I just want to see what feminine products do girls use. Pads/tampons, and what brand?  Thanks!
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i prefer tampons, playtex is good. you have to experiment to find what u like best. every womans body is differnt, therefore different things work better on some than others.
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a tampon is a tampon, the "sports tampon" is just something to sell!! i suggest anything without a cardboard applicator
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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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You'd be much better off getting yourself a menstrual cup, they can be worn safely for up to 12 hours without leaking, including during the night during swimming or other sports and before your period is due. Unlike tampons menstrual cups are safe, convenient, cheap, environmentally friendly, body-positive, and hygienic. \n\nhttp://www.divacup.com\nhttp://www.keeper.com\nhttp://www.mooncup.co.uk\nhttp://www.lunette.fi\nhttp://www.softcup.com
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The youngest I have known is 16 years old, I was about 19 or 20 when I started using one and god did I wish I had known about them when I was 13 as they would have saved me a whole lot of hassle and embarrassment at school with my heavy periods!!\n\nThey are fine for young girls, because there is no risks associated they are a lot better than tampons because there is less risk of TSS that young girls bodies cannot deal as well with due to fewer antibodies and no risk of vaginal splitting, younger girls vaginal walls aren't as thick as women's so more prone to damage. They are a lot easier to put in because they are made form silicone or rubber so no friction and a lot easier for girls to deal with because they don't have to change them all the time. \n\nThe only problems really are that they can break the hymen that may be an issue for some girls and the whole 'ew periods!' sort of response might make them a little squeamish about using one, especially as they don't teach girls about them – normally they get told they have to use either tampons or pads, and they imply pads are for babies so girls feel they have to use tampons in order to be grown up and they are too immature to learn otherwise at that age. Other than that though, it's best for girls to start off with healthy body-positive options like menstrual cups rather than risking tampons or feeling uncomfortable with pads.
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Tampons, pads feel like a diaper.  The media equally advertises both.  Yes I talk about it with my boyfriend because I complain about it all the time.
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Try using anything with wings.  And also, maybe you might want to try a tampon instead (but i dont recommend it).
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Tampax Lites are good for someone who hasn't used tampons before. But it is a good idea to ask your mom for her advice, if possible.
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Why do you want to use tampons?\nWhat does your mother not believe? \nWhy is it so important to you to use tampons?\n\nLolabunny trust me when I say although you think you do, you really don't want to use tampons, as well as expensive, inconvenient and harmful to the environment tampons are also bad for your vaginal health and unhygienic. \n\nYou have over twenty different menstrual options to choose from, using tampons does not make you mature, as a lot of young women your age seem to think, what would make you mature would be to research tampons and how your body works, you would then realise how harmful tampons are and that there are far better menstrual options available to you. \n\nTampons prevent your vagina from cleaning itself, give bacteria the perfect environment to multiply upon, leave fibres within your vagina, dry out mucosa resulting in vaginal splitting, put chemicals into your vagina that affect vaginal pH, put chemicals into your body that can build up affecting general health, chemicals as well as harsh fibres can irritate or cause allergies, expand adding to bloating, expand adding to menstrual cramping. This is why tampons are considered one of the most harmful options available, they are linked to vaginal infections and more serious illnesses such as toxic shock syndrome. \n\nYour mother is wrong for saying they affect virginity, but she is right for not buying you tampons, although she should maybe have been the one telling you about tampon risks. Those risks are also increased if you are in your pre-teens or teens because you do not have the same antibodies that adults do to deal with infections and TSS, your vulva and vagina are also more prone to irritation from the fibres and chemicals used within commercial tampons. \n\nYou cannot change your mother's mind, for the time being it is far healthier for you to stick with sanitary pads or free-flow methods, when you are older and still feel that you want to use internal options then you should look at safer options such as menstrual cups. Your mother is probably the one buying your menstrual products for you, and she is probably also the one putting the roof over your head, respect her wishes until you are mature enough to choose for yourself what menstrual options to use and until you are able to pay for them yourself – it really isn't a big deal if you cannot use tampons.\n\n\nTampon issues;\n\nhttp://www.tssis.com \nhttp://www.spotsite.org \nhttp://www.tamponalert.org.uk \nhttp://www.seac.org/tampons \nhttp://www.wen.org.uk/sanpro \nhttp://www.frontiernet.net/%7Eruthb/Tampons.html \nhttp://www.life.ca/nl/46/maxi.html \n\nAlternatives;\n\nhttp://www.divacup.com\nhttp://www.keeper.com\nhttp://www.mooncup.co.uk\nhttp://www.softcup.com\nhttp://www.lunapads.com
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I've heard of that, but never used it. I think tampons would be easier to deal with. Except you have to change tampons more often....
