My tampon won't go in!! help!?!

My tampon won't go in!! help!?

i'm 14 years old and i got my first period about a year and a half ago. i play sports a lot, so i figured i'd finally try tampons. i read the directions, i looked at websites online, i pretty much know how to use them and i know where its supposed to go. one problem, the applicator won't go in! the most i usually get in is like 1/3 of the applicator, and then it hurts too much to put it any further. i tried sitting on the toilet, laying down, putting one foot on the toilet, putting ky lubricant on the applicator, nothing works! please help, any tips or suggestions would be really helpful...and please don't say "i guess you'll have to keep wearing pads" because its really not an option for me because summer is here and i swim a lot and i go to sports camps. thanks =)

I'd really like to know where some people get their information from. Really cancer, too young etc?

Listen to the answers that are saying you need to relax and check the angle you're trying to insert it. I knew someone who never could figure out the applicators, she used OB instead, you can try that too.

Make sure you're trying with a slender/junior/teen tampon. Plastic is easiest, and try when your flow is heavy for extra lubrication. Find the position most comfortable for you and aim it towards the small of your back. If it hurts stop and try to change the angle. I always found twisting the applicator while I was inserting it really helped.

Good luck.