I tried mine this morning and it seems to work fine - just a question of getting the knack of stopping it unfolding too early! Thanks for the tip, Cheyenne!
Lol - it started with Starfish's thread on how she hated Maxipads, and then Cheyenne plugged this thing called a Keeper that you use instead of tampons. If I ever figure out how to post a link to the website, I will.