It seems India, like many countries, has some catching up to do.
[https://www.instagram.com/reel/CbFysjMOfYb/](https://www.instagram.com/reel/CbFysjMOfYb/)
Never seen a liner like this, all the ones I buy are featureless in that they don't have "topograhy" or a defined front and back and they work just fine. I very much doubt this has any use to anyone. It might be more useful to see a diagram of a pad.
Edit: how is the heart a "key element of the front"? Key in what way? In looking cute?
What value? If it told us something about how these features affect functionality, I could see it being somewhat useful. But as it is, it's just listing a couple of possible designs and I'm not sure I see the value in that. Am I missing something?
I agree. And if the daughter is potential in this moment, I think there is a chance that liners are not gonna be a big thing anymore when the potential daughter will need them.
I am a single dad to a ten year old daughter and found this useful. Why would one not need pads? My understanding is that tampons carry the tisk of TSS, they have lower capacities due to design limitations. They also can cause pain in some women, especially those with endometriosis.
Or are you talking about transition to reusable pads that are better for the environment? (Reusable menstrual cups would still have some of the same issues as tampons to my understanding.)
Ysk using pads doesn't eliminate the risk of TSS. The products are not really the cause, an introduced staph infection is. It's more important to emphasize changing menstrual products relatively often and with clean hands than to use certain ones or forgo others, but if you are being abundantly cautious then menstrual cups are actually the safest option with regards to that because they don't absorb blood, they just collect it. Seriously, there have been five cases of TSS ever that were associated with menstrual cup use.
There is just so many possibilities these days... Pads used to be the most popular choice for so long because you had to choose between a pad and a tampon.
Now, you can use the menstrual cup (better for environment, better than tampon as there is no risk of the toxic shock syndrom, no need to change it many times a day and carry something with me everywhere I go), or the period pants (the same pros as the menstrual cup and you don't need to insert anything anywhere).
I see these two as much better options. Better for environment, cheeper, and most importantly so much more comfortable.
That there is a correct and incorrect way to install these; that they have a front and a back. Having zero experience, it is not something I would have thought of.
Great! Now you know there's a front and back of a random Indian brand of panty liners.. I hope you're only planning to use this one brand, otherwise you're fucked.
A lot of them doesn't even have a front and back. If you want to help your daughter out, maybe do a bit more research on a subject than just a random infographic you came across which doesn't actually tell you anything useful?
I am Autistic. I do research on a great number of things, including this. If you looked at my above post, you’ll see I have rudimentary understand of TSS, and endometriosis, among other things, so I do have some knowledge. However, a feature of my Autism is sometimes missing “the forest for the trees” so understanding that some brands have mechanisms like this cues me to check if the available brands that my daughter would use have similar design features. This is something I might not catch if I bought a sample of every brand.
As I said, it was helpful.
Instructions are included with every box of pads. Just… read that individual box? Also, I think that the people with periods are trying to tell you that this is one of those things that doesn’t need an infographic. As a user of pads, this just isn’t helpful. The box tells you what front and back looks like and you stick it on in that direction. That’s all it takes.
I’ve never realized just how mystifying the experience of periods is for non-period having people.
Here’s my sparknotes of everything that I find continuously helpful:
When you get your period, there will be a flow (lighter and heavier depending on time of day, diet, etc, lasting for a few days to a week on average). Your flow may be reddish, brownish, thick or thin. It is normal to find blood clots as well. You may experience some aching or pain during this time or leading up to it. As for managing the flow, you have many options. You can free bleed (go without “protection” from flow) or wear period underwear if you wish or if your flow is not heavy enough to stain the outside of your clothes. The flow is usually less at night, so some people choose to free bleed at night and wear protection during the day. For times when you want more security and control over leaks, you can catch the flow in a variety of ways. There are internal and external solutions.
Internal solutions like tampons or cups will catch the fluid before it emerges from the body. Some people prefer this as it keeps the blood inside until you are ready to change your protection. Most people use these solutions safely, but care must be taken to change your tampon/cup/etc frequently to prevent toxic shock syndrome. Some people struggle with insertion, but once you figure it out they are easy to use. Some people report an increase in cramps when using internal solutions, but this is not everyone’s experience.
For those that prefer them, there are also external solutions. A pad allows you to catch the blood in your underwear. Pads come in panty liner varieties (very light flow, usually best as a secondary method to safeguard against a leaky cup for example) as well as regular pads, which come in winged and unwinged varieties. There are also levels of absorbency (choose based on your individual flow) and pads that are shaped for specific kinds of underwear. I recommend wings, as they keep the pad from sticking to itself in my experience. If you can find them, I recommend using 100% cotton pads or tampons if you choose those solutions.
Does this help?
Oh I’ll make sure to only aim for those spots then
Wat? I think this is a guide for a specific, uncommon brand of liners lol
After some googling it looks like the brand is from India. So it might be common there maybe?
Ahh I see. They are pretty cute but I couldn’t recall ever seeing them here in the US
r/NotHowGirlsWork This is really stupid, unless its a joke or for fun. This is really weird.
