Period started yesterday

[conuly]

Thought it'd start earlier, was all prepared, decided after a day that I was wrong, stopped wearing pad just in case, and it started that night. D'oh!

Pads used so far: Flames, flames, bacon and eggs, super computers, butterflies, supergirl, hot peppers, ROBO DINOSAUR!!!!!

Comments

[jedirita.livejournal.com]

Heh. Cloth diapering has the same problem: they're so durn cute, you keep wanting to buy more.

I still would like to know how many constitues "enough" in your view. I have four. I'm sure I need more, but how many?

[conuly]

I don't want to have to wash laundry mid-week if I don't have to.

It seems that on a heavy day, I go through two or three pads, but that's because I have a nifty sponge thingy. Without it, I'd go through more, and I like to be prepared for that.

I have three heavy days, and two more light days each month - that's one pad per day for the light days, though I prefer to change them now that it doesn't cost me money to do that.

So... ten pads, four light pads/liners?

[jedirita.livejournal.com]

Well, considering I wash diapers every 2-3 days, that's my laundry parameter.

Actually, I have some old "waterproof" baby cloth pads. I could just make my own pads. I think I even have a doohicky for the snaps....

[conuly]

But of course, you're at a different part of your life than I am. I can appreciate not wanting to buy lots of pads when your period might kick out any year now.

Though I do keep trying to explain to my mom that they'll do better (cheaper, more comfortable, just *better*) job of catching her new... uh... form of occasional leakage. She's not buying it :(