My Keeper has lost its shape. Should I replace it or get a DivaCup?
Not to sound like a shill for the Cup, but the Diva Cup changed my life. I have a tipped uterus and a wacky cervix, and using a tampon was just about as effective as inserting a small “Detour” sign — even on a light day, if I used a tampon, I’d have to use a pad, too, because the flow would just flow right around it. My heavy days involved a super tampon, super pad, and sometimes hourly changes. It totally sucked — and try having to deal with that kind of intensive bathroom time with two little kids asking questions about why mommies have bleeding and need big, big band-aids in their panties. I got the Diva Cup almost a year ago, and I love it. On my heaviest days, I have to change it maybe four times and only have to wear a mini-pad with it. For the last three days of my period, I can leave it in all day and not wear any kind of pad at all. It catches what it’s supposed to catch, unlike the tampon, and because I can keep it in for longer stretches of time, I can avoid the uncomforta
