Alternative to pads and tampons?

Many of us have posted with regards to the irritation caused by tampons and pads (even the cotton ones)

So i was looking online for an alternative. "ladycup" and was going through the comments and found this one:

I would just like to thank you so much for your wonderful product. I have four other menstrual cup brands, and the LadyCup is better in every way. I was drawn in by the beautiful colors available, but I know this will be my favorite cup and I will have a hard time to use the others anymore! It is the only menstrual cup I can't feel once it's in, because of the wonderful softness of the silicone. I also love the lack of grip ridges.. those can tend to chafe the bottom of the vagina, so it's wonderful to find a cup without them, and the little bumps provide plenty of grip with no irritation. I have vulvodynia so cup use is hard for me regardless, but I can say with all seriousness that LadyCup is so comfortable that even I can use it with NO pain! So, congratulations on a great design, and I will be spreading the word. From Finland with love. <3

What to you reckon to this method? Anyone tried it? I think tampons are just drying me out and pads feel like sandpaper.

Ugh, I know your pain there.

I tried out a Mooncup for a bit before I developed vulvodynia, but I've been too scared to use it since it developed as the thickness of the rim meant that putting it in and removing it could be tricky and painful sometimes (suction can be awkward!). I'm not sure if this was just a size issue with me or because I hadn't gotten used to using it with ease yet, but it's put me right off trying it again. So I'm sticking to pads for now because they're relatively less irratating than tampons. =(

On the other hand it is possible that the issues I've had with that cup are mostly due it's thickness (especially the rim), maybe a ladycup would be easier to use. According to testimonials it's one of the softer ones.

Cloth pads!

Get them at a health foods store or organic store...etc etc...yes you need to wash them, but hey, in the process you save money, arent filling up the landfills, and have a lot more comfort overall.

PS: There are organic all natural cooton tampons, too. If your able to insert tampons.

:p

I have to say I find applicator tampons ok on heavy days but a big no for lighter days. I'm sure I couldn't insert a cup at the moment so that's out. I use Bodyform pads on lighter days because they are soft and don't have the waxy top layer that's full of chemicals. I did try cotton pads and tampons but the tampons were a disaster and most of them got wasted because the applicators wouldn't dispense the tampon and the cotton pads were just expensive and bulky and rubbed mechanically just the same as other pads so I stopped spending extra cash on them. Sorry to all you "green" ladies out there but there's NO way I'm washing cloth pads!!!!

I get such pain with tampons, always have. Really to scared to try anything that I would have to insert and keep in me

noni wrote:Cloth pads!

Get them at a health foods store or organic store...etc etc...yes you need to wash them, but hey, in the process you save money, arent filling up the landfills, and have a lot more comfort overall.

I will probably give these a go at some point, but after I move out of parents' house I reckon, it's just too way awkward for now lol.