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Reusable Pads for Heavy Flow

If you double up on disposables or get up in the night to change, these are the reusable pads for heavy periods we’d point you to. The Super Pad is 12 inches long and holds about as much as 4 tampons or disposable pads, so it’s the one for your heaviest days and nights. The 10-inch Maxi Pad takes the days either side. On both, the side you feel is soft bamboo terry, and the waterproof back carries on through the wings. Those wings snap shut under your underwear.

Super Pad or Maxi Pad?

Pad	Length	Holds about	Absorbent side	Best for
Super Pad	12 in	4 tampons’ or disposable pads’ worth	Dark	Your heaviest days, overnight, light to moderate bladder leaks
Maxi Pad	10 in	3 tampons’ or disposable pads’ worth	Light	Moderate to heavy days
Extended Liner	8.7 in	2 tampons’ or disposable liners’ worth	Dark (charcoal bamboo)	The last days of a heavy period, or backup

Few heavy periods stay heavy from start to finish. A good split is the Super Pad for your worst day or two and every night, with a Maxi for the days around them. On heavy days, leaks often start at the edges because the pad is too short for the flow, not because it’s full. Between two sizes? Go longer.

Heavy nights

Nights are where most heavy-flow worry lives. Wear the Super Pad, because those extra 2 inches matter most when you’re lying down. Sit it a little further back than you would in the day, especially if you sleep on your back. Side sleepers do best in snug underwear with a fuller back, which keeps the pad close as you turn. For your first heavy night or two, a dark towel underneath takes the pressure off while you learn how the pads behave.

How many do you need?

Start with your heaviest day. Count the changes, add one for the night, then allow for laundry, since a pad needs a day or so to be washed and dry again. For most heavy cycles that lands around 10 to 12 pads. Our heavy flow guide walks through it. Two Super Pads Sets give you 8 pads, and the second set costs less automatically.

Will they stain?

Heavy days are hard on light fabric. The Super Pad and Extended Liner are dark on the absorbent side, so marks don’t show. The Maxi Pad is light, which some women prefer because they can see their flow. Whichever you pick, a cold rinse soon after you take it off stops most stains from setting.

Washing and carrying

Rinse each pad in cold water when you take it off, then leave it in a wet bag until you run a normal wash. No soaking needed. Do skip fabric softener, though, because it cuts absorbency. The full routine is on our wash and care page. Out for the day? Fold the used pad in on itself, snap the wings around it and drop it in a carry bag, which comes free with most of our sets.

Easing in

Not ready to switch completely? Try them at home first, on a weekend or overnight, and keep your usual products for work. If they don’t work for you, you have 60 days to send them back, used or not, for a full refund.