Please help me with my cup

[LadyGAgain]

Please can I ask for some advice. I did the quiz test thing mentioned above and a few days later the fleurcup arrived. I've used tampons forever but fed up of the dryness and the wet string etc.

I have tried to fold and insert. The rim is so thick. It pops open and then is outside again. It's painful to insert. What am I doing wrong? I've watched YouTube etc and tried this in the shower over and over again. And now I hurt .

What can I do?

Try running it under the tap so it’s not bone dry when you insert it. Also try when you have a heavy flow while you are getting used to it. It took a while for me to get used to my mooncup but I love it now! I wish I had discovered it years ago.

Also, have you tried the ‘punch down’ fold? Ie, fold it into a C shape and push the inner curve down. I have only ever had a mooncup so not sure if it will work for your cup but I find that fold easier.

Thank you! I've been trying in the (hot) shower. I feel so annoyed that I'm unable to use one. Arghhhh!!

Make sure the stem is cut to the right length, if it is too long it'll be much harder to insert and more uncomfortable. It takes a little while to get used to how to fold it but is absolutely worth persevering with

You may need a softer one. I have a mooncup because that’s all there was when i bought mine. There is a knack to folding it and holding it just beneath the rim to insert so it doesn’t pop open.

Cups take practice. I’d say it took me a good six months before i had it cracked. Once you do though, it’s life changing. Or it was for me anyway :)

Thanks both. I've done the c fold. And as soon as I insert it opens and pops out. I've tried to push and push but the same result.

Also. Why does the stem affect the position? I appreciate it might not allow for comfort

Ah ok. So there's softer ones?

If it's making you sore try again in a few hours or in the morning, otherwise it gets really uncomfortable and frustrating Voice of experience
My mooncup took a while to get used to, I love it now. There's different folds, I'm presuming that's the same for fleur.

I never used the cup you mention, but used a ‘keeper’ (that’s what they were called) then a mooncup. As PPs have said, they do take practice. Persevere! Once you get used to them they are great. I found that keeping a good pinch on the folded cup whilst inserting it is helpful. Give it a gentle tug or twist once inside. Good luck!

I use lubricant around the rim or I can't get mine in. I don't know what the fold I use is called, but you sort of fold one side into the centre, then pinch the sticking up side together to make a point. I had to persevere a lot, I couldn't get it out either! Leave it for now and try again next month.

I tried mooncup to start with and found it horribly hard and couldn’t get on with it. I then bought a Diva cup and it’s a much softer one. Could be that you just need to try a different brand.