help! need advice for doing 585 mile ride during menstruation

[Bike Goddess]

Annerol- I'm doing the AIDS ride too! That makes 3 of us on this forum that I know are going. Great!

I wear pant liners under my shorts all the time. I have to use chamois butter, but its better than washing shorts every day.

Re menstrual- listen to the others for what to do- I'm past that (thank goodness )

Where are you located? NCAL, SCAL or someplace else?
I ask because we are setting up an AIDS training ride in the Napa Valley on May 8th

[CorsairMac]

Annerol: type Diva and/or Keeper in the search box and check out some of the threads regarding menstrual cups. It sounds like that may be the best option for you as most of them will work for 8-12 hrs. My only suggestion would be, if you opt to go that route, buy the product NOW and get used to it now before you do the ride, that way it'll be normal and natural instead of yet 1 more thing to try and deal with. I don't wear anything under my shorts, it just Sounds uncomfortable not to mention the fact that it would be another thing to rub in the wrong place!

[SnappyPix]

Annerol, just a little friendly word of caution - I've taken birth control pills to stop menstruation during a vacation - had the opposite effect on me - gave me a two-week cycle! Followed the doctor's instructions to the t. That's the thing about the female reproductive system - it's unreliable, unpredictable and usually unstoppable!
Would second the recommendations about the diva cup.

[Trek420]

Annerol-I'm doing the ride too! My second time riding. Many riders here have done the ride and other multi day rides, lots of good advice on TE (psst, don't tell...TE is sooooooo much better than the "official" Lifecycle board, oh go ahead, send them all over).

Re menstrual-listen to the others for what to do- I'm past that too, "back in the day" I was an OB user and never had a problem cycling with them but now might have tried other things.

ok, off to finish taxes, yeah, I'm baaad. And they owe me so why'd I wait? Next thread..."what are you getting with your refund?"