Why?

I first came across cloth pads when I was researching alternatives to disposable nappies 14 years ago- I thought it was great- save money and the planet! My mother was horrified- but I was determined to follow my instincts and use my washable pads anyway- it was the late 80’s and advertising was telling us to shove a tampon up us and get on with life- and my body told me to rest, regenerate and reflect while I was bleeding.

So I made my own Moon Times- choosing pretty coloured and patterned cotton flannelette. They felt more like attractive underwear than a huge sticking plaster! For the past 14 years I have happily bled on to my cotton pads, and washing them has helped me to reconnect to my cyclic nature.

Now my daughter is a menstruating young woman- I gave her a gift of Moon Times- at first she was unsure, having been given the free packs and the info (from a certain tampon company) at school and the slight brainwashing of ‘periods are dirty, blood should be hidden away’, but of course she had grown up with me as her mum and soon embraced her Moons- she even took them to a sleep over and soon her friends were asking me to make them- Moon Times were launched!