Diva Cup (men...this thread is about periods...)

[Dreeza]

Are you getting paid for this testimonial Dreeza? lol... My friend has been considering these, I'll have to tell her about your experience with it.

LOL, I wish...

I do accept donations though!

 

[Kase]

Thanks for posting this Dreeza , it does sound amazing and the fact that it saves wasting so many pads/tampons puts it high up in my books but I'm a pathetic baby lol.


I would really like to use one at some point but I don't know I have my reservations, I can't even use tampons, I don't like them. I guess I won't know until I try one though, maybe I will order one.

One question though what about horse riding, I don't want that end thing to poke me especially when doing rising trot .

 

[Dreeza]

Thanks for posting this Dreeza , it does sound amazing and the fact that it saves wasting so many pads/tampons puts it high up in my books but I'm a pathetic baby lol.


I would really like to use one at some point but I don't know I have my reservations, I can't even use tampons, I don't like them. I guess I won't know until I try one though, maybe I will order one.

One question though what about horse riding, I don't want that end thing to poke me especially when doing rising trot .

Yeah, I'll be honest...if you have never used a tampon, this thing WILL be tricky...but it is well worth it to learn. I would go on the other forum link I posted and explore the diff ways they say of putting it in that make it easier.

If it pokes you, just cut the tip off...there are instructions on how to do it on that forum thingy as well

glad you are considering it!

 

[Fruit bat]

Ok guys I'm stepping up ... I tried one of those cups that looks like a diaphram a few years ago. I could not get it right. the concept was great but I could not get it in . all I ended up with was a shower and another pad. This I am willing to try again , I think. I hate it because tush gets chapped with pads and tampons are not safe. Thanks for posting.
I wonder how this conversation will go with my 15 yo daughter. Maybe I'll just have her read this.

 

[Fran27]

Fran, obviously I cannot speak for sure, since I do not have a heavy period, but from what I have heard, it is pretty hard to fill this thing up, and even if you do, you just empty it out more often to avoid overflowing. The thing actually is supposed to form a 'seal' so I think it would be REALLY hard to make it overflow anyways???

Anyways, when you empty it, your underwear should be nowhere near it, lol. That is kinda like saying you are worried about taking out a tampon, and getting your underwear dirty....just shouldnt happen since you do it over the toilet. Not to be gross, but really...the worst that could happen is that you get some on your hands...yes, gross, but there is TP in the stall for a reason, and a sink and soap once you get out of the stall...

Yeah the thing is, I've never used tampons either, but I guess it would be the same problem - during the time you empty it, you're still bleeding, so there will be blood to clean every time. That's coming from someone who has drops of blood all over the floor when I have my period and getting ready to go in the shower.. even if I take off my underwear at the last minute. So I'm guessing I would have to have some kind of pad anyway as I can't see myself cleaning the blood that leaked while I emptied the thing if I'm in a public restroom or something.

I'm guessing that most people don't have that problem though, but on the heavy days... it's falling all the time. So as much as I want to try it, I can just imagine that the blood that will fall in that minute I'm emptying and cleaning it will make things annoying enough that I will still have to use a pad anyway. So.. Bleh.

 

[Jules]

You go girls... but I don't think I could do it.

I'm just gonna have tampon-parties with Jess :lol-sign:

 

[Spirit2010]

You go girls... but I don't think I could do it.

I'm just gonna have tampon-parties with Jess :lol-sign:

Same here. lol

 

[Denaluvscorgis]

I think that it's a great idea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I think I'll order one for my daughter!!! When we were at the John Mayer concert, she had to leave during the concert because she thought she was leaking through the tampon. If she had a Diva Cup, this wouldn't have been a problem. I can see lot's of positive points to using one of these. Thanks for posting this Dreeza.:hail:

ok...nevermind...I thought people on here would be more open to this. I know the concept is gross...but get over it.

Think about how much waste you contribute to the environment with pads and tampons...this completely eliminates that.

Think about how much money you spend each year on pads/tampons. This is a one time $25 fee.

Think about how many times you have been caught without a pad/tampon, or leaks unexpectedly happen, and you are faced with a potentially embarrassing and aggravating situation...once again, those situations should really never occur with this thing.


Fran, obviously I cannot speak for sure, since I do not have a heavy period, but from what I have heard, it is pretty hard to fill this thing up, and even if you do, you just empty it out more often to avoid overflowing. The thing actually is supposed to form a 'seal' so I think it would be REALLY hard to make it overflow anyways???

Anyways, when you empty it, your underwear should be nowhere near it, lol. That is kinda like saying you are worried about taking out a tampon, and getting your underwear dirty....just shouldnt happen since you do it over the toilet. Not to be gross, but really...the worst that could happen is that you get some on your hands...yes, gross, but there is TP in the stall for a reason, and a sink and soap once you get out of the stall...

