Softcups Users: The NEW Official Testing Thread 2010; 16.7% SUCCESS RATE FOR JUNE!

[LaPinska]

will do. goodnight!

 

[SquirrelGirl]

Wow, LaPinska!!!! At first I wondered how in the world your OH could "keep up" with 9 times in a day!!!!

 

[CheriRose]

Hey af got me today..

 

[SquirrelGirl]

Cheri Rose

 

[Titi]

hun : (

 

[CLH_X3]

Iv got my softcups ... I'm going to have to practice for my next cycle !

 

[LaPinska]

yeah!!! i totally got a nice rise today!!! tomorrow i will be 3 dpo


did you ladies know that the amount of rise for ovulation can indicate a stronger o? and a stronger o can mean higher progesterone which can ultimately land you a BFP! Exciting stuff!

I feel like i have a really good chance, but ive gotta pace myself incase it backfires

 

[nevertogether]

huge temp rise! definitely O'ed CD20

 

[topazicatzbet]

for me today on to cycle 2

 

[nevertogether]

ugh sorry honey!!!

 

[lisaf]

I have a question for you gals on the softcups. I just put my first one in. How do I know its in right? It just slid right it, I can't even feel it or anything..
I tried to feel for my cervix through the mesh part of the cup, but couldn't tell what I was touching.
I'm just a little paranoid that I somehow popped it in managed to miss my cervix.

Thanks!

 

[nevertogether]

lisa - mine popped right in as well. i think the only way you can tell if it's in wrong is either you get pain or you have a lot of leakage

 

[lisaf]

and how long should they be left in for? I know they CAN be left in for 12... what is the minimum and what is the ideal peak time? (5 hours?) just curious

 

[nevertogether]

i tried a few hours at least just in case. i think 5 hours is probably the shortest i did leave it in.

 

[thebabymaker]

hi, can anyone help me. I'm trying to use a softcup and I manage to push it back past the pubic bone but it ends up sliding back down the vagina. Am I abnormal or doing it wrong?

 

[LaPinska]

if you are following the directions on the package properly and it still won't stay behind the pubic bone then you may be too small to use them.

the first time i used them i couldn't get it to stay behind there either. i am asthmatic so after sex i cough a lot and coughing causes kegel muscles to contract and push your cervix downward, which was causing the cup to pop out of place inside me. the 2nd time i inserted i didnt have any leakage. by the time i got to my 5th night of bd and 6th cup it went right where it was supposed to and i was able to push it way up and it didn't budge.

it helps to know what your cervix feels like and know where it is before using the cups but its not required really. overall it gets much easier with a little practice. Insert laying down, remove while sitting. They pretty much follow the contour of your body and slide right into place. I am small and did notice some discomfort but nothing bad enough to make me take it out

 

[Titi]

hmm I don't know-are you inserting it folded in half and like the instructions say?

 

[nevertogether]

titi - how are you doing cycle buddy?

 

[Titi]

Hi Never! Good hun but I'm trying very hard not to see your ticker b/c I've actually forgotten what cycle day I'm on and finding it to be a huge relief!!!!!!!!

How are you doing? Are you still super hot? I've been hotter than normal a few times this cycle but nothing crazy. Also the last two days have gotten af like cramping......but that happened to me LAST cycle for the first time ever and had me thinking I could be pg when it was nothing. Besides that, just sore bbs and that is very normal too-nothing unusual going on although I am trying very hard not to ss.

 

[nevertogether]

look away from the ticker! wow i love your avatar it's too cute of your DH

i'm doing the same, everything that i spot as a symptom i try to write off as something differently so my hopes aren't too high up. sigh.