Pads vs tampons

[MWOS]

Dec 12, 2013 10:50:17 GMT -5 Lucy Honeychurch said:

Dec 12, 2013 10:34:12 GMT -5 MWOS said:

I'll admit that before the Great Flood of 2013 I hadn't used tampons since my very first period. I'm just all angry at pads being gross because I was wearing a tampon and a pad and a towel and ruined all my underwear and I DON'T LIKE BEING CALLED GROSS WHEN I WAS OBVIOUSLY VERY GROSS

I'm not calling you gross.  I'm saying I don't like wearing pads because THEY'RE gross.  And it seems like you feel the same way.  

I DO I JUST FEEL LIKE YELLING

[MWOS]

I have a lot of emotions

[Deleted]

Before having my kid, I used tampons along with a pad on heavier days. Being on b/c made my period so much saner. But since having C, tampons are very uncomfortable even after ages of kegels; diva cup same thing. So pads it is; at least the b/c keeps it much lighter.

[Alyssa]

I use a tampon and a pad for a back-up for the first couple days.

The Always Radiant line are very thin and almost like a panty liner.  I really like them ,they're not bulky at all and I feel drier with them.  I feel like I'm filming a pad commercial saying that.



Anyway, I recommend them.

[kiminky]

Dec 11, 2013 23:59:40 GMT -5 @imback said:

Pad.  Only peen, no tampons unless I am going to miss out on swimming then I compromise.

This is me too.

[mrssandro]

Pads only.

Tampons are super uncomfortable to me.

[tiamo]

Dec 12, 2013 11:57:43 GMT -5 luckydog said:

Are pads more common in places where bidets are common?

Tampons give me bad cramps. I prefer pads but then I also use wet wipes or something when I change.

in the land of bidets, tampons without applicators are the most common.

[Deleted]

I'm a diaper wearer.

I'm thrilled, however, to know that some of my fave peeps (farmvillelover, nuggetbrain, @scottydeux, etc.) are also Team Pads.

I don't know. My dad told me when I was little they were better for me, and I used to believe everything he said. Blame him.

(And, yes, I've worn tampons, but somehow pads seem more "natural" for me? I know this makes no sense. LOL.)

[dirtyred]

Dec 12, 2013 10:30:16 GMT -5 MWOS said:

Dec 12, 2013 10:25:43 GMT -5 Lucy Honeychurch said:

Whatever!  They ARE gross!

Have you ever flung a palm sized blood clot across your bathroom, hitting both the rug and the tile, as you remove your tampon?

To be fair, I was also wearing a pad at the time.  It didn't seem quite as gross in the moment.

I had one of those come out while I was in the shower.  Freaky.  I wondered if it would be able to go down the drain or if I would have to  pick it up and put it in the toilet.  Thankfully it went down the drain.

[dirtyred]

Dec 12, 2013 13:17:59 GMT -5 tators said:

Dec 12, 2013 13:15:51 GMT -5 dirtyred said:

I had one of those come out while I was in the shower.  Freaky.  I wondered if it would be able to go down the drain or if I would have to  pick it up and put it in the toilet.  Thankfully it went down the drain.

it's cracking me up that dirty red is responding to this.

You may have stumbled on the story behind the name.....

[Deleted]

I just can't wear tampons. Plus, I feel like I get worse cramps when I wear them, so team pads for me.

And smell? What? Lol.

[Deleted]

Dec 12, 2013 13:20:46 GMT -5 @ygmg said:

team pads for me.

And smell? What? Lol.

Yes, this, too.

What smell?

[Deleted]

Dec 12, 2013 13:22:30 GMT -5 toledo said:

Dec 12, 2013 13:20:46 GMT -5 @ygmg said:

I just can't wear tampons. Plus, I feel like I get worse cramps when I wear them, so team pads for me.

And smell? What? Lol.

Yes, we pad wearers should really get an impartial third party to kindly smell us, so we know if we should go into womanly quarantine for five to seven days.

That person can smell my poop sunglasses, too.

