Menstrual cup for heavy flow for petite teen

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In chat as I want this to disappear.

dd(14) has heavy periods, soaking a super tampon in 2 hours. She’s also very petite. She likes her menstrual cup as it’s much better for sport (comfier, no leaks) but it can’t cope with that level of flow.

I can’t find an cup suitable for a petite teen that’s also suitable for heavy flow. Is such a thing made? I think it would need to be narrow (she cant use a super max tampon, only super) but deep?

https://www.juju.com.au/pages/size-quiz
Juju have 4 sizes/shapes.

Thanks! Model 3 looks like the right sort of thing, but I need to check if 28ml is much bigger than what she currently has, as the current one is definitely too small to last all day at school.

Juju have a different teen one on the site, these are definitely larger capacity.

Tulip cups are really good if you need to empty it during the day but its not convienient to take it out, that way she can empty it every time she gpes to the bathroom but can leave it in place.

Also disk designs like nixit and ziggy can usually hold way more than traditional cups but fold down smaller for being put in

What does she currently use?

I've always had to change during the day on my heaviest days. It's not really a big deal.

Is it needing to empty and replace her cup at school in a bathroom with no sink inside the cubicle that’s the problem?

If so, could she take a packet of wet wipes in her bag? Empty the cup in the loo, give it a wipe with toilet tissue, replace it, clean her hands with a wet wipe, wet wipe in sanitary bin and then she can leave the cubicle to wash her hands properly, without having visible blood all over.

Also, has she seen the GP? Sounds like she’s probably losing 100ml or more per period so something like tranexamic acid could help reduce her flow and make things easier on her.

The issue is that sometimes she can’t get it in again, if she takes it out, and she doesn’t want to the stress of trying to get it in at school with a long queue of people waiting.

And also there are no disabled cubicles she can use at school, so if things get messy then she has to come out of her cubicle to clean up, and she’s far too embarrassed to risk that.

She is using a teen Pixie cup. She says she can feel it and it’s not super comfy but it is really good at not leaking on lighter days.

I hadn’t thought of the GP, this is normal for me, so I hadn’t thought of it as abnormal for her.

I can’t find much about Tulip online but I’ll look into discs.

The other issue is she has a very strong
core from all the sport, so I think it needs to be quite soft and flexible for it to be comfy.

If shes struggling to get them in then it might be worth continuing with tampons and doubling up with a pad. And take her to the doctors, they might prescribe something to lighten her period.

That’s what she’s currently doing for school, but it’s not practical or comfortable for her sport, unfortunately.

I’m going to get her the Ruby cup set of two sizes which you can return for a refund if it doesn’t fit, and see if that’s any good.

Update, for anyone who googles this. Ruby cup worked, after some initial struggles. It’s not that comfy (she says she can feel it) but it’s not painful as such, and it solves the problem for sport and long journeys.