...By asking my DH to sniff the sanitary pads?

[ToTheRegimentIWishIWasThere]

He didn't sniff them, and came home with fucking scented ones.

I despise them, they stink like someone's sprayed febreeze in a butchers when you're wearing them. Also, they give me thrush.

I asked him to get me some from the shop, he was in there, specified that they needed to be non scented. Asked him to give the packet a quick sniff in the shop. He refused. I wasn't asking him to hold them to his face and inhale deeply, literally just a quick waft past his face.

I think he's being a massive fanny, he thinks I'm unreasonable and it would have been weird.

Who is being unreasonable?

(Iwouldn't mind but he didn't even read them, it literally says *these contain a perfumed "fresh" scent which will make your vulva sore after wearing them. Or words to that effect anyway.)

Errrr what?! Don’t be so ridiculous - you genuinely asked him to sniff your pads?
Yes. A packet of pad. Pick them up, waft near face, if they smell of zoflora, replace upon shelf.
And you thought he should?
I did.
Because that’s normal?
Who said it was normal? I just didn't fancy having BV.
I’m surprised he bought them for you at all!
He offered to go to the shop. I was wearing a toddler nappy at the time as a makeshift sanitary pad. I would have gone if he was at work or something.
Did you want to embarrass him or something?
Well I thought it was a bit amusing, much in the same way I wrote it here. He's not a good reader, so a brief sniff seemed a good suggestion. I really can't emphasise this enough that it was intended as a joke, this thread was a light-hearted, jovial jokey thread.
Imagine walking into Waitrose and seeing a guy sniffing sanitary wear!
We're not well off enough to be shopping in Waitrose!

How disappointing that so many women would freak out if they saw a man sniffing the pads. In 99% of cases he would be shopping for his wife, daughter or sister and it is all fine. Are you really so hard of common sense to not realise what is going on?

Are you really so hard of common sense to not realise what is going on?

Get back to us once you have Googled period fetishes.

Just IMO but if you’ve got a medical condition that means you can’t use totally normal pads you should be more prepared and at least have a few emergency ones so you can go about your day rather than being trapped at home until someone rescues you.

Poor bloke!

YANBU. Both my DH and my DF would take this bullet (indeed have taken this bullet) for me. Does a man really love you if he won’t sniff san pro for you?

busybarbara at no point was I trapped, and I didn't need rescuing. I had fashioned a makeshift sanitary pad from a nappy (I was a girl guide, I am very resourceful) My husband offered. And I don't have a medical condition, not sure where you've got that from. And non-scented sanitary pads should be the default. Totally normal should not be zoflora flavour fanny.

The reason I had no actual sanitary pads was because I wasn't expecting another period so soon, I've had three in six weeks. My "scheduled" one isn't due for another week and a half.

I asked my dh to get me some sanitary towels the other week. He didn't have a clue what to get even though I've noted green and purple always. He was so embarrassed having to get them. Perhaps you can write which specific ones next time.

Or you could buy reusable san pro. Imse Vimse are excellent, and no sniffing needed.

www.earthwisegirlsuk.co.uk/

Precious Stars Pads budget range. Great place to start with reusables. She's a young entrepreneur and vlogger. Take a look.

Thank you for all the reusable suggestions! I'm bookmarking them all in anticipation of payday

By christ some of you lot are humourless, aren't you.

Aren't they, just Filo?

Male cat owners cat littler? What’s the difference?

You can get different litter for male cats?

Or for male owners of cats?

I'm so glad this was in a shop with new ones. The title freaked me out but I still clicked on it

Anyone want a semi literate, partially deaf bloke? Good at hoovering. Whitters a bit.

Can he clean upstairs windows without getting all fainty?

@ToTheRegimentIWishIWasThere I honestly thought you we're referring to used pads before I opened and read your post!

Can he clean upstairs windows without getting all fainty?

This, and I'm being completely honest, is genuinely one of his skills. Cleaning windows, lifting heavy things single handed, removing spiders to their original habitat of not in my fucking house outside. He's also not bad to look at, not quite the diet Coke man, but definitely a high 7.

Just buy your own. Is it just me thinking that this is going to be the way of identifying Mumsnetters now? Women sniffing sanitary protection whilst glancing knowingly at eachother?

I don't like scented pads either and am thinking of switching to reusable soon but I find always infinity very comfy and dry so I think I may struggle a bit with reusable.

@JinglingHellsBells

You need your nose tested. My local supermarket is a Waitrose & funnily enough the x pack smells as vile in there as it dies in super saver

That stink to high heaven, if you can’t smell them you need your nose tested

@ToTheRegimentIWishIWasThere

Definitely tell him the scented ones make your bits far too sore for any ‘fun & games’. That seems to over ride their embarrassment of choosing g the correct ones!

Asda basics are good if you're on a budget ( unscented and only cost about 60p per packet.