Girls Room

[MarMar]

They hurt if inserted incorrectly, but that's no problem after a bit of practice.

[~Amy~]

Yeah the first time is horrible and kinda makes you think twice about using 'em but I'm glad I stuck with 'em. Do use pads or tampons Mercury_Girl?

[MarMar]

I use a Diva Cup.

[~Amy~]

Do you find it better than the others?

[MarMar]

Indeed!

Now I hardly notice my period (except cramps), it's not dangerous and I don't have to change it every 4 hours - I can go 12 to 24 hours without emptying it.

[~Amy~]

12 - 24 hours sounds very good. But is thee still the risk of TSS?

Off Topic but I your av.

[MarMar]

No, because it's made of medical grade silicone

Thanks!

http://www.divacup.com/

[*belle*]

I really like the sound of the cup, much better than tampons! But can I be really, really stupid and ask....well how do you get it in there?

[MarMar]

It's made from soft/flexible silicone, so you fold it - there are different ways. and put it in like "normal" (like with tampons). Once inside, it "pops" open, thus creating vacuum, so that there will be no leaking.

Read more at community.livejournal.com/menstrual_cups

[Pierced Musie]

I use pads. I used to have to wear two thick (night) pads because my periods were heavy. Now I can just wear two normal pads or one night pad.

Hopefully my periods will get even lighter, when they finally do regulate. When that happens I may try out tampons or the divacup.

I want to make a joke about being scared about sticking something up there but I won't because some of you guys are too young