11 Ways To Make Your Period More Comfortable

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Period Comfort at its peak is a very complicated thing women to women.

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Period Comfort

As I was mentioning earlier, period comfort is not something women really talk about.

More often than not, women tend to just chalk the period comfort game to the game of chance every month.

Period’s are the monthly visitor you want because it keeps your body in a great natural balance….

However, it’s very tricky for a lot of menstruating people, especially with family planning and how that can go from women to women.

This blog post is simply focusing on making one’s period more comfortable.

As a women who literally had the WORST time of it with how sick my periods can make me, I wanted to share what I have found helpful.

Know Your Body

What you’ll notice is that women to women, a period looks different and so you should always seek your doctor out for medical advice and what works best for you and your body.

I remember being in middle school, which is when I started my period journey and my friend offered me a Midol……..

Midol did not work for me at all.

I still threw up, still got massive cramps and felt hot and cold sweats regardless of her Midol offer.

My body did not find it helpful at all, even though I very much appreciated the kind gesture.

When you start to realize that normal over the counter pain meds are not working for your period cramps….

This is absolutely something you should bring up to your doctor to see if they can get you something that will work.

Use A Period Tracker App

For maximum period comfort and a sound mind of where you are likely at in your cycle, invest in a free period tracker app.

There are so many.

The main point of period tracking is that you mentally can prepare your life for your period discomfort, can engage in adult activities (wink wink) with a sound mind……

Period tracking also allows you to track your mental and emotional health in a way that let’s you feel at ease with where the hormones are taking you.

Making notes on the two weeks that lead up to your period and afterwards.

Listing all your symptoms.

This helps if you end up needing to get a little help with your mental health if you period cycle is leading you toward needing a PMDD diagnosis….again with the help of your doctor.

I am not an authority on PMDD as it is not something I suffer with, nor am I a doctor.

And it just overall helps you to plan on any presciption refills you may need like a pain medication, your favorite feel good foods (soup, chocolate, leafy stuff)……

It just makes your period less of a surprise and more of a “let me show you to your room while you’re staying here.” Type of vibe.

Period Underwear

Period underwear used to be your ugliest pair of underpants that you didn’t mind ruining on your cycle.

In today’s world we have actual period “panties” designed to absorb your period (that’s how they are marketed).

This has been a game changer for me, personally.

You know, on the days leading up to your period where you feel like you could start early or whatever and you don’t want a surprise?

You can wear these as protection and a sound mind.

Not to mention they are really comfortable, reusable and safe to just wear solo without added protection.

If actual period panties (*hates the word panties*) are not your forte…..may I introduce you to my other favorite method.

It’s a triple layer method so to speak and it is very unglamorous…..

But it allows me to feel protected and comfy throughout my cycle on heavy days, where I don’t want to wear my Thinx underwear.

Investing in some good old bikini cut Fruit of the Loom underwear is the first step.

Period Comfort Step 1: Comfy and cute underwear that you will be slapping a maxi pad on for protection….

Step 2: adding a tampon for your base layer of actual period protection….

Period Comfort Step 3: changing the tampon and pad as needed.

For me, I just feel more comfortable not feeling the string and any potential leakage.

Game changer.

Also, showering one to two times a day while menstruating is a MUST.

Avoiding Red Meat

Ironically, I would crave red meat in the form of a burger or a steak…..

When I realized the red meat has prostaglandins and those prostaglandins can cause cramps…I said, “no thank you red meat.”

And I avoid it two weeks before and during my cycle and it’s helped me immensely.

Get In Some Leafy Greens

Instead of red meat, I try to eat a lot more kale and lean proteins leading up to my cycle.

Whether that’s my kale salad that I perviously shared on the blog….

Or doing a really good breakfast stir fry with kale…

I just add it in where I can and it helps my iron and magnesium levels throughout my cycle.

Period comfort can be as easy as just adding in some needed nutrients two weeks to a week before and during your cycle.

For reals though.

If leafy greens are not your thing, check out what your doctor recommends for iron supplements.

Magnesium

Not only does magnesium help in getting some much needed sleep, but it also helps in relaxing your muscles.

