diva cup users...

mon.petit.chou

this is my first post on this board, but I have lurked here a bit, which made me decide to try out the diva cup.  so far, I'm a big fan!

I found the measurement lines very interesting.  I'm wondering if you all have paid attention to them, and how much you end up with during the course of AF.  I thought I'd heard that 1 - 1 1/2 ounces during the whole week was normal.  But on my heaviest day this month I emptied the thing 4 times for what had to be at least 3 ounces total.  Sorry for all the details   TIA for sharing your own experiences...

Roni.Cedra

I do pay attention... not to the exact amount, but yeah... I think I empty mine 2 or 3 times and it is really full... and then it dies down. 

daisies916

LOL!  If I went by the estimates on the DC website, I should be in the dang hospital!  I am definately heavier than 'average'.  I've seen this question asked before, and quite a few people have agreed that they exceed the 'normal' range.

HTH!

cheryl2006

I have paid attention to the measurement lines. I've learned I have lighter periods than I thought.

smurfette2682

i'm just starting with the diva cup, have used it for one month so far.... it seems i'm lighter than i thought though.... on my heavier days when i would have gone through super-plus tampons every two hours, i've only changed the dc, maybe twice the whole day--- and i really didn't even need to, i was just paranoid.   i think i could've left it in the whole time and gotten away with it!   i love it, and am looking forward to running out of my tampon stash and relying solely on it!

mrsdan2009

i haven't used mine in many months because i am pregnant but i never really paid attention to the lines. however, i think mine was a larger number of ounces on my heaviest days. 

daisygirl17

I think 4 ounces is normal for the whole period....with my Diva cup I realized I was doing like 2-3 ounces each day for the first two days...so already that's 4+ ounces...then it tapers off FAST on the next two days. I would say some months I have 6 ounces...I was nervous so I went to my doc and she ordered hormone testing just to make sure everything was A-OK. It was! She said my results actually came up incredibly normal...like really healthy actually...so I'm just an unlucky girl with heavy periods. If you're worried about it, mention it to your doc!

SuperGreen

I'm lucky I only have to empty mine once a day even on my heaviest days.  So I would say my whole period is 2 ounces or so.

amyb2332

smurfette2682:

i'm just starting with the diva cup, have used it for one month so far.... it seems i'm lighter than i thought though.... on my heavier days when i would have gone through super-plus tampons every two hours, i've only changed the dc, maybe twice the whole day--- and i really didn't even need to, i was just paranoid.   i think i could've left it in the whole time and gotten away with it!   i love it, and am looking forward to running out of my tampon stash and relying solely on it!

Exactly this for me as well. 

jpeazybreezy

I pay attention to how full it is when I empty. I have to empty every 3 hours on heavy days to ensure that it is only 2 oz. Anymore and it will spill when I try to remove it. That means I have to sleep with a backup for the first two nights which makes me sad .

 

CDMay2006

Everyone says the total volume is less than you think, but in my case (and, really, many others), that is not the case!  I was nervous too, but it had always been that way, and other levels are fine.  It's worth mentioning at your next physical, though.