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Ok this is going to sound strange, but I've decided to try using tampons again, I tried a couple of times when I was a teenager with no luck. Now I'm having regular sex, I thought it might be worth giving it another try, as I felt I might have been a bit tight and/or worried about having something in there.
Well this morning I thought I would give it another go as it looks like my period may coinside with my holiday in a couple of months time and I really don't want to be sitting on the beach in my shorts or feel like I'm stopping my boyfriend from going to the beach.
Well I seemed to be able to insert the tampon, but the inner tube just did not want to slide up when insiade me I checked when I took it out to see if it was the tube itself, but it worked fine. So I'm confussed as to why it did not work. I follow the directions on the leftlet.
Any iedas and tips?
Also as a matter of intrest do you find it easier with applicator or non applicator tampons and are brand names such as Tampax better then say Boots own.
Cheers
Well this morning I thought I would give it another go as it looks like my period may coinside with my holiday in a couple of months time and I really don't want to be sitting on the beach in my shorts or feel like I'm stopping my boyfriend from going to the beach.
Well I seemed to be able to insert the tampon, but the inner tube just did not want to slide up when insiade me I checked when I took it out to see if it was the tube itself, but it worked fine. So I'm confussed as to why it did not work. I follow the directions on the leftlet.
Any iedas and tips?
Also as a matter of intrest do you find it easier with applicator or non applicator tampons and are brand names such as Tampax better then say Boots own.
Cheers
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I always used tampax applicator tampons. I never liked the non-applicator ones much, but I think it is a personal preference.
Will have another go later. Aother quest what postion do you use when incerting? Squatting, on leg on the seat? Any others?
im sure you can get lil-lets with some kind of lube on them so that there easier to insert, maybe that would be easier for you?
You might find the descriptions and diagrams here helpful:
using tampons
Kind of an aside, but it's worth considering organic tampons - not only are they better for you (no nasty chemicals etc) they are also better for the environment - unfortunately, they're also quite hard to find!