First period

debjay

I have a DD who is 11 and I want buy some sanitary towels to be ready for her first period whenever that may be (I started mine at 11).

However there seems to be loads to choose from and I am not sure which would be most suitable.

Can anyone give me some advice as to which ones their DDs use please? The ones I have bought so far seem huge.

Thanks

Penny-Pincher!!

My DD started at 11 (she is now 13) and she has always used the Pink packet of bodyform. They have never let her down and some months she can get quite heavy. They are also very discrete and small.

HTH

PP
xx

tadpoleuk

Bodyform and some other towel companies send out free sample selection packs.
http://www.bodyform.co.uk/Pages/Products/OrderSamples.aspx?id=1459

keelykat

Hi, try to buy the 'ultra' ones which are really thin, and go for wings so they stay put and dont slip around. Bodyform and always do great towels which dont feel too bulky.

What i think is great these days is they are in their own little packet, so you can wrap the used towel up in it afterwards, and are more descreet to keep in your bag.

Keely.

Fen1

Always Ultra with Wings are very good. They are much, much better than the cheaper own-brand imitations e.g Boots own. They actually work out more expensive than the Always as you have to change more often. The following link to Always has useful information that the two of you can read about what to expect about her cycle, menstruation and what types of pads there are available:


http://www.always-info.co.uk/product_14.html

anonymousie

DD1 is 14 and uses ultra thin with wings (except the wings are chafing so maybe she'll swap..) I just get the cheapest branded ones from home bargains- kotex usually and she is happy. I think she changes plenty often enough anyway so expensive towels wouldn't last any longer IYSWIM!

bloomin_freezing

Most bodyform packs come with a free protective tin at the moment. I bought once recently, its pink and really pretty. Nobody would know what's inside it if it fell out of her school bag.

noonesperfect

Another vote for Always here!

IMHO better than Bodyform any day of the week, but then I'm at the opposite end of the menstrual arc to your DD!!

PS I bought some Bodyform just to get the tin, the advert with the little dog just cracked me up :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Stephb1986_2

I've used alsorts always and bodyform have been the best so far for towels maybe buy her a small packet of tampax compacts too? i only went onto tampax a few months ago though and im 21! but i have got a implant so i dont get them anymore

Stephb xx

mumoftwins

My DD is 11 and started her period a week ago! I bought the Always pads without wings as I think they may be more be suitable for her as she grows - these Always normal flow pads were fairly small for a grown woman but almost too big for DD! But she found them very comfortable too.

whatatwit

Miss Twit uses Always, although she doesn't like the wings.