Hi all! I have been reading THE community, and I have to say it is amazing and just great! I found the answers to all my questions! This is my second period trying to use a cup and I am so excited, I really want to be able to use it, I don't ever want to put a tampon on, but something is not right!

I had a large Diva last month, and I experienced a sensation of light pressure and tickling on my throat and light pressure on my head, and light nausea and dizziness. I read here that too much suction or pressure on the cervix could cause this reaction; however, in the entries I read the reaction was really bad with pain and fainting, I never experience any of this.

After reading up I enlarged the Diva wholes, and cut the stem (so that it would not be so high up) and this helped a bit. But I still had the reaction so I got a beautiful Large LilacCup, I thought squishiness and larger wholes would put less pressure and suction. I tried and it was fine, then when I took it out (5 hrs later) and put it back in the reaction was really strong! ;( I could not leave it to sleep with. I tried again this morning and I have the reaction very light, I think I have to put it in a way that does not push or suck up so badly on my cervix. The thing is I don't experience any pain or discomfort in my vagina! And it is a lot better than with the Diva, but I cannot reach that high up to check if it is pressure or suction.

I have tried to pinch the bottom and suck the cup up a bit with my muscles, move it to the sides to let more air in so the suction or pressure will be less (mind you, the pressure on my head and throat), but I cannot accomplish it. My finger won’t get all the way up to the rim to let more air in...

So my questions after a long story...

1 - Has anyone experienced this, does it go away? It is not really something I want to get used to.

2 - How else can I get more air in the cup to release the suction? Is it that I am not doing the pinching, sucking, and moving for long enough?

3 - How would you check if the problem is pressure or suction if you can get your fingers up to the rim (and I can get at least 6 cm in) to check where the cup is with respect to the cervix? Never had any leaks so the rim is all the way around the vagina walls

4 - Maybe I am putting it up too high? How do I know that is high enough (just at the entrance of the vagina?) I would like to wear it as low as possible. I already cut the stem off the LC

5 - Would a stiffer cup help?

Thank you so much! And sorry for the long post!

I am using my Diva Cup for the first time, and it's been OKAY.  The first day I had some leaking, but today I didn't have any, however, while I was at work I kept freaking out that it was leaking so I felt like I wanted to hide in the bathroom the entire day!

I have a few questions:
1.)  I've read that some people have a problem with not being able to reach the cup when its inside them, my problem is the exact opposite.  My cup's stem almost sticks out, its an inch or two shy, does this happen to anyone else?  I don't want to cut the stem because I use it to insert it.

2.)  How do you really know that it's sealed?  I blindly insert it and push up, almost like a plunger and more or less hope it's okay.  I can't do the circle or turn thing to make sure its sealed.

3.) Does anyone else experience pain when using a menstrual cup?  The general area of my lady parts hurt whenever I use the cup.

4.) How do I get the cup to completely open once inside me, I kept feeling that one side of my cup was folded in?

I reaaaaaally want to be able to use my cup but I feel like giving up!  If anyone has any tips or suggestions please let me know!

Also, I am in a club, the ______ College Women's Center, and was planning on having a meeting where I lead a discussion about alternatives to one time use pads and tampons, anyone have any ideas as to especially important things I should cover?

I also use pads from party pants pads WHICH I LOVE, but I am trying to use the diva cup as to cut down on having to buy more and wash pads.  I started out using Instead Cups, which I think really helped.

I would love to be able to use my cup without fear of leakage or having to use a pad as well, and as today went well with no leaks I am feeling somewhat more hopeful.


Also, I am verrrry new to live journal, so forgive me for any mistakes and my lack of a photo/icon.

ps THIS COMMUNITY IS FABULOUS.

Hey girls,

First, i'm from Austria and therefore could have a kinda bad English, i'm sorry :(

After stalking your website for quite a while, I've ordered a Size B-Mooncup from Ebay and i'm waiting for it to arrive. :D

But I want to ask you girls a few question first:

1) How does the stem cutting work? I've got little to no fingernails at all due to massive nail biting, and so i'm afraid i can't pull out the cup if i only leave half a cm of the stem. Do you need fingernails at all?

2) I guess it isn't compatible with tampons, so will i have to buy some pads when using it for the first time? I'm afreid of leaking :(


3) How does cleaning work? I haven't ordered any of the cup cleaning products. Should i do this, or are there any other products i can buy in normal stores?


Thanks in advance!

First, sorry for the scaring title (it's not meant for new users to run away ;_;), but those really were the only words that came to my mind while I was struggling to remove my small Ladycup...

