Tampon suggestions PLEASE?!
Question: I've asked questions before and although I've gotten some good answers I am still in need of help. I know that each woman has thier own preference and each opinion will be slightly varied. Which brand is the best and why? I have playtex gentle glide and they suck-I leak so much. (please take a quick glance at my other questions-I'll post the links in a second :) )
I don't know which kind/brand to buy because I heard that tampax pearl has great protection in most cases but that it is painful coming out because it expands width-wise. Playtex that is (supposed to!) open all around (at least from my many experiences) leaks...............Please do take a quick look at my other questions because I'll run out of room here lol
Thanks to everyone for their help :)
Answers: I've asked questions before and although I've gotten some good answers I am still in need of help. I know that each woman has thier own preference and each opinion will be slightly varied. Which brand is the best and why? I have playtex gentle glide and they suck-I leak so much. (please take a quick glance at my other questions-I'll post the links in a second :) )
I don't know which kind/brand to buy because I heard that tampax pearl has great protection in most cases but that it is painful coming out because it expands width-wise. Playtex that is (supposed to!) open all around (at least from my many experiences) leaks...............Please do take a quick look at my other questions because I'll run out of room here lol
Thanks to everyone for their help :)
I read your previous questions, and I have a few answers for you. First, your tampons are white inside because a tampon absorbs from the outside inwards. All tampons are made of compressed cotton, and they are designed to wick from the outside where the flow is. As the tampon reaches saturation, it will not be able to absorb quite as well, and leaks will happen. It can also have to do with the flow, if you are having a heavy clotty flow that can cause leaks- more so if you are not using a super absorbancy. Sometimes you can have gaps happen because of your internal design and your activities- tampons tend to leak more when you do sports type activities and move the legs about more. No tampon should cause pain on removal. If it does, then there wasn't enough flow for it's absorbancy level, and it sucked in the vaginal fluids leaving you with dry vaginal tissue that it can stick to. Otherwise, it's a matter of relaxing the muscles of the pelvic floor to allow it to be removed. The vagina itself is capable of stretching wide enough to accomodate any tampon out there- tampons are not nearly the 10cm of a newborn head, and those pass through the same spot after all. You may have better luck using an OB brand tampon, if you can get over the lack of the applicator. Before you insert it, you can use the string at the bottom to work back and forth at the base to widen and flare the bottom of the tampon. That will give you a better chance of avoiding the leaks. It may still have to do with the absorbancy level of the tampon, though. Super is more for the heavy flow days, regular for the taper off days after that. Tampax sells a combo pack just for that reason. And no matter what you use, you should be changing it before it's saturated all the way to the core anyway. And a final option, though I find them YUCK, is a menstrual cup. Those are pushed by the green folks as alternatives to tampons and pads, and there are several brands/types out there. I didn't care for it at all- but some folks like them. You can probably do a web search to find a source if you like to try that.
Edit- Toxic shock is sooo overdone. It was a spike incident that happened wayyyy back in the 1980's when they developed a tampon composed of superabsorbant manmade fibers. They were yanked off the shelves, and the rate of infection dropped. Thanks to the media feeding frenzy around it all, the tampon companies had to start including the info in the inserts- scaring the living diddly out of generations of women since then. The pad folks don't mind, as they benefit. As I said, tampons are made of compressed cotton - like they were before the 80's, and have been made since. You use the absorbancy you need to do the job, and you change them frequently. The longer you have one in place, there is a slight (SLIGHT, as in you are more likely to be struck by lightening) elevation of risk. That's the official line there. Fact is, we've had ladies forget to remove one at the end, and we remove it weeks later. If they don't die of infection, then I think it's safe to say in normal use, you won't risk much. All you have to do is use them smart. Wash your hands first, before inserting one. Change it during the day every 4 hours or so. At night, you can safely wear one overnight. Just put it in right before bedtime, and change it as soon as you get up. I've been using them, along with millions of other ladies, quite safely this way for DECADES now. I'm still alive and kicking, I assure you. Besides, if you die from toxic shock, you don't have to worry about your mom killing you. But I think it's more likely if she were to kill you, it would be for some other reason entirely. Nothing to do with tampons, either. Cheers, dear. Use what you need to do the job, and don't sweat the rest.
Go here
http://www.teenwire.com/interactive/movi...
It has a brand suggesstions page.
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I use the tampax pearls and now they have them in compax so thats great for me! I love them because I have never have a leak with them and the string is stong, I used a playtex one before and the string brokeoff!
i use Tampax Pearl. The string is strong and they don't leak at all. They are also very easy to insert.
Good Luck!
I let nothing but Tampex Pearls near my va-jay-jay. They're super easy to insert and never leak.