tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9784578.post1056634627864095673..comments2023-09-21T05:57:31.195-07:00Comments on The Beth Blog Ever: Women, let's talk.Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05311240865839334077noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9784578.post-85236833902445521702008-05-20T12:00:00.000-07:002008-05-20T12:00:00.000-07:00yes. i made that switch too a couple years ago and...yes. i made that switch too a couple years ago and i love it. i love that my period isn't "branded" and that my period no longer has to be tied to consumerism. I like that companies like Always and Kotex no longer "own" my period, no longer have any persuasive power in my life. And it does feel better to have cloth instead, or to not worry about TSS. Thanks for writing this, friend. (oh and about the comment about washing machines - it's not like blood and poop get on other people's clothes - it's washed out and you can rinse the pads in the bathtub beforehand as well. It's a similar idea to using silverware at restaurants. Your saliva was on the fork someone else is now using, but it's washed away in the meantime. And, you know, people are throwing stuff with semen on it in the washing machine, so...)emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03896412855628711043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9784578.post-19909233908832613512008-05-06T11:16:00.000-07:002008-05-06T11:16:00.000-07:00i so so agree with you beth.i so so agree with you beth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9784578.post-9984828966619216782008-05-06T06:24:00.000-07:002008-05-06T06:24:00.000-07:00Oh Beth! first of all kudos to you on blogging ab...Oh Beth! first of all kudos to you on blogging about this.. i fear i would not have been brave enough (me, the one who works with women's post birth bleeding every work day!).<BR/><BR/>secondly, i am glad that you posted this because it has been something i have been thinking about lately. i am not entirely certain if i'm ready to take the plunge. also, as a dweller in a co-op building, i don't know how i feel about tossing those reusable pads into a washing machine that at least 50 other people use... is that fair? my friend sarah and i always talk about cloth diapers. should we be throwing cloth diapers in the wash that is used by others. is poop and blood that is not your own kind of gross? kinda i would say. this is my current dilemma. <BR/><BR/>oh ps. when i say 'we' throw cloth diapers in, i mean her. no baby here!<BR/><BR/>anyway, thank you for furthering my pondering about switching over.<BR/><BR/>:) katekatevp-ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01098431801998616564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9784578.post-23181836913851857342008-05-04T22:09:00.000-07:002008-05-04T22:09:00.000-07:00Thank you thank you thank you! Yes! Yes! Yes!I go...Thank you thank you thank you! Yes! Yes! Yes!<BR/><BR/>I got my diva cup a few years ago and I absolutely love it. It took a little while to get used to it but I feel so good about using it. Not only do I not have to worry about "spotting" I also fee good about not putting stuff in my body that has been chemically treated. I mean really, bleached cotton? That can't be good.<BR/><BR/>More women need to try the Diva cup. You need to give your self two cycles I think. To really know for sure. Once you go Diva, you will never go back.jadedjabberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01272465064257849993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9784578.post-4379236538967379822008-05-04T16:16:00.000-07:002008-05-04T16:16:00.000-07:00I've had my Divacup for 4 years and I don't know h...I've had my Divacup for 4 years and I don't know how I lived without it. I actually forget about my period because I only have to deal with it twice a day. Aside from the environmental and health issues, it's so much easier to never have to think about whether I need to buy "supplies".<BR/><BR/>The key: make sure the little holes at the top are clear. It doesn't seal right if it can't "breathe".uncannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08444610370612994938noreply@blogger.com