tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084876109811698517.post5457646268728460851..comments2023-08-04T06:10:55.445-07:00Comments on Dulce de leche: Ditched my Diva, Glad I bought my RagsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084876109811698517.post-20526664554038756442014-07-15T18:35:47.970-07:002014-07-15T18:35:47.970-07:00I used the diva cup for a while, between kid two a...I used the diva cup for a while, between kid two and three, but after kid three...I had issues with discomfort and leaking.<br /><br />I switched to the lunette cup (I always wear a cloth pad as back up, just in case, but havent needed it) and it has been great. I only use the cup on my 2 heaviest days (or on a medium flow day when I know I will be out of the house for a really long time). i use cloth pads only on the other days. Love them.<br /><br />In order to get better pricing, I bought pad sets (they had smaller, larger and largest sizes in them, plus a couple panty liners), but only use the largeer ones. So, I set aside all the smaller ones for my girls for later...and they love to look at them and get excited about puberty. <3Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084876109811698517.post-43830198426717826442012-08-29T09:03:35.789-07:002012-08-29T09:03:35.789-07:00You are so funny! I had the Diva Cup for a while, ...You are so funny! I had the Diva Cup for a while, and for about a year it did alright. Sometimes it hurt and pinched, and sometimes the gates opened and a blood bath ensued (sorry, TMI, but you started it!) I could only use it about 3 days out of the 5 that I would bleed - the other days it was just too heavy of a flow (too heavy for tampons, too) and my body was too sore to be stuffing anything up there anyway! I went back eventually to Always...and then, once again, to occasional tampons. Now I'm going to have to deal with my preteen who just started. AND she's a competitive swimmer! Aaagh! What to do?!melyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01984914375593665050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084876109811698517.post-32967351300121730772012-08-29T02:40:29.866-07:002012-08-29T02:40:29.866-07:00The GladRags are fabulous. I'm happy you like ...The GladRags are fabulous. I'm happy you like them!<br /><br />I use my DivaCup with cloth pads for backup (generally now Lunapanties from Lunapads) and am so much happier than when I was using disposable pads and tampons. I will admit I have more fiddliness with my DivaCup than I did using the Instead/Softcup disposable menstrual cup. For some reason, that one just fit me better. And after this second kid, I've noticed even more fiddliness is required, so your comment about there needing to be an even <i>larger</i> size is a point well taken! (Ahem.) Usually, I can get it comfortable, though, and I so appreciate the convenience/lack o' mess. But whatever works for you works for you, so I'm glad you found the right fit!Lauren Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500733577920040395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084876109811698517.post-51804188571847153342012-08-23T01:44:19.093-07:002012-08-23T01:44:19.093-07:00I used tu use cloth pads before but I use the cup ...I used tu use cloth pads before but I use the cup now. I use the Lady Cup which is softer than a Diva Cup so if you change your mind try that one. I have loved it from the start. If you for some reason cannot wash your pads directly you can put them in a plastic bag in the freezer. I did that out of necessity one time when I could not access a washing machine for a while...Elinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401440551873070129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084876109811698517.post-73629900558059457722012-08-22T19:39:07.023-07:002012-08-22T19:39:07.023-07:00I loved my Lunapads for the many years I used them...I loved my Lunapads for the many years I used them. Except -- sometimes I still had leakage on those first heavy heavy days, and I still had, um, odor issues. And sometimes I couldn't get comfortable sitting, or I'd worry it was sticking out / showing through clothes (and no, I'm not wearing spandex or anything else skintight), and it was not comfortable and confidence-inspiring for exercise.<br /><br /> So I went for a cup -- chose the Lunette. I cut off the stem, and most of the time it's comfortable enough, especially in the second half of my period. But I still leak on those heavy days, and sometimes it ends up at an angle somehow, or sometimes when I'm moving around it feels like it's trying to fall out. But... NO SMELL! I usually wear it with a Lunapad for backup for the first two or three days. By the end of my period I often forget I'm wearing it and have to be conscientious to remove and rinse it twice a day. Maybe I should look for a bigger one. Or buck up and do the Kegels. I hate Kegels.<br /><br />What I really want to do is figure out how to even out my flow or reduce it -- partly for ease and convenience, and partly because I'm tired of being anemic and taking dessicated liver tablets.<br /><br />One of the things I love about Lunapads-style pads is that the insert sits on top of the main pad, so if only the insert is soiled, I can replace the insert without replacing the whole pad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084876109811698517.post-64804805360525088082012-08-22T16:39:27.400-07:002012-08-22T16:39:27.400-07:00You make me giggle!! :) I have such problems with ...You make me giggle!! :) I have such problems with my DivaCup that I can't even get it in. I know maybe too much TMI, but seriously, I've tried every which way and it won't work! Grr...so I use cloth pads too and I love them! Except when I need to swim, so I've been using a soft cup for that. Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13290995561859770952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084876109811698517.post-53438311422505824712012-08-22T15:09:20.022-07:002012-08-22T15:09:20.022-07:00I loved this post. :giggle It took me a good 6 mo ...I loved this post. :giggle It took me a good 6 mo to get used to my Diva but it's now working just fine. :) I love using cloth! And I used to have HORRIBLE periods but they're a lot better now, and shorter!! It cracked me up about your hubby. Mine washes mine for me, but don't let him know I told you that. ;)<br />~StaciAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084876109811698517.post-17075263554480229722012-08-22T14:49:37.594-07:002012-08-22T14:49:37.594-07:00I love my diva cup so much! Although, not enough t...I love my diva cup so much! Although, not enough that I miss it when pregnant. ;) I hope it still fits me well after this birth. But those pads are really cute.<br /><br />Can you believe that I am still nursing my two-year-old, yet my cycle returned at four months postpartum? Sigh. I didn't night wean until close to two, so I must just be part of that 2% for whom it doesn't work for long. My mom was similar so maybe it's genetic...Rachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00539628551735497651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084876109811698517.post-33799239264381810842012-08-22T13:55:59.024-07:002012-08-22T13:55:59.024-07:00Haha awesome, eliciting promises not to tell your ...Haha awesome, eliciting promises not to tell your hubby cracked me up because my hubby is the same - he'd just rather not think about it, so I wash 'em myself! *rolls eyes slightly in a fairly affectionate way* :) :) xxxarwen_tiwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13190775746566710752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084876109811698517.post-91037211333606996952012-08-22T13:51:03.769-07:002012-08-22T13:51:03.769-07:00What an awesome post! My experience with using clo...What an awesome post! My experience with using cloth pads has been similar. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084876109811698517.post-50722608626472736462012-08-22T13:23:00.438-07:002012-08-22T13:23:00.438-07:00Thanks for sharing this review! We love hearing st...Thanks for sharing this review! We love hearing stories like this :)Tracyhttp://www.gladrags.comnoreply@blogger.com