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What type of birth control are all you breastfeeding moms using?
My daughter is 2 months old now, my doctor mentioned the options of the mirena IUD or micronor (a mini pill). We aren't ready to make a permanent decision right now and I really don't want another child at this point. What is most effective? What is easier with less problems?? We will probably know in about 2 years if we will have another child at which point we will look at a surgical option for one of us. Thanks, KR |
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"KR" wrote in message
oups.com... What type of birth control are all you breastfeeding moms using? My daughter is 2 months old now, my doctor mentioned the options of the mirena IUD or micronor (a mini pill). We aren't ready to make a permanent decision right now and I really don't want another child at this point. What is most effective? What is easier with less problems?? We will probably know in about 2 years if we will have another child at which point we will look at a surgical option for one of us. I'm on the mini-pill and I like the fact that my periods are lighter and less painful, and I can go off it at any time. You do have to remember to take it at the same time each day, which I set my cellphone alarm for, and I try to keep a strip of pills with me in my purse. -- Amy Mum to Carlos born sleeping 20/11/02, & Ana born screaming 30/06/04 http://www.freewebs.com/carlos2002/ http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/a/ana%5Fj%5F2004/ My blog: http://spaces.msn.com/members/querer-hijo-querer-hija/ |
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Sarah wrote: I was on one of the mini-pills briefly after Jamie was born and found it to be a pain remembering it within the three-hour window. I set my watch alarm, but it meant breaking off what I was doing to go and take it. I found the IUCD much easier (I got the ordinary kind, not the Mirena). Having it put in was unpleasant, but after that I just didn't need to worry about it at all. would it be helpful if Sarah explained why she went for the non hormonal one? if so, I'll explain why I went for the hormonal one, main reason was that the non hormonal one is linked with heavier and more painful periods, the mirena is not and when before pregnancy my periods had been quite bad I wasn't prepared to risk making them worse. 2ndly, I also suffered quite badly with premenstural syndrome for which a mirena would be a possible treatment anyway, so it made sense to make that choice. I actually didn't find the insertion that unpleasant, which is surprising as I have very bad SPD, so even 5 months after delivery separating my legs was bad bad bad, but I employed relaxation techniques from bradley birth and sailed through it fine, doctor said I was her best ever patient! I did have to write of the next few days, but I had planned for that and it was due to the SPD not cramps, though I did get some, they were minimal. I have similar reasons for not taking the mini pill, just couldn't do it reliably, I think one reason some people don't like the mirena is it can totally supress mensturation, I've not yet had a period and it would be surprising if it was still lactation ammenorheaa (sp) DD is 13 months and only feeds twice a day. You are supposed to get it checked once a year, but if you have yearly smears it can be combined with that, if not then it is something extra to remember! Cheers Anne |
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"Sarah Vaughan" wrote in message
... KR wrote: What type of birth control are all you breastfeeding moms using? My daughter is 2 months old now, my doctor mentioned the options of the mirena IUD or micronor (a mini pill). We aren't ready to make a permanent decision right now and I really don't want another child at this point. What is most effective? What is easier with less problems?? We will probably know in about 2 years if we will have another child at which point we will look at a surgical option for one of us. I was on one of the mini-pills briefly after Jamie was born and found it to be a pain remembering it within the three-hour window. I set my watch alarm, but it meant breaking off what I was doing to go and take it. I found the IUCD much easier (I got the ordinary kind, not the Mirena). Having it put in was unpleasant, but after that I just didn't need to worry about it at all. If you want something really effective, the Mirena is more so than either the ordinary IUCD or the mini-pill. But either of those two is reasonably effective. All the best, Sarah -- http://www.goodenoughmummy.typepad.com "That which can be destroyed by the truth, should be" - P. C. Hodgell I'm on the mini-pill, and don't have problems remembering to take it -- but then that's what I was taking before I started trying to get pregnant anyway. Liz |
