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Contributor: BBW Talks Toys BBW Talks Toys
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Originally posted by Bunnycups
Haha all this Diva cup talk is making me want to get one too.
I'll let you know after next week how I like it
02/11/2011
Contributor: PussyGalore PussyGalore
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Originally posted by BBW Talks Toys
I bought mine on Amazon. I tested it out last night and it was quite comfortable, didn't notice it. Now we'll see how it does with leaks once I get my period. I gotta say, though, that I'm quite interested in knowing how to break the ... more
Breaking the seal is easy, it's not dropping the damn thing into the toilet that gets tricky.

To break it, just pinch at the bottom and twist very slightly and pull down.
02/11/2011
Contributor: BBW Talks Toys BBW Talks Toys
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Originally posted by PussyGalore
Breaking the seal is easy, it's not dropping the damn thing into the toilet that gets tricky.

To break it, just pinch at the bottom and twist very slightly and pull down.
I just read the BEST tip in another thread: Clean it and reinsert it in the SHOWER!!!! Already water running, if it drops, you just pick it up (not fish it out *gag*), and when you come out of the shower you are clean and plugged up and you don't have any drips to collect as you get out of the shower and and can clean up perfectly!

I'm even MORE excited!
02/11/2011
Contributor: PussyGalore PussyGalore
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Originally posted by BBW Talks Toys
I just read the BEST tip in another thread: Clean it and reinsert it in the SHOWER!!!! Already water running, if it drops, you just pick it up (not fish it out *gag*), and when you come out of the shower you are clean and plugged up and you ... more
Awesome! I'm excited for you! It really is a good tip, though it wouldn't have worked for me personally. I usually shower before bed or after work, not before.
02/11/2011
Contributor: BBW Talks Toys BBW Talks Toys
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Originally posted by PussyGalore
Awesome! I'm excited for you! It really is a good tip, though it wouldn't have worked for me personally. I usually shower before bed or after work, not before.
I'm a SAHM so getting in the shower twice a day is NBD.
02/11/2011
Contributor: PussyGalore PussyGalore
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Originally posted by BBW Talks Toys
I'm a SAHM so getting in the shower twice a day is NBD.
Ah that's awesome! I'm a stay at home wife and it's just easier for me to grab a pad and go.

When I was using the diva cup, I was in bed at midnight and up and out the door by 6:30 AM. I'm so not a morning person, there was no way I was hopping in the shower.


One thing I am interested in knowing, if you remember to think about it, is if your natural lubrication increases while you're using it. Even though my mind was being perfectly mundane and not thinking about sex in anyway, having something in my vagina seemed to kick the lube factory into overdrive.
02/11/2011
Contributor: Cream in the Cupcake Cream in the Cupcake
I hate tampons but ill use them if i really need to be careful. Im honestly fine with toilet paper as gross as it may sound. but pads are most comfortable for me now. On depo provera i didnt have my period for the past 3 years so having it now, i just cant stand using tampons.
02/12/2011
Contributor: BluePixi BluePixi
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Originally posted by Cream in the Cupcake
I hate tampons but ill use them if i really need to be careful. Im honestly fine with toilet paper as gross as it may sound. but pads are most comfortable for me now. On depo provera i didnt have my period for the past 3 years so having it now, i ... more
why would tp be gross? feminine products aren't sterile anyway, and can be pretty gross when they fail.
02/12/2011
Contributor: Ajax Ajax
I'm all for disposable pads. It just seems easier.

I'm definitely more grossed out by rinsed out reusable pads in the laundry needing to be washed then a garbage bag of disposables chilling in the bathroom. If it were only my pads it wouldn't be an issue, but there are lots of girls in this house so it's not something I'd be pleased with.
02/12/2011
Contributor: TheSinDoll TheSinDoll
disposable tampons...
02/13/2011
Contributor: Lovelies Lovelies
I might have to check out this Diva Cup business...at least once. Disposable pads gross me out. Not like tampons are much better either. Whatever I gotta' do.
02/13/2011
Contributor: null null
I love my Diva Cup! I haven't tried reusable pads yet, but I'd like to.
02/14/2011
Contributor: Pleasure Piratess Pleasure Piratess
please tell me "free bleeding" is just something you made up!
02/14/2011
Contributor: BluePixi BluePixi
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Originally posted by Pleasure Piratess
please tell me "free bleeding" is just something you made up!
I wish it was.
02/16/2011
Contributor: sweet seduction sweet seduction
pads and tampons
02/16/2011
Contributor: HoneyHoney HoneyHoney
I use pads. i cannot for the life of me walk around in a tampon. It's almost painful. :/
02/20/2011
Contributor: tigerkate tigerkate
I use disposable tampons & pads. But mostly tampons, pads are for nighttime on the two nights my flow is heavy.

