tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8379314.post725050151941793269..comments2024-01-16T05:25:09.291-08:00Comments on Snail Spirals: Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11706897871184267996noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8379314.post-49647822808741319752009-01-12T13:00:00.000-08:002009-01-12T13:00:00.000-08:00I have been telling every woman who is still menst...I have been telling every woman who is still menstruating about the Diva Cup! I LOVE IT!!! I think b/c we have used other forms like pads and tampons that we never knew what menstrual blood really looked like - how amazing it really is - it supports life - all of HUMANITY is raised on it!! LOL <BR/><BR/>What I LOVE:<BR/>* No dryness from a tampon - it breathes (that's what those holes are Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8379314.post-29921874187359484352007-12-11T01:09:00.000-08:002007-12-11T01:09:00.000-08:00Thanks again for posting about this. I work for G...Thanks again for posting about this. I work for GladRags, a company that makes cloth pads and sells The Keeper, the Moon Cup and the Diva Cup and I am always excited to read about new converts to the world of menstrual alternatives! <BR/><BR/>Yay!<BR/><BR/>Thanks!Jodi Bon Jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07484066783828228579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8379314.post-14264271372309757722007-10-13T11:18:00.000-07:002007-10-13T11:18:00.000-07:00I love my DivaCup!! Should have been using this ye...I love my DivaCup!! Should have been using this years ago. The best price I found is at <A HREF="http://www.southcoastshopping.com" REL="nofollow">South Coast Shopping</A> for only $17.99 and arrived in only 2 days! <A HREF="http://www.southcoastshopping.com/?page=shop/flypage&product_id=2&CLSN_2536=11922842332536d6e5ac45d0d25b7798" REL="nofollow">Model 1</A> and <A HREF="http://Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8379314.post-37978074521614689002007-05-01T19:47:00.000-07:002007-05-01T19:47:00.000-07:00Hey! I'm late to reading this...and really glad I ...Hey! I'm late to reading this...and really glad I finally got to! I've heard of the Diva Cup before but couldn't wrap my brain around how that could work. Thank you (all) so much for the information! This looks like a great way to take care of this issue. I'm certainly going to take a look at getting one!Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08485316381354070765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8379314.post-58229165349389670412007-04-09T13:01:00.000-07:002007-04-09T13:01:00.000-07:00I'm so glad Liz at Pocket Farm linked over to this...I'm so glad Liz at Pocket Farm linked over to this post! I'm a big Diva Cup fan. Like, really big. Huge, even. I talk about it way too much...even in public places. That's how much I love it. I just want to get the word out, and I'm glad you've taken it upon yourself to do the same. I actually bought a Keeper in my freshman year of college. I was in the dorms, and sharing a bathroom with a circumspicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04831119535171576364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8379314.post-8038495606836903842007-04-05T00:13:00.000-07:002007-04-05T00:13:00.000-07:00artemisia- Thanks for the comment and for voicing ...artemisia- Thanks for the comment and for voicing your concerns! I'll respond here, since I don't have your email address, and others may have the same concerns.<BR/><BR/>As far as risk of the cup irritating the cervix goes, there shouldn't be any. The cup sits low in the vagina, and doesn't actually touch the cervix at all. The blood flows through the cervix naturally, just as it would if youSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11706897871184267996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8379314.post-77935931600036759352007-04-04T22:55:00.000-07:002007-04-04T22:55:00.000-07:00I'm on the other side of menopause, but thought I'...I'm on the other side of menopause, but thought I'd chime in on this subject. Yes, of course, as grown, intelligent women we should be able to freely discuss these things without any embarassment. It's natural.<BR/><BR/>My only concern about the cup is any possible risk of infection or irritation to the cervix due to the cup itself and the blood held there. I wonder if there has been any Laurenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05412152312494108775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8379314.post-19140607945136055822007-04-03T20:59:00.000-07:002007-04-03T20:59:00.000-07:00I am so glad you posted this. Reading your post &...I am so glad you posted this. Reading your post & the comments that followed have finally made me take the Divacup seriously. I am definitely getting one! My husband has tried to talk me into getting the "organic" 'pons, but I just couldn't justify the expense, especially with how many I go through in a month. I knew of cups, but never could wrap my mind around it. <BR/>I followed the link Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8379314.post-91641247130932840352007-03-29T12:03:00.000-07:002007-03-29T12:03:00.000-07:00I tripped on the cup myself a couple of years ago....I tripped on the cup myself a couple of years ago. I had the same initial reaction.. ICK. But then, pretty much for giggles, tried the Instead, the disposable ones available at CVS. I wasn't ready to commit to the expense of the Diva, especially with that whole ICK reaction. Thanks for the reminder of the Diva as I'm going to buy one. The cups just work. I too am a heavy bleeder.CrazyFiberLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06406227355221687996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8379314.post-85222161494534558482007-03-28T18:38:00.000-07:002007-03-28T18:38:00.000-07:00I have lived 36 years and never heard of such a th...I have lived 36 years and never heard of such a thing, but I think I would be willing to try-seems to make sense! wow.. way to go stepping out for us ladies :)<BR/>I kid you not...in the word verification for me it's: pcuphbu HILARIOUS!PJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00104319952137455099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8379314.post-24186435809524947672007-03-27T18:07:00.000-07:002007-03-27T18:07:00.000-07:00Funny you should post this...I haven't had a perio...Funny you should post this...