menstrual cup help!!

okay friends, i need some help.

i recently bought a june cup because they were selling them for $6 each and it was such a steal i had to buy one. i’ve been wanting to try a menstrual cup for so long because i feel awful about the waste that comes from periods and i wanted to try a more sustainable method.

once i got the cup i practiced inserting and removing every day to get used to it. up until about a week ago, i had a lot of trouble getting the cup to pop open when it was inside. then i thought i figured it out!

my period started two nights ago, so yesterday was my first full day wearing the cup. i put it in the night it started and left it while i was sleeping with a pad for backup. i woke up, went to the bathroom, emptied the cup, and i was mystified! there wasn’t a spot of blood on the pad and the cup was full! i was convinced it’s magic and was already singing its praises. i rinsed and reinserted, wore it for a couple hours, then took it out to go to the bathroom. then i started having trouble.

from then on out, every time that i’ve put the cup in, i’ve leaked. i’m assuming that the seal isn’t forming so it’s leaking, but i’m not sure what i’m doing wrong!

i’ve been using the c fold, getting a finger up there to make sure it unfolds, pinching the base a couple of times, rotating, and even doing squats once it’s in. the only thing i can think is that when i use my finger to check if it’s open i can’t get my finger around the rim, just the bowl.

i’m eighteen and sexually active but i’ve never had a kid so i bought a small. up until now i’ve been a tampon and pad user.

there’s a facebook group for the june cup itself but i’m nervous to post on it (i’m new to facebook and not sure how it works, if i post in a private group, will people outside of the group see it???).

any help and tips is greatly appreciated. thank you <3