[Nonny]

Dec 12, 2013 0:24:28 GMT -5 kooshball said:

The stories on the internets about the diva cup smelling bad.... like smelling while inside women sounds horrible.

What?  I've never heard of this and it's definitely never been an issue for me with my diva cup.  I'd venture to guess that whoever is having that problem is having other problems entirely unrelated to their diva cup.

[Nonny]

Dec 12, 2013 9:01:16 GMT -5 LeggsBenedict said:

Dec 12, 2013 6:54:50 GMT -5 Miss Phryne Fisher said:

Diva cup. I haven't bought feminine hygiene products in over 6 years. My love isn't out of its cheap price though, it is just such a better way for me. I would always have a tampon dry on one side and that hurt to pull out. Either that or the supers would leak. My periods are very unpredictable. 

you haven't replaced your diva cup in six years?

I haven't replaced mine in about that long and also bought mine when the labeling was for 10+ years.  I periodically pop it in a 50/50 solution of water an hydrogen peroxide and it looks brand new.  If you take proper care of it there is no valid reason to replace it yearly.  It's my understanding they were forced to put the new label on it by the Canadian FDA, but a lot of people think it's so they can make more money buy building in obsolescence.  Either way, it's fine.

[sparkythelawyer]

I hate tampons. I'm just so aware of the thing the entire time. Pads for the win.

[Deleted]

Tampon with a panty liner. I want a diva cup though.

Sent from my totally awesome galaxy s3.

[BlackCanary]

Pads.

[bonquiqui]

team pads

[noodleskooze]

I cannot believe so many people wear pads! I want to like them more, as I think they're more comfortable, but the cleanup is so much worse, at least for me.

[macmars45]

Dec 11, 2013 23:57:58 GMT -5 @pnkbride said:

My flow is so heavy, I usually have to wear both until the last couple of days. I'm so over periods!!!

Me too. It sucks so bad. I'm only 28 so I have 20+ years left.

[cheeseandcrackers]

i love my softcup

[leahmel]

Tampons only

I may wear a thin pantyliner for extra protection, but that's the most I can handle.

[Chib]

Team Pads.

[nikkiheat]

I prefer tampons, I barely "fill" half of a lite tampon after 6-8 hours so I'm a little paranoid because I heard you're supposed to use lowest absorbency you need. Sometimes first and last day of period I wear a thin pad and I don't mind. it's obviously not the most comfortable but it eases my mind about trying to pull out a half dry tampon.

[mmmomof2]

Are you people sleeping wearing tampons too? I always thought you weren't supposed to. Not sure that I'd want to.

I wear tampons during the day, but after two kids they aren't super comfortable and I have to change often to avoid leaks.

[blueballoon]

Tampons only.

[TC]

Dec 13, 2013 0:24:30 GMT -5 nikkiheat said:

I prefer tampons, I barely "fill" half of a lite tampon after 6-8 hours so I'm a little paranoid because I heard you're supposed to use lowest absorbency you need. Sometimes first and last day of period I wear a thin pad and I don't mind. it's obviously not the most comfortable but it eases my mind about trying to pull out a half dry tampon.

Yeah, until I'm back to having periods that aren't synthetically regulated, a panty liner is usually more than sufficient. I'm not into pulling dry cotton out of my vag for funsies. Guess I'll just have to stay smelly, lol!

[laceylaplante]

Dec 12, 2013 10:41:08 GMT -5 tiamo said:

Tampons, without an applicator.

Is this a joke? Do they even still make these? Wouldn't fingering a bloody vag be messy in a public restroom situation?

[laceylaplante]

Dec 13, 2013 7:59:26 GMT -5 RexManningDay said:

Dec 13, 2013 7:56:18 GMT -5 laceylaplante said:

Is this a joke? Do they even still make these? Wouldn't fingering a bloody vag be messy in a public restroom situation?

These are what I like. I don't find it any messier than using the applicator ones. It's not like those allow you to stay far away from the vagina.

I guess so, I've never used that type myself. My imagination runs wild about stuff, I always picture worst case senario.