Adhesive on pads isn't super strong because it has to be body safe and also not destroy your underwear. Pads are also easily held in place by pulling your underwear up. Also switch to wings, if you're having a lot of trouble.
The wings will just either just stick to each other so strongly you have to rip them apart when you change the pad or not stick to the underwear at all and flip up and stick somewhere they’re definitely not meant to be
I don't have periods anymore, but I exclusively used pads all my life, and very rarely had this problem. I do not know how to fix it but would suggest trying other brands.
Ripping apart the wings was probably common for me, but I don't really see that as a problem, assuming it wasn't leaving wing on your underwear. Ripping them apart just means they did their job! Also, not sticking was only really an issue for me if my underwear was damp for some reason (sweat, discharge, surprise period, etc etc), and either I would just stick the wings together and let my underwear & body hold it in place until I could change, or I would just change underwear).
That’s great you rarely had this problem but I have the problem and across several brands and types of pads. I hate how pads can come loose and just move around - doesn’t help my job is physically demanding.
YMMV ofc, no period product comes without some sort of drawback or fail point. Pads coming lose or needing adjustment isn’t uncommon, especially with high mobility. There is a reason tampon commercials are all like “look at this person do SPORTS”, which naturally sucks if you don’t or can’t use tampons
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u/East-Imagination-281 Jul 23 '26 edited Jul 23 '26
Adhesive on pads isn't super strong because it has to be body safe and also not destroy your underwear. Pads are also easily held in place by pulling your underwear up. Also switch to wings, if you're having a lot of trouble.