Period pants

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Anyone recommend a good brand of period pants?
I have decided they are the way forward for me and my daughter.

I am concerned about the environment - so much waste from towels and tampons - and I didn't get on with a menstrual cup. Also I was shocked to find average women spends many many thousands of pounds on sanitary protection.
I have 2 daughters one of whom started her periods about a year ago and the other who I think will start in the next year. I think I will save loads if I buy them period pants. Plus my daughter always leaks blood on her sheets at night during the first few days of her period. Looking at the adverts period pants don't leak.

Questions are:
Are they as good as the adverts say?
Which brand to buy (Modibod or other)?
What do you do with them once used - I see you can't use fabric conditioner. Do people wash them on their own?
Does one pair last for a whole school day or do they need changing? - not sure if it's practical to change pants in the school loos, especially if she is wearing tights.
How often do you change them?
How many pairs do you need?

Thanks for any advice/anecdotes.

Don't really know anything about them, so can't help you with your questions, but have to take issue with this:

Also I was shocked to find average women spends many many thousands of pounds on sanitary protection.

I've gone through the menopause now, but doubt if I've spent £1000 over the whole of my life.
Now, I know from the many, many threads we've had about period poverty - and then the recent one about toilet cubicles, that we, as women all bleed different amounts, but seriously, I, and all others like me have to be factored in to these made up statistics too.

i've looked at them for my adult daughter who seems to be taken off guard on occasion...she likes thongs and indeed they make them in thongs but for the life of me i don't see how that can possibly work...

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I've just started using the cheeky wipes period pants as a back up to a mooncup. Pretty good so far I think. You just wrap them up and rinse in cold water when they're full then wash on cool. Depends how heavy the period is for how long they last. It's not a cost thing for me so much as waste plus heaviness of my period. I would go through a super plus tampon an hour for my first couple of days where with mooncup plus period pants I'll manage three or four hours overnight and perhaps 90 to 120 mins in the day. I like that there's no residual fibre like there is with a tampon.

Modibodi are fantastic. I have a heavy flow and use them on their own on lighter days and as a back up to my cup. They have literally changed my life. I find tampons uncomfortable and towels/pads 'sweaty' so think Modibodi sensual heavy flow are great. So not environmental but comfort/practical reasons for me.

Thanks for the feedback. I think I might just buy for my daughter to wear at night to start with and see how it goes.

PS I didn't make up the statistics about cost. Do some research yourself on line. I buy cheap Tesco myself but it adds up quickly. I wear tampons plus towel at the same time.

I've got some from Muffdusters and they are surprisingly good. I wouldn't wear them during the day as the padded crotch is a bit too bulky but for night, great.

Could your DDs wear them as back up at school if changing the pants is an issue? So wear with a slim pad as well (maybe a washable one for the environment if they don't mind bagging and bringing home). If flow is not too heavy remove the pad at lunch and just wear the pants for the afternoon. Might be too bulky though, not sure.

I think it depends a lot on how heavy their flow is - I don't think the pants hold enough for heavy periods. No experience but I did look into them!

Has anyone else used the modibodi ones? I am thinking of getting some for my 12 year old dd, just to be prepared!

@KeanaLovesToShop noone gives a shit. Stop digging up several old threads to promote your shitey sponsored product. Thanks Hun! Xx

I bought a pair from waka and chose this brand because I could wear them in my heaviest days and they also said you could try them and exchange for a different size if required. I am really impressed and will buy one more a month.

The downsides;
Price - most of the brands I saw cost around £20 each. My pads cost about 3p each, so I will never never make my money back on them. That's not why I wear them, but it isn't a cheap option, which is a shame.

Washing - they take ages to dry and you can't tumble dry them.

I have a couple of brands, I use in conjunction with tampons on heavy days and alone just before (I can be early or late) and on day 3,4 & 5. I also use them for running as since having kids high impact exercise and my bladder aren't good bed fellows!

Ps I spend about £60 a year for the three of us on disposables before these, so it's not cheaper in my experience