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hell yeah!!!but only feminine ones
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If you put it in wrong, you will feel it.  When a tampon is in correctly, you cannot feel it - so you will know if you have done it incorrectly.\n\n\nTampons are the ideal solution for active girls who play sports and especially swim, and even for other girls they are MUCH more comfortable than pads, they are cleaner than pads, and much more environmentally friendly than pads. \n\nTampons do not hurt, and they are not at all uncomfortable, though sometimes girls are a little bit uncomfortable with the idea of inserting them at first.\n\nOne way to get past your fear of using a tampon, is to become better acquainted with yourself.  Some time when you are not on your period, but before your next period, and when you have some time to be alone, take a few minutes to explore and see what the whole area is about.  This is something that is essential for any girl.  \n\nGet comfortable, use a hand mirror, and with your other hand spread yourself open and look around.  It is not dirty, or ugly, or wrong in any way, it is your body, you should know what it is about and how it works.  When you are comfortable, slip a finger inside a few inches.\n\nNext time you have a period, you will be ready to give a tampon a try, and will have a good idea what sort of experience to expect.  It is different, but it is not bad.  Honestly a tampon is WAY better than a pad ever was.  Don’t feel bad if you don’t get it quite right the first few times you try it – it can take a bit of practice.  Just keep trying until you get it right.  When it is right you won’t be able to feel it at all.\n\nUsing a tampon with an applicator is easier at first, but I think the OB without the applicator is easier, more comfy to put in, and much better for the environment.  You will have to pick for yourself.\n\nWhich ever one you get, follow the instructions on the box, and do not leave it in for longer than the instructions say is safe.
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Really? Sorry about your mom. Any of the thin ones are the best. But tampons are all together better. Some people wont wear them, but its always worth a try. Anything that you buy has instuctions on how to use them. so read that.
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baby wipes are always good but there have been many feminine products just for that! they even come in small packages so you will not be embarrassed
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I would recommend you look at different options; you are not restricted to using either commercial pads or commercial tampons, what would probably work best for you would be either cloth pads or bell-shaped menstrual cups. \n\nCloth pads are basically pads that are made out of cloth; they are a lot healthier, greener and cheaper than commercial pads, because they are cloth it means they allow aeration to your vulva so you don't get sweaty, it also means they are very soft so they do not irritate your skin. You can get belts or g-style pads that are attached to your waste so that they do not move about as much as normal pads, or you can get padded panties that are basically underwear with padding built in so they are easier to move in and more comfortable. \n\nhttp://www.gladrags.com – Cloth pads. \nhttp://www.lunapads.com – Padded panties.\nhttp://www.reddyspads.com – G-style pads.\nhttp://www.wen.org.uk/sanpro/reports/makeyourown_web.pdf - DIY cloth pads.\n\nThe best internal options to go for are menstrual cups, there are a lot of different types but most women use either rubber or silicone bell-shaped menstrual cups or softcups. Menstrual cups go into your vagina to collect blood, they can be left I for up to 12 hours, they can be worn before your period is due, they can be worn to sleep, they can be worn for sports, there is also nothing showing on the outside so better for things such as swimming. Menstrual cups are more comfortable than tampons, easier to use and a lot more convenient with less chance of leaking or getting caught without any spares. \nThey are a lot more reliable than tampons because they very rarely leak, also unlike tampons they are hygienic and as a result they have NO HEALTH RISKS associated with them what-so-ever, so unlike tampons they are safe and healthy, they are not even linked with TSS. \nMost people use bell-shaped cups because they are very reliable, as well as reusable making them cheaper and greener, but some people still prefer disposable options like softcups, softcups aren't suitable for everyone although they can be worn during penetrative sex that makes them more appealing for a lot of women.