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Okay, I have a problem.
I have a dance performance on the 17 and 18 of June, I normally get my period on the 15th. I have researched tampons and the pros and cons but the problem is they(tampax.com) say that when you start to wear tampons you should just wear the ones for lighter days. That sucks because my period is normally really heavy and the preformance is from 5:30 to about 12:00 both nights. There is only one bathroom and its normally filled during recital nights. I have my dressing room with about 60 other girls and there is no possible way I could wear pads with my costumes, one I have too many white outfits and two I move around too much on stage. I can't have the pad go flinging out. That would be disgusting.
So the question is, is it okay to try wearing tampons for heavier flo on my first time?
Yes, I have tried tampons before and it always feels uncomfortable because i'm not use to having string stick out of my vagina but I would go with the discomfort for my dance.
Well, about tampons being uncomfortable:
Are you sure you're putting it in as far as you go when you do use them? Tampons can be kind of hard to get used to at first, but once you've gotten used to the initial wierdness, they're really handy.
There's no reason only to use the tampons for lighter days if your period is normally very heavy. If relaxed enough, and with a couple of tries (if that) - you'll be fine. I believe it's mor of a reccomendation to suggest a smaller size first, which you can try to get the hang of it with.
5:30- 12:00 is about six hours, which is the maximum most say one should wear a tampon. It's unlikely, but possible that you may get TSS if it is in longer than that by too much, but I'd say that it isn't as much of a risk or problem unless it exceeds that by more than a few hours, although by then you probably need to change it anyway.
Now, is there a way that you can wear an extra pair of underwear(so it doesn't fly out of your costume as you said a pad might) with a pad? Even if you wear a tampon, an extra pair of underwear, a pantyliner or a pad would be helpful if your period is so heavy that it leaks through the tampon (and with a white costume, that could be disasterous).
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Well I wear nylons so I guess I could wear a panty liner but I don't think it stay too well. Thanks for the advice
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