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Just google them and go off their website, it's foreign but has an English translation. They're great, I ordered one cup, and they threw in a free one :) Just occurred to me that I'll need to buy new ones after this baby...two babies later and I'd say my cervix needs the size up lol.
Meluna are great, and my friends and I bought them and got free ones thrown in also. I have a few friends whose cycles are lighter since using the cup.
I agree that my AF is different with a cup. Not lighter - that would be too much to ask for, but definitely heavier initially then over faster.
I see Meluna do a sport version now.
Div - mine is a 34ml cup. If you know how heavy your AF is you can kinda work out how often you might need to change it. I only do morning and night after day 2. It's so much easier when you can just do morning and night.
Sex with a cup - i'm not sure how that works? Good on you guys for not letting that stop ya :)
It really doesn't work, but is technically possible. Maybe if you or DH like about an inch of fun...bahahaha.
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Does anyone have a moon cup and another kind? I have a moon cup and considering buying a 2nd back-up and thought I might try another one. Any thoughts?
Sorry MadB, I only just got my first one.
So I got a MeLuna and this is my first time using it. AF came today so I tried it out this morning. I did the fold it in half twice thing but could not get it right! It wasn't popping open inside and just staying folded in half. Then I worked out that it was sort of in beside my cervix instead of around it so couldn't open but I couldn't fix it, it just kept doing the same thing after trying a few times. So I tried folding it another way that I just made up, lol, and it opened up better. It's still sort of squashed, like oval shape now, is that right? Or is it meant to be like it looks like on the outside, i.e. round? There's no leaking happening so I guess it's probably right, although it's only just started so light anyway. Also, to get it to go around my cervix instead of beside it it's a lot lower than I expected, like it's hardly in there at all! Is that where it's supposed to be? I can't feel it at all though so it's comfy.
Which meluna is it Heaven? Soft or their traditional one? I have the soft and i find i have to fold it in 3 - like an S. It doesn't pop open like that inside - i can tell, because it comes out mishapen, like an oval.
I think the Soft is a bit harder to get the hang of because it is so soft. The other ones pop open easier.
Can't help MadB. You can get one with glitter, just for special occasions.
glitter, huh? mmmm
Thanks Lenny. It's the traditional one. I just emptied it and got it back in first time this time and it opened up properly straight away. I think maybe I just pushed it up a bit much before I let it open last time so it didn't go in the right place and got pushed up behind my cervix still folded iykwim. I can tell once I get the hang of it I'm going to like it much better than tampons already. Love that it's ok to wear to bed. And love not having gross string hanging out that gets pee'd on :rofl:
Really?! Glitter??
I suppose things can be kind of dreary down there ...
I got my sister one with glitter to try and encourage her to use it lol
ooo, i've ordered a soft glittery one to try something different. perhaps i'll just start a collection. treat myself.
Woohoo, go the glitter!
As long it's not a collection you put out on display lol
Hey I just realised...I bought my cups Pre children and got the smaller cervix version...I'll have given birth twice by the time I use them next...assuming I'll need to buy the bigger sizes, right? I have MeLuna's.
If you read the Meluna site, then i guess so, PZ. Maybe you could give it a try once you get AF back? Then if it doesn't seem to work as well, you can upsize!
Ideas for old cups?
Yeah, I think that's a sensible idea. I have two so they'd have to be retired which would be a shame.
Oh, that's an interesting thought! I guess it depends on what you're willing to do? Hmm I'll have a good think about this, there's got to be a way to recycle old cups.
Measures for doing the washing, for fabric softener etc?
I'm on day 4 of my first cycle using a cup (I got the diva cup) and I LOVE it!! I normally have to change pads every hour on my heavy days (And I'll wear more than 1 at a time), but I think the most I've checked is 4 times in one day and even then I could have left it longer. I only got anywhere near full on night 2 over 12 hours.
I feel so clean and fresh! On day 2 and 3 of my cycle (heaviest) I used to try my hardest to stay home because it was just so messy and uncomfortable. This time I went shopping and driving a few hours and didn't have to worry about a thing. I don't even feel like I've got my period at all which is awesome!
So far so good. I was surprised at how quickly I learnt to insert it and remove it, there was no pain or uncomfotableness (is that even a word?? haha) and other than the tiniest leak after wearing it the first night, I've had no problems at all. I'm really very impressed, especially seeming as I have never used tampons in my life as I felt they were 'gross' and uncomfortable and just didn't like the idea of putting something up there. Now that I've given birth to 2 giant headed children, I figured I couldn't complain.
Loving my cup!
:)