Cloth pad users - does the smell make you nauseus?

I dont use cloth pads but I know what you mean by the smell. Not exactly environmentally friendly but you can try using baby wipes, or even a damp cloth. It seems to help me.

 

I have never heard of anyone using towels and you make it sound like the rest of us, me anyways would know what you're talking about. What kind of towels are these, do you mean pads.
Towels, if these are the cloth towels I'm thinking about, can be high maintenance too, if they're washed and reused, but from your context it doesn't sound as if that's what you're doing.
I haven't done an analysis between these two but I'm guessing taking a product that's meant to be non-disposable and using it as if it's disposable is worst for the environment than using a disposable product.

 

what the hell is a mooncup??

 

Like a cup that goes up your hoo ha and collects blood. it's called a diva cup in america!

 

ive never minded the smell at all. i use cloth pads now but im thinking of trying a diva cup.

 

Hmm, yeah, that period ended up being heavy just on the second day and unusually short (it was pretty much over day 3). Maybe the length is linked somehow with composition of the blood (iron levels or something?) and the smell. Other than that everything's been fine and normal... maybe a little more crampy than normal the last few days, considering that I shouldn't be ovulating for another few days...

Oh well, like I said - every month is different, I never know what to expect! I think in another year or two I'll have it mostly figured out, and until then it's just a matter of getting used to things and preparing for the unexpected!

I want to get a diva or keeper, but like I said I don't have the moolah. With cloth pads, there's no expense month by month so it's easy to forget about the cost factor. When I want new/fresh ones it's pretty easy to come up with supplies in my sewing room, from what I already have on hand. Still, I plan on getting it eventually. It would have the extra added advantage of allowing me to know better how much I'm bleeding. But another consideration is I've had a problem with vaginal dryness the last few months (I think this is a hormonal issue - my pcos has led to abnormally high estrogen levels for years, and I *think* they've lowered significantly since my health is better), and wearing anything internally could potentially be painful. :/

 

oh god.
that sounds terribly uncomfortable!!! what's it feel like?

 

If you have vaginal dryness with the diva cup, you just use a water-based lube to insert it. But that shouldn't be a problem when you're bleeding.

The diva cup (for the above poster) feels almost like a tampon: if done right, you can't feel it. At worst, if using it nonstop for four-six days, your yoni feels mildly chaffed. But it's worth it for the health benefits, the cost, and the environmental nonimpact.

 

Yeah, I've never ever felt my diva cup. You really don't have much sensation inside of your vagina, regardless of what society would have you believe.

 

I have the Diva cup, but I am scared to really use it.

 

I have seen the mooncups and think it would be better to use but im slightly nervous of it, how difficult is it to take it back out?