Second cup purchase - a few questions.

[liz_rah]

Hey, all! I really like this group in LiveJournal--it's been helping me ever since I started to look into purchasing a menstrual cup. Two months ago, I purchased a Lena small and this is my second cycle with it. The first one didn't really happen as I only tried it on the last two days (negligible flow) because before that I was ill and didn't feel

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[mossmorton]

Softer might help; even if you are 'tense' some soft cups like Si-bell/Caricup or Natu (which has less ridged stem grips) are more narrow and straight sided in their profile, so they could fit better.

My cervix drops sooo low when using a menstrual cup. It's like it conforms into the cup and becomes very elongated. I started taking a few hour break from the cup when I was home just to let it return to normal.

I've started using sea sponges as a cup alternative, especially at night. If I can be home on my first and second days, sometimes I won't even use the cup. If I've got to work, I can usually use a sponge by day 3. I find them more comfortable than a cup when it comes to bladder pressure. There is a bit of a learning curve to using them.
I picked them up from a health food store in the body care section as 'makeup sponges' and found some good ones at a big box craft store, though I went to several before I found a good pack & they had the craft store smell which took several washings and air drying for a few days to dissipate. Both JoAnn's and Michael's have 40% off a single item coupons on their websites.