i was once pretty interested in the mooncup (i think on the uk sites they called it the "divacup" or something) but never found them around here in a pharmacy. anyways, i used to use tampons cuze less mess and waste and i couldn't really use pads. but i changed pill around a year ago and now my periods are so "pathetic" i use like two tampons and disposable pads (no, not thinking about wearing coton ones like our grannies did    but i do try to use ones with less wrapping like "alldays", the big ones are as big as regular pads without all the wrapping).

I use tampons and disposable pads when out and about and lunapads (cloth ones) when at home.

I think the cup is a cool idea, but I haven't done any research on them yet.  So far so good.  However, I am interested in less waste, hence the lunapads.

Styg, sounds like that particular pill isn't working so good...or did you go off the pill?

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nono, i first used diane 35 but after two years i got more pimples and i was annoyed with water retention. so i switched to an even lighter one. most girls i know start bleeding fewer and fewer over the years. i was just used to bleed as a pig i guess, i couldn't use pads at all cuze i knew it would leak down my legs after an hour. what i have now is like peanuts compared to that.   8)

Totally forgot to put in my 2 cents The Mooncup is a total godsend. In fact, I'm even making informational cup pamphlets to distribute in bathrooms on campus (even got permission the other day) It doesn't leak and I can't feel a thing

::doin' the Mooncup dance::


Two more days until period! Two more days until period!

Anais

What I like about the cups is that you are not introducing a lot of other chemicals into your body.  Many people are not aware of the fact that tampons and pads ARE NOT STERILE.  They are a paper product that has a lot of bleach and other chemicals that were used to make it LOOK sterile.  Toxic Shock Syndrome can be the result of those chemicals along with bacterial growth that can occur when the tampon is not changed often enough.  Research shows that a tampon should be changed every HOUR.  I don't know about the rest of you, but I don't always have time to run to the restroom that often. 

I've heard of many users say that cramping is greatly reduced when they switch to cloth pads and/or cups.  The cramping was the result of the chemicals on their products.

The cups are made of either rubber or silicone.  I prefered the silicone because it could be boiled.  But either type are easily washed and less likely to introduce bacteria.

If you've never considered a cup - you might want to read up on it.  There are a number of discussion groups specifically about the cups, that can answer your questions.  (PM me if you are interested in knowing about the groups.)

(I didn't mean to hijack your thread Anais - jump in with the info from your brochure!)

BB! actually i did read about them before. i never had TSS with tampons so i figure this won't hurt me either. i was always more wondering if the thing is really comfy cuze it seemed so huge to me (but then well, otherwise it might leak and move  i guess). i am also quite interested in cloth pads ... never ever saw that around here, not even in pharmacies.

the cup looks big to me too!  Tampons sometimes hurt for my to put in.
But I use tampons, tampax applicator ones, if you wanted to know. I can't use the non aplicator ones, I tried once but it hurt more than an applicator.