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Socchan ([personal profile] soc_puppet) wrote2009-10-09 02:02 pm
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TMI!


Socchan: *sticks hand through bellybutton*
Socchan: *rips out still-bleeding uterus*
Socchan: *snatches recently-purchased DivaCup (plus bag and instructions) from near-by shelf*
Socchan: *throws aforementioned into a lockbox and turns the key*
Socchan: AND STAY IN THERE UNTIL YOU CAN WORK SOMETHING OUT.
DivaCup/Uterus: *from the box* ...Was it something I did?


Yeeeaaaah. Just tried to use the DivaCup yesterday! Tried twice. ...Did not particularly succeed at inserting. DivaCup does not want to unfold. The one time it may have unfolded, it was too far up, making removal QUITE difficult. Am quite pissed. $30+, potentially down the drain. Stuck with disposable pads and an unusually messy period.


Next potential options:
* The Keeper; same price, but lasts 10x longer, has longer stem for possibly easier extraction
* Cloth pads; available in town at the same store that carries the DivaCup
* Birth control of some sort that would make the issue a non-issue (shot preferred to pills)
* Bribe uterus/body into going through menopause early

So far, I'm liking the third best, followed possibly by the second, but I'm definitely going to have to do more research. In the mean time, it's back to work in clean pants.
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[personal profile] arabesque 2009-10-09 07:56 pm (UTC)(link)
I had some trouble with the DivaCup at first; it takes practice, which is why I think they suggest you try it a few times before you actually start your period. IIRC, there are useful posts on LJ communities for subjects like this (vaginapagina and menstrual_cups are the ones that spring to mind). Basically, this is a "faito faito" comment, though I completely understand if you don't want to keep trying (also I always wear a pad with it anyway, in case of leaks/not being able to change it in time).
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[personal profile] soc_puppet 2009-10-10 02:06 am (UTC)(link)
I kept meaning to try it out before the blood started to flow, I just. Kept forgetting. And putting it off and then forgetting again. And then my period did start, and I was all, "Well fuck. Guess I'll have to try and learn as I go." Which yeah, not so much :| I've got at least one of those comms bookmarked, too; I just need to look around it more ^^a

I'mma keep trying, I think! At least another month or two. (Good plan, that, 'specially while I'm starting out. Maybe I'll get cloth pads for that...)
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