I've been exploring the world of menstrual cups lately and have stumbled upon cloth/reusable pads. I like the idea of being "greener" about my period and I definitely like the idea of saving money long term.

I went out today and bought some PUL and flannel fabrics to make my own pads and panty liners.
I have a few questions, though.

Where can you ( Read more... )

Hi everyone!

I thought I'd share some photos regarding the batting in cloth pads post. These photos are some pads I purchased a few years ago that have cotton batting in them. So I'd thought I'd show how batting looks like and the negatives about it. Some folks in the previous post were curious about how it can look like in a pad.

Some photos!
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Despite wearing overnight pads, I tend to leak (I must change position a lot at night). Does anyone besides Lunapads make a waterproof leaky blanket to sleep under neath? Thanks!

I'm in need of a couple of overnight pads. I need something with a flared back that is longer than 10 inches...I'm not really sure how long it needs to be, but I know 10 inches is not long enough for me at night ( Read more... )

Hi everyone! So my body has been a bit wonky lately and I've been graced with surprise spotting (boo). My body seems to know which nights I'm not wearing a pad or liner just in case and starts up the works. There really is no pattern to it and I really don't want to wear liners round the clock all the month through so for the sake of my mattress ( Read more... )

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hello. :) now that i'm starting my collection of pads i notice that near the end of my period my flow doesn't come straight...instead i usually mark on the sides of the pad more than the center.

do you guys know of any pads that are shaped great for catching side leakage?

thanks. :)

Hi everyone. I just purchased some cloth pads for the first time, and will begin wearing them in a few weeks.

I am currently using a diva cup, but the first 3 days of my cycle are very heavy. Sometimes when I am out and about, I cannot run to the washroom every two hours to empty the cup. That is why I purchased five pads for backup for the first 3 ( Read more... )

So I like cloth pads and use them instead of my cup sometimes but I've had a problem with them. I wore one when I went to sleep and I woke up a few hours later and I had soaked through my underwear, shorts and my sheet :( How do you make sure that they don't leak at night while you're sleeping? It seemed like my flow went straight back, or I ( Read more... )