If you can make your own and have the time to do so, it's definitely your best bet! If you don't want to do that, it's entirely possible to buy just a couple pads at a time. That's what I did (though I ended up making my own - and then ended up a manufacturer of cloth pads for my etsy shop, lol.) And even one or two pads used in a cycle is better than none, right? You can continue to add your bought or made pads every cycle
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A good general pad pattern, and if you have any creativity towards sewing, you might be able to take the techniques and draft your own pattern to fit you. :)
Yes, this is where I got my pattern from mainly (a little adjusted but same idea).
As for cloth, the others have good advice. If you are short on cash and desperate for some pads though you can just make some with old shirts or whatever you have laying around you want to recycle. I made my first pads out of old bed sheets, shirts, socks (as an inner layer) and towels. It's also a good idea when you're first starting out in case your first few aren't really how you want them. I found I changed my pattern about 3 times before I got something I liked. The waterproof layer isn't always necessary, but I like to use PUL myself.
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A good general pad pattern, and if you have any creativity towards sewing, you might be able to take the techniques and draft your own pattern to fit you. :)
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I will certainly be busy in the very near future on this! Once I get started it will probably make more sense.
Thanks again~
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As for cloth, the others have good advice. If you are short on cash and desperate for some pads though you can just make some with old shirts or whatever you have laying around you want to recycle. I made my first pads out of old bed sheets, shirts, socks (as an inner layer) and towels. It's also a good idea when you're first starting out in case your first few aren't really how you want them. I found I changed my pattern about 3 times before I got something I liked. The waterproof layer isn't always necessary, but I like to use PUL myself.
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