I would love to get back to making my own reusable menstrual pads but I am currently stuck. The plastic disposable ones from the store have sticky backs so they stay in place. Without having special underwear with velcro or something sewn into it, I am not sure how to make mine stay. I started using some of my prototypes and my free trial one from Party In My Pants, and both slide around. I tried to look it up online and see what other people do but most people say this doesn't happen to them. Anyone with advice, please comment below.
I have also wanted to try the reusable cups for a while too but they are rather expensive. I know in the long run they will save you money over buying tampons but it is a big initial investment and I'm not even sure what brand to buy since they differ so much. I did find a website that teaches you how to knit your own tampons that I'm pretty excited about. Some people think this is going too far but if you look at the amount of waste from tampons, that's more extreme than making your own.
I will advise you that if you make your own, make sure the yarn is undyed and preferably organic hemp or cotton. I think this is one use where organic actually makes sense.
I will try to post more when I get farther but in the meantime, this is all I have thought up.
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