TSRH! Seriously it annoys the ever living daylights out of me when men get all squirmy about anything dealing with "women stuff" I knew a guy who got creeped out by a certain aisle in the grocery store that had tampons, pads, yeast infection treatments etc. It was dumb.
I used to love tampons, but like I said after a while they all bugged me. Everything you guys said about peeing, showering etc started to bother me more and more. Then got more painful to use and tried all sorts of brands, styles, sizes etc. In fact I have a bunch of left overs of so many different brands I'd be glad to give away
Seriously cups mean no issues with peeing, pooping, showering, having to hurt while readjusting etc. None of that at all happens. No dryness or pain or anything. Apparently far more common elsewhere in the world too - US is just behind on those things and label them as dumb crunchy things to use.
Neeeeevaaaaaaar in my life will I stick Tupperware in my vag to collect a pool of my blooooods!!!!
its the texture of cornstarch, or to a slightly lesser degree, baby powder. Its got that "squeaky" thing going on that freaks me out a bit
I tried the cup but I found it to be inconvenient, especially if you need to empty it in a public restroom. That part is messy and gross. I think it is better for people who do not have a very heavy flow. I've never had an issue with tampons while showering or peeing or pooping or hurting, but it really is different for everyone.
Neeeeevaaaaaaar in my life will I stick Tupperware in my vag to collect a pool of my blooooods!!!!
makes it waaay easier to throw on people though.
I disagree because cups hold like 2-3x more than most tampons. I used to have tampons leak because they didn't hold right and they weren't even that full. Cups do take a bit of practice but they are definitely not messy for me at all. Like just as "messy" as a tampon. Not all cups are the same either.
The Diva Cup you linked to is crap IMO. I use Me Luna from Germany.
Yeah but lighter flow and no smell - that helped me get over it all Then again tampons are collecting blood and they stink up the bathroom. I don't deal with that anymore. Less smell and mess is a good thing!
You keep your bloody tampons around the bathroom? Yuck. Flush that shit. It sounds like you didn't get the right kind of tampons for you. I'm not knocking your choice, I'm just saying it isn't right for me. I never tried the Diva cup actually, it's just the first one that came up on a google search. I think my problem is that I couldn't find one that was for heavy flow but for someone who has not had a vaginal birth. It's like you get the ginormous width and capacity, or the tiny width and capacity. There's no tiny width and ginormous capacity. My flow is seriously heavy. I have days where I literally need the bathroom once an hour. If I have to go out, using the cup is really inconvenient. I can just leave it in and let things back up, but then when I do take it out it's a terrible mess.
Uh no - cannot flush that shit here. It backs up systems totally with the number of tree roots we have. I cannot tell you how fucking NASTY it is to see old used tampons back up your system They should never be flushed here and have been told repeatedly NOT to! So yeah take out the trash a lot and I hate that crap.
I did find Me Luna because I have a shorter vaginal canal and am petite in general. The large cups were too big for me so Me Luna has different sizes (circumference) and lengths as well as how hard the material is. Very personalized fit for whatever size. So I totally hear you on the sizes from most. I prefer having an option of sizes and lengths and stems and all that. Plus the brand was 1/2 as much as Diva cups. Those Diva ones are evil. I am good with no mess with the cups. I can take them out, dump & clean and reinsert with no mess. I have used applicator free tampons in the past though so I'm really not icked by any of this. I used to have to do 3-4 tampons a day (not including night) and now I can do it once in the morning when I wake up and before I go to bed. 12 hours - never ever got near that with tampons. I never thought I'd love them so much, but I do - what can I say? It did take a little practice but now it's like 2nd nature to me. I will say again it did make my flow much shorter and even lighter. I'm not sure how either since absolutely nothing changed except using the cups.
I think they are great but get why others don't use them. I honestly just wish I had tried them like a decade ago with how different and good it all feels.