Gender: Female
Location: los angeles
Member Since: February 24, 2007
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Last Update: July 22, 2007
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So basically I'm 14/f and I prefer using tampons over pads so much better for obvious reasons. But the thing is, my mom, who is extremely paranoid 24/7, won't let me because of the possibilities of the strings breaking and TSS. I've tried to tell her the string doesn't break easily (my friend tried to pull it off...didn't work and she's really athletic). She still, however, won't let me use tampons for life! How can I convince her? What can I say? Thanks! (link)
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I went through the same crap with my mom until I was 17. Obviously your mom doesn't use tampons or she would know the strings don't break. To detattach the string you would need scissors.
Tell your mom you want to go swimming but you can't cause you use pads. With a tampon you can go swimming. Perhaps you could tell her the blood collecting in the pad makes you smell bad.
Otherwise wait until you are 18, move out of her house then you can do what ever you want.
the reported risk of TSS are higher to women under 30 and teenage girls. The incidence of TSS is estimated to be between 1 and 17 cases of TSS per 100,000 menstrating women and girls per year. So it's rare.
You should select the minimum absorbency needed to control your flow to reduce your risk of TSS. In other words don't use the super or super plus. I prefer the slender regular with a plastic applicator. Playtex has a slimfits size.
For more information go to www.playtextampons.com.
However, it's difficult to win an arguement with your mother.
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Haha, yep. My mom is very stubborn and that's where I get mine from XD
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