Today, I'm going to wander into the TMI department, so gents, please avert your eyes. Seriously, I had hubs telling this morning that I've officially left the realm of hotness by sharing with him my new discovery. Dude, women bleed, get over it. Ladies, I want to say today, that I've joined the DivaCup ™ bandwagon.
I am a very squeamish woman. Like, couldn't use a tampon until I was way into my 20s kind of squeamish. I blame it on being Chinese and being told the Chinese version of the hairy hand story (this one, not this one - haha stupid law humour) since I was like, what, 3?
But since I got an IUD after Kali was born, I have had periods that seriously evoke images of the wrath of god. They're painful, they're unpredictable, they're long and they're messy. So after Snickollet extolled the virtues of the Diva on her blog, I was curious and got myself one. And it still took me a whole cycle before I could open the box. Because I am that squeamish.
And, I love it so far. Love love love love it. Because like it promises, it don't leak, it don't smell, it's comfy, and I don't have to do the pads, or worse, the pads/tampon combo at night that is still overwhelmed by the wrath of god. Jury is still out on whether it can handle 16-hour work days without a private bathroom, but we'll deal with that hurdle when it comes.
And how awesome that it's one more thing that I'm not contributing to the landfill. Sweet.
We will now resume our regular programming.
1) I also suffer from the IUD effects.
2) I use the Keeper - same damned thing as your "DivaCup" (only I think mine has a better name) - and I also LOVE IT. LOVE IT. I have used it for 4 years.
Posted by: zuska | April 24, 2008 at 01:21 PM
it can. (endure the 16-hour days.) just not the first day or so. you gotta break those days in half. but third-day on, def.
which = B.L.I.S.S.
(although - can I get kinda personal -- well, more than I already have in confessing that I, too, am a diva-cup-sumer? -- the smell is a little tough to accustom to. that, and the initial experience of removal. you have to be sure to kind of pinch it and compress/evacuate air prior to pulling it out. because otherwise, it kind of HURTS LIKE A MOFO. but those are really the only drawbacks.)
I've said too much, haven't I.
*creeps away, shamefacedly*
Posted by: deb | April 24, 2008 at 02:52 PM
There are more drawbacks .... removal can come with a very conspicuous - uh - noise. It takes some time to perfect it before you can feel comfortable removing the damned thing in a public bathroom without making people go "what the HELL???"
I've also never experienced pain upon removal. Never.
Posted by: zuska | April 24, 2008 at 11:38 PM
Kady, you're a braver soul than I. Must take the training wheels (the "green" pads/tampons) off and just go fer it. You've given me inspiration.
Posted by: cynematic | May 01, 2008 at 06:54 PM