Bit of recap : I've had a small Mooncup UK for more than a year, and have been very happy with it. I've never had any problems, and I'm used to saying that it came as a revolution in my life ! But I found the material quite stiff, pressing too much (I admit being fussy) against my urethra, and I wanted to give the super soft Ladycup a try, so I ordered one last week and received it yesterday.

I put it in yesterday, and the time for removal went this morning...

Well, I thought "the smallest, the best" but I guess I was wrong : the small Ladycup is super tiny, and though I'm quite petite (5ft, 88lbs) it has proved TOO small !
That was my first mistake. The second one is that I assumed, before putting it in, that the stem would bother me, so I cut it off entirely, as I did on my Mooncup UK without encountering any problems with that...
Well, that was without considering the super smooth surface of the Ladycup, making it difficult to grab. But that was not an insurmountable problem, as using nails would have done anyway.

The thing is that my cervix was completely inside the Ladycup, leaving it airtight !! So it was impossible to release suction by either squeezing the bottom of the cup or reaching the rim with my fingers (fortunately I don't have any problems with putting my fingers in xD)
I had varied thoughts, such as piercing it with a pin... 
I eventually brainlessly pulled it out, in a horrible pain x_x (but at least it's out...)

I'm happy that it isn't my first cup, otherwise I would have been completely traumatized !! (again with the scaring words >_< don't misunderstand me here, I really LOVE my MCUK !!!)

So here comes a question : for those who own a Ladycup, how do you remove it ? I mean, without having it slipping off of your fingers (I'm not necessarily talking about a suction problem) ? Did you leave the stem untrimmed ?

After this dreadful experience, I’ve come to this conclusion : not disdain the biggest size, and TEST it out before trimming the stem completely !

Hi there,

I have just purchased a Diva Cup, and so far so good. My only problem is the stem poking me. I am quite tall (5'10"), and the cup sits fairly far inside of me (I'm guessing my canal is long). The stem sits inside of me, rather than right in the opening. I find when I move around the stemp pokes me inside, or pinches a little. I don't think I can trim the stem at all, because I would never be able to get the cup out (the stem is vital in my removal, because the cup sits so far up in me). 

I am hesitant to try the larger size because I am quite slim, and find even size 1 is a bit wide for me.

Any tips from women with the same problem?

Thanks!

I was wondering if anyone has made a list or chart comparing the total length, including the stem, of all the cup currently available. I think this information would be helpful for those of us who are a little longer.

I have a fairly long vagina and during the last few days of my period I find it difficult to reach my Miacup to remove it. Pinching the bottom of the cup doesn't work for me, I have to get my finger over the rim to break the suction and bearing down while holding the stem helps me hold it low enough to do this.

I'm thinking of buying a second cup that is longer to make removal easier on those days. I got an IUD about six weeks ago and want to make removal as trouble free as possible to avoid disturbing it.

Just from look at photos of the different cups it appears to me that the Femmecup has a longer stem than most other cups but the cup itself is shorter than my Mia. Do you ladies think that would be a good option?

Any advice from users who have worked through a similar problem would be much appreciated.

Thanks!

Well first of all, I want to thank you all for this wonderful forum. I wouldn't have had the guts or the knowledge to go ahead and purchase my Lunette, size small, without this website. So, thank you!!!

That being said, this is my first cycle with the Lunette and I'm having a few issues. I'm OK inserting it (c-fold) and even getting it out, which I'm pleased about. (No doubt i found success thanks to all the info on the site).. But, I actually think the cup might have overflowed! I left it for 5.5 hours and it started leaking and when I took it out, it was really full and a bunch spilled into the toilet. Does this seem like an overflow? I am pretty sure that it is, because I checked to make sure the cervix was "inside" the cup. (I also used it earlier that day and checked after 3 hours; no leakage and I just dumped out and re-inserted).  Does this mean I should have gotten a larger size? I'm 24, but not sexually active. I didn't want to go with the larger size for my first cup, but I have to say that I'm pretty disappointed that the Lunette only lasted as long as a super tampon... Will a larger cup fix this problem, or am I just going to have to relinquish the idea that a cup can stay in and hold everything for hours and hours?

Also, I need a bit of help regarding the stem. It was poking out past my folds, so I trimmed it (a little at a time, as suggested), but my nail file on my clippers aren't sanding the edges, so the stem is really sharp! Any other suggestions for how to smooth out the sharp corners? Also, I remember someone drew a diagram of how the stem tip should sit, like this (( | )) not (( -- )). My problem is that it sits like this: ((| )). It's always rubbing and poking on that one side more than the other, and I can't seem to move it over. I think it must be the way my vagina is shaped. I'm a little scared to take off the stem entirely. What would you suggest?

Also, how much of the cup are you really supposed to feel? I feel "full" in there  - is this normal? It also makes me feel like my bladder's full, which I'm disappointed about, since I thought the Lunette was supposed to be a good one for bladder sensitivity. What do you think about this?

Thanks in advance for your help! I really have learned so much about this stuff from reading the site, and I'm determined to make the whole menstrual cup thing work, but I know it can take a few cycles to get the hang of it....

My small LadyCup came in the mail Thursday, and happily, my period showed up the very next day, on Friday afternoon, so I have the whole weekend to work with it at my own pace. Couldn't have asked for a better opportunity to get started. Put it in for an hour Friday afternoon, and removed it before going out for the evening. Put it in again Saturday morning for a couple of hours while around the house, and took it out before going out in the afternoon. I feel these kinds of baby steps are the best way to get started. Will probably try it overnight tonight (Saturday).

My first attempt at inserting it went far, FAR better than my last try a couple years ago with the large DivaCup. I find a bit of lube indispensable. I started off with the basic C-fold, but I find it so darn difficult to hold onto it while inserting it, it's just impossible. On one attempt, it popped out of my hand and flew a foot! (BF walked into the bedroom just in time to see this and cracked up laughing.) The punch-down fold was a big success-- much easier to get the leading edge in quickly, so that when I lose my grip and it starts unfolding, the rim is inside and it unfolds and just kind of sucks its way up in. And I'm so grateful to everyone for all the helpful photos and videos of folds and insertion techniques.

Didn't have too much trouble getting it to open, at least I think it's open. The "stirring" and "spinning" techniques I've read so much about don't seem to work for me-- I can't turn the thing inside me at all-- but it seems to gradually open itself. I rechecked a couple of times, and it felt round on the second or third check. My flow comes on very gradually, so it's still just spotting right now, but when I remove it, the little bit of blood that's there seems be all on the inside of the cup, so I guess it's working.

One concern I have is that I FEEL it a lot when I'm wearing it. Walking is... odd, and sitting can be difficult. Some of this is the stem, but I think it's the body of the cup as well. I feel almost like I'm walking around with a ben wa ball inside me. My first thought is that it's riding too low, but I'm fairly sure it's up about as high as it's going, because it sucks itself upward pretty aggressively as it unfolds, and I shoved it a little and did a few kegels to try to get it up a little more, but I still can feel the knobby bumps just inside my vagina, and it's all right for a few minutes, but I fear that over the course of a day I'm going to develop a lot of irritation. And the least little "pushing" with my muscles-- say, if I cough-- sends it pushing downward. I feel almost like I'm having to "hold" it in place.

Removing it was also not too bad, and I'm so relieved after reading some of the horror stories here about girls struggling with it for hours on end. It was a struggle, and wore me out a bit, but only took 5 minutes of work. I think watching Melissa's insertion/removal video a few times and reading all the posts here has been a huge help. Breaking the suction is a bit difficult, and I find that bearing down hard and continuously is necessary as I pull it out. I didn't do too well with semi-folding it to remove it, and it came out more or less fully open, but fortunately, with the soft, small LadyCup this was only moderately uncomfortable. I think the most uncomfortable part is all the digging around I have to do inside me with my fingers and thumb!

I've only had it a day and used it twice, now, but it's already obvious I'll have to trim the stem. At times it's really painful when it pokes, me, especially sitting. I just now cut off 1mm (up to the first ridge of bumps), and used my tiny sewing scissors to bevel the edges a bit, and then took the rough side of an emery board to it. Filing it like this makes the plastic whitish instead of clear, but I'll take that over sharp/hard edges any day.

Anyway, this was kind of a spew, but I hope it's helpful to someone, and I would like to hear your opinions and experiences on feeling it inside you when you're wearing it.

So I've been reviewing the posts on this community and it seems to me that there's a large number of cup-users that end up cutting the stem completely off the cup.  I know when I cut mine, I had to work to make it be smooth and it's still not perfect.  One of my friends had a huge issue with making it comfortable after cutting the stem off.

Given the large number of different brands and colours now, I was wondering if anyone had heard of a cup that had a "stemless option."  Some of the cups have removed the raised lettering for somewhat of the same reason and easier cleaning.  I'd imagine the same could be said of a smooth, no stemmed cup.

I guess I also mention in the hopes that maybe some lurking cup company will hop on this bandwagon. It would certainly entice me to replace my cup :D

Have you heard of a stemless cup?  Would you buy one?

Hello everyone. :) I started using my small Divacup for the first time on my period over Saturday night. So far I really like it, but I do have some questions and would appreciate if anyone had any suggestions/answers/experiences/you get the point. :P
 

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Thank you!!!!

You guys have been so much help! The removal tips you guys gave me were perfect. I can now remove, clean, and reinsert my cup in less than ten minutes. How awesome is that?

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Here’s my question: do any of you have any tips for removing and reinserting my cup in public?

Though I’m switching schools in the summer, my current school doesn’t have the large stalls with sinks in them (I haven’t been in a bathroom at the new school). Also, I have a hard time removing my cup while standing/crouched over a toilet (it seems to make me more tense) and I’ve not yet been able to insert my cup without lube. Any suggestions?

Thanks again ladies! Hugs for all!

I'm starting my third month with my Lunette today. My second month was kind of a disaster because I was travelling and using a different lube that irritated me *a lot.*

However, I'm still having a few issues with the stem (my Lunette rides a bit low, the stem sometimes sticks out, but only sometimes). I trimmed it a very tiny bit the first month. (Again, the second month after two days, I needed to switch back to pads because of my reaction to the Vagisil lube, which at least imitated an allergic reaction.) Since I use the steam for removal, I'm a little wary of just chopping it all off.

How quickly do you trim your stems?

I have recently become interested in menstrual cups. The idea has been coming into my head more and more often. I am sick of stained underwear. I am also about becoming more environmentally friendly. I therefore went out and purchased a Diva Cup. I enjoy the "clean" feeling while on my period, but it isn't all that comfortable for me. I also loved that it was at most 3/4 filled after 11 hours. The first time I used Diva I was in pain as the stem was definitely sticking out of me. I trimmed it a little every time I emptied it until I was left with no stem. Having no stem is not a problem for me. I don't mind sticking my fingers up my vagina. Even without the stem, the cup is still migrating its way out of my body. I don't feel it in my body, but I feel it at my vaginal opening. Should I invest in a shorter cup? Which one? Is there anything else I can try? I have tried shoving it up as far as possible. Thanks so much!

   

Alright guys, so my Lunette Selene size two came in the mail a few weeks ago and I've been playing with it ever since, impatiently waiting for the arrival of my period. I decided not to do a dry run, because I didn't want to get hurt and then scare myself into thinking that it wasn't going to work.
 

Today, my period started right after my first class.

So, my overall verdict is this: I'm not ready for my cup yet. I need to spend the next month stretching out my muscles and learning to ‘loosen’ my PC muscles at will. I love my cup. It really is going to be the perfect cup once I’m stretched out. I also need to actually *find* my cervix because I don’t think my cup is supposed to be quite so horizontal.

Questions:

-Are there any suggestions other than stretching with fingers and kegels? I plan on doing these but I wondered if there were more things to help?
-Does anyone think that my cup was suctioned to my wall rather than my cervix? When I took it out, it had blood in it, and there wasn’t any leaking from the cup when I swirled my finger around it. But, is it supposed to be horizontal like that? I mean, typically, where is your stem? It seemed to be just inside, but not quite. It stuck out just enough to poke me and hurt.
-I’m not sure if I should cut the stem. I *like* my stem but it kind of gets in the way. Should I wait until I’ve given it another try before I trim my stem?
-Any other tips for removal or insertion that I seemed to have forgotten while I was fiddling?
-Oh, is KY an okay brand? Someone said to be careful about glycerin?

 Thanks guys. You have been so much help. I love my cup, and I’m pretty sure that I picked the right one, so I can’t wait until I can use it!

Ha! My cut works.

I got my diva cup a few weeks ago, and couldn't wait to try it out, but I wanted to wait for my period, not do a dry run.  As it got closer and closer to my period, I started getting anxious and thinking what if it goes up  too high and I can't reach it.  When I got my period on Tuesday night I completely chickened out.  The thought of even trying made me mildly panic.    

Since buying the diva cup I also switched to cloth pads , so I figured I would shelf the diva for a while and just use the pads.  Well, yesterday was great with the pads (sure it was a light to medium day).  Today is one of my heavy days, and I remembered why I have been such an avid tampon wearer.  I hate the feeling of my period flowing out onto a pad.    The cloth is definitely better than disposables, but I prefer to keep my period "contained".   

