Diva Cup

[RoadRaven]

Well... it was $65NZ for me...

I wore it for half a day yesterday - including a short 10km bike ride... I could feel it there, but it wasn't terribly uncomfy and probably just a matter of getting positioning perfect.

I'm due for my period in the next few days... I'll let you know if its as great as you all seem to think...

[RoadRaven]

Well, had a race today as well as it being the first day of my period... have mastered emptying I think - at home anyways

I'll have to work on the tidyness aspect of that so I can do it at work

But I wore my moon cup in the race today, had it placed a tad higher inside me and it was brilliant... didn't notice I was wearing it... no strings to chafe me (usually wear two super tampons) no bits of pad (usually wear an inconitinance pad as well as the two tampons)...

I can see me using no tampons at all in the very near future... and then Ill save all that money - woohoo!!!

Hmmm... what can I spend it on... it is that time of the month... I know... CHOCOLATE!!!!

[DrBee]

I don't know about this diva cup. I can't seem to get it in far enough. The tip is pretty much at the surface of things. That doesn't feel so good when I'm sitting down. It's like I'm pushing it out. It feels like it's almost in far enough when I put it in, but then it slips down just a bit. Ugh. I'm at work and going in the bathroom to reposition the thing is -- at the very least -- interesting. Any advice?

[doc]

I don't know about this diva cup. I can't seem to get it in far enough. The tip is pretty much at the surface of things. That doesn't feel so good when I'm sitting down. It's like I'm pushing it out. It feels like it's almost in far enough when I put it in, but then it slips down just a bit. Ugh. I'm at work and going in the bathroom to reposition the thing is -- at the very least -- interesting. Any advice?

Yikes. That's really unpleasant. It is most definitely not supposed to be that low. When I first started using it, I had to squat almost all the way to the floor to get it in. Now I can do it standing up with one leg bent a tiny bit so there is a learning curve. Try the deep squat - just not in the stall at work!!!

[Blueberry]

YWhen I first started using it, I had to squat almost all the way to the floor to get it in. Now I can do it standing up with one leg bent a tiny bit so there is a learning curve.

Hee Hee. I got it in and couldn't get it out. Had to lay on the bed with legs up in the air spread out to get it out. Don't know why that worked for me, but it did. Good thing hubby wasn't home at the time

Yes - it gets easier. I've always been incomfortable inserting and removing tampons, and I'm *very* comfortable with the diva cup now. Just takes a little practice. Hang in there!

And make sure you're thinking down and back when you insert it - it shouldn't go in too vertical. If it does, it hangs out and I've had it "pinch" girly bits on rides. Talk about OUCH!!!

[DrBee]

I've tried re-doing it 3 times today. I know this is gross, but the sound it makes when it comes out is pretty loud. I've been making sure no-one else is in the bathroom when I go in there. I just experienced that pinching the girly bits thing. Most unpleasant. I'm not giving up yet, though. Everyone here seems so enthralled with this thing - and it has got to be better than tampons. I'll try squatting when I get home. At least is hasn't leaked

[Dianyla]

I know this is gross, but the sound it makes when it comes out is pretty loud. I've been making sure no-one else is in the bathroom when I go in there.

I totally understand! I've learned that if you break the airlock very very slowly you can keep that glurp! sound to a minimum.

[doc]

I know this is gross, but the sound it makes when it comes out is pretty loud. I've been making sure no-one else is in the bathroom when I go in there. ...
... At least is hasn't leaked

Not leaking is certainly key!
As for the lovely sound - my husband hates it. I just laugh because it sure beats that horrible dry, ripping-your-insides-out feeling you sometimes get with a tampon!!

[Dianyla]

I don't know about this diva cup. I can't seem to get it in far enough. The tip is pretty much at the surface of things. That doesn't feel so good when I'm sitting down. It's like I'm pushing it out. It feels like it's almost in far enough when I put it in, but then it slips down just a bit. Ugh. I'm at work and going in the bathroom to reposition the thing is -- at the very least -- interesting. Any advice?

First idea - it might be getting hung up on the nose of the cervix. Try to point the open end more towards your back - aiming it towards your tailbone instead of your stomach. So if you were standing up, the base/stem of the cup would be pointing almost forward.

Second idea - the diva may be too long for you. I used the Divacup for a year and even when I got mine inserted as properly as possible, it would still slip down and poke me depending on the position of my cervix. The MoonCup is shorter and never gives me this problem.