Wellness 20th January by Online editors. I am 23 years of age and for the 10 years I have had my period I have never been able to use a tampon. When I first, er, started bleeding down there my mum gave me my first packet of pads, and even though I had heard of tampons, pads suited me just fine for the first few years. Sanitary, I know.
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I'm on the fence on this one. Not the removal part, I think that's easy enough to do. But I was in elementary school when I started my period and I really couldn't do the tampon thing but I was obsessed with swimming and you can't wear a pad in the pool. My mom helped me with my tampons the first couple of times I used them and she actually had to help me insert them. Like everyone else said, if a trusted woman is available for the girl, that's where they should go first, but that isn't always the case for young girls. A lot of girls only have their fathers.
While the commercials would have you believe that once a month women experience sheer delight in brunching with friends while their bodies release blue liquid, we post-adolescent, pre-menopausal folks know that menstruation is actually kind of a pain. Menstruation may be a beautiful manifestation that a woman is prime for childbearing, but it is not always a comfortable cheerful experience. Your daughter will likely cope better with her menstrual period if she learns about it pssst … this is where you come in.
When tween girls learn about menstruation, they may ask questions about pads, and whether or not they can use tampons. While many preteen girls opt for menstruation pads when they first get their periods, some may prefer to use tampons instead. Girls who are active in sports, or want to swim at summer camp, may worry that menstrual pads will interfere with their activities. Deciding whether or not a girl can use tampons depends on two things: is she responsible enough to use tampons safely and is she OK with the idea of using them in the first place?