# Some DivaCup Questions (TMI, most likely)

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 23, 2006, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-divacup-questions-tmi-most-likely/357888 "2006-05-23T13:05:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2007, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-divacup-questions-tmi-most-likely/357888/101 "2007-07-19T13:52:24Z")

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[QUOTE=Anaptyxis]  
**Telperien** , if I’m not sure I have the cup seated in there right, I do a couple of Kegels with the cup inserted and it sometimes settles itself into a better position. Also, it does take a few sessions before you figure out just where it should go, and then it becomes routine.  
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Hmm. I will try that, because sometimes I can do that with a tampon and it helps. (when I use tampons, I use o.b., which are rigid enough that it seems the vaginal muscles can move them a bit) I was slightly freaked when the Diva Cup opened while I was inserting it, and several times that caused me to take it back out and start over, till I decided to just keep pushing. I just need more practice, I know, since I didn’t get the hang of tampons the first time out either.

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**Author:** ![Auntbeast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Auntbeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Auntbeast)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2007, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-divacup-questions-tmi-most-likely/357888/102 "2007-07-23T20:09:49Z")

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Ok! I’ve finished my first cycle with the Diva Cup. OMG! It’s awesome!

My second day, I didn’t have it seated correctly (That little turn helps) and boyoboy was that a mess. Since then, I have had no problems. Even on my heaviest days, and being new to it and basically being paranoid, I found that 3x a day was more than plenty. The only time I came close to overflowing was overnight and the next morning I woke up and forgot about it for a while. Even then, no big deal.

I’m tellin’ ya folks. This _is_ the greatest thing since sliced bread. I wish it was a subject that came up more often, because, well, I’m a convert.

I haven’t tried any of the wackier folds. I found it much easier just to do the U fold and do a twist or two at the end.

And on the TMI front. It is rather…interesting to see.

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