Free Bleeding - What it Really is

Free Bleeding. Without any understanding of what it really is, free bleeding sounds like a gross, messy and over-the-top way of saying "f-you society", right?

Well, whilst free bleeding in most cases does not involve letting ones self bleed over everything for a week every month*, it is a practice that involves taking care of one's flow without the aid of sanitary products such as pads, tampons and menstrual cups.

* Some people do choose to free bleed into their clothing, especially when protesting the tampon tax, and trying to break taboos on menstruation.

Basically, it involves training your body to be able to hold in menstrual fluid, then later release it when going to the bathroom - much like how people can hold in urine.

For most women, they learn to feel and recognize the 'twinges' that mean they will begin bleeding.This can take years of training, and would usually involve wearing a pad as back up

I would love to research this topic further, so if any of you have any more information on how to free bleed, please feel free to leave a comment below!

'Til next time,
Bella
xxx

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