tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post3754915347374340844..comments2024-03-26T00:14:00.509-07:00Comments on Crunchy Chicken: DivaCup wrap-upUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-42626111437167213192007-10-21T19:20:00.000-07:002007-10-21T19:20:00.000-07:00Well, I missed the timeline for this challenge (be...Well, I missed the timeline for this challenge (because I didn't know about it at the time), but I purchased a DivaCup around the same time that this challenge began, and I haven't been able to use it. For a while, practicing how to use it until I felt comfortable was on my daily "to-do" list, but after a few really painful tries I gave up. I tried again and again - and every time I found that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-82832123788375429452007-08-02T06:10:00.000-07:002007-08-02T06:10:00.000-07:00I found you while searching out other Diva addicts...I found you while searching out other Diva addicts. I am in love with mine. Although, I'm not surrounded by crunchies, so some of my friends now think I'm absolutely disgusting.<BR/><BR/>That's okay. They used to think I was nuts. What's a new label among friends?? ha! ha!Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07276000726366302069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-15255289991109962822007-07-28T05:54:00.000-07:002007-07-28T05:54:00.000-07:00Not sure if we have to be using the Diva Cup, or j...Not sure if we have to be using the Diva Cup, or just reusable products. I have a stash of cloth pads (Gladrags, Luna, and Polar Babies). The Gladrags are certainly my favorite. I haven't used a single disposable product in the past 3 months.Trinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01118476177166574305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-30192518138399717192007-07-25T07:03:00.000-07:002007-07-25T07:03:00.000-07:00Crunch,I love my Diva. I intend to use it. Howev...Crunch,<BR/><BR/>I love my Diva. I intend to use it. However, on my 2nd cycle of using it (TMI Alert) I got a yeast infection. I haven't had one of those in 20 years! I am going to set aside my suspicions and redouble my efforts at scrupulous hand washing...and even though the instructions say you don't have to boil it -- I'm gonna zap that sucker under some boiling water!<BR/><BR/>I do love Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-14512608888401065992007-07-24T19:47:00.000-07:002007-07-24T19:47:00.000-07:00NOT in love i must say. i was so excited to purch...NOT in love i must say. i was so excited to purchase one but insertion was so painful and such an ordeal even when following instructions to a T that i have returned to tampons, even with how bad they are for my health. which is unfortunate because the concept is wonderful....Simply Authentichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149087342124493037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-24511401908000615052007-07-24T18:42:00.000-07:002007-07-24T18:42:00.000-07:00I stumbled upon your blog after the beginning of t...I stumbled upon your blog after the beginning of the challenge so I'm not official, but the whole diva cup thing intrigued me. After two cycles, I AM IN LOVE!!!! I only wish I found out about it sooner. <BR/><BR/>I made my own cloth pads last year and they rock, as well. I love the simple storage, the lack of disposables, and my girly bits are happier without all the chemical-laden paper Debby Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16760830726436837922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-75854492294307283082007-07-24T15:31:00.000-07:002007-07-24T15:31:00.000-07:00I have used mine for three cycles now. I have bec...I have used mine for three cycles now. I have become fairly accomplished at inserting and removing, but still face some leakage issues the first two days because of heavy flow. <BR/><BR/>My next step is to make some homemade pads for backup (check out http://www.tinybirdsorganics.com/organiccotton/clothpads.html<BR/>for one) and to share with my 15 yr old daughter (who is mortified at her Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08788698519554357312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-33891854375504312802007-07-24T13:57:00.000-07:002007-07-24T13:57:00.000-07:00Yay! More converts! :)Yay! More converts! :)Skulleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14381389578551133960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-44069805554523113262007-07-24T11:12:00.000-07:002007-07-24T11:12:00.000-07:00I wasn't a part of the challenge, but I love my Di...I wasn't a part of the challenge, but I love my Diva cup. :) I've actually got a poem written to my Diva Cup. LOL I'll have to post it next cycle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-63978523166444283972007-07-23T19:42:00.000-07:002007-07-23T19:42:00.000-07:00I use a Mooncup, but either way