Females of RYL because I love you and care about you very much...
Before I launch into my little rant, I can see no reason why a post like this would not be allowed. I have checked the rules and it doesn't seem to break any. I haven't labeled this *Adult* as any female can benefit from reading this and I don't believe this is an adult topic.
I've recently become more and more shocked that women do not understand the health implications of using disposable menstrual products or that they have not even considered the environmental implications. Obviously everyone should be free to make their own choice based on what works best for them but many women just aren't aware of the options they actually have.
Washable pads? I draw the line at that. Mooncups and the like are great if you can use them, but some can't (flow might be too heavy) and some simply don't want to, especially if needing to wash it in a public place.
Its hurtful that i think reusing that stuff is vile?
Wow.
Grow some balls, you posted a thread that was bound to have at least SOME people with the same opinion as mine. Yet you expected everyone to be nice about it?
Dreaming.
Washable pads? I draw the line at that. Mooncups and the like are great if you can use them, but some can't (flow might be too heavy) and some simply don't want to, especially if needing to wash it in a public place.
The Ladycup company make great cups for women with a heavier flow that fold up really small yet still hold a LOT of blood. In all honesty, the average amount of blood lost by women is about 3/4 cups full of a Mooncup so even with a heavier flow a standard sized cup is feasible. I'm not saying it's ideal for everyone but there are ways around it. And if people don't want to then that's fine, I'm just putting the information out there.
Its hurtful that i think reusing that stuff is vile?
Wow.
Grow some balls, you posted a thread that was bound to have at least SOME people with the same opinion as mine. Yet you expected everyone to be nice about it?
Dreaming.
It seemed to suggest that anyone who made these choices for their body was vile. I don't really think that throwing tens of thousands of pieces of bloody rayon into a landfill is very nice but I'd never tell someone it was vile. Hey, maybe I'm just too polite?
Yeah, I heard a story about how someone got a mooncup stuck up them. I do agree with Bee, and find the whole idea vile, so vile I didn't read all the links you were spurting out at us.
Just because they're good for the environment, doesn't mean they're good for me.
Yep.
Contrary to popular belief, tampons and pads are actually far from sterile.
The only way to actually ensure that something is sterile is to sterilize it yourself so in many ways reusing despite sounding odd is much cleaner.
But i didnt say the people were vile, if you go back and read it it clearly said "that's vile" not "theyre vile" or "if you use that you are vile."
You put all of your other rubbish into the landfil (bar any recycling you may do) so why is it any different to putting these in the rubbish with that?
Yeah, I heard a story about how someone got a mooncup stuck up them. I do agree with Bee, and find the whole idea vile, so vile I didn't read all the links you were spurting out at us.
Just because they're good for the environment, doesn't mean they're good for me.
But i didnt say the people were vile, if you go back and read it it clearly said "that's vile" not "theyre vile" or "if you use that you are vile."
You put all of your other rubbish into the landfil (bar any recycling you may do) so why is it any different to putting these in the rubbish with that?
It isn't.
But I do try to minimize the amount of rubbish I throw away.
I recycle everything possible and all biodegradable waste is composted.
Right then. I used one today.
Felt uncomfortable so thought I'd take it out and start again but I couldn't get it out. I tried and tried and tried. Squated and all other positions.
It was STUCK.
I ended up going to GP walk in clinic at hosp. The Dr couldn't get it out! So called the Gynea team and I went to main A&E bit where the Gynea Dr also couldn't get it out!
He called his senior who came with laughing gas! Ooooo That is nice isn't it!?
Anyway after 3 hours there they got it out. I had laughing gas my ipod and a post menepausal lady to distract me.
I was VERY anxious (due to 'issues') and they were very good.
And suggested I don't use it again!
I'm going no where near a moon cup again! Not how I wanted to spend my Saturday.
I'm a tampons girl, but I swear it was someone on here. One minute, let me try and find the thread.
I believe it was Jodie (Kelpie), compare one isolated incident (obviously there will have been more) to a probably far higher number of women that get tampons stuck or develop TSS it probably doesn't make a very convincing argument.
