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Using Menstrual Cup:
PINCH, FOLD, INSERT and LET GO; it will unfold and create a light seal. Sometimes you might need to twist the cup around so it will fully open. You can feel the tug of suction on pulling it when it is properly sealed. REMOVE by pinching the base of the cup to release the seal. EMPTY – into the toilet and rinse or wipe out, then start all over. CLEAN – your menstrual cup. Last but not least, give your menstrual cup a nice boiling bath for about 5-10 minutes when your menstrual cycle is through! STORE – away for next time! Make sure to place it in something that will allow for air flow. Getting used to inserting and removing a menstrual cup takes some practice. You should also bring a few napkins into the stall to wipe down the cup after emptying it.
Picking the right one:
There are plenty of menstrual cups to choose from.
Some considerations when choosing are Shape (since every woman can vary so much), Length (if a woman’s cervix sits particularly low, they may need to consider a shorter length cup) and Capacity (women who have a heavier flow or bleed like they’ve been shot. However, all of the menstrual cups currently hold more than pads and tampons)
When it comes to size, try and test with Smaller (Size 1 or B) – Before Kids (under 30 who have not given birth vaginally, or for a lighter flow) and Larger (Size 2 or A) – After Kids (or women over 30, who have given birth vaginally, or who have a heavier flow)
How to FOLD?
Well, we have 6 Folding Methods for Menstrual Cups.
1. The U Fold / C Fold / Heart Fold
Start with an open cup. Pinch the cup closed. Fold in half (making a U/C/Heart shape)
2. The Punch-Down Fold
Start with an open cup. Push the rim down to the base. Pinch together so it doesn’t spring open
3. The 7 Fold / Triangle Fold
Start with an open cup. Pinch the cup closed. Bring one top corner down diagonally to the opposite bottom corner
4. The Double 7 Fold / Tulip Fold
Start with an open cup. Pinch the cup closed. Bring one top corner down to the stem of the cup, Flip the cup around. Bring the remaining top corner down to the stem of the cup (making a tulip like shape)
5. The S Fold
Start with an open cup. Pinch the cup closed. Turn the cup so you are looking at the top. Take the two edges and bend them so that they form an S shape (sorry it’s not obvious in the pictures.)
6. The Origami Fold
Start with an open cup. Push the rim down halfway into the cup. Bring one top corner diagonally down to the opposite bottom corner
Note: Use picture for reference to follow instructions.
7 things you need to be mentally prepared about menstrual cups:
1. At first glance they look kind of ‘Big’; menstrual cups are at least 2-3 times wider than tampons.
2. There is a steep learning curve – If you are ready to buy a menstrual cup and believe your first experience using it is going to be super easy and wonderful prepare to be disappointed. Don’t get me wrong, you’ll eventually have that amazing experience with the birds singing and the amazement from using such an effective and comfortable product, but it doesn’t start out that way.
You’ll likely have at least one day where you feel the cup poking out of you all day if it slips down too far, especially if you’re still figuring out just how far up it really has to go. Once you’ve gotten the hang of how to insert it properly, you’ll get to that wonderful stage where you don’t feel it at all.
3. They leak, sometimes and that’s where reusable panty liners come to rescue. Still menstrual cups are way more comfortable to use….once you get the hang of it
4. Your period is really red, bloody and not completely liquid. Your period is made up of blood, tissue, and endometrial secretions. It really gets at the point that your period is absolutely not that “blue colored liquid” we see in those creepy menstrual product commercials. This may be the first time you’ve ever had the opportunity to see how much you really bleed, what your blood really looks like, and really get the point that your period is what happens when your endometrial lining is shed.
5. You’ll feel a strange sense of satisfaction every time you walk past the ‘feminine hygiene aisle’ because you are rejecting the system and challenging the status quo. Menstrual products are expensive, uncomfortable and bad for the environment.
6. You forget about it; the first time you forget you are on your period and that you’re wearing a cup you have made it to #periodnirvana.
7. You become recruiter. Cup users almost always begin converting their friends and family once they have made it past the early adoption phase and into the bliss.
What now? Well, it is natural for any woman to talk herself out of it despite the fact that most women using it find it amazing. But what’s wrong in trying and giving it a fair shot. And once you start liking it you start recruiting. Menstrual cup usage is increasing rapidly thanks to these women who are courageous enough to speak up about the unspoken taboo of menstruation. Without even adding the health, environmental and financial benefits cups already beat any other menstrual product when it comes to comfort.
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