INstead or diva cups..??

[redhotpookie.livejournal.com]

can someone tell me about their experiences with INSTEAD cups, or diva cups.. i think they are the same thing.. i guess i didn't insert it correctly or something, but i leaked all over the place.. so, anything u can tell me would be great..

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[fianna.livejournal.com]

The Instead and Diva cup are very different. With the Instead you want to insert it high up around your cervix. You can also have sex with an Instead in because it sits so high up. The diva cup sits a lot lower and you pull it out by a litte tab that sticks out of the end of it. You cannot have sex with the Diva cup in because it pretty much completely fills the bottom of your vaginal opening.

[dichotomise.livejournal.com]

I've tried both. The main differences between Instead and the Diva Cup are that Instead is smaller and disposable, whereas the Diva Cup is bigger and reusable.

With Instead, it was pretty easy to get in, I thought (after having a decent amount of experience with tampons). But because it's smaller and is farther back, you have to reach in and pull it out, which can get messy, especially if you don't keep it upright. I didn't continue using them, though, because they were expensive.

I recently started using the Diva Cup (http://www.divacup.com), and had a lot of troubles with it at first. It's kind of hard to get inside... you have to fold it over, use too fingers to keep it that way, and put it all the way inside without it unfolding. Then you have to twist it around so that it unfolds already in place. I don't think I was using it correctly at first, because it was pretty uncomfortable and I could feel it if I was kegeling. After I got some advice from a friend using it, I gave it another try and made an effort to "really shove it up there," as she put it, lol. And now I'm really really enjoying it, I often forget I'm wearing it. Every once in a while I'll move in some way and sense it, but that's all.

[one-more-grrl.livejournal.com]

I'm happily using Instead right now :)

I had a little trouble with it at first, I'd get blood all over my hands or spill it while removing it, but now I have the hang of it and it's all good. It's more comfortable than tampons (for me, anyways).

The trick to making sure it doesn't leak is to make sure that you push it up really far. And when you're taking it out, to hold it so it doesn't tilt or tip over. It's kinda hard to explain, and I think it varies from person to person.