Secretlifeofme Fri 11-May-18 06:47:03

I have really heavy periods and up until this year I always just used pads, but recently thought I'd try tampons. However I don't understand the appeal! Issues I have are :

They don't absorb my heavy flow properly, even changing every 2 hours, so I have to wear a pad as well anyway

Putting them in feels weird

Taking them out is messy! How do people do it without getting blood everywhere?



Am I doing it wrong? I don't understand why they're so popular given the above points, but maybe I'm missing something