XP: Question for diva cup users

scooter028

I am trying it out for the first time today with backup but keep feeling like it may be leaking. I check and everything seems fine. Will I know the feeling if it really leaks? Is this a normal feeling with the diva cup?

NavyClan

 If its your first time with it in it might just feel wierd to you. I wore pantiliners as backup for the first few months until I got the hang of it, but now I can always tell if I'm leaking. I still always feel like its not sealed though, even when it is. Did you check the seal? It might take a few times to get it right. 

scooter028

I know it is fully open but how do I check the seal?

Lady*Timot

I always push mine in, kinda feel it open then pull it back out to check the seal. As you pull you'll kinda feel the seal.  If it comes out easy push it back up and then try to rotate it as you push it back up.  That works for me. Then I kinda pull it down and if there is resistance then it's sealed.  (again for me).

Someone on this board gave me the BEST advice to dump in the shower in the AM.  It's SO much eaiser. 

I've never leaked and I've been using it for about 4 months.

I could always "feel" tampons so with the diva cup if the seal is there and I can't feel it, it's in right for me. (I don't know if that's the case for everyone) 

SuperGreen

Another key to getting a good seal is making sure the 4 small holes around the top of the cup aren't clogged.  So when you dump and rinse, make sure the holes are clear.  If it's open inside you, it should be sealed.  I can't feel my Diva at all.  I sometime get the sensation that I'm leaking when I'm not.  It's weird.  I've been using the Diva for 6 months with no backups and have never leaked though.

GRKaters

SuperGreen:

Another key to getting a good seal is making sure the 4 small holes around the top of the cup aren't clogged.  So when you dump and rinse, make sure the holes are clear.  If it's open inside you, it should be sealed.  I can't feel my Diva at all.  I sometime get the sensation that I'm leaking when I'm not.  It's weird.  I've been using the Diva for 6 months with no backups and have never leaked though.

Really? I've been doing pad + tampon b/c of leaks, and the tampon may as well not have been there for all the good it did (not). I'm intrigued by this no-backup idea... 

 

zelda25

GRKaters:

SuperGreen:

Another key to getting a good seal is making sure the 4 small holes around the top of the cup aren't clogged.  So when you dump and rinse, make sure the holes are clear.  If it's open inside you, it should be sealed.  I can't feel my Diva at all.  I sometime get the sensation that I'm leaking when I'm not.  It's weird.  I've been using the Diva for 6 months with no backups and have never leaked though.

Really? I've been doing pad + tampon b/c of leaks, and the tampon may as well not have been there for all the good it did (not). I'm intrigued by this no-backup idea... 

 

I've been using the cup for 3 or 4 years, and the only times I've leaked were when I left in too long on an insanely heavy day (thanks, IUD!) or when I didn't make sure those tiny holes weren't blocked.  It's happened maybe three times.  I never use backup.

GRKaters

zelda25:

GRKaters:

SuperGreen:

Another key to getting a good seal is making sure the 4 small holes around the top of the cup aren't clogged.  So when you dump and rinse, make sure the holes are clear.  If it's open inside you, it should be sealed.  I can't feel my Diva at all.  I sometime get the sensation that I'm leaking when I'm not.  It's weird.  I've been using the Diva for 6 months with no backups and have never leaked though.

Really? I've been doing pad + tampon b/c of leaks, and the tampon may as well not have been there for all the good it did (not). I'm intrigued by this no-backup idea... 

 

I've been using the cup for 3 or 4 years, and the only times I've leaked were when I left in too long on an insanely heavy day (thanks, IUD!) or when I didn't make sure those tiny holes weren't blocked.  It's happened maybe three times.  I never use backup.

Wow. That alone would be worth it to me. Thanks

CDMay2006

When mine has been too full, i felt it -- it feels similar to when a tampon leaks.  Mine has leaked, but only if i don't empty it enough and i have very heavy periods.  I can tell right away if it's in correctly or not, and after a few months you'll be able to, too.  Even overnight (YAY!) i don't use backup with it unless i know finding a place to empty it may be a challenge (at work, occasionally, and when backpacking).  I used to use a tampon+pad overnight and still have leaks (yuck) so i think the cup is freaking amazing.

SuperGreen

GRKaters:

zelda25:

GRKaters:

SuperGreen:

Another key to getting a good seal is making sure the 4 small holes around the top of the cup aren't clogged.  So when you dump and rinse, make sure the holes are clear.  If it's open inside you, it should be sealed.  I can't feel my Diva at all.  I sometime get the sensation that I'm leaking when I'm not.  It's weird.  I've been using the Diva for 6 months with no backups and have never leaked though.

Really? I've been doing pad + tampon b/c of leaks, and the tampon may as well not have been there for all the good it did (not). I'm intrigued by this no-backup idea... 

 

I've been using the cup for 3 or 4 years, and the only times I've leaked were when I left in too long on an insanely heavy day (thanks, IUD!) or when I didn't make sure those tiny holes weren't blocked.  It's happened maybe three times.  I never use backup.

Wow. That alone would be worth it to me. Thanks

Indeed.  The Diva is by far the best invention I've purchased in years.  I don't know how I got through my period without it.  I only have to empty it once a day (I probably have a lighter flow than most women), it takes a minute maybe to empty, wash, and re-insert, and I've never had a leak with no backups.  I hike, camp, garden, and do yoga with it in.  No leaks.  No tampons that carry risk of TSS.  No disposable products.  No pads that feel like diapers.  The Diva is the Best.Idea.EVER.

MrsOjoButtons

I do agree that menstrual cups are wonderful ideas.  I use a Lunette.  The Diva wasn't a great fit for me, too much suction I think.

I wear backup on my heavy days.  I haven't had a leak in months, but my flow is so heavy that there'll be stuff on the outside of the cup after I insert it, if that makes sense.  I've tried wiping it after it's in, but it doesn't get everything.  I haven't figured out how to fix that, so I continue to wear a cloth pad to prevent stains on my underwear.

One Sweet Shannon

I only had problems with slight leaking when I was neglecting to rotate the cup fully after mine was in.  As long as I give it a good turn after it opens, no problems and no need for backup. 

Nonny

I always leaked with a tampon but very seldom do I leak with the Diva Cup.  Just make sure the cup is all the way open.  Once I put it in on a heavy day and it was still semi-folded up and I didn't realize it and I had a huge leak/overflow.  It was a horrible and unexpected mess.    But even with that it experience a Diva Cup is still the far superior menstrual product to tampons.