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Bored, with t'internet to occupy myself, I finally decided to click the link to the AMPzine that was being advertised at the top of the page. Interesting - there's an article about Mooncups... We have the ads for Mooncups plastered all over the backs of the toilet doors at uni, and all of the pro and con grafitti that goes with them, and I've been really curious as to what they're really like.
Not having periods at the mo, I didn't bother to go and research them, but was interested to read the article. I remember my periods being sensationally messy - so much so that if I was popping into the shower, I had to take my knickers off in the cubicle to avoid bloody trail across the bathroom floor. So how on earth would I go about washing out a Mooncup and popping it back in? Blatantly obvious answer: buy 2. But at £17.99? Quite a dent in the (already negative) bank balance.
Also, I had issues with tampons, in that I was built on the petite side in that area (shame I'm not so petite anywhere else...). So if I find the ultra-dinky, teenage-girl tampons to be too big, would I ever be able to cope with a Mooncup?
I guess what I'm getting at is:
Has anyone tried a Mooncup? Are they good, bad or ugly? Could size be an issue? How do you properly sanitise them post-period?
In short, are they worth £35.98 and feeling like I'm constantly sitting on a Hoop-la stand?
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obviously, I can't speak from experience, but due to other website commitments I have I can tell you that those that use it "after practice" they love it.
And, I suppose on the economic side, it's 17 quid and change for one mooncup... So, what's that? Couple months of sanspro?
To each their own, though I'm pretty sure you won't find much 'advice' here!
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Oh dear, do we really want to have this conversation here? *deepbreath* Ok. Being the sister of Miss. AMP(zine) and partly responsible for the investigations on that site, I am a owner of a mooncup and can vouch for them wholeheartedly. I am happy to discuss the pros and cons with you but I don't really want my menstrual details splattered all across tmo. Email me on youknowyouwantit@falsemail.com if you want to get up close and personal.
For an interesting tmo/mooncup tie-in, a few years back our beloved Darryn and Waynster were visiting our fair isle and when in the pub with me and AMP for some reason (which truly escapes me now), we found a picture of a mooncup in some kind of literature which was bizarrely in the pub with us. I said I used one and we briefly discussed it and they were suitably weirded out.
BUT it is environmentally friendly, cost-effective, you can leave it in for 12 hours if you like with no risk of toxic shock syndrome, they last for ten years and no, you won't need two. Email me and I'll explain all.
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Same here - not willing to go into too much detail, but I've got one and they're far better than the alternatives. No, you won't need two - at a pinch, you can change it in the shower.
They pay for themselves in 6 months, and there are two sizes you can ask for (depending on whether you've given birth before or not).
They're excellent for travelling (take up far less space, no rubbish to dump), I've heard they're good for swimming, but personally still wouldn't like to test it, and they make periods odourless.
Also, for the 5 people in the world who give a shit, they're better for the environment.
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