Birth control advice, need advice!

[Baby_girl09]

After I deliver, I'm looking into getting birth control- Implanon. I really want to breadfeed my baby, will I be able to breadfeed while on implanon? Have any mom's choose implanon & successfully breastfed their babies. Did it work best for you compared to other types of birth control, prevent pregnancy? And when is it the best time to be placed on it? Few weeks or months after baby is born? I'm ftm & new to this. Need advice. Thanks!

[blessedandcounting]

I was in implanon for 2+ yrs and decided we would try again. Took us 2yrs to get pregnant and we miscarried at 10wks. Now I'm pregnant again hoping for the best. Implanon I felt was a great birth control once I was on. Limited side effects, no period not even spotting, but I'm not certain if it impeded on our chances to conceive quickly or not. It was effective though.

[blessedandcounting]

I was in implanon for 2+ yrs and decided we would try again. Took us 2yrs to get pregnant and we miscarried at 10wks. Now I'm pregnant again hoping for the best. Implanon I felt was a great birth control once I was on. Limited side effects, no period not even spotting, but I'm not certain if it impeded on our chances to conceive quickly or not. It was effective though.

[Baby_girl09]

^^ my sister got pregnant on IUD, I'm scared to try it. I really don't want to be pregnant anytime soon.

[mzt13finley]

I used the paragard IUD. It was safe and non-hormoanal, so if you may want more babies you won't have to worry about waiting for hormones to exit your body.

[Baby_girl09]

I'm 37 weeks now, I will ask my doc my next visit. Thank you!

[Liane88930]

Implanon is a progesterone based birth control and safe to use while breastfeeding. Don't  be afraid to bring these questions up to your OB at your next prenatal exam. They should be happy to help answer your questions so that you can make the best decision for yourself.