hehe, Saje, I am glad I have someone to back me up on this thing!! Sorry Tosca, I was just being pissy earlier...I AM on my period after all, LOL
Anyways, I cannot even feel it at all...
I actually accidently wore mine for like almost 24 hours cause I kinda forgot about it, and when I remembered, I wasnt really at a place I could wash it, so I figured I was better off just leaving it in, since I knew it didnt need to be emptied.
And yeah, like saje said, there should be no leaking as long as it is in right...
I just had the guts to spend the night at that one kid's house I have been talking about...wearing his shorts...with JUST the divacup...and lets just say we are NOT at the point where I am comfortable with having him find leakage in his shorts, hahahaha. He doesnt even know I am on my period...no telltale signs of garbage wrappings to leave behind...
There is this forum/journal thingy:
http://community.livejournal.com/menstrual_cups that I have been reading up on it...
they have all these different ways to fold it (other than the way the instructions say) that make it WAAAAY easier to put it...
another nice thing is that unlike tampons, you can put it in before you get your period...so that way, if you buy this, you can test run it before your period comes.
The one complaint has been the stem thingy on it...a lotta women say it pokes them...so they just cut it off, and problem is solved. I havent had that issue at all though...
Frisky...its a little tricky getting it out at first, but once you get the hang of it, its fine. I think mine sits up a little higher (which is why the stem doesnt poke me), but thats just cause everyone is a little different 'down there'. So when i first went to take it out, i was like "oh sh*t, where did it go, LOL"??? But the 'bearing down' works wonders, and I had it out in no time!!!