#eva cup

So okay I've had 3 days of a near-perfect period. One mini leak that I didn't really need a pad for and now I'm only wearing a pad at night. The bigger cup is a definite winner. So it doesn't matter if you've not had kids or sex with a dude, if you're over 30 you would benefit from the larger size. It's also easy to remove because it's a little squishier and more tapered. I barely have to bare down now.

Sufficed to say next month I will be using a total of 5 pads and that means a reduction of like 15 pads. I'm kinda thinking about getting some period pants, the ones you can wash, because that would completely erase the need for them.

It does help that my GP prescribed me tranexamic acid (TXA) which is helping with the heaviness immensely. Ibuprofen seems to be keeping the cramps to a minimum.

Okay so I'm trying this thing out for a second time. Because I stopped the depo provera, which was due in August, I'm kind of waiting around for my period to start again. It's been 10 years. It's going to be interesting.

Suffice to say I was a bit worried. I was put on the depo because of painful periods and it worked brilliantly. They stopped. No spotting, nothing. So we shall see.

I can feel the tail part. I'm scared of cutting it because I might struggle to remove it. I'm gonna wear it for a couple of hours, walk around the house, eat dinner and generally see how I feel. I suppose if it really is too uncomfortable I will trim it slightly but you can't glue the thing back on so...

Five months ago I was sitting on the kitchen floor trying to fit 3 months of my life into a suitcase when I heard my dads voice over my shoulder. “Michaela, you don’t need 110 maxi pads to pack in your suitcase.” Obviously I argued my side BUT I did get to thinking. A lot of places I’ve traveled don’t have traditional toilets, trash cans, or toilet paper for that matter. Knowing this always sends…

Bleh.

If the smell doesn't get better on mine, I'm probably going to get an Eva Cup until I can afford a better quality one, because they're only like $23 with shipping instead of $40+, but I've been reading some reviews and there's a lot of people saying they've had issues with them leaking. I've never seen reviews like that on other cups.