Menstruation equipment

[mrsbrown]

Fabric pads are fabulous.

They are not hot, sweaty or smelly and I don't have to change them multiple times per day to avoid chafing or itchiness. Also I don't have to put them in the bin.

They don't leak either.

The silicon cup I bouht at the same time as the pads is... interesting. I used it for the later part of my last period, only at home. This time I've used it from the beginning, includin at work and I sort of find it a bit challenging. It's challenging to get in and out and you need to be pretty comfortable with yourself to begin with. It gets easier though and I don't need to have a shower every time I empty it anymore. Now that it's been in continuously for 4 days (except for a daily rinse) I'm finding myself a bit antsy about having it in for so long, although I usually give up on tampons at about this stage to, so I'll take it out tonight. I like having more feedback about how much blood I'm losing and it's fabulous not having to worry about having tampons with me, or angst about who is in the kitchen as I dispose of them. I'll definately be using it again next month.

I've spent the week restraining myself from posting the gory details (literally) and now I've found someone else's description and photos, so I don't need to. Except I don't have long fingernails and I do have a pretty small hand. I'm also glad I've spent so much time in the last year doing kegel exercises.

Comments

[quatrefoil.livejournal.com]

Yep. The pads are much better than the plastic ones if you're prone to thrush too.

The chainsaw massacre effect with the cup is a bit of a hazard, though.

[mayela-delarue.livejournal.com]

The blood is also excellent for any plants that need a pick me up, a friend used to collect hers and water it in to her roses. It's like blood&bone only you don't have to purchase it!

[nephthys-secret.livejournal.com]

I found that the only real problem (in the end) that I had with a cup was that the I really felt the little "stem" at the bottom no matter how short I cut it - maybe that was the problem and I should have left it long... it just made the whole deal a little uncomfy so I ended up not using it.

[mrsbrown.livejournal.com]

I haven't cut the stem.

If I feel it I squeeze my pelvic floor to move the cup up until I don't feel it anymore.

[astemudfoot.livejournal.com]

I've been a cloth pad convert for years. My only fault with them is that I've never found one that was absorbent enough at night. I tend to find they don't wick like the night time commercial pads do.

My trees love the soaking water from the pads.

[baronsnorri.livejournal.com]

All of the best, to all of you, from one who doesn't use these thimgs! : )

absorbancy

[mrsbrown.livejournal.com]

That's why I'm using the cup as well.