Pixie CupMenstrual - Includes Ebook Guide, Cleaning Wipes, Lube, & Storage Bag - Number 1 for Most Active Reusable Period - Tampon and Pad Alternative - Buy One We Give One (Slim Large)

I wasn't expecting for wipes, lube ans bag included! for a first time user ,it's really good and and provides clear instructions.

Absolutely fantastic experience. I contacted them as I had received a different cup from what I ordered. We discussed sizing and they thought I would need a different cup from what I had received, and sent it to me for free. Cup works excellent, highly recommended!

So, I had this dream. There was a woman who was in a terrible accident and was only a head. Just a head. But medical science had developed, just for her, this robotic body. I had to carry her down stairs because they were still working on that problem, but she could climb stairs.I’m telling you about this dream I had because I SLEPT. I was finally able to sleep! I’m a menstrual cup user from way back. The better part of a decade, at least. (Using a menstrual cup isn’t like a birthday or event that you celebrate every year. Alas, I did not write down the date or take note of the year.) Then, I moved. My cup was lost. I was all ready to get a new one, did some research, decided on the pixie cup and put it in my wishlist. Did I buy it? No. No, I did not. Why? Because it is far more fun to buy things you want than things you need, because I didn’t want to think about my period as a reality that would eventually happen, because because because. Then, reality happened and my period came sloshing out. Yay. All I had were these pads that I had apparently kept in my old handbags and luggage, in case of emergency. I haven’t used that luggage since 1997. Anyway! It was a trial. I had forgotten my old period woes. Sneezing. Getting up from laying down or sitting. Just minding your own business and then GUSH! I couldn’t sleep. I lay on my side, legs straight, arms straight, rigid as a board. I was terrified of leaking all over. (Which only happened once, around 1997 or so.) I finally bought the cup. I shoved it in as soon as possible. I breathed a sigh of relief when I realized that endometrial mush was no longer relentlessly pouring out of me. It was stoppered by the beautiful and wonderful pixie cup! Hooray! I slept like a person and had that dream about the woman who was just a head. (She was famous. I got to meet Obama!) A problem did occur when it was time to take the cup out. It does not want to go out into the cold, cold world after cuddling in the warm cocoon that is my vagina. It is entirely understandable. But it is a problem. It is really, really hard to get out and it hurts! I can’t feel it, it’s super easy to put in, no leaks. So, it’s really mostly YAY!!! It just... has one little kinda hurty, exhausting problem. I’ll work it out, I’m sure. And me and New Cup are having talks about who is really in charge here. It isn’t my old cup, so there will be adjustments made. But, really, I don’t think I could have any sense of sanity without it.

This is my first menstrual cup. Since having two kids my cervix has dropped low enough that tampons are no longer comfortable, and don't stay in well. In an effort for something better for the environment and for myself, I originally switched to disposable menstrual discs. Which where more comfortable than tampons but I had leaking issues and if inserted wrong put pressure on my cervix that caused mild cramps. After my Gynecologist confirmed they wouldn't be a right fit for my body, I almost resigned myself to uncomfortable tampons and pads. In came the Pixie Cup Luxe. It's only been one cycle so far, but this is a game changer.There's been a few awkward moments of assuming ALL the positions while trying to insert the cup. Or trying to get it to pop open, the pelvic shimmy should only be a dance move and not something you do to pop open a cup. The instructions suggest running a finger around the rim to open it, I'm clumsy so I managed to scratch myself. I found pressing against the interior wall of my vaginal canal, thus creating space between the cup and the canal, effective in popping open a stubborn cup. I would also high recommend finding your cervix first before buying one and the first time you insert it. Not only will it help you determine the right cup, but also help you in figuring out how to angle the cup in order to get your cervix lined up inside of it.When you have the luxury of changing it once every 12 hours you can be in your own bathroom for almost every change. Before the cup I was changing tampons too often. Much more comfortable than tampons, holds more, no more changing because you peed and the top of the string got a little gross, no more leaks. No more stained underwear, or getting a pad twisted up and stuck to your skin. Knowing the actual amount of blood I loose every cycle is surprisingly something I never knew I wanted to know. Sure it's pretty much useless information right now, but it is interesting and would be good to know the average should the output increase suddenly. Great investment, I'm glad I finally gave these a try! I'm telling every uterus carrying member of the species they need a Pixie cup. It is so freeing and empowering having an extra option.

First, menstrual cups are great and I wish I'd discovered them years ago. Even the more expensive versions (I started with Diva) will save you money in the end, and they are--or should be--leak proof and easy to use, once you figure it out. Yes, insertion is tricky at first (and probably would have been VERY tricky for me pre-childbirth), but you get the hang of it. Taking the cups out is easy, just pinch the bottom, twist and pull.The PixieCup Luxe is actually softer material and therefore easier than the harder Diva cup to remove, and in some senses, insert. However, it does not form as good of a seal (at least for me, all women are different). Although it has never leaked, it drops down and is bothersome. Cutting the stem off helps.[Why the stems? They are not really necessary, and you need to pinch the bottom of the cup--especially with Diva--to remove anyway. I'd like someone to invent a stemless, smooth bottomed cup, but not those plastic discs that leak like crazy.]This doesn't work as well as the Diva cup for me, but it's much cheaper, so good as an alternate. Might fit other women better, and if you have difficulty with the stiffness of the Diva, this will be better.Pros: cost is lower than some competitors, softer, more flexible plastic material, you can cut off the stem... and all the pros of a menstrual cup: leak-free--SERIOUSLY--Rinse, wash, repeat. Doesn't matter how much flow, you just might have to empty out more frequently for heavy flow days... Comes in different sizes. Comes with wipes.Cons: doesn't seal as well as Diva so falls down; stem (even cut off) is annoying (this is true of all stems), stains more quickly than Diva, no measuring lines if you are interested in knowing how much bleedingBottom line: definitely recommend, not expensive to try and very much worth it.