Swim Team??

Question

ok so i want to do swim team but my mom doesnt let me use tampons, but i use them anyway.....so i just dont want my mom asking how are you swimming when your on your period...so what do i do.....or say to my mom to let me use them (that she knows)

Answer 1

Yeah, I quite agree with Matt. I had the same problem but eventually I managed to convince her by getting to the root of the problem: Why didn't she want me to use tampons? I asked her and she told me that you could lose your virginity and that you will have problems with falling pregnant in the future, in the end I managed to convince her to go to a obgyn who told my mother the truth about tampons and that everything my mother thought would happen wouldn't happen as most girls do use it and that it is very useful and as I am a swimmer I can not miss out 7 practices every month, when adding that up, that is a lot of practices missed out so now I can use tampons when I have my periods but my mom only lets me when I go swimming (which is everyday except sunday).

I think you could try doing the same, your mom obviously has a reason as to stopping you from using them, get to the reason and work on proving it false like I did or if it's a different reason just try and prove to her that tampons are okay. Another friend of mine had the same problem, eventually she persuaded her mom by telling her about friends on the swim team that started using tampons the first day they started they're periods and that they've been using it ever since and nothing is wrong with them.

Anway, good luck!

Answer 2

ok.

i'm a guy.

i've been on a swim team for 6 years and all my friends who are girls use tampons when they swim.

yea, they're open like that.

but anyways,

to answer ur question, i think u should really let ur mom how u feel about what she is and isnt making or letting u do.

tell her u want ur freedom or ask her to at least give u a chance.

my friends say that tampons are easier too instead of the other one, which i think are pads?

cuz the pads get wet and i guess the blood or wutever leaks through...?

but yeah