I made the switch from pads and tampons to the mooncup 2 months ago and i'm glad i took the plunge. It's much easier to use than i thought. I usually have one or two nights of very heavy flow, a tampon + pad was sometimes not enough, and also very messy. To my surprise the mooncup proved much much better at coping with the night flow, only a tiny leak once. The only downside is needing running water to rinse it out before reinserting. I work from home so that it is'nt so much of a problem, but using public toilets would definately be inconvinient. I guess taking a bottle of water to rinse is an option. But the main reason why i bought the mooncup is that it's better for our world. I was sick of shelling out money on pads and tampons that were environmentally damaging.