Suddenly the need to not feel  that feeling anymore superseded my mild panic. Thankfully, the bathroom in my office is a one person bathroom...no stalls!  My first try was ok.  I used the origami fold (I call it the rosebud fold because that is what it looks like to me)  But I don't think it popped open or was completely seated in place.  I had it in for about an hour but felt low, too low.  Removal was no problem..probably because it was low.  The second time it seemed to go in  a bit easier, and little higher.  I've had it in for about 4 hours now.  

The stem is at times pokey and I think I'm going to have to trim it. It's not a huge deal, just a bit annoying.    However, I keep getting these sensations like leaking felt with a tampon, but I checked and no leaks.  I'm wondering if it is normal moisture but since I'm used to being all dried out from a tampon  it feels foreign?  Also, for the first hour or so  I  would occaisionally feel   pressure and spontaneous stem pokage, almost like the diva was  going eject.  Then it passed and everything was fine.   Anyone else ever feel that?  

I gave my new Diva Cup a dry run last week.  It went great.  I got my new Femmecup today, and decided to give it a dry run too.  It's a lot softer than the Diva.  I've had no problem with the Diva opening, but the Femmecup did not want to open.  I learned two things with it.  I can insert a finger directly across from the fold and push it out by pushing down on the fold from the top with my finger through the cup, or insert a finger directly under the fold or crease and push away on my vaginal wall until it unfolds.  The Diva stem feels comfortable to me, however the Femmecup was trimmed in minutes.  What I did was a little different I think.  I didn't want to pull the cup all the way back out again, so I got a mirror with the magnifier on it, and squatted down over it.  I spread open my labia, and found the exact spot where the stem just dissapears.  I pulled the cup down until the bottom was hanging out and I cut the stem at the point where it had been just inside my deepest fold.  This ended up being about four lines up.  I think that was about just over half.  No pokey after that!  Now I'm just waiting for my LadyCup and Lunette I ordered from www.leastore.com.  They should be here anyday.  My period on the other hand, won't be here until the 15th.  And I actually can't wait.
 

My question:  You know how sometimes a girl queefs? (I f-ing HATE that word)  Does anyone think that would mess up someones seal?  I'm not even sure how that air gets there to begin with, so maybe it's not even possible if you wear a cup.  Just wondering if anyone ever though of that before

Ok, so my friend got me a lunette selene for my birthday! you can imagine everyone's reaction when I pulled it out of it's wrapping at the crowded restaurant!! haha.
Anyway, I also have a lady cup, and had to take the stem off completely because I'm short that way and could always feel it. But since the lunette has a flat tab, do those of you who have short vags still trim the stem? does it bother you if you have it in tact and still have a short canal?

Okay, so my period ended around the 13/14. I've been sitting on my hands, because after the initial dry run/end of period run, I learned that you can't put too much bank on dry runs because your cervix may move. It took me until now to break.

So, I've been wanting to try the C fold for a while now. You know, I just never tried it because I automatically assumed that it was going to be too big. I've tried the origami and 7 folds, both with a small amount of pain/discomfort. I was bored this morning and I decided to give a dry run another go. I inserted my size 1 DivaCup like it says on the instructions, and voila! Hallelujah! The C fold went in with no pain at all, and I tried to swish around the cup (I couldn't get too far, only about halfway) after a few kegals, and it felt like it had opened completely. I only had the urge-to-pee sensation until I left the bathroom. I'm just so happy right now. n_n"

I'm thinking of cutting the stem off completely because I can feel it when I bend over, but I'll wait until my period to see if that's something I really want to do.

Has anyone else had hallelujah folds, or hallelujah moments with their cups?

I tried inside out (it's a little long) and that didnt' work well, my cervix gets really long and low when AF is here and it wasn't comfortable... had to cut the stem off (I got a Diva), so it wouldn't stab me... I think I should try inside out without the stem and see if that helps any. With how low cervix sits I won't have ANY trouble getting it out. Mostly I'm worried about trimming the stem down any more (I left a teeny rim) because I'm terrified I'll cut the bottom off by accident! But I think it needs a wee trim.

Any tips on trimming without murdering the cup?  

Hello everyone,

Thank you *so* much for all your help.  Even just mainly lurking, and checking out old posts through the tags, I learned a ton.  The best part is that now I can finally use my divacup.  (It seems like lots of people don't like the divacup as much as others, but I think it's great, for what it's worth--not that I ave tried anything else.  But the diva is also easier to find, at least in the US, because they sell them at Whole Foods.)

