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No more LAM, thoughts on IUD
Owen is nine weeks old today. He's been ramping up his night-time sleep
since he was born, going from six to seven hours the last few days and last night slept eight and a half hours! Yay me, right? Well since sister is still waking up one to three times per night a lot of the time I don't actually get to sleep straight through and I almost wish I was letting her nurse (we're on a "you can nurse when you wake up and its light out" schedule) but I know it had gotten out of control and I want to get her to sleeping through also. So, with LAM out the window now, I've got to come up with some reliable contraception. I really want to avoid the mini-pill although I can't really say why. I tried to be fitted for a diaphragm after Maddie was born and apparently have to short of a natural cervix. So, I'm leaning toward an IUD. My insurance pays for it so it'll only cost $20 to insert and $20 to remove, which is a good deal. The question is, should I go with a regular one or with Mirena? Will the hormones in the Mirena cause any supply issues (my recollection is no because it isn't estrogen?)? And finally, will it induce a period? Or will I still not have one until my body otherwise would have ramped back up? Thanks! -- Rhiannon Madison Sophia - 9/6/01 Owen Grady - 6/23/03 |
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"She's A Goddess" wrote in message . net... insert and $20 to remove, which is a good deal. The question is, should I go with a regular one or with Mirena? Will the hormones in the Mirena cause any supply issues (my recollection is no because it isn't estrogen?)? And finally, will it induce a period? Or will I still not have one until my body otherwise would have ramped back up? I vote Mirena (and I'm getting mine in a week or so). I don't think any IUD will cause periods if you wouldn't have had them anyway, but the copper IUDs cause periods to be heavier and more painful than they would otherwise have been. Mirena is progesterone only, and a small amount of it at that, so it shouldn't affect your supply at all. Also, the hormone combats the period-heaviness induced by IUDs in general, and many women who are not even nursing report that their periods become lighter or disappear completely while they are using Mirena. HTH. --Andrea |
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Thanks for your responses Cathy, one TMI question below...
"Cathy Weeks" wrote in message om... OSPAM (Naomi Pardue) wrote in message ... The only drawback of mine, is that sometimes Chris can feel it during sex, and it can be uncomfortable. But that's only occasionally, and a position change takes care of it. I'm assuming you mean uncomfortable for him? Is he just feeling the string, or can you actually feel the IUD through the uterus somehow? Thanks! -- Rhiannon Madison Sophia - 9/6/01 Owen Grady - 6/23/03 |
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Andrea A. Phillips wrote:
I vote Mirena (and I'm getting mine in a week or so). I don't think any IUD will cause periods if you wouldn't have had them anyway, but the copper IUDs cause periods to be heavier and more painful than they would otherwise have been. I would say the copper-T MAY cause periods to be heavier and more painful. That has certainly not been the case for me. -- iphigenia www.tristyn.net "i have heard the mermaids singing, each to each. i do not think that they will sing to me." |
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"She's A Goddess" wrote in message news:DIw2b.194070$cF.64651@rwcrnsc53...
The only drawback of mine, is that sometimes Chris can feel it during sex, and it can be uncomfortable. But that's only occasionally, and a position change takes care of it. I'm assuming you mean uncomfortable for him? Is he just feeling the string, or can you actually feel the IUD through the uterus somehow? I can't feel it at all, unless I'm checking the strings. Yes, it's uncomfortable, even a little painful (he describes it as "definitely uncomfortable, a little painful, definitely a moodbreaker") for him on occasion. The ends of the strings actually poke him in the glans. It's getting less and less often though as time goes by, though. It was never very common in the first place. Cathy Weeks Mommy to Kivi Alexis 12/01 |
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Anyway, to the OP and Naomi, if you are thinking IUD, unless you have
a specific reason to choose a hormone-based one (like very heavy and very painful periods, or a known issue with copper), I'd stick with the copper-T. I had my appointment today at planned parenthood. They only offer the copper T. The clinician doesn't think that the IUD will make my bleeding problems any worse, but it won't make them any better either. I'lll think about it, talk it over with DH, and make my decision. Naomi CAPPA Certified Lactation Educator (either remove spamblock or change address to to e-mail reply.) |
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