Hey all! I was just wondering how many of you manage your monthly visitor  :o in "unconventional" ways. I definitely think this is (or should be) a big issue for people that care about the health of themselves and the planet, and since vegweb is frequented by several of these people, I thought it would be the perfect place to ask. So, if you do use an "unconventional" method, what is it? How has it improved (or inconvenienced) your life? Where did you get it/them?
I use cloth pads, and I have to say that my periods are a lot more pleasant now. I used to be exclusive to tampons, and my periods seemed to be getting heavier and heavier, longer and longer, with more severe cramping as time went on. I started using cloth pads in October '08 and have never looked back. My periods only last about 4 days now, where before they would go on for up to 11 days. I have one, maybe 2 heavy days now, before I had 3-4 heavy days. If you are looking into to cloth pads, I highly recommend getting them from Laura at amysragbag.com, especially if you're on a tight budget. This is who I got my pads from, and she is wonderful. She only uses stained/torn clothing that would have normally ended up in the landfill to make all the pads, and you can do clothing trades, cookie trades, and other trades to make it more affordable (she's very inexpensive anyway) and the pads are very stylish (really). Definitely check out her site! On another note, I do have a LilacCup which I got straight from the distributor (LadyCup), but I have problems getting it to open up properly, and even when I get it to open up right, it leaks, and it seems to contribute to cramping. I haven't totally given up on it yet, but I've definitely had more luck with the pads. This is my 1st post, so I hope I did it right, and I hope to get some responses, especially since I kinda just threw myself out there.  :D