Feminine Hygiene Moneysaving Alternatives

carol_a_3

I've just been trailing round some of the reusables sites and getting realy confused. I think I'd prefer the ones with the waterproof backing but they don't all seem to do that. I'm seriously considering making my own...I found this pattern site

http://www.wen.org.uk/sanpro/reports/makeyourown_web.pdf

But I wonder where you can get the waterproof material from? A tent shop?? I'm not asking in Millets!!

carol_a_3

Maybe I can use up some of my old carrier bags!!

Gingham_Ribbon

Badgergal wrote:

I take it you've seen it then? With the one about the tampon!?

I've seen it 3 times, including at the Albert Hall on V day, with Eve, Isobella Rosollini and a top cast on V day. I cried like a little girl! Refresh my memory about the tampon though?

Chatterbox_3

Rebob wrote:

AAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!! Chatterbox, you are witty tonight!

I am taking this seriously enough to try the Mooncup for the first time though despite my balaclava n swimming jokes.

Badgergal

Gingham_Ribbon wrote:

I've seen it 3 times, including at the Albert Hall on V day, with Eve, Isobella Rosollini and a top cast on V day. I cried like a little girl! Refresh my memory about the tampon though?

There wasn't a whole monologue about it but they did a "what would your vagina say if it could talk" part where the vagina raged against having a tampon stuffed inside it and got reallly angry and the actress appeared to get quite worked up, she was roaring! (I didn't have quite as famous people as you, think she was off The Bill or something!!)

Gingham_Ribbon

Ah! Some of those one liners were great!

What a great thread!

Dormouse

Let's bump this thread up again

I've been a pround owner of a Mooncup for almost 3 months now and cannot believe how I managed without one for all those years! It's brilliant (and DH is fed up listening to me go on and on about how great it is ), so if there's anyone reading this and not sure whether to get one, GO AND GET ONE!!! :j

black-saturn

The order form for one has been on my desk for ages. It's a little expensive for me just before Xmas so I'll look at it again after Xmas.

holstar

i have now received mine, and its sitting here just waiting to be used!
i dont think i have *ever* been looking forward to having a period :rotfl:
but i really want to try it now!

Jay-Jay_4

holstar wrote:

i have now received mine, and its sitting here just waiting to be used!
i dont think i have *ever* been looking forward to having a period :rotfl:
but i really want to try it now!

:rotfl: I'm only laughing because I know what you mean :rotfl: