Here is a batch of photos from just now, when I went to the mailbox to find an early Christmas gift!!

( The Lotos cup awaits you! )

I also have a coupon code for 15% off if anyone wants it. Just send me a DM.

My LilacCups came in the mail today. :D I ordered from from the LadyCup eBay store about two weeks ago. They're so pretty and purple. ^_^ The small is weensy, but I think it'll be just what I need for my light days; my small Diva never filled past the 7.5mL line even when left in for 12 hours.

Because I had been searching for pictures of side-by-side size comparisons of the Diva and Ladycups and never found them (just big group shots) I decided to contribute one. :)

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My LadyCup Lotos arrived today! I got it for $20.50 CAD on Ebay, and it arrived in 6 days! In any case, I've been a happy Diva user for several years, but decided that a shorter, fatter, squishier cup with bigger holes would be better, and honestly, I like the colours. :-D In any case, I've been using a Diva small, and as advised on here (thanks!!!) I got a LC large. It's absolutely fantastic! I don't think I even need to trim the stem. I had absolutely no troubles with insertion or popping open. A teensy bit trickier to get out since it's more slippery, but really not that bad since I know the tricks. Might be harder if you'd never done it before though. In any case, I'm very excited, and I plan to post comparison pictures between my LC large and my Diva small, it's interesting, but for now (since my Diva is looking a little brown and not-so-nice right

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MeLuna L is available in more colors now!

basic, stem - blue/orange/transparent
ball, ring - orange/transparent

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more colors to come...

Hey everyone, just sharing my photos of the large Lotos Ladycup, and a few other things.

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many thanks for lounalune and judith for making it happen. here are some pictures and my thoughts so far.

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it's a lot smaller than the small diva cup (as shown in the comparison photo). the only thing that surprised me is that the end is real squishy. i thought i was going to break the suction inserting it. they say that the cups are "hoop skirts" but i'd say the fleurcup is more of a bell shaped cup. the fleurcup isn't as wide as the diva cup but i couldn't even get up to the rim when i checked. there wasn't any room in there for the cup and a finger. i think this is due to the shape and i'm just not very big down there. it's a lot more comfortable than the diva cup in that aspect. i haven't had to empty it yet (yay for getting my period a few days ago so i could try it out right away) but so far i'm very happy with it!

Hi everyone,

I decided to take a couple pictures of my cups in comparison to each other.

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I hope I got the cut right, I tried to do it before but couldn't... I used photobucket html. But anyway...

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Hello everyone, this is actually my first post here (I usually only comment). A little backstory: My first cup was the Keeper, which didn't work out too well for me (I didn't like the thick rim or latex material), so I bought a Lunette. It worked pretty well for me, but I had leaking when I got out of bed in the morning or the middle of the night, and I wanted a spare that I actually liked. I think that problem has since been resolved (the last period I had with the Lunette was leak-free), but I'm still glad I now have a spare cup to keep in my backpack.

I decided to try the Yukki because I was intrigued by the design that was similar to the Lunette, but it seemed to be made out of a material more similar to the LadyCup. It turned out, it's a little more "rubbery" or "plasticky" like maybe a Meluna or toy, rather than the smooth, frosted texture of the Lunette (haha maybe way too much detail there). If you look closely at the pictures, you'll notice it's actually made up of a bunch of small ridges (probably different than the LadyCup or Meluna). It has more friction when it comes to folding, and I feel that it stays in place better than the Lunette (never had ANY problems leaking on the whole period I tried it for).

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This was posted in April, but it's so fantastic that I thought it should be re-posted now. This is something called the Beautiful Cervix Project. A women got the bright idea to take a picture of her cervix every day of her cycle for one full cycle, using a plastic speculum, a strong light, a digital camera, and a patient partner. After she posted it, other people started sending in pictures.  There's some mention of women using cups as well as descriptions of the cervical discharge at different points in the cycle including ovulation.

The first time I looked at these pictures, I felt queasy. Then I got curious, and looked again. I never knew what a cervix looked like before, and was really surprised. I think this website is wonderful, spectacular, excellent. Anyone interested in their body should look at it! Anyone not interested in their body should look at it! Men and women both. Check it out.

www.beautifulcervix.com/

Enjoy :)

Hey ladies, I just received my FeminineWear package in the mail, containing Miacup, Mpower, and Meluna-- Thank you Teresa!  So I posted some videos about them on YouTube, and wrote some WordPress blog reviews with LOTS of pictures.  Just wanted to post the links to all of them here for everyone.  Hopefully it will help with buying decisions and such:

Miacup--
YouTube Video:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EedN_RkF_Kg
WordPress Review with pictures:  http://menstrualcupinfo.wordpress.com/about-miacup/

