So what are your plans? What were you using prior to this pregnancy?
DH and I were using a combo of calendar method and condoms (not smart) but surprisingly I never accidentally got pregnant considering we got a BFP on the second cycle of trying.
I'm no good with the pill as I always forget to take it. I also no longer want to use condoms as a 34 year old married woman.
I'm not sure what I plan to use but I will be discussing this at my ob appt in to weeks.
IUD... leaning towards Paraguard. Prior only was pull out. Years ago the low hormone pills even wouldn't work for me (consistant periods, no sex drive, and bitchy)- so I want non hormonal.
Post by tomorrowisanotherday on Feb 6, 2015 21:53:08 GMT -5
+1 for Mirena! Pretty sure this is going to be our only LO, but going to give it 5 years to be sure. Also excited about lighter periods and not remembering to take a pill! We got pregnant on our first try, so I need something reliable
Before this little one it was pull out or condoms. I know not the safest but I was ready for a baby, husband wasnt. Once we actually started trying it took 4 cycles. I HATE hormonal birth control and am too afraid of getting pregnant with an IUD (the compilations it can cause). So we will just use the condoms every time now. No to mention we will try for another in a year or so.
IUD before and IUD again. I had the Paragard before and I'll get it again. The Mirena isn't supposed to affect milk supply, but anecdotally, it does for some women. Not worth the risk.
Tracked cycle and used condoms before.. That's how we got here!
Experienced 2 losses in 2013 (we refer to it as the year from hell) and wanted to wait until last August to assess our stance on trying... G had other plans! I think the hormones from the pill really messed up my body so that was a possible contributor to the first failed pregnancy (blighted ovum) so I am staying away from hormonal methods because we want to start trying in July '16.
I might get fitted for a diaphragm since DH doesn't want to wrap it up anymore. That and pay attention to cycles and utilize other frisky methods during those 2 weeks or so.
IUD's scare me since I knew a woman whose IUD randomly appeared in another part of her abdomen and she had to get it surgically removed.
Post by MoreThanSparrows on Feb 6, 2015 22:22:26 GMT -5
Before we started trying, it was condoms. Hormonal birth control really screws with me - massive mood swings, zero libido, weight gain, etc.. I'm hesitant to try an IUD, but really couldn't tell you why. Also, even the low/single hormone pill screwed with my milk supply, and being that I was to EBF for the first 6 months, and continue to 12 with supplementing home made baby food, I don't want to risk drying up my milk like it did with my first. I'm still undecided on what to do from here on out...
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Post by LaBellaVida on Feb 6, 2015 22:28:26 GMT -5
I was on the mini pill after having Owen, but didn't even finish a full month. I can't take pills, I forget all the time. My H was very opposed to me getting the iud again, (claims he can feel it. ) We had sex once in April, and it was unprotected. I obviously got pregnant. I'm getting the iud in a month. My H has no say this time.
I had it once before, for 3 years and it was fabulous.
Post by laceysbryan on Feb 6, 2015 22:59:42 GMT -5
I was on the pill when we first got married, but stopped taking the pill summer of 2012. We just used the pull out method, but I was never getting a period. Turns out when left up to my body I just don't ovulate. Thank you Clomid for LO!
I've heard that having a baby can change a lot, so maybe I'll ovulate again... I don't know. That's a conversation to have with my OB/GYN. I'll probably get back on the pill. Or not. We want one more kid anyway. After that I'll probably have DH get snipped.
Post by shannjohnston on Feb 6, 2015 23:15:08 GMT -5
I've have a couple ovarian cysts explode (though it's not PCOS) and that pain rivalled child birth. Being on the pill helps to prevent them, so eventually I'll go back on.
I tried the mini pill after DS and had a lot of breakthrough bleeding (read: like a 2/3 day period every 2 weeks) so I will not being going that route. Condoms until I'm ready for the full pill.
I was on Nuva ring and got pregnant with LO. I will probably do the three year arm iud. Not planning on another baby for a few years so I think the three year BC is perfect.
Before this LO we were using NFP and condoms if we decided to have sex during the fertile window. We are less okay with a surprise pregnancy after this LO so we are switching to the Paragard.
We were also using NFP and condoms prior to TTC and prior to that I was on the pill for 1.5 years.
H claims he's fine with NFP and condoms again, but I'm not sure if that's what I want. When we were doing it before, I was ok with it possibly failing and getting pregnant, but now I'm not as open to it. I've been thinking about IUD, but it makes me nervous for some reason. I need to do more research.
+1 for paraguard IUD. I had it for 2 years before it was removed to try for this little one. Prior to that, I had the implanon (arm implant) for 3 and refuse to ever use hormones again for BC because of it
I've never considered the IUD, but I want something I don't have to think about.
For the longer time we weren't going to have any kids, now we said we were one and done.....I told DH last night I can't 100% say I don't want another....??
Post by stephchris0321 on Feb 7, 2015 5:56:46 GMT -5
I was on the mini pill (but only had about 8 periods per year) because I would take 2 packs of active pills in a row and skip the placebo pills. I will do that again per my doctor. This method is similar to using the "Seasonique" brand birth control packs, so you don't have to have a period every month.
I guess the mini pill until I'm done breastfeeding and then the regular pill. I was on the pill for years and didn't have any issues. I had mirena between dd1 and this baby and I hated it. I had so much breakthrough bleeding and the cramping was horrible. So no iud for me.
This is probably our last baby (sob) but I will go on the pill for a little bit until I'm ready for DH to get a vascetomy.
We want to have another baby in a few years. I have never been on any type of birth control and I got pregnant pretty fast with my LO. We're just going to use condoms and pull out, because of my (probably irrational) fear that birth control will cause problems with future pregnancies. I know there's a chance of us getting pregnant again sooner than we expect but I would rather have a healthy, smooth pregnancy a little early than to have multiple complications during pregnancy.
Nothing, this girl got her tubes tied. I honestly think no birth control is the reason I'm able to breast feed so well this third time around. The two others I lost my supply around 6 weeks.
We weren't using anything before. We might do pull out method for a while in hopes of not getting pregnant so soon. If it happens, then so be it. We like to live dangerously.
We were using condoms before and will go back to them. We never got pregnant before unless we were trying. It is a pain but I don't like hormonal birth control and I think we want one more. We will see what the next few years are like.
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