Tampon Age?

[coconotlove.livejournal.com]

If you use/used tampons, how long after you started your period did you start using them and how old were you?

My cousin is almost 13 and has had her period for a year and a half but my aunt won't let her use tampons! This isn't like a religious/moral issue, but my aunt just thinks my cousin's body is not "ready" for that? The reason I'm asking is cause my cousin was complaining about using pads when having a heavy flow and how her mom wouldn't let her try tampons.

Comments

[mrar.livejournal.com]

Yeah, when I used tampons at 11 I ALWAYS remembered to take it out after 4 hours because having my period was BIG DEAL. No one else had it and for some of my friends I was some kind of crazy period role model. I was constantly aware I was on my period, and never forgot to take it out. It wasn't until I was 14 and my period had become more "normal" and a part of regular life that I started forgetting to take my tampons out.