A question for the sisters

During previous gatherings I have either been pregnant or living out of my Rv, thus I never had to worry about the issue of what to do if I have my cycle during a gathering. I had water & a sink in my RV to wash my rags in ... this year we are in a tent, I am not pregnant, and unsure whether there will be water available for washing menstral cloths if my time is arrives. Seems to me that tampons would take way too long to decompose in a shitter. Even the Seventh Generation brand tampons / pads, when reading the packaging, sound like the same environmental problem. What do other sisters do? Loving some ideas .....

 

I cant believe Im posting to this...
but hey Im married and know way more than I want to.
Umm you can get this rubber thing I think its called a keeper, its reusable and doesnt take much to clean.
from what I hear ...and like I said Id rather not hear ...bit its the best for the environment....

still cant believe I answerd this

 

i'll join ya blinkin,,,,
seems everytime i go to the woods, my body feels the need to bleed my brains out,,,, it sux,,,

the diva cups sound kinda weird to me but thoe who use them seem ok withum,,, i just think i would wanna get one before hand and make sure its something yer comfortable with.... we generally carry our own water in a couple gallons to have at a gathering,,, making things easier,,, as far as disposal of fem, products ,,, i generally carry in some sandwich size baggies that seal thwen carry a gallon or two size to seal nasty things up in n then truck them back out,,,, aint out in open aint the perdiest thing to carry in yer bag but has worked with no major grossness,,,, although it aint like we go in the woods for more than 10 days or so.... dunno bout long term stays...

 

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I know one sister that I was with used to use sea sponges cut to fit. Reusable of course. She learned it from another sister at a gathering. It seemed to suit her fine for the many moons I was with her.

Any other sisters have any experience with sea sponges?

Az

 

:O... how bout luffas ? .. dang,,, hope me crop grows well this year...

 

:O... how bout luffas ? .. dang,,, hope me crop grows well this year...

 

The Diva cups / Keepers are pretty cool, I've had freinds mention liking them. I have an IUD type birth control however and for some reason people with IUD's are warned not to use the cups. Great idea though, thanks for the input. The sandwich bag idea is a good one ... I'm thinking it could be a bit yuck carring around but works if there isn't readily available washing water. I appreciate everyone's input!

 

diva cups are good because you can keep em in for longer - there's no risk of TXS. therefore, you can keep it in until it is full, thus causing you to change it, say, only once or twice a day. just make sure you've got soap and enough water to wash it carefully before re-inserting. perhaps if you bring tampons you can bring along a ziploc bag to put all the garbage in?

 

real sponges or fake sponges? real sponges have glass particles in them and well that would just be wrong. really wrong.

 

Sea Pearls- a natural sea sponge alternative:

http://www.goddess-within.com/786035000429.html

I used them, they are great, comfy and easy to use. It takes about a cup of water or less to rinse them out. I found them very convinent for camping. I found them at Wild Oats, and have seen them at health food stores.

 

Sea Pearls, natural sea sponges.

I found them at Wild Oats and used them for a while now. They are super convient for camping as it only takes a cup or less of water to rinse them out. I found them on the web here:http://www.goddess-within.com/786035000429.html.

I have also used the "bag" method and you can get all natural cotton tampons, and they will degrade, but dogs tend to like to dig them up and that is not so great. I have never used the cup, but know women who have and love it. And it does seem like it would be the easiest option.

 

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Sea Pearls are a natural sea sponge. I have used them for a while and I garuntee there is no glass,lol. I found them on the web here:http://www.goddess-within.com/786035000429.html. I just happened to see them at Wild Oats one day.

I have used the bag method, it's not as bad as it sounds. You can get all cotton degradable tampons, but I have seen dogs dig these up and bring them to camp, yuck.
I have never used the cup, but it sounds easy and I know some women who use them.

 

Nah Bumble Sis~ natural sea sponges...no really!! I suggest boiling them in water to kill any bacteria that might grow. Always keep the hands clean for insertion/removal...also tying a cord around it helps with removal. I used to boil it with apple cider vinager too. I dunno why, I read it somewhere (forget where)...

 

yup... she was using natural ones made for make up

Those look just like them.

Az

 

Glass-Sand-Silica(computers) to DNA, coming VERY soon!

Okay, I've known Women & Ladies who've used the Sea Sponge for ions now!!! It's certain sponges, like you wouldn't want to use a loofah. Here are some EXCELLENT Sites on the matter with Plenty of directions/Info.

Tradin' Bill

http://www.lunapads.com/faq/sea_sponge_tampons.php

http://www.allnaturalmamas.com/sea_sponge_tampons.asp

 

I think there's a specific kind of sea sponge you can buy for your moon, but I'm not sure.

Carefull with the Diva cup, the suction/pressure can lead to cervical cancer I heard.

It's a good question, I'm gonna do some research myself.

 

hey, i have an iud and I asked my midwife about it and she said it would be fine to use a diva cup/keeper since I couldn't imagine going back to anything else... I also looked it up online and lots of people use it.. there's a moon cup in europe where more people use IUDS and they talk about using it with an iud on their site. it really shouldn't be a problem, just make sure you break the suction before removing it by hooking your finger under the rim. Otherwise the suction could pull on the iud's string. If you just got the iud I'd wait, but after a few months it would be no problem if suction is broken.

 

I've always did the pack it out thing too. It is kinda gross, but oh well, you gotta do what you gotta do. In the area I'm in it might be hard to find a diva cup or anything like that.

 

Whoa! Sponges... Cups... Zip-lock baggies!!! Whoa! That is so weird I have never heard of these methods! Wow. They sound strange and interesting. How do they stay? Especially the Baggie. I would just use a tampon put it in a snack-bag, and then in a freezer zip-lock, which it held in a paper bag.

The methods you guys suggested are just funky! (not wrong, just FUNKY!)

Peace be upon you my Sisters,
Tasare