mooncup (Merged Discussion Thread)

I keep looking at the pic and chickening out. What do you do when your in a public loo and it needs emptying? Surely you dont stand at the sink to empty it?

Also how does cutting the stem off make it better? Surely you cant grab hold of it?

I'm using washable pads at the moment and I've found them to be lovely.

urban_spirit wrote:

I'm thinking about investing in this too. Anyone had problems with leakage at all?? Either when wearing or when removing?

I tried the mooncup for about 6 months and got fed up with leakage problems. I am plagued by very heavy periods (and we're talking mega heavy) and the mooncup just couldn't cope on my bad days and nights (sorry if tmi, but it wasn't particularly down to it filling up and leaking but also due to it slipping out of position as wasn't able to form an adequate seal due to the moist conditions!!). Drove me mad in the end, so gave up on it pretty much, although I do sometimes use it on my lighter days. I did try emailing them and tried everything they suggested, but nothing worked. So if you're unlucky enough to suffer with heavy periods be prepared that you might not find it as life changing as most other users.

Fortunately don't have to use anything at all for now as I'm pregnant - lovely to be period free for 9 months! :j

black-saturn wrote:

What do you do when your in a public loo and it needs emptying? Surely you dont stand at the sink to empty it?

Also how does cutting the stem off make it better? Surely you cant grab hold of it?

in public loos...empty it down the toilet...wipe round with some loo roll. If you have a bottle of water in your bag you could use a bit of that to give it a bit of a rinse if you wanted to.
Doesnt matter if its not 100% cleaned each time, just give it a better rinse next time you change it at home.
Also, they dont need to be emptied as frequently as tampons/pads need changing (although obviously depends on your periods being light/heavy etc) so its much less a problem.

Cutting off stem....if you don't cut it off the end might rub/chafe in areas where you dont particularly want chafing :eek: You get it out by combination of using muscles and sliding your fingers further up....when I tried *just* pulling the stem 1) it didnt come out very well...took aaaaaaaaages and was uncomfortable, and 2) angle of wrist and amount of force needed to pull it out gave me pains in my wrist..
different people do different things with stem...some leave it, most cut bits off, some cut it all off....just depends what is most comfortable for you.

black-saturn wrote:

I'm using washable pads at the moment and I've found them to be lovely.

...whereas to me, the idea of washable pads is foul!

guess it all depends on what you feel comfortable with

good luck if you do go for it though...i think mines FAB :rotfl:

purplepatch wrote:

Fortunately don't have to use anything at all for now as I'm pregnant - lovely to be period free for 9 months! :j

If you'd like to and are able to why not breastfeed and then you can get even longer without periods! I was free for almost 2 years and its great - a real pain when they resume though.

Good luck with your pregnancy!

super41 wrote:

If you'd like to and are able to why not breastfeed and then you can get even longer without periods! I was free for almost 2 years and its great - a real pain when they resume though.

Good luck with your pregnancy!

Thanks, it is actually my second and although I tried valiantly to breastfeed my daughter, I had very little success. Had a c section so that didn't help, but my boobs got in a worse state than my scar!! Agony!!!

:eek:

Saying that, I will give it another go with number two, but will have a supply of bottles at the ready this time. And won't beat myself up with guilt this time either! :rolleyes: