The only roaesn things won't go in there is that you're pushing them up instead of backwards . They run into the front wall of your vagina and have nowhere to go if you push them up .If you're sitting down with your back straight, your vagina is almost parallel to the floor it does *not* travel towards your belly button, it travels towards the middle of your buttocks.Aim tampons more towards your back than upwards and push it gently (twisting it back and forth a bit might help it slide more easily) as far in as the applicator will go while you're still holding the end of it. Push the plunger in while holding the barrel in place, then let go of the plunger and withdraw the applicator. If you ainm the right direction, you'll be *amazed* how simple and comfortable this is.That light pink inside the entrance? That's the lining of the forward wall of your vagina.