Softcup

[Mellietronx]

Anyone try them yet?

[xyz]

Are there any differences between soft cup and the diva cup? I'm interested in the Diva Cup but also apprehensive. I've heard it takes a lot of practice to be able to insert it so it seals well. I also think about needing to empty in a public restroom. Do you like wash it out at the sink and then hop back into the stall and reinsert? SO MANY QUESTIONS. PLEASE HELP.

[Mellietronx]

There are a few differences. Softcup is only to be worn 12 hours at a time before disposing it. The Diva Cup can be reused and washed every 12 hours. Both of their sites have FAQs.

http://www.softcup.com/
http://www.divacup.com/

I hope that helps ^_^

[anne]

I've had a DivaCup for a while, but I can't say that I'm an expert inserter yet. It's really firm but I think if it goes any softer, it won't get in... at least in my case.

I still can't imagine having to empty it in a public restroom. I ordered a squeeze water bottle together with the DivaCup, which should at least allow me to rinse from within a stall. I haven't done this yet and to be honest I'm dreading it since I find public bathrooms generally dirty.

When I'm not DivaCupping, I'm wearing reusable cotton pads. No, they aren't gross! And they wash really well. Anybody else using these wonderful things?

[Mellietronx]

I am thinking about ordering reusable pads (the clothe kind) for backup.

[anne]

Yay! I'm very happy with the Lunapads sample pack that I ordered more, and this time with designs. It's surprisingly easy to clean up. I pre-wash them right after I wear them, then I toss it in with the rest of the laundry after it dries. It's as good as new afterwards. Periods are fun. Lol.

[Mellietronx]

haha I don't know if I agree with periods being fun, but picking out all the new products could be enjoyable.

[xyz]

Anne, thank you so much for replying to this thread! I'm glad that I'm not the only that feels emptying in a public place would be a little off putting. I still want to try the Diva Cup though. And obviously practice makes perfect on inserting I would guess.

Softcups being disposable confuse me. I thought one of the main benefits of using a cup was reducing environmental impact with the amount of trash tampons/pads create.

I haven't tried reusable pads because I feel like my heavy flow days are too much for them to handle.

[HuckFinn1]

I didn't know there was such a thing as reusable pads! I'm going to look into those. I was really interested in the Diva Cup, but I have an IUD and I was told you shouldn't use any of the cup products when you have one.

[Mellietronx]

The Diva Cup seems pricier at Whole Foods than online.

Here are some reusable pads:
www.gladrags.com