Mooncup Drama

[slemslempike]

Fnah. I've mislaid my mooncup instructions (another reason that I need to tidy my room this weekend), so in case anyone else is in the same boat, here is what I did.

1) Boil mooncup in pan of water

2) Approach toilet with trepidation

3) Insert mooncup

4) Stand up. Instantly realise that the mooncup is far too low, and the slight stabbing pain is probably not part of the intended experience.

5) Sit back down. Remove mooncup by playing tug of war until vagina gives up.

6) DROP MOONCUP INTO TOILET

7) Kneel down, retrieve mooncup from THE OTHER SIDE OF THE U-BEND

8) Try not to be sick at sight of accumulated toilet gunk stuck to moon-cup

9) Debate throwing mooncup away, renouncing feminism and possibly own body.

10) Clean mooncup. Boil mooncup.

11) Decide to put off all further attempts until find some kind of sterilising tablet.

Comments

[felinitykat]

I've got a mooncup now. God only knows why, as I bought one after reading your journal :o) Anyway, so far so good, apart from the mild hysteria I had when I first had to remove it and was convinced it was lost inside me forever ohmygodohmigod omg. Etc. Until I remembered about the 'bearing down' with your muscles thing.

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

Yes, once you've done it once, it's pretty easy, and much easier and cheaper than tampons. I'm really pleased with mine.

[felinitykat]

I neved used tampons before (or hardly ever) because I always found they made my cramps worse, and were also quite drying. The magical mooncup, however, presents neither of these problems. Yay.