Lunette Menstrual Cup – Best Reusable Period Cup – Wear for 12 Hours and Reuse up to 10 Years, Yellow Size 2 for Moderate to Heavy Flow

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!

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 offanna 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..