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BessieBear 
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 Posted: 28 May 2011 at 1:54pm |
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I bought a lady cup from mothers instinct, Mainly becasue it was the only one I could find...and also I read up on a blog(i'll see if I can dig it up) and it had the best over all marks.
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HoneybunsMa
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Posted: 28 May 2011 at 2:36pm |
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I talked to mum about it last night saying I was thinking about it and she thought it was interesting. But you just have to make sure you don't get anything inside your body thinking it was harmful to you, pffft no more harmful then the bleaches and things that go on a tampon. Oh she also thought that it shouldn't be rinsed in the sink because thats where you wash your face. She's a bit in to the Maori culture thing. I pointed out that in the shower you wash your body and face and that you are often washing away blood and dirt there.
I also think that the stigma of menstruating means that you think the blood is dirtier then a on a finger or elbow.
Interesting hearing her thoughts though
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minipig
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Posted: 29 May 2011 at 6:30pm |
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Hmmm I'm seriously considering getting one.
But there are so many choices, will take some thought I guess.
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Bizzy
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Posted: 29 May 2011 at 7:54pm |
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i found the cup forum rally helpful and i think i really have finally got the hang of it! YAY!
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BessieBear
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Posted: 29 May 2011 at 8:28pm |
Found it, my cup decision based on this site
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HoneybunsMa
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Posted: 29 May 2011 at 8:38pm |
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I can't believe theres a forum for cups lol... I shouldn't be surprised though should I because there are forums for everything
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Posted: 29 May 2011 at 8:40pm |
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I brought mine from enviromensturals, had to get the cheapest as I had no money, it also happened to be one of the smaller size ones. I totaly love it tho, much easier than tampons, however I have now managed to loose it somewhere in my house (in its bag)! so gutted.
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nikkitheknitter
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Posted: 30 May 2011 at 10:40am |
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I love my mooncup still! Been using it about 3 years now and absolutely hate it when I forget it on holiday or whatever and have to use tampons. Argh.
The only time I feel it in is on my heaviest days when it gets full. Took a while to figure out that that's what it was though. heh.
Every now and again I get leaks during my heaviest nights but usually it's because I've been lazy about putting it in and haven't fitted it around cervix properly, as others have mentioned.
So satisfying walking past the tampon aisle. *muahahahaha*
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GuestGuest
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Posted: 30 May 2011 at 10:49am |
I can't believe how common these are! I don't think I could stand the thought of dealing with the actual blood, the fact that you have to tip it out  When it's soaked into a tampon it doesn't seem so bad.
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mothermercury
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Posted: 30 May 2011 at 11:21am |
It's not so bad, really!  You just tip it down the toilet, you don't even have to look at it. But then, blood doesn't really bother me in general. 
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MamaT
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Posted: 04 June 2011 at 9:19pm |
My moon cup turned up just in time for the start of AF. I've been using it all day nd I'm surprised with how easy it has actually been. No leaks, no discomfort, brilliant.
Although I was popping to the loo every chance I could get to mke sure I didn't have any accidents 
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Posted: 13 June 2011 at 9:57am |
 LuckyRed wrote:
I can't believe how common these are! I don't think I could stand the thought of dealing with the actual blood, the fact that you have to tip it out When it's soaked into a tampon it doesn't seem so bad. |
I'm totally used to it now, and on the one hand I could get that it'd seem weird to someone who wasn't keen on blood, but on the other hand I think it helps you understand heaps more about your body and normalises the whole deal! (Which seems so bizarre given that every woman has to deal with this for most of her life. heh)
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Plushie
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Posted: 13 June 2011 at 10:52am |
Thanks for the link Bessiebear, i've been meaning to get one of some kind but i guess no point until i get an AF again. What blows my mind is they all seem to have measuring lines on the inside 
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Posted: 13 June 2011 at 12:56pm |
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Lol yeah they do Bowie, its so you can see how much you actually produce, its quite interesting when you add it all up! lol
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