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Quick poll to see what you use...

Excuse my ignorance if I leave something out.

Chinafoot

Have to say, I can't get my head around this mooncup thing at all!

Tampons and sanitary towel at night.

Periods ftl.

GirlInterrupted

Tampon/liner combination, just in case...considering trying mooncup, apparently many advantages including non-messy sexy time.

Nevyn

Sirenia

What's Mooncup

Quality

http://www.mooncup.co.uk/


here ya go..

GirlInterrupted

Is it just me thats missing all of Theadydal's post?:(

Eh, after looking at the mooncup site, I think I got it a bit wrong.....

spurious

Mirena IUS, so no nonsense, hurrah.

Sirenia

Thanks Quality.

Anyone here tried the "Mooncup"?
Good/bad experience with it?

The "mooncup" scares me. :eek:

Nevyn

Sirenia wrote: »

Thanks Quality.

Anyone here tried the "Mooncup"?
Good/bad experience with it?

There were a few threads about it in this forum already.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055214177&highlight=mooncup

and yes Mirena IUS ftw.

Loopy

Tampons all the way - would not be into a mooncup...:rolleyes:

do you love it?

does anyone else find the idea of the mooncup a little bit gross, like the whole take it out and wash it thing seems kinda odd to me.....

GirlInterrupted

I might give it a try for a while, I don't think it's anymore gross than a used tampon or towel. I thought it would be smaller for some reason, and I don't think sex would be an option with it in thats for sure! A pity really because I thought unmessy sex would be a big plus.

Trinity

do you love it? wrote: »

does anyone else find the idea of the mooncup a little bit gross, like the whole take it out and wash it thing seems kinda odd to me.....

Yes I do - from my image of it i can imagine it filling up then sploosh when you take it out. AM sure I am wrong but to me its like a urine bag after an operation

WindSock

I've said it before and I'll say it again...how can the mooncup be anymore gross than shoving a bunch of cotton up your gee.

GirlInterrupted

WindSock wrote: »

I've said it before and I'll say it again...how can the mooncup be anymore gross than shoving a bunch of cotton up your gee.

Beautifully put. That's what I was trying to say, only not so well:)

Nevyn

Trinity1 wrote: »

Yes I do - from my image of it i can imagine it filling up then sploosh when you take it out. AM sure I am wrong but to me its like a urine bag after an operation

Women don't loose THAT much blood per day with a period it just looks like more then it's all spread out and soaked up by a pad in truth it's about a shot glass full and a moon cup can cope with that ammount easily.

Trinity

Thaedydal wrote: »

Women don't loose THAT much blood per day with a period it just looks like more then it's all spread out and soaked up by a pad.

Lovely.

Chinafoot

WindSock wrote: »

I've said it before and I'll say it again...how can the mooncup be anymore gross than shoving a bunch of cotton up your gee.

Ah yes, but you don't wring out a tampon and then shove it back up there!

Trinity

WindSock wrote: »

I've said it before and I'll say it again...how can the mooncup be anymore gross than shoving a bunch of cotton up your gee.

Windsock said gee

Alicat

WindSock wrote: »

I've said it before and I'll say it again...how can the mooncup be anymore gross than shoving a bunch of cotton up your gee.

That made me spit my tea out all over my laptop.

Poetry, pure poetry *applauds enthusiastically*

Trinity

Chinafoot wrote: »

Ah yes, but you don't wring out a tampon and then shove it back up there!

You dont?

GirlInterrupted

Chinafoot wrote: »

Ah yes, but you don't wring out a tampon and then shove it back up there!

There's a mental image...seriously though the amount of squeamish women on this thread, its only blood, we deal with it every month ffs:).

Chinafoot

Hah! The 'thanks' appears to be gone but if it was there I'd give you one! (ooo-er!!)

Chinafoot

GirlInterrupted wrote: »

There's a mental image...seriously though the amount of squeamish women on this thread, its only blood, we deal with it every month ffs:).

Ah yeah, agreed. It's not the blood that bothers me, it's the pain. If the mooncup could relieve that I'd be very swiftly converted.

Trinity

GirlInterrupted wrote: »

There's a mental image...seriously though the amount of squeamish women on this thread, its only blood, we deal with it every month ffs:).

Ah its not about squeamish, its just well horrible. I honestly would rather not have them at all. I know they serve a purpose but they **** you up a week every month. Messy fncking things.

Chinafoot

Trinity1 wrote: »

Ah its not about squeamish, its just well horrible. I honestly would rather not have them at all. I know they serve a purpose but they **** you up a week every month. Messy fncking things.

Hehe, every time I hear "clotted cream" I instantly think of our monthly visitors

Trinity

Chinafoot wrote: »

Hehe, every time I hear "clotted cream" I instantly think of our monthly visitors

Again, lovely

GirlInterrupted

Chinafoot wrote: »

Hehe, every time I hear "clotted cream" I instantly think of our monthly visitors

The word 'clot' is the worst alright:)

Aisling(",)

pads for the win!
my mothers anti tampons till im older for some strange reason and the mooncup thing wuold put me off coz id be freaked out if i could feel it inside me.

Nevyn

Well thats the difference between regular blood and period blood ?
You can't pick regular blood up with a fork.

The moon cup is easily washed and is made of silicon and warms to your body's temp so you for get it is there.

GirlInterrupted

Thaedydal wrote: »

Well thats the difference between regular blood and period blood ?
You can't pick regular blood up with a fork.

The moon cup is easily washed and is made of silicon and warms to your body's temp so you for get it is there.

