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Menstrual Cups - Keeper, Divacup, Mooncup, Instead, Lunette - A Trick for Easier Opening
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24 June 2008 @ 12:46 pm
A Trick for Easier Opening
I like the punch-down fold for insertion. And I've found that if I face the punched portion DOWN during insertion, it opens easier. (My less successful attempts faced UP.) Since my finger is kinda in there anyway, I slip it in with my fingerprint facing the punch and swing my finger so the nail side opens the vaginal wall just enough to let a little air in to fill the cup and open it. Ta-daaaaa! Even the notoriously difficult Diva opens easier that way. :o)
I tried to use the punch-down fold with my Diva size one,
and it NEVER opened.
The origami fold has worked great for me though.
and it NEVER opened.
The origami fold has worked great for me though.