To be incapable of getting my mooncup to pop open?

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Sorry for another mooncup post, I see there's already one below.

Mine is driving me mad. Once it's in and has popped open it's fine, I love it, it's comfy, it never leaks etc etc. But how the hell are you supposed to get the thing to pop open? I have watched youtube videos, tried different folds (C fold, 7 fold, punch down fold) and it just does not want to open. It's like there's a vacuum that's sucked all the air out so it wants to stay flattened. I end up having to have a good old rummage around in there and kind of twist it around and around until it eventually opens - today one toilet trip took me a good ten minutes and several attempts. If I don't get it open, it won't open by itself and ends up leaking.

Top tips please before I end up falling out with it.

Is there another brand that's easier to get open?

Might be too big. Try a smaller diameter?
Or try this fold
www.sckoon.com/blogs/sckooncup/90171910-how-to-fold-a-menstrual-cup-the-origami-fold
I use this with my Melina soft which doesn't always open.
Or you could try a stiffer cup. I have a Lunette which is great

I do have the bigger size. Maybe I should try the smaller one then.

Is the Lunette definitely firmer? I've just watched a video of it and it doesn't look much different.

I'll try that fold, thanks.

I have to squat my way around the bathroom for a bit.

I've still not got it tbh.

I use a meluna cup. I do a couple of squats and a few star jumps if it won't pop .

Haha. I've never tried star jumps.

UterusUterusGhali that's an amazing mental image. Also I love your username.

Give it a tug on the stem, just a little one to pull it down a bit. Usually does the trick for me

I don't have a stem I had to chop it off.

I've read that some are softer and more flexible, or that the mooncup softens over time (could try boiling it a few times?)
I've given up with mine, I couldn't get it to unfold either, even when I thought it had it obviously hadn't as it leaked and occasionally 'pinged' inside me sometime later. Found removal nearly impossible too and I don't have the time to faff with it. Apparently they just don't work for some people

I do what ProudThrilledHappy does, I pull down on it a little bit and it releases. I don't have a stem either, I cut it right off. But once you've pulled down and it's popped open you can push it back up slightly higher if needed.

Agree with tugging it down a bit. That usually does the trick for me.

Also I just compared my Mooncup and my Lunette. There's not a lot of difference in firmness so far as I can tell, but the Lunette is smaller in diameter.

Two options.

1. a little ky jelly on the rim helps a lot
2. after inserting bend and touch your toes. While in this position bear down for a few seconds as if you were trying to push the cup out. Stand up and check position of cup - this method works for me 95% of the time and I struggle due to prolapse.

Mine pops open easily.... does this mean my lady place is a bit palatial?

The only time I didn't realise it hadn't popped open took me totally by surprise whilst serving a customer at the till.
All of a sudden it "popped" and made me drop their change!

Use your muscle down there to push it out until the thing comes out a bit. Then pinch it at its base. That works for me. I also took ages to remove it th first time until I found the technique. It is like when you force a pee feeling.

Try this OP: slide your finger up between the cup and the back wall of your vagina (the bum side). Push against that wall/muscle.

It works like a treat to pop mine open.

Btw, I use the 7-fold with the above popping method, if that's important...

Is it an actual mooncup? My genuine mooncups have been quite stiff and "poppy", it's the other brands I've had trouble with.

Eeeewwwweeewghhhhhh

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threejoeys and ritaspanner tried both of those unsuccessfully, thanks though!

I did try pulling on the tail last night and that worked, hopefully that might be the answer. Although I'm starting to think I need to downsize, does that mean my lady garden is NOT palatial?

PJs yes it's an actual mooncup.

puffycat please fuck off, thanks ever so much.

I had bought a “sports” version of the Me Luna cup, but I don’t know if these are still available. They helped a bit.

You might need a smaller size. I’ve found that I need to do a 7fold to insert the cup and then literally slide my finger inside the fold to force it open. Otherwise my muscles just seem to hold the cup in the 7 fold, no matter what I do - squats, pulling down the tab, etc.

I do a bit of push and pull, with a bit of a twist! Have you checked the two air holes are clear?