A week in every month is most of the girls nightmare.Though menstrual cycle is a blessing upon women that prepares her body to bear a child, going through it monthly can tire females.Women get mentally and physically stressed during these days.So it is important to know about some hacks that can make the days smoother.
1.Select pads according to flow
Not everyday in a menstrual cycle goes the some.During the beginning days the blood flow will be more and gradually reduces and stops.Flow during day time and night time may differ too.So it is important to choose pads for each day according to the level of blood flow.If you don’t have extra large pads for the first days keep two pads one vertically and the other horizontally. Customized pad brands are also available in the market which helps us too choose pads according to the level of flow.
2.Eat chocolates to releive stress
Due to the hormonal variations period days are days of anxiety and stress.We get sad and angry easily when something hurts us.At the same time we get happy easily too when we get or see something we love.Dark chocolates are a great releiver of stress during menstrual days.Ripe Bananas also helps.
3.Sipping hot water
Most of the girls suffer from severe stomach aches during their menstrual days.Sipping hot water gives relief from this.Keeping a hot bag above the stomach or under the back can help release pain.
4.Set reminder to change pad
It is important to stay hygiene during the menstrual days.Change a pad every 6 hours.Otherwise it causes bacterial infections which affects our health in future.Females with heavy flow must change the pads whenever they feel that the pad got filled.Not changing the bad after it got filled also brings unpleasant odours.
5.Choose periods friendly dresses
It is better to wear dark shade dresses during menstrual days than opting white and light shade dresses.This helps the blood stains to be unnoticeable even if remains any.Wear loose clothings rather than tight ones.It is better to choose long tops or kurtis on these days than wearing short tops or T-shirts so that it cover the stains if any occurs.All these tips increase our confidence.
6.Removing blood stains from fabrics
Make a solution of salt and cold water and dip the fabric with blood stain in it for some time and wash thoroughly.It will clear out the blood stains.
7.Install period tracking app on your phone
Install a period tracking app on your phone and give your period details correctly.This will help us reminder us our period days coming.When we have any health issues internally it is reflected through our periods. Keeping a track of your periods help you notice if there is any abnormality.
8.Eat healthy and drink a lot of water.
It is very important to stay healthy during your periods.As the body lose a lot of blood during these days eating healthy and drinking lots of water helps to stay active and reduce fatigue.
