"Always" pads

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm very much an adult and have never used a tampon. That's my preference and my right as a woman. They're on the market because people use them.

Are you aware that you smell like old blood?

You can sniff out all the women in the world that don't wear tampons? Wow, that's some hound dog nose you've got.

Not the pp but yes, I can tell when other women are wearing pads. It's an awful smell and I would never admit to in IRL. I can smell it on coworkers or when I sit next to women on the metro. I can't stand that smell.

So you can tell the women who either haven't changed their pad often enough or showered. That's gross. That's also not most pad wearers.

I'm curious- how often should pads be changed? Every time you use the restroom, 2x a day..?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Use tampons like a goddamn adult.

Not the OP, but I'm a goddamn adult. I'm also a goddamn teacher, which means that I have 2 - 4 hour increments of time each day when I can not go to the bathroom. That is longer than an ultra tampon lasts me during the early days of my period, hence the need for backup. In addition, since I prefer not to get up every 2 hours at night, I use backup then as well.

I would imagine that there are plenty of other people with careers that don't allow unlimited bathroom access.

That's part of the reason I started using the Diva Cup. It was totally worth the $30-40 I paid for it. There was no leaking, no spotting, and unlike tampons, it wasn't uncomfortable.
Last year I had an ablation and now my I'm back to pads because my period is too light for anything else. Thank God for glad rags.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Dear Smug Tampon User,

When you get there you may find tampons don't cut it for perimenopausal periods.

Oh god. It's going to get worse? It was so much heavier after DC1 that I am kind of scared for after DC2 is born, now perimenopause?

I'm the one whose body pushed tampons out and I've noticed that days 1 and 2 are much much heavier post-kids. Why is that? Again, I've just had a couple and figure they may normalize, but for now at least, periods are much heavier and last just 3 days, where all my life before they were medium-heavy at the start and lasted 5-6 days. I guess I like the shorter duration, but not a big fan of the flow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To ignorant PP:
Ever have a period that is so heavy you need huge pads along with a tampon that needs changing every hour?
So, yeah, I am a grown woman who needs pads.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To ignorant PP:
Ever have a period that is so heavy you need huge pads along with a tampon that needs changing every hour?
So, yeah, I am a grown woman who needs pads.

+ 1000 I need two tampons and a maxi pad, and even then I live in fear of accidents. Gahh!

Wait, you use 2 tampons at the same time?! Do you stack them or go side-by-side? Doesn't seem safe!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To ignorant PP:
Ever have a period that is so heavy you need huge pads along with a tampon that needs changing every hour?
So, yeah, I am a grown woman who needs pads.

This is me

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To ignorant PP:
Ever have a period that is so heavy you need huge pads along with a tampon that needs changing every hour?
So, yeah, I am a grown woman who needs pads.

+ 1000 I need two tampons and a maxi pad, and even then I live in fear of accidents. Gahh!

Wait, you use 2 tampons at the same time?! Do you stack them or go side-by-side? Doesn't seem safe!

Side to side. And yeah, it's no problem for me. One of the side effects of having three children each weighing in at close to 10 lbs. Yeah, TMI, I know. And yes, I'm a taller person. One Super Plus tampon barely makes a dent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To ignorant PP:
Ever have a period that is so heavy you need huge pads along with a tampon that needs changing every hour?
So, yeah, I am a grown woman who needs pads.

+ 1000 I need two tampons and a maxi pad, and even then I live in fear of accidents. Gahh!

Wait, you use 2 tampons at the same time?! Do you stack them or go side-by-side? Doesn't seem safe!

Side to side. And yeah, it's no problem for me. One of the side effects of having three children each weighing in at close to 10 lbs. Yeah, TMI, I know. And yes, I'm a taller person. One Super Plus tampon barely makes a dent.

Giiiirrrrllllll You need a diva cup and/or an ablation.


http://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/endometrial-ablation/basics/definition/prc-20014190

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To ignorant PP:
Ever have a period that is so heavy you need huge pads along with a tampon that needs changing every hour?
So, yeah, I am a grown woman who needs pads.

+ 1000 I need two tampons and a maxi pad, and even then I live in fear of accidents. Gahh!

Wait, you use 2 tampons at the same time?! Do you stack them or go side-by-side? Doesn't seem safe!

Side to side. And yeah, it's no problem for me. One of the side effects of having three children each weighing in at close to 10 lbs. Yeah, TMI, I know. And yes, I'm a taller person. One Super Plus tampon barely makes a dent.

You are fat I suppose.
What do you weigh?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To ignorant PP:
Ever have a period that is so heavy you need huge pads along with a tampon that needs changing every hour?
So, yeah, I am a grown woman who needs pads.

+1 this is me too.

+2 and me

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To ignorant PP:
Ever have a period that is so heavy you need huge pads along with a tampon that needs changing every hour?
So, yeah, I am a grown woman who needs pads.

+ 1000 I need two tampons and a maxi pad, and even then I live in fear of accidents. Gahh!

Wait, you use 2 tampons at the same time?! Do you stack them or go side-by-side? Doesn't seem safe!

Side to side. And yeah, it's no problem for me. One of the side effects of having three children each weighing in at close to 10 lbs. Yeah, TMI, I know. And yes, I'm a taller person. One Super Plus tampon barely makes a dent.

You are fat I suppose.
What do you weigh?

How in the world would weight play into this?!?!

[Anonymous]

Q: Why are women evil monsters?
A: Who else bleeds for 5 days and doesn't die?

[Anonymous]

I have no idea the actual name, but the always pads that come in the fancy box really are surprising worth the extra money over the ones that come in the bag. They aren't as plastic, absorb without leaving stuff on top, and flex so much better. Sorry if you're already talking about those.

(and for the people demanding TMI justification —yes, I use the O.B. real, real adult tampons without applicators; I need a pad the first day, at night time, and like to use them without a tampon the day after my period seems to end, since sometimes it comes back suddenly but don't want to wear a tampon when things seem dry... ewwwww)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Q: Why are women evil monsters?
A: Who else bleeds for 5 days and doesn't die?

"Last time I heard that, I laughed so hard I fell off my dinosaur."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have no idea the actual name, but the always pads that come in the fancy box really are surprising worth the extra money over the ones that come in the bag. They aren't as plastic, absorb without leaving stuff on top, and flex so much better. Sorry if you're already talking about those.

(and for the people demanding TMI justification —yes, I use the O.B. real, real adult tampons without applicators; I need a pad the first day, at night time, and like to use them without a tampon the day after my period seems to end, since sometimes it comes back suddenly but don't want to wear a tampon when things seem dry... ewwwww)

Always Infinity. They ROCK.