Comments on: Toiletries

By: Linda

Linda — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 20:44:57 +0000

I’ve been using momma cloth for the past 9 months, as I was getting a bad rash from disposable. I have a heavy flo and the first 2 days of my period the disposable never kept the flo contained, was constantly changing pads. I developed my own pattern and make a trim pad with wings and also make pantyliners as well that are absorbent and works great! I just started selling these this month on e-bay and offering them to other woman wanting to go cloth as well. And have donated them to woman at shelters to product test(before I went live on e-bay) and also for wish upon a hero.
** I would never go back to disposable pads again.

By: MamaBear

MamaBear — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:12:02 +0000

I no longer have girl parts to worry about but before my hysterectomy I swore by a product similar to the Diva cup (we were living in Europe). Actually, I stumbled accidently into the whole idea while using a diaphram for family planning (I was nursing a little one = no pills). Insertion of the cup is exactley like inserting a diaphram, and is frankly easier for Moms than for younger girls. I loved the lack of odor as well as the cost savings!

By: Joyintheburbs

Joyintheburbs — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 03:35:21 +0000

I have a question about using baking soda as shampoo. How is she mixing it and what is the ratio.

By: Joyintheburbs

Joyintheburbs — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 03:33:18 +0000

After reading about the Diva cup on one of these frugal type blogs, I ordered one. I wish I knew about these at 23 instead of 43 yrs of age. I would recommend it. It took me a couple of tries when I first got it to get it placed properly, but then I got it figured out. It it harder for me to remove it than insert it actually, (hope I’m not ewwwing anybody out) its just the facts.

My .02 worth.

By: God's Dancing Child

God's Dancing Child — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 18:30:59 +0000

I LOVE the cup!! And when I am too lazy to put it in (really, it’s so easy you have to be incredibly lazy to not bother with putting it in… ) I use cloth pads. I adore them both. Health reasons are my number one reason for NEVER going back to disposable products again. Lady issues I had dealt with for 5 years went away within the first month of using the cup.
I also love not having “that smell” in my house ever.
Husband loves that I no longer spend money on feminine hygeine products.
At any rate, I can only speak highly of both cloth pads and the menstrual cup.

Thank you for the mention, Headmistress!

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 14:49:07 +0000

The best way to clean cloth diapers is to pre-rinse them off in the toilet using a Bathroom Bidet Sprayer. So convenient and if you are trying to help the environment (and your pocket book) you can give it a double whammy by virtually eliminating toilet paper use at the same time as you benefit from using it on the diapers. Available at http://www.bathroomsprayers.com they come in an inexpensive kit and can be installed without a plumber. And after using one of these you won’t know how you lasted all those years with wadded up handfuls of toilet paper. Now we’re talking green and helping the environment without any pain.

By: Left Right Out

Left Right Out — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 04:02:15 +0000

In terms of two products, on some heavier days I combine luna pads and the Mooncup UK http://www.mooncup.co.uk/

There is also a LiveJournal community that has a lot of info. I find the community very helpful, especially when trying to decide which type to buy. Also v. helpful was a tutorial on how to fold cups in different ways for insertion at http://community.livejournal.com/menstrual_cups/453392.html

By: Melody

Melody — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 02:17:58 +0000

Another loyal cloth and cup user here. I started with cloth for cost reasons alone, but stayed with it for comfort. I’ve sewn mine – didn’t really care for any of the folded ones I tried. The sewn ones are great, and can be really pretty if you want. I don’t plan on ever going back – the comfort difference is that great. If you make some that are a bit longer and wider in the back, they make wonderful postpartum pads as well.

By: Stacy

Stacy — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:26:53 +0000

Cup user here, and I use cloth for backup. I like the cup- it does have a learning curve but most people can learn to use it within a few months.
I find that the bucket soak isn’t necessary for the cloth items. I just fold/roll them up a little (mostly because it eeks my husband out if I don’t), and toss in with the rest of the laundry. They’ve always come out clean.

By: Jillian

Jillian — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:38:48 +0000

Tried the cup, I hurt myself every time I went to take it out (it would slip out of my hand and pop open (you fold it to get it narrow as you go) and I’d feel like I’d just given birth for about a minute. Not worth it to me. I’ve been told I just need “practice” but that kind of practice seems like torture!

I found a package of washcloths at Sams Club for a great price a few years ago (went back to see if they were there, they aren’t anymore. Sadly). I just trifold those and place them in my pants…I wash them with the rest of the towels, no biggie. Everything comes out just fine. Never thought about how I FELT using them though. Hmmm. I’ll have to pay attention.