birth control

[PhoenixAzul]

Originally Posted by amanda6035

No, dont be scared of them. I didnt take enough motrin the morning of. My doctor told me to take 800mg before hand, and I only took 400, so that was one of my problems.

It's really not that bad. The whole procedure was only about 15 minutes, and the only reason it took that long for me is because my cervix was not cooperating, and wouldnt open. When they finally got it open, that was crampy crampy time #1. Once I calmed down and they actually went to insert it, that was crampy crampy #2 - as it slid past to be inserted. Bascially, the cervix doesnt like to be f*cked with, so it "yells" at you for disturbing it's peace. LOL, that's the best anology I can think of.


Do your research. Ask other people you may know who DONT have kids, who have one - I may have been a freak example - everyone is different.

I'm VERY happy I have it now because it means no more condoms - had to use them since I left my last job, and was waiting for my insurance to kick in at the new job...and I dont have to deal with pills, or shots, or anything else anymore. The mirena website has some good info on what kinds of side effects to expect, etc etc. You should check it out. But dont be scared. Just be prepared, that's all.

Yeah, Don't be scared off! My insertion wasn't as bad as Amanda's, although her experience is pretty common, but I had a similar problem with not taking the right kind/enough of painkiller before going in. The insertion hurt, but I just breathed my way through it. They offered to give me a local anesthetic if it got too bothersome, but I opted out of it.

I took the train/bus to get it done and had to go by myself (my male flatmate at the time was not exactly my first choice for hand holding while I had a small metal contraption put in a very private place) and I was ok. But that NIGHT was the problem. I had mistimed my medication and was DYING that night. Hot water bottles (or a hot bath), ibuprofen, and a good novel are the best treatments....chocolate and coke work too .

[HotDamnImAPhiMu]

Depo messed me up, too. I wish I'd done more research on the side effects before I had them give me the shot. At the time it just sounded like a great, safe, long-lasting birth control... and fewer periods is always nice, too.

[OneTimeSBX]

I was going to use Mirena right after i had my daughter but ended up using Paragard, the non-hormonal IUD. insertion was uncomfy but i made it thru, the worst part was those first three periods afterwards. WOW! i was wearing an ultra super tampon (yeah u read that right lol) AND a heavy pad and bled straight thru everything...its been almost a year and things are pretty normal except i swear i can feel it from time to time, no pain, but just the feeling that its there.

[PhoenixAzul]

Originally Posted by OneTimeSBX

I was going to use Mirena right after i had my daughter but ended up using Paragard, the non-hormonal IUD. insertion was uncomfy but i made it thru, the worst part was those first three periods afterwards. WOW! i was wearing an ultra super tampon (yeah u read that right lol) AND a heavy pad and bled straight thru everything...its been almost a year and things are pretty normal except i swear i can feel it from time to time, no pain, but just the feeling that its there.

Yes! My first 3 were TERRIBLE. I just had number 4, and it was...fine. Normal. Heavy normal, but not crazy crazy bad. And I get you with the "just know it is there"

[Thetagirl218]

Has anyone been on Femcon FE?

My GYN gave me some trial packs of it to try for a few months, and said there was a generic. Now, I have heard there isn't?

If there isn't a generic, I going to need to find something similar to it because even with health insurance, I can't afford 150 bucks every three months!

[WinniBug]

I'm planning on using Mirena after Annalisse is born.
I was on Seasonale once and loved it, and I was on NuvaRing and loved that, too.

[LucyKKG]

My roommate found out the BC she was on is a diuretic. I wonder if mine is. I pee ALL the time, so maybe!

[GMUBunny]

I've heard horror stories about cramping, bleeding and other side effects on Yasmin, so it may not be all that unusual. I'm on Seasonique, so I only get blank pills 4 times a year. After the first year, I stopped getting my period (and all associated symptoms) altogether. Maybe you could look into that?

[AnotherKD]

Question for you all:

Does anyone have any birth control methods that they use that do not contain hormones, besides condoms? I took the pill until I was halfway through college and it gave me a pulmonary embolism. So after years on blood thinners, they told me I could never take the pill again, or anything with hormones similar to the pill (ovarian stimulation for help with infertility, medicine for menopause, etc). We're not planning on having kids (yet) and I freaking HATE condoms. So I was just wondering if there was anyone else out there with another idea.

[SydneyK]

^^ Diaphragms or IUDs (non-Mirena).

So thankful that my hubby had a vasectomy and I don't have to worry about that anymore...

[When Doves Cry]

I just stopped taking the pill about a week ago.
I was on Ortho TriCyclen Lo for a year, and it was great! (minus loss of sex drive...)
Then I switched to LoSeasonique... which sucked. I still got it every month (instead of every 3 months like I'm supposed to), and it would last anywhere from 15-32 days. It sucked. So I stopped! Plus, it was pointless to be on BC when I was never having sex anyway (which was my only reason to go on it) because, thanks to these pills, I never wanted to do it!

[nittanygirl]

Originally Posted by When Doves Cry

15-32 days.

[aephi alum]

Originally Posted by When Doves Cry

Then I switched to LoSeasonique... which sucked. I still got it every month (instead of every 3 months like I'm supposed to), and it would last anywhere from 15-32 days. It sucked. So I stopped! Plus, it was pointless to be on BC when I was never having sex anyway (which was my only reason to go on it) because, thanks to these pills, I never wanted to do it!

Well, that will keep you from getting pregnant . . . but that's a huge price to pay. The whole point of birth control is so that you can decrease your risk of pregnancy without forgoing sex (unless, of course, your choice of BC method is abstinence).

[epchick]

Originally Posted by aephi alum

The whole point of birth control is so that you can decrease your risk of pregnancy without forgoing sex (unless, of course, your choice of BC method is abstinence).

But not everyone who is on BC is using it for that reason (although it helps if it every comes to it).

[33girl]

That's one of the MANY reasons I would never use those every 3 months pills. It says right in the ad "you may have bleeding between periods, from light spotting to the same heaviness as a regular period." What's the point???