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Across the Fence:  Re-usable Cloth Menstrual Pads???  |
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lacisne88
True Blue Farmgirl
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Chelsey
Lake Stevens
Washington
USA
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 Posted - Dec 09 2008 : 12:09:46 AM
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Does anyone remember who sells these? I saw a post about them a while ago...someone was doing a blog giveaway with them and she makes and sells them. Well, if anyone has any info, just email me.
I know I can just look them up on google, but I would rather support a fellow farmgirl.
The pads were handmade and cloth.
Thanks so much for your help!!!
Chelsey
Farmgirl Sister #283
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lacisne88
True Blue Farmgirl
1181 Posts
Chelsey
Lake Stevens
Washington
USA
1181 Posts |
Posted - Dec 09 2008 : 01:09:08 AM
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Ok, actually, I went on etsy and found some that I like. I purchased them and I'm going to try them out. Has anyone else ever used these? It's going to be my first time and sorry for the tmi but I'm a tampon user... I just want something comfortable, easy on the environment, and easy on the wallet.
Chelsey
Farmgirl Sister #283
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lacisne88
True Blue Farmgirl
1181 Posts
Chelsey
Lake Stevens
Washington
USA
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clux64
True Blue Farmgirl
162 Posts
Celeste
Blair
NE
USA
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Posted - Dec 09 2008 : 05:50:11 AM
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for you tampon users, try this, www.keeper.com . It's a re-usable 'plug' (for lack of a better word) and I like it better than tampons.
Celeste
"No matter where you go, there you are"
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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mima
True Blue Farmgirl
1573 Posts
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Posted - Dec 09 2008 : 06:38:26 AM
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Okay-TMI...but I do use Rebecca Mae's cloth pads and they are so nice and soft. I don't feel like I am subjecting my body to a bunch of chemicals either!! Good luck! Contact Rebecca-shes really a great seamstress and I've bought lots of beautiful goodies from her!!!!!
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
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kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Dec 09 2008 : 06:42:54 AM
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I am SO glad I'm done with this! I hope. I should not speak so soon, but haven't needed anything in a few months now.
Anyway, there is someone who sells the menstral cups and also a pee cup. It's a little shoot type thing you use so you don't have to sit. You don't even have to pull your pants down. You stand like a man. I should get them for my DDs b/s they never sit on a strange toilet. Great for camping, too. But I'll have to look and try to find her site.
Kris |
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
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kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Dec 09 2008 : 06:53:39 AM
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It's www.kristascups.com. She has the diva cup and pee cup. Ya'll should check it out. Very interesting.
If this doesn't work, I just went to Pee Cup for women on Google.
Kris |
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Sitnalta
True Blue Farmgirl
4208 Posts
Jessica
NJ
USA
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Posted - Dec 09 2008 : 06:59:53 AM
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yes,yes, rebekah mae sells them she did a giveaway not too long ago. they are really nice:)
Jessie
Farmgirl Sister #235
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Dec 09 2008 : 07:57:09 AM
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I totally recomend Rebekah mae's pads too..wonderful!!
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
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rabbithorns
True Blue Farmgirl
544 Posts
Allison
Fort Scott
KS
USA
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simplyflowers
True Blue Farmgirl
489 Posts
Jamie
Locust Grove
Virginia
USA
489 Posts |
Posted - Dec 09 2008 : 12:52:57 PM
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Holy Cows and Chickens!! I would have never thought of using 're-usable' sanitary items as such!! But that's how 'they' did it back then huh. Interesting, I'm going to have to check this out.....
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homemom
True Blue Farmgirl
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Ruth
Warwick
RI
USA
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Posted - Dec 09 2008 : 1:18:48 PM
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Ruth- Just toss them in the washing machine. You could wash them with a load of towels or whatever. I know some people rinse them out with cold water as soon as they are done with each to prevent staining. My MIL did this for years and used the rinse water to water her house plants as the menstrual blood has lots of nutrients in it.
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
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lacisne88
True Blue Farmgirl
1181 Posts
Chelsey
Lake Stevens
Washington
USA
1181 Posts |
Posted - Dec 09 2008 : 2:28:15 PM
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Thanks to every one with all the different suggestions and tips! I appreciate it especially because this is a topuc that many women don't like to talk about although it is very important to our health. I think that women should at least know that there are other options available to them.
Chelsey
Farmgirl Sister #283
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pinkroses
True Blue Farmgirl
2350 Posts
Sheila
Virginia
USA
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Lanna
True Blue Farmgirl
330 Posts
Lanna
A little town in Idaho
330 Posts |
Posted - Dec 09 2008 : 5:16:14 PM
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Originally posted by homemom
Ok, not to be gross or sound nasty but how do you clean these reuseable pads and keep them nice. I have wanted to use them for a long time but this has held me back.
I don't want to offend anyone, I'm just wondering.
Thank you,
Ruth
I just do a cold pre-wash/rinse in my washing machine at the end of my cycle (or when I run out of pads), then a hot cycle with a little detergent. Nothing too exciting, and about the same as cloth diapers, honestly. Some gals soak their pads in a container until they wash them, but I have 3 kids. I don't need to clean up that kind of mess. 
I also have a Diva Cup (like the Keeper, but silicone since I'm slightly allergic to latex), but have liked my pads much better over the years - been disposable free for myself for 4.5 years now. I've gotten my pads from Shandelle at Funny Farm Creations (just google it, she's out there somewhere, I just have her email address to track her down after all my orders). Organic cotton velour is just fabulous. Especially after giving birth - no sticky stuff to get you right where you don't want it to.
Oh, and I also got some reusable (OCV topped!) breast pads from her, too, 3 years ago.  I'm still wearing them since I went and had another baby, and they're fabulous as well.
