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1. It's not stinky. Oh, yeah, my private parts hardly smell like a spring meadow, but that's because they aren't a spring meadow.
I always thought scented menstrual products were creepy, and who wants to put extra chemicals near (or in) their girly bits anyway, but... thing is, disposable products are full of those chemicals already!
And the reason people use those scented products is because they think that they (the people, not the products) smell.
And yes, after a week of your period... am I the only one who notices it doesn't smell magically wonderful?
But here's the thing - now, it's the end of my period, and it doesn't smell bad, it just smells... like blood. Which is how it's supposed to smell. I was right all along - your body isn't supposed to smell, that's not a good sign.
2. Likewise, it's not itching. I never connected this to my period before, but I used to get itchy after it for like a week or so. And it'd go away, so I didn't worry overly - I tend to ignore those things, even if I shouldn't.
And it took me three months to realize I don't itch. Sheesh.
3. The blood coming out now, at the end of my period, is more red than it used to be, instead of just being brown-brown. I have no explanation for this.
4. My butt isn't chafed and rashy after a week of pads. That's good.
5. These things are adjustable! I just now realized that! So if my pad is further back than I need it - I can just inch it forwards a bit! If I realize I'm out of pads (hasn't happened, but I'm thinking ahead), and I know that I tend to bleed all over the front instead of the back, I can turn the dratted thing around and gain an extra hour or so to run home and fetch an alternative.
6. Washing them isn't a problem. People talk about "the hassle" of washing dirty diapers, the "trouble" of washing dirty pads - ever notice they don't advise us to switch to paper clothing as well? I mean, it's not like I have to chop the wood myself. My washing machine is in my basement. Honestly, I'm not finding it that big a deal. (And my underwear hasn't gotten stained this month, and I haven't had to rinse it out, so that's a bonus.)
I never expected all this. I just wanted to never find myself out of pads again, which happened with annoying frequency.
I always thought scented menstrual products were creepy, and who wants to put extra chemicals near (or in) their girly bits anyway, but... thing is, disposable products are full of those chemicals already!
And the reason people use those scented products is because they think that they (the people, not the products) smell.
And yes, after a week of your period... am I the only one who notices it doesn't smell magically wonderful?
But here's the thing - now, it's the end of my period, and it doesn't smell bad, it just smells... like blood. Which is how it's supposed to smell. I was right all along - your body isn't supposed to smell, that's not a good sign.
2. Likewise, it's not itching. I never connected this to my period before, but I used to get itchy after it for like a week or so. And it'd go away, so I didn't worry overly - I tend to ignore those things, even if I shouldn't.
And it took me three months to realize I don't itch. Sheesh.
3. The blood coming out now, at the end of my period, is more red than it used to be, instead of just being brown-brown. I have no explanation for this.
4. My butt isn't chafed and rashy after a week of pads. That's good.
5. These things are adjustable! I just now realized that! So if my pad is further back than I need it - I can just inch it forwards a bit! If I realize I'm out of pads (hasn't happened, but I'm thinking ahead), and I know that I tend to bleed all over the front instead of the back, I can turn the dratted thing around and gain an extra hour or so to run home and fetch an alternative.
6. Washing them isn't a problem. People talk about "the hassle" of washing dirty diapers, the "trouble" of washing dirty pads - ever notice they don't advise us to switch to paper clothing as well? I mean, it's not like I have to chop the wood myself. My washing machine is in my basement. Honestly, I'm not finding it that big a deal. (And my underwear hasn't gotten stained this month, and I haven't had to rinse it out, so that's a bonus.)
I never expected all this. I just wanted to never find myself out of pads again, which happened with annoying frequency.
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Date: 2008-01-10 02:39 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-01-10 02:54 am (UTC)And they're so pretty. (Well, except for my robo dinos one. That's cool, but I'd hesitate to call it pretty.)
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Date: 2008-01-10 06:18 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-01-10 02:39 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-01-10 02:54 am (UTC)And they're so pretty. (Well, except for my robo dinos one. That's cool, but I'd hesitate to call it pretty.)
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Date: 2008-01-10 06:18 am (UTC)