diva cupdate

If you don’t want to know details about my Diva Cup and menstrual processes, do not read any further. Seriously, I mean it! You will be sorry if you do!

It took me a while to get comfortable using the Diva Cup, but overall I’d have to say that I’m pretty happy with it. I have mostly gotten the hang of proper positioning, which is harder than you might think, and it’s popping open on the first try most of the time now. I have noticed a change in my flow from when I was using conventional feminine hygiene products — the last 3-4 days of my cycle used to be a very gradual trickle-down until eventually it would end, but it was kind of a slow, lingering, annoying process. Now it’s pretty much a full-on stop, and my cycles seem a day or two shorter now.

Something kind of freaky happened to me last week. On Monday, I started my period, but it had only been 16 days since the start of my last period. This is not normal. I went to the doctor Tuesday, and she said that it could be stress, or it could be a hormonal fluctuation, but she did have me go to the lab for bloodwork. I haven’t heard back yet, so I’m not sure if they found anything. The cycle I had before this one also started early, though not nearly as early as this one. Doc joked that since Yvonne is pregnant, perhaps I am having a sympathy period for her since she’s not having any now. I told him that I am not taking THAT bullet for anyone!!