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[bedhead04.livejournal.com]

ugh.... i don't like my period.
k i use pads now, and i'm starting to feel like i wear a diaper. :( but i don't have time to change my tampon every hour and a half (that's how often i need to change when i wear them) i want to change to tampons or get better pads or something.
anyone have any suggestions?

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[prettynpink106.livejournal.com]

if you want to stick with pads always with wings is pretty thin but has lots of protection...you can just get the regular size. for tampons i always use OB without applicators regular but if you have a really heavy flow go up to the super. You can also get a multi pack to use during your different flows. Hope that helps!

[adjectivegail]

erm.... maybe use them together? you'll either think that's a great idea, or else that it's totally gross *g*

[melonaise.livejournal.com]

ob also has an Ultra size, which has a purple/blue stripe on the box (super plus is yellow, super is green, and regular is pink). Even on my heaviest days I can go for at least two hours on one of those, usually three or four. The Ultra size is a little harder to find, but they're worth it.

[lizdefiance.livejournal.com]

cloth pads are totally comfortable and since they're cloth like underwear, they just FEEL like undies, not like a diaper. you could get a keeper that you wouldn't have to empty out very often (once or twice a day) instead of how often you change your pads...

[glitterybint.livejournal.com]

I second the idea of a keeper, try looking at
www.thekeeper.com
or www.mooncup.co.uk for a silicon version,

there are also insteads which I think are disposable so will be good to see if you like the idea. Both keeper and mooncup do a 3 month money back guarantee as well if you dont like it.

[greenfairy03.livejournal.com]

I used strictly pads for 7 years ever since I started my period when I was 14....then I got sick of the diaper effect, so after asking around this LJ community I got brave enough to try tampons. Every single lady here who replied to my many questions about tampons recommended O.B. brand....so that's what I tried and I LOVE them. I use OB Regulars mostly, occasionally I use Supers for days that are especially heavy. I use the applicator type...I tried some without applicators after I've been using applicators, and I just couldn't get used to it. It's a personal thing, I guess....but I do know that OB tampons in Regular size (w/ or w/o applicator) are great for first-time tampon users. Also, I still do wear pads sometimes...when I don't feel like wearing tampons I wear Stay-Free pads with wings, the "4-wall" kind...they're really soft and not plasticky against my skin, so they feel like I'm just wearing regular underwear...I always wear those to bed. Even with tampons I usually wear a really ultra thin pad just as backup protection against the occasional leak. OB generally doesn't leak at all, but sometimes just because of body shapes or various activity, a little leak will slip through. All that aside, I must say that in the long run I am SO much happier now that I wear tampons!! They're so freeing. Anyway...yes....I think this reply is long enough, hehehe. :-) Good luck!