Menstrual underwear for teens?

[Anonymous]

If you have a heavy flow they are not sufficient. The website says it holds 10 ML of liquid, which they claim is the same as 2 regular tampons (I think that 10 ML is more like a tablespoon?) So if your flow is that light, then you are lucky and probably don't need to invest in $200 worth of period panties.. Otherwise, if you are going through more than 2 regular tampons a day then the most they can be is a backup to a tampon/pad.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How long do they take to dry? I have 2 teen-tween girls, plus i think I'd like some, but I don't want to sink $400-500 on period panties.

You rinse after each use and then wash as normal. If you wanted to wash & dry them every day, you could. I'd get at least 2-3 pairs/person. They are seriously awesome though and will save you SO much money down the line on tampons/pads/ I personally have 5 pairs.

Do you dry them in the dryer then? I thought the website said to line dry. I was thinking if I could wash them halfway through, I wouldn't have to buy too many all at once, because I'm buying x3 sets. Then if we like them we could add more over time. But if they're to be line dried that plan might not work. I was thinking they might take longer to dry because of how absorbent they are.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How long do they take to dry? I have 2 teen-tween girls, plus i think I'd like some, but I don't want to sink $400-500 on period panties.

You rinse after each use and then wash as normal. If you wanted to wash & dry them every day, you could. I'd get at least 2-3 pairs/person. They are seriously awesome though and will save you SO much money down the line on tampons/pads/ I personally have 5 pairs.

My impression from reading the website is that you wear these in addition to tampons/pads, not instead of.

Yeah really don't see that worng for a full hour day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How long do they take to dry? I have 2 teen-tween girls, plus i think I'd like some, but I don't want to sink $400-500 on period panties.

You rinse after each use and then wash as normal. If you wanted to wash & dry them every day, you could. I'd get at least 2-3 pairs/person. They are seriously awesome though and will save you SO much money down the line on tampons/pads/ I personally have 5 pairs.

My impression from reading the website is that you wear these in addition to tampons/pads, not instead of.

Yeah really don't see that worng for a full hour day.

Come again?

[Anonymous]

There are discounts for the more you buy. 10% off 3 all the way to 20% off 7. Might help those buying for multiple family members. They also have xxs that should work for a small teen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They are marketed to replace tampons, pads. But I bought 5 them for my teen when she started her periods. She still wears pads, but has never had stains on her clothes. They look/feel/wash just like regular underwear.

I think your way of using them--as a backup to a pad or tampon--is reasonable and a good idea for a teen with an unpredictable flow. But it is absolutely disgusting to think that people use these as pad/tampon replacements. Gross.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How long do they take to dry? I have 2 teen-tween girls, plus i think I'd like some, but I don't want to sink $400-500 on period panties.

You rinse after each use and then wash as normal. If you wanted to wash & dry them every day, you could. I'd get at least 2-3 pairs/person. They are seriously awesome though and will save you SO much money down the line on tampons/pads/ I personally have 5 pairs.

My impression from reading the website is that you wear these in addition to tampons/pads, not instead of.

Yeah really don't see that worng for a full hour day.

Come again?

Working. Ii don't see how that can work for an 8 hr day of school or work. Not to be TMI , but I'm sure these aren't capable of absorbing heavier "clot" like blood . Then there is odor. No thank you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you have a heavy flow they are not sufficient. The website says it holds 10 ML of liquid, which they claim is the same as 2 regular tampons (I think that 10 ML is more like a tablespoon?) So if your flow is that light, then you are lucky and probably don't need to invest in $200 worth of period panties.. Otherwise, if you are going through more than 2 regular tampons a day then the most they can be is a backup to a tampon/pad.

I see them as a replacement for a panty liner, essentially. So a better form of back up than regular underwear, but certainly not enough to skip a tampon. A regular tampon has the absorbency of a q-tip. I think of those are useful only for spotting days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They are marketed to replace tampons, pads. But I bought 5 them for my teen when she started her periods. She still wears pads, but has never had stains on her clothes. They look/feel/wash just like regular underwear.

I think your way of using them--as a backup to a pad or tampon--is reasonable and a good idea for a teen with an unpredictable flow. But it is absolutely disgusting to think that people use these as pad/tampon replacements. Gross.

Why is it any more disgusting than a pad? It functions about the same way, by absorbing blood. Why is one worse than the other?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They are marketed to replace tampons, pads. But I bought 5 them for my teen when she started her periods. She still wears pads, but has never had stains on her clothes. They look/feel/wash just like regular underwear.

I think your way of using them--as a backup to a pad or tampon--is reasonable and a good idea for a teen with an unpredictable flow. But it is absolutely disgusting to think that people use these as pad/tampon replacements. Gross.

Why is it any more disgusting than a pad? It functions about the same way, by absorbing blood. Why is one worse than the other?

I'm not PP, but I tend to wear my undies all day long, up to 24 hours. A pad I'd change pretty frequently, even if it wasn't saturated, just to be clean. So yeah, I like the idea of these, but I'd still want to change it frequently, which is the whole reason I wear panty liners while I wear a tampon.

[Anonymous]

I bought a pair to try them out and recently went back and got more. Recently my cycle has gotten unpredictable (menopause soon?), and they have been very helpful for traveling, overnight, etc. I use them with tampons sometimes, or by themselves. I was completely skeptical, but I hate regular pads. These feel much less "gross" than pads to me, but yes, you have to make that mental leap to bleeding in your underwear.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They are marketed to replace tampons, pads. But I bought 5 them for my teen when she started her periods. She still wears pads, but has never had stains on her clothes. They look/feel/wash just like regular underwear.

I think your way of using them--as a backup to a pad or tampon--is reasonable and a good idea for a teen with an unpredictable flow. But it is absolutely disgusting to think that people use these as pad/tampon replacements. Gross.

Why is it any more disgusting than a pad? It functions about the same way, by absorbing blood. Why is one worse than the other?

Because you're not changing it. I don't know about you but I change pads/tampons frequently. I don't sit in 1 all day long .

You also likely stink and other people smell you before you smell yourself. Old blood stinks. Save the earth another way. This way ain't it.

[Anonymous]

I can't imagine this to be comfortable, probably like sitting in a wet bathing suit all day.

I also don't see how it can be sanitary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can't imagine this to be comfortable, probably like sitting in a wet bathing suit all day.

I also don't see how it can be sanitary.

No offense but if you haven't tried it, you can't really know. I have used them for leak prevention (on the days leading to my period and in combo with tampons on heavy days) and just by themselves on light days. They don't feel wet or smell. They're very comfortable. I don't know about using them solely on heavy days b/c I've never done it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They are marketed to replace tampons, pads. But I bought 5 them for my teen when she started her periods. She still wears pads, but has never had stains on her clothes. They look/feel/wash just like regular underwear.

I think your way of using them--as a backup to a pad or tampon--is reasonable and a good idea for a teen with an unpredictable flow. But it is absolutely disgusting to think that people use these as pad/tampon replacements. Gross.

Why is it any more disgusting than a pad? It functions about the same way, by absorbing blood. Why is one worse than the other?

Because you throw a pad away regularly throughout the day, and change it for a fresh, non-bloody new one. With the underwear, the blood will just gather and fester in the material all day. That can't be healthy.