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I started using it last night [first day of period]and read all instructions. At first I think that I inserted it wrong...too low and it was quite uncomfortable and made me sore I then tried the squatting position and thought I had it in place although I could still feel it...It did collect some so think I had it in the right place. I am however quite tight 'down there' I have size A because I've had 2 c-sections. My question is how do you know if you've inserted it correctly? is it all just practice/trial n error? Has anyone got any tips on how you know if it's 'in' properly? I have a bad cough at the moment could this cause it to fall out? . HELP PLEASE.
If you can feel it, then I wonder if it is either too low, or you have left the stem too long (or both) - it took me a while to get confident enough to cut most of the stem off, but when I did I found the thing a whole lot more comfortable. You may be more aware of it because you are coughing, which causes your pelvic floor muscles to push down. I don't think it would fall out unless you have it way too low.
Cut of the stem completely and use some lube to help you position it. The bottom bit without the stem is only about 2cm inside me and I find that completely comfortable.
I found it difficult at first at the beginning and I found putting it in the shower helpful as I was more relaxed rather than huffing and puffing over a toilet bowl.
Best advice is persevere and you will get there. It's really good.
The official advice is that it needs to be low - lower than a tampon. But personally, I find I need it up higher - much like a tampon - as otherwise I can feel it. The first few times I used it, I also got a bit sore and it wasn't until I had cut off most of the stem that it felt better.
Also heartily second the advice about changing it in the shower.
Thanx everyone for all your advice..I think it will be a while before I go out in public though because when i tried to 'insert and twist' as instructed it started making farting like noises as I twisted it . I will NOT be beaten though but if it does'nt work after a couple of months I have bought myself a rather nice little pouch for £20 ...any suggestions what I could put in it condoms --bus fare home-- would be most welcome .
nannyL quote from official booklet is...the entrance to your womb is only the size of a pin head....mooncup cannot get lost Funny that the said booklet is sooo small that you'de probably lose the booklet and they would then deny printing it IF the Mooncup DID get lost BUT.....G.P. also said that my coil would'nt get lost.............8 weeks later need I say more???????
I was about to post a thread on here asking people's opinions of the mooncup. The reviews on the website make it sound fantastic but I feel a bit squeamish about it. I'm not even very good at inserting non-applicator tampons. (Having said that I mastered catheters for a short while after ds2 so it CAN'T be as unnerving as that surely). All this talk of soreness and turning it inside out are making me less keen... please convince me!!
In my experience mooncups are much, much more comfortable than tampons, because the mooncup doesn't dry me out (I was never able to comfortably use 2 tampons consecutively, I had to alternate with an st). It took me 2 days to get the hang of it, during which I became more familiar with my insides than I have ever been . It's safer to go longer with a mooncup without needing to empty it, unless of course you need to because of heavy flow. It deals with clots better than tampons do. There's no embarrassing string if your local gym/pool isn't civilised enough to have separate shower cubicles (or for your dc to ask innocently and loudly why you have a piece of string between your legs, like my friend's dd did ). Oh, and you never run out of mooncup at bedtime on a bank holiday saturday, or on holiday abroad where you don't really know what to ask for in the local chemist .
thanks for advice.... but i hadnt quite put it in correctly and instead of removing and trying again i just poked it up with my finger, and poked it inside out.
I didnt mean it got right inside my insides, but it was inside out while inside me IUSWIM?
salsmum, I am a recent convert to the mooncup who initially had problems inserting. I find the origami fold technique worked the best for me: here. Helps to insert the mooncup higher up before it unfurls.
you will find that knowing what a mooncup is, and bunting, and cupcakes, and fruitshoots, and Cod's typing, and nest of vipers will become the very heart of your life once addicted to MN.
I love my mooncup. It took me about 2-3 periods to be really confident with it but now I use nothing else. I cut the stem off completely, much better. I now insert it lower than I was previsouly doing and no more leaking.
It really is a case of giving it time and trying different techniques etc. I always ahve to take a breath and actively relax myself before insertion and it pops in no problem, if I'm even a little bit flustered or rushing I can be there ages!
Stick with it, you'll be weaving lentils in no time
I then tried the squatting position and thought I had it in place although I could still feel it...It did collect some so think I had it in the right place. I am however quite tight 'down there' I have size A because I've had 2 c-sections. My question is how do you know if you've inserted it correctly? is it all just practice/trial n error? Has anyone got any tips on how you know if it's 'in' properly? I have a bad cough at the moment could this cause it to fall out? 
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