Sanitary towels are worn between the vul va and the underwear. There are two types of sanitary towels. While others have wings that wrap under the panties to keep the pad in place the first have adhesives that stick to the panties. Sanitary towels have to be changed after every 4 to 8 hours in order to avoid it from getting over soaked.
DISPOSABLE SANITARY TOWELS
Step 1
You have to remove the sanitary towels from the package and unfold it.
Step 2
Sit on the toilet. To just above your knees pull your underwear down.
Step 3
After that, remove the strip to reveal the adhesive on the back of the sanitary towels. There will be three strips if you are utilizing a sanitary towel with wings. This means the main one and one on each wing.
Step 4
You should press the sanitary towels, adhesive side down, onto the
crotch of your underwear. Next, fold the wings, around the sides of the
crotch of your underwear and finally, press them against the underneath
of your panties. You have to be sure that the widest part of the towels
is facing the front of your underwear if you are utilizing a sanitary
towel designed for thong underwear.
Step 5
By pulling your underwear you can see if the sanitary pad is in the
right position. It should cover the entire opening of your v*gina.
Step 6
In every two hours in order to see if it needs to be changed, you should
check your sanitary towels. You will know that it is time to change it
when the sanitary towels are wet on the surface and no longer absorbing
menstrual fluids.
Step 7
Fold your used sanitary towels up, just like it was when you removed it
from the package for the first time. You should wrap toilet paper around
the sanitary towels and after that, throw it away in a trash can.
REUSABLE SANITARY TOWELS
Step 1
You need to sit on the toilet and pull your underwear down to just above your knees.
Step 2
With the snaps on the wings facing up towards you put the sanitary towels on the crotch of your underwear.
Step 3
After that, you have to fold the wings over the sides of the crotch of your underwear.
Step 4
You should check your sanitary towels every two hours in order to see if
it needs to be changed. You will know that it is time to change it when
the sanitary towels are wet on the surface and no longer absorbing
menstrual fluids.
Step 5
Put the used, reusable sanitary towels in a bucket of soapy water to
soak. Put a lid on top of the bucket and store it under the bathroom
sink. Until the end of your menstrual cycle, you have to keep putting
each utilized sanitary towels in the bucket. In the end, you should
empty the bucket of sanitary towels and soapy water into the washing
machine and wash in hot water with regular laundry detergent when you
are done with your period.
Warnings
You have to get rid of the used disposable sanitary towels in a trash
can that is out of reach of pets. It is like that because some pets are
attracted to the smell of menstrual blood.
Tips
You must wash your hands before and after changing your sanitary towels.
