The vagina gets bigger when it is made happy. So if you put the sponge in before, then have sex, and then try to find that sponge 10 mins post-orgasm — it might feel like the sponge has disappeared above your belly button. But if you wait a little longer for your vagina to cool down, then your vagina will resume…

The Sckoon is a great option — and if anyone wants a cheap knock-off version, the Anytime is supposed to be practically indistinguishable (except without the absolute safety of buying from a US company). The sea sponge thing is awesome, I bought mine from Holy Sponge but there are plenty of good companies (just buy…

Good luck with your persuasions!

I have had my share of cup disasters, because my cervix is a tricky beast. It’s really low most of the time — so if the cup gets slightly dislodged during a normal day it shoots up past my cervix and becomes ineffective. I don’t mind too much as I’m in love with my reusable cloth pads, but it’d be nice sometimes to be…

Also for period sex: sea sponges. (Or you can use them as a menstrual fluid capture device). I bought mine from Holy Sponge and really really like them.

Woah, air drying sounds....time-consuming. Has she considered ‘family cloth’ — aka cloth wipes? I use them when I am on my period because I find it gross the way toilet paper leaves ‘bits’ behind. Fairly easy to clean: I soak them in an OxyClean solution, and then chlorine bleach for extra germ-killing, and then wash…

People, if your pads shift or aren’t big enough, try new ones! I personally own enough reusable cloth pads to last a whole year without washing (although that would be disgusting) so I have tried many different materials and brands. For my US people I would recommend Yurtcraft and Novel Red = thin, very waterproof,…