Intimina Lily Cup Size B - Ultra-Soft Menstrual Cup, Reusable Period Protection, Thin Menstrual Cup for up to 8 Hours, Medical-Grade Silicone Women’s Period Care

I used the Diva cup for about three years before I decided to try something new. The Diva cup was fine... it never leaked but it wasn’t exactly comfortable. The description suggested I needed the larger size (I’m over 30 and have no children) but I always suspected I needed a smaller size because it didn’t quite feel right.I read the reviews of several cups and decided to try the Lena cup. This time I ordered the smaller size. Big mistake. The Lena cup is firmer than the already firm Diva cup and they both have a thick lip around the top, which made them both unpleasant to remove. What’s worse, I leaked profusely for the first three days of my period, almost like I wasn’t even wearing a cup. I tried different insertion methods and nothing worked.After four months of battling the Lena cup, I did a lot of research. I read that different cups work for different women because of the position of the cervix. I’ve tried finding my cervix before (after reading Taking Charge of Your Fertility) but never felt it, so when I read that some women have a high cervix I suspected this might be me. I also read that the cervix is in its lowest position on the first day of your period so when my next period started, I felt for it. Sure enough, it was there but it was way up there.The Lily cup is longer, softer, and narrower so I thought it may be the answer to my mentrual cup woes. Inserting it on day 1 was a little different than the others because it’s so much longer. After a couple attempts, I thought I had it in place. I dumped it twelve hours later and what happened surprised me... there was no bloody mess. I always got blood all over my fingers when dumping and cleaning the Diva cup and I looked like a field surgeon in wartime when dumping the Lena cup (blood EVERYWHERE). Cleaning is way easier with the Lily cup because the blood is completely contained in the cup with nothing on the outside.No matter which cup I use, it rarely feels like it opens up all the way inside me. That was still the case with the narrower Lily cup but I think it fit right below my cervix so it didn’t matter.Did I mention how much less blood there is with the Lily cup? There’s not even any in the vaginal canal, it’s all contained in the cup. After four years of wearing cups, I can’t believe I didn’t know this was possible. The mess made me dread going to the bathroom, I hated the messy process and the discomfort trying to pull the others out with the thick ring around the lip. It’s a completely different experience with the Lily cup, no discomfort and almost no mess.Every body is different so this cup won’t work for everyone. But if you try a cup and it’s uncomfortable (either wearing it or removing it) or if you leak, don’t put up with it. Try another one. And definitely check for the position of your cervix on the first day of your period... if it’s high or tilted, there are cups made specifically for you. Check out putacupinit.com for great info.