vaginapagina | DC first try and brown discharge? (Reply)

(1)So the purchase and arrival of the bottle of lube has gotten me to finally try using my diva cup again. It took a few tries, but i got it in. Not sure if it's completely popped open yet or not, though. I used the punch-down method, so the fold was at the front, but when i stick my finger in there to check, it seems to have a dent in the back?

I dunno, I couldn't quite get my fingers comfortably where they could grab onto and rotate the cup, so i'm wearing a pad as backup and trying it out for a while...

Also, I can definitely feel it... Partially, i'm sure, is because i haven't trimmed the stem. but a little bit can be felt pressing against my bladder, and i can't really tell if its pressing anywhere else. I really hope i didn't pinch my cervix (yeah, i know its in the back. i just can't feel where anything is, silly nerves -or lack thereof-) because i'd like this to be a relatively successful run.

Thoughts?

(2) When I was inserting and fishing around the DC, my fingers would come out of my vagina with a thick, chunky, brown discharge. I remember hearing about this several times but i don't remember anything i may have read about it (after all, i've always been abnormally lucky- why should something strange like that ever happen to me? :P )

So is brown just a normal color for first day menses, or do i need to get nervous?

Thanks!
(cross posted between VP and Menstrual Cups