PickPeckSnide t1_j6is4jt wrote on January 30, 2023 at 5:08 PM

Reply to comment by Cherry___Popper in TIFU by trying a menstral cup by Cherry___Popper

Look up the flex cup. It has a loop to pull that breaks the suction so you pull it out like a tampon.

Cherry___Popper OP t1_j6isk1a wrote on January 30, 2023 at 5:11 PM

Oh really??? I thought pulling it doesn't break the suction and that you're not supposed to do that

PickPeckSnide t1_j6isp44 wrote on January 30, 2023 at 5:12 PM

It’s a special design where pulling the loop collapses the side so it breaks the suction.

Cherry___Popper OP t1_j6issl1 wrote on January 30, 2023 at 5:12 PM

I'll definitely try it out in the future- I'm just scared it goes too far in again

PickPeckSnide t1_j6itcbc wrote on January 30, 2023 at 5:16 PM

Understandable. It is scary the first time. Mine got stuck too, I used a spoon handle to break the suction.

If you can get past the fear, it is great!! It’s like not being on your period, and you only empty it 2x a day. That’s a whole day at work or school not worrying about it!

Cherry___Popper OP t1_j6iuwv4 wrote on January 30, 2023 at 5:26 PM

You're tempting me >:(. I wanted to use something but I was scared I would just push it up further, which I already did when I was trying to get it out.

Tampons really aren't bad, I'm fine with them- only if they have applicators with string though. I use tampons with cardboard applicators coz I noticed it's easier to push it in all the way as well as it is a little more environmentally friendly. The only downside would be the leaking and constant spending of money.

I already blew quite a bit of money on this product so I can't go ahead and buy another one. I don't know what to do with this one now since I won't use it again, I don't think I'd be able to return a sanitary product. I also only have 2 female friends and I know the one would definitely not use it and the other is my boyfriends sister and I don't think my bf would be keen knowing I'm going to give his sister something that sent me to the doctors office haha

PickPeckSnide t1_j6j7m6i wrote on January 30, 2023 at 6:44 PM

Some cups allow a refund if it doesn’t work for you. For example, saalt has a 2 cycle guarantee.

Another thing that might help is looking up the anatomy down there. Even if you push it in, there’s really no where for it to go. The “furthest” it can go is to suction directly to a wall, which doesn’t make it harder to remove.

My advice is to put it in, and wait for 12 hours to remove it. You probably tried to remove it right away the first time, right? After 12 hours, it will have filled and be a little lower. Put on your favorite mindless tv show, and sit on a towel on a couch or bed propped up with pillows. Lean back with your knees up like you are squatting, but relax your legs. Just focus on the show while you try to get it out. If you start getting frustrated watch tv for 5 mins until you relax again. Your mantra is “there is nowhere for the cup to go. I will get it out”

Feel free to DM me for advice or support before trying the doctor again.

dragon34 t1_j6jfnqi wrote on January 30, 2023 at 7:34 PM

I would also say it's way easier to get them out if you can sit on the toilet and prop your legs up on a stool with your knees apart, and then you can squeeze your kegels and it drops down a bit. You can then get enough of a grip to break the suction and pull it out and dump it right in the toilet.

GothicGingerbread t1_j6ldiql wrote on January 31, 2023 at 3:31 AM

I've tried several different styles. One wiry a straight stem, one with a sort of flat ball, and one with a loop. The loop one was easy as hell to remove; the other two were awful. The straight stem was, by far, the worst – hardest to grasp, kept slipping from between my fingers... The loop is SO EASY.