\n\nhttp://www.divacup.com – Silicone bell-shaped menstrual cups.\nhttp://www.mooncup.co.uk – Silicone bell-shaped menstrual cups.\nhttp://www.keeper.com – Rubber bell-shaped menstrual cups.\nhttp://www.softcup.com – Soft plastic diaphragm-shaped menstrual cups.\n\nIf you are going to use tampons then I would highly recommend you read up about tampon risks, minimise your risk by changing every 4 hours, never use them when not menstruating or on light flow days, never wear tampons to bed and use safer tampon options. \nAs commercial tampons are made from synthetic materials and contain chemicals, totally unnecessary, it means they are higher risk, there are other tampons that carry reduced risk such as organic tampons, sponge tampons or homemade tampons. Organic tampons are exactly like commercial tampons, only they are made form 100% organic cotton and do not contain chemicals or bleach, sponge tampons are sponges so natural and also reusable, homemade tampons are basically rolled up cotton so can be reusable or disposable. \n\nhttp://www.natracare.com – Organic tampons and pads.\nhttp://www.jadeandpearl.com – Sponge tampons.\n\nTSS is far from the only risk associated with tampons, tampons are also linked to menstrual cramping, increased menstrual flow, and vaginal infections such as bacterial vaginosis through to more serious illness such as endometriosis. This is why commercial tampons are the most harmful out of over twenty different menstrual options available and the only options to have killed women.\n\nTSS is the better known due to the outbreak in the 1980's brought about by tampons made form super absorbent materials that were not tested prior to sale for health risks. TSS can be fatal or leave it's victims with life-long health problems, it is rare but
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This is actually a very good question and you have nothing to be sorry about as far as asking it. Periods differ from person to person, I have some good periods and some bad, bottom line is you learn what is best for you as far as how horrible they are, for me I cannot wear tampons I find they make my cramps much worse so I wear pads.
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Tampons are the ideal solution for active girls who play sports and especially swim, and even for other girls they are MUCH more comfortable than pads, they are cleaner than pads, and much more environmentally friendly than pads. \n\nTampons do not hurt, and they are not at all uncomfortable, though sometimes girls are a little bit uncomfortable with the idea of inserting them at first.\n\nOne way to get past your fear of using a tampon, is to become better acquainted with yourself.  Some time when you are not on your period, but before your next period, and when you have some time to be alone, take a few minutes to explore and see what the whole area is about.  This is something that is essential for any girl.  \n\nGet comfortable, use a hand mirror, and with your other hand spread yourself open and look around.  It is not dirty, or ugly, or wrong in any way, it is your body, you should know what it is about and how it works.  When you are comfortable, slip a finger inside a few inches.\n\nNext time you have a period, you will be ready to give a tampon a try, and will have a good idea what sort of experience to expect.  It is different, but it is not bad.  Honestly a tampon is WAY better than a pad ever was.  Don’t feel bad if you don’t get it quite right the first few times you try it – it can take a bit of practice.  Just keep trying until you get it right.  When it is right you won’t be able to feel it at all.\n\nUsing a tampon with an applicator is easier at first, but I think the OB without the applicator is easier, more comfy to put in, and much better for the environment.  You will have to pick for yourself.\n\nWhich ever one you get, follow the instructions on the box, and do not leave it in for longer than the instructions say is safe.