HELP! Tampons for my young daughter??

[BabyNicole]

Originally Posted by Marilyn

I ask our pediatrician soon after my daughters started their periods, and he said there is no minimum age, it's all a matter of preferrence.

My daughters are totally different, one uses tampons, one uses pads. When they were young, the tampon companies would send you a starter kit for young girls with a little book showing how to use them from a young girl's perspective. My daughter who uses tampons says the Tampax Pearl have the easiest to insert applicator and they have wings so they absorb better.

I had a hysterectomy 12 years ago, so I'm not personally up to date.

Wishing you and your daughter the best with this and her gymnastics!!

Are there olympic rings in the future????

I've actually been using Playtex Regular plastic applicators all my life. They slide in a lot easier than cardboard. I do not like Tampax, they don't slide out as easily and are not as comfortable inside for me.

[Janet]

How is your daughter doing??? Has she had a chance to try them yet? Tell us what she thought of them.

These little girls are growing up so fast....

Well this conversation was started a little while ago so this info may be too late to help but I'll share anyway. When I first started my period I wasn't able to get the hang of the whole applicator thing. I did however want to use tampons rather than pads so my mom got me the O.B.'s without the applicator. You have to use your finger which was kinda gross but I was able to insert them without a problem. Plus they are pretty tiny and fit in your pocket without a problem so no one knew I was taking one to the bathroom. My sister had a cousin who was the same as me and she told her about the O.B.'s so she started using them too. After a while I was able to switch over to an applicator but in the beginning the no applicator was a life saver for me. Anyway just thought I'd share. Hopefully everything is going ok.....