Story About When to Change My Menstrual Hygiene Product
January 9, 2025

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Story About When to Change My Menstrual Hygiene Product
I have my period.
I use hygiene products like a sanitary pad in my underwear, a tampon, or period panties when I have my period.
I need to change my hygiene product every few hours when I have my period.
There are some times when I will need to change my hygiene product.
When I wake up in the morning, I will use a new hygiene product.
I will change my hygiene product at lunchtime.
I will change my hygiene product before dinner.
Finally, I will change my hygiene product when I get ready for bed.
Sometimes blood may get on my underwear by accident if I use a pad or tampon. If that happens I will need to change my underwear too!
I will let my mom know if there is blood in my underwear so she can help me wash it out. I will also need to tell her about my used period panties.
If I have questions, I can talk to a parent.
To access all visuals on this topic, please see our Menstruation (Period) Visuals page.
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