Okay so I’m almost 13. I have had my period for almost a year and a half… but I’m having some tampon problems.

I swim a lot, and I’m on a swim team this summer, so I need to wear a tampon. So I got my period for the first day today and I grudgingly put a tampon in. (I hate tampons, they’re always really uncomfortable, etc.) But because of that, I felt so horrible. I was very uncomfortable and in a lot of pain. I’m pretty sure I put the tampon in right, and I’ve worn tampons before (maybe between 5 to 15 times). But also it felt like the tampon was coming out. Like it was squishing out of my body. It felt so uncomfortable and horrible. By the way, I use ob slim or something like that. No applicator. Is there any solution to this?

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I’m really sorry. There is no other alternative to a tampon. You can wear a pad with shorts over it and sit out of the water or not go. You cannot wear a pad in the pool. Tampons are not that scary. If you want to try tampons, I’ll post instructions below. If you refuse to even try, your options are no swimming or just not going. I’m sorry. But, really, tampons aren’t bad at all.

How to put in a tampon:

First off. Breathe. Breathe. Breathe.
What tampons are you using?
Playtex Sport/Playtex Gentle Glide are the best for beginners.
If you don’t have those/can’t get them- anything with a plastic applicator is good too.
If you have cardboard applicator tampons- Those are trickier, but you can still do it!

1. Wash your hands.
2. Sit in front of a mirror with your legs spread wide apart.
3. Look at your vagina. Do you see the "lips"? They hang down and should be easily separated.
4. Separate the lips.
5. Now you should see your vaginal opening. Try to insert your finger. This is where the tampon will go.
6. Look at the tampon. There is a cotton part and an applicator- cardboard or plastic
7. The cotton part is the tampon part that will go in your vagina. The applicator helps push it in.
8. The cotton part is inserted in your vagina (the hole that you put your finger in) and when your fingers touch your body, you push the applicator.
9. So to insert the tampon, hold your lips apart with one hand- sort of like a wide V shape with your fingers.
10. Use the other hand to guide the tampon in. When your hand touches your body, push the applicator.

Best of luck ladies

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Okay so i am sick of pads everybody says tampons are the answer. but problem is i am TERRIFIED. like so scared. i just don’t know how to do it. ive read instructions millions of times but still i am so scared i tried. and i put the applicator in the opening of the hole and i freaked and took it out. what should i do? i know i can’t use pads forever! i am a cheerleader. summer is coming. pads are so uncomfortable. but i am so scared of the thought of having something inside my body like that. tips advice, PLEASE

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I am 14 and i am using Tampax Slender tampons. I understand how to insert them and all and i am doing it correctly and putting it in far enough… its just when i put it in and stand up it feels fine but when i sit down i can feel it and it begins to feel uncomfortable. It doesnt hurt, it just feels a little uncomfortable and i can feel it there. I want to be able to use a tampon without any problems.. are you supposed to feel it at all? Because i do and i am sure i am putting it in far enough. I am squatting when i put it in and at a 45 degree angle it just feels uncomfortable. Also i am waiting until my fingers touch my body before i push in on the applicator.Thanks for your help.

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I’m scared of tampons, but I am able to use them…..
I really WANT to like tampons, cause of my heavy flow.
But here’s the scoop. The tampon going in is painless, like it slides right in, that’s not the problem.
The thing is everytime I insert a tampon, it’s NEVER high enough no matter what I do, so it killlls when it’s inside me when I walk or sit down! Like actually, wtf, I’ve used them 6 times and everytime I can feel them inside.

So the last 2 periods I chickend out to use them cause I was scared I wouldn’t put them in high enough and they would hurt and be uncomfy.

So, how can I reassure myself that I will be able to get it in right next time? And also, how can I be able to know I will actually get it in high enough, I insert with one leg on the toilet seat until my fingers are touching my body, so what’s the problem?

Has anybody else ever felt this way, I feel like I’m the only person who can use tampons but am scared of them but want to use them still.

*i’ve used tampax compak and playtex gentle glide in light and regular abosrbencies, so that’s not the problem.
would playtex sport be better? I only want to use applicators and im not interested in diva cup*

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I’ve had my period for couple years now, and I can’t seem to be able to use tampons. I’ve read the instructions, and used the slim applicators and it just feels really uncomfortable when I try to insert it, and it really won’t fit. Does anybody have any advice on how to make it easier?

Is it ok if I don’t ever use tampons? Is that seen as unsanitary, or wrong? I’m sorry this is such an awkward question, but I honestly can’t see myself using them! I wish I could, but it just seems like it doesn’t fit my body!

Mature answers only, please, and any help is very aappreciated:p

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I’m thinking about trying Playtex Gentle Glide Slender tampons because the Tampax Pearl really hurt taking out. I figured since they open all around, removal would be less painful since it’s not scratching against your body when it opens only width wise. Anyways, is the actual TAMPON of Playtex Gentle Glide Slender, not the applicator, the same size as Playtex Gentle Glide Regulars? I’ve heard it both ways, but I would like to know if the tampon part expands to the size of the regular ones, or if it is smaller in proportion. Also, if any of you have tried the Slender kind and tampax pearl, did you feel less discomfort removing the Playtex Slender ones?

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I started using them yesterday and i’m using playtex, the kind with the plastic applicator and it’s bothering me.I can’t really get the nerve to do it, because they give me headaches.I can feel my body wondering what the hell i’m doing and whenever I think about tampons, or try to put one in, it gives me headaches and I get anxious.
Am i being silly?

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Basically, I used a tampon for the first time on my last period.

I read the instructions etc and managed to insert it (I got the Tampax ones that are recommended for teens. ie plastic applicator, slim) Anyway I started to walk and I was in the most excrutiating pain. It was like something was pushing really hard against my perinium. I had really sharp pains.

I tried to remove it but i couldnt get it out. It was stuck (I gather that this is because it soaks up vaginal moisture so you have to wait for it to get wet to remove) I got in the shower and soaked it. I then finally managed to pull it out. Very painful.

What am I doing wrong? Is there something wrong with my body?
I really want to use tampons, they seem so much better than using pads.
Thanks
When a tampon is in can you feel it at all?

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i’m 18 years old and a virgin. i’ve been trying to use tampons since i was 12 and i could never use them, i couldn’t even insert the applicator in all the way without crying. i’ll lay down and relax and just clear my head and i remember once i tried to use them, and my legs started shaking uncontrollably, it seems like my body is just rejecting it. my mom doesn’t use tampons either and she says that some women just can’t use them, and it’s perfectly okay. i don’t understand how we all have the same part, yet we can’t all use tampons? her story just doesn’t add up to me. this is my last period i’ll have before going to florida for spring break, and there’s a chance ill have my period on vacation. i want to be able to go swimming and just enjoy myself. my mom told me to stop trying before i damage something, what could be wrong with me?

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