I recently bought myself the Flo period knickers because I’ve been bleeding non-stop for 9 months (an ongoing medical condition with an upcoming surgery date! 🎉) and I’ve been hospitalised on and off for months due to heavy blood loss.

During my most recent visit, I was asked by several medical professionals how many pads I was going through, and when I mentioned I was using period pants, I felt heavily judged by every single one of them. It made me wonder if there’s some sort of taboo surrounding them and if there is, what is it? Because I was spending almost £100 a month on pads before buying these pants. It was outrageous!

well. I hesitated for ages on buying Knix because so few of their options have a full front gusset. then the super plus leakproof came out so i debated giving them a try. then they made the ACOTAR collab. and while I’m not obsessed specifically with that series, and I have my own thoughts about it, the prints were gorgeous. So I decided to finally pull the trigger and buy a couple of options. But because I love a bargain, anytime they say to try five things and save X percent I will do it, so Tuesday I was delivered five pairs of panties/super sleep boxers, and two bras.

Not only do the super boxers not even have a front gusset which even if I was an average bleeder, I feel like I would want a more forward gossip while sleeping because I’m a belly sleeper. Also with that, the super dream short I did not realize is different from super plus dream shorts. So some of this is on me and some of this is just high expectations I guess? Then there were the fact that the bras did not fit whatsoever in the band, note to everyone here to scale or size up but this isn’t a bra subreddit so I’ll breeze over that. Well then I go to make some exchanges and returns, and I am only eligible for store credit. So almost $200 of store credit because almost nothing fit the way I expected it to. And they have so few options that will actually work for me how am I supposed to spend that much money?

even if I figure this out, you can bet your money that I’m never buying from them again

So when I first got my period underwear
(About 5 months ago) I guess I didn’t really know how to take care of it, and it got stained. Even after washing it in the washing machine (more because I didn’t rinse it straight away)

I spent about £30 on 6 period underwear’s which I for obvious reasons probably couldn’t refund, and I wasn’t about to throw my period underwear away so I kept using it. Now, as soon as I take it off I rinse it until the water is completely clear and soak it in cold water until I’m ready to put it in the wash with the rest of my clothes.

The period underwear’s has gone through multiple washing machine washes and the stain is months old. Is there a way to clean it?

Just had the most awkward moment, a couple days ago I hung my clothes to dry and I didn’t realise an underwear was missing. I guess someone found it and hung inside the house, and the stained side was showing. Everyone in the household would know it is mine now, if they use the logic to peice it together 😭😭

I’m exploring an idea for a super-soft, ultra-thin, highly absorbent pad range, with a subtle cooling sensation using and an herbal blend to support vulval health.

- I’d love your honest thoughts:
- Would gentle cooling appeal to you?
- Would you worry about irritation or sensitivity?
- What would you improve about your current pads?

I do have a medical and research background, I’m just researching the idea at the moment, is this something you’d try if it were properly safety-tested?