Have you heard about the "free bleeding" movement?

I work with a couple of 30 something women. I know them very well and we talk about all nature of subjects (kind of like on Fluther).

About 3 months ago one of the women said she had bought a new brand of “period underwear”. I knew she meant a specific type of underwear that are worn instead of tampons or pads, during menstruation. I told her that it seemed kind of “out there” to me, but if she liked it, then cool. I also told her that if I was still menstruating, I would not consider wearing them, because it seemed too messy. She said that she liked her underwear, but that her boyfriend had complained that he didn’t like the smell, including the lingering smell, even after these undies had been washed.

So the other woman said she doesn’t use those underwear, nor pads, nor tampons. She said she “free bleeds”. I asked her what that meant, and was somewhat horrified to find out that it meant that she goes without any kind of feminine period protection. She just bleeds right into her regular underwear and clothing, and sometimes ends up staining her sheets, and furniture.

Apparently “free bleeding” is a thing these days. All I could think was that I was so happy that someone invented tampons.

Here is an article about Free Bleeding.

Just curious what you all thought about it.