Why should I use cloth pads?
- THEY ARE BREATHABLE. This is an essential feature when you use pads for a long time (overnight) or during heavy bleeding (postpartum period). Disposable pads are mostly made of synthetic materials that cannot compete with cloth in terms of breathability. Our pads are made of 100% GOTS certified organic cotton.
- Breathable means wearing comfort for you and is also an excellent prevention against gynecological inflammation.
- THEY FIT PERFECTLY. We designed the night sanitary napkins to fit the shape of your body, fit comfortably in your panties, and at the same time the wings hold them in place. The back and front of the night sanitary napkins are extended, so you can always rely on them, whether you like to sleep on your stomach or back.
- RELIABILITY. The sanitary napkin has a waterproof layer (made of so-called PUL - a membrane-like material that ensures waterproofness and breathability at the same time). The wings are sewn separately to the body of the sanitary napkin; the napkin is not cut in one piece, so nothing leaks from the wings.
- Like any other disposable bandage of this type. It is not rocket science!
- We recommend washing the pads before the first use. (Don't be surprised if the pad shrinks a little in the process, we take this into account in the manufacturing process. This fixes its shape and prevents it from shrinking further).
- Place the sanitary napkin in your knickers with the terry side up (terry side = touch side, waterproof side is made of PUL which rustles slightly). Secure with the wings.
- Replace the pad as often as you like - as often as you would replace a disposable pad.
- You should wash the used pads in the washing machine at 60 °C after menstruation (after 4 days at the latest) and dry them in the tumble dryer. We recommend soaking the pads in cold water for a few hours before washing.
- In the first few days after birth (when the uterus coats and drains the so-called postpartum flow), your bleeding will most likely be very heavy. Therefore, we recommend that you soak and wash your pads more frequently (however, this is only the case for about the first week of the postpartum period. Bleeding is not much different from normal menstruation in the following weeks).
- For more information on how to care for sanitary pads, see the article How to wash cloth sanitary pads?
- You can also use the cloth sanitary napkins if you have incontinence problems.
- The menstrual cycle lasts for very different lengths of time, as does the duration or strength of bleeding after childbirth. The absorbency of cloth pads is at least as good (if not better) than that of disposable pads. That's why the number of pads you need is similar.
- As for the postpartum period, the flow is usually heaviest during the first two weeks after birth. For the second half of the postpartum period, a regular sanitary napkin will probably suffice, and even a cloth panty liner for the end of the postpartum period (both types of pads can be used later when your cycle resumes after birth).
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An alternative to the satin night sanitary pad / postpartum pad is the night sanitary pad / postpartum pad with a satin touch side. How do they differ from each other?
- The terry cloth sanitary napkin is more comfortable to wear.
- The terry material is more pliable, while the satin sanitary napkin holds its shape better.
- The satin pad is more absorbent because it has one more layer.
And one more thing. Our cloth sanitary pads are sewn for you by mothers with young children or single mothers in our social sewing workshop. By women for women! :-)
