I have officially earned my 'crunchy' title as far as menstruating goes. After much consideration (and
I had to add another layer of crunch, though. With the Creighton model, you aren't supposed to use anything internal on light days, because you need to make observations. I had the same thought about pantyliners that I do about regular tampons... chemicals... there? Granted it makes me a bit less queasy since pantyliners are external, but not enough for me to want to keep using them. My first thought was to find an alternative like I did with the organic cotton tampons. And then I thought, well that's still kind of wasteful when you add up another 25-30 years of using them. I have read a lot about "Mama Cloth" in the past few months, so I googled to see if they exist in pantyliners. And, indeed they do! I totally appreciate this Etsy seller for letting my crazy cat lady tendencies manifest in my cycle. Anyway, I couldn't pass up the buy 3 get one free (kitties, scottie dogs, hearts, and a black one). I did find them slightly cheaper at one other place, but you could tell they were more mass produced and I love, love, love supporting hand made when I can. Now... how to break this to Steven since he does the laundry.. hmm.
My frugal side is also happy because I will obviously spend a LOT less in sanitary products since I'm going reusable. I could totally learn to make my own "mama cloth" and save a lot of money, so hopefully I will have learned by the time those wear out (not for a few years, I'm sure). If you think all this is a bit extreme, that's ok :) .We all have our own ways of being earth friendly and frugal, and I can accept that. My ways may not be yours, and your ways may not be mine. Hey, it took me like 4 years to get on the Diva Cup bandwagon!
More than four years, I dare say: I started using it in 2004 and that's when you wanted to throw up at the idea. ;)
ReplyDeleteI have also been using cloth pads for the very beginning and very end of my period, and I love them. They're SOOOO soft and comfortable that I HATE going back to disposables if I start in public or something where I have no choice.
and *Nelson laugh* at Steven
Ehhh 8 years. Oops.
DeleteThe WF near me didn't have the DivaCup, so I ordered it online. When I got it, Brett said "I'm pretty sure I don't want to know what that is, but I can guess what it's for."
ReplyDeleteI LOOOVE my cloth pads and pantyliners. They are so comfy. However, I do hate the feeling of "diaper-ish-ness" of a pad, so I'm excited to get started using my DivaCup.
The WF near me did... but for a $15 mark up! I will definitely be ordering it online instead. Lol @ Brett's comment!
DeleteI've really wanted to try "mama cloth" but we really don't have the money right now for me to stock up with as many as we will need initially. I may buy one at a time and try to slowly build up a stash. As for the diva cup, I don't even use tampons, so there is no way I would ever use that!
ReplyDeleteThanks for commenting over on my blog :-)
ReplyDeleteNot gonna lie, I love TMI stories like this. I just bought organic tampons at WF for the first time. One day I'll get up the nerve to try the Diva Cup, which really does seem like a good idea.