alternative to feminine products

so i just saw this product spoken about on LIF.... i really cannot get over this & wanted to post on here to see all your opinions on this:

EWW ness!

personally, i could not use this AT ALL! i think it would be the most uncomfortable thing ever!!!

but i'm so curious to see who/if anyone has used it!!! or if you know someone who has AND how you feel about them!!

i just threw up a little bit!

UGH!!! just the description sounds awful!! please someone enlighten me and tell me it's not as gross as it seems!! what in the world possessed these people to make such a thing!?

Helll no!!!

I'm just going to use the dixie cups I have in the bathroom. At least the dixie cups come in a fancy holder you can keep next to the sink...

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Posted by korndoggie

I'm just going to use the dixie cups I have in the bathroom. At least the dixie cups come in a fancy holder you can keep next to the sink...

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Um.... er..... ahem I have used those. (techincally, I used the Instead brand) And they work. And you can have sexy times with your period and no one is the wiser.

I will say though, getting them out is tricky.

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Posted by carolinebr

Um.... er..... ahem I have used those. (techincally, I used the Instead brand) And they work. And you can have sexy times with your period and no one is the wiser.

I will say though, getting them out is tricky.

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One of my roommates in college used the Instead brand. I thought the idea was strange but she seemed to like them.

But look at the picture of these, they look pointy!!

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Posted by korndoggie

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Posted by carolinebr

Um.... er..... ahem I have used those. (techincally, I used the Instead brand) And they work. And you can have sexy times with your period and no one is the wiser.

I will say though, getting them out is tricky.

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One of my roommates in college used the Instead brand. I thought the idea was strange but she seemed to like them.

But look at the picture of these, they look pointy!!

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YES YES! that is how i feel too - they look really big & pointy!! i cant quite wrap my brain around how they actually stay in & how you can have sex with it in!!!!

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Posted by carolinebr

Um.... er..... ahem I have used those. (techincally, I used the Instead brand) And they work. And you can have sexy times with your period and no one is the wiser.

I will say though, getting them out is tricky.

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i was going to say, they look like instead, which I have tried also. kind of messy, but seem to work.

ok, here is the Instead cup. You fold it in half, push it in & then it opens up inside like a tent. The cup part is like a ziploc bag. Does not feel pointy at all. It sits HIGH up on your cervix, so male entry is not affected. It can also stay in for 12+hours so so risk of TSS.

To get it out is tricky tough, You kind o fhave to hook your finger around the rim & PULL. There is a chance of spilling, which I have done.


from their website:
Wearing INSTEAD® Softcup® during your period, you and your partner can enjoy 'clean sex'and he won't even feel it's there! (Note: the INSTEAD® Softcup® is NOT a contraceptive!)

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Posted by carolinebr

ok, here is the Instead cup. You fold it in half, push it in & then it opens up inside like a tent. The cup part is like a ziploc bag. Does not feel pointy at all. It sits HIGH up on your cervix, so male entry is not affected. It can also stay in for 12+hours so so risk of TSS.

To get it out is tricky tough, You kind o fhave to hook your finger around the rim & PULL. There is a chance of spilling, which I have done.


from their website:
Wearing INSTEAD® Softcup® during your period, you and your partner can enjoy 'clean sex'and he won't even feel it's there! (Note: the INSTEAD® Softcup® is NOT a contraceptive!)

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this is all news to me!! i didnt even know these things existed!!!

A chance of spilling?!?!?!

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Posted by soon2BMrsMcD

A chance of spilling?!?!?!

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i had a friend that used to use that--because she was going 'green' and didn't want to use sanitary products that you throw out. with that you re-use and wash it. i couldn't do it--but some people are so 'green' conscious these days. i can't give up that...sorry people!

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Posted by TM2008

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Posted by soon2BMrsMcD

A chance of spilling?!?!?!

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yuuuuuuup, when you go to pull it out, you can spill. You would also be SHOCKED at how much can pool up in there. After years of using tampons, I never realized how much we actually bleed. No wonder we're grumpy.