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I just finished my first cycle using this Lunette cup and thought it'd be a good time to post a review. Overall Experience: On the day I knew my period was coming, I was able to put the cup in and leave in all day just in case! It was great not having to worry about it or checking all the time to see if it was time to put a tampon in. On the second day, when it had actually started flowing, I wore the cup for about 6-7 hours and it worked great! No leaks at all! I was like WOW, do I already have this down? (I read A LOT of reviews and most said there is a learning curve, which I do agree with, but I was surprised at how easily I got it!) On the third day, which is probably my heaviest, I wore the cup for about 9 hours and it didn't leak once again! I was still so surprised. On the fourth day, this is when it all changed. This day is heavy too and a few hours after putting it in, it didn't feel quite right down there so I checked it out and it leaked! Yes leaked! I was freaked out because I was at work and there was blood everywhere (sorry, TMI). Since I was freaked out I wasn't able to reinsert it so for the time being I had to put a tampon in (which I hated doing, I could already tell the difference and I hated it!) On the last day, I was determined to make it work again since it worked so well in the beginning... And it did! I wore it for 11 hours with no leaks at all. Woohoo! Insertion/Removal: So far I have found the recommended "C" fold to work best for me even though it is a little wide (I am not a virgin so that may help). It pops open really easy! Plus I don't feel it at all, it's SO much more comfortable than a tampon. I ran 2 times while the cup was in and it worked great still but it did work itself up pretty far and at first I freaked out but did the "bearing down" technique and it wiggled down. To remove it I just always pinch the bottom and wiggle it and then take it out. So I never had a problem removing it or it getting stuck. I also never found it too terribly messy. Seal/Position: So the key is to get it in the correct position and to make sure it is "sealed". I am pretty sure the day it leaked I accidentally inserted it too far up and it wasn't sealed all the way. So it should sit LOW! I still have the stem on mine (doesn't bother me!) and it does stick out a little or you can feel it right inside. It is hard to turn it completely to seal it, I just tend to wiggle it up and down and make sure it's open (sometimes it feels flat to me but still works!) and then I tug on the stem and if it doesn't budge then it's sealed! I recommend wearing a liner at first just in case (that's what I did) and eventually once I get the technique down 100% I will stop wearing a liner. I still give this cup a 5 star rating even though I did have that bad leaking experience because overall it was so great! I will never go back to tampons!

Massive praise for this brilliant little device. I am a former Diva Cup user (and liker...but not lover). I also own a Blossom Cup, but I'm so happy I didn't settle and stop there, because for me, Lunette is "The One". Why? The firmness and size of the Lunette is perfect. I KNOW when it snaps open and is the right place. The Dive cup seemed like it never really got into the right position without somewhat of a struggle on my part, and while the Blossom cup is softer and didn't pinch me or feel like it was pressing too hard against something (bladder? bowel?) like the Diva did sometimes, it was too soft and "flimsy" in in structure that it was a little difficult to know if it was in the right position and opened up correctly. YMMV, and Diva or Blossom may be perfect for you, but Lunette is my Goldilpcks menstrual cup and Holy Grail. It's not too flimsy or too stiff, the size is perfect (I didn't need to trim the stem at all and I can never feel it-the Diva cup poked and felt a little uncomfortable), it opens perfectly every time, removing it is so easy-just inch the bottom the break the auction and wiggle back and forth a bit while moving it downward), I can't ever feel it inside me at all, I have NEVER had even a single leak with it (which I cannot say about Diva or Blossom), and FINALLY I understand and wholeheartedly agree with the reviews I've read where women say they can't live without their menstrual cup, and that it makes your period (and you!) so much cleaner, and that time of the month so much less messy and less of a hassle. I LOVE MY LUNETTE CUP. I chose coral because I thought it wouldn't show stains, and it hasn't so far. I am very regular, so I put it in on the morning I expect my period and am