SUBMITTED STORY
I started my first ever period maybe 2 minutes before I was meant to take to the court in a junior netball match. I had received little education on this from school but had older cousins so knew what was going on. However, there were no products available in the leisure centre ( which to add, was not only home to every other sporting event you could think of, but without a doubt there would be 300+ female netball players from the ages of 8 all the way to adults week in week out) this meant in a panic and rushed I had to make a diy pad from toilet paper, whilst the seconds counted down on the clock for me to be on court. This was incredibly embarrassing for me, with the netball dress I was required to wear was extremely short, but at this point in time I was incredibly grateful for the shorts we wear. But the stress, fear and panic I felt that day is like no other I’ve ever felt, and could have quite easily been prevented had local facilities such as the leisure centre offered menstrual products
Anonymous, shared by Love your Period