Going Green In Your Vajayjay by @mrsflinger
I’ve been talking to a lot of friends lately about their personal feminine hygiene choice. It’s the kind of thing that just sort of COMES UP when you happen to talk to someone once every few months. Yaknow?
Hi how are you, how are the kids, say do you still use the menstrual cup?
I remember Karen and Tanis raving about the Diva Cup. So I googled it after finding out my girlie bits are sorda funked. I figure, hey! I know! Why not wear a diva cup, save my funked up girlie bits AND the environment?! WIN WIN!
Apparently, though, the Diva Cup is like Bob Dylan. You either love him or you very much don’t.
So I asked my good friend Laura, who is a complete hippie in the best possible way, what she thought of the diva cup. She had a small orgasm and said, “OMG GET ONE.”
Alrighty then.
So she sent along a few links and I promised to check them out.
This is a good starting point, she tells me: http://menstrualcupinfo.wordpress.com/
This is for All Things Menstrual Cup: http://community.livejournal.com/menstrual_cups/
And this? Well, this is the most bestest for big heavy periods. Like mine! http://www.divacup.com/
I send these to a few other friends because HEY, let’s all have small orgasms when we talk about our feminine hygiene products! The replies I get? Vary from GROSS OMG NO to OMG I LOVE MINE.
Apparently facebook is particularly sensitive.
[REMIND ME TO PUT IN A PIC HERE OF THE FACEBOOK DISCUSSION]
I felt a little more comfortable after reading a few answers to my own questions.
For example.
What if it got sucked up in my uterus?
Apparently, if you know your anatomy, you will not poop your baby out, nor will you get anything “sucked up in” to your uterus. There’s this cervix that keeps things out of your uterus, and babies in. I slightly remember this in some sort of discussion when I was yelling at a doctor to remove a child from my body but it’s all one big haze and all I can remember is we had sex this one time and a kid got pulled out 9 months later.
Ok, so how do I USE it?
On your first trial with The DivaCup, make sure you are relaxed and have time to read the User Guide thoroughly beforehand. Insertion and removal will only take a few seconds once you master the technique.
Wash your hands well with warm water and soap. Rinse. While sitting or standing in a comfortable position, insert your DivaCup according to the following instructions.
Alright, that only sounds slightly gross and difficult. But I thought that about tampons and penises when I was 13 and look at how well I do with those now.
What if I’m getting my vagina re-structured?!
Thankfully, the Diva Cup site answers this concern:
Whew.
I have cramps that make me want to stab things. Will this help?
According to a fabulous resource (aka: personal experience of a stranger) “I have no scientific proof. But I seriously think the Diva Cup lessens cramps and quells pain. Since I have a history of fainting from crippling painful cramps, I am the first to wonder how a cup can contain this condition. But I think it does. Again, I have no scientific proof.”
What if my vagina is allergic to nuts?
So now that my main concerns are answered, I should probably just dive in. Right? There’s no reason not to. It’s good for my vagina, it’s good for the earth and it’s good for me.
I’m in. What say you?
23 Responses to “Going Green In Your Vajayjay by @mrsflinger”
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I’ve been thinking about diving into the Diva for a while. I had no idea they came in pretty colors too.
I will if you will.
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Al_Pal Reply:
March 5th, 2010 at 9:12 pm
The pretty colors are other brands. Which are smaller and hold less. But they do exist. ;p
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The overall opinion I’ve heard is that these are awesome, even if a bit messy to remove when you first get started.
I’m still on the fence about it at this point. Guess I’ll use these links to do some more research!
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How do I know if my vagina is allergic to nuts?
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There is so much to love about this post, but the Diva Cup is not one of them.
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Mrs. Flinger Reply:
March 4th, 2010 at 5:40 pm
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I’ve never really considered the Diva Cup, but I’ll definitely use this post as reference if I ever do. Thanks for the visuals!
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Huh? What? Up my vagina? Oh!
I also love the visuals and I adore the information! I thank you for giving us a lot of insight and now I’m going to have this suck in my head for a very long time.
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Hell to the No.
But let me know, just the same. Because I’m morbid like that.
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I’ve been going steady with the Diva cup for almost 2 years now. I’m VERY happy with it. It did take a few cycles to get comfortable with it, there was a learning curve.
I didn’t buy it for the green of the earth though, mine was full-on wallet green. I will have saved $648 in the TWO YEARS I’ve had it.
I used to have BITCH, I WILL STAB YOU crampy, clotty periods when I was using tampons. With the DC, the first day is still a bit brutal but for the rest of my period I have nothing to worry about. Hell, I almost forget I’m on my period!
My sister likes to make fun of me and tease me about having Tupperware in my vagina….but who’s the blob sitting on the couch crying into her heating pad??? NOT ME!!
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Mrs. Flinger Reply:
March 4th, 2010 at 5:39 pm
I have horrid cramps, too. Wonder if it would help? The one thing I didn’t think about was shoving BPA up my hayhay. Tupperware. Snort.
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Al_Pal Reply:
March 5th, 2010 at 9:14 pm
Yeah, tampons are mean. I’ve been using my Diva for a few [?] years now and love the saving of money and earth.
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You know I’ve heard the same thing which is that those that love it LOOOVE it.
I don’t know.. I don’t know if I’m coordinated enough to be sticking cups up my hoo ha…I’ll have to think about that one.
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Mrs. Flinger Reply:
March 4th, 2010 at 5:39 pm
BAHA. I know. But really? I thought the same thing about tampons when I was 12, so..
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You know, I’ve hesitated to use this because I hated the Nuva Ring so much. Maybe one of these days I’ll do it, but I’ll probably have ripped out my uterus with my bare hands by then.
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BWAHAHAHA! Yes, I heard about the Diva Cup a good while back and think it sounds like a wonderful thing.
I got myself a thermal ablation about three years ago and don’t have periods anymore, but I thought my girls might like to use the cup. No takers so far. I’ll keep trying.
“What if my vagina is allergic to nuts?”, had me laughing out loud.
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Mrs. Flinger Reply:
March 4th, 2010 at 5:40 pm
okwait. Thermal Ablation? :: googling :: I need.
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I just started using it last month cuz @whymomdrinksrum swear to baby jesus on its magic. And I liked. Had first day where I had…leakage from stupid wrong use, but after that it was good, will continue with it.
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I luuuurrrrvvvve it. Seriously. The first time I heard of it, I thought “Eewwwww. Better ways to save the planet.” (My husband had similar things to say when I told him about it.)
There is a bit of a learning curve–I found the first day a bit uncomfortable until I got it all figured out.
The Man’s only request was that he never, ever, ever, ever see it drying on the counter after my monthlies are through.
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I’m all about my Mooncup (same thing different name as far as I can tell). But… don’t forget to squeeze slightly on it before you remove it to release the seal… otherwise you will understand why things don’t just “fall out”… It’s a little far out for some of my friends, but I think the savings in money and emergency trips to the shops is worth the initial layout (which was only about the cost of 4 cycles of old fashioned products). I also use the belt and braces approach on my heavy day and use a cloth “mama pad” so no waste from this birdie.
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I have tried the thingy in the front row… the one with the pink ring and the clear… uh… cellophane-looking part… It’s the Instead fem hygiene product. It’s basically a disposable diva cup. If you want to just try it out, without spending the dough on a full-on diva cup, try the instead. It’s like Diva Cup training wheels.
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Why do so many people think what their man say’s, it’s your body, and to say the least, he is putting his thang into you!
I think its wonderful, just wish I would have learned of it much earlier.
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going green is always the best thing to do. it helps the environment a lot.*’.
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