I tried menstrual cup for the first time.

Okay, so by the age of 24 I got to the point that I hated both tampons and pads. I hated to use them, to change them all the time, to remember to buy a new pack and always keep some in my purse. The money I wasted from period to period is also ridiculous and the waste ‘I created’ is already big enough.

I was originally team tampon, from the very beginning, as I had 6-8 track and field trainings a day + swimming, so pads wasn’t an option at all. Now I’m doing cross fit 2-4 times a week, so they are still out of the question for me. But I wasn’t much fan of the tampons either. The fear of it getting stuck in me or start leaking during training was always there and by the time the fear of getting different diseases terrified me. In additional not going to swimming because of period was never an option and as the twine of the tampon was always out I started to hate it even more moreover I never really felt clean. Plus, it always made me very dry and it was uncomfortable to remove. All in all I got fed up with all the bullshit around the tampons and pads (which are big and too warm and itchy and moving around, so they were out of the question after 3 periods). 

I started to use the tampons with the applicator, which here costs 2-3 times more than the regular ones and they don’t even sell it everywhere, so many times I had to go to 2-3 shops to find them. They were better when I was traveling or had to spend 12-14 hours at school, but didn’t solve my problems. It was right at the time when I moved to France, and where many girls from France and Asia said they use menstrual cups. They all loved it and recommended it to try if we feel comfortable with it. 

Well, I bought one in Belgium finally, as they don’t sell it at home (I moved back to home in December) only in online stores, making them more expensive than in the stores abroad. 

So, I bought the MeLuna regular cup, because the sport one wasn’t available, but it is just fine. Practice is highly recommended before the first use, try different folding methods and positions then find the most comfortable one for you. For me even after some practice it was hard to make it work for the first time, as it didn’t want to pop open but after some youtube tutorials I could figure it out. So far it’s very comfortable, no gross thingies hanging out of me, no leaking, or fear of it falling out. The removal is a lot easier than I thought and no dryness at all, which makes me quite happy so far. I can clean it easily, and as it keeps everything inside I feel a lot more clean too! Which is great! Therefore sexy time with hands with my bf is a lot more relaxed and enjoyable with it. (Yes, I’m such a terrible person that I give in to my needs during my period, and it feels fucking good.)

I’m going to do yoga later with it and cross fit tomorrow, I hope it will pass the test.