Contrary to the situation Tosca is imagining, I would never freaking wash the thing in public...wtf. If you need to empty it in public, then you empty it, wipe the rim with some TP, and re put it back in...

I havent mastered taking it out and putting it back in yet, but each time I do, it gets quicker and quicker. Emptying it in public (and reinserting it), once you master it, should take less than a minute...

And yeah, you can shower with it, run with it, swim with it...do anything...cept well...have sex, lol.

 

[Dreeza]

Yeah the thing is, I've never used tampons either, but I guess it would be the same problem - during the time you empty it, you're still bleeding, so there will be blood to clean every time. That's coming from someone who has drops of blood all over the floor when I have my period and getting ready to go in the shower.. even if I take off my underwear at the last minute. So I'm guessing I would have to have some kind of pad anyway as I can't see myself cleaning the blood that leaked while I emptied the thing if I'm in a public restroom or something.

I'm guessing that most people don't have that problem though, but on the heavy days... it's falling all the time. So as much as I want to try it, I can just imagine that the blood that will fall in that minute I'm emptying and cleaning it will make things annoying enough that I will still have to use a pad anyway. So.. Bleh.

Wow thats crazy, I am sorry

The thing is, if you empty it over the toilet (which you will do while seated) the only possible place for the blood to spill is into the toilet, or on your hand a little bit.

The tricky part would be when you went to go put it back in, there would be some blood that would end up on the outside of the cup, so unless you cleaned it off (which I have read that some people do by sticking their finger up there and kinda circling it around the cup...but haha, i havent had the guts to do that!!), a little might end up on your underwear, but it would require nothing more than a pantyliner.

Man, I dont know how you dont use tampons with a crazy period like that. On my heavy days, I always double up with a tampon and pad.

sorry your period sucks big time

 

[~Jessie~]

I can't see the diva cup "leaking" anymore than a tampon once it's removed. I've never had a leaking issue (I know, TMI), so I don't see a problem with it.

I'm definitely going to be ordering one in the next couple of days. I'm excited! LMAO!

 

[RedHotDobe]

I'm definitely going to be ordering one in the next couple of days. I'm excited! LMAO!

I've been wondering if it's acceptable to be excited over something so... not exciting, lol!

 

[Denaluvscorgis]

I've been wondering if it's acceptable to be excited over something so... not exciting, lol!

It's just how you look at it. It may be exciting to some.:lol-sign:

 

[savethebulliedbreeds]

I think it is very exciting. Periods suck. Period. So if there is something out there that will make it like I don't really have my period, I am all for it. I would rather empty a cup twice a day and get a bit of blood on my fingers and know that it won't make me sick than changing a tampon every 4 hours and worrying about TSS. And I refuse to use pads. I feel so dirty when I wear one.

 

[noludoru]

Yeah the thing is, I've never used tampons either, but I guess it would be the same problem - during the time you empty it, you're still bleeding, so there will be blood to clean every time. That's coming from someone who has drops of blood all over the floor when I have my period and getting ready to go in the shower.. even if I take off my underwear at the last minute. So I'm guessing I would have to have some kind of pad anyway as I can't see myself cleaning the blood that leaked while I emptied the thing if I'm in a public restroom or something.

I'm guessing that most people don't have that problem though, but on the heavy days... it's falling all the time. So as much as I want to try it, I can just imagine that the blood that will fall in that minute I'm emptying and cleaning it will make things annoying enough that I will still have to use a pad anyway. So.. Bleh.

I thought that was normal.

 

[Dizzy]

I can't imagine that it would be any more "messy" than applicator free tampons.

I hate applicator tampons. HATE. Non-applicator is the way to go - they're more comfy and less packaging.

My friend did buy a moon cup a while back, but I haven't seen her in an age to ask whether she used it....

 

[noludoru]

What on earth are "applicator and "non applicator" tampons??? I thought they were all the same..

 

[Saje]

lol some have applicators and some don't. OB doesn't

 

[Sunnierhawk0]

I def. am going to look into this.. sometimes I will go a month or two without a period, and they will just surprise me with its presence, so I never know and am usually caught w/o the proper necessities.

 

[daaqa]

this sounds great! granted, i'm averaging only one period a year or several months [dont be jealous, the side effects arent fun], and i never know when one is coming or how bad it's going to be. i HATE pads, and refuse to wear tampons, so this sounds great.

went to the website and read through the info and FAQs and it sounds really good. thanks for posting!

 

[joce]

It might have been me that mentioned it-yet I still haven't tried one:lol-sign: I know a lot of people who loooove them so when ever anyone mentions anything period related I mention it. I really am going to get one one of these days I swear

And yes-everyone who uses them sounds like they are being paid to sell them when they talk about it