thatgirl96 / Dec 01 2009 23.49

okay well they arent so bad, really they arent. i used to use them but since i lost the tampon string i had to go to the hospital to get it removed i havent used them since, except on swimming days.

DONT MEAN THIS TO PUT YOU OFF!! lol

its quite rare for you to lose the tampon if thats what ur worried about, but i was just unlucky. nd also, i wouldnt recommed u to start using tampons the day u do swimming cuz u wnt be that experienced wiv em. yeah they do hurt the first time but keep on practising and itll get better, tampons r great but should be changed every 4 hours other wise your at risk of TSS (toxic shock syndrome) which is where the bacteria builds up on the tampon an could get into mainstream blood flow (this is VERY VERY VERY rare!!)

 

good luck!  x

Gina123 / Dec 14 2009 19.13

Okay I do not use tampons because, like you, I am TERRIFIED of using them. Just the thought of using one has me cringing.
I was seriously worried whenI started my periods and we had swimming. I was like, 'OMG what if the other girls tease me?'
But I gave a letter in to my PE teacher, so I didn't have to do swimming - because the school can't make you do it if your on your period, they can't force you to use a tampon - and I sat on the side. There were other girls who weren't doing it because they were on their period too. Nobody said anything apart from my friend who always teases me about periods anyway. All girls will start having their period one day and anyone who teases you will just have it worse when the start their periods, because then people might tease them.

Good Luck, hope I helped xxxxx

confuzzled59 / Dec 15 2009 13.51

Tampons really aren't that bad!! I use them all the time. I only use pads at night but I wear tampons all the time on my period. You can't even feel they'r there and so its waaaaay more comfy then a pad which is constantly annoying and (for me) feels really gross. I started using tampons on my first period and have used them ever since coz i do loads of swimming and sport. I've never had any problems with one. U just gotta find the right one for u and ur flow. 

Try it at home by urself and just get used to it then it'll be a breeze when you come to doing it for swimming.

Amd anyway, girls won't take the mickey out of u for not using one. I go to an all girl's skl and every week there are girls sitting out coz they'r on their period. Its a fact of life that we get them so don't get fussed by what other people say or think.

hope this helped

emz xxx