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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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TotalBaloney · 28/05/2026 19:18

Tinytwinle · 28/05/2026 18:43

Wouldnt have a clue i dont have kids. Hence the reason why i wouldnt have the stomach to clean anyone elses shit.

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

ElenOfTheWays · 28/05/2026 19:16

NaomiBunch · 28/05/2026 15:56

Fanny Bunting

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Sounds like a red flag to me.
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Tinytwinle · 28/05/2026 19:00

Waitingfordoggo · 28/05/2026 18:58

So you wouldn’t be able to cope with reusable or disposable nappies therefore your ‘point’ makes no sense at all.

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Thanks for the fedback.

Waitingfordoggo · 28/05/2026 18:58

Tinytwinle · 28/05/2026 18:43

Wouldnt have a clue i dont have kids. Hence the reason why i wouldnt have the stomach to clean anyone elses shit.

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So you wouldn’t be able to cope with reusable or disposable nappies therefore your ‘point’ makes no sense at all.

Waitingfordoggo · 28/05/2026 18:57

I would if I used them, yes. I use a cup + period pants and the pants get hung out on the line with everything else.

Tinytwinle · 28/05/2026 18:43

TotalBaloney · 28/05/2026 18:37

You know you’re supposed to clean out poo with disposable nappies too? You should tip it into the toilet, not send mountains of shit to landfill.

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Wouldnt have a clue i dont have kids. Hence the reason why i wouldnt have the stomach to clean anyone elses shit.

PurpleThistle7 · 28/05/2026 18:42

Bewildered that anyone has a strong opinion about this really. I can’t imagine noticing someone else’s washing or thinking I should have an opinion about it.

TotalBaloney · 28/05/2026 18:37

Tinytwinle · 28/05/2026 17:26

I just wouldn`t have the stomach to clean out someones poop then wash out whats left.
Im sure it works for you as its cheaper but i couldnt.

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You know you’re supposed to clean out poo with disposable nappies too? You should tip it into the toilet, not send mountains of shit to landfill.

TotalBaloney · 28/05/2026 18:35

NowWhatBih · 28/05/2026 12:41

Why use reusable sanitary pads really… very unhygienic

You know they get washed, right?

Tinytwinle · 28/05/2026 18:34

Miyagi99 · 28/05/2026 17:59

What’s that supposed to mean?! I did it for the environment.

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

BogRollBOGOF · 28/05/2026 18:30

HowDoYouSolveAProblemLikeMyRear · 28/05/2026 18:21

They're so much better for the world than going landfills.

They're cheaper in the long-term.

They often involve giving custom to small businesses in the same country, rather than making more profit for unethical multinationals and being shipped from China.

I suspect they might even be better for health - gentler on vulva skin and less likely to cause irritation to vagina.

Much like reusable nappies, it's a small step that does a significant amount of good. I'd recommend the website Clean Cloth Nappies to anyone who isn't confident about laundering nappies/sanitary ware etc. It gives clear and scientifically backed-up advice.

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I haven't had thrush since switching to reusable products years ago. Tampons and plasticky disposable pads gave me thrush regularly.

Washable cloth wipes were so much more efficient with a baby/ toddler with food allergies too, and the stronger, better elasticated washable nappies stopped every poo from being a full scale poonami compared to flimsy disposables. It was trying washables out of desperation that put me on to then new companies like Cheeky Wipes.

The washing line is great for the UV light on them.

SettledAndHappy · 28/05/2026 18:22

The only reason I might not is because mine are old and falling apart and should have been chucked away more than a year ago, so I look like someone who can't even organise myself to buy decent ones (which is probably true). But I have no problem with hanging out ones in decent condition.

HowDoYouSolveAProblemLikeMyRear · 28/05/2026 18:21

NowWhatBih · 28/05/2026 12:41

Why use reusable sanitary pads really… very unhygienic

They're so much better for the world than going landfills.

They're cheaper in the long-term.

They often involve giving custom to small businesses in the same country, rather than making more profit for unethical multinationals and being shipped from China.

I suspect they might even be better for health - gentler on vulva skin and less likely to cause irritation to vagina.

Much like reusable nappies, it's a small step that does a significant amount of good. I'd recommend the website Clean Cloth Nappies to anyone who isn't confident about laundering nappies/sanitary ware etc. It gives clear and scientifically backed-up advice.

EmeraldShamrock000 · 28/05/2026 18:14

No. I’d possibly put them on a peggy, they’d look like insoles.

Soontobe60 · 28/05/2026 18:12

I too use one of the multi peg hangar thingies to hang out socks and knickers, so I’d use that for sanitary pads too. I peg them on in the house then put it on the line - if it starts to rain it’s just one thing to bring in that can then hang on a radiator.
I peg my bras - which are huge - at the house end of the washing line because I really don’t want my neighbours commenting on them. Maybe that stems from years of sexist comments from boys on the size of my breasts as a teenager!

Oldraver · 28/05/2026 18:03

Yes I did. Though only two neighbours can see in my garden. I don't give two hoots

hugasaurus · 28/05/2026 18:01

Yes and I wouldn’t think twice about it. I used to love seeing our reusable nappies drying on the line too!

PropertyD · 28/05/2026 18:01

No.

Foraor · 28/05/2026 18:00

Miyagi99 · 28/05/2026 17:59

What’s that supposed to mean?! I did it for the environment.

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Also, if you have a baby, you're cleaning baby poo anyway, regardless of whether you're using disposable nappies or washables.

Foraor · 28/05/2026 17:59

EnglishmenDetestaSiesta · 28/05/2026 17:55

Although I’ll admit I’m bleurgh at the thought of them, as I like modern solutions to periods, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with pegging them outside. No one else’s business.

Modern as in tampons? Which have been used in some form, papyrus and sheeps' wool included, since the ancient Egyptians? Grin

Miyagi99 · 28/05/2026 17:59

Tinytwinle · 28/05/2026 17:26

I just wouldn`t have the stomach to clean out someones poop then wash out whats left.
Im sure it works for you as its cheaper but i couldnt.

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What’s that supposed to mean?! I did it for the environment.

Foraor · 28/05/2026 17:57

Live a bit, @GlobalTravellerbutespeciallyBognor -- glance over a few fences. You may discover astonishing sights, like people's lace scanties and droopy Y-fronts gaily dancing in the breeze.

EnglishmenDetestaSiesta · 28/05/2026 17:55

Although I’ll admit I’m bleurgh at the thought of them, as I like modern solutions to periods, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with pegging them outside. No one else’s business.

ForPlumReader · 28/05/2026 17:50

I put period pants out, don't see why you wouldn't.

paintedpanda · 28/05/2026 17:48

NowWhatBih · 28/05/2026 12:41

Why use reusable sanitary pads really… very unhygienic

oh yes, I also throw away any knickers, trousers, pjs, bedding etc if I have a leak. Very unhygienic. 🙄🙄