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Heba asked in HealthWomen's Health · 6 years ago

my mom won't let me swim while on my period?

I'm 15.

my mom and my friend's mom are also friends. So tomorrow, my mom, me, and my brothers are going to the park, and there's a swimming pool there. We're going with my friend, her mom, and my friend's brothers and sisters. So anyways, my mom is friends with her mom, I'm friends with her, our brothers and sisters are friends with each other, etc.

They were over yesterday and her mom told my mom that we should go swimming tuesday, since both our older brothers don't have work tomorrow. I told her I had my period, so she insisted we just don't go to the swimming pool, but our older brothers should. I felt bad and I told everyone that they can swim and I don't care, I'll just stay at home. My friend rejected and said she doesn't wanna swim alone, so we'll just not swim. Our moms believe that it's dangerous to swim on periods. I told my mom it's perfectly safe, and our health teacher taught us, I read articles online etc. I told her to even call my doctor and ask him. She started saying, "well still, it's disgusting", and I'm like, well when you're swimming your flow stops or becomes really light, so there's no blood to be disgusted of. (I can't wear a tampon or cup, I'm not allowed to open my hymen). She then said to just stop the conversation and that I'm not swimming if I'm on my period.

Is there anything I can do or say to convince her?

Even with facts she's resisting, but instead decides to stick to the fake tales she learned while growing up.

Thanks

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  • Pamela
    Lv 6
    6 years ago

    Both you & your mother are wrong. Your flow isn't going to stop & I doubt your health teacher told you to swim without a tampon. When you get out blood will run down your leg. Anywhere you sit you'll leave a nice red puddle. So yes that is disgusting.

    Your hymen may already be torn by now so not using tampons makes no sense either. It won't make you not be a virgin.

    Maybe you both should go to the library & get books in female genital & sexual information.

    Source(s): Gyne nurse
  • 6 years ago

    Honestly its really stupid that you arent allowed to wear tampons. Its a better idea to not swim at all than to get blood in the pool and on other people. It would be okay if you could wear tampons (im only 13 and i wear them) but since you cant then you shouldnt swim.

  • 6 years ago

    Umm.. this is why health class in important. A tampon will NOT tear your hymen. It's not long enough to even reach it. I know a lot of people believe that but it's just a myth.

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