http://lunapads.com/blog Periods, Politics & Personalities Mon, 14 May 2012 23:55:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://lunapads.com/blog/2012/03/moldy-tampons-2/ http://lunapads.com/blog/2012/03/moldy-tampons-2/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 05:54:54 +0000 Lisa http://lunapads.com/blog/?p=8245 “Experts do recommend checking these products before you use them to make sure that none of them are defective, and always store them in a dry place.” Related Posts: Moldy Tampon Turmoil The Tale of the Moldy Tampon

]]> http://lunapads.com/blog/2012/03/moldy-tampons-2/feed/ 3 http://lunapads.com/blog/2012/03/eww-kotex/ http://lunapads.com/blog/2012/03/eww-kotex/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:30:53 +0000 Morgan http://lunapads.com/blog/?p=8180   “Eww”; it’s a reaction we hear a lot from people who are learning about the concept of reusable menstrual products for the first time. Frankly, we aren’t surprised that people are uncomfortable with the idea, given the amount of fear and shame that has followed menstruation around, pretty much since the dawn of humanity. [...]

]]> http://lunapads.com/blog/2012/03/eww-kotex/feed/ 48 http://lunapads.com/blog/2012/03/making-the-switch-to-lunapads/ http://lunapads.com/blog/2012/03/making-the-switch-to-lunapads/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 04:10:30 +0000 Karen http://lunapads.com/blog/?p=6321 Lunapads fans, I’d like to ask you a question! How long did you use disposables before making the switch to cloth? Did you notice a change in the way you felt during your period when you stopped using disposable pads or tampons? My cramps have practically disappeared since I started using Lunapads. Weird, but totally cool [...]

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]]> http://lunapads.com/blog/2012/03/motherhood-menstruation-men/feed/ 11 http://lunapads.com/blog/2012/02/david-suzuki-queen-of-green/ http://lunapads.com/blog/2012/02/david-suzuki-queen-of-green/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:04:24 +0000 Lisa http://lunapads.com/blog/?p=7763 Check out Queen of Green (@davidsuzukiqog on Twitter)’s interview with Madeleine about having a “greener” period, thanks to Lunapads and The DivaCup. Post a comment on Queen of Green’s Blog to enter to win 1 DivaCup Kit with Mini Pantyliners. Thanks so much for spreading the love, Lindsey!  David Suzuki’s Queen of Green, Lindsay Coulter, answers [...]

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]]> http://lunapads.com/blog/2011/12/pads4girls-uganda-2012/feed/ 2 http://lunapads.com/blog/2011/12/all-genders-all-bodies/ http://lunapads.com/blog/2011/12/all-genders-all-bodies/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 06:18:36 +0000 Lisa http://lunapads.com/blog/?p=6960 Hi everybody, Lisa here! Our most recent guest post from Samson (read here)  motivated me to finally share some of my own thoughts and an explanation / followup to the note on gender that I added to our website recently. For those who haven’t seen it yet, here’s the note: Lunapads users and community members [...]

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