Pads & Tampons (Men beware!)

OMG, I've never heard of moon cups. I'm going to have to do some research on that but I don't think I'd like them. Seems kind of gross.

I use tampons with plastic applicators. I know, worse for the environment but I have always had trouble with the cardboard applicators. The first couple of days I have to wear pads too because I've usually got some pretty heavy flow going on. (pre-menopausal symptoms, I've heard) After that, its tampons and a pantyliner. I've always had trouble with leakage if I just use pads alone plus they make me feel yucky.

So with that said....bring on menopause. I'm so tired of having migraines everyday!

 

Have u ever thought of changing brands?

My cousin had that same problem but she switched to "Always" and got better results. As far as sanitary napkins go, some of the leading brands, the stuff they put in there for fragrance and preservative can cause irritation on sensitive skins. `She was using Stayfree before.

nevertheless thus tampons maybe more comfortable for women who are active, they affect every 1/10 woman who uses them. It can cause cervical cancer cuz of the material used (not all of them though) but the absorbant material used is made up of a bleach material(dioxin) and unlike the pads that is on the outside of the body, the tampons that are inserted into u can possibly case a tranfer of bacterium that has been on the tampon from manufactrer (it's possible lets face it ladies):dry:

anyways, when all that's done, ever heard of TSS? Toxic Shock Syndrome? well it's one of the disadvantages that can be caused by the use of tanpons plus tampons can cause womb and vaginal infectionss too.:dry:


don't PLEASE don't ask how i know these stuff cuz my best friend actually started assuming i was using them (roomers about gays who do anal sex use pads:dry but i know cuz my mom lecture me about these stuff for some odd reason:eusa_eh:


so see, seee it's not entierly my fault i am gay!:lol:

 

I use towels (or pads =]) and non-applicator tampons. Occasionally I find that a tampon leaks before I notice and that's so annoying, so I don't use them as much as I would otherwise. I have occasionally felt a slight dry feeling if I put one in and it was too absorbent, but it may have been paranoia. Also, I hate the fact that you have to wait to be sure it's starting before putting one in, rather than just sticking a towel in on the day when it should be. I do try to use tampons when I can because they just make you forget you're even on your period, but because of those drawbacks I still use towels mostly.

I've never tried a moon cup but they sound very useful, I always thought I'd like to try one. I don't really find it that gross, I'm used to the blood by now. I'd also be interested in the questions ccdd has asked, like how often you have to clean it etc. I heard you can get types that stay in for the whole period?! Is that true?

 

Did you know they make panty liners to wear with thongs? My daughter uses those!

 

no it's not just you.
I actually had to go on the pill to help regulate mine. Because I kept getting sick my cycle kept getting disrupted...so I'd be sick and have a 3 month gap and then I'd have only a 3 week gap and then a 5 week gap and it was really annoying!
Also, I hate pads. I really do. They make me feel really yuck and I've found that I think I must be allergic to the fragrance they put in them (to cover up the smell I presume?) because almost every time I use them they irritate my skin really really badly.
So I just use applicator tampons with panty liners, cos for some reason they don't bother my skin, and all I do is put a panty liner on the day I'm due to get mine (I can work out exactly when I get it) and then take some tampons with me (usually a couple of supers and regulars on the first couple of days).
And don't worry, I think we've all had that problem of putting in a tampon which has a strong absorbancy only to find we need a lighter one.

 

I use pads and tampons. I start out with just a pad when I thinking I'm getting my period and then once it actually starts going I start out with super and then as the time goes on I go to regular and then when the regular is too much absorbency I just go with just pads but throughout my whole period I have a pad on for "back up" so I guess I create a lot of waste too. I don't use tampons when I'm sleeping though.

I have put in a tampon and it not be enough absorbency or too much absorbency but I don't do it very often and I have had that dry feeling too. I don't think I would like a moon cup.

 

lol i knew that and i don't wear them :lol: They come in differnt length sizes rather than widths.

Oh and btw, any girl who dosn't like to feel their period, trust me it's a blessing in disguise. (*hug*)

 

lol y'all need to just change ur napkin brands. thhey ALLLL don't scratch and if ur alergic to the essence or fragrance they manufacture inside it? i doubt it's that lol, not all are fragranced anyways. My older sister uses non-fragranced ones and i never smelt her a day in my life. and i know girls who buy the really sweet sented ones (i always sniff them when i see my friends with them :lol and they smell like raw blood by mid-day.

you just have to knwo the right brand and the rigth kind of pad to buy for the right DAY. I never fully understood why my mom bought 4 different types of napkins for my cousin, but i get it now. It was cuz each day has a different flow and the size or absorbancy of the pad u may have used for ur first day, you wouldn't use that same type of pad on the 3rd or 5th day. In fact, those r the days u bring panty sheilds with u :eusa_eh: cuz chances are (and i have sene this happen before); u put on the pad, leave the house...and in a hour time ur period vertually stops.
...and u don't really know or cheack or u just don;t remove the napkin or probebly ur waering the wrong napkin....and, it then starts to shift out of position, starts to irritate you, make u feel uncomfortable etc.


ohhh yea. :icon_bigg it's really unfortunate u have to take oral medication to regulate ur menstral cycle; cuz usually when ur cycle's gone bad...it is saying something about your body, health, diet or lifestyle. and i think before that doctor placed u on pills he or she should have examined the reasons or causes of ur irregularities and tried to correct it before...u know....

i just got chicken pox, and my doctor gave me oral tablets and no cream to rub on my body. Now, when i am goign to the kitchen, it takes me 5 minutes to get there. I have to stop on the way and sratch my back all over the place before i reach my destination. :dry::lol:

 

I hate pads...they make me feel sticky and horrible. During the day I usually use tampons. ccdd I know what you mean about tampons making you feel a bit dry, sometimes I deliberately use a pad to avoid that because somehow I think it makes it harder to insert a tampon (Otherwise it's really easy). But I try to avoid pads if I can help it.
How long I keep in a tampon tends to vary, depending how heavy I am. If I'm light, several hours, but if I'm heavy, maybe an hour and a half to 2 hours.

 

Depends on where I am. Pads at school because it's easier to stick them on underwear than to put a tampon in, tampons most of the rest of the time.

 

OCT you are truely disgusting... are you sure you're gay... sound pretty straight to me there :lol:

I always use tampons, sometimes insertion can be difficult on lighter days but after the initial discomfort (10 seconds) it's fine. If you change your tampon everytime you go to the loo then you shouldn't have too much trouble. I think it is better to change your tampon every few hours and not wait too long. The longer you leave it in the higher your risk of TSS although having said that the risk is slight as long as you don't forget you have one in.

I think Becky's suggestion of a tampon with a panty liner is probably the best one. Never heard of mooncups *opens google to go look for mooncups*

 

This is what I found so far

http://www.mooncup.co.uk/menstrual_cup_whatisit.html

 

OMG! :roflmao: