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RE: Menstrual cups! Whee! - 8/24/2008 6:17:47 PM
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monamie
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Useful tip of the day:
If it's a day you know you'll be using a Diva cup, avoid chopping jalapenos and habaneros unless wearing disposable rubber gloves.
Don't ask me how I know...... 
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RE: Menstrual cups! Whee! - 8/24/2008 6:26:32 PM
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ezri
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It takes most women that long just to get past the touching during that time of the month.
Which is interesting, since you have to touch yourself to use a tampon too. At least to some extent.
I still say, I'm MUCH cleaner with the cup than pads and tampons. Even when I leak.
yeah- a few lady friends with Keepers said that going from a 2 finger tug on a string the more hands on approach of the cup was a bit of a put off at first. Me? I got used to the Instead cup before I made the investment in the Diva so I got that trial by blood over with quick and was very well pleased that the Diva was CLEANER! In my experience the instead cup ALWAYS got me. But then i have a tipped cervix and it "caught" on it nearly every time I'd pull it out.
I have had my diva since Nov 2005 and I have gotten to where I can empty in a public restroom discreetly and with very little flow on my fingers at all if any. yeah- it took practice but it is possible. I will admit that first cycle with the instead was a blood bath. I had to not only clean my hand but the toilet seat and in a few cases the floor as well.
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RE: Menstrual cups! Whee! - 8/24/2008 6:57:43 PM
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ORIGINAL: monamie
Useful tip of the day:
If it's a day you know you'll be using a Diva cup, avoid chopping jalapenos and habaneros unless wearing disposable rubber gloves.
Don't ask me how I know......
My hubby has rubbed his eyes after cutting peppers and says how much that hurts- I can't imagine getting it down below!
I went from pads only to a diva cup, and didn't find the mess to be too bad. The shower is a good place to start out (despite my trouble with getting a seal there), because any mess just goes right down the drain. I can empty my cup in a public bathroom with no trouble- I just wipe my hands off before I leave the stall, and wash them carefully.
Besides that, its so much more comfortable! At one point I tried to use up the last of my disposable pads, and the itching nearly did me in!
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RE: Menstrual cups! Whee! - 8/24/2008 7:51:24 PM
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uponeagleswings
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See for me, its not the taking it out and dumping that makes a mess, no matter how full it is (unless its overflowed and leaky). One thing that helps with that (I can't believe I'm posting this online) is to make sure your pants/shorts are pushed as far down as possible so you can spread your legs apart as far as possible.
I use cloth pads as a backup for when I overflow/leak or just wind up messy for some reason.
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RE: Menstrual cups! Whee! - 8/25/2008 6:36:00 PM
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ezri
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See for me, its not the taking it out and dumping that makes a mess, no matter how full it is (unless its overflowed and leaky). One thing that helps with that (I can't believe I'm posting this online) is to make sure your pants/shorts are pushed as far down as possible so you can spread your legs apart as far as possible.
I use cloth pads as a backup for when I overflow/leak or just wind up messy for some reason.
thats my only issue when in a public restroom. I can work the rest.
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RE: Menstrual cups! Whee! - 8/29/2008 10:25:53 AM
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ezri
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Just remember to give it time angela- it is not a pop and go thing- there is a learning curve. Don't be discouraged.
The directions say insert and spin to form the seal. I never have been able to spin the thing. It doesn't even pop fully open while/when inserting. I usually have to get up and walk around a bit then re-visit the bathroom to check to be sure it opened. I can only think of a handfull of times since 2005 that I have gone back in and it NOT be open and where it needed to be.
Praying your experience goes well.
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RE: Menstrual cups! Whee! - 8/29/2008 12:00:21 PM
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I can't spin it either, but after I stand up, I can usually feel it pop open.
And you might want to wear a liner for your first cycle.
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RE: Menstrual cups! Whee! - 8/29/2008 8:48:07 PM
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uponeagleswings
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I can turn my Diva. I would be afraid to stand up and wait for it to pop open. 
Ditto. I can tell by the way it feels when I turn and tug on it whether I have a good seal or not. Mine sometimes sits up fairly high (to the point that I have trouble grabbing the stem), but it doesn't seem to correlate with whether or not it leaks.
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RE: Menstrual cups! Whee! - 8/30/2008 12:00:35 AM
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I grab it by the bottom of the cup, too.
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RE: Menstrual cups! Whee! - 8/30/2008 11:02:13 AM
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ezri
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I do the bottom of the cup too- I love the little ridges on the Diva. There have been a few times that it would go up high and I'd have to use the stem(never cut a micron offa mine) to get it down where I could get the bottom of the cup. I am one of those "how much is there" kinda gals. I have even thought of keeping a little note pad with the amounts in it. The diva has markings with the mililiters in it. BUT I never have.
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RE: Menstrual cups! Whee! - 8/30/2008 11:03:51 AM
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I can't imagine not cutting the stem. I took quite a lot off mine! Since then it has also broken.
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RE: Menstrual cups! Whee! - 8/30/2008 3:18:24 PM
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uponeagleswings
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I do the bottom of the cup too- I love the little ridges on the Diva. There have been a few times that it would go up high and I'd have to use the stem(never cut a micron offa mine) to get it down where I could get the bottom of the cup.
This is more what I meant when I said I grab the stem.
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RE: Menstrual cups! Whee! - 8/30/2008 9:34:25 PM
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uponeagleswings
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When mine gets really stuck, removing it is easier if I lean WAY forward to pull it out. Sometimes I do just have to grit my teeth and do it. I know pinching the bottom (or sticking your finger up high enough to get it under the rim) is supposed to help break the seal.
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Christine 
(just kidding, of course)
. So, I'm hoping this will help in that department as well. Here's hoping I'm a fast learner 
I actually had to just go in the tub to get it out. I've only worn it twice haven't worn it again since I'm intimidated by having to remove it. But I don't want to give up since I found that I didn't have problems with leekage. Any tips?
