First time using.... (girl content)

[Journey]

Tampons...my 21 year old daughter wants to.use them but is having a very hard time inserting them. I never used them.so I don't have any advice. She is a Virgin and she says they don't go in very far. Anyone?

[JFSinIL]

All she can do is start with the smallest slender size available, follow the instructions, and lubricate the tip a bit (shoving a totally dry tampon in can be painful).  She needs to get it all the way in so only the string hangs out. Once in she should not feel it. If she does, it isn't in far enough.

 

Each of my girls it took a few tries to get the hang of it. Virginity shouldn't be a problem. 

 

I remember how in her book Child Star Shirley Temple wrote that the first time she used a tampon was on her honeymoon...she didn't know the cardboard applicator was NOT to be left inside. Ouch!

[poppy]

Plastic applicator, put on leg up while sitting. People have sizes regardless of sexual history- I am still using 'slender' tampons after two kids!

[Cinder]

Possibly she's inserting it at the wrong angle. When it stops she should try adjusting the angle of attack so it will go further in rather than pushing against the side. I find plastic applicators to be easier to use; others prefer no applicator. She may have to try a couple different ones before she finds the kind that suits her.

[Word Nerd]

I had trouble when I first used one because I was inserting it at the wrong angle. It took a few tries to figure out how to angle it so it went in instead of bumping against the walls.

[countrygal]

Plastic applicator during heavy flow so it isn't dry. Angle towards the back instead of straight up.

[East Coast Sue]

Try a tiny bit of vaseline on the tip to lubricate.  Different brands work better for some people.

[fdrinca]

Have her look at a picture of female anatomy so she can see the direction of the appropriate path :) It was very informative for me when I was in this phase of ife. "Oh - it's pointing *that* way!"

 

Perhaps once or twice use quite a bit of lubrication so she can feel that pathway without resistance? Resistance might suggest to her she's reached the end...but it's a long way up there. Encourage wiggling around?

[Reefgazer]

My DD is 13 and just started using tampons when swimming. What helped her be successful with them: a good lube, teach her techniques about relaxing the vaginal muscle (this is *really* important), and plastic applicator tampons that she aims toward the small of her back. Also, you'll need to impress upon her that there will likely be a bit of resistance at first and to push past it.