I am not afraid of my blood but I think this cup business is absolutely disgusting.
I just ordered a Diva Cup! Anybody use these?
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 Momobobo |
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Posts: 10559 (03/12/2009 8:26 AM) |
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 justlikeyouonlycuter |
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Posts: 5091 (03/12/2009 8:50 AM) |
This seems like one of those things that sounds great in theory, but the actual execution is...well, a mess. And the whole washing out your menstrual cup in a
public restroom? Fucking sick.
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AudaciousAudrey |
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Posts: 23051 (03/12/2009 9:00 AM) Biggest Know It All '09
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I want to try them for period sex.
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XTINY |
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Posts: 2455 (03/12/2009 9:05 AM) |
I use cloth pads. I wanted to try the diva cup but just haven't gotten around to it yet.
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AudaciousAudrey |
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Posts: 23053 (03/12/2009 9:08 AM) Biggest Know It All '09
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XTINY wrote: 
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jenhavins |
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Posts: 5146 (03/12/2009 9:13 AM) |
Okay, explain cloth pads to me. I thought that was something straight out of the late 50s. I am so not up on my period fashion
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saratoga958 |
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Posts: 16095 (03/12/2009 9:39 AM) |
I don't know how I feel about this. The thought kinda grosses me out! Ew I just can't imagine a cup full of period blood.
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twilightschild |
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Posts: 18931 (03/12/2009 9:46 AM) |
Some of you sound like 12 yr olds. OMG BLOOD!!
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jenhavins |
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Posts: 5147 (03/12/2009 9:51 AM) |
twilightschild wrote: It's not the blood factor. It's blood accumulated in a cup sitting in your vagina all day factor. |
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honeydiip |
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Posts: 8834 (03/12/2009 9:55 AM) |
The cloth pads sounds more disgusting than the cup
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twilightschild |
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Posts: 18932 (03/12/2009 9:56 AM) |
But blood also accumulates on your tampon all day. Or at least for a few hours. And I'm guessing you can empty the Diva cup whenever you want to, you
don't have to leave it in all day.
I don't even use a menstrual cup but some of these reactions strike me as a little hysterical. |
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franknbeans82 |
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Posts: 28359 (03/12/2009 9:58 AM) |
the concept of these scares me. i imagine myself pulling the cup out and spilling the blood.
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imnotsayingitright |
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Posts: 25590 (03/12/2009 9:59 AM) |
The way I look at it is that if you describe using a tampon to someone who has never heard of it either, it's gotta sound pretty gross! But then you use
them because you have to and you deal and it's not so bad. So I'm thinking there are no words that could possibly describe this cup that would make me
be like, "omg, that sounds like an AMAZING experience. I wish I could have my period all the time just so I could wear that cup every day!" But maybe
it's not so bad when you actually give it a try.
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alm81 |
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Posts: 21259 (03/12/2009 10:30 AM) |
justlikeyouonlycuter wrote: |
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MuppetGrrl |
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Posts: 73850 (03/12/2009 10:35 AM) JJB Debater '03 |
I'm not going to read all four pages, because I can guess what it says.
I know several women who have had used similar product and loved it. Obviously
it's not for the clean-freak squeamish types. That said, one friend who used it said when she was going to be somewhere she wouldn't be able to
clean it for too long, she'd use a backup plan like a tampon.
It's like using cloth diapers, IMO. Most of the time, it's great makes sense, other times, you go for the disposables. |
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MuppetGrrl |
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Posts: 73851 (03/12/2009 10:36 AM) JJB Debater '03 |
Just bleed in your panties till it's clean? You can't hop to the sink with your pants down if you're in a public bathroom. And some woman bleed heavier than others. I usually use a pantyliner to back up my tampon, anyway, so I assume other women could do the same? |
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LisaChasez |
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Posts: 105818 (03/12/2009 10:44 AM) JC Fanatic '03
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What, if any, are the advantages to this?
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imnotsayingitright |
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Posts: 25596 (03/12/2009 10:47 AM) |
Well, from what I understand, Lisa, you can wear them longer than tampons.
And then the reusables ones are of course better for the environment. And then maybe no risk of TSS would be another one? |
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LisaChasez |
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Posts: 105820 (03/12/2009 10:48 AM) JC Fanatic '03
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But does wearing it longer with a big pool of blood really reduce the risk of TSS?
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MuppetGrrl |
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Posts: 73853 (03/12/2009 10:49 AM) JJB Debater '03 |
That's pretty much it. The people I know do it primarily for the environmental concern, and I've thought about doing it, myself. But I have very light
periods, anyway, so I rarely go through that many tampons. I might try it out next year, just to see how it works for me.
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