Not big on the naked-in-front-of-people thing, especially not that time of month.
Tuck it at insertion and just let it be.
TP the best you can.
Hah. Once sometime around seventh grade my mom asked if I’d gotten my period yet (I had) and whether I wanted to bring pads or tampons with me to camp.
If I may hijack for a tampon-related question: Up until recently I was a sworn pad-user. The idea of sticking a cottonball on a string up there just squicked me and when I tried, was physically uncomfortable. Then I got tired of dealing with pads, and just started using tampons. Kind of like getting contact lenses, actually: insertion and removal is a major PITA, but in between, it’s so much better than the alternate. (ew, that comparison is nasty). ANyway, has anyone else ‘converted’ like that?
(Sorry about the hi jack,) Harriet the Spry and GorillaMan, the purpose of a life class is not to learn about the life cycle. I would have been just as grossed out if there had been a huge booger hanging out of her nose. Life class is more about bone structure and where the muscles and tendons meet bone, learning how to render muscles as they look when flexed or at rest. (A tampon string is neither a muscle or a bone). Classes like this usually enable the artist to create more LIFElike drawings.
The only person I am ever naked in front of is hubby…and he is used to the string by now
I never thought about moving it. Then again, I’m a germophobe and probably couldn’t stand the thought of getting pee on my hand. I just pee on it.
Unless it is within the 4-8 hour timetable for removal, I just dry it off as best I can. I had a family member get toxic shock and I am not about to do that to myself just so I don’t have a wet string.
I taught myself.
Not really…sorry.
As for switching from pads to tampons Ninjachick, I made that switch after having sex for the first time. I figured if I could get “it” in there…a tampon wouldn’t be so bad. The worst part is…my mom knew I had sex once I started using tampons. She was a pretty smart woman.
I am never naked in front of people, and I definitely would not be getting naked in front of people during my time of the month. If I ever get into this situation, a visible string would be the least of my worries!
It occurs to me that my tampons usually go so far up that only a negligible amount of string shows anyway. Unless I was sitting on the floor spread-eagled, I don’t think anyone would see it.
I pee on it. It seems really silly to worry about pee getting on the string when blood will eventually make its way down there. At least, that’s how it is for me. Ya’ll might take your tampon out every hour on top of the hour, but I usually keep mine in until it’s almost sliding out!
Toliet paper usually, but sometimes I just work out the old vaginal muscles and forget about the string.
I taught myself while I was in college, in preparation for a camping trip. It was really bad at first (I went to school having painfully inserted the thing into my urethra rather than vagina, and I kept having to pee!) but once I figured it out, I was angry that it had taken me so long.
I don’t get naked in front of other people, so it’s a moot point.
I usually move it back a bit. No, I don’t neatly tuck it into my anus, but it does go in that general direction. I’ve never really thought about it all that much. The amount of pee that the string absorbs isn’t (practically) going be anything but water unless you’re really dehydrated.
Clamp a wad of tissue against it for a few seconds.
Me.
Nope.
And monstro, how on earth did you manage to get it into your URETHRA?? That sounds really, really painful.
"August 1992 L7 play England’s Reading Festival. Mud-fest turns to melee when a disgruntled Donita Sparks discards her used tampon into the crowd. “They threw mud, we threw blood”. This legendary event was milked by the press for years. "
My answers are pretty much the same as everyone else’s, but I never worried about tucking the string when I’m naked. My husband ocassionally says “If I pull that string, will streamers come out of your head?” :eek:
It gets tucked, not snipped, but I tend to wear underwear anyway, being paranoid about leakage.
Pee, wipe, change tampon. I don’t pee very frequently, so it’s convenient to change tampons at the same time.
If for some reason I don’t change it, I wipe the string.
Myself
I don’t wear tampons in the bath, as the water seems to track up the string, and they don’t last as long. Tend not to wear them in the shower either, so I can clean everything properly.
I never take tub baths, so that’s a non-issue, but as for showers, that’s the only time I’ll use one during the day. This is so that, when I get out, I don’t start dripping blood everywhere. My bathroom is carpeted, and I don’t want to ruin the carpet. I hate putting anything on while I’m wet, so this also gives me a chance to dry off before putting on underwear.
Do you ever tuck in your string or snip it when you will be naked in front of others?
Do you move your string or pee on it?
How do you manage a wet string?
From whom did you learn to do these things?
Do you have any other string management tips you would care to share?
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I tuck the string as soon as the tampon is inserted so I don’t have to mess with it. The only one that sees me naked is Cardsfan and out of politeness to him I make sure there isn’t any string showing.
Since the string is tucked up right from the start it doesn’t get pee on it.
Dry it off with TP and I also use a light panty liner to make sure everything stays dry.
Amen to that. Before I figured it out, the string would sometimes work it’s way outside the panty line and when you sat down it would tug on the string. Do that a few times and you end up on the verge of a mess.
Thank Og I am getting into menopause, that is the one advantage middle age offers.
Well, many Dopers have raved about the benefits of Instead, so you can’t complain that we didn’t tell you.
The fem hy manufacturers have a vested interest in you not knowing about any of the alternatives. They want you to buy what they sell.
Instead cups are great for many purposes. For one thing, you can have sex with one in. And, as the Instead website tells you, there are no strings or wings to deal with. And you can wear them for 12 hours at a stretch.
