question about tampons

[LucyIsJuicy]

is it possible the tampon can get lost/stuck/string breaks off because I have never used them & need to for a swimming comp tommorrow. When I say I have never used one well, I did attempt to insert one many moons ago but was so tense I couldn't do it -that has put me off ever using them & just avoid swimming when on my period.

Very, very rare. Without getting tmi, which ones did you try? The applicator ones or the other ones?

Try a mooncup instead. They're brilliant, and its far easier to master teh use of OK - bit late for tomorrow maybe, but well worth considering.

oh Fio, you traitor to the cause

Lucy - I've never had problems with tampons in the past.

I use the non-applicator type and always give the string a good tug before I start.

Impossible to lose it. Never ever had a string break. I promise once you master it you'll never go back to towels.

you can't use mooncups for swimming can you chonky? They fill up. Or is that just me?

I've never lost a tampon from a broken string. It's woven all the way up into it.

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Never had problems with tampons, didn't even occur to me that there might be a problem (apart from Toxic shock syndrome) and used them for over 20 years (oh ffs, how old am I?!!!!)

Anyway, I now use a Mooncup and would never go back to tampons!

The only thing that's ever got 'lost' has been a condom and I had to go to nurse to get it retrieved cos I couldn't reach! There's NOWHERE for anything to go, you or partner or a nurse will be able to get it.

Relax, take it easy and don't rush insertion. Try again after a wee break if you have difficulty.

Hope it goes well with your swimming comp. I would happily swim with a tampon in.