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birth control reccommendations?
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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birth control reccommendations?
Hi, Betsy. In addition to the bone density issues, there are also other
things they are beginning to discover with the depo. I, too, had very irregular and painful periods and they put me on it. It stopped my period, but I was then told had to go off of it 18 months before trying to conceive. We lost the first PG at 7 weeks and our first son was delivered at 21 weeks gestation and died due to a case of anencephaly. They've never said for sure but think there may be link to the depo as I was on it for a few years. If you guys even remotely think you may have more children, I would strongly discourage the depo. I looked into using the Nuvaring when we started disussing birth control, but doc told me that any combination hormonal birth control (both estrogen and progrestin) can decrease your milk supply. So, they put me on a mini-pill, progestin only. I've had no problems with milk decrease as a result, but it is a pain to remember taking it every day at the same time ... Although no personal experience, I have heard they've come a long way with IUDs in recent years. There's always the lovely "barrier methods", which if you aren't sure you ever want to have sex again may just be the mood killer you're looking for. =) Just my two cents. |
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birth control reccommendations?
jsco31 writes:
: There's always the lovely "barrier methods", which if you aren't sure : you ever want to have sex again may just be the mood killer you're : looking for. =) LOL! I've never heard it put so ssuccinctly. Larry |
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"oregonchick" wrote in message
... 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? I have had my IUD for almost four years now. It is the best, best, BEST method of reversible birth control on the planet as far as I'm concerned. No, you cannot feel it at all. It's very tiny, actually. There is a small risk of infection immediately after insertion, but it is such a small risk that I had no issues in taking it. I have long, irregular cycles, too. They've never bothered me, so the fact that IUD won't correct that isn't an issue for me. The only birth control method that will regularize your cycles is combination BCPs, and the estrogen can interfere significantly with milk production (not to mention it makes me a stark, raving nut, so I have always avoided it). And combination BCPs don't really cause you to have "normal" cycles anyway. You actually only get your period because some of the pills in the pack are placebos and the withdrawal of the hormones induces a "fake" period. I have a copper-T IUD which is non-hormonal. The Mirena releases small amounts of progesterone (which is what is in depo). I chose the copper-T because I felt I'd had enough synthetic hormones in my system by then and didn't need any more. The downside to the copper-T is that it can make periods heavier, although mine have always been pretty heavy (I think it's payback for my going longer between periods than most people g) so I'm not sure it's had much on an effect on me that way. -- Be well, Barbara |
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"Circe" wrote in message
news20Qf.362$5F1.261@fed1read08... "oregonchick" wrote in message ... 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? I have had my IUD for almost four years now. It is the best, best, BEST method of reversible birth control on the planet as far as I'm concerned. No, you cannot feel it at all. It's very tiny, actually. There is a small risk of infection immediately after insertion, but it is such a small risk that I had no issues in taking it. I have long, irregular cycles, too. They've never bothered me, so the fact that IUD won't correct that isn't an issue for me. The only birth control method that will regularize your cycles is combination BCPs, and the estrogen can interfere significantly with milk production (not to mention it makes me a stark, raving nut, so I have always avoided it). And combination BCPs don't really cause you to have "normal" cycles anyway. You actually only get your period because some of the pills in the pack are placebos and the withdrawal of the hormones induces a "fake" period. I have a copper-T IUD which is non-hormonal. The Mirena releases small amounts of progesterone (which is what is in depo). I chose the copper-T because I felt I'd had enough synthetic hormones in my system by then and didn't need any more. The downside to the copper-T is that it can make periods heavier, although mine have always been pretty heavy (I think it's payback for my going longer between periods than most people g) so I'm not sure it's had much on an effect on me that way. 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. -- 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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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. Anne |
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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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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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Circe wrote:
The downside to the copper-T is that it can make periods heavier, although mine have always been pretty heavy (I think it's payback for my going longer between periods than most people g) so I'm not sure it's had much on an effect on me that way. Some time back, a poster here wrote that her doctor had told her that the heavier periods were generally a temporary thing which resolved and, for this reason, it could be particularly suited to lactating women because the amenorrhoea meant they missed out on the initial heavy periods and by the time they started menstruating again the intra-uterine reaction would have died down and wouldn't be causing them any problems. I've never heard this from any other source, so can't vouch for how true it is. Anecdotally, though, my periods restarted just over a year post-partum, which was checks diary nine months after I had the IUCD put in, and they weren't any heavier than before (despite the fact that I was on the Pill before!). I've also been very happy with the IUCD. I don't like it as much as the combined pill, but that's because of the advantages of the combined pill rather than the disadvantages of the coil - I loved being able to skip periods and schedule them for when it was convenient. Going back on it will be one of the advantages of weaning. But until then, I have no problems with the IUCD. 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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birth control reccommendations?
I've never heard this from any other source, so can't vouch for how true
it is. Anecdotally, though, my periods restarted just over a year post-partum, which was checks diary nine months after I had the IUCD put in, and they weren't any heavier than before (despite the fact that I was on the Pill before!). I've also been very happy with the IUCD. I don't like it as much as the combined pill, but that's because of the advantages of the combined pill rather than the disadvantages of the coil - I loved being able to skip periods and schedule them for when it was convenient. Going back on it will be one of the advantages of weaning. But until then, I have no problems with the IUCD. are you referring to a non hormonal IUCD? I wondered, because though flexibility in when you have a period can be a good thing, it's not something I personally have missed (it's about 8yrs since I stopped the combined pill I think), as though I wouldn't have said my periods were either particularly heavy or particularly painful, I love having light or non existant periods, which I had with the mini pill between pregnancies and will probably have with the Mirena that I have now. A period that is no issue is better than scheduling a period that is a slight issue. Anne |
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