#TeamMenstrualCup
There are exactly 6 people whom I know will read this and roll their eyes at me. I rant and I rave about the menstrual cup so frequently to my girlfriends and complete [female] strangers, because it is legendary. Here are 6 reasons I made the final switch from pads and tampons to the cup:
1. We need to talk about how this cup helps me manage my cramps.
I am not sure how it does it, but for this we thank you. I usually suffer from debilitating period cramps to where I would literally pop ibuprofen (every 4-6 hours for 24-48 hours) like it’s those addicting little chewy peppermint candies you find at everyone’s baby showers and weddings. You know which ones I’m talking about. It was either writhe in pain and attempt to use PTO/sick days monthly, or kiss my stomach-lining goodbye for sweet sedation. That being said, stomach lining had to GO. Until the magic that is Lena cup happened. I may take 2 pills the entire time!
2. I couldn’t decide which of these should be the number one reason that I use this tool, but my periods are shorter by 2 days, y’all. I could cry. Incoming TMI: I suppose this happened because the cup catches the ”material” straight from the tap, thus making the wait for it to flow to and through your canal unnecessary. It’s a big freaking deal.
3. Saving money was also in the running for the number one reason.
I don’t play about my coins. If we are going to have to go through this crappy time of our lives every four weeks, from the age of +-12 until +-50, then at least stop it from being so expensive. Do you have any idea how much one will spend over their lifetime buying sanitary supplies? Since January of this year, I’ve spent $40. That is also going to cover then entire rest of 2019. Top that.
4. I really love the fact that I can essentially “set it and forget it”.
Without giving too much detail, depending on what day and stage in your period you are, this cup can last anywhere between 6-12 hours! This thing allows me to move around, go to the beach, do cartwheels, work out, river dance, cartwheel, twerk, ALL OF THAT without the bulk of a pad or having to worry about changing out a tampon every 2 hours. I honestly forget I’m on my period. It changes the whole experience of my hell week.
5. Medical grade silicone is far healthier than the pesticidic wads of cotton we ladies jam into our bodies all the time. The idea that you can develop an illness from this or even run the risk of it disintegrating inside you. That will never happen with your cup because it lasts for YEARS. It’s also just safer. PERIODT… (Pun intended).