This.
And purchasing the right "size" might help too.
I've been dancing since I could walk - and did 5 years on pointe. I still dance a couple times a week, but solely for fun and exercise.
Cardboard applicators are not my friend. Neither are "long" tampons ( I don't know how else to describe them) - so I learned from an early age Tampax wasn't for me. Feels like sandpaper going in and out (TMI sorry
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It's plastic applicators and the "sport"/smaller shape size all the way...
Also, if you use a tampon that doesn't exactly match/too "large" for the size your "flow", (Super-plus, plus), that can also contribute to uncomfortable-ness.
And performance wise, I use to cut the string in half, then knot it. So it would be short enough to not poke out of a costume (whether or not I was wearing tights), but long enough to grab without having to give myself a pelvic exam.
I have a question for the cup users:
What if you have to change (empty?) your cup in a public place/bathroom, where a tub is not readily available to squat in? What do you do? - In general, I don't need specific details.
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(This is a serious question, I know nothing about the cups, other than the cringe feeling I get walking by them at the store, because of the mental picture they give me).
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