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Inspired by MN and the credit crunch, I'm going to buy a mooncup

42 replies

naturelover · 07/10/2008 11:38

Just thought I'd share that information!

How long will it realistically take me to get the hang of using it?

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Kathyis6incheshigh · 07/10/2008 11:48

Not long. A few days/couple of cycles! It's easy enough, it's just a matter of learning to trust it.

bran · 07/10/2008 11:52

They say on the website to allow a couple of months.

I love mine, I didn't realise that I had started to love it until I left it in my DH's flat and he forgot to bring it back for me so I had to use tampons. It was going back to using tampons for a month that made me realise how much easier, cleaner and better a mooncup is. Tampons are grim!

Kathyis6incheshigh · 07/10/2008 11:55

Yes you start to love it once you forget about it in a way. I realised that one thing I love about mine is that whenever I go somewhere it frees me from having to think about whether my period is going to start and whether I have enough tampons etc - you just have the mooncup in your handbag and are always ready!

nannyL · 07/10/2008 12:01

they are great

have been loving mine for 2.5 years now

Flamebat · 07/10/2008 12:04

Make sure you buy the right size. They are bastards when it comes to that

I am all for femmecups now anyway

mamadiva · 07/10/2008 12:22

Flamebat is that the same as a mooncup?

How do you know what size to get?

bundle · 07/10/2008 12:25

femmecup looks just like my mooncup

suspookywoo · 07/10/2008 12:28

Do you want mine? , it is mostly redundant these days .

Flamebat · 07/10/2008 12:32

Tis just a one size fits all - there is very little size diff between the two anyway.

Is the same as a mooncup, just a diff company

DaisySteiner · 07/10/2008 12:33

I hated mine, tried really hard with it, but just couldn't get the hang of it. Final straw was when I somehow managed to ping it across the bathroom full of blood Looked like the shower scene from Psycho.

In the end I gave up and started taking Cerazette which stopped my periods completely.

memoo · 07/10/2008 12:34

I like the idea but can someone explain to me exactly how one works?

Sorry if I'm being dim

Flamebat · 07/10/2008 12:35

It sort of squishes, goes up your fanjo and catches the blood. you then take it out and empty it

memoo · 07/10/2008 12:38

What about if you have really heavy periods, Mine are awful. Gross question but does it not get a bit messy?

Flamebat · 07/10/2008 12:40

Tends to make periods less heavy (where it isn't absorbing and sucking everything out too much iyswim). It is messy to start with once you get used to it, but fine after that.

Holds about 3x as much as a tampon, so again, good for heavy.

memoo · 07/10/2008 12:42

I have a nightmare at work having to go to the loo every half hour but if the mooncup holds that much it might be worth trying one.

hifi · 07/10/2008 12:55

read here

Flamebat · 07/10/2008 12:56

There are a hell of a lot of threads praising them as well as one article against them

Kathyis6incheshigh · 07/10/2008 13:07

Just read the article - don't know why she could still feel it - had she got it in wrong? She didn't really give it a proper try, did she?

DaisySteiner · 07/10/2008 13:13

I tried mine for months and months, different positions, cut the stalk off etc etc, but it still wasn't comfortable and was sometimes painful.

I do think that the mooncup is great for lots of women, but I'm not one of them.

Flamebat · 07/10/2008 13:14

Some people it odesn't work for - I have not been happy with mine since DS (am using a mix of reusable san pro and instead cups - not reusable but better for me than tampons)

merryberry · 07/10/2008 13:50

took me 3 tries to get hang of it. back to it after ds2 this period, no problems. they are great. i like the lack of smell - cos they prevent the blood from coming into contact with air, unlike tampons and pads, there is just no smell. and deffo great for my heavy days, can go up to 5 hours rather than changing super plus tampon every hour on the worst day. not had the pinging problem.

do find them a faff when loos don't have private sink though, as you then have a tricker cleaning job. though you can just whip it back in in an emergency.

Miyazaki · 07/10/2008 13:52

i hated mine. not for me.

SoloTheCharmedOne · 07/10/2008 13:56

I've been considering them for a while, but I'm concerned that as my muscles(or lack of)push tampons out, that a Mooncup wouldn't stay in.

stubbornasamule · 07/10/2008 13:58

Best thing I ever bought. Also use washable sanpro (fairy hammocks) as back up/when expectin AF-much nicer than any disposables

NoblesseOblige · 07/10/2008 14:00

mooncups are fab! i love mine - if you bear down when you remove it you should be able to sort of slide it out rather than it pinging forth...

i'm fairly sure that muscles dont have much to do with holding it in - if you tense your pelvic floor and you can feel it, then it's not in right and you need to poke a bit.

took me less time to get the hang of mooncups than it did tampons however many years ago that was.

definitely worth the cash - has saved me loads each month

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