Oh ick. I can imagine alright that you forget about it, and you can leave it in so long that it's a real plus overnight.

Aisling(",)

Thaedydal wrote: »

Well thats the difference between regular blood and period blood ?
You can't pick regular blood up with a fork.

The moon cup is easily washed and is made of silicon and warms to your body's temp so you for get it is there.

so itd kinda mould to your insides?

Trinity

Thaedydal wrote: »

Well thats the difference between regular blood and period blood ? QUOTE]


You can stop regular blood with a plaster or a good tight squeeze

If ya cant ya bleed to death and dont have to worry about it leaking, smelling or interfering with your plans to wear your cream linen trousers


Forgot to mention being paranoid about a friends dog sniffing your crotch, anyone else worry about this? God how sad am i.

GirlInterrupted

Trinity1 wrote: »

Thaedydal wrote: »

Well thats the difference between regular blood and period blood ? QUOTE]


You can stop regular blood with a plaster or a good tight squeeze

If ya cant ya bleed to death and dont have to worry about it leaking, smelling or interfering with your plans to wear your cream linen trousers

The smell part never occured to me, I gather they don't? As for the cream linen trousers - white jeans, I dare ya!:pac:

Piste

Chinafoot wrote: »

Hehe, every time I hear "clotted cream" I instantly think of our monthly visitors

Great, you've ruined afternoon tea for me

Gyalist

GirlInterrupted wrote: »

I might give it a try for a while, I don't think it's anymore gross than a used tampon or towel. I thought it would be smaller for some reason, and I don't think sex would be an option with it in thats for sure! A pity really because I thought unmessy sex would be a big plus.

You can have sex with Instead.

Instead and a couple of burgundy beach towels ftw.

GirlInterrupted

Gyalist wrote: »

You can have sex with Instead.

Instead and a couple of burgundy beach towels ftw.

Who's instead?? And why does he have beach towels?:D

Is he single?

GirlInterrupted

Aisling(",) wrote: »

pads for the win!
my mothers anti tampons till im older for some strange reason and the mooncup thing wuold put me off coz id be freaked out if i could feel it inside me.

If your periods are very light pads are ok I suppose, but tampons for warm weather is much more comfortable. What does your mum have against tampons if thats not too nosey?

Gyalist

Gyalist wrote: »

You can have sex with Instead.

Instead and a couple of burgundy beach towels ftw.

And without.

Nevyn

Aisling(",) wrote: »

so itd kinda mould to your insides?

Yes that is exactly what it does.
http://www.divacup.com/

Tampons are traditionally not rec emended for young girls as their bodies are still developing, their hymen may still be intact.

Trinity

Thaedydal wrote: »

their hymen may still be intact.

Yes like mine

Gyalist

GirlInterrupted wrote: »

Who's instead??

Instead

And why does he have beach towels?:D

Because 1600 thread count Egyptian cotton sheets don't come cheap.

Is he single?

Trinity

Gyalist wrote: »

Instead.QUOTE]

I'd love to have a mickey for a day - Instead!

dosed

mooncup! no contest really.

no its not any more messy than pads or tampons, no it dosnt 'slosh' around inside you, no you cant feel it, no you cant have sex with it in (thats insteads)
and you think its gross? cool, so haveing a sweaty, bloody lump of plastic and cottonwool between your legs all day is just something you learn to live with?! no thanks, ill take my 'gross' lil cup anyday of th week

Trinity

[QUOTE=dosed;56219164 so haveing a sweaty, bloody lump of plastic and cottonwool between your legs all day is just something you learn to live with?! no thanks, ill take my 'gross' lil cup anyday of th week[/QUOTE]


Hey, dont talk about my bf like that :mad:

iguana

dosed wrote: »

mooncup! no contest really.

no its not any more messy than pads or tampons, no it dosnt 'slosh' around inside you, no you cant feel it, no you cant have sex with it in (thats insteads)
and you think its gross? cool, so haveing a sweaty, bloody lump of plastic and cottonwool between your legs all day is just something you learn to live with?! no thanks, ill take my 'gross' lil cup anyday of th week

Agreed. I'm a recent convert to the mooncup and it really is the best option. I didn't find it even slightly difficult to use. I cut the "handle" off it completely by the third day of use as I didn't need it. You can just use your pelvic muscles to push it out. Even on my heaviest days I only need to change it every 12 hours, so there is no worries about public toilets as I only have to do it in the morning and at night.

It eliminates odour, as my dogs were always somewhat curious about my crotch when I had my period in the past. But they have no idea now, which is a reflief.:eek: It's also a relief to never have to worry about having enough tampons or having the wrong size. I absolutely can't feel it, so I find my cramps are eased a little because I feel physically less tense.

watna

I'm on the Depo Provera so my choice is nothing. Tis the awesome - although one day my mother told me that my body was storing all the lost periods up and it was all going to come out of me one day as a surprise, which is a horrible mental image. She's evil like that!

Quality

I cant believe so many people wear pads...

I have a big aversion to them as my mother used to always by us stay free when I was younger.... No wings or slimline pads for us, They were big thick and like incontinence pads... No neat discreet packaging. Big dirty looking long pads... Ugggghhh!!

watna

Quality wrote: »

I cant believe so many people wear pads...

I have a big aversion to them as my mother used to always by us stay free when I was younger.... No wings or slimline pads for us, They were big thick and like incontinence pads... No neat discreet packaging. Big dirty looking long pads... Ugggghhh!!

Hey, you're preggers. You don't have to worry about these things now!