Mpower--
YouTube Video:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1ggzb16q8I
WordPress Review with pictures:  http://menstrualcupinfo.wordpress.com/about-mpower-cup/

MeLuna--
YouTube Video:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhWQ5XtXXg4
WordPress Review with pictures:  http://menstrualcupinfo.wordpress.com/about-meluna-cup/ 
 
EDIT  UPDATE:   Also, I got a coupon code with my Miacup, and I thought I would share it with who ever needs the discount.  Its for 5% off the total cost of any order placed at www.miacup.co.za .  Here is the code for anyone who's interested:

2P3SX7P-6DMT
 

I washed all the cups so they didn't have that inexplicable fluffy dust that always seems to get attracted to them, and they took forever to air dry (because of course wiping them with anything just put more fluff on the *sigh*)... so I meant to take more pics of all the cups the other day, but wasn't able to until yesterday - but, they are there.  So I've taken several shots to show the colour comparisons of the coloured cups, and also size/shape comparisons...  if you would like anything else.... just let me know :)  (I was photographing them in the front yard, I'm suprised nobody walking past asked me what the hell I was doing LOL)


I'm still missing some cups unfortunately :(  Fleurcup actually refused to send me a sample because they aren't sending outside of the European market  (which is fair enough I suppose, but their loss, since their cup won't then be in the pics on my site and I can't help promote them)....  MPower and Alicia haven't acklowledged my request for a sample (yet?)  I haven't yet contacted Green Donna since their e-mail page wasn't working (but I notice someone gave the e-mail address here recently) ....and Keeper ignored all my requests too, so I don't have a Moon cup (US) because I was only able to get the rubber keeper through an Australian distributor not the actual company themselves and the Aussie distributor doesn't have the Moon Cup version.  I also need to ask Lunette if I can have a Selene  for the collection ;)  (and try to persuade them to make a purple one)

I got my MoonCup UK in the mail today, and I'm pretty happy!  As a U.S. citizen/resident, I couldn't be more proud to purchase, own and support the original cup with this name.  However, I will say (for any officials who might stop by this site) that the mooncup company itself is not resposnible for me getting this cup.  I bought it through other means, which I will not list out in public (please send me a private message for that). 

The box is cute and small (about the same as the Lunette size 2 box), and the bag is unbleached cotton, very durable.  The instruction book it comes with is pretty cool, its in several lanuages, with picture diagrams.  I'm loving the material of the cup-- somewhere between Diva and Lunnette size 2, I would have to say.  And I know some of the people aren't crazy about the material's color, but I kind of think its rather unique.  My period started yesterday (finally), so I'll give it a try.  Here are some pictures:


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Hey everyone-- I’ve posted a new video demonstrating folding techniques, using the small Lunette Selene, so we could see them all in action. I even stumbled across 2 new folds, which are at the end of the video: “Double 7 fold” and “S fold”. They both open more from side to side.

Both of the new folds are only possible with the softer cups though (small lunette, diva, lady). Here is the video link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-PX3BWwjPY

 I also made a brand comparison video of the brands I have-- Diva, Lunette (L/S), LadyCup (L/S), Femmecup & Instead:

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d12NcWGEnrM&feature=channel_page  

Hiya,

I've made a Flickr group for discussing and sharing menstrual cups. Come and add your images and videos of menstrual cups and menstrual cup related items (pouches, activism, stickers, pamphlets etc). Anything menstrual cup related that you can think of :) If you'd like to become a moderator of the group, just let me know. Feel free to join the group and add your friends.

My Miacup finally came today! It took over 4 weeks but it was well worth the wait.  

It's squishy, it's poppy and it's super comfy!  And I love the opaque purple color.  I can't wait to try it for real!

They did change the packaging, though:


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My trial LadyCups came today.

I decided to test the small Lilacup, since I'm at the tail end of my period.  (I wish it had come yesterday, but whatever.)  It's quite stiff, as someone else had pointed out about the trial LadyCups, but the base is squishier than the rim.  It went in much easier than the Lunette, probably because it's much smoother.  The Lunette has writing at the top, and a ridge, and two measurement lines, and a few grip lines at the base, whereas the Lilacup is completely smooth except for some bumps at the base.  I had to cut the stem, and once again, I'm having trouble getting the cut to be smooth enough.  I wish cups came with an option for them to be pre-cut to a custom length!  I'd pay a little extra for that.

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Comparison pics have proved useful to me in the past.. so I figured I'd take some and share.
I have the two ladycup sizes, a large lunette and a large mooncup UK (all no stem).
A couple of them are wet, lol I dropped them on the floor. Oops.

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Hope these images might just help someone make a decision!
My favourite of course is the lunette, but the ladycups are certainly growing on me :D

With so many suggestions to turn the Diva Cup inside out going around, I decided to see how it would work with my small Lunette. Turning it inside out kind of stretched the holes in a way that looked a little dangerous for long term use.

