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Im being silly about buying period pants

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Ihgdeyjnvd · 28/10/2025 17:34

I think I want to buy new period pants, I bought 4 Modibodi pairs but then I shrunk them/got fatter and then I bought some from m&s that were so uncomfortable I threw them in the bin. I looked at buying more Modibodi ones but theyre at least 15 pounds each so two pairs a day (which i think is what I'd wear?) for my 4 day period is going to cost £120. £120 to spend just on pants seems nuts. I dont want to have to remember to wash them during my period, I know what I'm like I wont remember.

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hereismydog · 28/10/2025 21:43

I bought the Primark ones for after I had my DS, I wore incontinence pants for a couple of days but they were so uncomfortable and the waistband kept rubbing on my C-section wound so I couldn’t carry on like that! The Primark period pants are very high-waisted and didn’t feel uncomfortable at all. I didn’t have a huge amount of lochia, though.

ThatLadyLadyShesTheMan · 28/10/2025 21:36

I can see how they’d have their uses but I don’t do a load of washing everyday so I can’t see how they’d work for me! I have been tempted by the disposable incontinence pants for night time though

JadziaD · 28/10/2025 21:35

I have built up my collection over time. As a rule I use one in the day, one overnight. I buy the most absorbent ones in the full brief or short snd they cope very well. I have a few pairs that are more high leg/bikini etc and those are good too but I dont wear them on my heaviest days, or if it do, I wear at home so I can change if necessary.

OP because I only have 4 pairs of the super hard-core ones but have about 2-2.5 days of heavy bleeding/flooding, i am quite good about washing and rewearing within one cycle. So this morning I put the 2 pairs of shorts (for overnight, worn Sunday and Monday) and the pair i wore yesterday in the wash. I will wear the shorts again tonight and the day pair tomorrow as I will be in the city all day so want my moat hard-core pair even though my bleeding will have slowed down by then.

Works for me.

PerkyCyanPoet · 28/10/2025 21:13

Another vote for the Primark ones. I have the normal briefs and the thongs which are good for under leggings for the gym - obv not suitable on their own for mega heavy flow days tho!

RaymondPeterfellow · 28/10/2025 20:32

SheSpeaks · 28/10/2025 19:32

I put them under my feet in the shower and stamp them like red wine ! Then back in the wet bag and back in the wash!

easiest way to rinse imo

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What an amazing idea! I will start doing this.

EveryMeandEveryYou · 28/10/2025 20:28

Just checked modibodi and the 6 pack (heavy flow) is down to £94 atm
We tried M&S but the waist band was thin and dug in.

EveryMeandEveryYou · 28/10/2025 20:28

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Putthekettleon73 · 28/10/2025 20:28

I've also had the period swimwear and was amazed that it worked! That's a real game changer too.

Calliopespa · 28/10/2025 20:23

Terrytheweasel · 28/10/2025 20:03

Don’t you feel sticky and hot down there? I imagine they must be quite tight and made from synthetic material?

What happens when you take them off? Do you have to boil wash them?

Sorry, lots of questions!

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No. The closest comparison I can think of is gym kit that wicks moisture and is slow to smell.

They are not at all hot and sticky as they wick moisture away from the skin.

I was incredibly sceptical before trying but people raved about them so much I got a pair as a back-up for night-time and surprised myself by really liking them.

I have always used tampons as I never liked the "awareness" pads give, but there is none of that. Honestly on a light day it's hard to know if you even bled.

Makingsenseofitall · 28/10/2025 20:22

Terrytheweasel · 28/10/2025 18:21

I still only use tampons with a cardboard applicator as I cannot imagine it’s possible to use period pants or a moon cup without a hell of a lot of mess. I guess if you have awful in periods that leak through everything, they would be useful to wear alongside something else like a tampon.

I cannot get past the mess factor

There is no mess! I literally collect them straight from wearing into the washing machine and do a wash a day. No mess at all of any kind.

