{"id":757,"date":"2013-05-13T10:48:24","date_gmt":"2013-05-13T17:48:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bepreparedperiod.com\/blog\/?p=757"},"modified":"2021-09-10T03:43:26","modified_gmt":"2021-09-10T03:43:26","slug":"what-is-a-period-mommy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bepreparedperiod.com\/blog\/what-is-a-period-mommy\/","title":{"rendered":"“What is a Period, Mommy?”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n[et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text]Say it again<\/strong>\n\nLast fall I had a conversation about menstruation<\/a> with my then two-year-old daughter. I didn\u2019t want to; I was forced. Some were amused by its content. Some inspired.\n\nJust the other night, the topic of periods came up again. Because I was having mine, and once again my daughter saw the string between my legs.\n\n\"What<\/a>The conversation started off exactly like the first time, but ended up going in a different, more detailed direction\u2026\n\n“Somefeen in your butt, Mommy.”\n\n“We had this conversation before, honey. Do you remember? There is nothing in my butt. It’s in my vagina, and it’s called a tampon.”\n\nA look of recognition came across her face, and she nodded as if to say she remembered. And then she was quiet for a moment. I thought I was getting off easy this time. But…\n\n“Why you need it?”\n\nOK, that’s a big question. Do I really want to explain to my three year old about bleeding from the vagina once a month? I think not. At her age, she’s really not capable of handling that information.\n\nIt’s best to keep things high level and age appropriate at this point.\n\n“I need it because I am a woman, and I have something called a period once a month.”\n\n“I not have a period.”\n\n“No, you don’t yet. You will when you are a big girl.”\n\n“Will it hurt?”\n\nI really hesitated on this one. I don’t want to lie to my child. Periods can hurt. I had terribly painful periods most of my life. They were debilitating until I had a uterine ablation after she was born.\n\nBut I don’t want to scare her, either. Turn a period into something she learns to dread. So I compromised by responding with, “Sometimes it can hurt.”\n\nI was trying to think about how I would continue, but her attention span was spent. She was ready to move on. I was not disappointed.\n\nBut every time the subject of periods has come up, I\u2019ve felt unprepared. I really do need to think about how often I want to talk about this with my daughter and what I want to say.\n\nIt\u2019s good to take advantage of opportunities when they come up. And keep the conversation moving forward. But planning ahead is never a bad idea, either.\n\nWe currently have a book about the human body my daughter loves to have us read to her. It includes a section on how babies are made. She enjoys seeing a baby growing in the Mommy\u2019s belly.\n\nIt does discuss egg and sperm. Perhaps next time this subject comes up I can introduce the concept into the discussion and begin to tie everything together\u2026\n\n \n\nBy Elizabeth Flora Ross\n\nElizabeth blogs about her struggles and successes as a writer and a mom at The Writer Revived<\/a>. She is the author of Cease Fire: A Call to End the War Between Women<\/a>, which she is currently working to get published. In March 2011 she launched The Mom Pledge<\/a>, an online campaign to eradicate cyber bullying among moms. You can connect with her on Twitter<\/a>, Facebook<\/a> and Google+<\/a>. <\/em>\n\n \n\nLooking for more information on periods?\n<\/strong>Check out our Info on Periods & Puberty<\/a> page for helpful information OR stop by our new PeriodTalk<\/a> forum to get answers to the questions you\u2019ve been wondering about.\n<\/strong>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>Say it again Last fall I had a conversation about menstruation with my then two-year-old daughter. I didn\u2019t want to; I was forced. Some were amused by its content. Some inspired. Just the other night, the topic of periods came up again. Because I was having mine, and once again my daughter saw the string […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"Say it again<\/strong>\n\nLast fall I had a conversation about menstruation<\/a> with my then two-year-old daughter. I didn\u2019t want to; I was forced. Some were amused by its content. Some inspired.\n\nJust the other night, the topic of periods came up again. Because I was having mine, and once again my daughter saw the string between my legs.\n\n\"What<\/a>The conversation started off exactly like the first time, but ended up going in a different, more detailed direction\u2026\n\n\"Somefeen in your butt, Mommy.\"\n\n\"We had this conversation before, honey. Do you remember? There is nothing in my butt. It's in my vagina, and it's called a tampon.\"\n\nA look of recognition came across her face, and she nodded as if to say she remembered. And then she was quiet for a moment. I thought I was getting off easy this time. But...\n\n\"Why you need it?\"\n\nOK, that's a big question. Do I really want to explain to my three year old about bleeding from the vagina once a month? I think not. 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