The keeper

Did you know that supposedly most women only bleed 2 to 4 ounces each menstrual cycle? At least this is what it says on the keeper's website. Now, most women don't really know how much they bleed. It might seem like a lot. Or a little. But how do you really know? Are you going to collect your tampons and pads and weigh them before and after? Even I think that would be pretty gross.

My favorite thing about the keeper is that I know it holds an ounce of blood. So, if it's full, I must have bled an ounce. If it's half full, that was half an ounce. I don't mind if it's not exactly full or exactly half full - it's much more than I knew before. So now, I don't just think I'm bleeding heavily - I know that I bled a full 5 ounces in the last 6 hours. I have a right to be tired and cranky. I bleed more in one day than the imagined most women bleed over their whole period! I am a super bleeder. yup.