Instead Cups

[MillieMoo]

Hi Lafdes. I think i'm ovulating today or yesterday and i used them too both last night and the night before so keeping my fingers crossed for all of us!

 

[MillieMoo]

That's supposed to say Ladies!

 

[555ann555]

I am completely fascinated.

They sound ideal for keeping the inside

That's one of the things I hate about TTC, sometimes I just want a quicky before I go do something else, but before I would just go to the bathroom and then get on with whatever I wanted to (my friend calls that dropping the kids of at the pool! eww.)

Now I'm either laying there for ages, or trying to hold it in with my kegels!

And I don't know how many nice panties I've ruined with leakage during my period too... TMI I know.

I've spent a bloody fortune since I came onto this board! OPKs, different preg tests, fertility monitor, pre-seed, TCOYF, thermometers, and now it looks like I'm gonna get a mooncup too! Better hide my bank statement next month! Though really this should come out of our "baby fund"

ETA: someone has the mooncup BNIB on ebay for £12.99 buy it now (£15.01 with p&p)

 

[maz]

I've decided to try them this cycle too, although I am a little surprised by the size. I am only on CD6 today, so I have a while to go before I have to worry about it. Good luck everyone!

you were surprised by the size??? I was shocked ... they're fecking huge. But very flexible.

 

[maz]

I think the mooncup's are the reusable ones ... not sure how to disinfect/sterilise them though. Softcups are disposable so no real worries of infection.

Hope they work for you.

 

[555ann555]

I think the mooncup's are the reusable ones ... not sure how to disinfect/sterilise them though. Softcups are disposable so no real worries of infection.

Hope they work for you.

They get steralized the same way you would baby's bottles so either steralising fluid/tablets or in boiling water.

I sometimes have issues with latex and these are made of surgical grade silicon so should be fine for me... We'll soon see

 

[baby1moretime]

good luck baby1moretime, think we are both ovulating together. what are your cycle days like. i'm about 30 so im probably due af on the 18th i'll leave testing till just after if i can hang on!!

Hi hun mine are about 27- 28day cycle so i will be testing on the 19th if hasnt got me, we will have to try hang on together hun
I am terrible always wanting to poas
Good luck lets hope we get lots of

 

[555ann555]

So my mooncup arrived today gonna keep those little in place!

It is not little, but I'm sure I'll get the hang of it in no time! I imagine I'll get sticky figers the first few times (far TMI I know! )

There isn't a hope in hell of me convincing my DH to put his straight into the cup so it'll be tricky insertion arfterwards... Keep thinking about that thread about keeping the soup in the bowl

 

[Blue12]

Let us know how using the cup goes.

I asked my DH if I ordered it - would he consider using it - inculding him making his deposit into the cup, then I put it in. To my shock he thought it was a great idea to take off the pressure sometimes (after 3 years of ttc it is a tough job).

I am glad that he is on board with it, but I teased with my friend that if it were to work, then it is quite possible my DH and I don't even need to be in the same room to conceive our DO.

Best wishes everyone!

 

[BizyBee]

I've decided to try them this cycle too, although I am a little surprised by the size. I am only on CD6 today, so I have a while to go before I have to worry about it. Good luck everyone!

you were surprised by the size??? I was shocked ... they're fecking huge. But very flexible.

Yeah, I almost fainted!

 

[MommySierra]

Can I join? I purchased instead cups to use next month (since I am no longer on Clomid), my hubby has slow mobility and I brought him fertileaid for men and he is going to start them tomorrow...I hope the instead cups work, and I am still a little scared of how to put them in because like maz and bizybee said I almost fainted by the size as well, they look a little huge to me, not sure how I am going to place them, the box instructions seem pretty standard

 

[baby1moretime]

Hi mummysierra....wow amazing hair you have there! Haha you will manage fine with them, they might look scarily big but there not there fine, honest lol you just fold them and pop them in...after a few times you will be ok with them promise! xox

 

[MommySierra]

Hi mummysierra....wow amazing hair you have there! Haha you will manage fine with them, they might look scarily big but there not there fine, honest lol you just fold them and pop them in...after a few times you will be ok with them promise! xox

You make it sound so easy...Thanks for the advice, I will post an update when I finally use it, I still have a couple of more weeks to go.
Thanks for the hair complement, I owe it to the ladies at Hair Village New York LOL who do my Japanese hair straighter every 6 months I have been able to wash an go for the past two years and that is the first time in my life, since I have very naturally curly hair.

Hoping for my with the instead cups

 

[noja]

Ok, we last night, nipped into the loo to practice with the Instead cup-COULDN"T do it, couldn't bring myself to....They're HUGE!!!!!

 

[555ann555]

I am glad that he is on board with it, but I teased with my friend that if it were to work, then it is quite possible my DH and I don't even need to be in the same room to conceive our DO.

that is so true!

 

[baby1moretime]

Ok, we last night, nipped into the loo to practice with the Instead cup-COULDN"T do it, couldn't bring myself to....They're HUGE!!!!!

Haha whats the matter with you woman get it in!
But if you think a baby is like 20x that size you want 1 them so this is nothing

 

[chanel]

Quick question ladies,

i have just bought these.. not used yet but don't you get a lot of leakage on the way to the toilet to put it in??? Do you get up straight after DTD and go to the toilet?? Are you able to put them in whilst still lying in bed?
Actually that was 3 questions

 

[baby1moretime]

You could put it in when you are still laid down just put your knees up and in it goes, practice putting it in that way first though before you actually try for real...cos you nd to fold it, its second nature after you done it a few times so you will get it! Good luck xox

 

[chanel]

thanks, i'll prob give it a go a few times before the crucial time x