I was using Thinx and while nothing was wrong with them, I thought I'd try a different brand of period panties. These are way too small and fit very tightly. The info insert, says that's supposed to be normal and they will stretch with use. I don't know why you'd want to feel like a sausage waiting for you panties to stretch when you're already bloated. Anyway, the absorbing area isn't long enough. I am a pretty light bleeder and yet I still get spots outside the absorbency area. This never has happened once with the other brand. Huge waste of money. I should have stuck with tried and true.