New menstrual cup user/advice/thoughts

Hey everyone! I’m 15 and in July I bought my first Diva Cup (model 0) after a few discussions with my mom and finally being able to convince her. The reason I got one was because I do have a fairly heavy periods, especially on the two first days. I also have long days and I would like to save money for the future. So I thought I’d give it a shot. For the first few cycles with my cup, I just kept trying as much as I could to insert it/remove it whenever I was home so I could eventually become comfortable with it. After about 5 cycles, I was a lot more confident in wearing it and it felt a lot better than any tampon. Now, I can wear it all day, wear it to bed and I have now hooked my friends on buying one!

Most of my days consist of either school, dance or work. So some weeks can be extremely long, especially if my period starts on a Monday 😋. But now with the cup I can go 7 hours at school, empty it, 5 hours at dance, wash it and then 7 hours of sleep. And those are on my heavy days. Or even an 8 hour shift and I’d still feel great and protected. Another important factor is that the menstrual cup “collects” rather than “absorbs” like tampons do. So on my fifth day (last day) of my period, I am still able to wear my cup and not have to think about the size of the tampon that could possibly dry me out and risk TSS. So considering this is the smallest size of Diva Cup, I think this is such a great choice for anyone considering switching from tampons to a cup. I honestly don’t think I’ll ever go back to a tampon if I don’t need to.