Ok, thankyou very much for all of your help.

Thankyou for your reply. What would you recommend as a lubricant? I currently live with my (quite sheltered) parents and a shared bathroom, so unfortunately buying actual lubricant would be difficult - are there any alternative lotions that would not be damaging? I live in the UK if that helps. Do y...

I'm 18 & female, and a couple of days ago I figured I may as well try using tampons for the first time. I wasn't particularly nervous as I (thought) I was well antiquated with my genitals, and the instruction leaflet suggested that the tampon would just slip right into my vagina. However, this w...