I have a Meluna soft and would definitely reccommend it, especially seeing as I still have a hymen too and the softness means I can squish it together when I'm removing it so it's smaller, thus making it more comfortable. I have a medium and a small and use them both, the medium at night and during the 2nd-3rd days of my period, and the small the rest of the time. I also really like the ring stems, they're great.

thanks for your advice, I wasn't really considering a Meluna before but I will definitely look into it now.

I'd say medium Meluna soft too, they're just as soft as a ladycup, but the grip rings are much more convenient. It sounds like a happy... medium, lol. Wait for your period to find out, but it turns out your cervix gets super low / super high, then maybe a small or large one.

Small Meluna / Ladycup may be a little short on capacity (15ml), so only pick these if you feel anything longer won't fit, but it's still better than tampons. A few extra mms in width shouldn't make much difference. See the first chart for reference: http://meluna.eu/meluna_neu_info.

It's in german, but basically just look at the first chart, here's what it says : Size - Capacity to the holes - Capacity to the rim - Diameter - Length with no stem - Length with stem - with ball - with ring. It's in milimiters and mililiters btw.

Lunette is a great cup but it's slightly more difficult to hold tightly folded I guess. See this video to get an idea : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nt6L-POE-b0(Melissa is a pro! ;))

The key to inserting anything is a. relax ! b. lubricate ! with water, natural fluid or even water-based lube if needed.

I'd still suggest Ladycup - but I'd recommend the larger size as the small is just tiny - I have hyper-menorrhagia (I can bleed up to 380ml - 80ml is considered heavy), on heavy days I do have to change more often than every 12 hours, but with your flow it shouldn't be a problem.

if one goes for such a wide cup why not get one with a higher capacity... why the ladycup, just because it's so soft? it's also slippery and the OP doesn't know how far her cervix is:/

She's discounting Ladycup based on capacity, I'm simply pointing out that capacity isn't an issue. Not sure why not knowing how far her cervix is counts against her using a Ladycup.

because it's so dlfgfgjdljgljl slippery :/
and well virgins tend to choose the small ladycup "because it's so tiny" :D

try to relax and get accustomed to inserting your fingers... like when your period is about to come - everything gets so stretchy before and during it (and you need to know if you can reach your cervix while on your period).

it doesn't matter whether that's considered light or normal. basically, regular tampons hold up to 9ml. a small ladycup holds about 13, a small lunette around 20 so this would be a better choice.
do you actually fill tampons within that time, or do they start leaking before they're full?

thanks for your advice, and the tampons are always fully saturated before they leak.

If you don't know how high or low your cervix is, you run the risk of buying an ill-fitting cup.

If the cup is too long, it will shift, leak, poke out, etc.
If the cup is too short, you'll have a heckuva time digging it out.

There is no way for us to advise you which to get. You (should) know your body best and decide accordingly. Otherwise we might as well advise you to wear size 6-narrow shoes, men's size 32x34 jeans and plus size 3X blouses. YKWIM?

Is the cervix 'the end' of the vagina, so once you touch it you can't get any further? Just curious because I'm not really overly clued up about that!

sorry if that seems like a stupid question ^

Nope. Not a stupid question at all.

Your cervix is not at the end of your vagina just like your face isn't at the top of your head. Google for anatomical drawings of a vagina to see how it all fits together.

Ah, thank you :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qEaCn2w9Y4 there's a vid here about how it works:)
i'd say if you can't reach your cervix, don't get a small ladycup. that's like the one i seem to hear most often in the context of "i can't get it out!!!"

thanks for the vid - helped explain things :)
if I can't find my cervix, would a lunette be a better option?

well there are at least a couple of people here who use this one despite having unreachable cervixes... but it might be better to get something longer, like a small miacup or divacup. remember that you can't remove the cup just by pulling at the stem (well you can but it'll be ouchy), you need to be able to reach the bottom of the cup.