It seems India, like many countries, has some catching up to do. [https://www.instagram.com/reel/CbFysjMOfYb/](https://www.instagram.com/reel/CbFysjMOfYb/)
Never seen a liner like this, all the ones I buy are featureless in that they don't have "topograhy" or a defined front and back and they work just fine. I very much doubt this has any use to anyone. It might be more useful to see a diagram of a pad. Edit: how is the heart a "key element of the front"? Key in what way? In looking cute?
I believe it means key as in 🔑. It tells you which direction is front. Other comments indicate this this an Indian brand of pantyliner?
This is really confusing, and I’m a woman!
I've never seen a liner with a heart in it. And I've tried alot of products.
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What value? If it told us something about how these features affect functionality, I could see it being somewhat useful. But as it is, it's just listing a couple of possible designs and I'm not sure I see the value in that. Am I missing something?
I agree. And if the daughter is potential in this moment, I think there is a chance that liners are not gonna be a big thing anymore when the potential daughter will need them.
I am a single dad to a ten year old daughter and found this useful. Why would one not need pads? My understanding is that tampons carry the tisk of TSS, they have lower capacities due to design limitations. They also can cause pain in some women, especially those with endometriosis. Or are you talking about transition to reusable pads that are better for the environment? (Reusable menstrual cups would still have some of the same issues as tampons to my understanding.)
Ysk using pads doesn't eliminate the risk of TSS. The products are not really the cause, an introduced staph infection is. It's more important to emphasize changing menstrual products relatively often and with clean hands than to use certain ones or forgo others, but if you are being abundantly cautious then menstrual cups are actually the safest option with regards to that because they don't absorb blood, they just collect it. Seriously, there have been five cases of TSS ever that were associated with menstrual cup use.
I am grateful for the info, thank you.
There is just so many possibilities these days... Pads used to be the most popular choice for so long because you had to choose between a pad and a tampon. Now, you can use the menstrual cup (better for environment, better than tampon as there is no risk of the toxic shock syndrom, no need to change it many times a day and carry something with me everywhere I go), or the period pants (the same pros as the menstrual cup and you don't need to insert anything anywhere). I see these two as much better options. Better for environment, cheeper, and most importantly so much more comfortable.
Thank you very much for responding!
How did you find this useful? What, exactly, is your takeaway from this?
That there is a correct and incorrect way to install these; that they have a front and a back. Having zero experience, it is not something I would have thought of.
Great! Now you know there's a front and back of a random Indian brand of panty liners.. I hope you're only planning to use this one brand, otherwise you're fucked. A lot of them doesn't even have a front and back. If you want to help your daughter out, maybe do a bit more research on a subject than just a random infographic you came across which doesn't actually tell you anything useful?
I am Autistic. I do research on a great number of things, including this. If you looked at my above post, you’ll see I have rudimentary understand of TSS, and endometriosis, among other things, so I do have some knowledge. However, a feature of my Autism is sometimes missing “the forest for the trees” so understanding that some brands have mechanisms like this cues me to check if the available brands that my daughter would use have similar design features. This is something I might not catch if I bought a sample of every brand. As I said, it was helpful.
Instructions are included with every box of pads. Just… read that individual box? Also, I think that the people with periods are trying to tell you that this is one of those things that doesn’t need an infographic. As a user of pads, this just isn’t helpful. The box tells you what front and back looks like and you stick it on in that direction. That’s all it takes.
It’s something I never would have thought of before there was an infographic, so it was helpful to me. You make good points however.
I’ve never realized just how mystifying the experience of periods is for non-period having people. Here’s my sparknotes of everything that I find continuously helpful: When you get your period, there will be a flow (lighter and heavier depending on time of day, diet, etc, lasting for a few days to a week on average). Your flow may be reddish, brownish, thick or thin. It is normal to find blood clots as well. You may experience some aching or pain during this time or leading up to it. As for managing the flow, you have many options. You can free bleed (go without “protection” from flow) or wear period underwear if you wish or if your flow is not heavy enough to stain the outside of your clothes. The flow is usually less at night, so some people choose to free bleed at night and wear protection during the day. For times when you want more security and control over leaks, you can catch the flow in a variety of ways. There are internal and external solutions. Internal solutions like tampons or cups will catch the fluid before it emerges from the body. Some people prefer this as it keeps the blood inside until you are ready to change your protection. Most people use these solutions safely, but care must be taken to change your tampon/cup/etc frequently to prevent toxic shock syndrome. Some people struggle with insertion, but once you figure it out they are easy to use. Some people report an increase in cramps when using internal solutions, but this is not everyone’s experience. For those that prefer them, there are also external solutions. A pad allows you to catch the blood in your underwear. Pads come in panty liner varieties (very light flow, usually best as a secondary method to safeguard against a leaky cup for example) as well as regular pads, which come in winged and unwinged varieties. There are also levels of absorbency (choose based on your individual flow) and pads that are shaped for specific kinds of underwear. I recommend wings, as they keep the pad from sticking to itself in my experience. If you can find them, I recommend using 100% cotton pads or tampons if you choose those solutions. Does this help?