Comments on: What a Bloody Nuisance!

By: Tracey Smith

Tracey Smith — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:57:18 +0000

Thank you very much for your note and I’ve really enjoyed looking through your website – you’re doing amazing work.

I have seen a few sites that offer guidance on how to make sanitary pads – take a look at this link – hopefully, you’ll be able to find something that your girls have the resources to do.

Wishing you well,

Kind regards,
TS

By: Masivu

Masivu — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:07:28 +0000

Am pleased to read what you are doing. Although i am a male have seen how our girls suffer because they lack pads. We as a community bassed youth group have a programme were we give girls pads so that we ensure that they go to school even if they are in periods. I would like you to visit our web site at http://www.shofco.org and read more of what we do. The challenge we have is finding funds to buy the pads. We are only praying to God that may be one day we will have someone to come and teach or train some of our girls in Kibera how to make the pads using the materials we have instead of buying them coz they aare too expensive for those who live here in Kibera.
Be blessed

Drop us a line at shofcokenya@yahoo.com.

By: Tracey Smith

Tracey Smith — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:58:23 +0000

HI Esther, great to hear positive words from another convert!

I’m just with a chum at the radio station and she’s interested too…..we must continue to spread the word….

TS x

By: esther

esther — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:33:03 +0000

I just wish I had bought the mooncup years ago, just to think of all the waste I made ! I just love the thing!

By: Tracey Smith

Tracey Smith — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 23:12:43 +0000

Viva la Diva – love it Tilly!

Great news too.

All the best,
TSx

By: Tilly

Tilly — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:41:37 +0000

I’ve been a Mooncup/Divacup convert too for a number of years. So easy to use and money saving too.

Viva la Diva!

By: Tracey Smith

Tracey Smith — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:26:50 +0000

Hi AMA,

Good to see you again.

Wow, the Mooncup in Boots is briliant – I haven’t seen it personally, but that’s great news, even if it is only in the big branches.

You are right though, there should be a much larger selection available in stores – there certainly is online.

Pester power works – get writing!!!

TSx

By: Almost Mrs Average

Almost Mrs Average — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:22:21 +0000

Hi Tracey – I’ve never fancied the mooncup route but I have now been using the gorgeous Lollipop washable pads for months now and I’ve found them far superior to the disposable kind.

What really gets my goat is that these products are not generally available in the supermarkets, high street chemists. However, you can find the Mooncup in Boots.

I’m on a mission to get a major retailer to start stocking reusable products and have already contacted Asda and Boots. It would be fab if your readers could also do the same. As we know, pester power is a wonderful thing ;-D

By: Tracey Smith

Tracey Smith — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:12:21 +0000

Hiya Squid!

What a great recco – thanks for posting that!

You’re right about the night time, that was my only real concern once I’d mastered getting it in place, but it hasn’t let me down either.

Of course, you could always wear a thin washable cotton towel too, to give you peace of mind until you’d thoroughly road tested it.

TSx

By: Squid

Squid — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:56:05 +0000

Totally agree, I have recently started using a cup and my god, once I had mastered getting it in the right place, it is fantastic, no more horrible tampons, going down the toilet or in the bin. So easy to use even when you are out and about. Intially I thought because of my very crap pelvic floor, (Childbirth and general crapness) I though I would not be able to use them but oh no, it works a treat, even at night. Best thing ever, wish I had one when I was younger and saved all those tampons going down the drain. Not to mention all those nasty chemicals! Just have a go it will work!