Where's that tampon gone?

[Threepeasmum]

During my last period (about 3 weeks ago) I thought I had put a tampon in in the middle of the night but when I woke up couldn't find it. I had a good search around (sorry) several times in the next few days but no sign. Could it have travelled actually into my uterus? Would I not feel some pain? I'm sure it would smell by now too.

I am having some cramping but not due a period for a couple of weeks yet (35 ish day cycle).

Am I just going potty due to 10 month old non sleeping baby and I didn't actually put one in?

Thanks for any help in advance.

As far as I know, the entrance to the womb is too small for a tampax to travel into so that is unlikely

You probably didn't put one in..I mean you have had a good rummage and no smell so...

It won't have gone into your uterus, to be totally sure you could get your practice nurse to look with a speculum and remove it if its still there.

Sounds vile but when working in that field i removed many a lost tampon! HTH

believe it or not, there is a part of your vagina called the Douglas Pouch and it is where a lot of tampons go missing! It's sort of above and behind your cervix.

If you are getting cramping it may be sign of an infection and you need to get yourself to the docs for them to get it out.

It won't have gone past your cervix into your uterus though.

Actually, yes, it would smell bad too..... maybe you just forgot you removed it?

Pouch Of Douglas

Oh gawd - yes, it's the Pouch of Douglas, not Douglas Pouch!

Thanks for the replies. Liking strange lady parts name.

I did have a rather scary post birth sneezing fit on the loo and found something protruding, thinking it was a prolapse (3rd baby) but it turned out it was a swab they had left inside me. I didn't feel that but I guess I could have been numb.

So understandably concerned its not hiding up there somewhere. Reassured won't be in uterus tho.

I remembered a thread of old lol!

Christ am having transvaginal scan next week for secondary infertility probs....hope there are no lost tampons in my pouch!!

Should imagine you would reek if that was the case though

It would properly reek Jimmy. No one would stand next to you. Or even in the same building.... and there's a good chance you would be quite ill too!

I reckon the Isle of Man TT should name a particularly bendy part of the track the Pouch of Douglas.... sponsored by Mnet, of course...

I'm sure you'd have some yuk discharge if you had a lurking tampon.

I'm sure you are fine and tampon free.

TIP-only use tampons in the day,bed time use towels !(yes, they are ick,but you will have no worries with remembering late night insertions oo eer )

Can you have a little poke around yourself? Sort of push your cervix out (as if trying to pee really fast ) and twirl a finger around it.. I sometimes do this to see if I'm starting my period

Pouch of Douglas should surely have a woman's name Pouch of Doris or something.. it's like Montgomery's Tubercles; they're not Montgomery's - they're MINE!

Pouch of Doris!!

Hilarious.

What if it was first described by Doris Douglas? I understand that the description of things in your body or deiseases are named for the person who first described them. Felicity Fallopian, Pauline Parkinson, Ada Alzheimers.

Good point kreecher, I had half-a-bottle-of-red logic last night
It was actually a James Douglas according to Wiki

What about the Clitoris?

Clara Clitoris?

pouch of douglas is behind your uterus not up your fadge.

tampon could still be up there though - have a poke around, squat, bear down. if nothing get a nursey with a speculum to have a look.

I read nursery

ahem

I have done this and had a horrible smelly discharge. DH managed to get it out but I am now paranoid. Ended up at GP last month convinced I had lost one but it was a false alarm. GP was great about it but I now have to be very careful as it will be doubly embarrassing to go back.

i had it
famously
a nd the GP OPENED HER WINDOE the honk was so bad

I have done this 3 times (many years ago)
I went to the hospital- and had this gorgeous doctor remove the thing.
I was mortified.
I then saw him in the local pub and our eyes met- and i knew he was thinking "where have I seen her before?".
Should have taken my pants off and reminded him.
I am blushing at the memory.

Shall make a point of checking my Pouch of Doris (as it will be known henceforth) tonight. Not sure DP will go anywhere near it no matter what I call it. But no smell so hopefully all ok. Got to go for a smear when I get round to it.

Ta all.