DivaCup? *Ladies only[trust me fellas, ya dnt wanna read it!

jess_blonde

I loved my cup!

You can leave it in longer than a tampon (generally a max of 8 hrs is recommended) and when you take it out, it needs to be cleaned. The DivaCup people have a cleanser but many people just boil their cup or use alcohol or peroxide (but peroxide can damage the silicone so it's not recommended for everyday use). Because it does not absorb in the way that tampons do, there is no known risk for TSS. I used mine successfully for six years before I got my IUD and never had any issues with infection. I usually rinsed the cup with hot water each time I emptied it and sterilized with alcohol at the end of my period and before I used it next.

If you have a short vagina, or your cervix rides low during your period, you may find it uncomfortable or you may have issues with leaks. I had to completely cut the stem off mine because it rubbed DivaCup used to have a one year, money back guarantee if you didn't like the cup after a few cycles, worth looking into!

ETA: I should think before I post...

Depending on the size of your vaginal canal, a DivaCup may not be your best option. Have a look at the size chart here: http://sizecharts.livejournal.com/ if you think a Diva may be to long/wide.

JustEllieK

So this isn`t about bra sizes with pics demonstrating the different ones is it?

That's what i assumed it would be! You arent alone Carl!

Nope, this is about a different way to handle menstrual cycles. Probably not something that guys are too interested in. LOL

Lol im a girl and IM not interested either!

Carl01

Now wait a minute here then.

A "cup" is a guy thing,something to protect the "boys" while he is doing something athletic and manly.
He can take great pride even in public and before millions on TV reaching down and moving it around for best comfort.
In fact so much so the overall stigma of making sure everything is in place for a guy is now gone and a crotch adjustment is not only accepted but viewed positively.

Call it whatever else you want but only men should have a cup.

run4yourlife

I have one......I'll send you a private message. This public thing just isn't going to work for me in this case

jetscreaminagain

Carl, can you imagine if our cup and its public adjustment became similarly accepted? Hmmm.

Now that I've left you with THAT visual, just know its what you get for making fun of what is not yours to make fun of.

Carl01

Carl, can you imagine if our cup and its public adjustment became similarly accepted? Hmmm.

Now that I've left you with THAT visual, just know its what you get for making fun of what is not yours to make fun of.

If it comes to that I guess I am cool with it. *slaps you on the shoulder,spits on the ground and adjusts*

jetscreaminagain

Carl, can you imagine if our cup and its public adjustment became similarly accepted? Hmmm.

Now that I've left you with THAT visual, just know its what you get for making fun of what is not yours to make fun of.

If it comes to that I guess I am cool with it. *slaps you on the shoulder,spits on the ground and adjusts*

No really. You don't want to see it. Not lady like at all. Don't even view a professional doing it unless you really are twisted.

However, and only cuz I love ya,
*observes, smiles fetchingly and quickly raises and lowers left side of shirt while also readjusting. Turns and walks away *

hsh0927

im at work so i cant research it here, but wouldn't that be likely to cause infection? like if you leave a tampon in too long you can get really sick,...how is this sanitary? (i'm legitimately wondering, not being an *kitten* lol)

Tampons cause infection bc of the chemicals in the fabric/cotton/whaterver they're made of. I THINK that's why its safer but not 100%

Yakisoba

OK WELL AT THE RISK OF SOUNDING CHILDISH, IT KIND OF SOUNDS VERY WELL... GROSS. MY FEAR WOULD BE THAT IT WOULD COME LOSE AND THEN YOU'D BE HIT WITH A GUSH....

The caps make you look more childish.

I'm considering switching from tampons to a Divacup, but I'm like.. broke?

withervein

Have used it for nearly 10 years. Started in college and love it. It can be a little inconvenient in public restrooms, so if I'm going to be out and about for a long time on a heavy day, I tend to back up with a pad just in case of leaks.

I love it and its saved me soo much money.

Phoenix1401

Nah I just cant do it....at the end of the day I dont want pour it out and see all that stuff.

kmtetour

I've tried it. If I were going to be home every time it needed to be emptied, it wouldn't be that big of a deal. Kind of gross, but not a big deal. Unfortunately, I was having to empty it at least once at work each day, depending on my day. I think I used it for 3 months in a row and then stopped. I don't even know where it is now.

maidentl

Ok, I've seen the diva cup thing a lot lately, mostly in mags and online, and I want to know if anyone has tried it and has positve or negative feedback about. I know it be good money wise and helps "go green" or whatever but I'm a tad skeptic...
(and I'm asking here because out of all my gf's, either they feel the same way and are weary of trying it or they've never heard of it.)

I had a Keeper and just never could get it in and out without a big mess. And I could never get it in in such a way as to prevent leakage. I decided to switch to cloth pads and I have never been happier.

