I've just had an ad on Facebook for interlabial pads

[Clymene]

Are they a thing? Putting a pad between your labia to mop up excess blood, pee or discharge apparently https://ecovibe.co.uk/products/interlabial-pads

Surely they just fall down the loo when you have a pee?

Apparently they are very useful if you have heavy periods, to use together with a reusable menstrual pad.

I don't think you keep them on whilst you pee

I think I'd forget! I am a mooncup user tho

And they're already sold out. [cross]

Well, if you have a rectocele (or other type of prolapse) that means mooncups and tampons leak, this sort of thing is just an added piece of sanitary protection. I guess you wouldn't see the point of it if you haven't experienced the sort of issues that make it useful!

I can't see how they would work. They look uncomfortable. I used to have tampons fall out, and that used to hurt.

@SignOnTheWindow

Well, if you have a rectocele (or other type of prolapse) that means mooncups and tampons leak, this sort of thing is just an added piece of sanitary protection. I guess you wouldn't see the point of it if you haven't experienced the sort of issues that make it useful!

I understand additional protection. It's the interlabia bit that I thought was odd. I could just imagine them being quite uncomfortable

Not uncomfortable. I use them as extra protection on my heavy days or at night - with my reuseable pads. They just nestle in, not tucked right up and made of soft cloth rather than padded.

I will admit to losing one of two down the loo when I’ve forgotten I was using them

Being a woman of a certain age I wouldn't require them for periods anymore but they may be an idea for any slight cough or sneeze leakages!

@BuffyFairy

Not uncomfortable. I use them as extra protection on my heavy days or at night - with my reuseable pads. They just nestle in, not tucked right up and made of soft cloth rather than padded.

I will admit to losing one of two down the loo when I’ve forgotten I was using them

This is totally what would happen to me

Thank you

I see what you mean, OP. I think they'd probably be a lot comfier than a wodge of bog roll, but yes - I'd lose them down the pan too! Also, I'd want a fresh one for each trip to the loo, which would mean many per day thanks to the number of cups of tea I drink.

I saw these the other day! They seem uncomfortable and wasteful 🙄

So like some kind of sootikin pad?

Nice...

(I prefer the giant pad of doom idea. Had lots of experience with those)

How do you keep them in place?

Knickers. Proper Harvest Festivals, I presume.

I've used something like this (in the form of reusable bamboo cotton makeup removal pads) and they were pretty great. They tuck in between neatly and aren't uncomfortable. I changed them fairly regularly but it was worth it to avoid the enormous reusable pad wedgie.

Gaffer tape.

Melroses, thank you for making me laugh on a miserable wet morning! That is priceless.