To wonder why mooncups aren't promoted more as affordable sanitary protection?

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Mine cost £1 from ebay. It was from China so a bit of a wait.

As it is reusable, it would be good for girls from poorer families.

In fact , why arent they promoted in general??

I guess there are a few drawbacks...can be a bit messy . I would never wash them in a public loo sink but they dont need to be washed everytime they are emptied.

Tmi sorry.

I couldn't get along with the Mooncup. I needed the stem to take it out, though I know that's not how you're supposed to take it out, so couldn't cut the stem off and it was uncomfortable.
In every other way a cup would be good for me so I'd be interested in trying another one if there is one that is easier to take out.

How is rinsing a mooncup in the sink any worse than washing your hands (which may have, gasp, blood on them? I'd wipe it down with toilet paper first, so we are hardly talking about vast quantities of blood.

The menstrual fluid on my hands never splatters in all directions when I wash my hands, whereas diluted fluid does splatter from saturated pads.

I haven't used a mooncup, but I have been washing up crockery of the culinary kind for a good long time now, and rinsing out an ordinary cup does result in splattering. You can see this if you're rinsing out coloured fluid, like paint. Especially if you're a teeny, incey-wincey bit careless/inexperienced about how to wash-up while minimising splatter. Or as some call it, "being 12 years old". I can rant about student flatmates who were considerably older than 12 for hours.

So I think it's likely a 12 year old will leave evidence behind her at her friend's house, and I would be asking her to practise at our house before she tried it out and about. You never know how your friends' parents feel about periods, and I think it's best not to risk finding out.

what would be your reaction if your 12 yo dd’s best mate washed her mooncup out in your sink?

I would have no idea about it. I don't accompany 12 year olds to the bathroom.

I think the phrase is 'internalised misogyny'. I wouldn't hit the roof about blood drips down the side of the sink, but I wouldn't dare assume everyone else is equally blasé.

There are posters on mumsnet who think it is outrageous to use a toilet for...well, for exactly what toilets were designed for, so I suppose it's fair to say that you're right that some people would be furious at the cleaning of a mooncup.

Exactly. I don't agree with these people, but I think it avoids unexpected social unpleasantness to recognise that they exist.

StickThatInYourPipe excellent news.
Remember, unlike tampons, you can practice with it before you have your period. Run it under the tap as a bit of water provides a bit of lubrication. And don't panic if it takes a few attempts to get the hang of it - you need to work out the technique that works best for you.

I don't think that the splashing blood in the bathroom is an issue because people may be squeamish, but more because you don't know the history of the other people, you won't know if there are issues such as diseases that can be transmitted via accidentally touching other people's blood (if you didn't know that you had an open cut).

I hope StickThatInYourPipe didn't chose her user name because of this thread 😆

Kpo58 I think that's a touch paranoid. The risks must minuscule and not much greater than when someone washes their hands (or doesn't) after changing a tampon or having a poo!