Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Wish I had gotten one sooner. I'm going to try and make this detailed without making it too TMI. I've been looking into menstrual cups for about a month. I'm a big girl (250+), so was a tad intimidated. Would it work, would I lose it, would I be able to properly position it. I tried the softcups, years ago, and that was a placement disaster and I didn't really want to go through a repeat of that experience. Thankfully, this was NOT a repeat of that. These have made that time...just a little less disgusting. Placement: It can be a little intimidating, I never heard a "pop" when it was in right. I inserted gave the stem a bit of a wiggle and pulled down lightly. If I felt resistance, I figured I had a good seal going on up in there, and I must have because leakage was not too much of an issue. Leaks: They still..kind of happen, I'd recommend using a liner until you get to expert level on placement. However, it was nothing like what I experience with tampons or pads. I actually went an entire period without having to toss clothes directly into the washer. Flow Handling: Now, I have a very heavy flow and this did fairly well. During heavy flow days even with the large cup, I had to change it out every 4 hours, though it did handle overnight like a dream. In fact, it was that first wake up in the morning on a heavy flow day that totally sold me on these. If you have that first getting out of bed morning problem on heavy days, you know what I'm talking about. Wake up with confidence girls, this thing had it covered. Removal: While the cup sits up in there and you will get friendly with your girly bits, it never got lost. The stem on these is pretty sturdy, though you don't actually want to use it completely for removal. Some people cut theirs off, I had no problem with it remaining where it was. I'd use it to gently (GENTLY) wiggle the cup down enough I could firmly grab the base and pull it the rest of the way out. Ick Factor: There is no way to permanently remove the ick factor from this time of the month. These won't do that, though you will have to deal with it less often. Yes, I did get some blood on my hands, but truthfuly, no more than when I'd have to go finding the string of a stubborn tampon, and because of how well it handled my flow, there was no mess on my clothes, panties, and frankly, no mess in the trash. I got the combo pack, I used the small on my first and last day. It is a firmer cup and it seems to pop open easier. (at least easier to tell it did). The large cup still worked great. They do have an extra large cup, but when I went to finally order, it was sold out and unavailable. Should it become available, I'd probably buy and try that. All in all this is top notch for the price, if you're thinking about trying a cup, I think these are grade A for the price and it'd let you know if this is the right thing for you before investing more money in one of the other brands.