Fiona
This is my first period using the mooncup and so far it's gone very well. I tried inserting and removing before my period started and found it difficult and a little painful, but it's so much easier now I have my period! Maybe the muscles are more relaxed or something. I do still find removal a little tricky (no doubt I'll get better and better with practice) but not painful anymore. I have found it a lot messier than tampons though - not something that bothers me personally, but it might trouble others. Again, I expect that as my technique improves so will my ability to limit the mess! Things I like about my mooncup: its design (I find it aesthetically pleasing as well as functional!), the logic of collecting the menses up rather than soaking them up, the fact that I'm in total control of its hygiene (sterilising etc), and most of all the fact that I don't have to dispose of icky little 'packages' all the time! I have had a couple of leaks, but even cycling is comfortable and I went swimming too - no problems. I'm looking forward to many years of expert mooncup use.