Mooncup appreciation thread........

[Gingeme]

I'm suprised someone hasn't done this already!
I used a mooncup for the first time ever this month and I can't stop going on about it. Its better than anything I have tried. Its fanbloodytastic Never had such a hassle free period in my life I can tell ya.
(raises her cofee cup) Heres to the mooncup, long may she reign'.

I read this thread last week and finally plucked up courage to go and get one.

DON'T, whatever you do, forget to take your tampon out when trying to insert your Mooncup for the first time.

It was really uncomfortable, I read and re-read the instructions etc, took it out after a few minutes of walking around like John Wayne, to try again and realised what I'd done!!!

So, now its in, feels comfy now I've cut the stem off, so we'll see how I get on. Anything that manages to cope with my horribly saggy bits, will be a flipping miracle.

Oh, and I had kittens when I opened it up - the size of it, I couldn't quite believe it!!

Firstly, Bankimooncup ROFFLE!!! Best name ever! Love it .

Secondly - Is the official website as good a place as any to order one? Don't spose they're any cheaper elsewhere are they?

I've bought one but haven't had the guts to use it yet. One question though - is it OK to use after a third degree tear? DD is four months now, and everything's healed well but I wasn't sure if I should wait a while before trying it out for the first time. Sorry if TMI.

TCH - I tore very badly with DD2 and waited a few cycles before risking it. Was totally fine. If you run it under the tap first and go gentle, you should be fine. It is soft and pliable so I doubt you could do any real damage if you go steady and you are fully healed
It is the best investment in personal health I have EVER made - financially and healthwise. Brilliant for holidays, no more pain, much less likely to leak at night, all round better. I used to suffer from a lot of headaches but not any more. Finally I have periods that are totally under control. Cannot believe it has taken me over 2 decades to find something that works.
I have no idea why I was so squeamish and reluctant to try one now! Makes so much sense.

TCH - I tore very badly with DD2 and waited a few cycles before risking it. Was totally fine. If you run it under the tap first and go gentle, you should be fine. It is soft and pliable so I doubt you could do any real damage if you go steady and you are fully healed
It is the best investment in personal health I have EVER made - financially and healthwise. Brilliant for holidays, no more pain, much less likely to leak at night, all round better. I used to suffer from a lot of headaches but not any more. Finally I have periods that are totally under control. Cannot believe it has taken me over 2 decades to find something that works.
I have no idea why I was so squeamish and reluctant to try one now! Makes so much sense.

I am at you lot with Mooncups.

I was v keen to try them, but was advised by the folks at Mooncup that they are unfortunately incompatible with cervical prolapses. I believe they're fine post-tear, though!

Fascinated to read this thread - I had seen MCs advertised and thought they sounded like a bloody mess - now am tempted.
Problem I am having is that post 2 children my periods are now random stop - start - heavy - gone - back again etc affairs, taking place at unguessable intervals (cue pregnancy fears), and lasting random no of days also. So using tampons has become horrid, I end up dragging them out when unexpectedly dry and I think they are causing pains? Also I appear to be pushing them out when going to the loo for serious business - sure that didn't happen before kids.
Are these things at all normal, and will mooncup help? Thanks

Lemontart and Dottoressa, thanks for advice! I'll try mine out next month

Vaguely thinking of getting one but the price put me off, wish I had seen this thread before going in to town this morning, I'm definately going to give it a go. Two of my friends use them and think they're great.

When out, rather than using a bottle of water, hold it under the water as it comes out from the rim of the toilet when flushing - it mostly sprays away from the bowl and can be good for a quick rinse.

Love my mooncup

OMG! Have you ever LOOKED under the rim of a public toilet? Please tell me that you don't actually do this!

i'll second the 'not bothering to wash, just a quick wipe with bog roll' while out and about! Mine is gathering dust as DD2 still feeds enough through the night (6 months old)to avoid periods, but I was very happy with mine when using it once I cut all the stem off. I had a couple of tears with DD1 and it was fine to use and the month I did get pg I used Mooncup for about week before the penny dropped and did a pg test! So, no problems with having it there 'just in case' if you have irregular cycle (though I feel the need to say you probably need to make sure you're keeping it clean, etc). I tried telling my close friends about it, but don't think I've convinced anyone to join the club yet
But ever hopeful!

