cloth_pads

I'd forgotten how much I hate disposable pads until yesterday when I forgot to bring a cloth pad after an annual exam. By the time I got home it was folded in half and stuck together. I had to worry about where to put it so that my dog couldn't get to it. It was uncomfortable. I love cloth pads, and after 4 years, can't imagine going back to disposables.

Hey Everyone,
I am on the search for a pantyliner to wear with a skirt or dress.  I have only been using cloth for a few cycles, but I love Mimi's Dreams and Party in my Pants.  The trouble is that MD pantyliners aren't soft enough to form to fit my body without pants, and stick out awkwardly at the back; my Pimps, as I was unlucky to discover yesterday in a sundress, slide so far back and bunch up without pants to hold them in place that they are all squished around my bum!!  Any recs for this particular problem?  I was thinking maybe Cozy Folk but wanted to ask first.
Thanks all!

Hi again everyone,

Sorry for the influx of problems :/ I really appreciate all your responses!

So lucky ol' me has come down with BV and before I begin treatment with boric acid, I wanted to know if it's okay to use cloth pads during this? Will boric acid harm them in any way? Thanks! :)

Hi everyone! So my body has been a bit wonky lately and I've been graced with surprise spotting (boo). My body seems to know which nights I'm not wearing a pad or liner just in case and starts up the works. There really is no pattern to it and I really don't want to wear liners round the clock all the month through so for the sake of my mattress, I wanted to ask if my idea would work. I know very few of us use wool pads, but it kind of goes off that idea so I'm hoping someone has some advice about this :)

My idea is to get a military surplus wool blanket to lay over my mattress under my sheet so that I'm left with only washable things that are stained rather than a cumbersome thick mattress pad and heaven forbid the actual mattress. Would that actually act as a barrier? I would have to lanolize it I imagine but would I have to felt it too? I'd rather have the full size :/

As far as the obvious solution of waterproof mattress pad goes, I'm looking for the more natural fiber route and I already have a mattress pad I like :)

Sorry this is a tad off the topic of pads but I thought I could find help here :) Thanks a million!!

Edit: or would fleece be better? not a natural fiber either but at least it would lie flat rather than being another fitted thing on my bed.

This is the third pad I have sewn, and I think I have the pattern pretty much how I want it now. I found triangular wings are easier for me to sew than the shape I drew initially. The stitching around the core is still wonky, as the bamboo fleece slipped while I was sewing it, so I had to add a couple of extra lines. But that's the only issue, and it's not a huge one. I am excited that I will actually be able to use this one during my next cycle! I tested out the wings, and the fit is good. :)

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I just got my new Janome sewing machine, and the first thing I did was sew a prototype pad. :) I designed my pattern using the pattern drafting tutorial on http://www.ecomenses.com/ . The stitching is kind of busy and all over the place, but I haven't sewn in years, so I am still learning my machine. I used black thread so that I could clearly see what I was doing and which types of stitches I will want to use going forward. I have to say, I was intimidated by the idea of drawing my own pattern, and when I cut it out, I didn't think it looked very good. But I am happy with the finished pad! I think I will use this pattern again and refine the stitching. Thank you SO MUCH to everyone on here who gave me advice about where to get fabric and what tools I would need.

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I handwash each pad after I remove it, because I don't have enough to get me through my cycle without washing. I was using Method, but ran out, and I already have Woolite on hand. The bottle says no enzymes, etc, but will it get the pads clean enough? So far I have mostly PIMPs, so they're pretty thin and easy to wash, but I do have a few Imse Vimse overnights that have more layers. Does anyone have actual experience with Woolite? (Even if not, I'd like your opinions!)

Hi~I am new here. Long time reader but I just joined! I was wondering if I could get some help finding the perfect panty liners. Since having a baby, I find I need to wear one every day~first of all because of light incontinence and secondly, because I am breastfeeding, I never quite know when I am going to get my period. I mostly wear PIMPS mini liners because they are so thin I can forget I am wearing it and it has the right waterproof/absorbency but I find that they shift around a lot and I kind of want something different but I'm not sure what. Other pads tend to be too thick or bulky, too small, too big, etc...Can you tell me which panty liners you love and why ? :) 

So I finally received all the pads that I have ordered... I meant to start small, but of course I couldn't stop myself and now have 22 pads that I love to pieces.

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I've only tried about half of them, but my cycle is due to start so I'm excited to try the rest. I don't think I'll be getting any more in the foreseeable future since I went hog wild with purchases right away, but I did buy some fabric to try and make my own :)

Ok, this is pretty off topic, so I hope it is ok to post this. I figure most of us are into more natural living here and since we talk about our bodies pretty openly I hoped this was a safe place to talk about this. I would like to know how y'all feel about the pill. I am getting married soon and my fiance and I have been discussing what to use for bc. We have reservations about the pill, so I wanted opinions. Thanks