Cinnamon Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 I had problems with this too.It made me sore as I couldn't seem to get it in before it popped open Nothing to do with well toned pelvic floor muscles though - in fact I suspect the opposite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 well I persevered last week, and although I'm still finding removal a bit difficult, it's much easier - PurpleHen's tip is a good one. What surprised me was how much LESS messy it is than tampons - I wasn't looking forward to emptying it, but actually it's very very easy. The extra time it allows is fantastic, I was able to sit in a meeting last week without worrying about whether I'd get out in time to go and change. No clutter in the handbag, either - and it's going to be brilliant for camping and walking holidays. I wish I'd discovered this years ago, and I wish I'd bought one as soon as I read this thread, and not waited several months! I really recommend it - don't know if it would work for you LadyLucan, but one of the problems I had with tampons was that they dry your skin out a lot - that doesn't happen with this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 If anyone has any questions about this then the website www.mooncup.co.uk is really good with loads of questions & answers on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjules Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 I love my mooncup. I bought it about a year ago and haven't looked back since. It's easier to put it in if you fold it in half and half again (widthways I mean!!) and grip it (tight) with a thumb and forefinger until it's in the right place - sorry if that's too graphic!! To get it out give it a squeeze with your finger and thumb to break the seal before pulling it. Maybe it doesn't suit everybody's anatomy though and I've just been lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 I've used mine for about three or four years now. I had to order mine from America as they weren't in this country at the time. I love it. I have Endometriosis and whilsts it's under control now it wasn't then and the mooncup coped with that where tampons never could. They can be fiddly till you get used to them and I guess as with any thing there will always be some people who they just aren't right for, but it really helped me. For some reason there tends to be less cramping when you use a mooncup rather than tampon and with Endometriosis that's a real plus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladylucan Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 Well i took the bull by the horns today and went into Boots and bought my Mooncup, am still a bit undecisive about it, but will try anything once, The only worry i do have is that i am stress incontinent and am waiting to have surgery to correct it, and am wondering if this will interfere with it all. But i will let you know how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furball Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Not sure which size to get as even after having 3 children i had to have the contraceptive cap specially ordered in as the nurse said i was so small. any advice welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 They only come in two sizes as far as I know, and you can work out that the smaller size is the one intended for women who haven't given birth - but given what you say, I don't know if this would be a problem. It does fold up quite small - tampon size - but obviously it's then meant to open out again once it's inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Just happened across this topic - I'd never heard of a Mooncup before. Seeing as we're all being very candid (and graphic!) can I ask ... Does it stay in OK if you're a bit ... how do I put this .... larger than you used to be (and I don't mean weight!) - I have problems with tampons working their way out and always have to wear pads as well 'cos they always leak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 They come in two sizes...one for those who have given birth vaginally anf one for those who haven't. Mine stays put. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 During my period this month I decided to get one, couldn't get to a chemist at the time but will buy one for next month. Basically because I am on lighterlife I am drinking 4 litres of water a day and I can now pee for Britian. This meant that I needed to change my tampon about every hour when I dashed to the loo (I always find them uncomfortable when the string gets wet.). I don't bleed heavily and switched to towels which end up in the bin and just look soo disgusting. Will buy a mooncup before next month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lost-sheep Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 i would like to try too... ...but what would i do at school?? way tooo imbarressing to walk out of the cubicle moon cup in hand and rinse it! ...or would they last without me having to worry? ..... i am so very fed up with the messyness of pads (can't trust them) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 I understand that you don't have to rinse it every time, just empty it out and wipe with a bit of loo paper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lost-sheep Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 phew... might have a go then... ... espacially since my cat scamp keeps stealing pads out of the bin and giving them back to me at the most in appropriate times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 Oh no! Naughty cat! My friend wondered why her children were quiet upstairs one rainy afternoon and went up to find that the'd stuck all her Always with wings, from her drawer, to the windows at the front of the house That still makes me laugh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lost-sheep Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 for them! thats why the moon cups must be better... if thy got stuck to the window most people wouldn't have a clue what it was Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 How funny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 i would like to try too... ...but what would i do at school?? way tooo imbarressing to walk out of the cubicle moon cup in hand and rinse it! ...or would they last without me having to worry? ..... i am so very fed up with the messyness of pads (can't trust them) they are actually quite large (cup size) and easily last quite some time without having to empty. unless you have a really heavy flow. plus, because they vare made of rubber, there is no chance of "problems" like TSS if you "forget about it" hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 agree - if you don't have a cubicle with a basin, just wipe it out with a bit of loo roll, you don't need to wash it every time. I leave mine in a lot longer than I would a tampon, because I'm not worried about Toxic Shock - obviously everyone is different, but I'd have thought you would get through a school day without changing it. It's so great not to have all that fiddling about with bags and finding a bin, not to mention not having a bag full of tampons which always seemed to fall out at inappropriate moments! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 Oh yeah go for the inapproprate moments. I'm always telling kids ot get stuff out of my bag - its my laptop bag. Once I'd chucked some tampax in loose rather than putting them in the zippy pocket cos I'd been in a hurry. I asked a rather lippy 15 year old boy to get my pencil case out of my bag and he reached in and pulled out a tampax - poor boy was soo traumatised you would think he had been bitten by a snake! Acutally me and the rest of the class rolled around laughing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 I pulled one out of my bag instead of a lip gloss once Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 I dropped my bag at the checkout in Tesco's once, and about half a dozen scattered....in every direction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 I've now got a little purse in my bag with all that stuff in - no more rummaging in the bottom of my bag for them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 Me too....now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 Whatever you do, buy a Mooncup........ and don't stock up on tampons as you enter your 50's All my visitors get "half a dozen eggs.....and do have some free tampons" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