<BR/><BR/>I haven't had a period in 7 years because I've been on depo. Since I got the essure procedure, I've gone off of BC, and now I'm just "waiting" for my period to show up. While I"m looking around on the web on forums to see how other women have adapted, I saw mention of the Diva cup and I would love to know more. I just don't know where I'm going to find Suzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17137247054609834103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8379314.post-28571135001391937822007-03-27T17:32:00.000-07:002007-03-27T17:32:00.000-07:00sounds like a plan. I'm getting tire of pads and o...sounds like a plan. I'm getting tire of pads and only used tampons as a "swimming" thing. I've heard others mention the cups, but never have I heard such rave reviews from a non advertising source. Thanks!Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11545713753520362397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8379314.post-69461070091619920602007-03-27T10:59:00.000-07:002007-03-27T10:59:00.000-07:00Actually, I think it was our friend Addie who talk...Actually, I think it was our friend Addie who talked about the Keeper. But anyway-- I'm glad to hear there's a silicone version, as I have some sensitivity to latex. I still haven't gotten around to trying this or the cloth pads, but it's good to know these options exist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8379314.post-4655942141478717362007-03-26T16:47:00.000-07:002007-03-26T16:47:00.000-07:00No! You are so right. Amen!No! You are so right. Amen!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05292647324334138789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8379314.post-72372984890069938132007-03-26T15:48:00.000-07:002007-03-26T15:48:00.000-07:00Yay! Bravo! Thanks for posting this. I've been toy...Yay! Bravo! Thanks for posting this. I've been toying with the idea of a post about the very same idea, but I know that my dad reads my blog, and you know... eeek. <BR/><BR/>I've long wondered about the cloth pad issue: why are people really rather comfortable talking about cloth diapers for babies (who only need them for a couple years) as a great environmental choice, but the topic of feminine gtrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09151092740238665849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8379314.post-50948643761738427682007-03-26T13:29:00.000-07:002007-03-26T13:29:00.000-07:00no hyperventilating. good for you. interesting. yo...no hyperventilating. good for you. <BR/><BR/>interesting. yoko had just posted about this a little while back, once of our friends responded with similarly positive (and nonchalant) experiences, and i was very tempted to give it a try.<BR/><BR/>interesting too, that mom didn't make the tampons verboten for me. she'd either chilled out by then at the idea--i started so late and we had to work so waterlilysagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18228992825618970358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8379314.post-90094232498120392522007-03-26T12:51:00.000-07:002007-03-26T12:51:00.000-07:00I'm glad you posted about this too. I would try i...I'm glad you posted about this too. I would try it (don't need to anymore) but I can tell you my daughters wouldn't. I can just hear them now, "How gross, Mom!"Charleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13777340733393515857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8379314.post-49509889720955296032007-03-25T22:44:00.000-07:002007-03-25T22:44:00.000-07:00Thanks for asking that Maryellen. I purposely did...Thanks for asking that Maryellen. I purposely didn't go into detail on how I dealt with the cup, just so the post wouldn't be WAY Too Much Information! But it's not a stupid question at all. I wondered the same thing when I first heard about them.<BR/><BR/>I empty the cup (in the toilet) when it needs it. Frequency depends on how heavy I'm bleeding- on my heaviest day, when I normally would Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11706897871184267996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8379314.post-35993592689821552882007-03-25T21:14:00.000-07:002007-03-25T21:14:00.000-07:00Sounds intresting. But as I become one of those r...Sounds intresting. But as I become one of those really heavy bleeders and was ruining cloths I went back on low dose birth control and good bye period. Now it does protect my ovires as my sister died from ovarian cancer but it endangers my breasts as Mom dies from breat cancer but... Now that yo have my history I have a stupid question. How do you clean the cup?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02172642981850782224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8379314.post-20866507137040157792007-03-25T14:20:00.000-07:002007-03-25T14:20:00.000-07:00Cloth pads rock!! I REALLY have to look into a cu...Cloth pads rock!! I REALLY have to look into a cup. I've known about them for years, but really had no idea where to get one.... Thanks for the links.Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03293118986621010393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8379314.post-14605064737541243112007-03-25T12:22:00.000-07:002007-03-25T12:22:00.000-07:00Love the disclaimer. :)I think it's great that you...Love the disclaimer. :)<BR/><BR/>I think it's great that you had the courage to blog about this. I LOVE my DivaCup (actually, I got mine at the same place you did). In fact, I love it so much that James knows all about it. <BR/><BR/>I had always ranted about the price of feminine supplies, especially since I went through a lot of them. When I learned about dioxins in tampons, I switched to Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18050568652179207175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8379314.post-75979088839763001442007-03-25T12:20:00.000-07:002007-03-25T12:20:00.000-07:00Well...those days are over for me. However, as a ...Well...those days are over for me. However, as a homeowner with a septic system, the cup sounds like a great idea to me!<BR/>Also, I remember in the 80's when the search for ever more absorbent disposable products resulted in the deaths of a number of women from toxic shock syndrome.<BR/>Am glad you posted.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16226371437929271405noreply@blogger.com