Feminine Hygiene Moneysaving Alternatives

loobs40

One of the uses of the Mirena coil is for women with heavy periods to help cut them down, something to do with hormone that it contains

Did you use another sort of coil ?

black-saturn

No I was using a Mirena coil but it had been in there almost 3 years so it was probably about time it came out.

Savvy_Sue

black-saturn wrote:

I'm surprised your periods almost vanished, mine were unbearably heavy when I had the coil.

It seems to go one way or the other. I had it fitted because of heavy periods, and it's been brilliant!

jellyhead

i've decided on a mirena to stop my heavy periods too, the doc did warn that for some women it can cause even heavier bleeding but i'm not sure mine could be any heavier lol!

re sea sponges, it says that the harvesting process releases lots of eggs and sperm into the water, making them a renewable source? are these the sponges they sell in boots for baby washing, also recommended for use during labour to suck water from?

Iffy'swifey

Anyone know of any "green" maternity pads? Nothing too wild or outrageous as I'm new to this, but I don't fancy 6 weeks of sitting on a big wad of pad.

Katyag

I dont know of any green ones but really recommend Boots ones, they are the best ones i used and very comfortable.

jellyhead

hopefully your bleeding will settle down after a while and become no heavier than a period. mine was only terrible for a few days then after the clot from hell (i'm sure it was as big as my baby lol!) it wasn't too bad, normal sanitary protection was fine.

Gingham_Ribbon

jellyhead wrote:

re sea sponges, it says that the harvesting process releases lots of eggs and sperm into the water, making them a renewable source? are these the sponges they sell in boots for baby washing, also recommended for use during labour to suck water from?

Yes, that's the ones! I turned that idea down and opted for sucking an icecube, but even that wasn't allowed later in my labour because I think they'd guessed they were going to have to give me a general. Boo!

jellyhead

lol! i had ice with me but i wouldn't let go of the entonox for long enough to suck on it.

this lady makes stuffable pads http://www.cpahandcrafts.wahmall.co.uk/shop/

Rebob

I use washable pads from https://www.peeweez.co.uk . They are really good quality and are made using recycled materials. They wash well too.