mooncup (Merged Discussion Thread)

alexandrajf

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yellowkittykat

Definitely worth trying a Mooncup, did you know you can get coloured ones though - called Ladycups? Now that I find interesting, but not sure I could actually make a decision which colour to get! A bit indecisive me at times

For the person who asked about TSS, I read on the WEN website (Women's Environmental Network) that there are no known cases of TSS linked to menstrual cups.

For those who use Facebook you might want to look up a group called "The Bloody Waste!" which is a non-commercial group all about the issue of sanitary protection waste. Mooncup has a group there too which is often quite funny especially the photos of things they get up to!

SlimLizzie

I've got a Mooncup I bought sometime ago, but haven't been using as I had problems getting it out once inserted. Messy business!!:o Is there a knack?? So many ladies raving about it on here that feel should give it another go. Could mine be the wrong size for me?! Any advice from you experienced users out there would be appreciated

kohlstream78

montymontezuma wrote: »

With her success I decided to have a go. I persevered for several months (it was out of money back time) but could not get on with it. Getting it in was not a problem, neither was leakage an issue but it was agony getting it out, and I tried a number of approaches. I felt sick and giddy at times and the contortions I had to get in to make it less painful to remove would've been impossible in the averaged sized public loo.

aaah i thought I was the only one who finds removing it agonisingly painful!:o

essexgal

the only problem I had with removal was when I first had one - and didn't break the seal properly...:eek:

I find the easiest way (for me) is to pinch the base of the cup slightly and gently pull and twist. If you really have problems you can slide your finger up slightly between you and the cup and make sure the seal is broken before pulling - advise you don't do this if you have long nails though:D

essexgal

vl2588

I don't find it very easy to remove either. I squeeze mine out using my muscles (also I cut the thingy off too short!) until I can grab the whole thing, then squeeze it a bit with my fingers to break the seal and then it comes out. I think it is too big personally but I still prefer it to tampons 100% so it is worth it!

cmazza

I love my mooncup, have been using it for about two years now.

The point about blood going into the water system, aren't feces mostly dead red blood cells anyway? I don't see what the problem is? It is not as though women lose litres of the stuff when menstrating.

dropscone

vl2588 wrote: »

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Putting your blood into the river system (via the toilet or sink) doesn't seem all that environmentally friendly to me. Obviously landfill isn't great either...does anyone have an informed opinion on this?

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I don't see how it's any worse than putting poo into the system? The whole business of flushing our waste away with perfectly good water isn't ideal (I still do it though), and I know some people put their mooncup contents onto the compost heap.

I love my mooncup. I swear I have less painful periods since I've been using it, and am generally more comfortable.

vl2588

The point is that Sewage Treatment Works deal with faeces and associated products/pathogens, whereas I don't know what they do to deal with blood. I am not having problems with this issue any more due to comments made above so I wouldn't worry!

Sneezy

Just wanted to "bump" a fantastic thread - hope no one minds.