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Original poster

...to not wear pantyliners often?

185 replies

cinnamonorange · 13/04/2016 17:36

This just occurred to me (for absolutely no reason other than being bored in the loo)...do people actually wear them all the time? I only wear them for the tail-end of my period, and then go without until the next one. Is that normal, or am I gross?

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hejsvejs · 13/04/2016 17:37

I never wear them, maybe it's more for people with lots of discharge?

newnameoldstart · 13/04/2016 17:38

I never wear them either.

YoJesse · 13/04/2016 17:38

They're just for the end bit of a period I thought. If you change your knickers daily I don't see the point.

Whisky2014 · 13/04/2016 17:41

That's the point of them isn't it? I only use for beginning and end of period.

PetrolBastard · 13/04/2016 17:43

I remember an old thread on MN where the subject of how many knicker changes people have a day was hotly discussed.

People were saying up to three times a day!

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cinnamonorange · 13/04/2016 17:47

Oh good! Thinking about it, my mum always used to have industrial quantities of the things lying around (and even now, decades past menopause) - maybe that's what's always intimidated me Smile

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Fluffyears · 13/04/2016 17:47

I think they'd just cause thrush if you wore them all the time. You have to let the bits breathe a bit.

AliceInUnderpants · 13/04/2016 17:48

Could she be using them for slight incontinence or discharge reasons?

I wear incontinence pads daily. I'm 32 Sad

Onlyconnect · 13/04/2016 17:49

I use them sometimes when wearing trousers so I have to wash them less often but I think I am someone who gets quite a bit of discharge. Also might use one if I'm going out straight from work then take it out so knickers feel clean.

Onlyconnect · 13/04/2016 17:49

I use them sometimes when wearing trousers so I have to wash them less often but I think I am someone who gets quite a bit of discharge. Also might use one if I'm going out straight from work then take it out so knickers feel clean.

LiquoriceAllsorts86 · 13/04/2016 17:49

I wear them most days.

I don't really know why, it's something I've always done.

I feel cleaner, I suppose.

fieldfare · 13/04/2016 17:52

Only the day I expect my period to arrive and then at the end of my period.
I get a bit sore if I wear them too frequently. Oh and don't get me started on the scented ones! Thrush in a packet.

Lazyafternoon · 13/04/2016 17:52

All through the month, why?! I thought that was just on the adverts where they're stranded on a desert island with only one pair of pants but an endless supply of panty liners...!

I'm just a start and end of period or tampon back up type user.

WhitePhantom · 13/04/2016 17:54

I only wear them when I have to - expecting period, or at the end of it. I find they make down below kind of sweaty and whiffy Blush

CarsonTheButler · 13/04/2016 17:55

I lived in a very humid climate for many years and found they made a big difference to how fresh I felt during the day and it was also easier to swap a panty liner out at work than change your underwear.
Don't live in the same place now but still wear them, probably more out of habit than actual need, but I do prefer to use one than not. Never had thrush.

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cinnamonorange · 13/04/2016 17:55

Sorry Alice - that sucks Sad

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Fairylea · 13/04/2016 17:57

I wear them if I have a cold as when I sneeze I wee myself a little bit BlushBlush

trinity0097 · 13/04/2016 17:58

I do, as I have no warning or idea when things will happen, so need to be safe just in case! (E.g. Had a bleed on Monday 2.5 weeks since my last event!)

I use the always long ones, but have to open a pack to let them air a month before I want them for the strong fake smell to disappear!!!

OddSocksHighHeels · 13/04/2016 17:59

I don't use them at all and I have fairly heavy discharge. When I have used sanitary towels or panty liners then it starts to rub and seems to flare up Bartholin cysts for some reason. I change my knockers every day so I can't see how it's unhygienic.

pearlylum · 13/04/2016 18:00

I never wear them. In the summer months when I wear a dress or a skirt I don't wear knickers either. I like the fresh air.

dementedpixie · 13/04/2016 18:03

I wear them daily as I can be a bit moist. Mirena coil probably contributes to that too

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cinnamonorange · 13/04/2016 18:03

trinity how annoying! I'm regular as clockwork, but on my wedding day during the ceremony (slap bang in between two periods) I had the bleed to end all bleeding. Wearing all white. Argh!

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SausageSmuggler · 13/04/2016 18:04

I wear them all the time. I just feel cleaner and have never had a problem with thrush.

CarsonTheButler · 13/04/2016 18:05

The country where I live now is obsessed with (supposed) fanjo hygiene and particularly douches. The array of products for this in any supermarket or pharmacy is dazzling. There are at least five brands of fanjo wash that come in several different scents each, plus loads of other stuff (deodorant, sprays etc) which frighten the life out of me. Panty liners seem quite tame compared to all that.

shrunkenhead · 13/04/2016 18:12

Wow Carson, where do you live?!