How to use a tampon?

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How on earth do you get a tampon in? I've managed to get it a little bit in there, but then my vagina stings and I can't go in anymore. I need something a little more in-depth than the things I've found on google. I'm trying the tampax for 'light' flow, so shouldn't it be able to get in there without the burning? I've got a friend my age who uses tampons, so when I asked her about it she told me to just stick it in, which is of no help to me.


I'm thirteen, I've never had sex, and I'm totally clueless about all things vagina-related. I have had my period many times before, I started puberty at, like, 11 and I'm just so sick of having to use pads. (which feel like diapers to me)

I hope this isn't too vague, I'm just really squimish about my body. Please help me.