prepared, worry-free and mess and leak free always, too. THIS is what a menstrual cup should be. Get over the gross factor and do yourself a favor. It's your body! Get to know it and love it and you'll feel so much more in tune with yourself and your natural cycles. And in all honesty, using the Lunette cup is MUCH cleaner and less bloody/messy than tampons and pads (now THOSE activate MY gross-out factor!). Take the time to learn to use it properly, try out a few different folds (I prefer the C fold), go through the learning curve and I promise you may become one of us super fans, and tell every woman you know about how astoundingly awesome this little thingy is! I'm NEVER going back to tampons. Who needs to harmful toxic chemicals they are filled with, and to add to the pollution of our planet? How gross is it to step on a plastic tampon applicator on the beach?! Just quit those nasties cold turkey. Just say no! Just say Lunette! I'm 51, and have had 3 kids vaginally, but am not a large person am in fairly good shape and do not have a low cervix if that helps anyone. Lunette is awesome about making sure you have received the correct size and will make it right if you didn't. I got the one they recommended for women over 30 who've given birth and mine fits like it was made for me. I'd give this thing 10 stars if I could. It's fine for my heavy flow on my first two days and all the way through the last day. Highest recommendation and two huge thumbs up!

8/17: bought a clear one for wanted a dye free one and this time i didn’t buy it from Amazon themselves like i did purple one. bought it from a seller with 100% feedback for less and well not saying seller is selling copycats (at least not knowingly) but, this one has a weird scented like chemical/rubber smell. like it was soaked in some kind of liquid that has a slight scent which absorbed into cup permanently for even after washing it with cup cleaner and boiling it for 20 mins twice, the smell is still there! there was no real smell on my purple one when i received it other than packaging smell that went away after washing and boiling it so i don’t believe this is normal at all.. check and boil your cup before you cut off stem so you can return it if still stinks like this, i didn't and now am stuck with a cup i will not use. this is my 4th cup in one week and i have ordered one more brand today (juju) which that one will more than likely be my last cup since it is the longest, has no irritating ridges on stem like this lunette cup has and it has the perfect firmness of 4 like this lunette cup has.. In the end after starting out with a soft & small cup and moving on up through the firmness and sizes, this lunette model 2 cup was the best fit for me in firmess and the length size (2.80" including stem) was better than others & acceptable even though it still rode up in me a tad bit farther than i like BUT it has one major drawback (for me), them making the stem flat with rough ridges, meant to be there for a better grip (which definitely works at that), overlooked the fact that those rough ridges would irritate a lot of us women down there who aren't perfectly straight in there or swell up, the stem feels like sandpaper when it rubs/pokes against your wall (especially when you sit).. Because of that squared flat ridge stem (which i cannot cut off since i need to keep it long since cups ride up in me), this cup turns out to be the most unconfortable of all the cups, yet it is my favorite for it is the best fitting one and i was totally in love with it upon first use because i used the C-fold (which doesn't work well with the softer cups - the fold down works best with those) and started putting it in and loosen my grip a little too early and it went halfway in crooked, yet i was able to keep pushing it in and it popped open just like that ---no pushing around cup needed, no sticking finger up there like i was digging for gold or something, no twirling 360 and no having to take cup back out 3-5 times on average because it just wouldn't close up no matter what (that part with first cup almost made me say the heck with this after a 15min bathroom time that made me want to throw a fit but, i went straight online afterwards and bought the aneer cup sterilizer thing that came with 2 cups so i would not give up)... this Lunette ci- really was the easiest cup of them all to insert, it truly does pop open in there easily even if swelled up in there and for that alone, this cup is worth every penny IF stem doesn't end up bothering you or if it does you don't mind cutting it off if your cervix isn't higher up)!! With that said, i am pretty sure when the JUJU #3 