Cotton Menstrual Pads

[cest-la-vie.livejournal.com]

Not sure if this goes here, but I really had to ask.

Yesterday I went to a convention and there was a booth from a company called Glad Rags. I was wondering if anyone here had ever used them and if so what they thought of them. It seems a bit unusual to me and the only way I can describe it is like using a cloth diaper for a baby.

Anyone have any thoughts?

Comments

[rockstarbob.livejournal.com]

http://www.vaginapagina.com/archives.php#Alternative%20Menstrual%20Products

:)

[cest-la-vie.livejournal.com]

Thank You. I didn't see it anywhere.

[thevargasgirl.livejournal.com]

they dont look anything like diapers
they look like disposable pads, only theyre made of cloth
and whats funny is that women pay hundreds if not thousands of dollars on disposable products never thinking that maybe theres another option
-=t

[cest-la-vie.livejournal.com]

I was only thinking of the cloth diarper description because I use cloth diapers for my baby and didn't think of cloth for me for when I have my period. Ie seemed like the same concept. Save on money and washing them every day or every other day. Saves on the environment. Helps me with all the chemical stuff they put in the disposabals and not any perfumes or anything in the cloth.

It just seemed like a strange conept, but I guess it shouldn't be.

[kalijean]

Someone needs to lay off the cough syrup.

I didn't see anything funny about them. I think they're a great thing - there should be all kinds of menstrual alternatives for those who want and/or ned them.

[mzkitten.livejournal.com]

i sniff glue have a sense of humor :(

[kalijean]

Glue has a sense of humor?

[mangofandango.livejournal.com]

I use them and I love them. They're so comfortable, they absorb better and feel softer than normal disposable pads, and yes - they save money and the environment and so on. :) I use a Keeper during the day, or sometimes a day-time GladRag when I don't want to bother with it, and I always take the Keeper out at night and sleep in a night-time Glad-Rag, just because they're so big and soft and comfortable. Then I just rinse them out, let them dry a bit, and throw them in the wash until we do a load of laundry. I highly recommend trying one, especially for wearing at night.

[lizdefiance.livejournal.com]

i looooove my cloth pads!! they're so comfortable and wasteless. gladrags are my favorite because you can get them regular or organic -- and i always get organic because cotton is the most heavily pesticided crop grown in the US. i don't want all those pesticides by my sensitive parts!

[stellalunatic.livejournal.com]

take a look at www.lunapads.com

those are what i use with my mooncup, and they are so very comfy and cute

[finding_helena]

I use them for the last couple of days of my period when I'm only bleeding a bit, because they are so much more comfortable than pantiliners. I don't like using any kind of pads on my heavy days, though, because they get wet so fast and feel gross. But on light days, they're really comfy... they feel just like your underwear ('cause they're made of the same fabric and all). If you wear them on a heavier day and insert one or two of the absorbent dealies, I'd recommend wearing them with pants... they can be far too diaper-like if you wear a skirt, but with jeans they're just part of the territory.

[ourika.livejournal.com]

There's a lot of different varieties of pads out there. My personal favorite brand is:
http://www.hindsightdiapers.com/rhythmandblues.htm

But if you wanted to look at different options, you can go to froogle (http://www.froogle.com) or even just google and do a search on menstrual cloth pads or something like that. There's also http://www.wahmall.com (which also sells a lot of products for babies!).

There are a lot of different companies and styles. Some have holders with liners that you insert to the thickness you need for your current flow level, some are just thick pads without them. Some use snaps, some use velcro, some even use belts. Some have a nylon lining to make them more waterproof. Some are flannel, some are fleece, etc. So many options to choose from! I really like finding ones with neat-o designs (I love tie-dye, so I was really happy when I found tie-dye ones). And I've noticed that the ones that I find less comfortable actually are from the same company as some that I really like. It was because the flannel they used for one pattern was a different consistency than other ones. Oddly enough, glad rags are my least favorite (I bought four different brands to do a comparison with), but a friend loves her glad rags.

They don't feel like diapers to me. They are softer and more comfortable than regular pads. The flannel "breaths" better, and I find that I get less of a chafing feel than with the disposables. I will be honest, the disposables are much thinner (at least in comparison to the ultra thin ones that a lot of people buy these days). And while they are thicker, the softness (for me at least) makes up for that. They can't be seen under my clothes (slacks, jeans, or skirt), and an extra side effect that I hadn't been counting on was that they are adjustable! When I use a disposable pad, once I stick it on my panties, it's stuck there. I can put the cloth pad on my panties, stand-up, and then adjust them b/c the wings are snapped underneath the pantie instead of being stickered on. And there's also the price benefit (once you lay out the original price, you don't have to waste as much money purchasing pads that you throw out) as well as the environmental benefit of not purchasing/throwing out disposable products (as well as not dealing with as many chlorine bleached products!)