Diva Cup

[RoadRaven]

Thanks again Doc and Corsair
I am off to town again tomorrow, so will go and have another chat with the chemist and see if they can get it in for me
Otherwise will look toward mail-ordering it myself
~R~

[emily_in_nc]

Okay ladies, all the rave reviews convinced me to give it a try. I had not liked the Keeper, which I tried years ago, but the Diva Cup sounded softer (and is), so I ordered one and have been trying it out this cycle. It's a bit tricky to insert and remove, not to mention messy, so I doubt I'll use it at work with the public rest rooms, but it's great for using at home. I mostly wanted it for cycling and kayaking, and possibly camping one day in the future as well. And of course it's much better for the environment than all those tampons.

I'm happy with it so far, and I am sure I'll get better at insertion and removal as I get practice. It's very comfy once it's in, and I've only had a little bit of leakage, nothing a pantiliner couldn't catch. Most was on a rather strenuous 1.5 mile hike last night. It's possible I still have it inserted a bit too high.

Anyway, a tentative thumbs up so far!

Emily

[CorsairMac]

Em: You should be able to use it at work - it should last you 4-6 hrs even during a heavy flow. But what I do at work is just clean it in my urine stream and then wash thoroughly when I get home. I just liked the idea of not having to deal with tampons or pads in a public restroom.

and welcome to the club......gosh I wish I'da known before the end of my cycles!

[MightyMitre]

What Corsairmac said, plus ...it does take a bit of practise to start with to get the insertion and taking out sorted. It took me several cycles but it's well worth it as once in place I find it's great. Hope you get used to it soon.

[emily_in_nc]

Em: You should be able to use it at work - it should last you 4-6 hrs even during a heavy flow. But what I do at work is just clean it in my urine stream and then wash thoroughly when I get home. I just liked the idea of not having to deal with tampons or pads in a public restroom.

Unfortunately, my work days are long enough that I'd definitely have to change it at least once on my heavy days, and the thing that would worry me the most is that my hand can get pretty bloody taking it out/putting it in, which I wouldn't want anyone else to see on my way to the sink. It can also make some pretty "interesting" sounds during removal, which might be a little embarrassing if someone else were in the rest room. I am a bit of a neat freak so would want to wash it before reinserting it as well.

I did get better at it by the end of this cycle, and it worked great during a 20-mile bike ride. I definitely think I'm going to like it, but I'll have to work up to using it at work. Too bad we don't have private rest rooms (single-stall)!

Emily

[CorsairMac]

I just had a thought: water bottle???...take a water bottle in there with you so you can rinse it and your hand and stay in the stall?? you could always fill the water bottle at the sink afterwards and make it look like you took the water botttle in there for well - some water!

[emily_in_nc]

I just had a thought: water bottle???...take a water bottle in there with you so you can rinse it and your hand and stay in the stall?? you could always fill the water bottle at the sink afterwards and make it look like you took the water botttle in there for well - some water!

Hey, that's a great idea. I surely have enough extra water bottles, too. I'll definitely give this a try next cycle! Thanks!

Emily

[doc]

Emily
As far as leakage goes, I found that I would leak every time that I didn't make sure that it had "popped open" inside. So I spin the darn thing until I'm sure!! Usually that is almost nothing. Sometimes I find myself spinning and spinning and spinning, in which case I take it out and start again.

As far as the sound, I agree. It's a bit gross. My husband hates it. Tough luck on him. It's better than the feel of your insides getting ripped out when you take out a tampon way too soon!