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

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Just thought I'd share that information!

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

lol @ the pinging forth!
Does it look similar to dutch cap? Had one of those many years ago, presume similar in size and style?

I loathed mine - tried it for three months but it was very painful and leaked like a sieve. I was sooooo happy to go back to tampons.

I think the problem is that women's internal plumbing varies greatly, and you just won't know whether mooncups will suit you or not unless you try one. Unfortunately, if you're like me, it's £18 down the drain!

yes it does a fair bit, bit larger i think - i remember them being quite small (sat over the cervix didn't they?) these hover lower down!

I bought mine at the end of last year and I absolutely love it. In the words of my sil "it has revolutionised my life". I love that there is no smell, you are technically not looking at anything and there is no leakage (especially at night) if your underwear moves. I totally totally love mine and wouldnt go back to those bloody nappies. p.s I do not work for mooncup either.

I so wish mine worked for me, however I am not normal of fanjo

The femmecups are £14.99 so cheaper to waste

You need to compare the £18 or whatever if you don't get enthusiastic after trying it to the monthly amount you'll pay in tampons or whatever for the next x number of years. I used to spend several pounds a month on tampons, not sure how much but I suppose £3-5 every month. But now I've had one mooncup for 5 years or more and it will carry on for many more years I suspect. So it saves me maybe £40 a year. That's about £200 for the 5 years I have used it for already.

I have a femmecup as well (I bought it in case my mooncup never came back from Amsterdam), and I don't like it quite as much as the mooncup. It leaked, just a tiny bit, all the time I used it even when the flow was very light.

policywonk, mine leaked a bit when I first used it - I think it had been placing it too high..

Thanks bundle - I did persevere in the face of exquisite discomfort and constant major leaks for three months and I just can't face any more!

I honestly think my vagina is just all wrong for mooncups - it's not very long, so the cup either sits too high and makes me feel ill, or sits too low and pokes out, which makes me want to stab people.

poor you, I know that feeling (from when stalk needed trimming - ouch!)

Surely if you trim the stalk the blood runs out? [thick emoticon]

lol, no, the stalk is a hollow tube attached to the main cup bit which doesn't have a gap through to the hollow tube. Tube has to be cut cos everyone is, it seems, a different "length" so one length of tube wouldn't fit all.

You have to try it out and cut it bit by bit til it fits comfortably. a slight faff.

If you saw one you'd understand better dramaqueen. Think of a wine glass, the bowl of the glass is one complete, smooth unit and the wine can't get into the stem.

I have Endo and PCOS so long AF
(8-12days) and clotty loss and the mooncup has made my life brill, no more smell and can't feel it.

As to 'pushing' it out, have crap PF, urine imcontinance and it stays where it should be and i just pull it out without any hassles.

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I took a long time to get used to my mooncup, over a year, even now sometimes I am too sore at the start of my period to use mine, but I still love the mooncup, I agree it doesn't work for everyone.