birth control

[amanda6035]

Originally Posted by amanda6035

It just flat out sucked. I know I'm going to seem like a wimpy baby to the other women on here who've had it done, and without trying to be gross or give TMI, I understand now why when they first came out, they were only given to women who had kids already - because your junk stretches easier.

I had EVER intention of going back to work after the appt. Yeah right. I was thisclose to passing out when it was over. I was wearing a sweatshirt, and I got flush while I was waiting to check out. The lady in front of me was taking forever. Before i could get my sweatshirt off because I realized I was about to roast in it, I slowly slid down the wall I was leaning against. They brought me a glass of water. I thought I was going to throw up. I dont get nautious easily, so it really took me by surprise that I reacted this way.

I am NOT a wimp. It was super embarrassing, and I was trying so hard to just....have it done and be over with. It hurt like hell two little times, but when they were finished actually getting it in, it just felt like regular period cramps. It sucked REAL BAD when they were doing it, but as quickly as it hurt, it was overwith too... I wouldnt discourage anyone from getting one, just caution them that it will hurt. I dont think I was properly prepared for what it was going to be like.

I ended up taking the rest of the day off from work and piled up on the couch with Motrin, M&Ms and Coke. I've had some lower back pain this week, but they said that was normal.

*Bump*

How many of you who had an IUD prior to having a baby, have now had it removed?

I'm scheduled to have mine removed next Monday.....as you can see from my insertion experience, I'm terrified of how it's going to be.

My husband is driving me to work that day, picking me up to take me to the doc, and then taking me home. If it's only half as bad as getting it put in, It's still going to suck. What should I do to be prepared for this?

[APiPhiHottie]

I'm no longer on oral contraceptive birth control, but I tried it out in my first year of university.

I took about 17 pills of Alesse - it gave me ridiculous mood swings, so I stopped.

I then went on Yasmin and, oh boy, did the problems start. I gained 10-15 pounds overnight and felt constantly bloated. I'm a pretty small person, so gaining the weight so quickly gave me stretch marks on my bust (which, luckily, faded once I went off the medication - but it did take a good year). I brought up the issue with the doctor at the campus clinic, but he said it was likely the freshmen fifteen. It wasn't, because I hadn't changed my diet/exercise, but I figured gaining a few pounds was better than getting pregnant. Whatever, right?

Then, a good 4-5 months I started getting these nasty migraines, to the point where I was so nauseous I couldn't go to class. These migraines had no rhyme or reason to them, they just happened out of the blue. The campus clinic doctor told me to keep taking the pill, that it was stress, my period, etc. causing the migraines.

I finally went home at the end of first year and brought up the issues with my family doctor. She immediately told me to stop taking Yasmin and any combined oral contraceptive - she said the migraines could be a reaction/allergy/intolerance to the synthesized estrogen in the pill. She said, if I continued I could possibly have stroke - even though I don't smoke, am relatively healthy and don't have a family history of strokes.

The second I went off Yasmine, I lost fifteen pounds. All gone in ten days. My family doctor said I could trying the "mini-pill" as a future contraceptive. It doesn't have estrogen in it, however, it's not as effective as the combined-pill. I would still have to use another method of birth control if I wanted to be 99.9 percent sure.

Instead of playing russian roulette with birth control pills, my current main method of contraception are "barrier methods" (i.e. condoms, form, sponges, etc.) It might not be as sexy as the "spur of the moments" which the pill allows, but my hormones are not all over the place, I don't gain weight and I don't have to worry about taking medication/hormones which may affect my health.

Silver lining: When I was on yasmin, my skin got really clear. As in I could sleep in my makeup and wake up with beautiful, crystal clear and smooth skin.