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Giving mooncup another shot
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Well I'm having another bash with the mooncup after many disasterous attempts
When i sit down I can still feel the stalk Does this mean its not high enough or that I need to trim it a bit?
Also It gives me backache when I use it. What could this be?
When i sit down I can still feel the stalk Does this mean its not high enough or that I need to trim it a bit?
Also It gives me backache when I use it. What could this be?
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Tbh though if it's causing you more pain that just it not being in right, I'd give up with it.
IT IS EVIL
I want to use it though. I hate tampons and pads are just too gross to be allowed. When I can work the cup its perfect
When I take it out or put it in there doesnt seem to be enough room for the cup and my fingers in my foof so its kind of hard to manouver it
This thread is gross. Apologies :yuck:
It shouldnt hurt to remove. You need to kind of squeeze gently to break the suction before trying to pull it out and then it should come out easily.
It hurts when the fat end is coming out cos it feels too big and then pops out and hurts the skin. Maybe I just need more practice. I also find it hard to grab hold of to break the seal because I can't fit my fingers up there too! There's not enough room for both! I usually end up wildly grabbing around and yanking it down when I finally manage to get a grip on it!!
The stalk is all the way off and its quite comfy now, feeling a bit tender around my back but that could be the return of my period pain. Its gone very far up so god knows how I'm going to get the damn thing out!
No leakage so far though :yippe:
And if anyone says it's used by druids on the solstice they'll get a slap with a damp kipper
I do bear down when I get it out but for some reason I can't get a hold of it! Maybe I'm getting in a tizzy and panicking
Heehee... made me chuckle.
Was just wondering... those of you who've tried mooncups... does it sort of give you an idea how much blood your losing?
It's just I heard once that you only lose about a table spoon of blood per period, and I dunno if that's a myth of if I'm getting heavy periods...
Last time I was on I took a shower and before I had chance to get out I'd bled all over the bath... I reckon there was a table-spoon amount just from that, maybe more... It was icky... I had to use a second towel :yeees:
id say about an eggcupfull a day was normal.
Its just another way of dealing with it, and a more convenient and environmentally friendly way of doing it too, not to mention cheaper
Exactly!
I love my mooncup, its brilliant