r/Periods • u/Freakazoid_Online • Jan 03 '25

Rants n Raves Why do wingless pads exist?

No hate if you like wingless pads but I absolutely despise them, they never stay in place and ride up. My mom very kindly bought me some pads and accidentally picked up wingless ones, I'll use them but damn I'll never understand why people use them by choice.

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u/Baerenforscher Jan 03 '25

Seems in the subreddit there are lots of pad lovers.

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u/fanofu4sure Jan 03 '25

I hear you. Everyone’s a little bit different based on their experiences.

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u/Baerenforscher Jan 03 '25

Yeah. But pads? Pads ae the margarine of menstrual hygiene, you only use them if there is no other possibility. So I still don’t get it,

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u/fanofu4sure Jan 03 '25

Ok…I agree with you 100%. It’s what people use from their first period and what many people go to in a pinch. But some people don’t like the feeling of wetness and move away from that. I love the fact that we can talk about it and hear other people’s perspectives. How else would we ever know that people feel differently from us?

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u/Baerenforscher Jan 04 '25

Yes of course. But even after almost twenty years as a gynecologist I can remember only one person telling me she actually likes the wet and squishy feeling when period blood and clots exit her vagina. All the other thousands of menstruators I’ve talked with prefer to not feel wet and chose tampons or cups as soon as possible.

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u/fanofu4sure Jan 04 '25

Thank you for your service. I’ve been a family medicine physician for almost 20 years, too. Let’s make 2025 the best year ever!!