Presenting . . . The Diva Cup. Essentially it's a soft plastic receptacle, about the size of a shot glass, that collects the menstrual flow so other implements of feminine hygiene are rendered unnecessary. The benefits are supposed to be personal (no leaks, no need to spend money on products each month, no need to carry products with you) and environmental (no trash generated, nothing to flush and damage pipes with).
I haven't tried it yet, but I'm anxious to give it a go. I won't say I think it will change my life or anything, but it *may* make me feel less bad about my period.
PS--Have any of you ever seen the Kids in the Hall skit where Dave Foley talks about having "A Good Attitude Toward Menstruation"? HILARIOUS!
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How can catching your period in a shot glass NOT be fun? Come ON! :-)
although the fact that i just snorted hot chai through my nose due to reading your comment, Andrea, trumps them all.
I'm using mine right now..and must admit...I like it!!!
Really, Jill? How long have you been using it? Was there a learning curve?
I usually find period things to be gross, but now I am intrigued, if only for the pictograms that will be included giving the instructions for use. Let us all know if its gross (this is being said by a woman who has no interest in using an ob tampon).
OT, here, but I can't post a comment on the post above.
Babelbabe, congrats on Primo getting the school you wanted.
I still feel the need for a class discussion.
It's the emptying process that concerns me. And the washing.
And not being able to be anywhere but in my own home -- possibly reclining, whilst using one.
I'm thinking of keeping my shot glass use limited to whiskey.
I do want to hear what Joke thinks though as I have a post re my underwear on deck...
also, congrats on the school thing, the comments are not working up there.
I'm making ziti.
And drinking.
And not menstruating right now.
GAH! Blackbird!
although I am one to talk as I feel like I may never menstruate again.
i can deal with ob tampons, in fact, they're the only kind I can use. but I harbor the same concerns as bb re: having to take it out, wash, reinsert, etc., in a public bathroom. i get uncomfortable when my boss walks into the bathroom when i am pumping..."hi, babelbabe, how are you and why are you washing a rubber shot glass at noon in the staff bathroom?" GAH!
According to the owner's manual, you don't usually need to empty the thing more than twice a day, which means you can do it at home. They specifically say, though, that if you need to empty it in public you can just wipe it with toilet paper and then put it back in . . . and then wash it properly when you get home.
We'll see. Periods are such fun.
Val, you really made me laugh with the scene you created there with your boss in the staff bathroom. Ha!
Well blackbird told me you were having a discussion about vaginal cups so naturally I raced over here.
And am quite intrigued and curious to know how it goes. So, when is your period due, Gina? The internet is dying to know.
I do like the idea of environmentally friendly menstruation. Do they come in tie dye?
PS. Babelbabe, I like the image you conjure of your boss having a conversation with you while you utilise a breastpump. Do you pump in the staffroom where people come and go, or do you pump in the loo? which would be more private but also more icky.
Also, love the Dumbledore As Phoenix theory. Not so much the Dumbledore as Secret Villain one. Can't cope with that one.
Gina, I applaud you on your efforts to save the environment.
And also, you can put the Diva Cup on the list of Things I'd Rather Not Know Even Existed, Thank You Very Much And Pass The Vodka. And Maxipads.
wouldn't Diva Cup be a kickass name for a band?
Suse - I pump in the staff ladies' room; there's a little bitty verstibule-thingey with a chair and an outlet. for complete privacy i'd have to run an extension cord into the handicapped stall - too close to the toilet, icky.
i could not pump in the staff room - too many male librarians : ) I am enlightened, but not that much. and we all have cubicles, my boss is the onylone with an office with a door. she has offered the use of this office, but then that gets awkward too - "Um, could you please leave so I can pump?" And then what if she's having a meeting, etc.?
One of the other librarians told me too that she started getting, "How long are you going to do that?" comments after a while too. Not in a hostile way, but still...as if it's not hard enough.
So I store my pump in my locker (It just occurred to me yesterday after how many months total pumping that I do not NEED to carry the pump back and forth to work each day - duh!) and pump back int he staff bathrooms. Not ideal but ok.
My period is due . . . next week. And now the internet knows. :-) I promise to keep everyone (who's interested) posted.
And here I was still trying to recover from the knowledge that a girl I went to uni with used(uses?) sea sponges when she was on the rag.
Gag.
I could never ever bring myself to even sit down in her house let alone touch the taps.
Forget emptying, sea sponges required wringing.
Being not at all competitive I'd be all WOW 10mls today folks!
I used to pump in the disabled toilet, which had a mirror directly opposite the toilet, as so many disabled toilets do - because disabled people, as we all know, are so vain they need to preen while peeing. I used to sit there, pumping, feeling more and more depressed at the vision before me.
You guys all need to Google the She Pee for true enlightenment.
Yup, there's that line and I'm charging right over it.
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