My journey from guilt to the Menstrual Cup
Disclaimer : Not for the weak hearted. Contains words like 'blood', 'period', 'menstruation', 'tampon' and 'vagina'. Especially recommended for the narrow minded in hopes that they will be slightly more open by the end of this page. I was barely 13 when I got my first period. My mother, whom I call Amma, had already told me about it, so there was no element of shock. But that first cycle made me really weak and I was bedridden in the middle of a family tour, spoiling all our plans. I thought that my menstrual journey was going to be a disaster. But soon, I was back on my feet and we continued our sight-seeing. I have to say that I am extremely fortunate, because that was the first and the last disastrous period episode I had to go through. Even though I had a heavy flow of menstrual blood, I never experienced period cramps or weakness except for that one time. My menstrual journey was socially very healthy. Amma did a good job of edu