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KR wrote: What type of birth control are all you breastfeeding moms using? My daughter is 2 months old now, my doctor mentioned the options of the mirena IUD or micronor (a mini pill). We aren't ready to make a permanent decision right now and I really don't want another child at this point. What is most effective? What is easier with less problems?? If the IUD works for you, it's the easiest method in the world, and one of the most effective. I have a non-hormonal one (Copper-T) and have been one of the lucky ones who doesn't get more difficult periods at all, just a tiny bit of extra spotting before the period starts (which I actually like, as it functions as an early warning system). The first *couple* of periods were longer and heavier, but not more painful, and then things settled right down. I had gotten my period back unusually early, only about 2 months postpartum, and got the IUD something like 6 months postpartum, don't remember any longer. The mini-pill isn't that great due to the window of time when you have to take it. I am a VERY disorganized person, even without a small and/or sleepless baby as an excuse, and would have had a hard time with the mini-pill. --Helen |
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KR wrote: What type of birth control are all you breastfeeding moms using? My daughter is 2 months old now, my doctor mentioned the options of the mirena IUD or micronor (a mini pill). We aren't ready to make a permanent decision right now and I really don't want another child at this point. What is most effective? What is easier with less problems?? We will probably know in about 2 years if we will have another child at which point we will look at a surgical option for one of us. Thanks, KR I'm taking micronor. I haven't had any problems with it thus far. I take it when I'm giving DS his last feed of the day (always around the same time) and I have only missed it once. As for periods, haven't had one since DS was born! Yay! (well, unless you count all that yuckiness that was around for the first six weeks post-partum). I find that having a three month old child is pretty good birth control for us, at least so far. :) KD & G |
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KR wrote:
What type of birth control are all you breastfeeding moms using? We just used condoms as we planned to try for another sooner rather than later. We had some fertility issues the first time around so I didn't want to use anything hormonal and couldn't be bothered getting an IUD. If I was going on birth control, I would choose an IUD. It is safe, easy and effective. Good luck with your decision, Elle |
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Anne Rogers wrote: . Sarah wrote: I was on one of the mini-pills briefly after Jamie was born and found it to be a pain remembering it within the three-hour window. I set my watch alarm, but it meant breaking off what I was doing to go and take it. I found the IUCD much easier (I got the ordinary kind, not the Mirena). Having it put in was unpleasant, but after that I just didn't need to worry about it at all. would it be helpful if Sarah explained why she went for the non hormonal one? For me, I went with the non-hormonal IUD b/c of a family history of stroke, and anything hormonal --even topical -- seemed like a Bad Idea for my risk profile. My periods are somewhat heavier and a lot shorter, the insertion wasn't bad, and I admit to a luddite-like concern regarding increasing the amount of non-naturally produced hormones circulating in my body. (Heck, if I'm making this a buying decision for chicken, how can I reconcile having something implanted in me?) I highly recommend the Copper-T; I've had it for 3+ years, no problems (and no thinking). Caledonia |
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"KR" wrote in message oups.com... What is most effective? What is easier with less problems?? Mirena. Ten minutes for the insertion, ibuprofen for a couple of days and you get the strings trimmed if you need to. Easy. Jess |
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I concur.
