Getting the cup to openUpdated a year ago

For some people the cup opens right away after insertion, and for others the cup may need a bit of help to fully open. If you find your cup hasn't fully opened, try one or more of the following:

*Choose a different fold. Sometimes something as simple as changing the fold will help the cup to open easier. You can also try changing the direction the fold is facing during insertion.

*Insert the cup slightly higher into the vaginal canal. The vagina is at its narrowest near the entrance and is slightly wider higher into the canal.

*Pinch the base of the cup and rotate it to get it to fully open. This may be a few short twists or a full 360 degree rotation.

*Try rotating again while grasping the cup a little higher.

*Insert your cup with the folding face down or toward the floor or your perineum/anus. The front of our vaginal canal runs along our pubic bone whereas the back runs along more soft tissue. Flipping your fold to open towards soft tissue can help your cup open more easily.

*Gently press the vaginal wall away from the dent/fold to create more space for the cup to fully open.

*Bear down on the cup, as if having a bowel movement, as you press upward on the base of the cup to keep it in place.

*Pinch the bottom of the cup once or twice directly below the dent/fold, essentially "pumping" the fold out of the cup.