Helloooo Ladies!
So I’m at the end of day 1 of using. No kidding I got the visit today right as I was waiting on the time to use this!
OK here’s my review:
Easy to insert, I used the method of holding down one side of the cup pushing it inside the cup and then creasing it together (hard to explain!). Anyway that made the cup small enough to insert - I’m using the bigger size since I’m 40 but I have never had kids.
Anyway, I cut the stem a bit, about half way down and I am a little sore from what is left of it poking me at the ahem… entry. Anyway, trying to get it out was a bit of a nightmare actually, it seems I have stronger muscles than I expected!
I put it in actually last night before bed when I realised I’d started. Getting it out in the bathroom this morning was rather tricky and it took several tries to get it. I tried the pushing down thing (like pelvic floor exercising) and it seemed to help a bit - but it IS tricky to extract.
I managed to keep it stable enough so I didn’t spill everywhere, and rinsed it out with hot water. Re-inserting again was very easy - same method make it small, in it goes aim for the back. Very much like inserting a tampon. I’ve always used non applicator tampons so inserting is easy enough.
This evening after getting home from work I emptied again. The cup was surprisingly more full than I expected (I have fairly heavy flow). So much for all that literature that says “you only ever expel about a teaspoon of liquid a month anyway” - well thats gonna be one big teaspoon by the time I’m done :teehee:
Anyway I managed to spill it a bit when extracting it this evening, but not much and it went on the bathroom floor - which is lino flooring anyway and easy to clean.
I found today that there were several very surprising aspects to using this.
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the severe cramps I usually suffer from were milder and not the same - I am assuming this is because I wasn’t sucking up bleach into my bloodstream.
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no dryness. I always suffer (as others have said here) from dryness and end up being err chapped from the tampon string.
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No smell. I didn’t smell in the office - I am always very aware that I smell during my period - either its paranoia or I do actually smell slightly err fishy! Either way its something I notice and this seems to not be there.
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At the start of my period (and at the end) I always have a massive increase in my body temperature and suffer from a sudden expulsion from my bowels, which is always shocking and always diarrhea. This usually happens when I’ve forgotten to stick a spare tampon in my jeans pocket and the sudden expulsion and muscle contractions cause the currently worn tampon to eject itself. This also usually happens at work and and paranoia again - I am accutely aware if I go to the loo then come back and immediately go again I might as well wear a big sign saying “HEY EVERYONE it’s Gerri’s time of the month!”
Anyway today this happened again (I don’t know why I don’t expect it, it happens every time but never at the same time!) I was really worried my mooncup would come flying out and land up in the pan. To my surprise it didn’t shift at all - it didn’t even slip down.
Anyway all those things made it pretty impressive! I think its going to take some getting used to. I’m finding the removal process quite difficult and I’m not sure I’d like to do that in a public bathroom - especially not at work where the stalls are TINY and I’m not a small woman!
We move to a new office in September, there the washroom is a single room with a sink in it - I’ll feel more comfortable about it there I think!
Anyway thats my Day 1 review - I’ll keep you updated!
