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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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Sahara123 · 28/10/2025 19:34

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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Genius !!

Sahara123 · 28/10/2025 19:33

Gosh I’ve just checked, I first bought modibody ones in 2019 and they’re still going strong ! I don’t tumble dry them as I know this can shorten their life span. Although I know her carer does when she stays with her, I’m not going to quibble !

SheSpeaks · 28/10/2025 19:32

Sahara123 · 28/10/2025 19:28

Yup . I just throw them in the bath, rinse with the shower attachment then wash whenever I have a load going on. Best thing ever !

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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

Sahara123 · 28/10/2025 19:28

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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Yup . I just throw them in the bath, rinse with the shower attachment then wash whenever I have a load going on. Best thing ever !

FrenchBunionSoup · 28/10/2025 19:27

Feel free to ignore this but I have a Mirena coil and now have no periods at all (just a tiny bit of bleeding about once a year maybe). Got mine 6 years ago and it's one of the best things I've ever done. I did have a period that lasted about 2 months when I first got it but then no more. They are free on the NHS so just wanted to mention if cost is a factor, and it's more effective for birth control than the pill.

Sahara123 · 28/10/2025 19:26

I have a disabled daughter with learning difficulties and they have completely changed her life! I bought modibody, she wears 2 pairs a day . At least 2 years old and still going strong . So much more dignified that asking a carer to deal with pads. No leaks!

Calliopespa · 28/10/2025 19:24

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

Ohnobackagain · 28/10/2025 19:23

But there are plenty of others in all sizes and with great (real) reviews

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Ohnobackagain · 28/10/2025 19:21

@Ihgdeyjnvd I had these ones. They were great and not crazy money. Unfortunately not currently in all sizes.

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FancyCatSlave · 28/10/2025 19:12

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’s LESS mess than a blood covered cardboard tampon applicator.

@Ihgdeyjnvd you don’t have to buy them all at once. I gradually built my collection up. I like having quite a lot. I have about 6 super heavy, 6 moderate and 4 light. But I started off with a few and gradually increased. About half of mine are “seconds”.

You can do 2 days of pants, 2 days of disposable products to start with, doesn’t have to be all or nothing.

user1476613140 · 28/10/2025 19:05

In Scotland you can order them through your LA website for free.

Ragamuffin8 · 28/10/2025 19:01

I buy mine from Primark - much cheaper and they do the job.

babymidgetgem · 28/10/2025 19:00

Both my daughters use Flowette, one is autistic and the other has sensory issues. They both love them, and they are very affordable.

Newmum2610 · 28/10/2025 18:58

Have you tried to primark ones? I bought M&S and hated them the primark ones are really comfortable. Maybe buy a few expensive pairs and a few primark and then over a few months upgrade the cheaper ones

ChiliFiend · 28/10/2025 18:57

The Wuka ones are brilliant (although I made the mistake of putting the first pair through the dryer, which they did not tolerate). They're incredibly comfortable for wearing overnight.

Calliopespa · 28/10/2025 18:56

TheBirdintheCave · 28/10/2025 18:54

Mine don’t 🤷🏻‍♀️ I think that might only happen if they get full? I use heavy flow ones and I don’t think I’ve ever actually reached their full capacity.

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No, I find myself wondering what it would take to reach full capacity!

Calliopespa · 28/10/2025 18:55

The only ones I have had smell were a pair I didn't get dry quickly enough after rinsing on holiday - and that was a musty laundry smell. I threw them out as it seemed too gross, but the gusset bit itself seems not to get too smelly.

TheBirdintheCave · 28/10/2025 18:54

ThatLadyLadyShesTheMan · 28/10/2025 18:48

Yes but they’ll start to smell over the day?

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Mine don’t 🤷🏻‍♀️ I think that might only happen if they get full? I use heavy flow ones and I don’t think I’ve ever actually reached their full capacity.

Calliopespa · 28/10/2025 18:53

The other thing is you don't feel "wetness" because it wicks it all away - which might also be why it doesn't smell.

Calliopespa · 28/10/2025 18:51

ThatLadyLadyShesTheMan · 28/10/2025 18:48

Yes but they’ll start to smell over the day?

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Surprisingly they don't seem to.

I had all these concerns but they seem quite good.

If I am going somewhere where I really feel worried, I would wear a tampon and back-up pants, but, having bought them only for night-time, I have found myself wearing them much more than i expected, simply because they are quite good.

I don't know why they don't smell like pads or tampons can, but they do seem not to.

TheCountessofFitzdotterel · 28/10/2025 18:51

I wash as I go, I don’t want them to be sitting around wet.
They’re mainly back up but have served me well during fibroid related extreme bleeding. I have the most heavy duty Modibodi ones which were insanely expensive, bought before there were so many cheaper alternatives, but they have more than paid for themselves and they are just so much better than pads at catching everything, especially at night.

ThatLadyLadyShesTheMan · 28/10/2025 18:48

Calliopespa · 28/10/2025 18:41

As for changing, they are genuinely super absorbent: I've never had to change them when out and about.

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Yes but they’ll start to smell over the day?

Calliopespa · 28/10/2025 18:41

BelatrixLestrange · 28/10/2025 18:32

I don't understand the practicality of period pants? Wouldn't you need to change them at least twice a day to feel comfortable and dry? And how is the changing practical at places like work ehne you have to fully strip off your bottom half on your lunch break?

As for changing, they are genuinely super absorbent: I've never had to change them when out and about.

Calliopespa · 28/10/2025 18:40

BelatrixLestrange · 28/10/2025 18:32

I don't understand the practicality of period pants? Wouldn't you need to change them at least twice a day to feel comfortable and dry? And how is the changing practical at places like work ehne you have to fully strip off your bottom half on your lunch break?

I was sceptical but actually they are great - especially at night. I'd be surprised if you have to get up to change them.

Beautifulhaiku · 28/10/2025 18:38

BelatrixLestrange · 28/10/2025 18:32

I don't understand the practicality of period pants? Wouldn't you need to change them at least twice a day to feel comfortable and dry? And how is the changing practical at places like work ehne you have to fully strip off your bottom half on your lunch break?

It depends how you use them. I use them as a back up to tampons (occasionally mooncup) when I have heavy flow, then on their own for the whole day later in my period. I sometimes get leakage from tampons so they give me a lot of reassurance (especially at night) and mean I use fewer tampons overall, and don’t have to bother with pads.