The nightmare of the mooncup
You may remember that I mentioned some time ago that I purchased a Mooncup (www.mooncup.co.uk) a menstrual cup as an alternative to tampons. Being environmentally conscious, I thought that the theory of a mooncup was a good one, but was put off by the idea. However, some time ago, I was pursuaded by the girls on one of the message boards that I frequent that a mooncup was easy to use so purchased one. It's been sitting in my drawer for about 2 months and I've not had the time/inclination/courage to use it. But when AF arrived during this quiet time, I thought "it's now or never" and gave it a go.
I think there might be something wrong with me is all I can say because getting it in and out was a nightmare! It's much bigger than you would imagine (a bit bigger than a golf ball) and to get it in, you have to fold it up and push it up, but every time, I pushed, it snapped open and boy, did it sting!! ;o) After about 10 tries, it finally went up and I was really pleased! It was quite comfortable (but not as comfortable as a tampon I must admit!) But later, I realised that it would also have to come out!!! And that was the tricky part because try as I might, I couldn't get that blighter out! I could grasp the end, but it had caused such a tight seal that I just couldn't get it out!!! Boy, was I panicking! I had visions of having to visit A & E - how embarrassing would that be???
Then I thought "Pat's a vet - he'll know what to do!" and called him up to the bathroom for "assistance" Luckily he did something better than actually "assist" - he calmly read the instructions to me through the [closed] bathroom door and I did what he said - and hey presto! It came straight out! It was definitely me panicking that was the problem - NOT the mooncup! I intend using it again, but I was so sore afterwards, that I think I'll leave it until next month and try again - this time using the "techniques" that I finally learned this time around. I am yet to pass judgment on whether it will ever be as good as tampons, but the fact that so many women swear by them and the fact that has cost me nearly £20) will spur me on to keep trying!!
Sarah
xx
I think there might be something wrong with me is all I can say because getting it in and out was a nightmare! It's much bigger than you would imagine (a bit bigger than a golf ball) and to get it in, you have to fold it up and push it up, but every time, I pushed, it snapped open and boy, did it sting!! ;o) After about 10 tries, it finally went up and I was really pleased! It was quite comfortable (but not as comfortable as a tampon I must admit!) But later, I realised that it would also have to come out!!! And that was the tricky part because try as I might, I couldn't get that blighter out! I could grasp the end, but it had caused such a tight seal that I just couldn't get it out!!! Boy, was I panicking! I had visions of having to visit A & E - how embarrassing would that be???
Then I thought "Pat's a vet - he'll know what to do!" and called him up to the bathroom for "assistance" Luckily he did something better than actually "assist" - he calmly read the instructions to me through the [closed] bathroom door and I did what he said - and hey presto! It came straight out! It was definitely me panicking that was the problem - NOT the mooncup! I intend using it again, but I was so sore afterwards, that I think I'll leave it until next month and try again - this time using the "techniques" that I finally learned this time around. I am yet to pass judgment on whether it will ever be as good as tampons, but the fact that so many women swear by them and the fact that has cost me nearly £20) will spur me on to keep trying!!
Sarah
xx
posted by Sarah Bee @ 1:41 PM
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