Period and running???

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  • kaitimae
    kaitimae Posts: 727 Member
    another vote for some type of menstrual cup. research them, at least. there is a great livejournal community that will come up if you google it.

    i started with a diva cup, but switched to a lady cup a couple years ago. i've been using them for almost 4 years, and i wish i had discovered them sooner!

    i love never dreading or complaining about my period. i love not having to worry about leaking, especially while exercising and also just sleeping overnight. i love the money i save by not having to buy tampons and pads.

    also, while more hands on and sometimes slightly messier, they are FAR less gross than tampons and pads. i never felt clean using those... i always do with a cup. =)
  • Kell_Smurthwaite
    Kell_Smurthwaite Posts: 384 Member
    I use a menstrual cup and it's great - no leaks, no problems and more capacity. I also save money because I'm not having ot buy tampons every month - the initial outlay (£10) is all for years before having to buy a new one. :)

    Bizarrely, I find my cramps aren't nearly so bad since I started using a cup. I don't know if there's any correlation between the two, but the one time I was away without my cup when my period came early and I had to use tampons (a couple of months ago), I had really bad cramps. Go figure!

    PS I've always had ludicrouly heavy periods, and used to find that on my heaviest days I was changing a super tampon every 1-2 hours and STILL sometimes having leakage problems. No problems with the Moon Cup - it's awesome! And I also have the added bonus of being green and not adding to the nasty old landfill that must be full of sanitary products - ick!
  • AuddAlise
    AuddAlise Posts: 723 Member
    Well I think the voting is unanimous for the cup. I will try and find a store in my area, I think that some of the sporting goods stores around this area have them. In the meantime I am going to do a shorter loop around my house.

    Thank you ladies!
  • princessdracos
    princessdracos Posts: 125 Member
    It has made my day to see how many women are recommending a menstrual cup! I've used a DivaCup for years now, and it has been life-changing...no exaggeration. The few brave friends that have tried it are also big fans. True, it's not for everyone, but one friend was able to sleep through the night for the first time during her period after she started using a cup. I also agree that it's not as "dirty" seeming as tampons and pads. To each her own, and good luck!
  • Kirkajuice
    Kirkajuice Posts: 311 Member
    Bizarrely, I find my cramps aren't nearly so bad since I started using a cup. I don't know if there's any correlation between the two, but the one time I was away without my cup when my period came early and I had to use tampons (a couple of months ago), I had really bad cramps. Go figure!

    Same here, had awful awful stomach cramps before, got my mooncup and now it doesn't hurt so bad. Period's one day shorter as well! So glad I never have to use icky pads and tampons again, pads gave me rashes, smelled bad, made noise and were horrible to dispose of, tampons were just uncomfortable and gave me infections. No problems at all since using my cup! Would recommend changing it in the shower until you're used to it though.
  • kaitimae
    kaitimae Posts: 727 Member
    It has made my day to see how many women are recommending a menstrual cup! I've used a DivaCup for years now, and it has been life-changing...no exaggeration. The few brave friends that have tried it are also big fans. True, it's not for everyone, but one friend was able to sleep through the night for the first time during her period after she started using a cup. I also agree that it's not as "dirty" seeming as tampons and pads. To each her own, and good luck!

    Samsies! I seriously thought I was going to be the only one recommending them, but there was a whole page of people ahead of me! It made me so happy!

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