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Re-useable/washable sanitary pads on the washing line for all to see - yay or nay?

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NaomiBunch · 28/05/2026 12:39

If you use re-usable/washable sanitary pads, do or would you line dry them after washing assuming four or five neighbours can easily see them?

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CleaningWoes · 31/05/2026 13:52

Highlighta · 28/05/2026 12:47

It wouldn't bother me. The sun is good for them anyway.

When my dd lived and home, she hung hers out on one of those round circular peg things. It has one hook and then you can just unhook it to bring them all indoors once dry.

We call this thing a pants chandelier 😄😄

Oldraver · 31/05/2026 13:49

BaronessEllarawrosaurus · 28/05/2026 13:47

They're not much different to the reusable liners I used in reusable nappies both of which got hung up for all to see

I've repurposed DS's nappy boosters (cut down a little) as pant liners. The microfibre ones are so soft

Cherrytree86 · 30/05/2026 12:27

ILoveDarkCloudsAndStorms · 28/05/2026 19:56

I hang my reusable sanitary pads on the washing line. Periods are not something to be ashamed of why hide them.

@ILoveDarkCloudsAndStorms

im not ashamed of them. I just wouldn’t wanna look at them in my garden 🤷‍♀️ doesn’t fit the vibe

Tinytwinle · 30/05/2026 09:40

TotalBaloney · 30/05/2026 09:39

Good job you don’t have kids then!

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One of my many reasons not to have them.

TotalBaloney · 30/05/2026 09:39

Tinytwinle · 30/05/2026 00:14

I would not have the stomach to do either.

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Good job you don’t have kids then!

Tinytwinle · 30/05/2026 00:14

Miyagi99 · 29/05/2026 15:32

Well, you have to clean poo up from a baby’s bum anyway, when they’re older you just drop it in the toilet!

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I would not have the stomach to do either.

HoppityBun · 29/05/2026 16:26

i wouldn’t negatively judge anyone who did that. Sunshine bleachers, after all. Credit for using reusable ones

RS1987 · 29/05/2026 16:25

Yes

FFSItsTooHot · 29/05/2026 16:22

Wouldn't bother me,I honestly don't think that my neighbours are that interested in what's on my washing line.

GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing · 29/05/2026 16:18

Yes - they are clean ones! No bodily fluids on them, just a piece of fabric.

Unforgettablefire · 29/05/2026 16:04

I have one of those little peg things for underwear so I’d hang them on that at the end of the washing line amongst socks and stuff.
I have male neighbours I know it shouldn’t matter but that’s just me, my private things I like to be private.

sprigatito · 29/05/2026 15:55

EsmeCrowfoot · 28/05/2026 16:18

You're spinning this little narrative on this thread based on very little actual reality. If a woman chooses to keep the timing and logistics of her periods private that isn't the same thing as feeling ashamed of them. You wouldn't stride down the street loudly intoning 'My vulva's itching!', would you? But that wouldn't mean you were ashamed of having one.

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Have you ever thought about why it is that a man scratching his bollocks in public is - while gross and ill-mannered - not an uncommon sight, while a woman openly scratching her vulva would be seen as genuinely shocking and obscene? Women’s bodies attract more shame, more policing and more sexual disgust than men’s. Some of us are interested in that and think it needs to change.

OneBlueFinch · 29/05/2026 15:40

MeetMeOnTheCorner · 28/05/2026 12:49

No. Use a tampon.

Maybe she can’t? Or maybe it’s her decision what kind of menstrual protection she uses? You sound really judgemental.

Miyagi99 · 29/05/2026 15:32

Tinytwinle · 28/05/2026 18:34

It means that i would not have the stomach to do it.
Its not an argument just a comment.

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Well, you have to clean poo up from a baby’s bum anyway, when they’re older you just drop it in the toilet!

Tinytwinle · 28/05/2026 20:13

TotalBaloney · 28/05/2026 19:50

Always a pleasure. It’s feedback, by the way 😊

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Thank you.

Zanatdy · 28/05/2026 20:08

If I used them I would, I don’t think neighbours would care one bit what’s on their neighbours washing line

ILoveDarkCloudsAndStorms · 28/05/2026 19:56

I hang my reusable sanitary pads on the washing line. Periods are not something to be ashamed of why hide them.

TotalBaloney · 28/05/2026 19:50

Tinytwinle · 28/05/2026 19:18

Thanks for the fedback.

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Always a pleasure. It’s feedback, by the way 😊

Bloatstoat · 28/05/2026 19:49

I do - my mother is horrified by it though and tells me to take them down.

Perrygreen · 28/05/2026 19:30

Yes. I did wonder about the blood stained one the other day though. I faced it away from the path and the neighbours side.

Bellablahhole · 28/05/2026 19:26

I didn't use washable SP, but yes, I absolutely would have done this if they'd been available. Fill your washing line OP!

Waitingfordoggo · 28/05/2026 19:24

Tinytwinle · 28/05/2026 19:00

Thanks for the fedback.

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No worries.

alpenguin · 28/05/2026 19:24

I do and I don’t care what anyone thinks. Did it with nappies too.

I was told the sun on the gusset was good for them. They don’t go out covered in blood stains they’re already washed out.

Surroundedbyfools · 28/05/2026 19:22

MeetMeOnTheCorner · 28/05/2026 12:49

No. Use a tampon.

What an odd comment !

yes I’d hang them out I wouldn’t care and if I say them on a neighbours washing line I wouldn’t care either. Anyway who is bothered needs to grow up and wise up

Tinytwinle · 28/05/2026 19:18

TotalBaloney · 28/05/2026 19:18

Irrelevant if they’re disposable nappies or reusable nappies then.

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Thanks for the fedback.

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