I went a long while without using pads at all, but then after my LEEP in Nov. last year... it was all I could use for a while, so pads were normal. The nighttime pads feel like diapers, but they were a lifesaver sometimes.

I've considered other options, but I am so clumsy that I can't see myself using the Diva Cup correctly without constant spilling and messes.
03/20/2011
Contributor: BBW Talks Toys BBW Talks Toys
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Originally posted by tigerkate
I use disposable tampons & pads. But mostly tampons, pads are for nighttime on the two nights my flow is heavy.

I went a long while without using pads at all, but then after my LEEP in Nov. last year... it was all I could use for a while, ... more
It's honestly not that messy. I'm super clumsy, and honestly, it's MUCH less messy than pads and even less messy than tampons.

Plus, in the morning, I *NEVER* have to do the "Oh CRAP" backwards shuffle off the bed to avoid spillage.
03/20/2011
Contributor: Stephanie Marie Stephanie Marie
I use Disposable tampons and liners. I can't stand pads so I NEVER use them.
03/20/2011
Contributor: Rossie Rossie
I have Diva cups but was never patient enough to get it working properly. I'm stuck with using disposable pads.
03/20/2011
Contributor: BluePixi BluePixi
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Originally posted by tigerkate
I use disposable tampons & pads. But mostly tampons, pads are for nighttime on the two nights my flow is heavy.

I went a long while without using pads at all, but then after my LEEP in Nov. last year... it was all I could use for a while, ... more
There is a learning curve to using a cup, but you shouldn't let it discourage you if you want to try it. In my experience the cup is no more likely to cause a mess than using tampons and since it is changed in the shower or over the toilet even if you do spill it shouldn't be too much of a mess.
03/21/2011
Contributor: lesbianlesbian lesbianlesbian
I use a menstrual cup. (A Lady Cup) And I LOVE IT.
03/26/2011
Contributor: Willis2011 Willis2011
I use disposable tampons. I have never even heard of menstrual cups.
04/19/2011
Contributor: goawaybunnies90 goawaybunnies90
Disposable products only.
04/19/2011
Contributor: K101 K101
I thankfully no longer have to worry about that. I have endometriosis and I have to get a shot to stop the endo from growing and it lessens the pain. No periods ever! I have a tiny bit of spotting every once in a blue moon and I definitely know when it's that time because I get the endo pain a little and very ill and hungry.. like now. But that's about all I have to worry about.

Since I do get some extreme pain due to the endo, I will take pain meds for it when needed.
04/26/2011
Contributor: tickle me pink tickle me pink
Just disposable pads for me. I've tried tampons and I've never liked them.
04/26/2011
Contributor: mariedoll mariedoll
disposable tampon!
05/08/2011
Contributor: Wondermom Wondermom
I use mostly disposable tampons now because my flow is suddenly so heavy, but I prefer my sponge instead.
05/08/2011
Contributor: MaryExy MaryExy
I use disposable pads, I'm terrified of tampons. I think I would like to try a menstrual cup, it sounds loads better once you get the hang of it. Heck, if nothing else I'd learn to use one just for swimming; I nanny over the summer and the kids want to swim allllll the time.
05/08/2011
Contributor: GravyCakes GravyCakes
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Originally posted by BluePixi
Idle curiosity at its best what do you use and why? I have seen a poll for this but it only included "traditional" supplies. Personally I just switched to a menstrual cup and cloth pads after ten years of disposables. I find this an all too ... more
always infinity are the BEST disposable pads. they're super comfortable & super absorbent.
05/16/2011