vaginapagina | Diva cup troubles. (Reply)

Hi,

I started using the divacup about a year ago but these last couple periods I've gone back to using tampons. For some reason, I always leak when I have my divacup in. The most bizarre thing is that sometimes I bleed profusely into my underwear and there's not a drop in the cup!

I've checked the suction and it seems to be secure, I clean out the little holes near the top each time I take it out, and after I put it in I move my finger around it to make sure it's fully expanded and not a little folded over.

I just don't have any luck with keeping the blood in. It works sometimes, but it just isn't reliable, and I'm pretty sure it's because I'm doing something wrong. I just don't know what, though.

I use the type 1 I think it is, the not-had-babies-yet one. I've considered getting the larger one, but I can't afford it right now and the mystery is that the one I have sometimes does work.

Does anybody have any suggestions?