Menstrual Cups

[Joyius]

Women, lend me your ears! Men, suck up your disgust and learn too!

Have you ever been sick of just wearing a pad, knowing later you will have to bathe later to rid yourself of the smell and blood bath? Hate wearing a tampon, and having to change it seconds later because of the flow?

Well worry no more with menstrual cups! Just slip it in, and go on about your WHOLE day!

Your whole day?! Now that's impossible! You cry, but worry naught, for Menstrual cups are as they do appear, they hold your blood for up to ten to twelve hours, you can even sleep the whole night away without worrying about the after effects! Now doesn't that sound marvelous?

They are a tad bit expensive, but with proper care they can last from ten to fifteen years! They practically pay for themselves! Wow!

Had I known about these when I was younger, I think I would have been far more happier, same as my mother, without having to spend from 100-225 for a box of pads every two-three months! Hate having to excuse yourself to visit the bathroom, or worrying about leaking? Well look no further than menstrual cups, and order now!

[tofu]

haha, i second this! quite happy with my cup thank you very much, do wish i'd known about it even sooner ^.^

[Andara Bledin]

I actually was a product tester for one of these things in the early 90s. I think it might have been an early test model of the Instead Softcup one.

Turns out that either I am shaped strangely or I am completely and utterly incompetent, because I never could get the thing to seat and seal.

Plus, they have to be emptied. Decidedly not for the squeamish or faint of heart.

But they're totally awesome for those who can get them to work and don't mind what it does take to dispose of the collected fluid.

^-.-^

[scruff]

100+ what for a couple of months of pads?
They're £3 for 20 in my supermarket, and that's the quality ones, not the budget ones.

[Andara Bledin]

I suspect I pay about $10/month for my tampon supply. I can't say for pads - can't stand them so never use them.

^-.-^

[Joyius]

100+ what for a couple of months of pads?
They're £3 for 20 in my supermarket, and that's the quality ones, not the budget ones.

Actually, it's estimated you buy 100-300 dollars worth of pads a year, and you just throw it away anyways.

[Lady Legira]

100+ what for a couple of months of pads?
They're £3 for 20 in my supermarket, and that's the quality ones, not the budget ones.

I usually get them when they are on offer (BOGOF usually) so say two packs will last me upwards of a year. My period is screwy and I'm pretty light.

[MoonCat]

Those became available when I was in my 30's, but I never could understand how you could fit that thing where it needed to go! So glad I don't have to deal with this anymore...

[PepperElf]

Plus, they have to be emptied. Decidedly not for the squeamish or faint of heart.

I don't consider myself squeamish but... I don't really have any desire to get it all over my hands either.
however of course, i understand why others would make this choice.

[ZumZum]

....this is why I opted for an IUD. I will hopefully never have to deal with a period for the next 4-5 years. When I get it out, I will be sooooo close to menopause I wont have to worry about it ever again.

[WoodenSunshine]

....this is why I opted for an IUD. I will hopefully never have to deal with a period for the next 4-5 years. When I get it out, I will be sooooo close to menopause I wont have to worry about it ever again.

I hope you actually don't get your period when you get the IUD put in. I had normal periods for years before I got my Mirena. Now, it's every other month or every month. Twice a month. Ugh.

As far as the cup goes, it sounds like a great idea, but I AM squeamish.

[Seshat]

LOVE menstrual cups.

I use cups or cloth pads (or my cloth continence pads - hey, a liquid is a liquid).


For me, the cup is easy to use. It took me a while to learn how to seat it correctly, but once I did, I could just sit it there and empty it when I went to the loo. Pull it out, tip it into the loo. Rinse at the bathroom sink, reinsert. Wash hands thoroughly.


Cloth pads: similarly simply. When I take them off, drop them in a diaper bucket with diaper soak; then when the bucket is full or the period is over (or I feel like it), run the lot through the washing machine. Hang in the sun to dry in summer, to let sunlight have its effect on the fabric.

[Sleepwalker]

You can get pads at the dollar store. They are one of those items, like toothpaste or shampoo, that people pay far more for than they have to.

[Brandy]

I use a cup, but be careful about the whole not changing it for 10-12 hrs. For some women it takes far less time to fill it. I've overflowed mine in less than an hour, 2 hrs in a row. That was not a fun night. And yes, it was inserted correctly. I just have a crazy heavy flow at times.

[tofu]

i have the contraceptive rod thing in my arm, and while it stopped my periods for a few months they came back again, albeit much lighter than before. light enough for me to sideeye the use of pads, but heavy enough that i really can't go without; hence my love of the cup. the cost of the cup itself was around the same as a few months worth of pads, now the thing is paying for itself

took some getting used to, it is kind of gross but i got used to it. and i'd always found the idea of pads kind of gross too so either way hehe