How often should tampons, pantiliners, pads or alternative feminine hygiene product be changed?
Pads, pantiliners, tampons or other alternative feminine hygiene product should be changed often enough so that there is no unpleasant odor or your clothes do not get stained as the feminine hygiene product cannot hold any additional menstrual blood. Changing tampons, pads, pantiliners, often can help prevent infections. During the heaviest days of your period, you may need to change them every 3-4 hours. Depending on how heavy or light your menstrual flow is – which varies during each day of your period, from light bleeding, to heavy, almost gushing bleeding, back to light bleeding again, heavy will determine the type(s) of feminine hygiene product you may use. Some women start out by using a pantyliner only. While the menstrual flow increases, they may switch to a pad, and many women find they need to use a pad and a tampon simultaneously for the best feminine hygiene results. It is very common for women to use a pad as “back-up” to a tampon, as a tampon will leak if it is not change