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I actually *like* my cycle now--I look forward to it!  This is totally different from how I felt before.  I used to hate it with a passion!

Also, an interesting note: I think I'm cycling in tune with my close friend from school.  It's actually really coll that women bleed together, in my opinion.  (But this friend does *not* enjoy her cycle at all--she uses disposable pads and can't stand the thought of anything goind inside her.  Ah well, maybe someday...)

Again, thanks so much!

Adios!

I posted last night about not being able to get my cup in. Well, today I took a shower and for the first time I actually felt it pop open. It was quite an awesome feeling. But of course, nothing good can happen without something bad (for me). It's in, but again, the stem is poking and pinching me. I did trim about 1/4 of the stem off to try to fix it, but it is still hurting. Now hopefully I won't be TMI here, but I have pretty large lips down there, and I think that is why it is hurting. I just don't get why I'm having this problem this month, and I didn't have it last month. Should I trim the stem down even more, or try to give it some more time? Sorry to be such a pain, I just can't get it to work perfectly.

I'm mad. Last month, I tried my newly delivered LilacCup, and after 24 hours use it split. LadyCup sent me a replacement very promptly without my having to return the old one.

My period started this morning, and I popped LilacCup2 in. I had to remove it a few times, as it wouldn't stay in for BMs, plus I was trying to readjust it as wanted to sit very low and kept poking me. Then as I was reinserting it this evening, I realised somehing didn't feel right, took it out and discovered a huge tear. That's less than 12 hours since I put it in. Again, not enough time to get the hang of it.

I don't know what to do now. Do I ask LadyCup for a differently coloured cup (maybe clear, or blue or pink?) to reduce my chances of getting a faulty one? Or do I ask for a refund from Leastore and try a different brand?

I'm annoyed that I hadn't even tried trimming the stem, so I have no idea if that would have solved the poking problem. So I don't even know if the large LadyCup will work for me, or if I need to look for a shorter cup (I do seem to have a low-hanging cervix). Aaaaagh! I'm so fed up!

Any advice? Or comforting words?

I'm a new mooncup(uk) user. My first attempt was a bit of a disaster, but I'm persevering and I'm making progress. Despite the odd hiccough along the way, I'm totally in love with my mooncup!

I have a couple of questions though.

I'm finding the stem is too long, so I've been trimming it slowly. I've now trimmed quite a bit off; at first it was more comfortable, but then it started to hurt a bit, so I took my mooncup out again - having a good feel around in the process. It seems that I've trimmed off enough that the stem was no longer lying between the folds of my inner labia (good!) but the cup had shifted inside me so that it was pressing against flesh and digging in and hurting. Does anyone else find this? Has anyone else chopped the stem off and found that the mooncup shifts such that if the stem were still there it would not be pointing out of your entrance but into the walls? (And does this make sense, have I explained it well enough?)

Also, I'm finding that there's quite a lot of resistance when I remove the cup. At the moment, I'm squeezing the sides with my thumb and index finger, I'm pretty certain I'm breaking the seal but I still feel like there's a lot of suction going on as I pull it out. Am I actually not breaking the seal, or is this just because the rim is rather large and it's stretching me as I pull it out?

Any comments/advice/opinions would be gratefully received! Thanks :)

(I want to apologise if I do anything wrong, put this in the wrong place - am not even allowed to post this at all! This will be my first post ever on LJ, and I'm very, very unfamiliar with this sort of posting.)

This amazing community both informed me about menstrual cups and persuaded me that it was worth getting one. After hours and hours browsing this place, comparing and checking, looking for any side effects, reading techniques and personal experiences I decided to buy a Mooncup.

My first period using it has just ended and I want to share my experiences with it, both as a detailed (hopefully) guide for newbies to what it might be like and as one of the positive stories. I remember reading some worries that there weren't many success stories, which were soothed by the reminder that not many people posted when things were going fine.

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So I have my small LadyCup, day 2 of my first cycle with it, i'm loving it!
Only one prob - the stem is digging into me and I'm not sure if I should trim it or not.  I have a lot of trouble removing it and I'm worried if I trim it it'll become even harder.  I've tried pushing it in further but frankly I don't think there's anywhere else for it to go (hence why I have a small hehe).  Not sure if this means anything but it's digging into a kinda soft lump I have just inside my vagina  on the upper surface - its not my pubic bone - not really sure what it is lol.  The digging is making sitting somewhat uncomfortable :(

Should I trim it?