s/o commando - cycling?

[gnomesweetgnome]

So normally I have no issue working out sans skivvies. However, during AF, I really need extra protection "just in case" of leaks. In running shorts with a built in liner, I can use a pad no problem.

I'm getting into cycling now, and I'm wondering what to do in that situation. Any advice?

[joenali]

Wear a super absorbent tampon?

[Susie]

May 31, 2012 20:12:31 GMT -5 joenali said:

Wear a super absorbent tampon?

Pretty much.

[gnomesweetgnome]

May 31, 2012 20:40:21 GMT -5 Susie said:

May 31, 2012 20:12:31 GMT -5 joenali said:

Wear a super absorbent tampon?

Pretty much.

I guess I need to invest in some extra-super absorbent 'pons for exercising on heavy days, because I still get leaks with supers...

[moonstone523]

Divacup. It can hold a helluva-lot of, uhm, blood.

[katinthehat]

diva cup.

a pad with cycling shorts is a) going to feel insanely more bulky than usual
b) result in some chafing

[gnomesweetgnome]

May 31, 2012 21:44:14 GMT -5 katinthehat said:

diva cup.

a pad with cycling shorts is a) going to feel insanely more bulky than usual
b) result in some chafing

Hence this question, haha. I don't even want to think about it. Luckily I'm not too serious about anything cycling-related yet, so I can choose not to cycle on the days that would be an issue, for now.

I have been thinking of switching to the Diva cup - recently switched to OB tampons, which have had fewer leaks than the Playtex I was using. Something to consider, thanks!

[sadlebred]

Never, ever use a maxi pad with cycling shorts. It wouldn't stay in place and would result in chafing. I'll add a +1 for a super tampon. A little blood never hurt a cycling chamois, though, and easily comes out in the wash.

[grk2012]

Diva Cup? Even then, I still need a liner now and then. But I'm not a cyclist by any stretch of the imagination, so ignore me. Except for the DC rec, because it rocks.

[Deleted]

The diva cup is awesome. Especially for athletes. You can do anything, and you only have to change it every 12 hours (unless you have a really, really heavy flow).

[agrippa]

Those of you with the diva cup that run, do you have problems with, er, slipping? I cannot for the life of me run with that thing. It slides out of place and causes leaking.

Maybe I'm just ginormous post-kids.

[grk2012]

May 31, 2012 22:43:40 GMT -5 agrippa said:

Those of you with the diva cup that run, do you have problems with, er, slipping? I cannot for the life of me run with that thing. It slides out of place and causes leaking.

Maybe I'm just ginormous post-kids.

Did you get the larger size once you had kids? I have had tampons dislodge (!) but not the Diva.

[Deleted]

I haven't had to use it yet post-baby. I did have to cut the stem off because it was annoying.

[breezy8407]

Not a cyclist nor do I run commando, but this post reminded me of a guy I saw when i was out running the other day. You know when spandex gets worn? The seam of his cycling shorts was worn thin, so you could see the entire crack region. And it was not pretty.