Can you push a tampon in too far?
I have had my period for a while and have been using tampons from the start. When I put the applicator in, I go until my fingers are touching my body, ya know like the directions say. Then when I push the tampon out, I push about halfway down, and it feels like it can’t go in anymore and if I push more, it hurts a bit. So I usually just continue pushing the tampon out, but at the same time taking the applicator out, so I don’t push the tampon in further.
I don’t know if that was confusing, but I just wanna know if it’s bad if I continue to push, even though it feels kinda wierd and it feels like I’m not going anywhere. What am I hitting? I just don’t know if it’s a bad thing if I kept pushing.
Do you get that?
Haha thanks.
And please only answer if you are a girl who has had experience with tampons before.
8 Responses
Ashley
18 Feb 2010
Jaime M
18 Feb 2010
The way your body is designed, you don’thave to worry about it going in too far. Your cervix will stop the tampon.
Kelle
18 Feb 2010
No. It has no where to go but in your vagina. Make sure the cord is hanging out.
yahoos little he
18 Feb 2010
no u can’t
SydneyC
18 Feb 2010
You can’t push it in too far. You are hitting your cervix (the opening to your uterus). When I put them in I continue to push a bit as I am pushing it out of the applicator to make sure it is all the way in and I don’t accidentally pull it out.
brenniewinters
18 Feb 2010
Pain is our body’s way of saying something is wrong. No a tampon cannot go in too far unless you need a doctor to find the string. Just do not leave them in too long and read directions on all health products.
Remy.
18 Feb 2010
your cervix will stop it from going any further, you’ve no need to worry, it cant get lost 
AUBURN
18 Feb 2010
I was never a big fan of tampons, but I can appreciate how their smaller size and compactness makes them appealing. When I used them, they were about 4 inches long, not like today’s little bitty things that expand so much.
If you aren’t inserting it properly, you would have blood leaking into your underpants. Has that happened?
If you are still a virgin, you may actually be bumping up against the hymen. After I became sexually active it was much easier to insert a tampon, I noticed.
You might want to lubricate the tip of the new tampon with just a bit of KY Jelly or even a dot of petroleum jelly to help ease the tampon in. Some tampons have a lubricated applicator, depending on the brand you use. I was fairly pleased with the small OB brand, which are compact, quite absorbent and easy to insert without an applicator.If you are getting frustrated with the thing, you’ll start to tense up and it will be even tougher to insert the tampon. I always had to relax and breathe deeply to relax the muscles. Most times I’d just give up and switch to a sanitary pad!
I do hope that you aren’t sleeping with the tampon still inside. Most health authorities and gynecologists suggest sleeping with a sanitary pad on and not a tampon due to the risk of Toxic Shock Syndrome which results from the bacteria on a tampon. It’s a good idea to use just the absorbency recommended for the tampon. If you have a light flow, use the light flow tampon, not the heavy flow one, for example. And change them every 4 hours hours. Sometimes switch to a pad. The idea is to limit the amount of bacterial exposure to that area by always having a clean surface.
If you still have a problem with it, I would go to your gynecologist and talk to her/him about it.
Hope this helps. Your question made me realize how glad I am to be 61 and beyond all that mess! Ha ha.
Let us know your thoughts!
I use them to and no you can’t push them into far just spread your legs more and relax your body so you could put it in if it feels unconferbal don’t push it anymore