Around 6 months ago I stumbled across a post for menstrual cups and after much hesitation decided to give them a go. I order one ( wow freedom cup, indian brand) from amazon.
I got my period today and decided to use the cup I bought. I sterilized the cup and went into my bathroom. I was pretty nervous as I'd never put anything in my vagina before this. I tried the 7 fold and took a leap of faith. I could get the cup in,not even a little bit. It hurt like hell and when stick my finger in my vagina felt too narrow. Then I realized I was doing the wrong angle. This time I tried the punch down fold and aimed for the tailbone. I could only get half of it in and it just popped out of my vagina. After struggling for 2 HOURS I did somewhat get the cup in but I could feel it inside me and it felt really uncomfortable. I couldn't even tell if it opened because I didn't hear the pop. Moreover the stem was sticking out. And I could see I was leaking. So I tried to get it out and alas. It was stuck. I literally started crying. Then I beared down and tried everything to get hold of the base and after 20 minutes got it out. Everything around me was extremely messy and my vagina was hurting too. I cleaned everything up and put on my pad. After the end of the day I again thought of trying it. This once I took two three tries to get it in but it was still the same case. I could feel the cup, the stem was sticking out and It hurt to also again I didn't hear the pop and could see blood dropping out of me. Again struggled to get it out. Took 5 minutes to get it out cleaned the mess and put on another pad. I also think I have a sensitive urethra.
Please tell me what to do? I'm really tired of using pads and want to cup-vert. But how do I do that?
I am failing miserably. I feel like I'm not normal. Help.