I used Micronor for about 9 months and I really hated it. I was spotting ALL the time and I just could not remember to take it when I was supposed to. Then I switched to a diaphragm, which was fine when I only had one child but with two kids, the window of "opportunity" seems smaller and we just couldn't get it together fast enough!!! So then we switched to the Mirena. I was kinda worried about the insertion aspect of the IUD, but once I heard everyone here talking about how they liked it, I decided to do it. It was majorly painful for me to have it inserted, but I apparently have a very long cervix, so I assumed that was what caused it. If I do it again I will take pain medication before instead of after the insertion. I cramped for about 2 days after, but all of that was a small price to pay for the incredible convenience factor. I am 13 months pp and haven't had a period, only a couple of days of spotting once. It's great! Good luck! CY "Jess" wrote in message news:8LGtg.158649$k%3.89622@dukeread12... "KR" wrote in message oups.com... What is most effective? What is easier with less problems?? Mirena. Ten minutes for the insertion, ibuprofen for a couple of days and you get the strings trimmed if you need to. Easy. Jess |
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KR writes:
: What type of birth control are all you breastfeeding moms using? : My daughter is 2 months old now, my doctor mentioned the options of the : mirena IUD or micronor (a mini pill). We aren't ready to make a : permanent decision right now and I really don't want another child at : this point. What is most effective? What is easier with less : problems?? : We will probably know in about 2 years if we will have another child at : which point we will look at a surgical option for one of us. : Thanks, : KR Until 6 months, lactational amenorhea (sp?) After 6 months, copper IUD (not hormonal) Do I get a free gift for taking the survey? :-) Larry |
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Anne Rogers wrote:
. Sarah wrote: I was on one of the mini-pills briefly after Jamie was born and found it to be a pain remembering it within the three-hour window. I set my watch alarm, but it meant breaking off what I was doing to go and take it. I found the IUCD much easier (I got the ordinary kind, not the Mirena). Having it put in was unpleasant, but after that I just didn't need to worry about it at all. would it be helpful if Sarah explained why she went for the non hormonal one? grin Probably not, since my main consideration was saving the NHS money. The Mirena is _way_ more expensive, and although it works out as very good value over the five years of its lifespan, I wasn't planning to have it in that long. I know it wouldn't have been my money (well, indirectly through taxes, but I'd be paying those anyway) but after a decade of working in the NHS and having to be constantly conscious of resources, it went too much against the grain for me to ask for a Mirena. Another consideration was the hormone involved in the Mirena, but the only reason that was even a consideration was because at the time there were all the milk supply issues caused by Jamie's tongue tie making him unable to nurse properly. There's no evidence that progestagen has any effect on milk production, and the amount absorbed systemically from the Mirena is vanishingly tiny anyway, but I figured I might as well avoid any risk. But I don't see that as that big a consideration. A while back, I read on here that someone had been told by her gynaecologist that the non-hormonal IUCD only tends to cause heavy periods in the first several months after being fitted, and after that they tend to settle down. So, if you have it put in while nursing, you can actually miss that stage altogether due to having lactational amenorrhoea during that time. I don't know how widely true that is, and obviously I don't know whether I would have had problems with it if I'd been having periods earlier; but I do know that when my periods restarted, at just over a year post-partum, they were barely any different from how they'd been before I got pregnant (and I was on the combined pill then!). I'm going to have my IUCD taken out now I've weaned, but that's only because I prefer the freedom to skip periods that the combined pill gives you. Apart from not being able to do that, the IUCD has been a great method. I had a rough time having it put in, but, from reading about and seeing other people's experiences, I would say I was up at the higher end of the scale as far as pain levels go. It was definitely worth it for the sake of having a totally hassle-free method of contraception at a time when I had enough else on my mind. ;-) I'm definitely going for the same method if/when I have the next one. All the best, Sarah -- http://www.goodenoughmummy.typepad.com "That which can be destroyed by the truth, should be" - P. C. Hodgell |
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Before baby, we used the rhythm method... which worked for 8 years - I
knew I was likely going to get pregnant that fateful night since we didn't follow the 'rules'. Now, we use condoms. But, since I still don't have a period (she's 7 months), I find myself nervous at times since I don't have the telling sign of a period! Sometimes I think I 'feel' a baby's movements and wonder if I'm pregnant... I'm too cheap to buy a test... ;) Any other ways of learning of pregnancy... you know, while we're on the subject. As for hormone pills, I am NOT a good candidate for such as that. I did use hormones as a bc many, many years ago and I had a huge adverse reaction. I wouldn't want to do that again - condoms are the best choice for us. Misti KR wrote: What type of birth control are all you breastfeeding moms using? My daughter is 2 months old now, my doctor mentioned the options of the mirena IUD or micronor (a mini pill). We aren't ready to make a permanent decision right now and I really don't want another child at this point. What is most effective? What is easier with less problems?? We will probably know in about 2 years if we will have another child at which point we will look at a surgical option for one of us. Thanks, KR |
