When should tweens be able to try tampons???

[Bumperstump Cummerbund]

I wasn't given tampons until I'd had my period for 2 or 3 years, but I was 10 when I first got it. TBH, I never got over the embarrassment of inserting them, and I don't use them at all. Perhaps the sooner she starts the more comfortable she'll be?

Or she could try a cup?

[Visitor7]

ooops, just posted in your other thread. Check out the tampon/pads manufacturers websites, it'll have info on there to help you

[Pretty Butterfly]

Of course!!!
Thanks Jodi..
I had mine for a few years too before using them... I just dont know if I would feel comfortable with her *inserting* things just yet.... plus the added health risk of her forgetting... She is a darling, but a little absentminded!!!

[Just Me]

I used them from my first period (I was 12). My mum explained to me how to use them properly (pushing them in far enough and changing them regularly to stop blood infections) and I had no problems.

Probably TMI but my hymen stayed in tact through 5 years of tampon use. I assumed it had broken but it was quite a shock when it did break ... but we won't go there

[Pretty Butterfly]

Mine broke through dance classes..... She danced years ago, and has played touch footy and basketball since then, so might be fair to say it has??

So it seems quite normal to start straight away? I guess it was different when I was young, it was for the "older" girls then!!

I'm toooooo old!!!!

[helle]

I don't remember my Hymen breaking (should i?) but I tried them as soon as I got AF when I was 13 and they just didn't really happen... I didn't get the gist til after DTD. (which I'm sure you don't want her to do yet XD)

Would she have to miss out on the beach or pool? Especially if the pool is at home. I mean she might only have to miss one or two days... I hate tampons and never use them and will swim when my flow is lightish. I don't see the big deal, it's only blood. Periods aren't dirty