TELL US YOUR FIRST TAMPON STORY

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We’d love to hear all about the first time you used a tampon, to help other girls who are considering using tampons for the first time your experience.

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What made you decide to use a tampon?
Who you discussed using tampons with, friends/mum.
Did you use non-applicator or applicator tampons and why?
How was your first time?
How do you feel about using tampons now?

THIS IS VICK’S STORY

I was the last of my friendship group to get my period and the last to use tampons too. The Summer was here and I felt self-conscious wearing pads, I felt it was time to make the move to tampons.

My friends all used non-applicator tampons, but all we had in our bathroom were cardboard applicator ones. So, my first experience was using an applicator tampon, but try as I might I couldn’t release the tampon and ended up leaving the cardboard inside too.

Then when back in school my bestie gave me a Lil-Let regular tampon and said I may find it easier to use my finger to get the tampon into place.

It took a little practice but by the second month I was an expert and felt so much more confident and secure from leakages.

Lil-Lets have been my product of choice ever since.

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To stacy:

Sorry girl but this isn't the place to ask Vicki!!! Maybe you can tell your mum that if you wear tampons you can go swimming and be more active. Good luck!! And I'm a similar age to you

stacy23

My mum wont let me use tampons yet😭what should i do to convince her???? I am 11 btw P.S. please respond!!!! I will be checking 4 a response every day!!!! P.S. I posted this on july 17th 2023 at 3:59pm if this helps!!!!

ah yes , food.

i was on this website and went to my mum and asked but she said maybe next time since i was near the end but next time she said no on a school day (my heaviest day unfortunately) then on saturday (only the next day ) i used them and went to my piano lesson with no trouble! OH THAT REMINDS ME I GOTTA GO THE LESSON NOW BYEEEE HOPE U GUYS DONT HAVE A HARD TIME WITH TAMPONS <333

happy gogirl

i did not get my period so i dind ever use a tampon LOL

Happy

So basically I leaked A LOT at school once so when I got home, I told my mum and she found me some tampons I should try. So I did try sitting down on the toilet and it did not feel right, so instead I tried again but with my knee up over the toilet standing up and I inserted it and BOOM! It worked! I'm happy I tried. So don't be afraid, just get It over and done with!

I first used a tampon because my dad said we where doing swimming and I had sailing and I deiced to use well 2 I had some as school gave us a free packet it was a bit hard to get up and had to adjust it a bit but after that it was comfortable but I think I need to use ones with lower absorbency as they hurt a bit to pull out but all OK I literally took it out as soon as possible but that is my first tampon story. I would recommend applicator for your first time.

LearnFromMyMistake :)

Hey! This is my first tampon story! :) So I'd only had 4 periods so far, and really wanted to start and try tampons. For me, I've never been really scared or nervous to try them. So I finally convinced my mom to let me use tampons, we went to the store behold I got a box of regular tampons that I had been wanting to get for a while. I was excited ;). But when I got them, I wasn't on my period. It was supposed to arrive in a couple of days, but me being me, I couldn't wait. And wanted to try them right away without being on my period. (HUGE MISTAKE) So we get home and I go to the bathroom and get all ready. Sit on the toilet and tbh it actually wasn't hard at all to put it in, it just kinda went up there. Everythings fine it's going well, and now I want to take it out cuz obviously there is no point to keep the tampon in, I'm not on my period. I go to take it out and I gently tug on the string. OH NO. It didn't budge, So I get in the shower and while the water is running I'm literally sitting on the bottom trying to get water to get in there so maybe the tampon would get a little wet so it would be easier to get out. I realize I'm just gonna have to yank that baby out of there. I stand up and get ready. 1. 2. 3! It SLOWLY comes out. But once it was out it was a relief. I will say I was actually a little sore the next day but I was okay. :) So please learn from my experience and DON'T be me and just try a tampon just to try it if ur not on ur period. But now that I've had a couple of periods, I tried the tampon again and it didn't hurt one bit to take out, and now tampons are my favorite product! So that's my story, hope you enjoyed reading, and thanks for reading it all!! xx

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