Lunapads

I discovered cloth pads back in 1992, while in my early twenties. I thought it was a great idea and environmentally friendly and I actually found some for sale in a local health food store. They were an early version of a different cloth pad company, and had an uncomfortable nylon bottom, velcro which scratched, and were the kind you stuffed a rolled up cloth into.

Unlike Lunapads, you couldn’t simply change the liner. You had to change the whole pad. Quite frankly, I used them for only two cycles before ditching them completely. Disappointed both in the product and myself, I reluctantly went back to disposables.

Fast forward ten years. After having tried nearly every brand of disposable pads and tampons, I decided right after having my daughter in 2002 that I would go back to trying a washable pad. My postpartum flow had gone on and on, and I was very uncomfortable using disposables after my natural birth. I did a quick search online and found Lunapads. I immediately ordered a bunch of different sizes and colours and I’ve never looked back. They were so soft, so absorbent and so easy. What a difference! My poor perineum healed so much better after I made the switch. And the liners made the difference. It was fantastic to find a pad that you could just change the top layer, if you wanted to.

When I became pregnant with my third baby, I knew exactly what I was going to need! I ordered extra pantyliners which were fantastic for everyday use (pregnant mamas tend to have extra discharge and sometimes little leaks). I also bought a Lunablanket, which alleviated my fear of my waters breaking on my bed. They never did, but when I was on bedrest for the last 4 weeks of my pregnancy, it was definitely reassuring to know it was there. With another natural birth in the forecast, I ordered more pads and lots of liners. This time my flow wasn’t as heavy, didn’t last as long, and I never even used the sitz bath I’d bought. It was absolutely amazing and made all the difference to my babymoon experience! It was so much easier to concentrate on getting to know my new little guy, when I didn’t have to worry so much about me.

Fast forward another year… my son just turned one year old, and my moontime has not yet returned. I still use my Lunablanket nearly everyday, it makes a great portable diaper changing pad, and everyone comments on the leopard print. I recommend Lunapads to my friends all of the time and my doula clients, too. I’m even thinking of starting my own small business online, and Lunapads will be among the first items I stock. In the meantime, I look forward to my return to fertility, cycling with the moon again, and using my Lunapads. Thanks for making such a wonderful pad and other products, too!

Jacquelyn Smith

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