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KR wrote: What type of birth control are all you breastfeeding moms using? I know I'm a little late to the show, but.... I used micronor when I was nursing, before my period came back, and I was always ridiculously nervous about it because I'm terrible about taking pills on time. This is not conducive to, how do you say, the right mood... I switched to Mirena after my period returned, and I had a more-complicated experience with it than most... I had a solid six weeks of spotting when it was first put in, though no periods to speak of after that. And then after about a year, my strings disappeared... it was still in place and still effective, but I eventually had to have some sort of hysteroscopy to remove it again when we wanted another baby. And you know, even with all that, I *totally* plan to do it again? Despite the annoyance of spotting, and the fact that I had to have a hospital procedure to get the thing removed, the truth is that I just never had to think about it again. The years of no periods didn't hurt any, either. :) It was just so wonderfully convenient all around. YMMV. :) |
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Consider natural family planning. It can be very effective
if a good method is used and it's followed very carefully. See the Primer I co-authored -- it's linked from my home page somewhere http://www.ncf.ca/~an588 NFP during breastfeeding can be very effective; it takes advantage of natural decrease of fertility during breastfeeding. Has to be done right, though. "KR" ) writes: What type of birth control are all you breastfeeding moms using? My daughter is 2 months old now, my doctor mentioned the options of the mirena IUD or micronor (a mini pill). We aren't ready to make a permanent decision right now and I really don't want another child at this point. What is most effective? What is easier with less problems?? We will probably know in about 2 years if we will have another child at which point we will look at a surgical option for one of us. Thanks, KR |
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"Brookben" ) writes:
Sometimes I think I 'feel' a baby's movements and wonder if I'm pregnant... I'm too cheap to buy a test... ;) Any other ways of learning of pregnancy... you know, while we're on the subject. You might be able to tell by taking your temperature when you wake every morning, though that works better if you started before getting pregnant. Pregnant temperatures are higher and steadier, like the second half of the menstrual cycle but more so. If not pregnant, there would be more variation and the average would be lower. Symptoms of pregnancy may include: morning sickness, tender nipples, breastfeeding can become less comfortable or even painful, having less milk. |
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Sarah wrote:
A while back, I read on here that someone had been told by her gynaecologist that the non-hormonal IUCD only tends to cause heavy periods in the first several months after being fitted, and after that they tend to settle down. So, if you have it put in while nursing, you can actually miss that stage altogether due to having lactational amenorrhoea during that time. I don't know how widely true that is, and obviously I don't know whether I would have had problems with it if I'd been having periods earlier; but I do know that when my periods restarted, at just over a year post-partum, they were barely any different from how they'd been before I got pregnant (and I was on the combined pill then!). interesting, I sort of had that impression too somehow, but after getting my period back at 4.5 months, I wasn't expecting a long period of LA, so couldn't rely on that! Anyway when I talked to my doctor, the impression I got was basically unless you had any good reason not to have the mirena then it was better to have that than to have an ordinary one and I could think of plenty of good reasons to have the mirena. At the time I had it inserted, I was hoping to only have it for 3-4 years, but getting real, it's going to be 5 years! I don't recall the doctor asking, but I suspect that his opinion is that I shouldn't have more children anyway. Anne |
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KR writes: : What type of birth control are all you breastfeeding moms using? : My daughter is 2 months old now, my doctor mentioned the options of the : mirena IUD or micronor (a mini pill). We aren't ready to make a : permanent decision right now and I really don't want another child at : this point. What is most effective? What is easier with less : problems?? : We will probably know in about 2 years if we will have another child at : which point we will look at a surgical option for one of us. : Thanks, : KR Until 6 months, lactational amenorhea (sp?) After 6 months, copper IUD (not hormonal) Do I get a free gift for taking the survey? A womb of your own! ;-) -- Amy Mum to Carlos born sleeping 20/11/02, & Ana born screaming 30/06/04 http://www.freewebs.com/carlos2002/ http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/a/ana%5Fj%5F2004/ My blog: http://spaces.msn.com/members/querer-hijo-querer-hija/ |
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