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    hellokitty is offline Pink Diamond level (15,000+ posts)
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    Wendi,

    I have had similar issues. However, like you, I have about 2 days of really heavy flow and I've resigned myself to the fact that there will be some leakage, b/c it is so heavy, the cup is still not, "big" enough to really do the job, but it is still better than a tampon or pad by itself. I have a tilted uterus and sometimes wonder if that has anything to do with difficulty finding a menstrual cup that works really well for me. FWIW, I've been using menstrual cups for 12 yrs, while they have not been perfect, they are better than the situation I was in when I had to use tampons and pads. Right now I am using a lena cup, b/c it is larger, which I like, but I also think it is more uncomfortable and more noticeable. I always have to cut off the stems, they are irritating.
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    Update: so I'm still not satisfied with my menstrual cup. They sent me a large Lena which I'm using now for the 2nd cycle. It's better than the small...no real leakage...but it's still falling out. Last night, day 1 of my cycle, I wore it fine all day (mostly sitting at a desk). I emptied it at 5:30 and had a soccer game to coach at 6pm. I was walking/standing the entire game (but no hard physical exertion) and by the end of the game at 7:30 I could feel that it was about halfway out of my body. I'm using it again today and same thing. Inserted at 6am. No issues. At 10am I walk about 1mile to a restaurant for a work meeting and walk back to my office. Can feel it falling out. Empty (not even close to being full), reinsert and within minutes I can feel it slipping out. WTF.

    It seems like early in my period everything is sitting low and squishy and all that tissue just pushes it out I guess. I feel it pop open and I run a finger around and know the rim is fully open. It's collecting blood so I know it's working in that regard.

    Gah, what now? I really want to find one that works.
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    bcafe is online now Sapphire level (2000+ posts)
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    I mentioned before that I really like the Instead Softcup. They are so inexpensive that if you don't like it, just toss the rest of them.

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    Soo, I have the same issue. I'm glad I'm not alone. Here we go on the way TMI front:

    Except mine doesn't so much feel like it's falling out, more like it's pulling my cervix out. No pain or any of that, but if I wear a cup and it is "falling down, If I reach in my cervix is now only about a fingertip away (and I mean last knuckle to end of finger) from my vaginal opening.

    I have tried a ton of different cups. I love everything about them except that uncomfortable falling out feeling.

    I asked my OB/GYN about it, and she was unconcerned. Just said that if if goes into the normal position after a few hours of not wearing a cup, it's not an issue. BUT IT IS.

    So. Still looking.

    Not sure if that at all is your issue, but it's definitely mine.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bcafe View Post
    Try the Instead cups. I get mine at Walmart. I use one cup per cycle so a box lasts a year. I had so many issues with the Diva that I gave up on it long ago.
    Same here. I've tried Diva and others and hate them. LOVE the Instead cup. I get mine at CVS. Amazon has them too.

    https://www.amazon.com/Instead-Softc...nstead+softcup

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    Thanks ladies. I'll keep Instead in mind. Ordered a shorty meluna to try. It's not much capacity but the rim is wider, stronger. And it's very firm. Fingers crossed.


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