cup gets here it will be my last cup and more than likely it will be the best for 'my' body and my sanity, if by chance it is not, than i will deal with the stem on this lunette (maybe the rough edges can be rounded off anna cup: small - firmness i think is a 1 or 2, way TOO SOFT to pop open in you. aneercup: small & large - firmness 3 (the large is pretty good, do like this one better then lunette but, firmness of lunette is best) this purple lunette model 2 cup - firmness 4 (soft yet stiff) my next cup JUJU 3 high pelvic - firmness 4 (Longest cup available i believe, 3.07" including stem) -the one important thing i learned in my menstrual cup adventure is DO NOT buy menstrual cups with a firmness under 3, they will make you irritable and cause leaks for they do not open up very easily and the tricks given by others do not work well on those!! -I think the aneercup sterilizer machine with the 2 cups (SM & L) for $30 something is a better choice than one lunette for beginners, firmness is in middle, its comfy all around and it closes up decently (not automatically like this lunette though), usually 2 tries max and i had it in perfectly. once you get the hang of it, you will know; which size cup is best for you, whether you need to move on to a brand with a shorter cup or a longer cup, wether you need a cup that holds more fluids, and wether you need a softer or firmer cup (if you swell up & are tight down there, firmer is better, the softer cup just get squished up and are a pain to get opened in there and will leak).. UPDATE 4/18: yikes i wrote a book above instead of a review!! Anyhow, raised rating from 4 stars to 5 stars, i fixed the scratchy grip rings around stem by trimming them all off with my 'cuticle cutter' (gets closer than a nail clipper) and rounded off the stem end sides so corner of it doesn't poke on my sides. now stem feels smooth but, still has hairline grip rings around stem and i now love it..

I've been intrigued about menstrual cups for a year or so and finally took the plunge and bought one. I did some research on the various types of menstrual cups and decided on the Lunette because it seemed the smallest and I liked the idea of the stem being shorter (more on that in a little). My flow isn't heavy - I only use light tampons - so I bought model 1. I'm in my early 20s, no kids. There is definitely a learning curve to using this product. For my first cycle using it, I only used it when I was at home and could adjust, take my time getting it in, etc. It was a bit tricky getting it inside on the first try, but by the end of my cycle, it was no problem. I found it easiest to put it while standing up. After a few minutes of wearing it, I no longer really feel it inside me and sometimes forget its in there! I still wear a liner while wearing the cup, but that's more out of paranoia. I have note experienced any leaking at all (not a single spot!) so I'm sure I'll stop wearing the liners over time. I've worn it at home, at work, at the gym, in bed, and always feel comfortable. Going to the bathroom is no problem - it is separate holes after all. I feel some pressure on the cup when I pee, but the cup doesn't move. Taking the cup out is certainly the hardest part. This is where I regret getting a cup with a shorter stem, as I guess I misjudged the size of my cervix. After a few hours of wearing the cup, it seems to travel 'up' a little, so I have to reach in quite a bit to pull the cup out. Once I get a good grip on the stem, the cup just pops out, but it certainly makes the whole process messier than it might be for others. Also, the first few times I tried to take it out, I was convinced it was stuck inside me and started freaking out., which didn't make it any easier! After calming myself down, I realized it was a heck of a lot easier to get the cup out while sitting (as opposed to standing like when putting it in). When taking the cup out the first few times, take a few deep breaths and relax. You WILL get it out! To clean the cup, I first tip the contents in the toilet and then go to the sink and rinse the cup in cold water. I'm hesitant to have to deal with this while in public/at work, but thankfully I don't need to change the cup too many times during the day. I change the cup in the morning, after work, and before bed. But again, my flow is quite light (thank you birth control). Before my cycle starts and after the last day, I boil the cup in water for 5 minutes to sanitize it. Overall, I really like using the cup and recommend those who are curious to just give it a try. It is a lot more comfortable than tampons/pads and I'm not constantly worried about leaking throughout the day. Even if you don't experience the too-short-stem issue like me, there's a lot more touching than with tampons/pads. If that makes you uncomfortable, a cup may not be for you. In time, I may try a different cup with a longer stem, but for now, I'm happy with my Lunette! While the initial cost may seem steep, it will soon pay for itself now that I've stopped buying tampons and pads. And with the cup, I don't have to stock my car, desk at work, purse, gym bag, etc. with tampons, liners, and pads 'just in case' or worry about being somewhere without a tampon when I need to change it. The cup has made my period so much simpler! Now if only it cured those mood swings.... :)

