Tampon troubles, please help me =/?!


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Tampon troubles, please help me =/?

ok so i got my period a few days ago and today my mom got me some tampax pearsl tampons. i put it in and it felt really akward and wierd but not painful. so i get up walking and i could feel the tampon there so i knew it wasnt in right. then i got dizzy, face got pale, and i was sweating and got extreamly hot. (this happened to my sister too when she first tried tampons) my mom told me to relax and to go take it out since it wasnt correctly in. but when i went to take it out it hurt horriblyyyyyyyy and my sister told me it was because the tampon had no liquid in it (aka blood im guessig?) and tampons that are used pretty much slide out easily.


so can anyone please help me. i wanna try again but im really scarred and nervous. i just feel really uncomfortable with it and i dont know why i didnt put it in right...


Answers:

I'm not sure, but I'm guessing you getting dizzy, etc. was you panicking because you knew your tampon wasn't in right. It's never fun to use them the first time, but as time goes on they'll become your best friends.
If you insert the tampon properly, you shouldn't be able to feel it after its in. My first few times I didn't push it all the way in, and it was extremely uncomfortable. To get it in properly, the first thing you need to do is RELAX. If your vaginal muscles are contracted, it's going to be tighter and more diffucult to get in. After you're calm, find a comfortable position (try squatting over the toilet or putting one leg up on the bathrub or toilet seat). Begin to put the tampon in at a slight angle (backwards from you). Push it in gently, and once the top half of the applicator is in, slowly push in the inner tube. This puts the cotton part of the tampon inside you where it will absorb the most blood. Once you can't push the inner tube anymore, simply take it out and throw it away (this part shouldn't hurt) but be sure to not pull the string.
You shouldn't take out your tampon for AT LEAST an hour after you put it in, before then it will hardly have absorbed any blood, and it will hurt VERY badly to take out because it is so dry. But never leave the tampon in for over 6 hours to prevent getting TSS. To take it out, just pull the string slowly. It feels a bit awkward at first, but as long as it isn't dry, it should not hurt.
Continue getting Tampax Pearl, the plastic applicators make inserting them really easy, and get Lites until you're comfortable enough with tampons to begin using bigger sizes.
If next time you want to use a tampon you need help remembering how to properly insert it, there should be a sheet inside the box telling you step by step how to do so.
Good luck, and don't get discouraged. Tampons aren't as scary as they seem. =]




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