DivaCup

[fraserette.livejournal.com]

Pros and Cons?

I was talking over getting this with my mother the other day, and her big concern was that my heavy flow and the definition of heavy flow are not the same.

I have a huge flow (TMI?) and have leaked every period despite wearing super plus tampons, or extra long pantyliners. So, you can understand how hesitant I am to jump head first into a new item. But I like the idea of being green as well, so really it's a toss up!

Help please!

Comments

[lorification.livejournal.com]

well, if you buy it from southcoastshopping.com or vitacost.com or maybe even drugstore.com, it's cheaper than $40. I have two. My roommate has two. To answer your original question: I recently got an IUD and my periods have become way heavier (though they were pretty heavy before). As in... I have to empty the cup every 2-4 hours on my heaviest day. I use cloth pads as back up on these days. I would never go back to tampons because the cup has always been better than the most absorbent tampons. Try getting cloth pads from sellers on etsy.com, or check out cloth_pads and for more info about the divacup check out menstrual_cups. Good luck!!