Love, love, love my menstrual cup! I want to be upfront with the fact that I've never used any other brand. But I love this menstrual cup. I'm so happy to be free from using tampons. It's just me and two boys in my house, and I always had to bother with burying my used, wrapped tampons in the trash can to avoid grossing everyone out, even me! I no longer have to worry about that. This is a long review, and I apologize for that, but I've tried to pack it with as much information and wisdom as possible, after a year of menstrual cup use. If you are grossed out by blood and/or body fluids, then a menstrual cup is probably not for you. I will admit that there is a bit of a mess factor with using one if, like me, you have a heavy flow. There is no getting around the fact that you will get blood on your hands in the removal and cleanup process. While at home, I solve this by removing it in the shower. While at work, I'm lucky to have access to a handicapped stall that has its own sink, so I can have some privacy while dealing with the messier days. I had trouble with a lot of leaking when first using my cup. After the second month, I had almost given up. However, I discovered that the fold I was using just didn't work with the position of my cervix. I then tried a couple different folds, and finally found one that aligns the cup perfectly with my cervix and my issues with leaking are almost non-existent now. More about leaking - I've come to believe that some small amount of leaking is unavoidable with a menstrual cup. There is no getting around the fact that blood continues to flow while the menstrual cup is out for emptying/cleaning. When you reinsert the cup, there is now a small amount of blood on your vaginal walls, outside of the cup. This is what is called "slobber" in the menstrual cup community (great term, right?) and that blood will eventually come out as a small amount of "leakage." Depending on what I'm wearing any given day, I may choose to wear a panty liner, or, if I'm wearing something dark or a thicker pair of jeans, I may not. Making sure to dry the cup off before reinsertion helps with this tremendously. The right size for you. I have a very heavy flow for 2 days of my period and I wanted as much capacity as possible. That's why I purchased the Lunette as opposed to some of the more well-known brands. Lunette claims to have the highest holding capacity. There are several sizes of this cup, and I purchased the large one to insure I have the highest holding capacity I could get. On light days, I only need to empty my cup once or twice over the course of 24 hours. On medium days, I may need to empty 2-3 times. On heavy days, I empty every 2-3 hours. The good news here is that there is an indicator, of sorts, that your cup needs to be emptied. After using the cup for several cycles, I began to notice a burping or bubbling feeling when the cup was reaching capacity, that helped me to know when I needed to empty it. Overnight use. I found that, on heavy days/nights, upon waking and getting out of bed in the morning, I would overflow the cup. This led to several messes; lesson learned! On heavy days, some ladies wake several times during the night to empty their cup, but this girl likes her sleep, so on my heavy days/nights I simply wear a night-time pad to bed to catch the overflow when I wake in the morning. This has worked well for me. Staining. I noticed, after almost a year of use, that my cup had become stained brown. I did some reading, and there are several reported solutions to this problem. I chose the 50/50 peroxide/water soak to solve my staining issues. I simply fill a coffee cup with a 50/50 mix of peroxide/water and submerge the cup in it for several hours, then rinse with hot water. The cup comes out looking brand new. With the proper care, I'm sure this cup will last me for years and years, saving a TON of money that I used to spend on tampons and pads. You may want to avoid menstrual cups if you have