7 Reasons I Love Cloth Pads!

If you are unaccustomed to thinking about cloth women's products, this post may be a little weird for you, but lets bring it into perspective... Only recently have disposable feminine products come into existence. For thousands of years prior, cloth pads have been used for women's menstrual period. Personally I have not had experience using these while on a period, but I did buy myself some panty liners as those are about all I need of these types of products while pregnant/breastfeeding.

Why choose cloth over disposable?
1. Cloth fabric is SOFT and comfortable and does not stick to you like disposable liners.
2. Cloth can easily be washed with your underwear and other laundry, adding no extra work for you.
3. Cloth is not full of chemicals that soak into your skin and may cause other problems such as heavier bleeding during your cycle.
4. Cloth is reusable and therefore you WILL save money on cloth products.
5. Cloth means no plastics are against your skin!
6. Cloth means no waste! Nothing is being thrown away here, all reusable!
7. Cloth means fun colored fabrics. Many sites let you CHOOSE the fabric color of your pads. With ordering through Frontier I usually end up with whatever they happen to have in stock, but that's ok with me.

Which pads I have. 
I personally love my panty liners from Glad Rags. I order through Frontier Co-op and usually snatch a few when they go on sale for $5 a piece. I have a small collection now that really is enough for daily use (about 7 liners now) while not on a period. I think the savings bit will take a year or so before it catches up with me, but I'm already SO in love with my liners that I really dont care!

I did order a Party In My Pants sample pad. While it is great, it has PUL backing which I'm not terribly fond of. I keep it on the bottom of my stash and only use if my others run out (which rarely happens).

I *am* looking into buying some cloth pads for menstrual use, but I think I would prefer to use a DivaCup or something similar since I'm more a fan of tampons anyway. We will see how that goes when my period returns!

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