Zoe - you can't be serious

I don't worry about washing it when out. Just give a wipe with toilet paper.

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I'd like to add my voice of evangelism on the MC front - I am such a convert and I just wish more women would be open to trying them. I admit to be slightly shy about the hands-on nature the at first, and I even got an infection because didn't wash it first when arrived in post - duh. However after initial trauma and nearly giving up I gave it one more go and fell in love with it. If you're reading this thinking 'ew..still not sure', please please please try it!

My only limit is using it at festivals cause your hands are just too manky, but apart from that I'd use it anywhere.

It took me about 6 months to get used to mine - I must admit I wasn't too keen to start with, and stopped and started a bit. Our bathroom and toilet are separate so I can't rinse it, so I use up oodles of toilet roll. But I always use it now, and though I would prefer not to have to get into such close proximity with all the blood, I do like not spending money on tampons every month! And ditto the absence of period pain.

Mooncup convert here too (waves).

Mine's on its third outing (or should that be inning) - and I love it. It's soooo much 'cleaner' than towels and tampons.

A word of warning though - I read of someone who applied KY jelly as she thought she'd have a problem inserting it, bent over, and 'shot' the cat......

Thinking about getting my sister one for Christmas......will have to warn her not to open the present in front of everyone though.....

another convert, and in praise of its convinience when out and about, I've used mine for the past 3 months of living in a campervan, and its been great.

I don't carry water with me, just wipe it out. I theres nobody about, I take it descreetly out to the sinks, rince, then pop back into the cubicle to reinsert.

Often the disabled toilets have a sink inside the cubicle, so thats often an option too. Honestly, it's never been an issue.

I give mine a good scrub at the end of period, have sterilized it twice in 6 months.

Anyone dithering, you really must get one.

Agree with all of you MC evangelists. Would just like ot add for new users - I used to have difficulty retrieving it until I worked out to go for a pee first, it seems a full bladder keeps it in place.

It's money well spent. I use a liner too sometimes, but I feel I'm 'managing' my periods better, and they are shorter (blood is collected straight away rather than hanging about) and more hygeinic. Never was happy about putting soemthing absorbant and with fibres inside me; DD told me that tampons end to absorb other fluids from inside the body too! (Could be bolleaux, of course)

tend to absorb ...

I'm very of you all. I want to love mine, but I don't. It leaks like buggery and it works its way down and pokes out. I hate it.

But... erm... keep up the good work!

Boo! at PW [stalker]

I have just (literally, just now) got internet connection again after, what, ooh, months. (I can't face checking my emails so I thought Mumsnet was a good 1st option....)

Mooncup worked brilliantly for me (after my squeezing technique I have shared with you PW.. obviously not so good for you..) until having the coil fitted... now it is pointless (or perhaps I should accept that the coil is just not for me) as I fill a mooncup every half hour or earlier on my heaviest days. Not pretty.

And yet I would still advocate the Mooncup to anyone as I still remember our heady and wonderful days together... once I had discovered the squeeze.

(pssst... PW.. do I sound absolutely barking? My life has changed a rather large smidge since we last spoke and I suspect I have entered a new dimension of madness...)

Aaaah hello my dear. Of course you sound barking.

My periods are extremely heavy too - my cup overfloweth about every half hour or so on my heaviest days (and I go through a super-plus tampon every hour or so) . I did read (on a reusable sanitaryware talkboard - yes really) that the UK mooncup is known among fanny-grapplers as being suitable for lighter periods but less good at coping with heavy ones. Apparently there are other kinds of 'cup' that are better at coping with very heavy periods. Will try to find link.

there's a whole world of menstrual cups out there

Love my mooncup!

Less pain
More convenient
Easy to deal with
No dryness (compared to pulling out a half dry tampon with gritted teeth!)
No leaks
No knickers at night time
No cold soggy string
No holding a string out of the way while having a wee

Bought a few washable pantiliners for the last day or so of period. Really pretty and soft from here

Feel totally self sufficient now. Shouldn't have to buy any more sanitary protection until the menopause. Great