Q: How long can you hang around/walk around/go about normal business with the egg in your body? Should it just be used for the practice then removed?

You can wear the egg around during the day. I wouldn’t have it in for more than 4 hours but each woman has a different tolerance and preference so you can feel into and test what works for you.

Q: Can I sleep with the egg inside?

If you want to sleep with the jade egg inside, then you can, but there have been some concerns that it could affect the vaginal canal sitting in there for many many nights – this isn’t confirmed by any evidence and I know many women who have slept with it in with no problem – but I can’t say definitively how safe it is. I do think there can be a cleansing effect from having it inside whether at night or during the day and nausea, coughing, and sweating can all be signs of a deep cleansing reaction.

Q: What oil or lube do you recommend?

We recommend our natural yoni oil or any Skin friendly oil such as coconut, almond, or sesame oil or pure silicone lube for your egg practice.

Q: To use coconut or sesame oil as a lubricant, do you spread the oil directly on the egg, or do you put the oil on your body?

You can do both: put oil directly on the egg and spread it on your body!

Q: After I do work deep into my vagina (cervix work) my bladder/womb area sort of aches afterward. Why is this? Is that a response to letting go of trauma?

The ache afterward is either just soreness from using muscles that aren’t used to being used (like a womb gym workout) – and sometimes it’s the moving about of energy as things move into a new normal. It’s very common.

Q: The string broke/fell out and now I can't get the egg out. Help!

Don't worry! The egg can't travel upward and get lost and it's not dangerous or harmful if it accidentally stays inside for a long time this time. I have never known of a woman that "lost" the egg who didn't eventually get it out. 

So step 1. Relax. Or try to as much as possible. When you tense or worry, so does your vagina which makes it hard to get anything in/out. So try to consciously relax. I am 100% confident that the egg will come out. 

Step 2. Sit in a squat position, or on the corner of your bed and try to push your vagina down and out. Add a big yawn on your face to help open the vagina and see if you can reach the egg with your fingers and scoop it out. Your vagina won't break, she's a tough one, so try to reach as far in as possible with your fingers/hand until you reach it. Some vaginas have a little "pocket" or "shelf" at the very back of the vagina, so if you don't feel the egg, then it can be hiding there. Again, don't worry, it will eventually travel down and you will get it out. It may take some time for it move down and for you to reach it and get it out, but it will come out eventually! 

Q: IUD/Contraceptives

I was wondering if it is safe to still use the Yoni Egg practice with an IUD? Is there anything I should do to modify the exercise, or is everything ok with an IUD?

There are conflicting opinions on this but every Yoni egg teacher I’ve ever worked with says it’s fine as long as you don’t do weight lifting or string resistance practices.

However, if you feel uncertain, the only foolproof way is to ask your doctor who knows IUDs just to be extra safe because you wouldn’t want anything going wrong.

We recommend that you only do practices without weights and that you don’t do any string resistance practices, but all the other practices without the weight are fine.

Q: What is your take on doing the Yoni egg practice when you’re menstruating?

No egg inside during heavy flow days and during light days it’s up to you whether you want to use the egg or not. I’ve had some women use their eggs during heavy flow and get really intense cramping – it seems like the body wants to release down and out during heavy flow and working with the egg brings energy in and up and this can disrupt the natural process.

Q: I have started my period, any recommended practices, for the first couple of days?

When you are on your period, it’s lovely to do a breast massage to help move energies through your body – and the deep cleansing if you feel like it since your body is already in release mode.

Q: Pregnancy, postpartum, breastfeeding

I am pregnant. Can I do the Yoni egg practices?

I don’t recommend the jade egg practice while pregnant, but self massage is wonderful while pregnant, I’m not a pregnancy expert so I’d want you to check in about the belly portion from someone who is.

Q: My concern and question is in regards to continuing the egg practice during this conception and, God willing, the early part of pregnancy. I would deeply appreciate your feedback.

If you are strongly trying to get pregnant, it’s fine to use the egg as you are trying for conception, but as soon as you might be pregnant, stop use of the egg right away as it creates strong hormonal shifts and cleansing and it’s not recommended for use while pregnant. If you are worried about this – then do the nourishing practices like breast massage and focus on fertility and birth as you do it and don’t use the egg for now until after you have given birth.

Basically, the egg can help you with feeling turned on and passionate – so it can be good to use if you are trying to get pregnant – and traditionally it’s meant to enhance fertility – but you want to do whatever makes you feel relaxed and in the mood – which may be self-pleasuring and breast massage practices without the egg for now until after your baby is born.

When can I start my jade egg practice again?

When your doctor has said it’s okay to have intercourse again, you can start using the egg inside again.

Q: I had a hysterectomy, so I do not have a cervix; does that mean the egg can penetrate deeper and possibly have a more difficult time coming out or get “lost”?

After a hysterectomy, the doctors will sew up this end of your vagina to ensure that it remains enclosed and that nothing can pass through it and get lost in the rest of your body. You should be all clear to move through an egg practice, however, we recommend reaching out to your doctor for further details as we are not trained medical professionals.

Q: When I removed the egg, so much white fluid came out. What might this be?

There can be different reasons for this at different times in our cycle. If you’re ovulating, the fluids at this time can be different, so pay attention to where you’re at in your cycle and this can give an indication.

The egg can also increase wetness over time; that’s one of things we’ve seen as one of the positive changes for many women.

It can sometimes be something cleansing from inside the vagina, it could suggest an imbalance in PH levels.

Track your fluids and your cycle and get curious to what your body fluids might be telling you.