Sponges
THE
FIRST NIGHT I WORKED I ONLY DID HAND JOBS AID BLOWJOB
BECAUSE I HAD MY PERIOD, AND NOBODY TOLD ME ABOUT
SPONGES.
Sponges can be
pushed high into the vagina just before you have a
client, and removed afterwards.
Looked after
carefully, they are a safe, clean, convenient way of,
hiding your period from clients so you can keep
working.
Choose a natural
sea sponge, as they absorb more than synthetic ones.
They squeeze down smaller too.. which means your
clients are less likely to feel them. if it is large,
ordinary scissor-, will cut it down easily. I find
that about twice the thickness of a tampon is about
right. Rinse it thoroughly, as it might have
irritating grains of sand in it, then squeeze it as
dry as possible. Insert it as you would a
non-applicator tampon.
Then use mu&
more KY or other lubricant than usual, as the sponge
tends to absorb that as well, leaving you dryer.
Never work dry, and don't be shy to stop and put more
KY if you start to get dry.
DRYNESS BREAKS
CONDOMS!
Say things like "sex turns me on so much more
when it's really slippery' and since most men want to
believe that they're turning you on they accept this
quite happily. Fishing it out afterwards can be
tricky until you get used to it.
A couple of my
friends have gone rushing off to the Sexual Health
Service because they couldn't get it out! Either
squatting down, or bending with one foot on the edge
of the bath or loo seems to work well. Wash your
hands, then feel up with one hand until you can touch
the sponge.
Sometimes if the
client was large, the sponge will be lodged up behind
your cervix. Do not panic - there is nowhere else it
can go! Use your forefinger and middle finger to grip
it in a scissors action, and push down as though you
are straining to go to the toilet. Pull it out ,
rinse thoroughly, squeeze as dry as possible, and
reinsert.
At times when you
would go through a super tampon in 3-4 hours, you
will only get an hour out of your sponge, so rinse
regularly. Rinse more often if you have a cold or hay
fever - when you sneeze, your vagina muscles are
likely to contract, and if your sponge is nearly full
it will leak. I rinse mine out very thoroughly at the
end of my shif and leave it in a weak Dettol solution
overnight, At the end of my period I soak it for few
minutes in a mild bleach solution, then squeeze it
and leave it dry in a jar wit. no lid in the bathroom
cupboard.
Some ladies prefer
to get a new sponge for each shift, but personally I
don't consider it necessary as long as it is cleaned
thoroughly. Cleaning it in white vinegar seems to
make it last the longest, but never use malt vinegar
as the sugar in it encourages thrush to grow, I
prefer bleach, because I know it kills all the bad
bugs, and I suspect the dettol wasn't killing thrush
earlier but bleached sponges fall to bits. after 2-3
months.
Chemists and some
massage parlour operators can sell you a small sponge
for $3-5. The really good news, if you're lucky
enough to live near a Prostitutes Collective office,
is that they sell a packet of 5 for $5.
Debra
August 1993 SIREN
