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birth control reccommendations?
Sarah Vaughan wrote:
Amy wrote: I asked both my doctors - my OB and my GP - about an IUD, and both said that it's not appropriate for me since we're planning on having other kids within the next few years. Apparently it's too much trouble for them to put it in for that short a time, and then take it back out. Grrrr... That is complete rubbish, and putting up with it sounds so unlike you that I'm wondering whether there is some insurance issue here that I'm being naive about that means you really can't go to another doctor. Couldn't you go to Planned Parenthood, or somewhere like that? Did they specifically say that it was too much trouble, or is that just what you're inferring? If somebody tried telling me that, I would very politely and icily ask them to in that case please let me know if they could recommend a doctor who didn't consider it too much trouble to do a relatively simple health care procedure when a patient needed it. Or I'd just go and find one on my own. Couldn't you go to Planned Parenthood? Ooops, sorry - the repeat of the 'Planned Parenthood' comment was due to poor editing on my part rather than intentional nagging. Proofreading before posting has been one of the casualties of life with a toddler. ;-) All the best, Sarah -- http://www.goodenoughmummy.typepad.com But how do we _know_ that nobody ever said on their deathbed that they wished they’d spent more time at the office? |
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"Anne Rogers" wrote in message
... Good to know...I think I would go for something non-hormonal if it was me. The BCP makes me loopy too. Has anyone had their IUD put in under a general? I have heard of one person who did, but I guess she had unique circumstances as she tore incredibly easily. I couldn't stomach the thought of it under sedation. I had it done with no intervention and even with my SPD it was basically fine. I do know someone who had it done under a general, but that was because she was having surgery anyway and she hasn't had children. It's not really about the physical discomfort...it just gives me horrors thinking about it :-/ -- 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 Vaughan wrote: Amy wrote: I asked both my doctors - my OB and my GP - about an IUD, and both said that it's not appropriate for me since we're planning on having other kids within the next few years. Apparently it's too much trouble for them to put it in for that short a time, and then take it back out. Grrrr... That is complete rubbish, and putting up with it sounds so unlike you It's not. But honestly, I spent so much time fighting when I was pregnant, now I'm just tired. If I really, really wanted to I could call my OB's office and say, "Look, I want an IUD, and if you can't do it I want a referral to someone who can, because using condoms when you've been in a committed relationship for 9 years and married for 5 is bull****..." The fact is that the issues isn't coming up often enough for it to matter, if you know what I mean, and I just haven't made the time. that I'm wondering whether there is some insurance issue here that I'm being naive about that means you really can't go to another doctor. That too, I have an HMO. My options for an OB are really limited. I think there are 5 or 6 that are covered, and I know two others (besides my own) from when I was pregnant, and I wouldn't want to be treated by either of them. Couldn't you go to Planned Parenthood, or somewhere like that? Probably, but if I'm having something like that done, I'd rather have it done by a doctor, if I have a choice, than by a nurse practitioner. Our local PP, last time I was there, was staffed only by NPs, and they didn't do a lot of the more delicate procedures. (Funny story - there were protesters outside the PP one time when I went there to get my pills. I went in and said, "Do you guys even do abortions here?" and the gal at the desk said, "Nope, nearest place where they do is in (big city 45 minutes away)." So, I went back outside and told the protesters that they should really be protesting at Dairy Queen - because the exact same number of abortions was going on in the building behind me as at Dairy Queen, and at least at DQ they could get a snack. Then I started protesting one of the protesters, who was wearing leather, and giving him a hard time about killing cows for fashion, etc. Then they started singing hyms, so I did interpretive dance up and down the sidewalk in front of the PP. It was one of my finer moments as an anti-protest protester. ) Did they specifically say that it was too much trouble, Yep. or is that just what you're inferring? If somebody tried telling me that, I would very politely and icily ask them to in that case please let me know if they could recommend a doctor who didn't consider it too much trouble to do a relatively simple health care procedure when a patient needed it. Or I'd just go and find one on my own. I think the thing that's holding me back is that I'm a little bit scared of the procedure involved with putting in an IUD. And if it's really bad, then I know that I have to have it again to get the IUD back out to have another kid. Eventually I'll get fed up enough with condoms that I'll either convince DH that it's time to have another baby, I'll get pregnant accidentally, or I'll get over the fear and call my OB and raise hell. But like I said, I'm so tired of fighting... Amy |
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I had it done with no intervention and even with my SPD it was basically fine. I do know someone who had it done under a general, but that was because she was having surgery anyway and she hasn't had children. It's not really about the physical discomfort...it just gives me horrors thinking about it :-/ even so, it really isn't that bad, ok, they are going to go though your cervix, which doesn't usually happen, but a coil in one direction is better than a baby in the other in my book! Anne |
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are you referring to a non hormonal IUCD?