AlsDonkBoxSquat

I've tried a disposable cup that is similar. It was alright, but alot of stores didn't carry it, so I eventually stopped using it. Using something reusable in this type of situation isn't really my thing, though.

I use the disposables. I've heard that they're not as good as the Diva, but I'm really happy with them. I can only find them at CVS. The process of putting them in isn't messy at all. The process of taking them out can be, I either take it out in the shower or take a few wet paper towels into the ladies room with me, remove it, drain it, wipe it out, reinsert. It's definitely not as messy as I thought it would be before I started using one.

CMmrsfloyd

I've tried a disposable cup that is similar. It was alright, but alot of stores didn't carry it, so I eventually stopped using it. Using something reusable in this type of situation isn't really my thing, though.

I use the disposables. I've heard that they're not as good as the Diva, but I'm really happy with them. I can only find them at CVS. The process of putting them in isn't messy at all. The process of taking them out can be, I either take it out in the shower or take a few wet paper towels into the ladies room with me, remove it, drain it, wipe it out, reinsert. It's definitely not as messy as I thought it would be before I started using one.

I assumed you were supposed to dispose of the disposables after just one use (similar to a pad or tampon) - how much are you supposed to use a disposable before disposing of it?

jrditt

I love love my divacup and honestly get so annoyed when I have to use tampons.

It's difficult at first to get used to but there are some things i have learned:

Plan ahead so that you empty it at home where you are next to a sink
I've never had an infection and I've been using it for years
You have to get used to your own body, actually it makes me kind of sad when people think it's gross because that's all YOU
Fold it in half and then you need to TURN it inside so that it opens and creates suction

As much as I rave about it, I've only been able to convert 2 women but both of those women are now going to be forever diva cup users. It's so worth it.

jess_blonde

I've tried a disposable cup that is similar. It was alright, but alot of stores didn't carry it, so I eventually stopped using it. Using something reusable in this type of situation isn't really my thing, though.

I use the disposables. I've heard that they're not as good as the Diva, but I'm really happy with them. I can only find them at CVS. The process of putting them in isn't messy at all. The process of taking them out can be, I either take it out in the shower or take a few wet paper towels into the ladies room with me, remove it, drain it, wipe it out, reinsert. It's definitely not as messy as I thought it would be before I started using one.

I assumed you were supposed to dispose of the disposables after just one use (similar to a pad or tampon) - how much are you supposed to use a disposable before disposing of it?

Technically, the Instead SoftCup (the only disposable I know of) is supposed to be used once and disposed of. That being said, I've heard of many people who will remove, rinse and reuse, generally only for the length of a single period (I tried them once, was not a fan and chucked the whole box an hour after I got them home).

havalinaaa

I have a keeper/moon cup and I LOVE it. It's so much more comfortable than tampons, I can swim in it without worry, and I don't have to constantly restock on tampons, beg for them from friends/strangers when in a bind, or send a bashful boyfriend to the store. I do suggest using a panty liner for the first few cycles while you get the hang of inserting/removing it, but once you have it down it's more or less leak-proof. If you're hiking/camping, there's no worry of how to properly dispose of tampons/pads or fear of not bringing enough.

I have 6 friends that have all switched over to a keeper or moon cup and they all love theirs as much as I love mine, they're really great if you are comfortable with your body/cycle. i agree with the poster that suggested a little planning to make sure it gets emptied at home or some other bathroom you have private access to a sink in. It can be used without that, but this makes it much easier. On my lighter days I only empty it in the shower - once a day is all I have to think about being on my period, twice on my heavier days tops.

You get TSS from the bacteria growing in the cotton in tampons. Because these are made of a material that isn't hospitable to the type of bacteria that cause TSS, there is no risk.

jayliospecky

I've tried a disposable cup that is similar. It was alright, but alot of stores didn't carry it, so I eventually stopped using it. Using something reusable in this type of situation isn't really my thing, though.

I use the disposables. I've heard that they're not as good as the Diva, but I'm really happy with them. I can only find them at CVS. The process of putting them in isn't messy at all. The process of taking them out can be, I either take it out in the shower or take a few wet paper towels into the ladies room with me, remove it, drain it, wipe it out, reinsert. It's definitely not as messy as I thought it would be before I started using one.

I assumed you were supposed to dispose of the disposables after just one use (similar to a pad or tampon) - how much are you supposed to use a disposable before disposing of it?

Technically, the Instead SoftCup (the only disposable I know of) is supposed to be used once and disposed of. That being said, I've heard of many people who will remove, rinse and reuse, generally only for the length of a single period (I tried them once, was not a fan and chucked the whole box an hour after I got them home).

