Cloth Pad & Menstrual Cup Discussion Thread

[beckles]

kaz i bought it off an american company linked to the 'cloth pad shop' in australia.
beckles

[Smoke Jaguar]

Just bought two RadPads liners from a local health food shop - no more boxes of papery, throw away, sticky liners! I'll see how I go, before looking into sourcing other types...

[beckles]

Diva cup arrived, had a little play very comfy so far, now awaiting period in a couple of weeks...

[onthefly]

So, Keeper, Diva, Mooncup - which is better?
And I'd need a few cloth pads too, right, in case of leaks...?

[Nicole Tracy]

Mmmmm.... a very good question indeed! I have a mooncup, and I'm really happy with it... but I haven't tried Diva or Keeper.

I have a few friends and patients who use mooncups and all are pleased with them. There must be a wonderful BB woman who has tried them all and can give some feedback. If not, I may have to take it upon myself to be the guinea pig for everyone!

Good question - looking forward to hearing some feedback

xxx

[paradise lost]

I've used the Keeper and the Diva. They're both much of a muchness, though i find both a little long and trim the extraction stem right off at the bottom of the cup so it can't stick into me. I have seen photos on the internet of all 3 next to one another and i think (might be best to check) that the mooncup is the most petite in length - they all have similar rim diameters.

Personally if i am asked i advise women to buy a silicon cup (moon or diva) simply because after 3 years of use i developed a rubber allergy from the keeper. That won't happen with everyone, but it CAN'T happen with the medical-grade silicon products.

Bx

[Smoke Jaguar]

Bec, this is what swayed me into the Mooncup - I nearly went the Keeper until I started to read about allergies. I don't think I have an allergy now, but that's not to say that after exposure to it I wouldn't develop one after a while.
I still love my Mooncup...3 months on! I just think it was such a positive way to await the return of my period after so long not having it after giving birth

[paradise lost]

Due to the Mirena my Diva is on hold just now, but i did make a bunch of cloth pads out of an old brushed cotton cot-sheet. They're white which isn't really ideal, but they seem to work fine for my light AF. I know exactly what you mean about it being positive Mayaness - i can remember first getting my Keeper and for the first time ever looking forward to my period and suddenly realising that all the "mainstream" products made me feel by inference crappy about my body. Dirty and annoying and hassly. With the Keeper it was like the light suddenly came on "wait, this ISN'T dirty, it doesn't NEED to be a hassle!". I've been a roaring woman ever since

Bx