Diva Cup!

[gemfyre]

I never thought I'd find myself getting this excited over an alternative menstrual product.

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[marzipan9.livejournal.com]

what's so different about it?

[gemfyre.livejournal.com]

It's one of these - www.divacup.com

[marzipan9.livejournal.com]

ooooooooh, I think I may be exctied now, too....does this mean the end of bleeding through tampons or pads for those of us with heavy flows? oooooooooo!!!!!

[gemfyre.livejournal.com]

YES!

I'm pleasantly surprised, I didn't have much trouble getting it in (many struggle to get the hang of it) and I took it out in the shower to avoid too much mess, but I didn't splash blood everywhere.

I can't turn it however, apparently that gets the seal right. It leaks a tiny bit but I'm sure as I get the hang of things I'll discover how to turn it and get the seal.

No more spending loads of money on pads and tampons. No more creating loads of landfill from said products! YAY!

[marzipan9.livejournal.com]

there's a store in my town that sells them! sweet! :)

and $22-30 is not bad for something you only replace once a year or so. compared to $5 a box 12 times a year....that's saving like $30 a year! sweet!

[gemfyre.livejournal.com]

They last up to 10 years.

[marzipan9.livejournal.com]

yeah, i saw that on the site, and that most women like to replace them after 1-2 years. I think I'd probably be one of those women. :)

but still! wow! ~scribbles down the address for the next time she needs tampons~

thanks for putting that in your journal, otherwise I would have never have known about it otherwise!

[gemfyre.livejournal.com]

Yay! Always good to spread the word.

the_keeper has LOADS more info.

[marzipan9.livejournal.com]

sweet! thanks!