Sanitary towels is worn between the vulva 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 kneespull 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 stripsif you are
utilizing a sanitary towels 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 underwearif you are utilizing
a sanitary towels designed for thong underwear.
Step 5
By pulling your underwear upyou can see if the sanitary pad
is in the right position. It should cover the entire opening of your
vagina.
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 is 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 youput 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 is wet on the surface and no longer
absorbing menstrual fluids.
Step 5
Put the used, reusable sanitary rowels 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 cycleyou have to keep
putting each utilized sanitary towels in the bucket. At 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.