any of the following: A small vagina and tampons feel uncomfortable. The cup is much larger than a tampon and will only lead to more discomfort for you. If you're grossed out by blood/body fluids. As I mentioned, a cup can be messy, so if you are highly sensitive to the gross factor, avoid menstrual cups. All-in-all, I couldn't be happier with my Lunette cup! I'm so happy to be free of tampons (and pads for the most part). I highly recommend the Lunette brand and have never regretted my purchase. I believe this cup will last for many years, saving me a significant amount of moolah. Give it a try. If you stick with it and find the cup and fold that work with your body, you will never look back and will wonder WHY on earth you didn't know about this sooner! Update 3/08/2014 I wanted to come back and let you all know of one drawback to this cup. For the last 2 months or so, I've noticed cervical pain during sex and a little bit of bleeding and more cervical pain after sex. Concerned, I made an appointment with my doctor for a Well Woman Exam (it was time anyway). During the exam, she noticed a few abrasions on my cervix that she said looked like cuts, and also what appeared to be abnormal cell change. Well, you can imagine how freaked out I was! Good news; my pap came back all-clear. Bad news, I think this cup has been really irritating my cervix, maybe even damaging it. For now, I'm back to pads and tampons, as I'm a little afraid to use this cup again. My advice; only use this cup if your cervix remains fairly high during your cycle. Mine sits really low and I think the cup is hitting it when it unfolds and just sort of riding on my cervix while it's inserted, irritating it. Maybe a shorter cup would work better?

About 5 or 6 years ago, a good friend of mine started using the Diva Cup and I thought it was the grossest, most unhygienic thing ever. Just the idea of it made me feel icky. Fast forward to last year-- I started to get extremely annoyed with the cost of tampons and pads. My menstrual cramps were getting worse and I was noticing odd skin reactions when using the brand of pads I had been loyal too since middle school. I started to search online for solutions and kept coming across women in forums, on youtube, pinterest, etc. praising the benefits of reusable pads and menstrual cups. I became OBSESSED with learning more about them... come to find out, there are TONS of options out there and the Diva Cup is just one of many. I was especially impressed with a teenaged girl making videos on a youtube channel called "Precious Stars Pads." If you're still debating whether or not you want to dive into the world of alternative menstrual products or if you want more info about how to use them OR if you just want honest reviews of different brands, sizes, styles, etc. she totally nails it every time. After watching her videos and a few others, I decided on the Lunette and I am Soooooo happy that I did. I received my first cup in November of 2015 after purchasing on Amazon. I used it for my December period and was IMMEDIATELY BLOWN AWAY by how effective, easy, and comfortable it was. Since it was my first time, I did experience a few leaks that first month but not due to defect in the product-- just trying different folds and insertion techniques. I was learning by trial and error. I've used the cup every month since. It is extremely low maintenance. At the beginning and end of each period, I simply boil it on the stove for 15-20 minutes to sanitize. I rinse it every time I change it until the end of my period. Then, it's back in the little re-usuable pouch until next month. It couldn't be easier. And, As I've found insertion and removal techniques that work well for me, I haven't had too many leaks either-- even overnight! I planned on keeping it for a year and then replacing it but, it's only been 5 months and I'm already buying my 2nd cup. Again, no fault of the manufacturer. I put it in a pot of boiling water at the end of my last period to sanitize, just like I've done every month, and forgot about it. I left it there and all the water evaporated. The cup was scorched on the bottom of the pan so I decided to buy a new one instead of risking using a burnt/partially melted cup. So yea, don't do that with yours and you'll be fine. Sooo, long story short--- get it. If you're hesitant, try it. I haven't bought pads or tampons since. Once you have it you can do all your normal activities in it. I've taken swim lessons in it. I sleep with it in. Exercise, Walk the dog, whatever---it just works. My cramps have lessened, no weird skin reactions, not even an ingrown hair. It's totally worth every penny!