Sorry, yes - should have clarified that. I decided to go for the non-hormonal because I knew it would be less than five years before I wanted to try for another baby, and, given my vivid awareness of the NHS's perennially cash-strapped state, I didn't feel right about effectively wasting two-thirds of a Mirena. ;-) My periods have never been particularly heavy, so I figured I could chance it. that's fair, I'm thinking a Mirena is about 90 pounds? Now, I expect I'll use the full 5 years, though when I had it put in there was a possiblity it would have only been 3-4, I figured that was a big enough percentage of the time! Though between babies, that's why the mini pill was so good, I eventually got normalish periods, but the were very light with a 6 week or so gap between, a lot better than the 2 normal ones I had before I started the pills. Also, when we decided we wanted another, I literally stopped the pills, and was pregnant 3 weeks later! Anne |
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There are days when I don't even want another one! DD is so intense, I
can't imagine having another one before she's walking, talking, and potty trained. We're going to revisit the issue (assuming that we don't have an "oops") when she's 3, and see how we feel then. DH is reluctant to make any permanent decisions while I'm still sleep deprived and not thinking clearly. I've always imagined myself with three kids, but I didn't know that the first one would be a doozy!! that to me is a long enough time for it to be worth a Mirena, even if I had to pay out of pocket! I only needed birth control for 8-9 months between my children, which wouldn't have been worth it. (we used LAM for 6 months, then the mini pill, decided we'd have another and got pregnant 3 weeks later) Anne |
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Another vote for the Copper-T. I personally felt uncomfortable with the Mirena's hormones, regardless of how minimal, given a rocky history of the hormonal effects of the pill. Easy insertion, minor (trivial) issues re.my periods, which just reinforce for me that I'm not pregnant. I was also concerned about this, but progesterone only is a very different ball game from combined, I had a hellish time with the combined pill, but as we just don't get on with condoms and I wasn't quite ready to try a diaphragm and with already periods that were a slight issue I didn't want to make them more of an issue with a non hormonal IUD, the advice was to try the mini pill as a test of a progesterone only method, it has the highest dose of any, which turned out fine. I wanted something that could be taken out so I wasn't going to go the route of injections, leaving the mirena, or implanon (implant in the arm), having poked someone elses arm, I couldn't hack feeling that regularly, so I went for the mirena. Anne |
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Anne Rogers wrote: Another vote for the Copper-T. I personally felt uncomfortable with the Mirena's hormones, regardless of how minimal, given a rocky history of the hormonal effects of the pill. Easy insertion, minor (trivial) issues re.my periods, which just reinforce for me that I'm not pregnant. I was also concerned about this, but progesterone only is a very different ball game from combined, Too true -- the Mirena 's synthetic progesterone is *very very* low. For me, though, the choice of a plain copper-T IUD made more sense due to my family history of blood clots and what not, and the side-effect of a heavier period (copper T, and they are slightly heavier) versus a slight increase in likelihood of migranes and blood clots made the copper T a better choice. Caledonia |
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Thanks for everyone's feedback. Looks like the IUD is the way to go.
Betsy "oregonchick" wrote in message ... So, here it is 3 months post partum, and I'm just now starting to consider my options for birth control. I was on depo before, but gained weight and didn't care for the hassles of going in for an injection every 3 months. I have always had super irregular cycles though, and with depo I had no period at all... I liked that! But my doc says there are bone density issues coming out now with depo, so I'm looking into other things. My doc is suggesting an IUD, but I've heard bad things about that in the past, and also wonder if you can feel it there? We are not planning on more children, so I wish my husband would just get the procedure, but he seems pretty reluctant to do anything permanent. Whatever I choose, I am assuming I will still have irregular cycles, and wonder if the only treatment for that is still taking the pill? so many questions! and I'm still not even sure I'll ever want to have sex again! lol... Betsy |
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oregonchick skrev:
Thanks for everyone's feedback. Looks like the IUD is the way to go. Betsy Yup. You just put it in and forget all about it. Tine, Denmark |
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