So the mood is localise , you ’re both horny , and all you want to do is hook up . But , there ’s one liiiittle problem : she ’s engender her period .

Do you wait until it ’s over ? Or suck it up and get a trivial messy ?

For those going with program B-complex vitamin , y' all just got lucky . Twelve sexually combat-ready ma’am agree to share their No . 1 tip on how to have sex when it ’s that time of the month .

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Always use a towel

" Having sex on your menstruum can get a flake messy , depending on your stream . My advice is to set down on a towel ( preferably not white-hot ) and have sex the good ole fashion means : missionary style ! When the guy is on top it obviate a mess as the female child can be close to the towel she is laying on . But hey – if you do n’t mind a bloody - face crime scene , have sex in any posture you choose . " –Michelle , 28 , effect planner

" pore on lots of nipple foreplay for her , skip foreplay elsewhere . When both side are ready to make it happen , have towel nearby and do n’t wait down ! " –Isabella , 26 , 2nd - grade teacher

Shower, shower, shower

" I have a hormonal thing that for no reason at all I will get my period for six months flat every couple eld . Hence stinky lineament of spirit when it comes to sex . Bahaha . So if it ’s someone I ’m either very comfortable with or if I plan to never see them again , cascade , shower , shower to hold the potential slew . Any body of water [ will do ] – you do n’t bleed then , obviously . Also , throw down some towels … Also , although I have never try on it , I know strippers and porn stars insert a sponger ! " –Amanda , 28 , registered nurse

" Plop a towel down and proceed onward ! [ Alternatively , ] the shower is always a secure bet . " –Jessica , 25 , sales associate

Surrender to the flow

" Best affair to do on your period is drink lots of wine and if you want to have sex , just accept that it might seem like a execution scene in your bed . " –Monica , 29 , personal trainer

Put his penis in other places

" I do n’t lease my geological period bar me , but , if I ’m feeling intimate and not need the mess that it work , anal is my go - to . It ’s awful for him , avoids towel , and he can still get me off by rubbing my clit . But be docile ! practice lube ! And , depending on your level of sexual adventure , try a butt hack . Ladies should also watch what they eat at least two day prior , shower right before , and blank , clean , clean-living ! Otherwise , the two of you might be dealing with some crazy shit . Pun intended . " –Bridget , 26 , direction advisor

" I always say my boyfriends that period week is in reality butt - sexual urge and gust - task workweek . No charge yet . " –Lindsay , 33 , blogger

" If your military man is not so into having sex on your period and you ’re not so into giving BJs all week , try titty - f**king . Although it may not be as enjoyable for you , it ’s a fashion to keep your guy cable happy . Hopefully he ’ll take back the favor next hebdomad if ya know what I entail . " –Rachel , 29 , accountant

Take advantage of the free lube

" I always keep as I normally would because my bed sheet are black and machine washable . It ’s like free lube plus your odds of getting knock up are really slender … I think . " –Mary , 32 , military control revenue analyst

Make sure she took out her tampon

" You ’d be surprised with thing people blank out in the heat of the present moment . I have major anxiety about it getting stuck . Especially when you had too many , desire to have sex , and forget that it ’s in there . One of my friends made that mistake and had to go to the hospital . It was really up there . " –Stefanie , 26 , project manager

… or that she left in her DivaCup

" I use the DivaCup so it ’s annoying to have to take out … normally though , we just use that time of month to focalize on unwritten and reciprocal masturbation . The cup is outstanding ! It never leaks when you wear it right . " –Gloria , 26 , line psychoanalyst

Talk it through

" Communication is always key … For Guy , if you ’re a bit hesitating , then take interrogation like , ' What Clarence Day did it set about ? ' bet on the daughter , if she says yesterday or today , then you’re able to bet on things getting messy . If you were already a niggling iffy before , then wait a duad more day when she ’s further along in her cycle . If her answer is day three or four , then the bloodline should be much less . Maybe a little spotting . Last but not least , anything after four 24-hour interval , and you might just be in the clean . " –Ariana , 26 , account coordinator

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