I originally purchased the menstrual cup to use as an aid for TTC. There were a few ladies that posted on one of the brands that has an app that they used their menstrual cups to prevent leakage so there would be a slightly better chance for conception. But since I had never used a menstrual cup before I knew I would probably have a harder time accomplishing my goal.I had an IUD removed September 2024 after having had it inserted in April 2017, during that time I stopped having a period after month 3, so it had been years since having one and although jazzed to try to have a baby I wasn't looking forward to having my period back.I'm used to wearing tampons, but I noticed that my period isn't quite the same as it used to be, it's much lighter than before. I'm now on period 3 since the IUD removal and this period so far is a breeze with the menstrual cup ♥️ I watched a YouTube video on how to insert it in which the person recommended a different fold than what is recommended by the manufacturer and it worked perfectly fine. Once I got the hang of it I haven't had any leakage at all!!!I started with the small size since that's what's recommended for first time users or if you're having lighter days. I wore it for the majority of the first day to see if it was comfortable and I can say that it doesn't bother me at all. Then I tried wearing it the first night to see if it could hold up well like having a tampon and it did great! I did remove it when I woke up in the morning to take my BBT to give my body a break just in case, but other than that, it's been keeping the flow contained within the cup and not leaking out onto the pad.Menstrual cups have been around for many years now and I'm sad it's taken me till 35 to finally use one, but if it wasn't due to my desire to procreate I would've left the IUD for the few more months I had left of it and then got a new one reinserted to avoid having a period. Hopefully I'll be successful in having it work as a TTC aid along with being a menstrual cup, but if not then I will continue to use it as intended ?
