Comments on: Diva Cup-date — the menstrual cup after one year

By: GIVEAWAY! The Diva Cup | Cheap Like Me

GIVEAWAY! The Diva Cup | Cheap Like Me — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:54:54 +0000

[...] The second post noted how I felt about the cup (LOVE!) after using it for a year. [...]

By: EcoYogini

EcoYogini — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:44:41 +0000

I have been using my Diva Cup for more than two years and don’t really feel like replacing it just yet (ummm, can we say money grabber??).

In any case, the BEST tip I ever got was running warm-hot water over the dive cup pre-insertion to help opening. I was seriously tired of having it “pop” open randomly while I was walking around- awkward!. The warm water solved that problem!

As for leakage… i think it really has to do with flow- if you have a heavy flow you might have to change the cup every 3-4 hours instead of twice a day. Everyone and every day is different.

The diva cup has been teh BEST for yoga, compared to ALL other menstrual products. Beats tampons 100%.

By: Gussy

Gussy — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:36:53 +0000

This is my second day with the Divacup, and boy! have I had troubles! I’m a virgin, so I find insertion and removal quite painful. I’m getting used to it though. Once it’s in, I barely feel it–just like a tampon.
I have a really heavy flow, and can’t seem to get the seal right. I can feel that it’s fully popped open, shaped like an O and I can twirl it just fine(finally!), so I don’t know what the problem is! It’s never full when I take it out, but boy is it messy (TMI: Since it’s been leaking, it’s bloody reaching up to get it out, and wrestling with it to get it out, i get blood all over my hand.. ick) Thing is: when trying to take it out, it does feel like there’s suction, so WHY am I leaking??

By: Cheap Like Me

Cheap Like Me — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:01:49 +0000

Check out the “How to use the cup” in the FAQs on the Diva Cup site: http://www.divacup.com/en/home/faqs/

It has a small diagram, and says the cup should sit lower. However, I think it just sits where it sits — if nothing else you are keeping your muscles in shape, I guess. Good luck.

By: Emma

Emma — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 08:56:19 +0000

Hi there. Thanks for an interesting article! I’ve been using my LadyCup (a Czech brand) for the first time and I can clearly see all the benefits. I’ve had no trouble inserting and getting it to open up, but I have some difficulty removing it because I can’t reach it!! It just sort of gets ’sucked’ up. I really have to use my vag muscles to push it down enough so I can grab the stem (unfortunately I cut about 5mm off my stem before I had even used it). I’m just wondering where the cup is supposed to sit. Tampon boxes always have a diagram to show where they should be in the vagina but I can’t seem to find an equivalent diagram for the cup. Do you know of any online diagrams? Thanks.

By: Cheap Like Me

Cheap Like Me — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 03:44:36 +0000

Thanks for writing in, and good luck!

By: Ande

Ande — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 01:08:45 +0000

Thank you sooo much for creating this blog. I just purchased my Diva cup yesterday and was ready to use it today for the very first time. Had no problems with insertion but that stem was awful. Then I came across your old post. I was nervous about cutting the stem, but you convinced me I would be more comfortable without it. WOW! What a difference! This is still Day 1 for me, but I wanted to write right away and let you know how much you helped.

I have a retroverted uterus and have a unusually heavy flow so I’ll let you know how this first cycle goes. So far, so good!

By: Slick

Slick — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:49:05 +0000

I’ve been using the Diva Cup and/or Lunapads for about 2 years now, and I am completely done with disposable products.
I’m actually kind of disgusted by disposable products now…thinking about how my DNA could end up in a landfill…YUCK! I love the Divacup and the Lunapad alternative!

The only thing I would say is – because I am over 35, it was recommended that I use a size 2 Divacup, so I believed it/bought it. It was painful! I had to buy the size 1 and spend that $$ twice, so it wasn’t a very good deal. :/ Obviously, I can’t return the size 2 (ew), so I guess I just have to keep it.

By: Emily

Emily — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:36:46 +0000

I love the DivaCup! I’ve only used it for one cycle, and I’m hooked.
The first day was terrible. Once I found the right insertion angle, I was good to go. I HIGHLY recommend it!

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Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:07:46 +0000

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