{"id":2858,"date":"2013-03-22T00:11:32","date_gmt":"2013-03-22T00:11:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pinkoddy.wordpress.com\/?page_id=2858"},"modified":"2013-09-11T21:54:25","modified_gmt":"2013-09-11T20:54:25","slug":"mooncup","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/blog\/mooncup\/","title":{"rendered":"Mooncup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Firstly please note that these are totally my views, they are not influenced in any way. I paid the full price for my Mooncup and are not affiliated with them. SINCE this post was published I have approach Mooncup Ltd for Sponsorship to attend Britmums and they said yes.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I heard of Mooncups years ago &#8211; guess when you visit parenting forums it&#8217;s one of those things that come up. It was always something yukky &#8211; people don&#8217;t like change do they?! And so it was never something I had actually thought about using. When I think about it I&#8217;d not even looked at a picture of one, never mind actually giving it some consideration.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/mooncup.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mooncup\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/mooncup.jpg?resize=300%2C224\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">What changed my mind? Actually it wasn&#8217;t even that long ago and I don&#8217;t know what it was that got me thinking about them. What I do know is that I kept leaking (and at people&#8217;s houses and it was embarrassing). That tampons were getting increasingly expensive. That I hate waste. I never know which flow to buy, or end up running out of a certain type and using the wrong one just because it&#8217;s what&#8217;s available. That I can&#8217;t just reinsert tampons &#8211; so if I&#8217;d just put it in and then changed my mind and wanted a bath it would just be wasted. That if I sneeze, and every time I go to the toilet I have to change them &#8211; again a huge waste or forward planning is required.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/mooncupbag.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"mooncupbag\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/mooncupbag.jpg?resize=300%2C224\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cons<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>OK on first glance it seemed a bit big to me. But once it&#8217;s folded up it&#8217;s not too bad &#8211; and I reminded myself that actually compared to say the size of those babies that have come out of me it is actually very tiny!<\/li>\n<li>If you don&#8217;t get it in right the tail can be quiet uncomfortable &#8211; but tampons can also be uncomfortable if not positioned right, and am sure it is easier with practise.<\/li>\n<li>The envelope had the senders name and address on the back &#8211; so not very discrete &#8211; but then neither is buying tampons from the supermarket.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pros<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You don&#8217;t need to take anything obvious into the toilet with you.<\/li>\n<li>No need to worry about how heavy your flow is.<\/li>\n<li>Can put in before your period is due so you don&#8217;t get caught out.<\/li>\n<li>No risk of TSS.<\/li>\n<li>No need to worry about the amount of sanitary protection you are carrying around with you &#8211; or running out.<\/li>\n<li>No need to find a bin to dispose of any packaging.<\/li>\n<li>No waste going to landfill.<\/li>\n<li>No string in the way.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>Tips<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Use the disabled toilet when out if you really feel the need to wash it at the sink. Alternatively take some toilet wipes with you.<\/li>\n<li>Slowly cut the stem off a bit of a time until you feel comfortable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/mooncupdelivery.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"mooncupdelivery\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/mooncupdelivery.jpg?resize=300%2C224\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/mooncup.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/mooncupbag.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/mooncupdelivery.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Firstly please note that these are totally my views, they are not influenced in any way. I paid the full price for my Mooncup and are not affiliated with them. SINCE this post was published I have approach Mooncup Ltd for Sponsorship to attend Britmums and they said yes. I heard of Mooncups years ago &#8230; <a title=\"Mooncup\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/blog\/mooncup\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Mooncup\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9618,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"aioseo_notices":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/mooncup.jpg?fit=361%2C270&ssl=1",361,270,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/mooncup.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/mooncup.jpg?fit=300%2C224&ssl=1",300,224,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/mooncup.jpg?fit=361%2C270&ssl=1",361,270,true],"large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/mooncup.jpg?fit=361%2C270&ssl=1",361,270,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/mooncup.jpg?fit=361%2C270&ssl=1",361,270,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/mooncup.jpg?fit=361%2C270&ssl=1",361,270,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"pinkoddy","author_link":"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/blog\/author\/pinkoddy\/"},"uagb_comment_info":5,"uagb_excerpt":"Firstly please note that these are totally my views, they are not influenced in any way. 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