I recently got a DivaCup to use for my last period. I wish I had learned about menstrual cups sooner.
Monday I had a talk with my mom about menstrual cups, and her reaction was very typical: ew yuck. A few years ago, that probably would have been my reaction too. In actuality, though, I’ve found my cup to be much cleaner than tampons and certainly more so than pads.
Here’s how mine works: fold it up, insert into vag. It pops open, and then you twist it around a bit to get an air seal going on. Leave it in for 10 to 12 hours. No tampon can do that, honey. When I’m ready to empty it, I go into the shower. Reaching with a finger to press the side of the cup in to release the suction, I insert my thumb and flex my PC muscles until the end of the cup reaches my fingers. Then I pull and voila! Empty the sucker out straight down the drain, clean it, and it’s good for another use. It’s so cool to know you can store shit in your vag.
Cups can last for years, and even if you haven’t yet been hit by the green movement, you can’t deny that it’s saving you tons of moolah. I go through half a tampon box a month. So…
$8 box of pussy blockers x 6 (for the whole year) = $48
$30 cup (for the whole year) = $30
Savings: $18/yr
I’m down with that.
One side note: The cup has taught me a lot about my vag already. I’ve realized the DivaCup is the perfect fit for me because my cunt is long and narrow. It’s hard to fit more than 2 fingers up there, but I can’t even reach the end of it…and I don’t have short fingers. Also, I have to push my cup up a little further because my G-spot sticks out too much, making it uncomfortable and squished with the cup sitting alongside it. Yeah, I know, boo hoo.
For more info on menstrual cups, check out: Menstrual Cups LiveJournal Community