Newbie with Tampons!!!!?

[leila]

Okay, I am a 14 year old girl and I've been using pads since I was around 10. Now, I want to start using pads and I have asked my mother, but she is EXTREMELY against using tampons, or at least younger girls using them who have not had sex yet (AKA, virgins).

Anyway, my problem is that something seems to be blocking my plastic applicator from going inside my vagina, which I think is my hymen since I haven't broken it yet and it seems to be pretty thick. When I try to push it in slowly, its a little painful and doesn't seem to want to go in anymore. I've tried with a foot on the toilet, squatting, and sitting on the toilet. The brand I am using is Playtex sport in regular.

Am I not angling it right? Or is it because of my hymen? If it's my hymen, what would be the less painful way of "breaking" it?

Please be descriptive and thanks in advance!

 

[dani]

angle it moree

 

[Angel H]

i have only used a tampon once. and it hurt a little because your pushing something in your body that normally isnt. if it feels like something is blocking it, there is a possibility that you are angling it wrong. also i had a friend and she used maxi the first time. dont ever do tht. she actually broke her hymen too because the size of the tampon and the size of her didnt mix. i say use the smallest of the small tampons because they wont hurt and if you put it in right it shouldnt hurt.
good luck


remember to relax and try to "spread it" when u put it in. .......makes it easier...trust me

 

[BiancaC]

Well your mom may be right it's kinda like my baby so leave her alone.

Well it could be you cervix is curved or slanted and you need to sit down and start with the smallest tampons you can buy with out an applicator use ob's and keep trying everyone built different you may not be ready just yet your still growing. Good luck and talk to your gyno

 

[Sam]

i can't use tampons either and im not a virgin and im 26.. some bodies just will not accept a foriegn object into them... and tampons are most certintly not nautral.. also tampons leavign them in can lead to toxic shock syndrome... if your body wont accept them just dont use them.. i gave up trying and i have sensative body so if i use soemthign that doesnt feel right i just stop. im 26 and i still cant use them. hymen or not... just means your body can't use them. they make very thin pads now.. and scented ones and unscented i use whats known as kotex and stayfree ultrathins ... the other brands make me rash im allergic to something they are using... if soemthing doesnt feel right most liekly its your body tellign u not to use it.... and some people cannot use tampons.. i know plenty of girls who can't use and some much older women who ahve never been able to use them. there are risks with tampons. remember that... your mother is not fakign her concern over them. its not your hymen.. get that thought out of your head right now. just don't use em. dont be vain or concieted( many girls i know just want to use tampons cuz they fell prettier ) but seriously.. soem brands of ultra thins no one can tell u wearing it. tampons do have a risk of toxic shock syndrome so if it does not go up easily just dont use. also.. there are more infections tied with tampons than pads.but by all means learn the hard way... young girls never do listen to thier elders.. if u havent listened to your mother , your body why would u listen to a experienced adult one who has seen toxis schok syndrome first hand? teenagers....

 

[Blondie23]

I used tampons before I lost my virginity just fine. You are more than likely angling it wrong...if you can feel it inside of you, its angeld wrong.

 

[lonely_soul]

I had the same problem when I started using them. The main thing is to relax as much as possible when trying to put it in. Even though it hurts, keep yourself relaxed. Personally I use the foot on toilet because it seems easiest but if it doesn't want to go in, angle it differently and you will find the right way eventually, it takes a little practice. Also, the biggest thing, is once you have it in, if you feel it, it's not in all the way. If it's in properly, you won't feel it at all.