Tag: cloth pads
My SIL is smart. She recently asked me to make 2 wetbags for her son who has just started pre-school. My nephew need a bag to place all his cups, cutlery and plates. Another one is for storing his swimming attire and towel. I was wondering why she would not want to get the cheap ones from shopping malls (don’t think she ever thought about the harmful substance in PVC). But guess what, and when I found out, her concern is that her son’s bag must be “machine washable”!
Why are wetbags so expensive? Can’t we just use the very cheap and commonly PVC bags?
Unlike PVC bags, Wetbags is totally made of cloth and a water barrier layer sewn seperately inside to prevent wicking. You can easily toss them in your regular wash and dry cycle along with your cloth pads or cloth diapers. By washing and reusing these bags, you can help to minimize the use of plastic and help to save our environment.
What is PVC?
PVC is one of the most toxic substances contaminating our planet throughout its lifecycle. A plastic commonly known as ‘vinyl’, PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride) is the most environmentally damaging of all plastics. It is so commonly used and many “better” plastic zipped bags are sold in the market and made of these materials.
Some Bigger Wetbags made to order. They are very practical bags to store your:
- babies cloth diapers
- kids wet/soil clothes
- wet towel/swim wear
- your children’s school cutlery, plate and cups
- Keep sweaty clothing from gym work-outs
Smaller Wetbags are best for
- cloth pads
- your kids cutlery in school/during outing
- cosmetic
Wish to catch one for your kids, or yourself? Check out our customised wetbags at http://www.mamapatch.com/category/wetbag/
January 19, 2010
Soakers (reversible) – (top piece only. A MUST HAVE FOR ALL CLOTH PAD USERS)
If you have not seen our Washable Soaker (made of 3 layers flannel), you must really check this out. Priced at only Rm8/pc, many of our cloth customers find this soaker so useful on their heavy days. Tips collected from Mama Patch Cloth Pad Users:
- By adding a piece of this on top of the pad of your regular pad, it will last longer especially on outings so you do not have to change so often
- Instead of changing every fresh piece which could be costly, you can just remove your soaker and continue using the fresh one at the bottom.
- Get frustruated when you oozed out the jelly blood clot AGAIN just after a fresh change? With a soaker on top, you just have to simply remove this little soiled piece instead changing the whole pad.
These soakers can also be used as liners as long as you remember to hold it on when you go to the loo. However they are not recommended since it comes without a snap and it could easily slip into the toilet when you remove your undies.
More details at http://www.mamapatch.com/category/modern-cloth-pad/
Mama Patch goes GREEN: Join us at http://www.facebook.com/mamapatch to help us promote babywearing and spread the love by using only reusable for a Greener Planet for the sake of our future generation.
December 28, 2009
Reversible Liners (NEW COLORS – pink/lime/purple/orange)
No more boring colors of the old flannels. Mama Patch believes that all ladies need pretty things, even if it is worn underneath hidden. With a longer design, Mama Patch cloth liners are now longer by another 1/2 inch (~2cm) with a better protection at a better value (price remains the same as Rm9/pc). For more, check out at our website at www.mamapatch.com
Mama Patch goes GREEN: Join us at http://www.facebook.com/mamapatch to help us promote babywearing and spread the love by using only reusable for a Greener Planet for the sake of our future generation.
December 28, 2009
Due to overwhelming response to our floral prints, we now extended our range of these prints to cloth liners as well. Also to thank to the support of some of our regular customers, we now accept custom order (just let us know your desire length for pads/liners and we will make them for you) for the day pads and liners too. Just allow us about 3 days to do them nicely for you.
Custom Sized Liners and Pads (FLORAL PRINT – blue/red)
To make sewing easy for custom order, each design will come in a pack of 5 (of same measurement for same color pads/liners). For instant, if you like longer liners, say at the measurement of 7.5″ length for blue floral, then u can order in 5 pcs/pack. If you wish to find out more, feel free to write to us at mama_patch@yahoo.com for a quote.
December 28, 2009
After using cloth pad for my menses almost a year, I sometimes cannot be bothered if there are unremoveable stains on my pads. I am still sceptical about if it really gonna grow bacteria in the between layers so I decided to open up an old pad to check. Guess what’s my finding?
Outer Vs. Inner layers
As I do not bother to soak with soapy water (you see, I can change new ones as frequent as I want, hehe…) the surface sometimes leaves stains. When I cut it up, I am SO SURPISE to see that the inner layers (right to the bottom) is actually as good as new!! Wonder why??
Well, the answer is because blood (blood from any part of our body, not just menses) is easily staineable ONLY when it is exposed to air. It will be good to sun your pads on the line as sun not only kills bacteria (hey, our blood is sterile anyway, OK!), it works great as a whitening agent too. But even if you don’t, you can now be assured that your pads is really clean in the inside (see picture above). Don’t believe, go open up your pad and check it out yourself 
December 7, 2009
Experience with Disposable Pads
I am one of the unlucky woman on earth having bad regular menses cramp. Ever since I got my menses during my teens, I have been hating myself being a lady, having to go through monthly torture with not only bad cramp, but itchiness, rashes and extremely uncomfortable. I just can’t stand rushing myself into the loo very very frequently especially on heavy days as I can’t stand feeling damp when the blood gushed out from my body. And worst of all, I keep thinking that my blood stink, and it did not even cross my mind it is the horrible smell actually comes from the chemical in disposable pads.
Realise the Goodness of Cloth Pad
I started off my boys on cloth diapers after being nagged by a good online friend (must really thanks to you, Chanel). It really feels great converting my boys fully to cloth even at night and I thought, why not myself to cloth as well? I was really skeptical about the whole thing at first, but well, no harm trying anyway. I started myself with cloth pad on lighter days and slowly brave myself to use cloth even on my heaviest flow. I was really amaze to realise that even a piece of thin cloth pad can actually absorb so much better than disposable!
From then on, I have been fully on cloth. Not only it saves more (disposable pads are really expensive in long run), but I just love the comfort of wearing cloth pad. Gone were the days of my damp and discomfort experience and I have never turn back to disposable ever since.
Washing Part
You will be so surprise to know that our blood does not stink at all. It is actually the chemical that makes us stink. I love washing my own pad and each time I do, it somehows gives me a kind of satisfaction for saving the environment.
- Whenever I change to a fresh one, I’ll rinse off my soiled pad under running water until water runs clear.
- Then I’ll leave it to soak to remove stain.
- Toss into machine and just wash it as how I do my undies together with the laundry.
Healthier living for our new generation
Wearing cloth is so much healtier too. Now I know how my boys feel wearing cloth diapers instead of disposable diapers. Realising the benefits of cloth, I will surely put my girl on cloth too, in future so that she could have a healtier, comfortable growing up journey in her life.
August 1, 2009
