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to think Mooncups???!!!! WTF?????

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SpookyBearistheSpookyBear · 05/10/2007 22:12

well, am I?

OP posts:
Pannacotta · 14/10/2007 21:15

Where is the cheapest place to buy one?

FrannyandZooey · 14/10/2007 22:53

bodykind are cheaper than me when you factor in postage

I am not selling any more unless they stop doing their special offer - buy from them, it is a good deal

susiecutie · 15/10/2007 01:25

ermm I had to laugh at your little mooncup jumper franny... it kinda looks like a haggis... sorry, i know it was made for you is there a market for making them i wonder?

i had another 'hairy' moment with not being able to get it back earlier! so i gave up and tried a bit later... it was less tricky, but boy are my muscles in my thumb and forefinger getting a work out! is it my technique i wonder?

when i finallt got to it, it was empty! so sterlized and away foor the month now!

scarybee · 15/10/2007 21:56

It's day two in the scarybee household of mooncup use. And it's fine but, but, but ... it hurts to take it out

The lip of it seems to catch on the lip of me as it were and it's extremely uncomfortable. I've tried bunching it up and that's a bit better but still not great. It's making me a bit sore tbh.

Sorry if this is tmi but I'm obviously doing something very wrong and would be grateful for some pointers. I want to love it!

FrannyandZooey · 15/10/2007 22:00

Susie LOL at haggis. It is meant to be funny, Pruni didn't make it with totally serious intention I am sure.

Scary I have days like that. I don't know what is going on sometimes. My last cycle was my most problematic ever with it, I think, it got stuck a few times. God knows why. I think breaking the seal while it is still completely inside you helps, not starting to pull it out first. But I do know what you mean about the lip catching and I don't know why that is. I haven't had it happen before this month.

Wizzska · 16/10/2007 10:25

I've got one and I hate it. Am paranoid about it getting stuck. Its bloody difficult to get in, and the pully out stick bit chafes. Have been told to cut it off but I don't want to be a contortionist to get the thing out again. And when I've got a painful period, the last thing I want to be doing is fannying around with some annoyingly pingy bit of rubber. Perhaps after I've had my baby, when I've got a fanny like a wizzard's sleeve it will all be easier.

FrannyandZooey · 16/10/2007 10:31

Oh wizzka, you definitely must cut the tail bit off. It is far too uncomfortable otherwise.

Have you tried practising when you aren't menstruating, maybe in the bath when you are relaxed and so on? You could use some lubricant if it helped you practise getting it in and out. It really does get easier, but you must be prepared to have a fiddle around, and to cut the tail off.

susiecutie · 16/10/2007 10:39

Scarybee, I didnt have that problem with lips... of any kind just a few probs with reaching it!

I do wish i'd left a little bit more of the tail on it, as it does vanish up so high, it wouldnt have bothered me as it wouldnt have been low down... but, 8/10 times of removing it, were actually fine, so i cant really complain.. just the few times it wasnt, it was a bit of a panic!

you';ll get there Scary, and i hope the lips dot get too bothering...

I reckon there would be market for knitted mooncup bags on here you know franny

Wizzska · 16/10/2007 11:09

Franny, I'll give it a go when I start menstruating again but I have similar problems to Scarybee.

scarybee · 16/10/2007 11:13

It's a bit disappointing that you have the same problem franny as I'd hoped it was my incompetence. Although it's reassuring to know there isn't something wrong with me.

I did a weird contorting thing when I pulled it out this morning and it was much more comfortable. I also chopped a bit more off the stem and that has helped - it's more comfy and I'm less tempted to grab that rather than the actual cup to get it out

Dior · 16/10/2007 14:16

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ItsNotOnlyTheGoodBits · 16/10/2007 17:20

OMG!! Major

Was out in town this afternoon and just 'knew' that aunt flo was about to visit and I had no knicker protection on me so I dashed into Boots to purchase a Mooncup - none there. So clenching my fanjo I ran into the health food store and perused the shelves. Couldn't see one.

The guy who works there asked if I was looking for anything, but I didn't want to say 'Mooncup' out loud, so I just told him I was browsing. Why does it have such a stupid name.

Anyway in the course of my perusal I did ask a lady assistant. She said 'Huh? Mooncups?' and called over the same guy to help me. There was no way out so I had to ask him. His face went a little pale - rather difficult seeing as he is Indian.

The conversation went something like this:
Me: Er do you have any Mooncups?
Guy: Oh...er...yeah...um...well used to stock them, but to be honest we got such bad feedback we don't any more.
Me: Oh really. I thought they were supposed to be quite good
Guy: Well we can order them in for you if you want, we just don't stock them.

He then went on to describe in great detail how to use them and some women's pain in pulling them out.

After his description I couldn't run out of there fast enough. I won't be able to go back there for several months at least. I came home and stuck a san towel in my knickers.

FrannyandZooey · 16/10/2007 17:28

Yes well you have about 50 women on here saying they are great but the comments you remember are those of a man

sorry it didn't work out for you, it could have been the beginning of something beautiful...

Scary and Wizz - I have never had that problem before this month and I don't know why I did this time. Definitely some incompetence of technique. I shall send myself back to Mooncup 101 next month.

