That Time of the Month

[alison_in_oh]

Can you keep the Diva and Keeper in longer than Instead? And are they a total mess when you take them out? The Instead cup, while very comfy, is a messy thing to remove.

On the first day of my period I usually go through a regular tampon in a couple of hours. I changed the Diva after 6; there was a tiny bit of leakage but nothing major. I've yet to make a mess. At my workplace we use regular stall restrooms. On that one day that I have to empty the cup during the workday, I have no problem dumping it in the toilet and wiping it out with toilet paper. When I change it at home I use hot water and soap.

I only tried Instead once, but after a lot of banging my cervix and continual leakage and the messiness you describe, I hope never to try it again!

[CorsairMac]

I bought the Instead since I'm almost done with the whole thing Anyway! (thank the Lords of Kobal!) Anyway, it took a few times to get it seated right but on the rare occassions I'm using it now, I haven't had any issues. I'm the only woman with a bunch of guys who use My bathroom ( ) when theirs is occupied or ........well you know guys! Anyway, I couldn't/wouldn't leave anything around that was personal so the Instead was the perfect choice. The only difference is - I do rinse it out under hot water and reuse it, 1 cup per cycle. I figured since the Diva/Keepers could be washed and reused why not the Instead? I'm just sorry I didn't know about this 30+ yrs ago when I was a teenager and swimming on a team. or even 20 yrs ago....heck even 10 yrs ago woulda been ok!! Anyway, the first few days I seem to have to empty it about every 4-6 hrs, but considering I was changing tampons every 2.....I'll take the 4-6.