First time Tampon user! Any helpful hits or tips?

-For the first time using a tampon, use the smallest ones available (lights/slenders) with a plastic applicator- these will be the easiest to insert. I'd recommend Tampax pearl lights.

-The first time may feel a bit uncomfortable, but after you get the hang of it you'll barely feel them at all.

-Always remember to change your tampon every 4-8 hours, to avoid risks of getting TSS.

Here's how to insert a tampon:

1. First, look at the tampon. The larger outer tube that holds the tampon itself at the very end is the top – this is the part that is inserted into the vagina. Think – top = tampon. The thinner inside tube is the one where the string is showing. This is the inner or bottom tube – the part that is used to push the tampon in.

2. Wash your hands. Stand or sit in a comfortable position. Sit on the toilet with your legs apart and lean slightly forward, or try standing with your knees slightly bent. Standing with one foot up on the tub also works for some girls. Most of the time, you'll end up putting in a tampon while you're on the toilet – so that's a good place to start.

3. Look at the tampon applicator again – you'll see some ridges, this is the finger grip, on the larger tube. With the thumb and middle finger of one hand, hold the applicator lightly on the outer insertion tube at the grip location, with the larger outer tube facing up toward your body and the thinner inner tube pointing down toward the floor.

4. With your other hand, gently separate the folds of skin around the vaginal opening. Put the tip of the larger outer tube of the tampon applicator in the opening of the vagina. Are you still breathing?! Don't forget to! It helps you stay relaxed.

5. The vagina slants upward and toward the back. So, aim the tampon toward a point low on the small of your back (the curved area of your lower back). Now, take a deep breath, let it out, and relax. Then gently push the larger, outer tube of the applicator into the vagina. Stop when your thumb and middle finger are touching the vaginal opening.

NOTE: For flushable (cardboard) applicator tampons, ease in the applicator by slightly twisting or rotating it from side to side. Don't twist a plastic applicator, this slides in best when pushed straight in at the proper angle.

6. Next, put your index finger (or a finger on the other hand) at the end of the inner, thinner tube (where the cord comes out). Push this inner tube slowly until it's completely inside the larger tube. This pushes the tampon out of the applicator and into your vagina. Move your finger from the end so that the string hangs free. Keep your thumb and middle finger on the outer tube grip.

7. Now, holding the tubes (that are now inside each other) firmly but gently remove them from the vagina. (The cardboard tubes can be flushed away.) (IF USING TAMPAX PEARL PLASTIC OR TAMPAX COMPAK, DO NOT FLUSH THE PLASTIC APPLICATOR OR WRAPPER.) Place the used plastic applicator back into the discreet wrapper or wrap it in toilet paper and throw it in the trash.) If the tampon is in correctly, you shouldn't feel it at all. If it feels uncomfortable, it's probably not placed far enough into your vagina. The uncomfortable feeling comes from the tampon rubbing against the muscle at the opening of the vagina. If this happens, remove the tampon and use a fresh one, trying to insert it a little deeper into the vagina.

8. To remove a tampon, relax your muscles. Slowly and gently pull the removal string downward at the same angle you used to insert the tampon. Don’t worry about the string – it’s securely sewn throughout the tampon. If you feel discomfort while removing the tampon, it probably means you didn’t need to change it because it hadn’t absorbed enough yet. You may either want to wear a tampon longer next time or use a lower absorbency.

Practice inserting them a few times (only when you're on your period though) before the Triathlon, so by that day you'll be a pro at inserting tampons. You'll know it's in properly when you can barely feel it there.

Almost all menstruating virgins have hymen openings large (or stretchy) enough to accomodate just about every tampon made in the world today. Except in pretty unusual circumstances, there's no reason at all that a very young woman can't comfortably use super tampons for her first period - if she really has to and *if* she uses them properly.

(Yes, I know some people might thumb that statement down because it doesn't fit their own early experience, but it's true nevertheless. Ask almost anyone who's ever had real trouble with tampons at first and then figured it out for themselves... most of them will tell you they were amazed by how simple, effortless and painless it was when they finally did it right the first time.)

Still, the "slender" or "teen" ones with plastic applicators *definitely* make things easier for girls who've never used tampons before... but once you know how, anything that's comfortable to wear and absorbent enough for even a very heavy flow will be easy to insert. If you do it properly and insert the tampon far enough, it won't hurt to insert one and you won't really be able to feel it while wearing it. My stepdaughter began using them without problems for her second period, just 3 months after her 11th birthday.

