Luv ur body menstrual cup

I recently acquired a Luv ur body menstrual cup size medium. The size can be located on the inside of the rim. My first impression is WOWZA this thing is by far the highest capacity cup I have seen.

So what makes a Luv ur body cup so different is the fact it is designed to have your cervix sit inside the cup to accommodate medium/low cervix height without compromise to capacity. The company achieved this by implementing a swell a little bit below the rim. They put raised designs all over the cup to keep it in place when you squat or bear down like when you pass a bowel movement.

I tried doing the punch down fold and I found it nearly impossible for it to open up so then I used the C-fold for insertion and didn't have any problem inserting. The luv ur body cup irritated my insides due to the designs on the outside of the cup and the it was too long for my anatomy.

*The opinions in my reviews are my own whether I purchased the items or they were sent for me to do a review.*

What I have learned so far about cloth pads

I found out some things while using cloth pads. I prefer between 7-10 inches long and between 1 ¾ - 2 ¼ inches wide. I prefer pads with a floppy pliable core so that it conforms to my body better. Personally I like flared pads with a wider flare in the back but longer in the front (as I am a front bleeder and hate butt wedgies).

For topper material I like micro-fleece, minky, velvet, cotton and knit so far. Most people go on and on about how they LOVE organic bamboo velour (OBV) for me it is not one of my favorite toppers also not a fan of Sherpa. The core materials I like zorb and flannel but really those are all I have tried out.

Water proof/resistant in not necessary for me but there are several to choose from. Nylon is quite a noisy fabric and would rather have it in a wet bag. PUL or Polyurethane laminate is nice thin and breathable not near as loud as nylon but you would be able to tell if your pad has it or not also you could leave the pul as the backing or cover with any other fabric. Fleece is another choice but you have to be careful as not all fleece are water resistant you will have to test for repellance or saturation AFTER it is washed.

This is a photo of my stash. cups, pads, inter labial pads, cup spot/wipes and wet bags. minus the pads that are in the mail.

*The opinions in my reviews are my own whether I purchased the items or they were sent for me to do a review.*

Under wraps pad pattern

I was lucky enough to be chosen to “test” the Sweet Caroline Under wraps (could not find a link to the pattern now) pad pattern in the 10 inch and 11 inch sizes. Let me just say that the initial printing process was excruciating!!!! The owner had to re-size the PDF file and have us try numerous times before anyone could successfully print the full pattern (around 3 or 4 hours) but it was a pretty easy to follow design with sufficient instructions with pictures!

I will say now that the pattern had quite a long wingspan which made the pad fit rather loosely and shift around. I tweaked the pattern after the first pad I made by narrowing the “gusset” and shortening the wings as well as making the wings squared off instead of rounded. I have revised the pattern and added a couple more sizes to this for my own use.

I do love how the pads made with this pattern appear difficult but they are truly simple to construct. These could be made with which ever materials you wish velvet, minky, flannel, cotton; etc. The instructions that accompany the pattern is written well and can easily be understood.

That being said I would willingly purchase this pattern if I needed it.

The above is the original pad I made using this tutorial.

This is the pad from after I revised pattern.

unknown maker LOT

For this review I bought a lot of homemade pads so i could try different fabrics/shapes/sizes so most  ranged in sizes, some had tab, pointy and wrap around styles for the wings. The topper fabrics were micro-fleece, cotton and flannel. I have no clue as to what she used as her core layers or the backs aside from the fact that it was the softest water resistant fleece I personally have ever touched. I do know there was not PUL in any of the pads.

The sizes are 8 inch by 2 inch; 9 inch by 2 inch; 9 by 2 ½; 9 ½ by 2 ½; 10 by 2 ½ / 2 ¼; 11 by 2 ¼ / 2 ½. I no longer have these pads as I passed them onto other people to try them out. I will say that doing this has helped tremendously in figuring out exactly what i did and didn't like about each pad.

Some things I found out while using cloth pads are that I prefer between 7-10 inches long and between 1 ¾ - 2 ¼ inches wide. I also learned that flannel is not for me BUT I do like micro-fleece, minky, velvet and cotton for toppers. I am not overly worried about people being able to see through certain clothing nor am I worried about leaking.

*The opinions in my reviews are my own whether I purchased the items or they were sent for me to do a review.*

Anytime brand menstrual cup

This is my review of the Anytime menstrual cup. If you have looked into very many cups you will notice it does look identical to the Sckoon cup but the anytime cup only cost $5 USD.

This did come from overseas so not only did shipping take a while but on the customs sheet they had filled out the description stating “menstrual cup” so if you want to be discreet than this is not for you although you might be able to request that they put “cup” on the customs declaration I am not sure though.

This brand uses a kind of shiny silicone and comes in 2 sizes and a variety of colors. I do not find the smaller sized cups work for me so I got the large. The grip designs are very flimsy and flip backwards a lot but I do not feel this impedes the removal of this cup much. The stem is cylindrical and tapers off also the stem is easy to trim.

My only issue is that this cup is not finished well at all. The suction release holes were not properly punched as well as the seam around the top and down the sides of the cup was ragged.

All in all I would make this purchase again if I need to.





*The opinions in my reviews are my own whether I purchased the items or they were sent for me to do a review.*