u/Mindless-Fall5570

recently, i had an issue about getting my cup out. i tried all the common ways but it never worked. i assume that the rim of my cup is suctioned high up or around the cervix. what worked for me is tugging the stem and putting a finger in to push the cup to the side and break the suction. now, i can usually feel my cervix a higher (about the length of my middle finger) but i felt it go a little lower because i can feel it with just my index. is this normal? i read that it changes throughout the cycle but i wanna hear if anyone here ever had the same experience after removing their cup

UPDATE: I GOT IT OUT

what i did: i prayed to all the saints. i tried again after panicking in my bed. i tried to reach the rim, pushed it, and it broke the seal for a while. the seal came back before i could bring it down. i tugged on the stem out of desperation to just yank it out, then had an idea of sticking a finger to press on the side while i was pulling the stem. it broke the fucking suction and i got this mf out. im now wearing a pad because im traumatized. im gonna miss the comfort though but i guess im gonnna let my insides rest for now. i also hid the cup in the farthest corner of my closet. thank you for all the response, guys. this is the chillest, most helpful sub i've been. love y'all, girls <3

my cup has been stuck for almost 3 days now. i've read some cases that people had them for weeks or months but i don't wanna risk it. i can pinch the base but it doesn't break the suction at all. i can feel it tugging on the inside when i try to pull. i tried reaching deep with whatever my tallest finger could reach. i think i can break the suction because some of the blood would eventually come out but i cannot, for the love of all heavens, maintain that while i tug it out. i can reach the cup. i can pinch it with my index and thumb, but the suction is too strong that it gave me a panic attack before the 24hr mark. now, i just wanna tug it out without breaking the seal. idc if it hurts but having the cup stuck drives me crazy. does anyone remove it that way?

(for context, my vaginal walls are tight but i can manage two fingers if bear down enough without losing focus. i have never given birth. i don't have anyone to help me and i cannot go to urgent care)

hi guys. im a newbie on usung menstrual cups. this is my first period cycle that I've used one. i finally managed to get it in yesterday morning around this time then changed it by around evening since i only had a light flow. i tried to get it out about 5hrs ago because i woke up early but i can't so i decided to leave it. i just showered now and i still can't get it out. im sort of panicking. i can still touch the stem and i can feel the suction breaking but i can't pull it out. idk probably because im scared af and my walls are only getting more tense. it already hurts from trying. what should i do?

UPDATE: I GOT IT OUT what i did: i prayed to all the saints. i tried again after panicking in my bed. i tried to reach the rim, pushed it, and it broke the seal for a while. the seal came back before i could bring it down. i tugged on the stem out of desperation to just yank it out, then had an idea of sticking a finger to press on the side while i was pulling the stem. it broke the fucking suction and i got this mf out. im now wearing a pad because im traumatized. im gonna miss the comfort though but i guess im gonnna let my insides rest for now. i also hid the cup in the farthest corner of my closet. thank you for all the response, guys. this is the chillest, most helpful sub i've been. love y'all, girls <3

i know im probably not the only one. im a March 2026 passer. i feel so much pressure from my parents because they want me to land a job already but i can't. not because i don't want to. the job market is just to saturated with a salary that barely supports you. i feel so behind seeing my classmates and batch mates na may work na or nasa med school. if i only had the means to pursue further studies, i would've grabbed it. it's just sad to see this profession being so overlooked.

honestly, i feel like a burden kasi wala akong naaambag sa gastusin. my mom and i recently fought about it but im just 23 trying to figure things out. dami-daming trabaho ng staffs sa hospitals pero ayaw maghire. living in the province doesn't help either. wala gaanong primary clinics. nilindol pa. it just sucks tbh. nung naging intern ako, i realized that i loved the job. it's fun and fulfilling to know that im contributing to someone's treatment, that im in control. pero sa hirap humanap ng work, i can't help but think na sana i pursued something else. almost 4 months na akong unemployed but it feels like 4 years. i feel like natuyo na yung lahat ng learnings ko from the boards.

my grandma and his adoptive son (adoptive brother ng nanay ko) lives in our house. my tito and my grandma contributes nothing to our expenses. aside from that, sakit din sa ulo yung paninigarilyo ng tito ko sa cr namin, a closed space, and leaves the cigarette butt on the floor kahit ilang beses na sinasaway. yung lola ko naman, dedma lang kasi paboritong anak niya yun for some reason, siguro kasi gusto niya ng lalakeng anak–or she is just misogynistic.

lagi kami sinasaway ng lola ko kasi babae kami ng kapatid ko. dapat magaling sa gawaing bahay, dapat maaga gumising to prepare everything, and whatever shit misogynistic oldies shove in everyone's ass. i totally get it. pero hindi ba dapat tumulong din sa gawaing bahay yung tito ko? he can't even wash his own plate. isang plato lang yun. isang kutsara at tinidor. lagi niya pa inuutusan yung kapatid kong minor na bilhan siya ng yosi. umangal yung mama ko about it because again, my sister is a minor. it is prohibited. pero you know what? sabi lang ng lola ko na oa kami at wala naman daw nahuhuli.

im writing this today because im fed up. i was a kid who grew up in a noisy environment where the adults around me shove family issues under the rug. my tito and my mom fought this morning. sinabihan ng tito ko si mama na madamot daw siya. umangal si mama kasi nga, kami naman yung nagpapakain sa kanila. my lola just said na wag magsalita ng ganon kasi malas. now, my mom raised that issue to my dad. mainit ang ulo ng tatay ko sa tito ko because all of the things mentioned above. sakit din kasi siya sa ulo, mabisyo, at unemployed for a long time before he landed the job in that small cafe.

my lola confronted my mom about it. sinabihan niya yung mama ko na kung may pera lang daw sila, matagal na raw silang umalis dito. i feel really bad for my mother kasi kinampihan pa yung tito kong mabisyo at walang ambag. kahit nga maintenance ng lola ko galing sa sahod ng tatay ko.

i know this got too long. sorry. wala lang kasi akong masabihan. naaawa ako sa mama ko. naiinis ako sa lola. mahirap mainis sa pamilya mo. i feel so suffocated in this house. it's like im walking on eggshells for 20+ years. it makes my blood boil kasi i realized that men will always have a free pass. siguro not always, but most of the time. ang sisi laging nasa babae. worse? ang paninisi, galing sa kapwa mong babae—sa mismong nanay mo pa at ikaw yung biological anak. oh, i forgot to add that this tito 🍇 me before i even stepped into kindergarten. i don't know if he remembers. even if i tell anyone in my family, they won't probably believe me because he's gay.

hi guys! may nagwo-work ba dito as customer care representative sa maxicare? yun lang kasi yung open na job vacancy sa area ko and as an unemployed fresh passer na magta-tatlong buwan ng unemployed, i decided to try. how was your experience? ano usually ang ginagawa? okay lang ba ang workload?

hi po sa mga nakapagtake ng oath sa areas na may theme. sinunod niyo ba lahat? okay lang kaya if di susundin? may outfit na kasi ako before pa ng announcement (black) tas ang theme ng region namin ay beige/white. papapasukin kaya ako pag di ko sinunod?