How to Use a Sanitary Napkin/Pad?
If you’re reading this blog, there are high chances that you’ve just started with your periods and are probably clueless about using a sanitary napkin or a pad. Well fret not; we are here to help you. Sanitary napkins are much easier to use and are less complicated as compared to a tampon.
How to use a sanitry pad?
- Remove the backing paper from the sanitary pad.
- Place the sanitary pad on the crotch or the gusset area of the panty.
- Remove the paper from the centre of the pad.
- Flip open the wings and stick them to either side of the panty.
- You can adjust the sanitary pad to place it in an effective position. It shouldn’t be riding up your back or covering your front too much, it should be right underneath to absorb all the period blood.
To acquire more knowledge on how to properly use a sanitary napkin watch the below video.
What Next?
Once your sanitary pad is nicely stuck to your panties, you can wear it and stay unworried for hours. Depending on your period flow, you can decide when to change the pad say 4-5 hours. Usually, when you change your pad, you can save the backing paper and wrapper to dispose of the used sanitary pad. You can just peel it off from your panties and roll it inside the wrapping paper and seal it. Always dispose of the used sanitary napkin in the dustbin, never try to flush it as it might clog or flood the toilet.
Any tips?
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- Pick a pad to suit your period flow. There are a lot of varieties available in the market from panty liners for early period day spotting to regular flow pads and from heavy flow pads to super-long pads for night flow.
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Things to Consider While Choosing the Right Sanitary Pad
- Wear loose and comfortable clothes, this would make you feel better and ease the discomfort caused by bloating during menstruation.
- Sleep on your side; this can minimize the risk of you staining your clothes and bed sheet overnight.
- Carry extra pads while you’re on your periods for unexpected situations.
- Sitting down and wearing a pad is much easier than standing and wearing one.
- In emergency cases, when you don’t have a sanitary pad handy you can layer toilet paper or tissues until you can replace them with a sanitary napkin.
- Wear regular cotton panties and not fancy lacy thongs while you’re on your periods.
- You can wear double panties to ensure no staining.
- Use intimate hygiene wash or wet wipes to keep it clean and dry down there. Not changing pads timely or not maintaining hygiene can result in yeast infection.
FAQs
Q. How to properly wear a pad?
Ans. Remove the backing paper from the sanitary pad and place it on the crotch or the gusset area of the panty. Flip open the wings and stick them to either side of the panty. Adjust the placement of the pad, it should be right underneath and shouldn’t be riding up your back or covering your front too much to avoid any leaking.
Q. How many pads are used per period?
Ans. That depends on your flow, depending on your flow you might need approximately 3 to 8 pads per period.
Q. How to dispose a sanitary pad after using it?
Ans. After using the sanitary pad, roll it and wrap it with a newspaper or a waste paper and throw it in garbage bin, never flush it into toilet it may clog the drain.
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