Actually Instead now makes a "semi-reusable" cup as well as the disposables. So the disposables you use once and throw away, but the "reusable" you can use for one period, washing it periodically, and then throwing it out at the end of that period.

jfrog123

I have never heard of the DivaCup before, and I don't know how I have missed it! I have been using the Intead cups for 7 or 8 years, and I can't imagine going back to pads or tampons. I was able to find them at Wal-Mart for about a year or so, but then they quit carrying them. As a previous poster stated I can only find them at CVS now. If you get the disposable ones they come 14 to a box, and they say you can use them for up to 12 hours each. I sometimes rinse and reuse a cup, but only for a total of twelve hours. Once twelve hours has passed I open a new one. If I threw the cups away every time I changed them it would be too expensive, because the first couple of days I empty it about every two hours. Using two cups each day I get through my period using slightly less than one box. They are around $8 per box here, so it is not really much different than the amount I used to spend on pads, and it is so much less hassle. The last two days of my period I literally only have to deal with it once every twelve hours.

The semi-reusable version sounds interesting to me, because it is not much different than what I am doing now. I am not sure how I would feel about he DivaCup because you use it over and over and over. And what do you do with it at the end of your cycle? As in, how / where do you store it?

AlsDonkBoxSquat

I've tried a disposable cup that is similar. It was alright, but alot of stores didn't carry it, so I eventually stopped using it. Using something reusable in this type of situation isn't really my thing, though.

I use the disposables. I've heard that they're not as good as the Diva, but I'm really happy with them. I can only find them at CVS. The process of putting them in isn't messy at all. The process of taking them out can be, I either take it out in the shower or take a few wet paper towels into the ladies room with me, remove it, drain it, wipe it out, reinsert. It's definitely not as messy as I thought it would be before I started using one.

I assumed you were supposed to dispose of the disposables after just one use (similar to a pad or tampon) - how much are you supposed to use a disposable before disposing of it?

It's not the same as a tampon in that it doesn't absorb. You're supposed to use them for no more than 12 hours.

CMmrsfloyd

I've tried a disposable cup that is similar. It was alright, but alot of stores didn't carry it, so I eventually stopped using it. Using something reusable in this type of situation isn't really my thing, though.

I use the disposables. I've heard that they're not as good as the Diva, but I'm really happy with them. I can only find them at CVS. The process of putting them in isn't messy at all. The process of taking them out can be, I either take it out in the shower or take a few wet paper towels into the ladies room with me, remove it, drain it, wipe it out, reinsert. It's definitely not as messy as I thought it would be before I started using one.

I assumed you were supposed to dispose of the disposables after just one use (similar to a pad or tampon) - how much are you supposed to use a disposable before disposing of it?

It's not the same as a tampon in that it doesn't absorb. You're supposed to use them for no more than 12 hours.

Oh, yes, I know it doesn't absorb, I just wasn't sure of the guidelines for how long to use it before disposing. I'd assumed that with the disposable version, if you took it out, it wouldn't go back in. Of course I guess they wouldn't mind if people throw them away in less than 12 hours since that would mean they'd have to use more of them. LOL

I may try the disposable Instead brand at some point before committing to a Diva. Just to see how the general method works out for me. I really hate pads and tampons can be so..... I don't even want to describe my problem with tampons. LOL They are preferrable to pads but problematic.

MîîśÊmÿłõü

i havent tried itbut definately thinking about giving it a go, but was abit worried whether they would be okay with a heavy flow (tmi) sorry lol

CMmrsfloyd

i havent tried itbut definately thinking about giving it a go, but was abit worried whether they would be okay with a heavy flow (tmi) sorry lol

From what I've heard they are supposed to be okay since a heavy flow really isn't as much as it looks like. You could always just try checking it frequently while you're figuring out how well it works for your individual circumstances. I'd probably be checking it like every hour the first few days b/c I'd be paranoid until I got used to it. LOL

jetscreaminagain

With the diva cup ideally you wash it with soap and water when you empty it but if you can't due to the bathroom you're in you wipe it with toilet paper and clean it when you get home. At the end of the period you boil it for two minutes to sterilize it and put it in its vute little bag. Tampons are not sterile BTW. I might boil it again before using it on day one but it is no biggie.

The removal is a little messy but like someone said, that's you. You don't want to touch and care for down there you maybe aren't ready to do anything else with down there. Anyway a little messy to remove and empty and then you was your hands. Not as icky as the waste basket at the end of the week or the clogged plumbing.

If you have heavy periods give it a try! Seriously life changing! . The first time I used it I had to get on a plane. Without it there would have been major problems with a tampon and pads. But it worked until I could get to the bathroom and even though it was alarmingly heavy only my hubs knew something was up and only because I took every opportunity to go to the bathroom.

Sorry for TMI. I just wish I'd done it sooner.