The usual reasons for difficult tampon insertion or painful use are

- wrong insertion angle (if you "can't get it in all the way", this is almost certainly what's happening: it runs into the front wall of your vagina and has nowhere to go, and this might hurt),

- not inserting far enough (the tampon will pester the sensitive tissues and muscles near your vagina's entrance, and there's very little feeling deeper inside you)

- lack of lubrication (this will usually cause some discomfort or stinging right at the beginning), or

- pelvic muscle tension (this can prevent the tampon going in at all and be *very* frustrating. It can even be very painful if you try to force things), so...

Helpful advice (beyond the semi-useless package directions)? Yeah... just three things:

1) Aim the tampon more towards your back than upwards... your vagina actually goes *back* for more than half of its length, not just up, and it's almost parallel to the floor if you're sitting on the john... and push it gently (twisting it back and forth a bit might help it slide more easily) as far in as the applicator will go while you're still holding the end of it. Push the plunger in while holding the barrel in place, then let go of the plunger and withdraw the applicator.

2) It'll be a whole lot easier to do the first time if things are slippery "down there", so don't wipe away any blood and stuff until you've got the tampon in place. If there's very little blood there, just smear a couple of drops of saliva on the tip of the tampon (or its applicator if it has one) and it'll make things a lot more comfortable.

3) Relaxation is **important**. If relaxing isn't easy for you, try pushing just a little bit as if you're trying to poop or pee... your pelvic muscles will relax a bit and that will help a *lot*.

There's also an OK video instruction about it at http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to/video/how-to-ins...

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I find Tampax Pearl regular absorbency to be the easiest to use and the most comfortable. Sit on the toilet with your legs spread.

Hold the tampon at the stem (the thinnest part of the plastic applicator, where the string is) with your thumb and forefinger and insert the tampon slowly.

Angle it slightly up and push it in gently until the ribbed part of the applicator is just outside the entrance to your vagina, then use your forefinger to push the stem of the applicator into the bulb (where the actual tampon is).

This should push the tampon out of the applicator, which you then remove. When properly inserted, you shouldn't be able to feel the tampon.

It may take you a few tries to figure out how to do it properly or get a comfortable insertion, so don't worry! Hope this helped!

•Wash your hands with soap and water. With dry hands, unwrap the tampon. We understand that the first time you insert the tampon you’re going to be a little bit nervous. If you drop the tampon on the floor, throw it away and begin again with a new tampon. •Sit 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. •With your other hand, open the labia (the folds of skin around the vaginal opening) and position the tampon in the vaginal opening. •Gently 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. (See picture 2 below). •Once the applicator or outer tube is inside your vagina, use your index or “pointer” finger to push the inner tube (the tube where the removal string is visible) through the outer tube. This pushes the tampon into the vagina. •Once 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 your 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.

It doesn't make you lose your virginity or have any bearing at all upon future sexual experiences, except that you get to know your body pretty well.

Don't use vaseline. This will create problems for your vagina. Yes, spit is good, period blood is good-for lubrication purposes.

It does not hurt or feel sore at all if you have put them in the right place. The only time you may feel a little sore is when you are hardly bleeding at at and you are dry inside. By then its best to have moved onto a liner (at the very end of your period)

Relax, relax, relax. And push it as far as you can till you can feel it no more. That's the secret of tampon insertion. Don't worry, you can't push it TOO far. It can't get lost or anything. Theres no where for it to go!

Hope it goes well for you!

Start with a lesser absorbency then go higher. Do not use vaseline as it is not liquid soluable for the most part and will lessen the absorbency in the tampon. This may sound silly, but just lick the tampon before you insert it. Just a little spit will lubricate it fine enough. Also, tug VERY LIGHTLY on the string after it is in so it shifts downward and creates a tight seal.

Hey Girl

Well with size it just depends on your flow, on the box it will tell u what flow its for. Also before you use it make sure u pull the string as hard as you can if the string does not come out you know that one is safe to use. Your 1st time will be sore but you get used to it, when your 1st one is ready to be taken out you don't even feel any pain when you put the next one in. When putting your tampon in make sure u push it in till it cant go any further, because if you don't then you would fell uncomfortable the whole time

Hope my info helps

And good luck

jody

I have found playtex to be the most comfortable. for a light flow use regular for heavy flow use super absorbency. stand up straight and stick the applicator in vertically. advance the applicator (plastic part that contains the tampon all the way into your vagina, then start advancing the tampon) you will know its in when you cant feel anything. then pull out the applicator and throw it away.you might wanna play with it before you stick it in just to see how it works. good luck

RELAX!

That is the best tip that could be given. Its a lot easier to insert if you just relax and stay calm. And make sure that you follow the directions on the package.

Good luuuuck :]

Relax