DivaCup
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Topic: DivaCup
Posted By: Iceland
Subject: DivaCup
Date Posted: 13 September 2010 at 1:28pm
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hi,
just wondering whether anyone has any experience with these? Divacup is a "reuseable cup" mestrual cup (coud say) that can be used instead of pads or tampons during periods... (see.eg. www.scamps.co.nz ...under women essentials) I m thinking about trying it as the idea of not having to buy pads/tampons every month sounds great. any positive/negative experiences? Thank you very much. iceland |
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Posted By: Flutterby
Date Posted: 13 September 2010 at 1:40pm
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I tried a similar one and didn't like the mess. But we had a seperate loo and bathroom so I had to take it out, empty it then go to the bathroom to clean it and put it back in.
I also found it really hard to put in proberly and getting it out was a mission. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 13 September 2010 at 1:46pm
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I use a Femmecup, same thing - different brand.
I love it and wish I'd tried it sooner! It took me one cycle to get used to placing it and removing it but once I got that down it was fine. I found my periods got much less crampy and a little bit lighter too since using it too. ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and: 
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 13 September 2010 at 3:38pm
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i have a moon cup and now that i have the hang of getting it in it is fab! ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: AzzaNZ
Date Posted: 13 September 2010 at 5:02pm
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I use a mooncup and love it - will never go back to tampons/pads again!
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Posted By: clover
Date Posted: 14 September 2010 at 10:24am
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I understand the concept, how do you get on if you need to empty while out, say at a shopping centre? ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 14 September 2010 at 10:58am
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You don't actually have to rinse it out each time you empty. You can just give it a wipe with toilet paper and pop it back in until you're home.
Or if you don't want to do that you can always use a squirty, pump-type water bottle over the toilet bowl to give it a quick rinse. ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and:
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Posted By: Iceland
Date Posted: 19 September 2010 at 9:32am
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thanks for your comments. so, in the end i got a Femmecup and got to try it the day it arrived:-)
It s cool... I expected it to be more tricky to use at the begining, but no, it s great & works well...!!! .it s so liberating not having to worry about supply of tampons and paying any money to the companies who make them too! so, big yay here:-) |
Posted By: jano1
Date Posted: 20 September 2010 at 12:00pm
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Posted By: Iceland
Date Posted: 20 September 2010 at 1:34pm
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well as to leaks overnigh....
i d say depends what flow do you have... personally i had to get up once at night and early morning on my day 1 and 2 but i have a very heavy flow.....but this wasnt a problem, as somehow i wake myself up for this........ (during the day on these heavy days i needed to empty the cup every 2- 3 hours, 15mls...but i had to do the same with tampons anyway Then during the rest of the period, the cup was ok to emty 2x a day or even just once and no leaks overnight at all. so, i d say unless you have a heavy flow you ll be fine overnight too.... (as i was on my lighter days) what about others, what are your experiences.??? well, hope this helps... |
Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 20 September 2010 at 1:37pm
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I haven't had to empty overnight, but do as soon as I get up in the morning otherwise it will generally leak, on those first couple of heavy days at least.
------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and:
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 20 September 2010 at 2:53pm
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I wear a cloth pad overnight for the first heavy day as back up anyway ... but generally if i get up and empty it first thing it is ok. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker">
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Posted By: Ant
Date Posted: 04 October 2010 at 9:34am
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I have a Keeper (same idea) and I don't have an extremely heavy flow it seems, because I empty it morning and night and I'm fine. So I only need to remove it when I'm out if it's shifted and is uncomfy for some reason.
I have had it leak when I'm sitting for a really long time (several hours without moving around) and on planes, fairly reliably. I'm not sure if the flying problem is one of air pressure or sitting, but now I use a pad as well because cleaning up such a mess in an airplane toilet is not something I want to do again! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Ant
Date Posted: 04 October 2010 at 9:35am
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And I found googling for different ways to fold it really helped with insertion at first. Because the method the packet recommends isn't the one I use, and that made a world of difference. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 04 October 2010 at 12:37pm
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I've got a lady cup. Love it, I do have to make sure it's over my cervix as it's usually really low at some points during AF, but I can tell this by how it pops into place. I just had my AF while on hols & it was great, just wiped with loo paper when out & rinsed when I was back home.