Period comfort is reached through the relaxation of your ever monthly shedding uterus……

Magnesium and iron are supplements you can get over the counter……

However, you should always check with your doctor who will know how to get you the right dosage for your needs.

Period Comfort Tip #7- Investing In A Hot Water bottle

Raise your hand if you thought hot water bottles were from the early to mid-1900’s and you would never……

*raises hand*

I literally thought there was absolutely no point in owning a hot water bottle, but when I tell you I prefer them to a heating pad……It surprised even me.

Call it a more natural soothing for one’s uterus, but it really does the trick.

Get Some Rest

I don’t know about you, but some months can leave me restless and other months I feel like a delicate flower who needs to sleep.

During my period I can either get the worst sleep or the deepest sleep and I do not even try to over-extend myself anymore.

If I want to workout and feel up to it, I work out, but for the most part I just keep up with walking my dog and I skip the rest knowing that in the next week I will be feeling up to it.

Sleep is the most important.

Prioritizing rest and sleep over forced production (unless I am working)….

On my time off, it’s all about that REST & RELAXATION & SLEEP.

Fizzie Water

Another thing I suffer with is nausea.

Maybe you do too.

If that is the case, I have found that having a carbonated water on hand is the key to handling my upset stomach.

Let me correct myself, it is the flavored carbonated water that I cannot live without during my cycle.

What makes carbonated water a great staple for an upset stomach is that it offers hydration because it is water.

Please note, I am only talking about carbonated water that is naturally flavored and is not adding anything fancy like caffeine.

If you suffer with an upset stomach during your period……..please consider adding it to your period comfort routine and let me know how you like it.

Coffee

This is a very controversial tip, I know.

This is a tip that I feel goes into the “know your body” category again, but let me explain.

For years, I was told that caffeine makes periods worse and for years I believed this to be true without exploring it further.

Coffee admittedly sounded pretty awful when I was on my period, but….when I tell you the exact day one of my childhood best friends was like, “coffee will help.”

I looked at her like she was crazy.

We argued and I explained that it sounded awful and she was adamant that it would cure my cramps and when I tell you I have not looked back since that day we sat in a Starbucks drive-thru…..

LIFE CHANGING.

Obviously this tip won’t work for everyone, but for me, coffee has served me well on my period.

Coffee lessens my cramps, my nausea, my entire PMS game.

When I am on my period I find I can drink coffee later in the day and still sleep like a baby.

If you find that this works for your period too, let me know in the comments.

Feeling Your Emotions

As a women, we hear all too often that we are “too emotional” and that if we have any emotion we MUST be on “that time of the month.”

These tropes can leave women feeling like they have to mask their emotions or hide them completely in order to seem calm, rational and like we have it all together.

That just sounds like lying to ourselves if I may be so bold.

The two weeks leading up to my period and even the week after I expect my emotions to be softer, more malleable, triggered and reclusive.

I don’t try to rationalize my emotions as much as I used to.

Being moved by one’s emotions can feel really scary……

Mostly because emotions do not actually make cognitive sense, yet they are as much a part of our hardwiring and they deserve as much respect as the rational parts of ourselves.

I personally think that these emotional highs and lows, peaks and valley’s are natures way of dealing with that thing you wanted to cry about two weeks ago…..

But maybe couldn’t and now you have the emotional space and can feel the feelings you previously didn’t want to acknowledge.

There have been many times where I have explained to myself that my emotions were “stupid” or “didn’t need to be taken seriously.”

Or that If I cried about something I was weak……..

Mainly because I had been the soft and emotional friend and a lot of people laughed at how certain things made me sad.

Now I see my emotions as strength and something to be dealt with privately until I feel I can share them.

Making sense of one’s emotions is an inside job.

It’s a beautiful task to get to feel, while acknowledging that one’s feelings are not everyone’s feelings and that is okay too.

Conculsion

Thus concludes the eleven tips on how period comfort works for me and perhaps if you need tips, can work for you.

Thank you for stopping by and talking about all things periods.

Talk to you soon.

-Nikita