What do you do with tampons?

[Yadaaday]

Apologies, I know this might sound weird.
I’ve always used sanitary towels but am a recent convert to tampons.
When you are finished with them what do you do? Towels can be wrapped up in the packaging, but there’s no plastic wrap with tampons..

Am I missing something??

Yep toilets paper and bin!

Loo roll. Bin. I must be missing something here. Why are people putting them in nappy bags as well? Do you do that just at home or in proper sanitary waste bins too? Genuine question!

There’s little bags you can get I think designed for sanpro.

They’re always crappy see through pastel shades. Dog poo bags (black plastic) are more discrete - and cheaper.

Once you get used to the cup you won't go back! I love mine.

I only use loo roll to avoid any splashing when transporting to the bin. I'm not arsed about blood soaking through. My bin has a bag and a lid. So so sanitary bins out and about.

Have you seen the period pants? I've got some from modibodi. They're great, you wear them all day, no towel or tampon. Quick rinse then can be washed with normal washing. I change mine every 12 hours. I highly recommend them. They're not bulky like the reusable pads either. They're amazing for my dd as she doesn't have to change pads etc at school. I'm a total convert. I'm sure nobody will be using anything else soon.

Bin them always had always will. Mine go in the main big bin, no one can see anything and even if they did it's blood not toxic waste.

Didn't even knew flushing was a thing until I joined parenting websites.

What if you have a septic tank which is emptied annually, do you still bin the tampon? Doesn't it all still go into landfill either way?

Yes landfill but better than clogging up the sewers. I wouldn’t wrap in nappy sack/poo bags and add plastic usage though. Just use a bin with a lid.

When out surely there is a sanitary bin?

When home all family houses have a sanitary towel mini bin with liner by the loo, no need to waste loo roll, I thought everyone did that!? I wouldn’t put them in the normal bin, you’d have to carry them about, and yes see the blood

On the rare occasion I’m in someone else’s house that doesn’t have one, it’s loo roll and carrier bag in the handbag until I’m home!

I've been using a cup now for a year, check out the fb page 'put a cup in it'. Lots of good advice and even a test to see what cup would suit you best

To be honest, I assumed I would be menopausal by now but, like clockwork, the periods keep coming 😂.

I used tampons as soon as I started my periods, the ones with no applicator because that's all my mother would buy 🙄 and I used to flush them down the toilet, I assumed that all tampon users did the same 😲
I did eventually switch to wrapping the used tampon in toilet roll and putting them in the bin. No bags necessary provided you empty your bin regularly.

Apologies to the poster who seemed exasperated by the mention of mooncups but no disposal worries is their biggest advantage.
I found it took a few months to get the hang of it but it was worth persevering.

I've not had a period since getting the implant a year ago but before that I used cloth pads. They were AWESOME, soo comfy. I actually loved collecting them

Toilet paper, bin. You can also buy little sanitary bags from Boots (they're in the pads and tampons section but tucked away) but that is adding more plastic

I’ve seen the period pants advertised but no clue how they work, is it just like a big pad?
I still use pads near the end of my flow so might give them a try then. Biggest thing that puts me off them is the thrush flare up I get. Don’t seem to have that problem with tampons.

Mooncup (or similar) will change your life! You can empty once in the shower and once 12 away from that... very minimal mess and fuss. Cannot recommend enough

It's not like a pad, it's just like pants but thicker material. They just feel just like wearing normal pants. No pad or anything.

I used to put the used tampon into the empty wrapper from the new one and then bin.
However I have switched to s mooncup recently and haven't looked back. Took a little getting used to, but it's actually more comfortable than tampons, needs emptying less frequently and you don't get that horrible feeling when you're near the end of your period when your tampon has to be changed but is still pretty dry.
Sigh. I've become a mooncup bore and it's Mumsnet's fault.

I use period pants, they are great. Not bulky at all.