Failed tampon insersion #3... please read and tell me what I'm doing wrong?!


Question: Failed tampon insersion #3!.!.!. please read and tell me what I'm doing wrong!?
This is the 3rd time I've tried!. This time I tried using Playtex Gentle Glide!. I've read all the guides, now I just need some female help!. I was pretty relaxed!. I squatted over a mirror, but it's just not working! It's like I can't find the hole!. Yes I'm sure I am putting it in the vagina!. It's like I try to put it up there and it just doesnt go anywhere and it hurts! As if there's no hole to push the applicator up in to and I'm just rubbing it on the surface!. Doesn't go up at all!. What am I doing wrong!?Www@Answer-Health@Com


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ok so i had alot of trouble my first time, i was scared 2!. ne wayz finally i went in my room ( i have a full length mirror) i sat down in front of it w/ lyk my knees up, and sit backwards lyk on the back of ur bum LOL and then insert it will hurt if ur flow isnt very heavy!. !. !. Hope i helpedWww@Answer-Health@Com

First, let me say, I feel your pain!.!.!. lol

Put one foot on the toilet and be totally relaxed!.
Turn the applicator on its side and then very very slighly upward towards your back!.
Make sure you are using a plastic applicator!. Hold the opening open with two fingers of your other hand as you push the applicator in!.
Hold the applicator with your thumb and middle finger and push the tampon in through the applicator with your pointer until it reaches your thumb and middle finger!. (Remember, you can't put it in too far)
If your flow is not heavy it will hurt to go in, so maybe wet the applicator with some water before giving it a go!.

Good luck!Www@Answer-Health@Com

everyone has pretty good adivce so the only things i can suggest that hasnot been already, is lubricate the tampon with a little KY jelly to ease the passage!. anything going up there can be difficult if its not lubed!.
you could also have a very small opening or a large hymen which would make the hole small!. if you cant get it in with lubrication, then give it up for awhile and try in another month!.
personally, i dont think you are missing much!. im over 30 and i still hate tampons!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Instead of squatting, try putting one leg on the toilet or something of that level!. You want to give yourself some room up there so it goes in smoothly and feels comfortable!. (There is definitely a hole up there, and its hard to miss) Good Luck, hope the 4th try is more successful!Www@Answer-Health@Com

You probably still need to break your hymen, which is this thin layer of skin stretched across the opening of your vagina!. Try puncturing it with a finger, then try the tampon!. Make sure you aim it toward your lower back!.

Good luck!. :]Www@Answer-Health@Com

Squat!. Then put the applicator in about 1/2 way!. Don't put the applicator staight up!. Angle it towards your back!.!.!.!.Then push it in!. It might hurt some but not a lot!. And it also helps if you don't wipe away any blood with toilet paper 1st!. Being wet helps it slide in better and less painfulWww@Answer-Health@Com

i never had a problem getting one in, but if it makes you feel any better, i couldn't get that first one OUT!. my mom had to take me to the gyno to have it removed!. talk about embarrassing!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

I have the same problem!
I was pretty sure i was putting it in the right spot!.
But it hurt!.

I'm sorry, i really wish i could help!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

you probably have it at the wrong angle!. try having an um, explore, with your finger when it isnt that time so you get used to yourselfWww@Answer-Health@Com

Oh geez!.!.!.first of all-I have had this same thing happen(still do) and I'm older, have given birth even! I would get the "slim" kind-the thinnest you can find!.I have a "tilted uterus"!.!.!.that may have someth!. to do w/it-try pointing it at a different angle once you're "in", like towards your stomach!.(inside), like up and then angle forward, that's what I have to do-if not working, angle backwards!.!.!.!. Also-you do have to be totally relaxed-if I'm at all nervous, the thing just will NOT go in!.!.!.good luck!.!.!.also have had it "half" go in-you'll know, you then take it out, wait a few minutes, try again-when in right-you won't feel it!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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