I'd been wanting to make the switch from tampons to the cup for quite some time. While researching one day, I found out that the super tampons I was using (I have a super heavy period) were most likely to cause TSS, plus in the long run it saved on money and allowed a longer period of time between changing (perfect for my job). I decided to first begin using the throw away version of the cups for a few periods to make sure I liked them and could actually "handle" inserting and removing the cup. Plus the actual reusable cup is somewhat expensive and I didn't want to waste money on something that I didn't like. After my testing for a few periods I decided to make the purchase. Below is the story of my first time actually using the Diva cup.

The first time inserting wasn't too hard at all, took a couple tries, but overall pretty easy. So, that night I get home from work and went to remove the cup. I spent over 15 minutes in the bathroom trying to get it out, all the while screaming to my boyfriend that I couldn't do it. I was honestly freaking myself out a little. I came out of the bathroom defeated and frustrated with myself. And this is why my boyfriend is the absolute greatest: he offered to get it out for me. I'm extremely open with him about bodily functions/fluids etc. and we've had sex on my period, but this was a different level to me. I eventually agreed seeing as my best attempts had failed. So he laid down a blanket and got to work...except he couldn't get it either. Apparently I had shoved it farther up there in my attempts at retrieval. Not to mention, he kept complaining about how super tense I was since I obviously was a bit uncomfortable with what was happening. So now I'm feeling even more frustrated when my boyfriend leaves the room and comes back after grabbing a pair of pliers! He puts a sterile glove on the pliers and tries again. It's not working. He looks up at me with this serious face and says, "I have to go down on you. You're way too tense." I already felt terrible that we were in this situation so I promised I'd relax and made him try a couple more times until he convinced me I wasn't relaxing and to just let him. Well, it worked. A little muscle relaxation from him, a pair of gloved pliers and his fingers and a half hour later, he pulled it out! The sad part is he had to do this two other times, before I FINALLY did it myself. It was a celebration and now something we laugh about.

I realize this story is somewhat of a turn off for those interested in using the cup, but I swear my little "hiccup" in the process probably could have been avoided by closely following the instructions in the manual. I say this because when I finally did remove it myself it was due to me reading the instruction booklet 🙄. I absolutely love the cup and suggest it to all my friends so please don't let this turn you away. This story just cracks me up and I wanted to share it with the hope it may make someone else laugh as well!