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Mumsnet Discussions: Ethical living : Boooo...pregnant so can't use mooncup (15 messages)
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Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By Wisknit on Wed 30-Jul-08 08:11:11
Here goes, no period between ds1 & ds2. Thought 'won't let that happen again' and also, in preparation for the inevitable bought a mooncup. Was waiting waiting for AF so's I could use it and now?????? Pregnant again still no period.
Assuming I take as long to ovulate after this baby (11 months last time)I'm not going to get one til at leats jan 2010.
SO my poor little mooncup is sitting in my cupboard unused for another 18 months.

Can anyone find some sympathy for me?

(although no periods so far for 3 and a half years is a bonus I suppose grin)
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By greenwitch on Wed 30-Jul-08 09:26:54
No sympathy at all.........! Pesky periods still here.....

But know what you mean as I did buy mooncup 2 weeks before 1st pregnancy. Took me a while after periods came back before I dared stick anything up there again! So poor old mooncup had to wait even longer!!!
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By notcitrus on Wed 30-Jul-08 13:29:26
Heh - when I was trying to conceive and had tried practically everything else, I decided it was time to buy a Mooncup as obviously the minute I invested in it, I'd get pregnant and not need it for ages.

Luckily by the time I'd researched it a bit more, found out I was pregnant!

Still need to put about 15 boxes of tampons on Freecycle though. I have no idea where they all came from!
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By Cies on Wed 30-Jul-08 13:47:13
I only heard about mooncups when I came on MN. But, they sound such a good idea.

I'm ttc first child, and so putting off buying mooncup. I'm (obviously) hoping to get pg soon, and to have a vaginal birth (again hopefully grin ) and so don't want to get mooncup yet because I'd have to go up a size after birth.

I know I should just buy one, use it, and fate will probably make me fall pregnant.

Grrr, if only I could see into the future. grin
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By craftymum27 on Fri 01-Aug-08 21:25:03
what on earth is a mooncup??? sorry if i sound really dense but i have never heard of one of them before. can anyone enlighten me please???
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By Wisknit on Sat 02-Aug-08 09:09:51
It is an alternative to tampons. a silicon cup. You can re-use them for years.
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By craftymum27 on Sat 02-Aug-08 09:42:20
ok, and how does it work???
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By girlandboy on Sat 02-Aug-08 13:32:57
craftymum27 - see this
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By ajm200 on Sat 02-Aug-08 14:00:45
Sorry can't sympathise with anyone who doesn't get periods for 3.5 years and remains fertile... Do you know how lucky you are envy

My periods returned within a month of giving birth despite BF and with my 2nd pregancy my periods didn't stop until month 5!
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By Wisknit on Sun 03-Aug-08 10:32:22
Not whingeing about the lack of periods...just not getting to use the mooncup...
Poor you with 5 months of pregnant periods iyswim.

Thanks girland boy, I'm crap at technical stuff like links.
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By Buckets on Sun 03-Aug-08 10:38:45
Heheh The Fertility Cup strikes again grin.
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By FeminineWear on Thu 20-Nov-08 17:14:42
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Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By ClaireDeLoon on Thu 20-Nov-08 17:19:04
I'm going to buy a mooncup tomorrow!
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By Alishanty on Fri 21-Nov-08 22:25:44
I am in the same boat lol! Ds is 2 yrs, 3 mths and I bf him until a yr, no af all that time. I bought a mooncup, used it once and then discovered I was pg again lol! Now feeding 3 mth old dd so i guess I will not have af until I stop bf like last time. Not looking forward to the return of af but at least I have the mooncup for when they finally return!
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By MrsThierryHenry on Sun 30-Nov-08 21:19:51
What a weird conversation topic! Maybe I've missed something here, but shouldn't the OP be delighted that she's pregnant, rather than bemoaning the fact that she can't use her spanking new mooncup?

Weird.


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