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I wanna swim but I'm afraid of tampons
Okay so today I got my period and its my 2nd day of vacation. Its very hot out and I'd like to go swimming but I got my period this morning. I've only ever worn pads and I'm deathly afraid of tampons. I get really anxious at the thought of them and I don't know what to do. I've heard of cups and other things but I don't have anything else and don't know where around here I could find them because the nearest store is really far away. I just don't know what to do because I can't just not swim for the rest of vacation especially when my whole family goes swimming daily.
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Well! if this is the case then you can go with menstrual cups, which can help you to enjoy your vacation with your family and friends. If there are no stores nearby, you can shop online from various sites like [Link](Mouse over link to see full location) as they can provide you the best menstrual products which can allow you to be in water without any stain and leakage.
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Hey!
TBH I'm scared of tampons too, and I'm a swimmer...how ironic. Anyways, apparently when you're on your period and you go into the water, your period will stop (don't ask me how it works, cuz idk how), but I'm not sure if it's a myth, or if it's real. Another TBH this might be disturbing, but I actually don't use anything when I'm on my period and I'm swimming, and I actually don't bleed in the water. I'm not sure if it's the same for everyone, but yeah... Anyways hope this helps?
-Swimmer133
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Well, If you can't get brave enough to confide in Mom, I am sure at some point she Will be asking you why you are the only family member not swimming. Hopefully the store isn't too far and she'll go get you some tampons but you have to ask. Theres nothing to be afraid of with tampons.
If you've read about some females getting toxic shock from tampons left in too long, we're talking about a female who was wearing one for days on end, totally forgetting she still had one inside. Theres a string that hangs out from the vagina by which to remove it so every time you go pee and see that string, thats a reminder its still in there. There is nothng in the makeup of a tampon itself that can hurt you. It is made small, the length of your vagina. The vagina dead ends at your cervix. If you were exploring with clean fingers, you would feel a bump that feels like the end of a nose. So a tampon can't get lost in there.
The worst that can happen is teen girls not pushing it in far enough, past the ring of muscles at front of vagina/entrance. Almost all girls do this wrong the first time, I did, my sisters did, all my daughters did. Due to being afraid of it going in too far and not being able to get it back out which is nonsense really, we push it in only half way so even if just a tip of the tampon didnt make it past the rim of muschles, it will feel weird, like something is in the way, with every step you take, when you sit or move at all, you will feel uncomfortable but its not painful, just exTreMely annoying. So don't worry, ask mom for help to get some and enjoy the rest of your vacation dear.
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