At the start I used lubrication to help get it in the right place. Now I don't need to at all. ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com"> 
A = 01.02.04 & C = 16.01.09 & G = 30.03.12 |
Posted By: JD
Date Posted: 04 October 2010 at 1:50pm
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Im quite keen on trying one of these, but after googling the brands, I am now very confused as to what one to get....
I am over 30 and have had 3 kids. AF is probably pretty normal...as in not very heavy! Any recommendations? ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Iceland
Date Posted: 04 October 2010 at 3:14pm
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hi,
i have to say it did take me a while to finally go and try one.... this discussion gave me a "kick" and chased away any doubts about them....and it s great!! i m new to it (so far used it once) but it s been such a liberating experience and i m a "convert now".:-) I recomend "femme cup"... cheeper then the diva cup i ve first saw...but the same thing. I m over 30 with 2 kids... and dont think there s need to worry about sizes (diva has 2) but not much difference i d say. It m happy with it and have pretty heavy flow on first days.. Good luck & hope youll find one that will work for you!! |
Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 04 October 2010 at 9:40pm
Dunno, I just went with one off mothers instinct but there is a website around, I'm sure the link is on Ohbaby somewhere about comparing each one. I just went with a pretty coloured one  ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com">
A = 01.02.04 & C = 16.01.09 & G = 30.03.12 |
Posted By: peachy
Date Posted: 05 October 2010 at 8:40am
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I just ordered a mooncup last Friday! Looking forward to saving money on tampons thats for sure!
I found a website that gave a review on all the different cups available and the mooncup seemed to be the most popular and liked to me so I went with that one. Oh and also it was within my budget of around $50. The cheapest stockist was Greenbeans online store ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Bel
Date Posted: 05 October 2010 at 9:18am
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I have a Lady Cup - love it!
Went back to tampons while I was in Auckland last week - and when I got home and changed back to LadyCup was so much more comfortable! ------------- Mum to two beautiful kids 
Luke (09.11.2007) Amy (01.04.2009) |
Posted By: Ant
Date Posted: 05 October 2010 at 10:45am
I know some people don't like the silicone plain coloured cups because they can stain - other's don't care. Something to consider though for those looking  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 07 October 2010 at 9:51am
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I love mine too but sometimes get slack and go back to tampons. I have a really light flow so I use cloth panty liners overnight or nothing.
A quick question about cleaning it monthly. Do you use your kitchen pot to boil it? I was wondering about the hygiene of then cooking food in it. |
Posted By: JessDub
Date Posted: 07 October 2010 at 11:01am
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To clean my mooncup monthly, I use one of those Medela sterilising bags that you pop in microwave.
Otherwise I'd just boil it in a kitchen pot. I don't see how the pot would be unhygienic for food afterward - as long as you wash the pot. ------------- 
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Posted By: Ant
Date Posted: 07 October 2010 at 11:14am
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The Keeper doesn't get boiled. I wash it under the tap, then 5 minutes in a jug of just boiled water with a little vinegar.
I use a kitchen pyrex jug. I figure that gets washed anyway, and it's probably no worse than raw chicken etc! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 07 October 2010 at 11:30am
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I have a special little pot that I just use for the cup.
I wash it in soapy water first so it is probably a bit of overkill having a separate pot but it just doesn't seem right to boil my peas up in the same pot I boil the femmecup in! ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and:
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Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 07 October 2010 at 9:16pm
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Ooo I like the idea of boiling water and vinegar. I was using my normal pot but then had a sudden thought one day lol Thanks
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Posted By: BessieBear
Date Posted: 10 October 2010 at 3:27pm
Generally you'd still get the biggest one as you've had children. I've looked at a few differnet sites and the larger size is for woman who have had children and/or are over a certain age. I'm not over any of the ages but I've had children so would get the bigger cup. I've been looking at one of these and keep humming and ahhhing over it. I said that after DD I get one for when AF comes back. Have had one but have not yet bought one. ------------- Sarah Mum to, Boy 07/2008, Girl 03/2010, Boy 05/2012, Angel  07/08/2014
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JD wrote:Posted By: Mucky_Tiger
Date Posted: 20 October 2010 at 6:31pm
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I brought one off trademe,
recived it in the post, then got an IUD put in and no longer need it. Its still sitting in the cupboard unused. the most action it got was DP pulling it out of the box and squeezing it trying to work out how it gets in there 
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