I use the instead cup. It is a disposable cup that is not quite the $$ investment of the diva. I have heard great things about the dive cup. There is one day of my period that is so damned heavy I have to use tampons thou...a cup will overflow for sure. Sorry for the TMI!

I'm not sure I'd use one anymore. My periods are almost non-existant.

I use tampons and they are OK for me. The concept of the diva cup has never appealed to me. Somehow in my find, I fear spillage and embarrassment if I had to empty and clean it in a public restroom. Oh well!

I checked out that blog. I had no idea these things had such a cult following.

I expect it to be awkward the first few times of use. I mean, tampons were, right?

I need to look into this, I would like to try it

I love them! I've got a small LadyCup, but it's a bit too small for me (in capacity as well as length). Two larges are on their way to me from the Czech Republic.

To those that want to try but are nervous what to get, in which size etc. - don't sweat. Visit the menstrual cup community, poke there a bit, find the size charts (because they are hiding from me today ). Asses how low your cervix goes during your period and how much flow you have and pick the cup that seems to fit best. If your're 30+, had kids vaginally or bleed a lot - pick something with a higher capacity. If you bleed less, don't have kids, or are under 25-30, pick something smaller. Low cervix - shorter, wider cup. High cervix - longer, wider cup. But it really comes down to capacity - a change of a few millimeters is harder to notice than a change of a few milliliters.

A few pictures:



Lunettes



LadyCups - I'm getting the first and the third one. The third one will probably get sold without opening - I can't afford to keep both.

I find they work well. I prefer cloth pads, but I do use the cup when I know I won't be able to change for a few hours.

I really wish Eden sold these!!!!

I tried the diva cup. Eventually stopped using it. It gave me terrible cramps towards the end of my period, when I normally don't get them.

I love cups, I was curious and tried it and would not go back to tampons.

I used to use the Diva cup, and I loved it. But my ferret likes to nom on squishy things, so...I don't know how she keeps finding them. I guess they get knocked down or something. But I liked that I wasn't contributing so much waste, nor was I dealing with nasty chemicals found in some brands of pads. Plus, even though it's a bit of an investment, for how long it's supposed to last, it's worth it. As long as I had it in right, it was quite comfortable and didn't leak.

I tried getting a couple girls at my old job onto these, and they didn't bite...but my boss at my current job loves hers, too.

i made a little thread about cups not too long ago.

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happy cup shopping!

I've used a Diva Cup for about four years now, and haven't yet had to replace it. There was a learning curve for getting it in properly because I had to twist it several times and tug it down to create a good suction. I always wear unbleached pantiliners with mine because I also have a fairly heavy flow and have had the cup overflow.

Most of the time, I'm good to go for eight hours or so (and don't have to deal with the issue of changing it while I'm away from home, which is nice). There have been rare occasions during my first or second day when I did have to change it while I was out, and that can be a bit tricky if you're in a multi-stall public restroom because there are little holes around the ring of the cup's open end that sometimes need to be cleaned out in order to enable a good suction when you put it back in. (You can carry a safety pin with you in order to poke the holes clean in a pinch though.)

I have some sensitivities in that area and have had issues with pads, tampons, and even sea sponges. Glad rags work okay and I sometimes wear them for overnight use or if I'm going to be around the house, but they're messier to clean up than the Diva Cup.

Not only is the Diva Cup's packaging transparent, but apparently that particular company also sends display samples of their various cup sizes to some of the health food stores that order their products (so that customers can actually see and feel them beforehand). Even the little health food store where I bought mine had sample cups behind the counter.

I haven't yet tried any form of cup but will be trialing numerous ones over the next few weeks ans am quite excited to give them a try