How do you use a tampon? I'm serious?
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You may be worried and nervous about using your first tampon. Talk to your mom or a friend who has used tampons. It is important to first learn how to use a tampon and then, just relax! The more you relax, the easier the insertion will be. When you are nervous, your muscles tense up, making insertion even harder. For your first time, you may want to try using a tampon when your menstrual flow is heavy; this should allow the tampon to glide in more easily. Choose the smallest size tampon for the first time. By following these simple guidelines, and those that come with your package of tampons, your first experience with tampons should be easy.\n\nSit or stand in a comfortable position. Some women prefer to place one leg on the toilet seat or tub, while others prefer to squat down. After you find a position that is most comfortable for you, hold the tampon with the fingers that you write with. Hold the middle of the tampon, at the spot where the smaller, inner tube inserts into the larger, outer tube. Make sure the string is visible and pointing away from your body.\n\n\nWith your other hand, open the labia (the folds of skin around the vaginal opening) and position the tampon in the vaginal opening.\n\n\nGently push the tampon into the opening, aiming for the small of your back. Stop when your fingers touch your body and the applicator, or outer tube, is completely inside the vagina.\n\n\nOnce the applicator or outer tube is inside of you, use your index finger to push the inner tube (the tube where the removal string is connected) through the outer tube.\n\n\nOnce the inner tube is all the way in, use your thumb and middle finger to remove the applicator or outer tube. Make sure that the string hangs outside of the vaginal opening. Later, when you are ready to remove the tampon, hold the string and gently pull it downward until the entire tampon is out. \nIf the tampon is inserted correctly, you should not feel it. If you feel uncomfortable in any way, you may have inserted the tampon incorrectly or the tampon may not be placed far enough into the vagina. If this happens, just remove the tampon and start again with a new tampon. Remember that practice makes perfect. If you don't get it on the first try, your second try will most likely be successful. Instead of getting frustrated and giving up, relax and try again!
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I will try to explain this the best i can. With a tampon you should seriously get one with an applicator and read the directions on the box. Take the applicator, insert it into the vagina and oush out the tampon into your canal. Then if you can feel it youve done it wrong so you can either start over with a new tampon or try to adjust it with either your finger (clean of course) or the applicator. Then dispose of the applicator. Try going to www.beinggirl.com and looking for tampon tips.
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That is not a weird question at all.  \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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did she tell you that you can't? honestly i think it is a personal choice that is TOTALLY up to you. i mean i know mothers worry, but still it's your comfort and i always hated wearing pads in public, i was and sometime still am very self-concious about it. my best friend's mom wouldn't let her use tampons and i thought that was so ridiculous. anyways, if she does have a problem did she ever tell you why? if not, ask her. and then if it's never come up just ask her if she ever used them or when she first startedto use them. or try some of the suggestions the other people gave, like just leaving one out and saying oops that's mine when she finds it. just make sure you are being responsible when you use them. i know they're more comfortable, but make sure you alternate them with pads, like at night, or just around the house, to lessen your chances of ever getting TSS, not to say that you WILL get it just because you use them, but to be a little more safe. and explain to her that you are being responsible, well, that's if you are, and since you're worried about telling her i think you'll be honest about that also. and like everyone said, honesty is the best policy.
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just take some tampons with you.
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there really is no 'best' when it comes to choosing these things , its all a personal preference. as for me i prefer the tampons for day activities and then pads for night/sleeping or when sick. :)
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i agree with honesty...\nyou dont have to wear tampons if you dont want to. both virgins and non virgins can wear them.  and same goes for pads.  wear whats more comfortable for you
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Hey.  I have a friend that's the EXACT same way.  She wants to, but she's scared it's going to hurt, and when she tries she says it hurts.  Well, I was the same way, and I was extremely scared.  But all you have to do is dont rush it; just take your time.  And if it starts to hurt, don't freak out and just pull it out or you'll have to start all over again, and that doesn't sound very cool, does it?  So anyway, just sit there and insert it a little and if it hurts, just take a few deep breaths and push it in a little further and before you know it, SURPRISE, you've inserted a tampon =).\nHope I helped,\nKatie
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Right, lock urslef in the bathroom with no interuptions and plenty of time. Not a time to be rushing. Now, use one of the applicator tampons as it's easier. Put on foot up on the side of the bath and one foot on the floor. Reach down and put the tampon applicator in the vagina about one inch. Then use the applicator to push it in. \n\nBest to start with the smallest ones and keep it in for a shorter time. If at first u don't succeed try try again. No'one is judging u and they wont know if u get it forst tiem or not.
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Use a tampon just in case.
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I have two pieces of advice for you.\n\n1)  Try a different brand/size/type than what you are using.  I used to use Kotex, and they never felt quite right.  I recently switched to Playtex GentleGlide and they are so much more comfortable- I don't even notice that I'm using it!  You may also want to try using a smaller size.  Are you using a cardboard applicator?  I have found that the plastic applicators make more smoother insertion.\n\n2) When you prepare to insert the tampon, try putting one leg up on the toilet seat, or the edge of the bathtub.  For some reason, this position makes the tampon slide in with less resistance.  Once you find a tampon that is more comfortable and a better fit for your body, you may not need this position anymore.\n\nI hope that one or all of these tips will help you!  Good Luck!
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Inside a tampon holder
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Look closely at the picture included with the instructions. To insert, you must relax. Also, it's uncomfortable to insert completely dry. Try a tiny glob of lube or vaseline on the tip. Once you have the tip in, let your body dictate the angle, don't force it. You can safely push it in as far as it will go without ANY pain, just hold on to the string (kinda crucial). Then gently tug on the string to bring the tampon back down a little, to find the spot that's comfortable for you.
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Switch brands or go to a health food store and try something that is organic. There are organic tampons available. IMO they don't work nearly as well, but they might work for you. \nI have never had a problem with pads but certain brands of tampons cause irritation from the string. Good luck.
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Ok, so check with your doctor first, to see if they think it's an ok thing to do.  I have done it before, and my doctor OK-ed it first.\n\nWhen you get to the last set of pills, or the placebo pills, throw the pack out and start a new one.  This will only work if your period if regular and hasn't started yet.\n\nI think some people forget that having your period means a lot more than just bleeding.  A tampon isn't going to get rid of the bloating, irritability, and cramps that could potentially ruin a vacation.  So if your doctor says it's safe.... GO FOR IT!
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For me, it is more comfortable and clean to use tampons. I've heard some women say they prefer them because they have less odor problems than with pads.
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If you have NEVER successfully used a tampon, then you need to see an ob-gyn before you try to do so. You may have a common condition to virginal women where the hymen has a "septum" or a piece of skin growing across it like a bridge across a ravine. This septum usually has a blood vessel in it and if you inadvertently tear it there will be a lot of blood and a lot of pain.\n\nIf, however, you have worn them successfully before, just not today, then you are probably trying to rush this and have tensed your muscles up. You could try some mild lubricant on the end of the tampon like KY Jelly or even baby oil.