Washable Pads for me!

When I first started my period (13) I used these huge bulky pads my mom would buy for me. I hated them. The next summer I was going to camp at a lake around the time AF was going to come and I wanted to be able to go swimming. I asked my mom if I could try tampons. She bought me some of the ultra slim one. I loved them and thought I would never go back. As I got older (19) my flow got heavier and I would have horrible cramps so I switched back to pads. Last year I was getting sick of the sticky itchy feeling of toss away pads so I started researching some other options. I found GladRags and thought I would give them a try however they are kinda spendy so I decided to make my own. I have 20 washable pads made from fleece and flannel with cotton batting as the core. They are very trim yet they work great and I have never leaked like I used to with toss aways. I do use toss aways when I travel though so I try very hard to not travel when AF is coming :)