EveryMeandEveryYou · 28/10/2025 20:21

We use the modibody and have the 6 packs for £128 because they last years and that's enough for a cycle with 2 heavy days where you need 1 change in the day. I am not sure I understand why you'd "forget" to wash them? Don't you just put them in with your laundry?

Putthekettleon73 · 28/10/2025 20:17

They are cotton, not synthetic. Far less sweaty than normal plasticky pads.

Putthekettleon73 · 28/10/2025 20:16

Yes I rinse mine in the shower too. I have heavy flooding periods these days and I couldn't cope without my period pants. They are a back up to pads and toons on the first two heavy days then I just have the pants on their own. And it's so nice to feel.secure at night. Far less messy and icky than pads.

I am however giving in and getting a coil because the flooding is exhausting!!

FuzzyWolf · 28/10/2025 20:09

Terrytheweasel · 28/10/2025 20:03

Don’t you feel sticky and hot down there? I imagine they must be quite tight and made from synthetic material?

What happens when you take them off? Do you have to boil wash them?

Sorry, lots of questions!

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No, mine don’t even feel as if I am having a period.

Normal wash.

Balloonhearts · 28/10/2025 20:06

Primarks nighttime ones are surprisingly comfy. And cheaper, think they were £8 when I bought them.

Terrytheweasel · 28/10/2025 20:03

Calliopespa · 28/10/2025 19:24

There is zero mess. I don't know how, but it all just vanishes into the absorbent bit.

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Don’t you feel sticky and hot down there? I imagine they must be quite tight and made from synthetic material?

What happens when you take them off? Do you have to boil wash them?

Sorry, lots of questions!

MrsSkylerWhite · 28/10/2025 19:59

Sorry OP, don’t want to derail! But ….
Found period pants to be a fantastic solution to a sore bum when exercising. Always fit gained weight in recent years for various, reasons. Started walking distances again and ended up each time with a very sore, chapped bum. So much so that I couldn’t walk again next day without slathering on the sudocrem.
The pants have solved the problem completely, absorbing sweat. Sorry, TMI!
Will go now but anyone with the same issue, give them a go.

Vegemitemum · 28/10/2025 19:55

MaplePumpkin · 28/10/2025 18:14

Tesco high waisted period pants are brilliant, and I think £15 for a pack of three. I’ve never looked back. I usually wear a pad with them for the first couple of hours and then take it out and just have the period pants and I love it.

Same here, best ones by far!

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Ihgdeyjnvd · 28/10/2025 19:50

KimTheresPeopleThatAreDying · 28/10/2025 19:41

Things cost money, surely that’s not a surprise.

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What was the point of you coming on this thread and making a rude sarky comment?

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KimTheresPeopleThatAreDying · 28/10/2025 19:41

Ihgdeyjnvd · 28/10/2025 18:12

I might get the modi bodi 3 pack for £32 but then you still have to pay a fiver for delivery!

Things cost money, surely that’s not a surprise.

BettysRoasties · 28/10/2025 19:40

The favourite ones in our house are modibody, next and primark.

Aldi and M&S considering the back up “bad” pants.

MightyGoldBear · 28/10/2025 19:38

I've got modi bodies m&s and aldi ones I find all pretty good. I've had my modi bodi ones for over 6 years so been worth the money for me. They even saw me through post partum bleeding !

I use a addis caddy to put them all in and then at the end of my period it all goes in the washing machine. I find it easy peasy.

FuzzyWolf · 28/10/2025 19:37

Wuka are very good. Highly recommended them.

user1492809438 · 28/10/2025 19:36

Ladies, buy decent ones then they will last. You may/probably will need incontinence pads in your old age!

Chinsupmeloves · 28/10/2025 19:35

So wish we had period pants when I was younger! Though would probably be a bit hesitant and wear pads/tampons as well. Are they really that good? Xx