Spinoff: Menstrual cups "gross"? - Page 2

[LadyMarmalade]

Originally Posted by motheringforme

I really want a Diva Cup. However, figuring I use only about four tampons per period, I have two and a half years left of tampons. I don't want to just throw them out. Any suggestions?

You can make Christmas ornaments out of them!

http://www.tamponcrafts.com/

http://www.funmansion.com/html/fm-Ta...tmas-Tree.html

[LadyMarmalade]

BTW I didn't find my Keeper to be any more 'gross' than a tampon. I can't use it at the moment because I got a mirena. I don't use tampons anymore either, just cloth pads.

[Aeress]

It has been over a year since I heard about these and I am very interested. It is silly but I can't spend the money...sure I can spend $5 for pads, which are horrible for the environment but I won't spend 30 to get a cup. so silly. I am just going to do it next paycheck...unless I am pg.

I need to make more mama pads...I only have a few.

[mamangazelle]

I know, people are so weird. They will also be grossed when I'll tell them (after they've asked me what I do to my hair to make it beautiful and healthy) I use coconut oil on it: they prefer to use a product made of 20 chemicals...

Oh well.

[somanythings]

Originally Posted by LadyMarmalade

You can make Christmas ornaments out of them!

http://www.tamponcrafts.com/

http://www.funmansion.com/html/fm-Ta...tmas-Tree.html

Thank you sooo much - my butt hurts from falling out of my chair now.

[Spencersmom]

Originally Posted by LadyMarmalade

You can make Christmas ornaments out of them!
http://www.tamponcrafts.com/

http://www.funmansion.com/html/fm-Ta...tmas-Tree.html

I have tears streaming down my face. This is the funniest thing I have seen in a very, very long time. Thank you for giving me one of those great belly laughs where you can't breathe. Freakin' hysterical!

[*bejeweled*]

!!!!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by Amys1st

as far as people thinking gross, I think its gross to get your period and then drag your a$$ to Target or another big box, get tampex in a hurry and then I pass the candy aisle and I remember my cravings this week...., so I grab the big bag of snickers and hey- theres dh's favorite bag of candy so grab that too so I dont look like a total pig w the candy and tampex. Then in line- hey there is that DVD I want...ok, so now my period has cost me $40 bucks. The keeper on frontier was like $17.

[hubris]

OMG to the tampon crafts!!!!

Originally Posted by LadyMarmalade

BTW I didn't find my Keeper to be any more 'gross' than a tampon. I can't use it at the moment because I got a mirena. I don't use tampons anymore either, just cloth pads.

Mirena's the hormonal IUD, right? I thought you could use a Keeper/Diva/Mooncup with an IUD? You can't use the Instead cup because it fits up by the cervix, but because the other cups fit lower in the canal, they're supposed to be fine to use.

[whateverdidiwants]

No way I would risk using a cup with an IUD. I've known several woman have their IUD yanked out of place by a cups, including my mother. She was using the 70's version (called a Tassaway) and she looked down in the shower one day to see her IUD laying at her feet. She got a positive pregnancy test - which resulted in Yours Truly - within weeks.

[sedalbj]

Originally Posted by whateverdidiwants

No way I would risk using a cup with an IUD. I've known several woman have their IUD yanked out of place by a cups, including my mother. She was using the 70's version (called a Tassaway) and she looked down in the shower one day to see her IUD laying at her feet. She got a positive pregnancy test - which resulted in Yours Truly - within weeks.

Oh man!!!! I really liked my Diva (although after 6 mths, i still couldn't figure out how to get it to not migrate down w/ gravity if I was on my feet for a long time...). I want to get an long term IUD after all this baby stuff is done, so do i have to go back to tampons? I also have sea sponges that I never tried, could I use those? I thought the cup was so low it wouldn't matter... I am seriously depressed right now...

[whateverdidiwants]

Alas, it's not how low it sits, it's the suction that the cup creates that's the problem.

[Adasmommy]

I've used the diva cup for all of two days and LOVE it!

I am not grossed out by my period but I do find tampons and pads to be a hassle, and they can be messy. The cup is so simple--I put it in in the morning and don't notice or have to think about it again until before bed. It is easy to take out, empty, wash, and reinsert. My fingers don't get bloody, I don't have to reach for and rummage through my "lady" drawer, I don't have to try to remember not to drop my tampon in the toilet because they're bad for the septic tank . . .

and I never have to:

change or clean anything in a public restroom,
remember to bring pads or tampons anywhere
wonder how important it is that I find a bathroom RIGHT NOW before I leak
do anything fancy when I go to the bathroom throughout the day
spend money on my period again!!!

Oh, and there seems not to be a period smell when I use the cup, though that's not a particular selling point for me because I don't think I need to be distanced from my natural body functions (and smells). Though, despite the prior disclaimer, I am really enjoying my little curlies staying clean and dry! I can't help it! :

[~MoonGypsy~]

Alright, you guys convinced me. I'm gonna get a kepper from the frontier co-op. I was worried about the public stall issue, cause I work for a VERY large employer.

That being said, it doesn't gross me out... except for the chunks. : I always want to inspect them, like with my placenta. Am I a total freak? :

[hubris]

Originally Posted by whateverdidiwants

Alas, it's not how low it sits, it's the suction that the cup creates that's the problem.

Yikes, if that's so, somebody needs to tell Diva International, because this is what they have on their FAQ:

Can The DivaCup™ be worn with an IUD?

The DivaCup™ is worn low at the base of the vagina and is away from the cervix, it should not interfere with your IUD.

As recommended, always check your IUD cord after inserting and removing your DivaCup™ to make sure that it has not been dislodged. Many of our customers are IUD users as well and have not reported any problems.

When I use mine, I purposefully don't create the suction you're describing. It doesn't need suction to stay in/sealed (in me at least), it just needs to be fully open. If I get suction going it HURTS.

I don't have an IUD but two friends who have them purposefully chose the Keeper or Diva instead of Instead because of the IUD fit reasons. Think it has more to do with user variables than cup use itself?

[Amber Lion]

Maybe I just got a headstart, but I'd been practicing fertility awareness to avoid pregnancy for about a year before I got my Keeper. So I was already used to reaching inside, feeling my cervix, and examining my cervical fluid daily. Maybe that's why I never once thought "gross" when I found out about cups!

At first I was hesitant about the stalls in public bathrooms too, since that's the only type of bathroom I have at work.. but in practice, no big deal at all! You really don't have to rinse it out, but I do like to bring a wet paper towel in with me to wipe it off often. Other times, I don't even bother. I figure, it's my own stuff - it's not going to hurt me!

I always empty my Keeper in my house plants when I'm at home and that's where the water I rinse my cloth pads in goes too! I don't have a bathroom and our house is only one room, so my husband is quite familiar with that rather funny suction noise the cup can make going in/coming out while I'm squatting in the middle of the room (there's no gross factor for him either, lucky me)! I love the color, I love the consistency (oh, it's soooo silky and warm), and I've even tasted my own moon blood as part of a class - so I guess you could say there is NO gross factor for me!!