If you’re looking for a cup with the strongest suction, this is it. This was my first time using a menstrual cup. Insertion was fairly easy after a few tries and different fold attempts. Went to bed with no problems. Then comes morning. Time to take it out. It would not budge. I got my finger up as high as I could and could not break the seal. I even tried pulling on the stem at the same time as pushing down with my finger and it would not budge. After some panicking and lots of YouTube videos, I decided to give it some time in hopes gravity would help as it filled up. NOPE. A few hours later, it was still stuck. No matter what position I tried, it would not move. It had been about 16 hours at this point and everything online was saying to go to urgent care. And so I did. It took the doctor a few minutes to get it out which feels like an eternity when you have a speculum in and a strange man digging around your nether regions. He even struggled to release the suction and pull it out. It was painful at times. Afterwards, the nurse said there was no way I would have probably been able to release the suction on my own. I can confidently say I will not be using a cup again. Giving this 3 out of 5 because this could have been more of a me issue than the cup. It was much easier to get in than the cheaper ones I bought so not the worst menstrual cup there is.

This is my second cycle using the lunette and I have to say that it definitely beats tampons any day. I have a normal to light flow and I'm fairly petite so I was tempted to order the smaller model 1, but I'm 31 with two kids so I trusted other reviews and the company's suggestion and ordered the larger size model 2 anyway. I don't have anything to compare it to, but the size seems fine. I wanted to try a menstrual cup because I hate pads (feels like a diaper), but because my flow is pretty light, tampons tend to kind of dry me out and be irritating. I can only wear them on my heaviest days. Not to mention the benefit of not having to buy and throw away all those disposable menstrual products anymore. I chose the Lunette after doing lots of research and comparing it the best I could to other brands. For me, it pretty much came down to the Diva cup or the Lunette, but I liked that the Lunette seemed easier to clean (larger holes around the rim, solid stem, smooth inside, fewer overall markings, and a smooth rim). It's also shorter than the Diva cup, and though I didn't know it at the time, shorter is probably a better fit for me. All of my expectations have been met in the Lunette. It is definitely a quality, well-made cup and worth the price. Even though the Diva cup is less expensive, the Lunette is a better fit for me, personally. Lunette even sent me a message after ordering to make sure the cup was working out for me which was nice. It seemed as if they would have helped me out if I was having trouble or needed a different size, though it never came to that in my case. They seem like a really great company. It did take some practice to get used to the cup, so don't give up! It really is worth the effort of figuring it out. Here's how the process went for me.... On the first day of my first cycle with the cup, I never quite figured out how to get it in there comfortably and eventually just gave up and used a tampon. On the next day, I tried again. I could get it inserted and opened correctly, but it wasn't comfortable and felt like it was pinching me. One time I even managed to insert it so that it was pressing on my bladder, which was terribly uncomfortable. I finally realized that the stem was too long and cut it shorter. This changed the game! After that, I was able to wear it comfortably and I only felt it occasionally like I would a tampon. I even cut the stem shorter one more time, but I still had to readjust it once in a while if it shifted lower and started poking me again. I've come to the realization that I must have a low cervix. Now I'm on my second cycle with the cup. I mustered up the courage to cut the stem off completely and WOW. I don't feel it at all now. SO comfortable! The grip on the bottom of the cup is very easy to grab so the stem isn't really necessary. I just wanted to make SURE I was good at removing it before I cut it all the way off. So glad I finally did! I'm sure it's a little different for everyone, but a few things I've learned that have helped ME so far are: -For inserting the cup, I like the "punch down" fold as opposed to the "c fold" suggested by Lunette. I highly suggest looking up some videos on YouTube that show you how to fold and insert the cup different ways. This helped me a lot. -Whatever way you fold it, try to position the fold so that it pops open facing DOWN (away from your belly). The "pop" is less startling and less uncomfortable in this position. Likewise when removing the cup, pop the bottom edge out first as if to pour the contents out. -It's easiest for me to insert and remove while sitting reclined on the toilet. -Most importantly, the stem is unnecessary (and for me the cup is much more comfortable without it)! A menstrual cup is a pretty intimidating idea in the beginning, but really, if you're willing to stick it out through the "learning stage" then you will not regret it at all!