Is this right? Several years ago my mom told me to NEVER take a bath or shower on the 1st day of my period.?

I asked her why and she told me becuz it's bad for you. You can take a bath or shower on the next day of your period and after that but never on the first day. Weird huh? I of course never listened to her advice on that matter becuz it just didn't seem right to me. and also becuz it just seemed pretty gross to skip a day of bathing or showering especially when you're on your period. Has anyone at all ever heard or gotten advice like this in all your life?Is this right? Several years ago my mom told me to NEVER take a bath or shower on the 1st day of my period.?
Some of this may extend from old cultural beleifs that blood loss was associated with a time of vulnerability, and the coldness was associated with germs. Therefore, many cultural beleifs will assert that one should not do anything that could potentially bring on a chill during menses...take a bath, wash your hair etc...especially because years ago, homes did not have hot water heaters and if you didn't get the bath water right off the stove, you got a cold bath.





This is an ';old wives tale'; that stems from cultural practices.Is this right? Several years ago my mom told me to NEVER take a bath or shower on the 1st day of my period.?
hmm... no but thats pretty interesting mayb its one of those weird myths lha thanx for saying that
no that's strange
I've never heard that one. That's pretty crazy!
haha, I've gotten that one too! Its not true though....you should always take a shower while on your period,you need to keep everything fresh and as clean as possible down there to prevent any kind of rash or growth...I know that sounds nasty but it's true. lol.


P.S. When you shave, it really does come back darker and thicker.....lost one.
Never heard advise like that.


If anything, youd think it to be opposite. Taking a nice, hot bath can help releave cramps, so it seems like it shoudl help out, whther on the first day, or the last.
i would bath in bubbles and aromatherapy with oils and candles and soft music
no thats just nasty. i shower as much as i can when im on my period
no.
No never had that kind of advice. I would say that taking a bath is not that great either... take a shower its cleaner
that is an so called ';old wives tale';=my gramma told me when I was young too=it isn't really true though
my mother also told me not to shave either because it might grow back twice as thick, mother`s say things to scare their children into doing things they want them to do.. You can have a bath anytime you want to, I think it may be a little messy if you have a heavy period, but I did anyways, it eased my cramps.