mooncup (Merged Discussion Thread)

HaushinkaGreenDay

Hi Drea,

Just stumbled upon this thread and was on the edge of my seat for you - so sorry you had such a bad first time with the mooncup!

Glad you got it out in the end though - I had problems with mine the first few times, but I think I was tensing up as I find it slightly painful when the rim of the cup is coming out past the narrowest part of my ladybits, if you get my drift

2 years on, though, I seem to have the opposite problem of leakage so maybe I need the bigger size now??!! lol

Anyway, I was just wondering if you bought the smallest size? Just a thought.

Good luck with any future attempts - try relaxing your jaw and taking deep breaths down into your stomach - I know it sounds odd, but I find it works

Let us know how you get on!

Haushinka

Drea

HaushinkaGreenDay wrote: »

Hi Drea,

Just stumbled upon this thread and was on the edge of my seat for you - so sorry you had such a bad first time with the mooncup!

Glad you got it out in the end though - I had problems with mine the first few times, but I think I was tensing up as I find it slightly painful when the rim of the cup is coming out past the narrowest part of my ladybits, if you get my drift

2 years on, though, I seem to have the opposite problem of leakage so maybe I need the bigger size now??!! lol

Anyway, I was just wondering if you bought the smallest size? Just a thought.

Good luck with any future attempts - try relaxing your jaw and taking deep breaths down into your stomach - I know it sounds odd, but I find it works

Let us know how you get on!

Haushinka

Thanks I have the smaller size, maybe they need to invent an even smaller one :rotfl:

I am going to keep trying, so hopefully it gets easier. I do start to panic a bit which probably tenses me up. Hoping I get there in the end.

Wyndham

You do now know for certain that you CAN get it out - so hopefully that knowledge will help you relax a bit more. I'm glad you did though, we were all rooting for you!

HaushinkaGreenDay

I reckon the Mooncup should be fully embraced by the medical profession, so that we can be properly 'sized up', like they already do with diaphrams - and have more than 2 sizes to accommodate different people!

That would save a LOT of hassle and landfill if the NHS were to offer fitting and a free first mooncup for all females! And start a scheme where, say, all 16-year-old females are offered the above as standard...

Hmm, petition to the PM??!!

Bet that would brighten his day :rotfl:

Drea

HaushinkaGreenDay wrote: »

I reckon the Mooncup should be fully embraced by the medical profession, so that we can be properly 'sized up', like they already do with diaphrams - and have more than 2 sizes to accommodate different people!

That would save a LOT of hassle and landfill if the NHS were to offer fitting and a free first mooncup for all females! And start a scheme where, say, all 16-year-old females are offered the above as standard...

Hmm, petition to the PM??!!

Bet that would brighten his day :rotfl:

Agreed :T

I think the size is probably the problem for me, would be good if I could get one that 'fits' me :rotfl:

oldMcDonald

Drea wrote: »

Thanks I have the smaller size, maybe they need to invent an even smaller one :rotfl:

I am going to keep trying, so hopefully it gets easier. I do start to panic a bit which probably tenses me up. Hoping I get there in the end.

Drea - are you pushing it a little too far up? The first couple of times I used my cup I went a little too high with it and had the hot / cold / clammy panic as i couldn't get the damn thing out again!

Drea

I just got it out without a problem emptied it and put it back in! Now that's more like it

ruthiejane

Well done!!! I'm sure having done it once has helped you relax!! You must feel so much better!!

Drea

ruthiejane wrote: »

Well done!!! I'm sure having done it once has helped you relax!! You must feel so much better!!

I do feel a lot better, I was worrying all day at work in case I couldn't get it out again :rotfl:

I guess it just needed a bit of practice

born_again_skinflint

I love my moon cup.... I thought the idea repellant to start with, but someone I knew got me thinking and I think they are much more sanitary than tampons, you can leave it in for longer which makes it possible to usually get away with going about your normal business. I just revert to tampons if it's inconvenient (eg. going to a campsite or places where you can't sloosh the thing out in private!) and it's better for the environment, you an even get up to a bit more in the bedroom.... and of course it saves money! And actually I think the price is more like £8 than the £20 I have seen quoted elsewhere... Get one, they're great!