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slemslempike ([personal profile] slemslempike) wrote2005-02-04 05:01 pm
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Mooncup Drama

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.
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[identity profile] huskyteer.livejournal.com 2005-02-04 09:10 am (UTC)(link)
12) Put [livejournal.com profile] huskyteer right off her tea.
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[personal profile] felinitykat 2005-02-04 09:17 am (UTC)(link)
You are a brave lady. I hope future usage is a) less ick, and b) more straightforward.

[identity profile] br0k3nsoul.livejournal.com 2005-02-04 09:17 am (UTC)(link)
Ew. That sucks. I've considered getting one of those, but I was always concerned it might be difficult to use...

...and now I know I was right. >.

[identity profile] yiskah.livejournal.com 2005-02-04 09:19 am (UTC)(link)
Hee! Also, ew.

(I bought a Mooncup too. I am scared of it. The one time I did a practice run, it was all...suctiony coming out. Ewww.)
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[personal profile] chiasmata 2005-02-04 09:23 am (UTC)(link)
Comedy genius, that's what you are!

*is deeply, deeply amused* ...

[identity profile] renarde.livejournal.com 2005-02-04 09:29 am (UTC)(link)
Am relieved to find that MoonCup use, contrary to what I have read, is not all ecological smugness and getting in touch with one's inner Goddess or whateverthehell. Am glad someone as humanly fallible as me is giving it a try.

More updates on progress please, and good luck with sterilising tablettage.

[identity profile] alohomoron.livejournal.com 2005-02-04 10:30 am (UTC)(link)
Urgh! How awful. I wouldn't use one because I know full well that I'd do exactly what you did and also possily lose the tug of war with my vagina when removing it and it'd live/grow there, possibly feeding off my blood and turning into some sort of monster that'd scuttle off and live in the sewers after eventually making its escape.

[identity profile] jeejeen.livejournal.com 2005-02-04 10:32 am (UTC)(link)
*runs out to buy mooncup*

[identity profile] paranoidkitten.livejournal.com 2005-02-04 10:38 am (UTC)(link)
*carefully notes for future reference*

[identity profile] pisica.livejournal.com 2005-02-07 09:45 am (UTC)(link)
Okay, I am in the bmi lounge and using the free internet and laughing out loud and PRAYING that some suit-and-tie businessman is not at this moment looking over my shoulder...!

[identity profile] debodacious.livejournal.com 2005-02-08 07:50 am (UTC)(link)
I, inspired by your example, bought a mooncup too. I managed my first period with it last week - I didn't drop it down the loo but every time I took it out (which was a lot) I worried about the suction prolapsing my uterus. I think my technique maybe needs a little work. It wasn't quite as leakproof as I had hoped and I found it tended to ride up with wear, but was easily as good as the alternatives. Plus it is supposed to last about 10 years so it should just about see me through to the menopause.I can hardly wait.
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