I will be honest and say that previously I have always considered the thought of using these to be a bit icky.
I remember having heavy periods in my 20’s but over the course of the last ten years (between pregnancies) I have had Mirena coils which made my periods incredibly light and short.
When TTC baby number two it took about 10 months and each period was really heavy but manageable with regular sanitary protection changes.
After the birth of baby number 2 my periods came back when my son was 14 months and I’m now on period number 4 since their return.
My periods are now horrendous!!! They are so heavy and I can literally feel the blood dripping out of me as I’m getting on with my day. I’m paranoid all the time about leaking and it has happened on more than one occasion because sanitary towels and tampons just aren’t containing the flow.
Anyway - after 4 months of this crap I have started to consider whether actually a mooncup wouldn’t be icky but actually my saviour!
I saw an advert for one yesterday where it has a valve on the spout so you don’t even have to take the mooncup out to empty it, you just squeeze the valve and the contents just pour out into the toilet as you’re sitting on it. It sounded pretty amazing.
I still have some reservations....like how uncomfortable it must be to put in, but I can’t carry on with having to deal with heavy periods in the way I’m currently having to.
Have they worked for others? I’ve seen them talked about on here but I’ve never read any posts in detail because I never thought it would something I would ever consider.
Are they as good as people say they are?
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To get a bit personal and ask about your mooncup experiences?
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QueenofmyPrinces · 05/03/2019 09:08
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