As far as I know you can put any washable pad in the laundry with everything else. I mean, the ones I bought had instructions for soaking and faffing around, but I've never done any of it, they just go in the wash with the rest of the clothes and everything comes out fine. I think a lot of those instructions date to when people had very basic washing machines and detergents which weren't so good at getting everything out. Or possibly they are for people who are more energetic about their washing, but I too am very lazy about laundry :-D
And since having kids, I also have the thing where day 1 and 2 of my cycle are like a massacre! It was never like that before kids, so I think something changed around inside me at that point. I really like the much wider range of shapes and thicknesses you can get with cloth pads.
I've been using the same set of cloth pads for eight years, if that's an interesting data point for you. They did get a slightly off smell last year and I soaked them overnight in vinegar solution and washed them on hot and dried them in the sun and that sorted them out again. Otherwise they've lasted very well. Getting ones with a flame pattern on top means that if there was any permanent staining I couldn't tell anyway ;-)
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Date: 2021-05-02 06:58 am (UTC)And since having kids, I also have the thing where day 1 and 2 of my cycle are like a massacre! It was never like that before kids, so I think something changed around inside me at that point. I really like the much wider range of shapes and thicknesses you can get with cloth pads.
I've been using the same set of cloth pads for eight years, if that's an interesting data point for you. They did get a slightly off smell last year and I soaked them overnight in vinegar solution and washed them on hot and dried them in the sun and that sorted them out again. Otherwise they've lasted very well. Getting ones with a flame pattern on top means that if there was any permanent staining I couldn't tell anyway ;-)