Tampon and pad absorbency?!
Question: Tampon and pad absorbency!?
Hi, I'm 12 and my mom insisted that i buy light tampons instead of regular or super and sometimes i have a heavy flow, so if one time i soaked through a regular pad in four hours, will the light tampons leak!? my mom said that tampons hold more than pads, so i will be ok!. How often should I change it!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
Wear a pad along with the tampon, just to be on the safe side in case you leak!. Check every couple of hours to see if you're leaking & change the tampon regularly according to the packet instructions!. If the tampon's filling up so quickly it's becoming a nuisance, explain to your mum that your flow's too heavy to cope with mini tampons & you need to move up to regulars!.
Once you've got the knack of inserting a tampon comfortably, going up a size is pretty straightforward because women's vaginas are specially designed to be stretchy enough to deliver a full-term baby!. Use a little water-based gel like KY jelly on the tampon tip & inside yourself to ease insertion!.
Ask your mum to talk to you about her feelings on this!. She may have her own concerns about you going up to larger tampons, she may even have very good reasons for wanting you to remain on minis!. If you explain that even though you're young, you're having an adult woman's flow, she may re-consider!. If not, you'll have to be patient & choose more absorbent pads!.
Don't worry - you're embarking on a wonderful journey!. You'll be old enough to go out & buy them yourself before you know it!Www@Answer-Health@Com
Once you've got the knack of inserting a tampon comfortably, going up a size is pretty straightforward because women's vaginas are specially designed to be stretchy enough to deliver a full-term baby!. Use a little water-based gel like KY jelly on the tampon tip & inside yourself to ease insertion!.
Ask your mum to talk to you about her feelings on this!. She may have her own concerns about you going up to larger tampons, she may even have very good reasons for wanting you to remain on minis!. If you explain that even though you're young, you're having an adult woman's flow, she may re-consider!. If not, you'll have to be patient & choose more absorbent pads!.
Don't worry - you're embarking on a wonderful journey!. You'll be old enough to go out & buy them yourself before you know it!Www@Answer-Health@Com
Wear a light pad also just in case it leaks!. Change more often than every 4 hours!. Maybe change it every 2 hours!. Soon you will be able to judge when your flow is heavy how often you need to change it!. Because everyone is different!. Then after you use the light ones for a few periods you should be able to use the regular and even super!. Www@Answer-Health@Com
well, since you are 12, i'd recommend only using pads, tampons are for older women who have had sex, use pads, im 13, and use tampons, but i've had my period for awhile, and my vagina is used to them, just wait til you've had your period for awhile!. :), and sometimes, tampons, if you use them when you're young, they can mess up your natural oils, and you might have to use vagisil, because it will itch and smell, so just pads for now, your body is still growing and your vagina might be too tight for penetration of anything, good luck, :)Www@Answer-Health@Com
She's right, tampons do absorb more!.
What i always do is wear a panty liner just incase i leak!.!.
As you said your flows heavy and you're wearing light tampons i would say about every 3-4 hours!.
But if you're already leaking before this then do it sooner, and get larger tampons!.
xxWww@Answer-Health@Com
What i always do is wear a panty liner just incase i leak!.!.
As you said your flows heavy and you're wearing light tampons i would say about every 3-4 hours!.
But if you're already leaking before this then do it sooner, and get larger tampons!.
xxWww@Answer-Health@Com