Kotex is nice and soft but after about a week I prefer the Libra - mainly for the trivia on the little bit of paper that covers the adhesive strip. That's where I learnt that copper head snakes smell like cucumber, the electric chair was invented by a dentist and windscreen wipers and bullet-proof vests were invented by women.

I used those long icy-pop things you can buy in packs of 40 at the supermarket as ice-packs. I used the green ones as ice-packs and ate the other colours. I was tempted to offer MIL a green one but I didn't....