On a lighter note...

[ironbutterfly08.livejournal.com]

I feel like sharing a story with ya'll. :o)
Last Monday was my boyfriend's and my 1 year anniversary/ starting over/ getting back together (long story) so as part of our little festivities we went out to dinner... Friendly's... because we are broke... but that's not the point.
I didn't have anything with me besides the liner I was wearing and I started my period when we were eating dinner. Ahh embarrasment. So after dinner I made him take me to a CVS (drug store/ pharmacy for those of you who don't have it in your area) to buy some supplies. It was my first time actually putting money on the counter. hahahaha my mother usually pays for them for me...
woo talk about a relief! Now I finally don't get all red faced when I'm in the girly aisle! I realized it's no big deal to put some feminine things on the counter. :o) Although Chris might have secretely been a little weirded out....

Okay well I have one more thing. Ya'll might remember my questions about switching to the cup/ sponge/ non- applicator tampons.... I'm a very environmentally friendly person so I decided that it's high time I stop buying so much plastic. ANYWAY, I'm thinking of trying the non- applicator tampons. The cups seem much too wide and weird. Like yeah I want to use it but I'm not exactly loose in any realm of imagination (sorry for my lack of scientific wording). Sea sponges... are sea sponges so if they were real sea sponges I don't want to support the using of dead animals.
I was thinking of those cloth pads with no bleach. They seem really practical. Does anyone use them? It seems like cloth would just leak right through to my clothes.... the pad would stain, right? So it wouldn't be nice anymore. That's not the biggest point, but I don't want to use a blood stained rag. So0o0o0o anyone who uses any of the aboce... could ya clarify me on some of my confusion please? :o) Thanks a lot!

Sorry for my long rants, but I don't exactly have friends to go to with my questions and stories (another long story).

:o)

X- posted in vaginapagina

Comments

[xcontortx.livejournal.com]

i su natrual non applicator tampons from naturacare soemtimes (tampons make my cramps worse cause they push up on my fibriods) they are awesome hardly leak and are easy to insert.
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mostly i just use cloth pads if your an envriomentally friendly fashion whore like me you would probably like urban-armor power pads they come in all tehse awesome colors and patterns like leopard print, space rockets, tiger print poweder blue with calico kitties and blue or pink gingham. you can find more info on them here at http://www.urban-armor.org.
then theres luna pads and glad rags ive never tried these but you can compare prices, patterns, and style good luck

[xcontortx.livejournal.com]

i su natrual non applicator tampons from naturacare soemtimes (tampons make my cramps worse cause they push up on my fibriods) they are awesome hardly leak and are easy to insert.
******
mostly i just use cloth pads if your an envriomentally friendly fashion whore like me you would probably like urban-armor power pads they come in all tehse awesome colors and patterns like leopard print, space rockets, tiger print poweder blue with calico kitties and blue or pink gingham. you can find more info on them here at http://www.urban-armor.org.
then theres luna pads and glad rags ive never tried these but you can compare prices, patterns, and style good luck

[maiden-midwife.livejournal.com]

I use a combination of cloth menstrual pads, sea sponges, non-applicator organic tampons and I am still trying to get used to my keeper. The cloth pads I use are GladRags. They come in organic cotton colors or natural (sort of off-white color). The also come in non-organic colors and natural. I use the colored organic ones. After a while they do start to get stained, but I don't mind that. They are very comfortable and absorbant, and I have had little trouble with leaking. If you have super heavy flow (I don't) you will have to change pads more often. After wearing, you have to soak them in cold water before you wash them so that they stain less. You can go to the GladRags website for more info on these. www.gladrags.com.

Sea sponges are the "skeletons" of dead sea animals. They are not harvested from live animals as I understand it. I may be incorrect about this. Sea sponges are nearly as absorbant as regular tampons and more comfortable to wear. They can be messy to remove.

I use Naturacare organic cotton non applicator tampons. I choose organic because it is better for my body and the environment. Since the cotton is not bleached with chlorine there is no risk of dioxin leaching into my body from the tampons. Organic is also important because non organic cotton is the most pesticide sprayed crop in existence. So using organic protects the environment.

I haven't used my keeper enough to give a good critique of it.

[ironbutterfly08.livejournal.com]

Thanks a bunch for your input =)
Where could I buy organic cotton tampons??

[maiden-midwife.livejournal.com]

You can get organic tampons at health food stores.