Lanna, mama to three little monkeys |
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lacisne88
True Blue Farmgirl
1181 Posts
Chelsey
Lake Stevens
Washington
USA
1181 Posts |
Posted - Dec 30 2008 : 10:19:00 PM
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Soooo...I bought a few different kinds of these. Actually around 14-16 in total (some came in packages of mulitples). I wanted to try out some different varieties to see what ones I liked best so I could sew my own when I knew what I liked. Anyways, I have been using them this week and I have to say I like them so far! I don't know if it will be any different at the sorority where I live at school (I am home on winter break now) because I don't know where I would put a soaking bucket, but I will figure something out. They are comfortable and don't leak, which is nice. The only part I am kindy wierded out by is (sorry to be really gross) when I can feel the menses coming out. I am not used to that because I used tampons before and it was always a bad thing to feel that when you have a tampon in. It's like a "Oh no! I'm leaking!!!!" feeling, only I'm not leaking lol! I guess I'll get used to it. It's going good though.
Chelsey
Farmgirl Sister #283
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ThePixiesPlayhouse
True Blue Farmgirl
127 Posts
Terri
Biggs
CA
127 Posts |
Posted - Dec 31 2008 : 08:47:52 AM
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I love my cloth! I have been using them for 6 years. I used to get horrible rashes from disposables.......and since I switched I have had no problems!
In fact it is time to retire my current ones. I have a pattern, and am thinking about trying to make them. I just need a snap press.....
I guess I could temporarily use velcro...... |
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5 acre Farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1007 Posts
~~~*Terri*~~~
WA.
USA
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Posted - Dec 31 2008 : 09:22:02 AM
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This is great, I use to make my own, but, not heavy enough and could not get the organic cotton cloth...thanks!! for the info....
Farmgirl Sister #368
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lacisne88
True Blue Farmgirl
1181 Posts
Chelsey
Lake Stevens
Washington
USA
1181 Posts |
Posted - Dec 31 2008 : 12:38:32 PM
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I'm actually going to go to the fabric store this week and I will be getting materials to sew my own cloth pads. I have never done it before and have just learned to sew (my grandma gave me a new singer for xmas). I am excited though and hope they turn out looking like a pad lol!
Chelsey
Farmgirl Sister #283
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5 acre Farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1007 Posts
~~~*Terri*~~~
WA.
USA
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Posted - Jan 01 2009 : 11:08:17 AM
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Just lil' ole' me again, what kind of wateproof liner do you use, when making your own?
With Dh laid off, I think it will be less expensive to make my own....
And how do I get ahold of "Rebecca Mae", to order some?
Thanks sisters....
Farmgirl Sister #368
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Sitnalta
True Blue Farmgirl
4208 Posts
Jessica
NJ
USA
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Posted - Jan 01 2009 : 11:26:01 AM
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Chesley,
The whole feeling it thing, if you use regular store bought pads, you would feel that too. If you are a tampon user, I am pretty sure one of the girls posted a site for those too. I have been afraid to use the homemade ones because my flow is SOOOOO heavy and the mess didn't appeal to me, but this thread has piqued my interest. :)
hugs
Jessie
Farmgirl Sister #235
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Rosemary
True Blue Farmgirl
1825 Posts
Virginia
USA
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Posted - Jan 05 2009 : 12:15:03 PM
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I like Alee's advice. That's what I used to do when I used washables. My garden was happy.
In a pinch, washcloths work fine. (Get the cheap white cotton ones you buy in bunches to use for housework.) Also smallish diapers folded the right way. You attach 'em to your under-britches with diaper pins.
I also used to use the rubber menstrual cup -- the ultimate washable. It takes some getting used to, but well worth the up-front investment of $30 or so. My only regret is that I started using them so late in life. A year later, I was doing the menopause thing.
Mara
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ThePixiesPlayhouse
True Blue Farmgirl
127 Posts
Terri
Biggs
CA
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Posted - Jan 05 2009 : 1:12:07 PM
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Originally posted by 5 acre Farmgirl
Just lil' ole' me again, what kind of waterproof liner do you use, when making your own?
Some people use PUL (Polyurethane Laminate), others use wool (felted)......old wool sweaters are easier to come by than PUL (at least for me). Fleece is very effective as a backing. When I make mine this week I am going to put wool as the backing on the inside, and then the outer is going to be fleece........double protection.
For those with heavier flow......those microfiber cloths work great for the *soaker* layer, and are very absorbent!
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Lanna
True Blue Farmgirl
330 Posts
Lanna
A little town in Idaho
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Posted - Jan 05 2009 : 1:56:44 PM
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Chelsey ~ That leaky feeling does take a little to get used to (hey, when you're not uncomfortable from plastic, what else are you going to feel?). But, the cool thing that I've encountered? Is that my body has a tendency to EC itself. Like I'll feel the dripping/leaking, and go pee around then, and most of the blood will end up in the toilet and not on my pad. I think it's pretty neat, especially towards the end of my cycle so I don't necessarily have to change my pad all the time.
Terri ~ I prefer 200wt or 300wt fleece for backing. Windpro's pretty heavy duty, and has a layer of PUL (well, something similar) sandwiched in between the two layers of fleece. Wool would be okay, if you find some super soft stuff. Me, personally, I can't stand rough-ish wool on my arms, let alone near my nether regions. So I stick with fleece. Although merino wool could be something to look into I suppose. I'm also just too lazy to mess around with lanolizing only half a pad now and again.
And unfortunately, the gal I mentioned earlier is closing up shop as of Feb 9th or so because of the CPSIA stupidity. *sigh* So many wahm's out of business. 
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Lanna, mama to three little monkeys |
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