Period swimwear for teens

[gandalf456]

I'm trying to search for these via the Internet and Amazon but they are either prohibitively expensive or have poor reviews.

Can anyone recommend anything from personal experience?

At the moment, she says she can't insert an applicator tampon and has given up but I am working on it as she'll most definitely be on on holiday

How old is she and will she want to go in the water or be happy sunbathing? I would suggest staying out of water and buying some fun swim shorts that she can wear with bikini top and regular underwear with ST beneath.

How many tampons has she tried? Get a whole range for her in different materials and sizes. Period swimwear rarely works effectively if you don’t wear a tampon, no matter how much you pay.

I really don’t think period swimwear could be effective. The blood will still leak out.

Has she tried applicator tampons? You can get mini ones and they are very slim. The plastic applicator makes them really easy to put in. I would buy a couple of packets and also get some lubricant maybe and get her to practice.

Possibly try a teen Aimed moon cup? Seem so much easier than tampons, and more effective
If nothing else would go for sunbath outfit- something like cheeky pants surf shorts and a bikini top

Depending on age she could always take that medication that stops your period for a while.
(No idea what it’s called, I used it on honeymoon years ago).

Northisterone.

I agree that it can’t possibly be effective.

I remember trying tampons for the first time for a holiday and hating them. Didn’t try again until 19.

FWIW I think plastic applicators are probably easier to use than cardboard. But her main problem is probably psychological - tampons can be quite daunting and scary when you’ve never used them before and don’t particularly want to.

She is 15. I thought about drugs but I am doubtful dr would supply it

I bought her Tampax Compak but I am open to other recommendations

She would want to go in as we're going abroad and it will be hot

Tampax Pearl - my DD can use these but not other types.

Get the older style tampax, the one with cardboard applicator

Has she tried non applicator tampons? I struggled with applicator tampons as a teen, and even now I prefer non applicator ones. She might be a bit squeamish but I find them so much easier. You can get tiny ones made by lilets and the Dame range they sell in Waitrose are natural and biodegradable.

I can’t imagine period swimwear works very well without a tampon too, unfortunately.

Non applicator.

My daughters been prescribed northisterone (not sure on spelling) for the last 3 years (bad timing every holiday!)
She was 13 when she first had it, no problem with the doctors and no problems taking it
Maybe worth considering

How is a moon cup easier than tampons? No experience of a moon cup and asking on behalf of my teenage daughter

Get her non applicator tampons. I recommend superdrugs own or lillets. They are slimmer and more pointy so easier to get in. Im 38 and have never been able to use an applicator.

Buy Tampax pearl, the ones for a light flow. They're very easy to insert and very slim. The compak ones can be tricky as sometimes the extending part of the applicator can collapse mid use.

Another vote for Northisterone, my daughter was prescribed this by a gyno at age 14.

Yy to Tampax Pearl, these were the ones with which both dds FINALLY had success, this after much weeping and wailing (them), simulated clothes on dramatisations of calm tampon insertions (me), breathing control exercises (all of us) , an embarrassing incident with a tube of KY jelly, a teenage checkout assistant and a malfunctioning self check out (me), a search history filled with anatomical pictures of female genitalia (mine) and repeated cheery motivational chats that putting one's own finger into one’s own vagina was neither weird, disgusting or embarrassing so long as it is done in private.

Sorry OP, flashback there.

Tampax Pearl are what got us all through a difficult time.

I'm not sure a young woman could manage a moon cup if they struggle with tampons. It takes a certain amount of confidence to fiddle about with. However if she would be willing to try, they are fabulous. No need to change so often and so much better for vaginal tissue- and the environment of course!

Get the smallest ones. The light tampax that are very slim (think they are purple?). Open one up and explain really clearly how to use it. Then let her practice. Make sure she knows it won't feel comfortable straight away but gets less noticeable especially once period is there to lubricate it.

If she wants to go in the water, tampons or moon cup are the only way to go really.

Have you given her a really detailed talk through how to insert it OP?

Like other posters my daughter got prescribed something to stop her period when she went to America. My daughter was 12 at the time. 13 now. X

My rd also had noresthistone at 14, for her d of e expedition. She did even need to see the gp, they prescribed it after a phone call with me.

My 14 year old used non applicator tampons for the first time last month. She was on an outdoor activity week - lots of surfing, mud runs etc. She basically lived in a wetsuit. She tried a few different types, practised a bit. She got on brilliantly with them. Apparently they've revolutionised her life! She used Tesco own brand.

The doctor would supply it. I''m not sure asking for "personal experience about teen swimwear" is going to be useful