Health Question: Why don't my tampons work anymore?

Question: I know this is kind of personal. But I am the married mother of 2 children (7 and 8 years old). I used to wear tampons all the time on my period and they worked fairly well with little leakage. Now, even when I wear the Super Plus absorbency, they leak so much I might as well not even be wearing them (almost from the moment I insert them)! I have tried many different brands and have tried putting them up a little farther and lower, but it doesn't seem to help. I do have heavy periods at times, but not THAT heavy! Does anyone have an answer for this and/or a solution. Maybe a new brand suggestion?

SERIOUS ANSWERS ONLY PLEASE!

Answers:
Hm, could be that you are a little looser since the kids, might do some Kegel exercises. Might be extra heavy periods, I would suggest getting on the pill to make periods lessen.

Other Answers:
Should buy a better tampons if does not work with you.

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as embarassing as it seems, but after 2 kids, your vagina may have stretched and the tampons only cover 1/2 of the surface area. you might try 2 at a timeor ask your gyno to provide a clue for you.sorry
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er doc

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I wore tampons before I had kids and then after I had them I honestly couldn't keep them in.don't know exactly how to help other than stop using them. I had to and I can't see any other way to make them work better.sorry. Best wishes

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I'm on ortho tri cyclen and also a mother of two, the pill makes my periods last only 3 days and they are so light i would only have to change my tampon twice a day if it where hygienic

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hav u tried O.B. tampons? theyre wide not long, so i find that they r better.

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my cousin had the same problem she found out she had a cyst
she got operation for it and now she uses regular

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You may need more time to reajust down below ;) Try pads for a while and do the clinching exercise so that you can become some what tight and tone once again.

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Strange. I know it's a fact that having babies doesn't stretch out the inner wall of your vagina, so it can't be that. It naturally goes back to it's previous shape. It must be that you just have too heavy of a flow. Or maybe they don't make tampons as well as they used too. If I were you, I'd just start trying different brands. Maybe buy travel size packages, then you can save some money until you find the ones that work for you.

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Same thing happened to my older sister. I would check with your doctor. The pill should help with the bleeding. O.B. has a new tampon that's really leak proof.

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take Tylenol it helps thin out your blood!! maybe that will work!

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you could have a problem with your flow. a good friend of mine had that and she had to have an easy operation and medication. this can be serious so i would talk to your doctor about your situation.

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u might need to get a bigger size cuz after u have had two kids, your vaginal opening will be bigger and your tampon is too small

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