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LittleD8081
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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Friday tampon talk anyone? (TMI)
So, I've never been able to use a tampon without a pantyliner...ever. Sure, sometimes there is only a slight trace of something on that pantyliner, but more often than naught I just leak. 
I've tried branching off to another brand, and it seems to help a little, but I'd really like it to help a lot. I've also tried changing things more frequently, but again, it's only minimally helpful. I never leave a tampon in for longer than 4 hours...it just makes me nervous, and I never sleep with a tampon in, so I'm not talking about leakage after long hours. What gives?
I've tried branching off to another brand, and it seems to help a little, but I'd really like it to help a lot. I've also tried changing things more frequently, but again, it's only minimally helpful. I never leave a tampon in for longer than 4 hours...it just makes me nervous, and I never sleep with a tampon in, so I'm not talking about leakage after long hours. What gives?
Re: Friday tampon talk anyone? (TMI)
Are you filling up the tampons (very heavy flow) or is the tampon just not catching it all?
I switched to a menstrual cup almost a year ago and I've never looked back. It holds more than a tampon and you can leave it in for longer periods of time (up to 12 hours). It does have a bit of a learning curve but I got the hang of it pretty quickly. I don't mean to sound weird but it really has changed my life!
lol...I know it sounds weird but it really is a great little product! The one I use is the Diva Cup (ignore the stupid name). It's reusable, so it saves money.
Like I said, you can leave it in for up to 12 hours. Most days I am able to empty it around 8 am and then again at 8 pm. So no more awkward bathroom trips during the day when both kids and the dog want follow me to the bathroom! I used to have to get up in the middle of the night to change a tampon and now I don't have to do that anymore.
It did take me a little while to get the hang of it so I wore a panty liner because it will leak if it's not in right. But now I'm a pro and it's not any more time consuming than a tampon.
It's seriously a great feeling to know that I don't have to load my purse up with tampons when I leave the house.
I will only use Kotex tampons. ONLY. reg and or heavy as needed. use them all the time even to sleep. Always wear a liner anyway cause of the string and sometimes things happen But most of the time no issues.
I have tried other brands including the Up and UP at Target that say compare to Kotex and they are not the same.
I don't like the aplicators in others or the way they expand some leak...
Have you tried them? seriously I have converted at least 3 people! lol.
I have wanted to try the cups, actually heard about them a LONG timeago before you can buy them at the store. I just haven't done it.
Married, September 23, 2006