10/1/2019 0 Comments FlowI started sewing pads during one of my very first delays in the fertility journey. I decided to embrace my period as an integral part of the reproductive process rather than resenting and resisting it. I wanted to show my body and the environment some love and cloth pads was a tangible way to do it. There have been plenty more breaks on the fertility journey after that first delay, which has given me ample opportunity to sew myself some more pads/liners to round out my set and create sets for my partner and sister. A friend recently asked if I'd make her some pads and liners as well. As I sat at my sewing machine while on yet another unexpected delay in the fertility journey, I was struck by the grace of this practice. Periods are often the last thing one wants on the fertility journey, especially when their arrival signals an unsuccessful cycle. Given my particular circumstances around trying to conceive and the fact that I'm not able to try every month, I have been spared the cumulative despair of month after month of unbidden blood. I have also had many months of no period as I've gone through various treatments for endometriosis so the return of my period has been a reassuring sign that my body still knows what to do. Feeling gratitude for the flow has been an unexpected and healing part of my fertility story.
Here is a basic tutorial and my patterns for cloth pads and liners.
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