Jul. 6th, 2011

tampon woes

Jul. 6th, 2011 12:04 am
[identity profile] soulsearch2010.livejournal.com
does anyone ever feel pressure on their anus/rectum after inserting a tampon?

i started usigg tampons 3 yrs ago and it was smooth sailing at first, no muss no fuss. love love loved it! then one day i think i inserted it incorrecctlyy. and ever since it has been hit and miss. 9/10 itss a miss. after a while i just got so frustrated and tired of wastggg time and money only to have a garbage full of wasted tampons thar i just switched back to pads :(

the problem is i feel like it's pushing against my anus/rectum which is umcomfortable and i feel like im gonna fart. sry tmi. plus after a few minutes i start to get a mild headache on the right side of my brain. i actually feel the same when a penis/dildo is inside of me (minus the headache) but the pleasure of piv sex keeps it frmm bothering me.

i've tried switching brands, different positions upon insertion, moving it more to the left or the right or the back (closer to the anus) or the front (closer to the urethra) and smack in the middle. i;ve angled it every which way, almost to the point of having it horizontal and i still get that uncomfortable feeling.

on the few occassions i get it right i can feel it sliding smoothly into me and then once i remove the applicator it's fine. i feel like there's nothing there, like i'm supposed to. but when i insert it incorrectly i know even before i remove the applicator b/c i cannot feel it sliding in although it is in, but once i remove the applicator i can feel it pushing against my anus.

i'm frustrated to the point of tears. being able to use them made my life soooo convenient and now im back to wearing pads that feel like diapers and stains on my underwear and messy vag or worrying a leak is gonna show. not to mention always having to hide my pad in my bra or pocket/purse when i'm walking to use the bathroom at work. i loved the discretion of a tampon. is it possible i created a dent inside my vagina on the wall that divides my vagina and my rectum from the first time i inserted it wrong thus opening the door for many unsucceesful attempts?


can anyone relate?
or describe what it feels like when u insert ur tampon correctly? are u positioning it closer to ur butt crack or closer to the centre of ur vag opening or even higher up close to the urethra before actual insertion?

i"ve considered switching to cups but (correct me if im wrong) arent they even wider than a tampon? which means pressure on my anus could be heightened? how far up does it go? i'm gussing not as high as a tampon since it's pulled out with fingers instead of a string.

any advice/tips is much appreciated. i"ll do a frigged handstand if it helps me get it in right. i'm desperate to switch back to tampons!

thanks. love this community. dont know anywhere or anyone else i feel safe and comfortable sharing this much info bout my tampon woes.

power to the vag! ;)

No Period

Jul. 6th, 2011 05:33 am
[identity profile] lightsabove.livejournal.com
I am on birth control, and am on my withdrawal week. (Not sure the exact terminology, but we shall go with that). I haven't had sex since my last period, so I'm sure I'm not pregnant. I'm supposed to start my new pack tomorrow evening. Usually I get my period before now. I haven't been as stressed as I have been the last couple of months., although there has been some financial issues. Should I be worried if I don't get my period?
[identity profile] horsemanure.livejournal.com
Waxing
I'm interested in trying waxing. I'll probably just start with a bikini wax to see how my skin reacts, first (I have sensitive skin), and go from there. How do I go about finding a good waxist? What should I look for, besides feeling comfortable around her? How do I tell if she's good?

Skin
I posted a while freaking out about a doctor's appointment/routine herpes test (which was negative, yay). The doctor basically said that it looked like the skin was kind of chapped/dry or possibly torn (she was... vague, to say the least). That was 2 weeks ago. I've been applying mass amounts of coconut oil to the area 2-3 times a day (occasionally pure aloe gel instead). Most days it's better, but it sometimes still hurts some. If I don't apply it, it will more than likely hurt. I've been patting the area after urination rather than wiping, which has helped (I get cheap toilet paper and pee at school [read: public restroom TP, ick] a lot, so I'm sure that didn't help matters). I don't use soap on the area, and I haven't in quite some time. I just spray the area with my shower head and slightly cooler water than my normal shower water. I pat the area dry with my towel afterwards. My laundry soap is an all-natural powder (washing soda, baking soda, a couple other natural ingredients - no fragrances or perfumes). I've noticed lately that other areas of my skin have been dry lately (this is why I determined that it was dry skin and not a tear or heat rash, which I was also suspecting). I've never had dry skin in the summer - in fact, normally quite the opposite. What could be potential causes for this? I have a good diet - no soda, occasional alcohol, but not frequent, loooots of water, good balanced diet with lots of veggies and occasional (a couple/few times a month) local free-range meat/fish. Could hormonal BC do this? I'm on Aviane now, was on Camilla last month, and was on Aviane the 2 months before Camilla. It'd be nice if I'm not stuck oiling up my vag twice a day for the rest of my life.

Yeast
I have a chronic off-and-on yeast infection. By off-and-on, I mean it seems to come and go day-by-day. I eat yogurt (almost) every day (sometimes if I don't have time to make a fresh batch I go a day or two without any), and I've heard that coconut oil can fight yeasties. I'm wondering if my skin issues above may also be yeast irritation. It's at a point right now where it's kind of vague, so I'm unsure as to whether I even HAVE a YI, but it seems like there's sometimes just a mild over-flux of yeast. Slathering on the coconut oil each night and wearing underwear to keep it in ISN'T making this worse because of its anti-fungal properties, right? The first few days I did this I fought with myself, because on the one hand, dry skin and anti-fungal. On the other hand, warmer and more moist environment, even though it's not water-based moisture.

Vibrators
Nice and short: what's your favorite way to clean a battery-operated vibrator? Also, can you use battery operated vibrators for insertion?

Random update
I've posted a few times about my vaginismus and general size issues (I'm small and until recently a virgin, partner's not small at all), and I just wanted to squeal that we had sex a few days ago, and after having a panic attack (again) while in missionary, I got on top (which previously caused panic attacks) and got his penis all the way in (usually I'm lucky if I get it an inch or two in, and even then it's with pain) and without any pain at all! I didn't even realize it was all the way in. I don't know how long we did that, but it was for longer than usual - still not terribly long, but it's improvement - until I started feeling like I was being rubbed a little raw/sore, then we stopped for a few minutes, I asked how far in it got, he told me that was all of it, we cuddled, he said "I love you" seriously for the first time, and we did other things. Yay, milestone accomplishment!

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