Sea sponge tampons?

:o I've heard of those by the She-Wee brand. I might have to get one eventually for when Joe and I go on really long bike rides.

I'm going to make my sea sponge tampons today. I bought a good, soft sponge and a bottle of peroxide so we'll see how it goes.

I never wore tampons until several years after I started my period... I like them because of how clean they are. Although Soft Cups looked really interesting because there isn't the risk of TSS and they're reusable I just don't like the idea of digging around up there to get things in and out when I'm already at my messiest. Can you add strings to sea sponge tampons to make it easy to pull out?

I added some to the set I made but most that can be bought online don't come with strings. I haven't had the opportunity to try them just yet because I forgot to bring them with me over the weekend, but I should be able to test them tomorrow when I get back to my apartment. They at least seem to be easy enough to wash and just holding one in my hand it felt softer than a disposable cotton one.

PinkWeeds: bathing in mugwart helps you heal much faster. It's natural anti-bacterial and ph neutralizer so it will help you heal and flushing with the mugwart water will reduce the discomfort from urinating.

Monika Gottindottir: I use sea sponges myself, I also get Instead Softcup and double up if I know I'm going to be active or heavy. Those can also be washed and reused multiple times. I've never had a problem using them. I've never attached a string to it (nor did I think of it) I just make sure I cut them big enough for me to easily grab. I would say about 3-4" in diameter is a good size to start.

I would like to input that when I have my period, I make beans. The iron is great for blood loss. Monika, this could be good for you since you had said the Mirena was giving you two periods a month. The seasonique.. instead of 4 periods a year it just gave me a period.. all the time! so ya. Have you ever tried Cherokee Hair Tampons? They are super absorbent and make a great toy for Fido..... LOL South Park!

Lol.
I had my Mirena taken out a while ago and just this month things started getting more normal. So I'll finally get to try my sponges in a couple weeks (it's been to light otherwise).
I usually make it a point to eat beef or beans of some sort when I'm on my lady time... they sure do help. Plus I can't argue against a good local steak! lol

Steak..... haaaaaaaa