plz dont use words i cant undrstand. how do you put a tampon in?!
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Every box of tampons comes complete with directions.  Read them.\n\nIf that doesn't work...put it in til you can't feel it...don't forget to take out the applicator (the cardboard or plastic thing that is the outside part)...\n\nBut really your best bet is to read the directions...they usually have pictures...so words don't matter.
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Try getting the smallest tampons you can find.  High absorbancy "super" tampons will be much larger than regular ones and might be uncomfortable.  They make "slim" or "slender" tampons that are particularly good for young women.  You might have to change them more often, though.  Also, plastic applicators will probably be much easier to use than cardboard ones.  Look for applicators that have a rounded tip since they will be easier to insert.  If you are nervous, your muscles will tighten up down there and make it hard to put the tampon in, so try to relax.  It might help you to try a different position--squat down, sit on the toilet, or stand with one food on the toilet.  \n\nLots of girls have trouble with tampons until they learn how to use them and which ones are the best for them.  It's just like learning how to do anything else, it takes a little time.  You're not abnormal at all.  Don't let the stuff about toxic shock syndrome scare you--that's a disease women can get when they leave a tampon in for a long time and it's not very common to begin with.  Just be sure to change your tampon every 4-8 hours, or more often if needed.
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beingirl.com i have had mine for 3 years this month and i used this site from the begning and they can tell you tips. and you can get free pads and tampons and they will send you coupns to go with the ones, there are these things you can fill out and find out what kind of pads and tampons you need and they will tell you how to use them. and since you just started i will tell you that tampons are gods gift to women, try them at lest for a whole box and if you never wear them again that is fine but if you do it right they will be comfterble and people will try to tell you that they hurt but they dont (if you do it right)!!\nwell Good luck with being a woman ( i know it sucks!)
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your tampon can only go so far. just remember it is there.  as for maturbation, you can actually google that and it is helpful.  sometimes it is easier to start with your clitoris.  it is sensitive and is most likely to help you get to orgasm.\ngood luck,
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try using the slender or the lite ones sometimes they have ones for teens.  make sure you use ones that have a plastic applicator.  I find that only tampax compacts work for me but the problem with those are that you can't buy the lites separately they only come in the multipak.\ntampax pearls are okay too, they too have the plastic applicator. look at the package insert for instructions, they also have diagrams too, that would be the most help\ndefinitely do NOT keep trying and trying... just make sure you get it in far enough or else you'll still feel it\nif you keep trying it will begin to get dry in there and feel really painful\nif you've done it wrong, take it out and put a pad on and try again later.\ndon't try it when you're not on your period, it really helps if you try it when your flow is heavier\nif you're having difficulties, make sure you're relaxed and you can even put a bit of lubricant on the tampon if necessary \nI'd get the tampax compact multi-pak and start out by using the lites and then try the regular, discard the supers though (that's what I do all the time, well not throw them out, just give it to a friend or something).  I've had a lot of discomfort trying out different tampons too.  You just have to find the right one for you.
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i like to use both at the same time. if i'm going somewhere and i might be gone for a while i just remove the tampon and use the pad.
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i got my period when i was 12 but didnt start using tampons til i was 15 mostly because i couldnt get them in. this will make your life alot easier: when trying to put one in for the first time dont!! use cardbord ones they are really hard to get in i used up boxes trying to get one of them in. tampax pearl (plastic ones) are great they go in with out a problem and are really comfortable. as long as you change them every 4- 5 hrs they are pretty safe
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Tampons are a life saver. I think you should try one everyones body is diffrent. They don't hurt me and it lets me do a lot of things like swim and is less messy at that time of the month. They come in little packages so there really not noticable. Easy to be hidden if thats what you want to do.
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You can wear a pad and a tampon at the same time, there is nothing wrong with that.  An alternative is to wear a tampon and a pantiliner, which is smaller than a pad.\n\nSometimes tampons leak, even if you insert them correctly.  So if you don't wear something else with it just make sure to monitor how you are feeling 'down there.'
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Hey hey, don't worry, most every girl has this fear when they first use tampons. Most of them will say that it isn't that bad after they've tried it. Not all tampons are big, but you have to get the right size for your period. If you are have a heavy flow you'll have to use bigger ones, but if you are light you'll need smaller ones. I suggest you talk to your mom about this too, eventhough you might be uncomfortable asking. Even if you end up needing bigger tampons, they don't hurt like you'd think they would. It'll just take some getting used to. As for TSS, it's a very rare sickness, and you usually only get it when you leave a tampon in for a really long time, like 7 hrs. or more. But you shouldn't worry, because you usually need to change before that amount of time. Even if for some reason you do leave it in a long time, you probably be okay, you just have to make sure you take it out right away after you realize it. I'm pretty sure you'll be okay, it's always scary at first, but it's so much better than using pads all the time. lol
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Do you mean pads?\n\nIt's called menstruation.\n\nTalk to your parents or a trusted adult about it.
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There are a few possibilities:\nIt might have stayed in the applicator and you didn't put one in after all.\nYou might not have pushed it in far enough and it might have fallen out (I was never good at inserting them and this this happened to me, one of the reasons I no longer use tampons).\nIt might still be in there. Try to relax and have a good feel inside for it. If it is inside but really high up and you push down with your pelvic floor you might succeed in pushing it down far enough to reach it.\n\nIf you can feel it inside but can get it out, or you can't find it anywhere else so think it must be inside, go to a doctor, Accident and emergency department or women's health clinic, where they'll be able to check and remove it for you if necessary.
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Use a tampon just in case.
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um.. try wearing a tampon and use a pad?
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Ok, so you have used a pleasure toy, is that it? No, your mom won't be able to tell. \n\nBut maybe try the tampon yourself - with the easy applicators most come with, you can probably figure it out yourself without your mom's help.
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The tampon packaging says there's a hole in the hymen that allows the tampon to go through.\n\nDon't worry about using tampons before you have sex.  Many women do it safely.\n\nThe previous answerer got it right, though.  You're a virgin until you have sex, whatever the state of your hymen is.
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use a tampon and let the crabs bungee jump!