How To Use A Dildo

Touch My Spot Guide | How to Use a Dildo
Sex toys are a great way to introduce more pleasure into your life – and who doesn’t want that? Whether solo or with a partner, Touch My Spot’s online guide covers all the essential information you need to start on how to use and enjoy a dildo.

Incorporate Foreplay
Yes – even when using a dildo alone! You can’t just push a dildo inside you without some kind of stimulation and warm-up, so do what you know turns you on.

Use Lube
Lube helps toys easily penetrate your body, reducing any pain and discomfort. No matter how turned on you are, using lube will help – especially anally, as the anus won’t self-lubricate in the same way as the vagina.

Inserting the Dildo
Start slow, spreading the lube as you insert. Your body has so many nerve endings that can be stimulated for pleasure – you don’t need to go deep! Have fun and stop whenever you’re not enjoying yourself.

How to Introduce a Dildo in the Bedroom
There’s no one-size-fits-all way to talk about introducing dildos to your sex life with another person. Every relationship is different, but here are some general steps to consider when having a healthy conversation:

• Consider the timing – it’s best to have these conversations outside the bedroom (or at the very least, not during foreplay or sex), as introducing them in the moment can leave a partner feeling anxious or pressured.
• Don’t criticise – more specifically, don’t connect your interest in toys with specific feelings about the sex you’re currently having. This is a separate conversation – bringing it up here may play into your partners insecurities.
• Come from a place of exploration – don’t shy away from your own desires! Most people want to please their partners in bed, so approaching it from an angle of adding more pleasure is a great way forward.
Introducing a dildo in the bedroom can be daunting, but with a safe, trusted partner, the worse they can say is no! Remember: you shouldn’t be made to feel ashamed or embarrassed for suggesting dildos to a partner, no matter the outcome.

How to Clean a Dildo
Dildos come into direct contact with bodily fluids, so it’s super important to keep them clean. Using unclean dildos can introduce all sorts of unwanted bacteria and pathogens exactly where you don’t want them – think bacterial vaginosis and urinary tract infection territory. It’s especially important to clean toys that are used by multiple partners.

Almost every kind of dildo can be cleaned effectively by surface cleaning with mild soap and water, though there are some cases where you may want to more thoroughly disinfect. When you want to use a dildo both anally and vaginally, disinfect between. If the dildo has come into contact with genitals during an active yeast, bacterial, or sexually transmitted infection, if you want to remove odour from an anally used toy, or if you’re sharing a toy, you’ll also want to disinfect.

100% silicone, stainless steel, and borosilicate glass dildos can be disinfected by first surface-cleaning them, and then submerging them in a pot of boiling water for three minutes. Dildos with motors should not be boiled, instead, use a bleach solution after surface cleaning.

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