[identity profile] kathy182.livejournal.com posting in [community profile] vaginapagina
So this is my first period with a Diva Cup....Yay!

I usually get my period on wednesdays (I'm on Alesse and it almost always comes wenesday or thursday) Last night I put it in just for a trial run and it was great, I didn't really have problems putting it in or taking it out.

Tonight I put it in as I am about to go to sleep because I don't know if my period will be there when I wake up (I kind of want it to be so I can deal with cleaning and reinserting it at home rather than fussing at work!.  But anyway, I'm not sure if the cup popped open. And I know I am supposed to rotate it one full turn and I think I did but I couldn't really feel it moving, and it wasn't a fast turn it was kind of resistant. Also I keep pinching myself with my nails! And they aren't even really long! but ow!

So basically how do I know if it is popped open? am I supposed to feel it turning AND how to I stop nicking myself with my nails?!

Date: 2008-12-31 04:52 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] airenwoodmoon.livejournal.com
Sometimes I can feel when my Diva has popped open, and that's usually when it does pop with a little violence and I can feel it, and other times I have no clue. I use the punch down and fold method (punch down one edge halfway and then fold like doing a c-fold) and I've noticed that if I squeeze the bottom of the cup once I get it in I can tell if it hasn't popped open yet.

That said there will be times I still can't get a seal, and it's resistant to rotating with or without the seal. So the final thing I look for is to see if I'm comfortable moving around- bending, stretching, walking- and if I'm not, it's not in the right place. Because I have an oddly tilted vagina it seems like (tilts to the left), if it's not in place and open it'll pinch the right wall of my vagina.

And there are some days where it seems I'm too stupid to get it right, and some days where it does it perfectly. I always wear a light cloth pad in case it leaks (I got used to this with tampons because no matter what they always leaked).

As for the nails I always clip my index and thumbnails on my right hand so I don't pinch or scratch myself fussing around with the cup. But I also play guitar so I don't worry about having perfect or even length nails. One hand is always long and the other is chopped short. :D Hope that helps.

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