It was so much easier to insert! I use the extreme 7 or triangle fold, because it's the smallest tip, but usually it hurts a bit at the base when it goes in. I thought it was because the fold made it wider at the base, but now I think it probably has more to do with the ridges. The inside out Lunette went in very smoothly without pain. I didn't have any problems popping open.

I then went to class and left it in for several hours. I think I may have had a bit more leaking than normal. This could be because I left it in for too long, but I think the leaking was constant. On the other hand, it did not leak very much, and I have had some issues with it leaking when it wasn't inside out.

I was a bit worried about removal, but it actually went pretty well. Turning it inside out makes it flat on the bottom, almost flared out a tiny bit. I had some trouble getting my finger past the base of the cup, but once I did that, it was easy to pinch the base and get a good grip because of the shape.

So, I may be using my Lunette inside out from now on. I'll edit this post tomorrow or in a few days if I come to any conclusions about leaking.

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I got my cup last week. Luckily was on my time of the month to use it, so I was stoked! I bought the Diva Cup Model 2 from iHerb.com. I couldn't resist trying it so I washed it and my hands off. Used the info from this community and the directions...Deciding to use a C type fold, I folded it and tried to put it in. POPPPP! It popped outta my hands, lol. I dunno if it's just cuz it's brand new or something, it seems kinda hard for me to fold and keep folded down WHILE inserting it. That's the MAIN problem I've had with it. I got it in and it instantly opened up inside me cuz I could barely keep it folded together in the first place. I tried to do the spin in one full circle thing I've read about in here. That wasn't going to happen, I couldn't spin it at all. Felt too suctioned in or something.

If it feels like it's suctioned in (cuz it is a lil harder/tugging to get it out when need be)...Does that mean it's SEALED? I'm getting a tiny bit of spotting, like the stem is making lil dots on my pad or something? It was hardly even blood colored...Dunno what's up with that.

Other than that. I love it. I feel a lot nicer, cleaner, healthier, and don't have to change it alllll the friggin time. I love that too. Even though it's been kinda hard for me to get in, and having to wear panty liners. I STILL love it more than stupid tampons. Haha. No more feeling all dried out all the time. And yay for saving money!!


Like my lil cup for my bag, made by: Quirky Quintessentials Click to make the pic bigger. =)

I own a size 1 (small) DivaCup. While I'm happy with it so far, I wanted to explore other cups, and I think that the Mooncup might be right for me as a second cup.

Thing is, the Mooncup looks a little stiff. I know that softness is basically something that no one agrees on, but if anyone knows of good folding pictures with the mooncup, or are willing to take pictures of folding their own cups, please let me know.

How do the cups fold in the origami, seven, C, and push down folds?

I got my trial ladycups yesterday, and I noticed the silicone in those is different to the full price cups they sent me last year...

behold:


We have the new trial Lilac, the older Lilac, the trial blue and the older (also small) blue....  So the trial ones are lighter in colour - more transparent  (less coloured if you like). 

The silicone in the trial cups is different too.. The trial ones are stiffer... quite a lot more so in the rim.... 

I don't know what the cups are normally like.... I love the purple in the full price one I have, but I am very disppointed in the lighter more transparent version.. I don't think it is as nice.

I wonder if the colour difference marks the faulty batch/es  - if the darker coloured ones are all going to be fine, but lighter coloured ones are from the faulty batch?  or if they just changed the composition (colour) since the batch my full price cups came from?  making them less coloured......Much like the pink cup - which is only slightly tinted....

So those of you who have a blue or lilac cup - what colour do you think yours is?  the darker or lighter?

Now that my girlfriend and I are both off our periods, here are some comparison photos of the small Mooncup UK and Divacup and the large LilacCup.

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As you can see, the Mooncup UK and LilacCup are roughly the same height. The LiliacCup is considerably wider than the others, although the head-on photo doesn't really show it (hey, you try to take a picture of cups that are trying to roll away ;) ).

My girlfriend's LilacCup arrived today! (Three weeks on the dot to Sydney, for the record.) So far, no trouble with splitting. *crosses fingers*

The cup looked a lot lighter than previous photos suggested, so I decided to take some of my own. Here they are!

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So I've been anxiously awaiting the Selene and checking the mail every day (I was a little afraid it wouldn't come in time for my next period). It came today, after what feels like weeks! It took about twelve days to get here, but since you can't count certain holidays, it really only took about nine days. The package was smaller than I expected. I got the Selene, a really nice bag, two candies, and two wipes. I thought I would post some pictures here so that everyone can see what it looks like.

I can't wait to see how different it is from the Diva. Later on, I'm going to take my Diva out and compare, but I can already tell that the Lunette is shorter. I'm so glad it came!
 

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