Ok thanks.  I tend to get two days out of the five days that I cannot use Beppy tampons.  So far the American disc style things look a bit too complicated to work out for little ole me.  Like I say I keep praying for a miracle when the unwelcome guest actually stops putting in an appearance!!

They just don't understand the 40 years of the menstrual cycle!!
I noticed a while ago on another forum, that an SP unexpectedly had a period during a booking and it put him off punting for 2 years! He saved himself 2 years worth of punting money and we saved ourselves from meeting a dick.
We don't always get a warning that the monthly is going to happen, especially if hormones take control and we end up having a twice monthly one,  which has happened to me and had to cancel loads of bookings!
The nice ones understand!

They just don't understand the 40 years of the menstrual cycle!!

I have never yet met a grown man, however inexperienced, who was unaware of menstruation. I hope I never do, if I'm honest.

Fuck that. If they're that misogynistic that they want to pretend women aren't human then I don't want to see them.

Nor me. The idea that something women's bodies routinely do is dirty or shameful and should only be discussed in hushed tones using stupid euphemisms can fuck right off.

Thanks for the replies girls. As it happens I took the contraceptive pill when I noticed I was bleeding and the bleeding stopped within a few hours and I ended up having a busy day! I have lots of sponges at home, I will definitely try and remember to pack one on my next tour!

Have any of you had vaginal intercourse during your period while wearing a tampon?  If so, did your punters protest?

Do you mean without having informed the client before starting, that you were on your period?
If you’ve informed them and they’ve agreed then they should understand (one would hope) what they’re getting themselves into. And therefore have little reason to protest.
If you didn’t let them know and it comes as a shock (rightly so I’d say) then they probably have good reason to protest... (other than those with a specific fetish:) men don’t like bleeding, especially unexpected hahahaa

Have any of you had vaginal intercourse during your period while wearing a tampon?  If so, did your punters protest?

With a boyfriend in my teenage years yes, I've not done it since far too uncomfortable and risky.

Right now I've not had a period for 2 years, I'm not menopausal and hoping they'll return as a sign of restored health (higher bodyfat, and higher food intake).

Yes, every month forever. No one ever noticed.

Ya ha ha! 
Wow!  That's great to hear, SS.  Gives me hope as I am fed up with either just not working during period week or using period delay tablets (and then not working during period week as well as suffering agonising abdominal and back pains during the first 2 days, having the heaviest flow ever during the whole period, and having the period last 2-3 days longer too...all "thanks" to Norethisterone!)

Any alternatives to stopping a period other than the sponge? I have tried many times but can’t remove the sponge alone