To have missed the menstrual meeting

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where it was decided that sanitary towels will now have a definite front and back which will be indicated by hieroglyphics.

What the fuck does a star mean? Two stylised arrows pointing towards the star?

Don’t come at me with “duh! Just use a mooncup! Just use washable towels!” That’s not an option for some and the least we can expect is to make disposable sanitary items user friendly.

• = bumhole?

Hahhahahaha! Yep, with you.

@FangsForTheMemory

* = bumhole?

But the star is at the narrow end which feels like it should be the front. So is it meant to be the clit? Ach.

Is it Always? The star goes to the front, I though the pack made that fairly clear.

Oh aye you’re right. The pack does have a serving suggestion with a big old arrow.

Urgh I can’t wear pads any more. I can’t bear that they’re all scented. Thrush in a fucking box.

Remember when pads were just a fucking shite rectangle? No front and back. No floral smell.

😬 white rectangle.

Wonder why they use a star instead of something more easily understood. When dcs were small some nappies used to say front/back in little letters.

I bet it was a man that decided to make them smell like cheap air freshener! I bet it was another man that thought women ar so thick they need help with which direction to stick the pad.

I dread the day my preferred brand die out, no weird contours/patterns/fragrances for as long as i can.

Most unbranded sanitary towels are not scented. I use co-op own brand and they are great - do the job with no frills... Though they could be clearer about which end was the front.

I have never met anyone who liked scented pads, yet all the big name ones are, and it's a really horrible sickly smell too.

Ive often wondered this too. Throughout my long association of 40 odd years of periods. Not sure I've ever once been totally confident I've got it around the right way. A recent one had a coy heart shape embossed into one end. So are hearts red, so go up front, or are they kinda bum shaped and go out back?

My DD says no one in her generation or beyond will need to fret about this, they’ll use washable pads, period pants and sponges/cups.

I’m personally glad that the dude who designs these nonsense pads will be out of job soon.

Love Tesco's as they're unscented. Tend to buy in bulk - 6 or 7 packs at a time so haven't bought some for a while and they don't (or didn't) have arrows. Night pads are amazing and that's obvious how it fits, day are about the same both ways and the wings are long so fit well.

It thought it flower 🤷🏼‍♀️ I refuse to use always as they are just thrush waiting to happen!

I had to buy always in an emergency recently. .oh my word the smell. ..vile. .it made me feel sick.

I use natracare. Unscented, no bleach or plastics used anywhere and the comfiest I've found. To be fair, I still wonder if I'm using them back to front though.

I've never had a problem knowing which end is front or back.
If you use winged pads, the shorter end from the wing is the front.
If the ends are equal length, they can be used either way.
I use night pads, but I wear the longest part up front as that's where it's needed the most for me.

I use Natracare too, I know this sounds bonkers but I’m sure I bleed more using always or body form, maybe something to do with all the chemicals? Much lighter when I use natracare.

I wear pads the opposite way around to the diagram because otherwise I end up leaking at the front (sorry for TMI). One of the problems with towels (apart from the fucking scent) is that the manufacturers haven’t worked out that there are different types of fanjos which impact the flow of “things”.

I agree with Arcasia, they’ve always had a right way round and I’ve always worn them the wrong way round (except at night, when the right way round suits me better).

This is why disposable pads always infuriated me, if they weren’t those horrible stinking ones they were impossible to get round the right way or they chaffed like hell. Period pants and reusable pads are definitely the future.

What's the best period pants please for wearing no other product and to wash once a day?

Oh is it meant to be.a flower? It looks like a drain to me!!😂😂

I always put the thickest end at the front. Oh well I do t use them now I’m using reusable all the way, they are so comfy and no stinky fake smell.

Wish I’d found them years ago.