Hello.

I'm sorry for the wall of text, but I'm mostly posting this because I'm scared, boss.

I'm on day 2 of my period (technically day 3 since its past 12AM), and I noticed an offensive odor coming from my menstrual blood after emptying my disc this morning. I had it in for about 13.5 hours while sleeping, maybe 14. that was the first time I had it in for more than 12 hours, and also the first time I have noticed a foul odor coming from my blood. a smell like when your pads start getting old. a musky, vaguely fishy, rotting sort of smell.

like a dummy, I put a different disc back in immediately after since im still new to discs. I had that disc in for about 10 hours, until I looked up what could be causing the smell. I of course got spooked by the possibilities, and immediately got in the shower to take it out, and switched to a pad. the smell was still present when I took it out in the shower.

some things I saw on google said that it could possibly develop into bacterial vaginosis, which I am very nervous of even though I know it isn't super serious. I didn't notice any discomfort while urinating before or after removing the disc, and there isn't any itching. it is a bit sore inside, just a slight sting, but I also have a tight pelvic floor and was a bit rough when removing the disc.

basically, what are the odds looking like? I've never had problems like this before and have never done anything to affect my vagina's bacterial balance, so should this all clear up? has anyone else had this problem, and did it turn out alright?

also, the discs smell. its noticeable. should I just boil them for about 5 minutes? if the smell persists after boiling, what do i do to get them clean? they're too young to die...