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[fooltheworld.livejournal.com]

Well, my experiment with the Insteads hasn't been good as I had hoped. I have great difficulty getting them out. My midwife told me that my cervix is very far back and I wonder if that has anything to do with it. Without getting too graphic, let's just say it's really messy. And I don't think it is anything that will get better with practice. I think it's just the mechanics of what I have to do to get it out. It's a shame because I love the way I am not feeling anything, no bulky pad, no uncomfortable tampon. Is the Keeper any easier to remove? Is it placed inside as far back as the Instead cup is?

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[moonstrucky.livejournal.com]

The keeper is different in that it doesn't cover your cervix the way that the Instead cups do. The keeper sits in your body more like a tampon does, lower, closer to the entrance to your vagina. (However, I wear mine pretty high up, and I find that it tends to shift to a higher place in my vagina as the day goes on.) The Keeper has a little tab on the bottom too, so you can pull on it to get it out.
I had a miserable failed attempt with Instead cups, too, because my cervix is tilted, and it never quite made it in at the right angle. (But not before, of course, I thought I had it right and then found out at work that I was *very* wrong.)

[xviragox.livejournal.com]

I had similar problems with Instead. No problems whatsoever with the Keeper!

[fianna.livejournal.com]

I was never able to put in an Instead and have it work correctly but I have no problems with the Divacup! :)

[(Anonymous)]

can i ask a question..whats the difference betweent eh divacup and the keeper? i have never tried either but i am thinking of trying it...i hate to have to carry around tampons and pads are just a pain...also worrying about if you have enough of them with you...can someone please explain this to me?
~brie

[absinthea.livejournal.com]

Hmmm, I kind of like the instead cups. On my heavy days, it doesnt matter what Im using because I bleed so heavily I always have a bathroom that looks like the set of a slasher flick. Last night, after being in for 3 hours, my instead was 1/2 FULL.

[neongoddess.livejournal.com]

I just love Instead. If you're having trouble removing it, try sitting on the toilet and "bearing down" as if you were trying to take a poop. Then, just reach up and hook your index finger under the rim, and pull!

I've never used a Keeper. Anyway, good luck. :)