Okay So... I just spent an hour in the bathroom with my hand up my.... erm, yes thats right, I just bought a MOONCUP!!! HELP ME!!!!!

[Dabbles]

argh...

okay, so...

a) Thing stem still feels too long, its 'scratching' but u am too scared to cut any more off? !!

b) I cant cut in a straight line? (wtf is that all about???) could this be makign it scratch??

c) I keep hearing squelching/suction noises?? (tmi, sorry..)

d) should i be able to 'feel' that its there so much??

e) do u have a special saucepan ?? where do u keep it??

f) general advice please!!!

Franny, dont worry about it - i think its fine.

I mean, some folk cook bits of dead animals in their pans

By jove VVV you have a point there

A mooncup is not like a tampon - it's much more comfortable. The first time I used it, I thought I was the first person ever to manage to lose it up there, but the advice to bear down and tilt it worked for me (if you tense your pelvic floor muscles when trying to get the thing out it is counterproductive and it moves in the wrong direction). I've actually had a lot less period pain since I've been using a mooncup, I have no idea why, maybe there are acupressure points up there? (and I'm talking dosed up on painkillers and in bed with hot water bottle period pain before)

No Franny please don't make buying a separate pan the done thing or I will feel the need also and I don't want to.

I also cook dead animals in my pans.

PMSL. sorry. Wiondered about night and you have almost converted me... will never look at a wine glass in the same way again. unfortunately i have looked at too many wine glasses tonight so y pmsl.sorry again.

Roskva, I found this too. I think it does aid period pains.

I have said this before but as there are a few potential converts hanging around I'll repeat it

it has completely transformed my attitude towards my period

from something rather distasteful and unpleasant that needs to be cleared up after and disposed of in a bin with other dirty rubbish

to something interesting and even enjoyable

yes honestly

I know it sounds mad but other people have said the same

i know what you mean F+Z

It is exposing a gap in the market....

"The revolutionary Mooncup Pan" Conveniently sized and hygienic....

OR

"The Microwave Mooncup steriliser"......

some folk will spend their money on anything

the appeal to me as a potential convert has gotta be the less pain / less fuss bit. like our friends have already said, no spills on the carpet upon getting up etc. TMI. ok.

and no embarrassing incidents pulling pads or tampons out of your bag at the wrong moment

am i being thick or are u talking about a pan??

am i being thick or are u talking about a pan??

gonna buy one!!!
gonna buy one!!!
gonna buy one!!!

good, one convert, now i can go to bed...

perhaps TMI required for this q. but anyway, how often do u have to boil it up in pan?

who, me?

anyone brave enuf to answer!

just ordered one .

Once a month between cycles fihi]

the rest of the time you just empty into the toilet, and give it a wash

u lot should be on commission

Can you steralise them in the microwave??
I just boil mine up once before the first time I use it each month.
Dp got upset when i tried to put it in the dishwasher

I boil mine once each month, just before I use it (but remember to let it cool down first - someone on another thread didn't, with painful results)

I put mine in Milton because I have some left over, you only need half a tablet and anyway I love the smell I am always afraid I will boil the thing dry and melt it

I think you're supposed to sterilise it at the start or end of each period. Either boil it in a pan or shove it in some milton. But it needs washing either at every insertion or if this isn;t possible (public loo) then as often as possible