Amount of blood loss - Is this severe?

[daguerreotype.livejournal.com]

Hi, guys. Just a quick question..

I currently use a menstrual cup (Mooncup), but I've noticed that on my current period my cup has been overflowing with blood every hour, normally it is never this much. That's over 30ml of blood p/h, all day and night, it's a little troublesome, but my cramps aren't too bad at the moment, I'm only on my second day of my bleed so far.

Is this anything to be worried about? It just seems like.. an awful lot of blood. Is it?

Thank you! :)

Comments

[quietisgod.livejournal.com]

When I first started using the cup I noticed I was losing a lot more blood than I ever had before and looked it up-apparently the cup has a minor sucking action which can make some people lose blood a bit quicker but on the upside usually results in a quicker period.I found mine went from 5 days to about 2!
There can also be a bit of a 'detox' kinda crisis-after switching from regular pads and tampons with the chemicals etc that are present in them to a cup-where your womb takes a couple of months to properly empty out all its contents completely and naturally...if that makes any sense.