How to Have a Relatively Accident Free Period
Make sure you always have pads, panty liners, and/or tampons available!, Be sure to change your pad/tampon every 2-4 hours, otherwise odors can arise and bacteria can cultivate. , Switch to heavy flow pads or panty liners and tampons once your flow...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Make sure you always have pads
When your period starts make sure you have some in your purse.
Always have some handy! -
Step 2: panty liners
, Choose the tampon or pad that suits your flow best: i.e. light, moderate, heavy, overnight. , Every few hours should be plenty to help you feel fresh and eliminate odors. , These are made of rubber or medical grade silicone.
They fit inside where you'd insert a tampon and, if inserted correctly, cannot be felt.
They are able to be disinfected and reused! They're also much more reliable than either pads or tampons, because once you get used to inserting the cup (just as you had to get used to inserting tampons), it can be worn for 8-12 hours without any worries of odor or bacteria cultivation.
A couple of brands are available online and at some stores.
You can wear panty liners until you're confident that you've learned to insert the cup correctly so no leaks occur.
The upfront cost for a menstrual cup is greater (around $30), but you save much more money over the long term, and never have to worry about running out of pads or tampons! Minimize leak paranoia, trips to the bathroom to "check on things," environmental waste, inconvenience, and wasted money by getting a menstrual cup! , Even if you don't have to go or change, it's good to check if you've leaked.
Better safe than sorry! -
Step 3: and/or tampons available!
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Step 4: Be sure to change your pad/tampon every 2-4 hours
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Step 5: otherwise odors can arise and bacteria can cultivate.
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Step 6: Switch to heavy flow pads or panty liners and tampons once your flow starts to get heavier.
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Step 7: Change your menstrual product as often as necessary.
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Step 8: Consider alternatives such as the menstrual cup.
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Step 9: Go to the bathroom a couple more times than usual.
Detailed Guide
When your period starts make sure you have some in your purse.
Always have some handy!
, Choose the tampon or pad that suits your flow best: i.e. light, moderate, heavy, overnight. , Every few hours should be plenty to help you feel fresh and eliminate odors. , These are made of rubber or medical grade silicone.
They fit inside where you'd insert a tampon and, if inserted correctly, cannot be felt.
They are able to be disinfected and reused! They're also much more reliable than either pads or tampons, because once you get used to inserting the cup (just as you had to get used to inserting tampons), it can be worn for 8-12 hours without any worries of odor or bacteria cultivation.
A couple of brands are available online and at some stores.
You can wear panty liners until you're confident that you've learned to insert the cup correctly so no leaks occur.
The upfront cost for a menstrual cup is greater (around $30), but you save much more money over the long term, and never have to worry about running out of pads or tampons! Minimize leak paranoia, trips to the bathroom to "check on things," environmental waste, inconvenience, and wasted money by getting a menstrual cup! , Even if you don't have to go or change, it's good to check if you've leaked.
Better safe than sorry!
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