Post by birdistheword on Dec 12, 2013 0:08:24 GMT -5
Confession: I used a tampon for the first time last year. I am 28. For whatever reason, I could NOT get them to go in comfortably before that, and all the sudden it just clicked. I pretty much only use tampons now, but will use a pad in a pinch if I need to.
For everyone that says they need a pad too for heavy days.... Do super tampons not work during heavy days?!
There are even super plus plus, the purple Tampax! I have endo, I bled like a wild beast and they worked for me. Sometimes I'd have to change them every 1-2 hours, when off of the pill, but anything is better than diaper crotch.
Tampons. I think the super absorbency ones are uncomfortable, but have no problem with the regular or lights. And they're fairly hard to find/insanely expensive when you do find them in China, so I brought something like 250 tampons with me when I moved here. H thought I was crazy.
This seems like an appropriate place to ask this..
Who was it that was at the gym doing a bench press or something and she was straining so hard that her tampon shot out of her vag? And she was like "How cavernous must my vagina be for that to happen?"
Does anyone remember that? That was the first time I literally spit Diet Coke onto my computer screen.
WHUT?
This makes zero sense to me. My vagina is apparently not strong enough (or her's isn't?).
Tampons. I think the super absorbency ones are uncomfortable, but have no problem with the regular or lights. And they're fairly hard to find/insanely expensive when you do find them in China, so I brought something like 250 tampons with me when I moved here. H thought I was crazy.
They are probably hard to find because the more absorbent the higher the risk of toxic shock syndrome.
Tampons. I do wear a light pad the first few days of my period when I go to bed because I always bleed through. Otherwise, I will only wear a pad during the day if I HAVE to be in the car a long time or won't be able to get to the bathroom for an extended period of time.
Post by midnightrae on Dec 12, 2013 0:16:28 GMT -5
Tampons. The last time I wore a pad was when I was having my abnormal bleeding and the doctor told me not to wear a tampon. Other than that, I haven't worn a pad since around HS. I use the OB applicator-less tampons. I don't like the way pads feel, plus I don't know.. the tampons just work out better for me I guess.
Tampons. I think the super absorbency ones are uncomfortable, but have no problem with the regular or lights. And they're fairly hard to find/insanely expensive when you do find them in China, so I brought something like 250 tampons with me when I moved here. H thought I was crazy.
They are probably hard to find because the more absorbent the higher the risk of toxic shock syndrome.
I think I wasn't clear.
All tampons in general are hard to find, not just super absorbency. I don't think it has anything to do with a the risk of TSS. From what I've learned and women I've spoken to, women in China just don't use tampons, so they are very hard to find.
Tampons. I think the super absorbency ones are uncomfortable, but have no problem with the regular or lights. And they're fairly hard to find/insanely expensive when you do find them in China, so I brought something like 250 tampons with me when I moved here. H thought I was crazy.
I got my very first period in Indonesia when i was 13 on a trip with my family.
They don't do tampons there. My mom had to go out with the guy we were staying with and describe them to him who would then translate it to the shop ladies who would then giggle out of embarrassment. It took many stores to find them. Then when they finally found them, he said he'd never let his wife use them.
My dad was my pants person that day. And the guy's seat wishes we had pads.
Tampons. I think the super absorbency ones are uncomfortable, but have no problem with the regular or lights. And they're fairly hard to find/insanely expensive when you do find them in China, so I brought something like 250 tampons with me when I moved here. H thought I was crazy.
I got my very first period in Indonesia when i was 13 on a trip with my family.
They don't do tampons there. My mom had to go out with the guy we were staying with and describe them to him who would then translate it to the shop ladies who would then giggle out of embarrassment. It took many stores to find them. Then when they finally found them, he said he'd never let his wife use them.
My dad was my pants person that day. And the guy's seat wishes we had pads.
Omg
Do I win worst first period story??
You for sure win!
The couple of Chinese women that I've told about tampons have all had this kind of horrified curiosity regarding them, like "You put that where?"
Pads only. I have tried tampons many times over the years and all different brands, they hurt. And not a "I'm not used to this, this is uncomfortable" but actual pain. I've spoken to my gyn about it, evidently some people just cannot use them because their hushush isn't set up for it.