If you're using a Super or Overnight pad, you'll notice that the back of the pad is usually longer than the front. This is for added protection for heavy flow days or for overnight. Regular pads don't usually have a longer back end, but they'll be sure to provide all the protection you need for a regular flow.
For ultimate comfort and leakage protection, Always pads should be worn in the recommended orientation intended by design - with the purple 5 drop icon positioned towards the front of your underwear.
Changing your pad every 3 or 4 hours (more if your period is heavy) is good hygiene and helps prevent bad odors. This is especially true if you'll be playing sports or rushing around from class to class. Changing pads often also helps prevent accidental leaks.
Just use the size of your panty as a reference when you choose your pad or use a size chart. Starting with the regular size may also help, after which you can check the fit and get a better size for you. You can also try using ALWAYS panty liners and tampons to understand what works best for you.
Sanitary pads are classified as Day or Night, with Day pads being shorter (ranging from 17cm to 25cm) and Night pads going all the way to 35cm or more. The longer the pad, the more fluids it can absorb.
Regular pads
This is one of the most common pads available in the market and also one of the most widely used ones. The size of a regular pad is below 21 cm and is slightly longer and thicker than a panty liner with a strong adhesive layer to keep the pad in place.
Pads are easier and safer to use as compared to tampons. Pad can be a really good choice particularly if you're the kind of person who forgets a tampon is inside you only to find the bacteria which is growing inside is having a vampire party in your pants.
Periods have heavy flow volume and less flow volume days and may usually last for 4 to 6 days. It is hard to define normalcy of number of pads per day. On total, one to seven normal sized pads or tampons per period are normal.
Check regularly when you go to the bathroom. You might notice a feeling of wetness or dampness, occurrence of stains or the pad may feel heavy in your undies. These are all signs that the pad may be full.
The easy answer to this question, is yes, you can absolutely wear a thong on your period. However you can't wear bulky sanitary pads, so your options for period protection are slightly more limited than usual: tampon.
You can wrap a toilet paper around the sock on your underwear to prevent it from shifting. Socks are usually sweat absorbent and hence make makeshift pads.
It's very important to change a tampon every four to eight hours. It's rare, but if you leave a tampon in for too long, you may be in danger of Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS). If you're going to be sleeping for more than eight hours, it's a better idea to wear a pad to bed.
Many tweens worry that people will notice that they are wearing a pad. Explain that pads (even super absorbent or long versions) are designed so they aren't visible through clothing. Therefore, nobody needs to know someone is wearing a pad or is having their period unless they decide to tell them.
There is no right or wrong position as long as you are comfortable. Less movement will ensure that your pad is in the right place thus avoiding any kind of leakage.
If you need to change your tampon or pad after less than 2 hours or you pass clots the size of a quarter or larger, that is heavy bleeding. If you have this type of bleeding, you should see a doctor. Untreated heavy or prolonged bleeding can stop you from living your life to the fullest.
Fresh blood at the beginning of your period is usually bright red. A heavy flow could be darker, especially with clots. Rusty brown blood is older; what you'll typically see toward the end of the week because the air has had a chance to react with it. Pinkish is probably just a light period.
If You're Seeing Big, Jelly-Like Blood Clots
They show up when your flow is very heavy, and the natural anticoagulants that normally break down clots before they leave your body can't keep up with how fast you're shedding your uterine lining.
Many girls start out using pads, but might want to use tampons when they do sports or go swimming. Tampons also are easy to store in a purse or pocket. Another advantage to tampons is that they can't be felt because they're inside the body. A pad may feel bulky to some girls.
Over time, free bleeding also has a positive effect on the period itself. By menstruating without the use of strange prodcuts inside the body, menstruation is given back its naturalness. Less menstrual pain and a shortened menstrual period, for example, are health benefits of free bleeding.
If it is a basic pad (made of just the ThinLine foam), then the answer is yes! Use a utility knife (box cutter) or a sturdy pair of scissors. Make rounded cuts.
If you're after protection while you're getting your beauty sleep, or for an extra long period of time, it's always better to wear a pad rather than a tampon. U by Kotex® Overnight pads are the longest and most absorbent of the U by Kotex® pads range and come in Overnight Regular and Overnight Long lengths.