Im being silly about buying period pants

Menstrual cups are by far the least faffy period products I’ve ever used. I get that they aren’t for everyone but it can’t be because of that. You literally only have to think about it once a day.

Yes, they just seem so much easier! 😍

The best ones I have are from Amazon and where like £30 for 4 , I have 2 mobi ones too but prefer this ones . You just need to try different ones

Have a look at primark period pants. I’m not a primark fan at all generally but I have both Medibodi ones and primark full brief period pants and while both good I find myself reaching for my primark ones for comfort. I’ve had them about 2 years washed numerous times and they’re still in perfect condition.

It's very counter-intuitive for those of us who grew up in our monthly "armour" of tampons - plus a pad for good measure if out for a while.

It is lovely to think of young girls about 13 just pulling on a pair of comfy knickers and thinking little more of it all day.

Cheeky wipes often have some really good offers on their period pants so might be worth a look- i know a couple of other people who like these too. Several years on and they're standing up really well.

Ours are rinsed and washed at 30 to stop smells building up. Dried outside when we can (UV from sunlight is antibacterial), but hanging up inside otherwise.

Only issues we've had with smells are when I found some that had been left to sit for over a week before washing- I hadn't realised they needed doing (DDs, not mine). Several wash cycles and a few days of fresh air sorted them out though!!

Wet clothing that’s sat for 4-5 days starts to stink too. You do you and all that, but I don’t think they work for people who do washing once a week

You rinse them when you take them off, I store them in the lidded nappy bucket as we did cloth nappies and had one anyway but other people store them in the washing machine or in a wetbag. You don’t store them full of blood with your normal laundry.

They don’t smell of anything other than wet clothing and definitely smell less than the nappies did!

We don’t ow a tumble dryer. They either go right in front of the radiator or on the airier with the dehumidifier. Either was washed before bed and dry in the morning.

On a dry day on the line and not a problem.

Thanks for that. Not sure why I’ve never considered these. Think in my mind I’d just filed them under “things that obviously won’t work”! 🤣 how wrong I was. Was supposed to be having an early night but now I’m online shopping for period pants 🤭

My daughter uses period pants. I find they can take awhile to dry. We are still testing different brands - m&s are ok but she’s had a few leakages even on the super heavy ones. Looking at buying modibody.

How do people dry them quickly?

DD’s has a lidded bucket. They rinse and then tell me when the bucket needs to go though the wash. Roughly every 2 days.

Can’t say it smells anymore offence than wet washing. Though I just cannot bring myself to put them in with the regular washing they get their own wash.

I rinse mine out and wash pretty quickly so I can't be sure, but I have not noticed them smelling. That seems to be the point: they have an antibacterial action in the absorbent bit. They don't smell like pads or tampons.

It isn't a weird question. I'm not sure mine have ever been "full." I just change them when I shower morning or evening, or sometimes if I am about to go out.

Im reading this with interest and might have to invest in some of these! I had no idea how good they were. Weird question but how do you know when they are “full”?

I have 3 pairs, but rarely need more than 2. Washable pad on at night, take it off in the morning and period pants all day until the evening. I do washing nearly every day anyway, so wash those and wear the other pair. They’ve lasted me years, maybe 4-5 years at this point. Money well spent given cost of disposable.

Yes but it being held inside the pants doesn’t stop it smelling. I think your deluding yourself if you think bloody pants can sit in the washing basket for 4-5 days and not smell!

I used to love my mooncup. Got along great with it.

They don’t. Thats the point. Liquid is held inside.

I can’t imagine that going down well in my house. They’d absolutely stink.

It probably depends how heavy your period is but my daughters find a single pair lasts a school day. Most of the time they only need 1 for a whole day, change at bedtime. Some of them advertise they hold equivalent to 3 or 4 tampons.

Also those who think they're messy you're wrong. We never rinse, just literally chuck them straight in the washing machine. Dd has a lidded bucket to keep them in until ready to wash. Basically you rarely even see the blood.

Still cheaper than 29 years of tampons.

Why not try the Primark ones? If they're not great you can always use them as 'spares!

Also look out for modibod on sale?

I don't even rinse them. Just chuck them in the laundry hamper then in the wash, whenever wash day is.

I have wuka ones and I love them. They regularly do discounts for buying a few pairs. I now have 10.

You don’t need to? You just rinse and store them until you do a load.