Can we talk about free bleeding for a moment?!

As if my Spotify knows what I'm going to write about. “If it’s meant to be, it’ll be” echoes in my headphones. I want to talk to you about free bleeding. That is exactly what you think it is. When you're on your period and you just let it flow. Free bleeding is a trend among women. Now, it might all be ‘meant to be’, but I still can't quite get used to it.

Why, why do we have to free bleed? First of all, to lift the taboo around menstruation. I get it, I get it; millions of women are in this, so let's not be secretive about it. It's a hassle, you have cramps, there's blood. Free bleeding seems to be a way to connect with your inner primal woman. I want a boxing session to suggest as an alternative, you also become quite primal from it. Another point: a tampon is said to be bad for your health and menstruating can cost quite a bit. Annually, about 100 euros goes into monthly supplies, down there. But just letting your menstruation be because of that? Nah, thanks, I’ll pass.

Iris Verstappen thinks differently about this. She even had photos taken of her free bleeding. When she’s on her period, she doesn’t work the first two days because that’s a signal from her body that it doesn’t feel well. I remember trying to skip gym class with this excuse; my teacher probably wasn’t very aware of free bleeding. And how would your boss react if you said you couldn’t come in because you had to free bleed? Just saying. Staying home is what you do when you’re sick, and the last time I checked, that wasn’t when I was menstruating. God, what an economic burden it would be for the country. I can already see Rutte pulling his hair out over the free bleeding issue. That would be funny, I think.

By the way, the very first general practitioner is already on the barricade. Blood transmits diseases, it’s that simple. For centuries, apparently even menstrual blood. He urges you to regularly wear clean underwear. I want to urge you to just grab a box of tampons or pads at the supermarket. Much fresher, because I still can’t quite get used to it. Just imagine, in our office, what a mess it would become.

P.S.: If you can’t contain your curiosity about free bleeding, EditieNL has photos.

Source: Women’s Health