Reusable Sanitary Towels??

muddyangels I don't see why you shouldn't say who makes your pads, there have been plenty of brands recommended on here

OP have done the survey as a mooncup user

once you've soaked them there's not much blood in them in any case - it's all in the water instead. I wash them at 30 just to be extra minging .

Mamadiva - I've not used them yet but there is a general perception that menstrual blood is disgusting anyway, as you see when people discuss mooncups, so I can imagine people would have that view. I can't imagine people do a separate wash if they had a nosebleed.

Reminds me of something wot I read, that said you're not emancipated till you are willing to taste your own menstrual blood. I found that very interesting as I would have no qualms about putting a bleeding finger in my mouth. Goes deep that menstrual blood = disgusting thing.

Weenotions look nice but are called fairy hammocks...

I do exactly that, mamadiva (well used to pre mooncup) and I never found it caused any problem at all. Just give them a good rinse in cold water & have a lidded bucket to keep them in til your next wash - generally about 1/2 a day in this household .

Merci - sorry to quiz you about this but I have just gotten some reusables and was planning on just rinsing them through when I am done with them and chucking them in the next wash at 40 degrees with clothes etc.

Have you found this affected any of your other stuff at all? I had mentioned it to someone else but everyone seemed to be of the opinion that would be minging :o

Took the survey but not sure how well it reflected my actual use.

I have one very heavy day in my cycle and prefer to use something to back the mooncup up. At the end of my cycle I use cloth pads on their own.

The pads are so pretty!

mine were weenotions I think and are great. I soak then stick them in a normal wash with all the other clothes. i also recycle the water onto the garden which I remember reading about once and thinking was utterly grim. now it seems wasteful to chuck all that great fertiliser down the loo - ahh what an eco queen rofl

I feel even more determined to give it a go.

I have a stock of disposable towels etc that I am working through, but after that it is going to be menstrual cup or washable all the way!

It is surely not even going to be a full load each month, so the washing cost must be pretty negligible.

I just bought some from www.moonrabits.co.uk, it was £22.75 for an 8 pad starter pack.

I did initially think it was a bit gross but now I can't wait to use them :o

The lady on Ebay makes them to your own requirements.
I won't name her as i know that will be advertising.
Pantyliners,thin,thick towels. Flannel, fleece,cotton etc.. You can have PUL (waterproof) or not. whatever suits you..
I would defo. go for wings as the pantyliners without wings tend to move around iykwim.
I wish i could make them myself.
( I tried but they never ended up flat..

Have you read, "The Sanitary Protection Scandal?" I think it was published by WEN. It might be a bit out of date now but very interesting reading.

Do Imps, Mooncups are great . Well lunettes are greater for me, but they are generally great.

Ditto AliceWorld 's query - I have only ever used disposable pads and tampons and had no idea there were other options, aside from the Mooncup. Not sure about the Mooncup but given the raving reviews here I think I will push my misconceptions aside and give it a go...

What are they made out of to sew? I do like the pretty ones

Moonrabbits are good, and their packs are a reasonable price I think compared to others.

Now I'm interested as sometimes I do use pads and didn't know there was an alternative. Can anyone recommend a brand?

Used to use washables, mooncup convert now :)

will take the survey though.

Agree Ethical living would be a good place to post (and chat)

I have been using washable pads for a few days now and i can tell you my life has changed.
The disposable kind were making me sore and really uncomfortable.
In these few days i find washing the pads/pantyliners really easy to do. I use non-bio. They are so soft and comfey.
I have ordered my mooncup, i will admit, i am a little scared of changing over from tampons.
I wish i had found out about them years ago.
I always wear a pantyliner everyday and change at least three times a day for freshness. So i'm saving money in the long run too.
I got mine off ebay ( a lovely lady makes them). So not as expensive as some of the branded ones.

I can't imagine they take much extra energy to wash either, presumably you rinse them out then put in with your normal wash (though maybe not with the whites!). I prefer the mooncup but if I was going to use pads I'd rather nice soft cloth ones than the chafing plasticy disposable ones.

Thanks for the suggestion of lunette. The problem was related to my IUD (which is no more) so it was probably wasn't specific to mooncup.