ItsNotOnlyTheGoodBits · 16/10/2007 17:41

Woah - hang on a second...

The only comments I remember are from a man?!

Well seeing as it happened this a few short hours ago I would remember them.

I am also able to remember the comments from the women here (i must just have a good memory!), which is why I thought I'd share my embarassment with you thinking you would be able to laugh along with me.

And it hasn't worked out for me because I haven't been able to buy one...yet.

And to be fair to the guy, he has helped me out with other stuff previously and is always very good, so I'm sure he is just passing on the feedback he's received fron unhappy customers. I'm pretty sure happy customers wouldn't go back and rave about how great they are.

susiemustgetslimcutie · 16/10/2007 18:21

True that women probably wouldnt go back and share good experiences with a fella. I'm very surprised that any of them shared a pinful experience with him too!
hope you are not put off though, i'm new to it, adn still will sware by it, despite the probs i had.

maybe go back out tomorrow and have another look. I got mine in boots. the shop assistant didnt know what i was talking about when i asked her where to find one... but i did find it myself in the end!

good luck with it if you do decide to give it a go.

FrannyandZooey · 16/10/2007 18:29

I wasn't meaning to criticise you, GoodBits, sorry, you sound defensive. My comments were meant very flippantly and obviously in hindsight I should have put a at the end.

Now susie has pointed it out, I'm also surprised women shared their bad experiences with him

ItsNotOnlyTheGoodBits · 16/10/2007 19:14

I guess i expected a different response, and when I saw it was from you F&Z I felt a bit disappointed as you come across as someone who can see the funny side of things.

Also your point is quite true susie, why would women tell him about their problems using it?!

It didn't occur to me till now mainly as I have it indoctrinated into me that bad feedback travels faster than good feedback - there's a career in marketing for you. Hmm would anyone tell a guy about the problems they have with this. Susie - would you??

Also it was obvious we were both dying of embarrasment for me to stand around asking more questions [cringe just thinking about it emotion]

Will try again - honest

FrannyandZooey · 16/10/2007 19:18

No it was my piss poor attempt at banter, sorry, I did think it was a funny story and I was trying to be funny back. I have missed the mark a few times lately - but you know when I use loads of emoticons people take the mick! Will try harder to actually BE funny and not need to put

the whole situation was very weird - do you think actual customers had told him that or did he just have a girlfriend who didn't like them or something?

ItsNotOnlyTheGoodBits · 16/10/2007 19:33

Tbh I thought you were going to start off on a man bashing tangent there, something like 'Men what do they know about our stuff that makes them feel they can comment' and I just wanted to nip it in the bud.

Well he just told me that he got bad feedback, used words like lips, cerivx and blood. I could see him wanting to sink into the floor.

I guess as he is running a business he knows what sells and what doesn't maybe these weren't. Maybe also he stocked them years ago when there wasn't MN to educate women on their use and he hasn't revisited them. Another bad marketing mistake to make - just because they didn't sell then does mean they won't now.

Hmmm two references to my previous career in two posts. do you think that maybe subconsciously i want to go back to work and stop being a SAHM...sorry that's for another thread I think.

scarybee · 16/10/2007 19:35

I'm interested in the bad feedback. Did they get women coming in and slamming them down on the counter saying, 'This mooncup is rubbish, I demand a refund!' ?

I want to know.

Things are picking up here. I have been to mooncup 101 overnight it seems and I think I have now scored 80%.

Is it weird that I find the contents quite interesting?

ps itsnotonlythegoodbits - you could order online? then you will have it ready and waiting for you next time your af turns up

Belgianchocolatesmama · 16/10/2007 20:00

Ok I skipped many many messages, but on the subject of mooncups in the dishwasher: my ap empties ours sometimes while I'm at work and I found my mooncup in the kitchen drawer with all the baking stuff!

melpomene · 16/10/2007 20:31

I used my mooncup for the first time today. I was a little confused about the instruction in the booklet which recommends boiling it in an "allocated pan". Does that mean you're supposed to set a pan aside for that sole purpose?

I think I've got the hang of inserting it, but I'm having a bit of trouble with taking it out. I was foraging around for about 5 minutes, and the plaintive cries of "Muuuuuummy!" coming from the dds downstairs did not help one bit. Got it out in the end though. Hopefully it will get better with practice.

Btw, I also noticed that the instructions say NOT to wash it in the dishwasher.

Belgianchocolates · 16/10/2007 20:45

Does it? Oh well. The point of boiling is to sterilise the cup and dishwashers wash so hot that everything is sterilised. Sometimes I boil my Mooncup, depending on what takes my fancy that month, but I must admit that I do not have a designated pan (there are just not enough pans in the house to justify such an action). I can't see how anything yukky can be passed on though as I wash it with soap first and scrub it. The pan then goes straight into the dishwasher and comes out sterilised really, so... Anyway it's only a small saucepan used mostly by my DH for making his porridge.

susiemustgetslimcutie · 16/10/2007 21:44

i realise its all ok to use the pan for other stuff, for all the reasons stated ( dishwasher etc) just wondered though, does you DH know you only use his porridge pan for also boiling your Mooncup? made me smile that did!

Belgianchocolates · 17/10/2007 17:42

Yes, he knows. He's not bothered really, he'd eat anything out of anything.