Birth Control

[Cheesecake7]

Have you put any thought into the birth control that you will use after baby?

[lilpixie]

I havent been on here in ages... I hope everyone is doing well.  I went on the mini pill a lil over a month ago.  I was told it was the best choice since im breast feeding.  So far everything seems to be going well.  Still havent had a period but im not complaining, my doc said that normal when bf

[Avanaar]

All I know is I'm not ready to be pregnant again ... at least until November.  =D  lol  I've done really well on the two birth controls I've used (OrthoTriCyclen and OrthoEvra) ... but I just don't want to mess up my breastfeeding.  

DH is planning to get 'fixed' once we're done having kids.  He knows we'd end up with a brood if he didn't.  lol  Also, I think because he's older and I'm younger, he doesn't want me to get 'fixed' before I'm ready.  His days of having more children are numbered.  =D  He'd like to retire eventually.

[Momofthreecrazykids]

I was on the mini pill because I was breastfeeding~

I did have complications with this pill though~

I experienced Premenopause symptoms~hair loss (head, arms, legs), aweful cramping in my left ovary, no period (because I was breastfeeding too) and at times I felt so weak, like I was dying....

I was on this after I had my son and I REALLY think this is way I got pregnant with twins 13 months after my son's birth.  I experienced my period every 2 weeks instead of once a month.  But once I got off the pills my period came once a month and then i was preggo with the girls.

After I had the twins is when I experienced the premenopause symptoms...so each time i took it, I was getting worse.  

I just wanted to let you know what I've experienced...

After this one baby (Due. Feb. 16) , I'm not going back on the mini pill~I'm not even sure
what I'm going to do ... my husband was going to get fixed, but he's chickening out...I'm not sure why I have to always be on birth control....MEN!!  

[Kash12]

IUD is the way for me too.. with Kaiser HMO.. i think its 300 out of pocket for us...but my Dr mentioned that it sometimes doesn't go in easily for c-section ladies.

[Avanaar]

I know I read that some BC can mess with your milk production, so I think I may be going with the mini-pill until I'm done breastfeeding.  I'll talk more with my doctor about it at my 6 week postpartum appt and see what her opinions are.

But, seeing as I got my period on Sunday, I'm thinking my body's already getting back to 'normal' ... so I need to get on some sort of BC so I don't end up pregnant again so soon!!  =D

[LauraB78]

I am getting the depo shot. I just got the rx filled yesterday and Dr. will administer next week! I would FREAK if I got pregnant again!

[Cheesecake7]

WOW!!!  I never realized that an IUD was so expensive!  The mini pill is working great for me, how about that?

[tramaddi]

I want the iud but it is very expensive around $800.00!! But I need to get something soon I'd freak if I got pg again

[nikko*ttc]

I am going the permanent birth control route. I have decided to use the essure method. Any one else getting permanent birth control?

[Tarobinc]

I don't ovulate on my own, at least I haven't in the past, and we used injections with an IUI to get this pregnancy....so we probably won't use anything.  

My only concern is that if I don't ovulate my uterine lining could become dangerously too thick again and I would have to take provera to get  af. When you don't ov, you don't get a true period and thus my lining built up in the past and I was told this is a pre-cursor to uterine cancer.

[natemomma27]

I will be getting my tubes tied after Corbin is born. I will be 24yrs old with 3 boys, I'm content with that!

[Helen72]

I had so many fertility problems that I want to ask for money back for 100's of $ I paid for b/c in the past!!!  We could not conceive on our own so I think that b/c is unnecessary for us.

[Cheesecake7]

I started the pill yesterday, the doctor said that in combo with nursing is pretty effective.