I got a Moon Cup!

[Shanti]

I have been reading about these things for a while now on BB and finally decided to buy one!!! Yay!!

I think I'll be a bit nervous though when it arrives in the mail..... haha!

After reading some bad things about tampons and pads, I'm looking forward to using something that is better for my health! And the environment!!!

Should I also buy a few cloth pads? Will they need to be worn with it at first while I get used to it? Any advice please! Was thinking of buying 4 cloth pads.....?

[onthefly]

Hi
I really like my cup and hope you 'enjoy' yours.
the first cycle I waited till teh flow eased up a bit before trying it, so just used some pads I had lying around. I found i got the hang of it quite quickly though, so haven't had to use anything else since the second cycle.
I have a heavy flow the first night and have to empty during the night or I leak. If you find the same thing, you might need a backup pad if you don't want to empty in the middle of the night (I'm always up at some point anyway). But other than that, I haven't needed any pads. I would only get 1 or 2 if I were you, and see how you go.

[sneakysparkle]

Ooh where did you get yours? Ive been meaning to get one since I got AF back two months ago - I'm SO OVER tampons and pads!! I really must get off my butt and get one before next AF lol

[onthefly]

I got mine from the moon cup website (in uk)

[Sammiejane]

woo hoo - it will t otally change your life!

I got mine when i was over in the UK but you can get them on the website like marcellus said

i dont use any pads anymore, i just empty every time i need to pee :P

[sazzafrazz]

I got mine off the uk site years ago. I LURVE it!

Only draw back is I have flow that has a sudden surge on day 3 (*TMI* you know that clear fluid?) and I find it fills very quickly to overflowing unexpectedly sometimes.

On the first couple of nights I use a pad as my flow is heavy but after that I dont use them. I just empty it every loo stop in the first few days then a couple of times on the last day or two. easy! No more buying differnt absorbancies, knowing how many to take everywhere, having them fall out our pocket or handbag etc etc. You can even wear it the day you are expecting AF if you dont have any pockets to carry it! It's good for getting to know exactly what your flow is like etc, feels better (not drying) and is way cheaper in the long run too. Yay for mooncups!

Dont trim the stalk too short to start with. I found I could shorten it more after I got used to using it.

I've just come to this part of BB now to find out about cloth pads too actually!