it's amazingly bet...I use a Mooncup, but either way it's amazingly better. Never thought I'd use something like this, but I love it! Comfortable, easy, better for the earth. Perfect.shabadeuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09003563981531221134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-46938806490097510732007-07-23T17:26:00.000-07:002007-07-23T17:26:00.000-07:00i LOVE the diva cup. im not wild about the name th...i LOVE the diva cup. im not wild about the name though. i dislike anything that envokes that sort of feminine bitchy princess attitude though - that's just how i roll. but back to the real point of all of this, the diva rocks and i'd never go back to anything else. <BR/><BR/>disposables are teh evil!Olivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01520966443612804862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-29442856438293527802007-07-23T16:06:00.000-07:002007-07-23T16:06:00.000-07:00Thanks to this site for providing alternative idea...Thanks to this site for providing alternative ideas to disposables and public awareness! I had NO clue there was something other than tampons available and that the chemicals in tampons may be a health risk. Now I am aware and feel so much better when I use my Diva Cup and do not have to make sure I get to the bathroom every 4 hours!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-2969900644346875832007-07-23T14:00:00.000-07:002007-07-23T14:00:00.000-07:00Chile - I'm wondering if inserting it a little hig...Chile - I'm wondering if inserting it a little higher would help?Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03908227916944431265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-90350009418009494652007-07-23T12:10:00.000-07:002007-07-23T12:10:00.000-07:00Hi Crunchy:I've been lurking on your blog (as well...Hi Crunchy:<BR/><BR/>I've been lurking on your blog (as well as some other "environmental" blogs) for some time, and this is my first attempt at posting. I was inspired to try the Diva Cup because of some of the comments here. I'm on my second cycle using it, and although I haven't found it to be perfect (some insertion issues, some leakage on the heaviest days), it sure beats all of the other, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-44664359546623279572007-07-23T12:06:00.000-07:002007-07-23T12:06:00.000-07:00I have used mine for two cycles now and, um, I'm n...I have used mine for two cycles now and, um, I'm not absolutely in love with it. I want to be. I really do. But those ridged circles towards the stem...they are irritating and sometimes painful. I have it on my long list of things to do to call the company and ask advice. Maybe someone here can tell me. It's not the stem that's poking me; it's the ridges that are annoying. Other than that,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-38926814190875646882007-07-23T11:31:00.000-07:002007-07-23T11:31:00.000-07:00I love, love, love my Diva Cup. I've used it now f...I love, love, love my Diva Cup. I've used it now for the full three cycles and couldn't be happier. I have had no problem and really haven't had any from the beginning. After reading all the talk of problems w/ insertion I was a tad bit nervous but it was no problem. The worst part was learning how to remove it without making a complete mess. Anyway, I'll continue using it and hopefully someday Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04936593865166322789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-78983142489717868412007-07-23T11:12:00.000-07:002007-07-23T11:12:00.000-07:00Yeah, still with it and love it more and more ever...Yeah, still with it and love it more and more every time I use it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-91057537692163630642007-07-23T08:14:00.000-07:002007-07-23T08:14:00.000-07:00I, also, love the Diva Cup. It is a bit of a hass...I, also, love the Diva Cup. It is a bit of a hassle at times to insert properly and remove, but you have to do it so infrequently. I'm only on my second cycle, so I look forward to that getting easier. As I learned all the terrible health issues regarding tampons, I only wish I had heard about the Diva Cup sooner, not to mention all the waste I could have averted.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02541450960702430974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-51570409385918604642007-07-23T07:33:00.000-07:002007-07-23T07:33:00.000-07:00Thanks to your raffle all those months ago, I was ...Thanks to your raffle all those months ago, I was able to try out the Diva Cup. I was a bit daunted after the first cycle of using it, but after the second I had really gotten the hang of how to accomplish those circus antics and now I am a definite Diva Cup convert! My next step is to try and get my two sisters to try it!Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03908227916944431265noreply@blogger.com