Re: Dot Girls Period Kit and Update

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I can't remember the name of the company, but my friend used to buy pads online

at a nature friendly site that made washable cloth pads. She hated wasting

plastic and so she used cloth diapers for her children and cloth nursing pads

and cloth pads while on her period. She swore by them, even though I never gave

them a try and she said they saved her a lot of money and that she didn't get

irritated from the cloth pads, like she did from the disposable ones.

As far as tampons, I can't use them either. I go into shock, when I use them and

they make me have seizures and I don't normally have seizures. I don't reccomend

them for our girls with autism, as they already have so many sensory issues and

allergies and sensativities. If they want to try, that is fine... but I would

not push them to wear them. I did not even know what was happening to me, until

I finally read the package and saw that one of the warnings was what I was

experiencing. Plus they were so painful that the whole day I was wearing them,

any of the times I've tried again, I can barely sit, stand, move.

I do have so many things that irritate my skin and I had to try about 12-13

different brands and styles of pads, before I found 2 that I could wear and not

break out with a rash or acne down there etc. I probably should try those cloth

pads, but I am pregnant right now, so that won't be for a while. Anyhow, the two

that work for me are Kotex, ultra thin pads with no wings and non scented... or

Always ultra thin pads with or without wings on those and again MOST IMPORTANT

non scented. If I get the scented kind or scented anything, including detergent,

perfume, shampoo, deoderant etc. I can't function. My brain goes foggy, I can't

focus, I get snappy and irritable, I can't eat, I itch everywhere, and I just

can't be myself. I reccomend all parents of children with autism, to consider

eliminating dyes and perfumes and seeing what a difference it could make in as

little as a week.

Hope this helps. Sorry I hardly ever post anymore, but I still usually read,

just am sooooooooo busy. I am writing more books for our girls with full

illustrations, including a book on Periods, and I took on two foster girls who

are 8 and 9 yrs and both have Fedal Alcohol Syndrome, and have my 3 with Autism

and am pregnant (which is a big surprize) My youngest will be 6 when this one is

born. We have been trying for about 3 years and then gave up and haven't done

anything to protect against, but didn't think it would happen, and so we are

very happy about it.

Our youngest our only boy is doing so well with diet, fish oil, ovoiding dyes

and perfumes and intense homeschooling, that he has lost his diagnosis and the

state refuses him services. He is only in Kindergarten, but I have been

schooling him since he was born and he just tested out at a 3rd grade level. So,

we are very excited. Our 7yr old with autism is doing very well and is more

showing up as having OCD than Autism now, but our oldest age 9 is starting to go

through puberty and she is really struggling. She also has a diagnosis of MR and

was doing VERY well and is reading and had stopped her handflapping and was

doing great, but lately she is really struggling and I think it is all the

hormones happening to her body, plus her seizures have started up again. But

there is my update and hope to have my book done soon and then I can share it

with you guys.

If anyone still needs a potty book, I am still selling those and have dropped

the price to get rid of the first printing, the second printing is going to be

paperback instead of board book, but the price is now $7 including shipping if

anyone is interested. No More Diaper for Girls or for Boys Also the DVD is the

same price $7 including shipping.

Hope this helps. I gotta go!

Esther

Author of No More Diaper for Girls

No MOre Diaper for Boys

www.esthersmithbooks.com

Amazon.com, Target.com, & Noble.com, and many more

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> > Hi Penny,

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> > Thank you for the insight. I have discussed the start

> of the menstrual

> > cycle with my step-daughter. She understands, she

> actually has Asperger's

> > Syndrome. The problem we are having is getting her to

> use pads or even

> > tampons. She states they are uncomfortable and would

> prefer to bleed on her

> > panties. We have been trying for a year to get through

> to her.

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> > Is there anyone else out there that has had a similar

> issue with their

> > daughter? I just don't know what to do anymore.

> >

> > Thanks,

> > Pati

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[Guest guest]

I use these, there are multiple brands but the most commonly found (and my

preferred) are called Glad Rags. You just need a simple system for keeping them

in their own small laundry hamper and then i wash them separate with oxyclean to

get the stains out. I have enough for one whole cycle. They are definitely the

most comfortable for me, and while I am not dx autistic (my daughter is) I

definitely have sensory issues.

I intend to offer this option to my daughter when the time comes, though if she

prefers something else of course her preference wins.

Hope this helps,

Larissa

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> I can't remember the name of the company, but my friend used to buy pads

online at a nature friendly site that made washable cloth pads. She hated

wasting plastic and so she used cloth diapers for her children and cloth nursing

pads and cloth pads while on her period. She swore by them, even though I never

gave them a try and she said they saved her a lot of money and that she didn't

get irritated from the cloth pads, like she did from the disposable ones.