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hareem01 · Nov 7th, 2009, 06:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Bint_e_Naeem

^ Yeah that's what this lady in Pakistan told me. Oh & I have confirmed it with my mom too. She said maasis & women who belong to lower class still do it. Supposedly not everyone can afford it & if you dispose a bloodied pad that means men will get to see it too

So wash & your blood & use it again. Disgusting & so full of germs.

everyone used to do that before the invention of pads, even the Victorians.

theway · Nov 7th, 2009, 09:20 AM

have anyone of you ever used cotton?
i believe it is not an odd question.

Aisha Dubaiwali · Nov 7th, 2009, 09:42 AM

Well you all are just making me embarrassed for asking this question for no reason! When people can discuss sex and what not in life 1 and stuff so openly why can't I ask about a genuine concern! Jeez lol

stoppit · Nov 7th, 2009, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by hareem01

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Originally Posted by Bint_e_Naeem

^ Yeah that's what this lady in Pakistan told me. Oh & I have confirmed it with my mom too. She said maasis & women who belong to lower class still do it. Supposedly not everyone can afford it & if you dispose a bloodied pad that means men will get to see it too

So wash & your blood & use it again. Disgusting & so full of germs.

everyone used to do that before the invention of pads, even the Victorians.

Not only that but given that there is no proper disposal of waste in Pakistan and that most of the waste ends up in dumps where poor people live, reusable cotton sanitary towels and also nappies are a far more ethical way to live.

Much easier to implement too as most people have servants who can wash them daily and with the proper rigorous method.

hareem01 · Nov 7th, 2009, 11:17 AM

^so true.

stoppit · Nov 7th, 2009, 11:25 AM

^some things about Pakistan (I should say people, really) make me so mad.
so there's no electricity and you need it 24/7 for your AC, TVs, computers etc etc, so you install a generator or two. ever heard of solar power??

Sara516 · Nov 7th, 2009, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Aisha Dubaiwali

Well you all are just making me embarrassed for asking this question for no reason! When people can discuss sex and what not in life 1 and stuff so openly why can't I ask about a genuine concern! Jeez lol

discussing a situation or things that are happening around us (in life1) is different than discussing things related to natural bodily functions (menstruation). There needs to be a limit, else what...nxt thread will be "how do u clean up after a bowel movement."?

hareem01 · Nov 7th, 2009, 12:42 PM

^lol

Aisha Dubaiwali · Nov 7th, 2009, 01:01 PM

Yeh why not, lets discuss all the anatomy and biology right here since it is health and fitness forum.

Aisha Dubaiwali · Nov 7th, 2009, 01:07 PM

Ok you know what, I am saddened to know that apart from few people who managed to answer my question in a sensible manner, the rest just laughed at me and my question. There is nothing wrong in this question, nothing at all. Anyways if this is the way you want it then I REQUEST the health forum mods to please move this thread to RF.

I only asked one Question, and this is what happens. Anyways, Binte was kind enough to answer and some other people. I got my answers. Show is over folks.

Kikoy · Nov 7th, 2009, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Bint_e_Naeem

^ Yeah that's what this lady in Pakistan told me. Oh & I have confirmed it with my mom too. She said maasis & women who belong to lower class still do it. Supposedly not everyone can afford it & if you dispose a bloodied pad that means men will get to see it too

So wash & your blood & use it again. Disgusting & so full of germs.

Sadly, many poor girls in 3rd world countries drop out of school when they start menstruating simply because they cannot afford the disposable pads. The disposable pads are expensive and many a time there are collections from well wishers and charity organizations and NGOs to send them sanitary pads. So they can at least use them during school hours.

mama ki dua · Nov 7th, 2009, 03:09 PM

Aisha i'm not having a go at you but maybe certain people here were slightly offended by your question here because you could've discussed this with your mom maybe? Maybe it's a bit immature when a 21 year old asks these questions considering she started her periods ages ago?

Aisha Dubaiwali · Nov 7th, 2009, 03:19 PM

Could be possible. Sighhh

Titli I am not going to go in to the specifics here and give fodder to people to chew on but the thing is I did ask my mom and she did not really give me an answer that I was looking for and thought no harm in asking this on GS. Did not know aisa drama create hojayega.

mama ki dua · Nov 7th, 2009, 03:26 PM

Pagal to msn pe pochti kisi guppan ya kisi aur friend se. Silly

Aisha Dubaiwali · Nov 7th, 2009, 03:31 PM

Ya I thought of that late

after all this drama had created one very niceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee and sweet guppan managed to answer me and also laugh at the situation with me on MSN

...

yeh man am so silly lol

My SeCrEt · Nov 8th, 2009, 04:42 AM

You change it according to your flow. So I guess for me it's usually every 2 hours when it's heavy and towards the end of my period, it's every 3 hours or so. Ofcourse at night it's longer so you can use a longer/thicker pad. I use tampons as well and those i change quite frequently but with working out those are the most comfortable. With the tampons you can just flush them down the toilet. With the pads you can wrap them with the plastic wrapping they come in(usually they just stick to the glue of the pad) or you can just wrap them again in some bathroom tissue. You can toss it in a different trash bin if you dont want someone seeing it in the bathroom

And the washing of the cloth thing. People still do that in my village, it's not a matter of being from a "lower class." It's just that living in the village it's hard to get pads and what not. Forget about pads, you're lucky if you get pre-packaged food. It's not a matter of being from a lower class but of where in pakistan you live. My family for example is well off but my aunts still do this. However, they don't wash it but instead just burn the dirty one. They also do it because the place where all the garbage is disposed is frequently looked by searched by children and even men looking for clothes and what not. They don't want them having to step on it and wondering what the hell it is. Not to mention, having men seeing it is quite disgraceful in their sense and i respect them for that

PSquared · Nov 8th, 2009, 11:51 PM

Usually, the packages will have instructions on how to dispose of sanitary napkins.

Niksik · Nov 9th, 2009, 12:27 PM

Always keep some platic/paper bags in your bathroom along with your pack of samitary napkins. Just dispose off by wrapping in the wrapper of a new one or in some toilet paper, then put in bag and the trash.

Bint_e_Naeem · Nov 9th, 2009, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Sara516

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Haha! Good one.

Ladies first of all pardon me for my lack of knowledge but I don't think there is anything to be offended of. Maybe I phrased it wrong & shouldn't have written "lower class" but hey there, that doesn't mean I am making a mockery out of Pakistani people. I am a Pakistani myself. I heard something & found it peculiar & mentioned it here.

Other than that letting a servant wash your stained "towels". That's just so wrong in so many senses. Degrading, disgusting & wrong use of authority.

Person who mentioned there are charity organizations that collect stuff like this. If you have any more info. on that do share it here. I am sure many of us ladies would love to donate if possible.

stoppit · Nov 9th, 2009, 05:15 PM

^servants wash babies cloth nappies where people still use them, so what's the difference? there IS a protocol to follow if you are any kind of sensible human being. the towels (and nappies) are soaked immediately in a solution that removes most of the impurities, then it's just like washing any other clothes. only an imbecile would give them for washing without doing anything prior.

propagating the use of synthetic towels in 3rd world counties is not the solution.