[solidcitizqueen]

I posted a trick/tip to someone having insertion issues w/in the last couple of days, and it seems as though none of us are "the only ones" having the issue. So, this is what works for me, and what I've shared, and I hope it helps...................
Some of you may want your stems off or on. The stems do not help w/ removal, they are merely a guide for "lost and found", or a false sense of what would be a string on a plug. I have my stem intact still, and it's actually a guide for me to know if my cup is in it's right place. With how I'm built inside, the stem can't be felt IF I've got my cup in it's comfy place. So, I choose to keep it on my Diva.
I use the "punch down" method of insertion, collapsing a side of the rim to the center of the cup, and keeping it folded as much as possible through insertion. Once I have it inserted as far as I can while keeping it folded, I release the grip/hold I have and just gentle guide it in as far as it will go. Sometimes, it feels like my cervix is in the path, so I tilt it more back towards the tailbone (rather than a slight upward angle).
Next, I feel around the end (past the stem) to make sure Diva has popped open. If you have it in the right place, it will usually almost "ease" past your wall of your vag, and hug right there, "locked down". I give her a quarter turn, and sometimes still feel the stem right at the opening. This does NOT mean I don't have proper positioning. I give a little "tug" to the stem (another reason I don't cut it off, because it makes for a very gentle tug) to make sure I've got my seal at least.
Then, I stand up, and do THE DANCE. This is my own thing that helps my cup settle into it's comfy spot, which means she takes a little ride further up to settle. I do circles both way w/ my hips (exaggerated hoolahoop motion), while bending my knees as if my hoolahoop is falling lower.
Voila..........................we're inseparable at this point, until the next dumping session! It's quite fascinating to see all your fluids separated. Just when you think it's all blood...................you see how creative our Maker was when he blessed us w/ the cycle that men would NEVER live through a week of!

 

[Boobs]

I'll have to try that little jig. I've had so much frustration with my cup and love it anyway.
Another tip: Lube it up if you're dry. Don't force it. Take my word for it.

 

[trimomma]

I'm still in the learning process with my Diva and have a question...

The times I have the best 'results' with my Diva is when it has gone up pretty far. The first time this happened, I was a little nervous about getting it out again, but there wasn't any leaking. I guess it's okay for it to go up quite a bit?

I love my Diva ~ even when its leaking a little. Can't imagine how much I'll love it when I'm proficient in the fine art of cup insertion!!!

 

[solidcitizqueen]

All of us women are designed differently. Some wear their cups lower, and probably have a shorter vag, which is why they find the stem a problem. If you wear your cup higher, and it works for you w/ no leaks, that's probably it's comfy spot (it must also be comfy for you too). I have to make sure I check the outside of my cup, to make sure it's not to the side of my cervix or rubbing on it. I actually bear down to get it in AND out. When I insert it while bearing down, and release those muscles, it also helps to lift the cup inside further, making less effort for fumbling fingers! This many not work for someone else, but it sure does work for me. My Diva dance is the best thing ever though. I do it every time, and it just give me that extra insurance that it's not gonna leak. The one time I didn't do the dance, my white pants (the other day) were telling my story!