the diva cup

This is probably more than any of you wanted to know, but I decided to try out something called the Diva Cup. It’s basically an alternative to tampons. You can stop reading here if you don’t want to know more!

Still with me? Good. I got myself a Diva Cup last weekend, and I will spare you most of the squishy details other than to say it works really well, after an initial period (ha!) of getting used to it. You cannot be squeamish about your body if you want to use this device; you will be getting up close and personal with yourself. It took me about a day to get comfortable with positioning it properly. And it feels a little odd initially, but after it heats up to your body temperature you don’t even notice it’s there. It is neither messy nor gross, which were my two initial thoughts when I first heard about it.

This is going to save me a ton of money on what manufacturers euphemistically term “feminine hygiene products” each month, not to mention not contributing those products to landfills (the average woman uses over 11,000 tampons in her lifetime). There’s no risk of Toxic Shock Syndrome. I’m not putting bleach and dioxins and god knows what other toxins into my body. And you can wear it up to 12 hours if you like, so I won’t usually have to mess with it at work.

Anyway, I really love it so far, for reasons even more numerous than those I listed above. If you want to know more feel free to email me and I’ll answer any questions you might have!