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[annis39.livejournal.com]

Since getting my Diva cup, I've sometimes had difficulty getting it to pop open once I get it inside my vaginal canal, and nothing that i tried was helping (twisting, inserting my finger parallel to the cup and "stirring," jumping around. contorting my body, cursing). Last night however, I had a little brainstorm and may have come up with something useful: run the cup under cold water for ~10 seconds or so. I had usually been rinsing it in warm water (that making it feel nicer to insert), but warm water makes the silicone very slightly more pliable, just enough more pliable that it doesn't want to pop out. Putting it under cold water, OTOH, stiffens the silicone a little and makes it more apt to pop open! This can be a little annoying if you're still getting the hang of insertion, but it's better than dancing around for 10 minutes trying to get it to pop open inside.

crossposted to menstrualhut

Comments

[citizengwen.livejournal.com]

hmm...i'll have to try that, though my period is about to end. the dancing usually helps me.

you should also post in menstrual_cups

[annis39.livejournal.com]

oh! didn't realize that community existed. will do right after i join it! :-).

[barisaxyvet.livejournal.com]

I have found that often when I think that the cup hasn't popped open, it actually HAS and the the front vaginal was just holding the cup a little more tightly, pressing the one side in a bit, making it feel to my fingers as though it isn't popped open.

[alwaysruthless.livejournal.com]

haha i like how you mentioned cursing as one of your methods for trying to get it to pop open :D

maybe i'm just easily amused

but it made me laugh

[fireatwill.livejournal.com]

hehe...me too, there was giggling here.