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Oftentimes, when I've looked up info on periods, there's all these women who talk about making their own glad rags, but not only do I find that gross and a hassle to wash them (not that I've tried, because I only bother with disposable pads. I just throw it away afterward. Easy.)
They had to have come out with disposable pads for good reason. And they took off for good reason. This sets things back to the 1800s, when there were no choices but to keep reusable glad rags and launder them. Ick.
Another item: I read online so many are big fans of the menstrual cup, and they preach on and on about it. But when I've read old magazines from the 70s, there was one back then advertised called the Tassaway. How come it never really caught on, then disappeared, so that in this past decade or so, everyone thinks the Diva cup, Keeper, Instead, etc are such a brand new revolutionary form of feminine protection all of a sudden?
I am glad we have choices though. Internal vs external; disposable vs reusable. Me: external disposable pads; and tampons for swimming. Cups and glad rags are not for me.
Oftentimes, when I've looked up info on periods, there's all these women who talk about making their own glad rags, but not only do I find that gross and a hassle to wash them (not that I've tried, because I only bother with disposable pads. I just throw it away afterward. Easy.)
They had to have come out with disposable pads for good reason. And they took off for good reason. This sets things back to the 1800s, when there were no choices but to keep reusable glad rags and launder them. Ick.
This is the first I've heard of reusable menstrual pads. I suppose it's Much like women who opt for cloth diapers for their babies. Better for the environment? Well, more water is required for washing them, so who knows saving landfills vs using more water is helping the environment? I don't know.
But I agree with you, Ick for having to revisit that blood on the pad and wash it out. Can't imagine dropping all that blood into a washing machine, and I can't imagine washing it by hand either.
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Another item: I read online so many are big fans of the menstrual cup, and they preach on and on about it. But when I've read old magazines from the 70s, there was one back then advertised called the Tassaway. How come it never really caught on, then disappeared, so that in this past decade or so, everyone thinks the Diva cup, Keeper, Instead, etc are such a brand new revolutionary form of feminine protection all of a sudden?
I am glad we have choices though. Internal vs external; disposable vs reusable. Me: external disposable pads; and tampons for swimming. Cups and glad rags are not for me.
Menstrual cups are silicone now. That's what makes them better than their 1970's predecessors.
I use a menstrual cup. Love it. I've saved hundreds of dollars over the 8 years I've been using it. And saved the landfills. And they're so easy to use after the first few days of getting used to it.
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I totally agree with Zelpha--switching to cup was the best choice I ever made. They last far longer than tampons, I find them much more comfortable and easier to use. Personally, I find tampons (and that nasty string) gross.
Also, cups are far safer than tampons. Do you know what tampons are actually made of or all of the risks associated with them? Me, either? And Rep Carolyn Mahoney, after 10 tries, still can't get Robin Danielson bill passed.
All I know is I am 47 and like when I was 12, I am counting the days.......when I was 12, I was counting until I'd start and "join my friends." And here I am, 47, and counting, to "join my friends" and get this whole period thing out of my life!
Meh. Some people are squeamish about that sort of thing, and others aren't. I have used reusable pads before; I also cloth diapered. I'm not squeamish about it. I found that I bled less and that I had less cramping when using the cloth pads. That was when I was a SAHM, though, and I had more time to ensure that I didn't get behind on laundry. Now I'm working and busier in general, so I don't bother.
Good thing is that there are lots of options for people who choose different thing. Some people find tampons gross, others think the cups are yucky, still others think pads (both reusable and disposable) are uncomfortable. To each her own.
Hooray menopause! I feel for you gals who still get the time of month, though. Mainlining Advil, I was........
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