[Centauri4]

You know what creeps me out?

It is getting advice about very personal matters from men (especially single men). I don't usually talk about these things in mens presence.

Amber, I hope you won't mind me saying the idea of this being a "personal matter" is something that should (IMHO) be countered through education and exposure to the topic. The worst case scenario is for boys growing up in an all male environment with a single dad and being completely clueless about this topic and related issues! Even with two parents and a fairly open and progressive family environment, I knew very little about female biology until High School.

To raise future generations of more sympathetic, compassionate and understanding men, it is absolutely essential these topics not be treated as "icky" or reserved for woman-to-woman discussions. A friend of mine mentioned the Diva Cup also mentioned in this thread and when I told my wife about it (just now), her reply was, "I've never heard of this either." My wife is especially sensitive to ickiness and immediately shot down the idea of anything non-disposable in the area of feminine hygiene. I suspect this might be due, at least in part, to her upbringing and conditioning by the modern consumerist (TV ad) movement focused on "extra comfortable", "extra easy", "curved", "better fitting, "active lifestyle" and "nobody will know you're wearing it" in ALL things!

Lately I am beginning to think much of the ickiness of life and many aches and pains we all suffer through are linked to the toxic sludge incorporated into our daily diets getting absorbed in to our bodies and taking hours, days, weeks or longer to be "filtered" out. I wonder how many engineered food products also have anticoagulant properties that might be making womens' monthly cycles much worse.

We need to begin rethinking our all-consuming approach to life if we hope to save this planet.

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