Women, menstrual cups -?

Sorry about my silence, I've been having a bit of a hard crack at life. I'm sure you understand.

I looove my Ladycup, toygirl2. My Divacup may never see use again. For the first time, I'm able to remove my cup without spilling, and I can use it without leaking 100% of the time. With the Diva, I had been convinced that some of the leaks were normal... not huge splurgy weird leaks, but mild leaks that I was told came from the walls of the vagina, and not the cervix. Since I've switched to the Ladycup, I don't get seepage at all, unless I have totally filled the cup.

I've seen criticism for people like me, who own more than one cup. :/ All I can tell you, is I can lose something I had in my left hand simply by switching it to my right. I can lose anything. In fact, I've lost my first Divacup and I have *no* idea where it is. I needed a backup cup, because I would often lose one and find the other.

How I wound up with four cups? oO I bought the Lunette on impulse (haven't used it yet), and I bought the Ladycup at the same time I bought a Divacup.... it was an accident, I swear. Let's just say, never again shall I drink Jack Daniels and shop online at the same time! (who am I kidding, I think I did that yesterday)

re: Instead Softcups; I heard the man often doesn't feel a thing, too. I even read one lady claim, she didn't tell her man she was menstruating and just let it happen naturally. How strange! I had always figured it was physically possible, I just didn't think it wasn't noticable.

I got my Divacup for Christmas and have used it for the past 3 days, and I love it! Day 1, it leaked a little but it wasn't blood, it was residual stuff that was probably on my vaginal walls. Day 2, I did a little, um "chimney sweep" in the shower before I put the cup in and didn't have any leakage. Both days it felt a little weird, it wasn't uncomfortable but I could feel it in there. Today I turned it inside out to see if that would help, and it did and still no leaks. I'm very, very happy with my Divacup, and I probably wouldn't have decided to get one if it weren't for this thread.

I used to be really interested and intrigued by Diva cups until I asked my gyno and she said that menstrual cups were originally invented for helping women with heavy periods stay "in control" of their flow, and she recommends them to women in her practice with heavy flows. She didn't recommend one to me.

I use cloth pads and I love them. Oh so much more comfortable than plasticized dioxin covered pads and tampons you see in the grocery/drugstores.

I used the Insteads for about 6 months just because I was so sick of pads and tampons but I wasn't sure about investing in a reusable cup. You're right about them not being completely reliable, I almost always wore back up just in case. I got my Diva for Christmas though, and I love it. It's been very reliable so far.

I'm interested in getting one of these cups, but I'm a little concerned about my Nuvaring with it. Anyone have any testimonies about cups + Nuvarings? I don't know what type I'd like but I'm leaning toward DivaCup because I think I could get it in an actual store (and see it before I buy it, etc.).

I don't use the nuvaring, but the Diva Cup isn't that big. There should be room for both. I don't think it would be too much of a problem, since you don't take the nuvaring out for sexual intercourse either. I don't think they would interfere.

And you totally can get the Diva cup in stores. I saw it at the health food/eco friendly area of my supermarket before.