Mooncup WTAF

[Roszie]

I bought one of these to be more eco friendly and have been waiting patiently to use it.

OMG. The pain. It's like having a hard bit of plastic shoved up there. I waited a song as I could bear it before taking it out.

The agony of removing it nearly made me faint. I then spilt all over the floor

Is it me doing it wrong or are these awful and just have great marketing? I've sent DH out for some tampons.

If I get the positioning wrong it can make my anal sphincter spasm which is bloody awful and really painful to remove, I haven't used it for a few months due to that even though it didn't happen very often.

You have my sympathy.
I am long finished with periods, but the sole time I removed a moon up I actually thought I was removing my pelvis bones too

I used a Mooncup for very many years and never experienced anything like that! I never even cut the stem off. Couldn’t feel a thing. However I did randomly recently have a bit of a bleed and thought I’d use it, but I couldn’t at all! Think it’s because of my vaginal dryness though.

You might need the smaller size. I've had two vaginal births and I'm quite tall for a woman and I need a smaller size than all the calculators say.

You may also need a softer firmness if it's causing you pain as it really shouldn't. I am stupidly oversensitive, can feel tampons, but I can't feel a cup once it's in. The problem I have with the post childbirth sized mooncup isn't pain, it's that it puts pressure on my urethra and causes me to get utis.

Should add, there is no softer mooncup and even the before size is on the bigger side. Have a look at different brands of cup.

You can send the mooncup back for a refund as you haven't got on with it, it's their guarantee.

I don't like taking them out, it is uncomfortable and might be a bit tricky if you cut the whole stem off but they are so useful (and if in right you can't feel them) x

I don't like the moon cup because of the hard rim
Have this one which is a lot softer https://femininewear.co.uk/products/ladycup-menstrual-cups

Jesus Christ I liked the idea of the mooncup but unfortunately my vagina basically ate it both times I tried to wear it to the point there was no way I could retrieve it - the husband had to go in and get it. And it wasn’t easy or pleasant. As a result, I’m now banned from using one. Anyone else had a similar problem?

I have an organicup which is firmish silicone but still soft. Im still using the pre-birth size even though I've had a vaginal birth, as I feel like this one is big enough! I also run mine under the hot tap first, like PP.

I find if I'm having a really crampy day then I cant use it, so I use the reusable cheekypants on those days.

I love my mooncup and haven't used a tampon for years now but it did take a couple of cycles to get used to it. I never had pain though, just a bit of mild discomfort to start with.

Didn't know you could send them back, it's probably been too long for me now but it is the object of my rage for a good part of the month. It's neither convenient or straight forward or even workable at times. Awful thing. (I use it to reduce the amount of pads I need so I suppose it has some benefit, but some months I treat myself to a complete break from it).

I was the same! Everyone loves them not me. I could fold it up and get it in wasn’t to uncomfortable. But never managed to get it to come out unless in “full umbrella” mode.

I didn’t get on with my mooncup. I bought the smaller size and I found it massive and so rigid. Inserting and removing it was so painful, by day three of my period I could barely sit down.

I switched to a soft ‘shorty’ cup from Meluna and it’s great.