Menstrual Cramp Relief: During menstruation, the uterus sheds its lining, causing contractions. The pain from cramps ranges from person to person, cycle to cycle. Some report mild cramping, while others suffer from debilitating pain, especially those with endometriosis. Around 20% of women suffer from endometriosis, which causes severe cramping and pain, along with digestive distress, bloating, and a variety of other unpleasant symptoms. Heat therapy is a natural and effective way to reduce pain from cramps as it helps the uterine muscles relax. Warmies are microwavable stuffed animals that act as a heating pad similar to hot water bottles but without the mess.

Ovulation pain, or mittelschmerz, is a lesser known, yet common ailment. Around 40% of women experience ovulation pain at some point in their life. It can feel like cramps, or a sharp pain on one side of the lower abdomen. Heat therapy like hot water bottles, electric heating pads, and microwavable stuffed animals help reduce pain by increasing blood flow and relaxing the muscles. 

Some women experience lower back pain because their cramps radiate to their back. Hormones called prostaglandins release, promoting uterine contractions necessary for shedding the uterine lining, but this can also affect lower back muscles. 

The Anxiety & Depression Association of America reported that women are twice as likely to have anxiety disorders before the age of 50 than men. Anxiety disorders often result in elevated heart rate and insomnia, among other things. Warmies stuffed animals are weighted with flax seed and designed to promote rest and improve quality sleep. The gentle pressure of the weighted stuffie can ease anxiety through deep stimulation, similar to a hug, helping calm your central nervous system. Shop Warmies weighted stuffed animals for a boost of relaxation when you need it most. 

Women are three to four times more likely to experience migraines than men. Hormone levels fluctuate throughout a woman’s cycle. Estrogen peaks around the middle of the and dips during the period. This increases pain sensitivity, triggering migraines and headaches. “Menstrual migraines” are most likely to occur two days before a period or the first three days of your period. Symptoms can include pain, blurred visions, aura spots or flashes, and light and sound sensitivity, as well as nausea and vomiting. 

Once women finally make it through puberty, childbirth, and over 30 years of menstruation, you reach menopause. Most women enter menopause between 45 and 55 years old as a natural part of the aging process. However, EVERYONE is different! The most common symptom is hot flashes or hot flushes,  which come on suddenly and cause intense heat in the face and body, occasionally accompanied by a rapid heartbeat. Night sweats, insomnia or sleep difficulties, and mood changes also occur. 

Being a woman is beautiful but it can also be hard. Warmies’ heated, weighted, lavender-scented, and freezable products offer relief when you need it, no matter what life throws at you. Choose from Warmies’ 180+ plush stuffed animals, neck wraps, eye masks, boots, and more to find your perfect Warmies, or take our Quiz to get matched with your perfect product!