PCOS moms

austenreader85

What are you doing about birth control, especially if you're breastfeeding?  I was on the patch and the pill breifly, years ago.  Both made me CRAZY.  DH would prefer if I am not on hormonal medication but neither of us are a fan of condoms.   I know only non-estrogen forms are safe for breastfeeding.  From what I've read that basically means the mini pill or an IUD, both increase ovarian cysts. I have my 6 week appointment next week and if I'd really like to have at least a good idea of my best option before talking to the OB.  So what are you doing?  Is there an option that I am missing?

Also, I'm kind of freaking out about the idea of birth control in general. I've never ovulated on my own, but of course if that would happen to change I am not ready to be pregnant again!  I think I'm just struggling with the fact that I am infertile but am having to deal with birth control is kind of like a slap in the face.  Weird, I thought once I had a baby I wouldn't be so sensitive about it anymore.  It's a total paradox.  I don't want another baby right away, but I don't want to utterly stop that possibility since it took so long to happen (5 years to conceive).  Please tell me I'm not the only person with these mixed feelings.

uluvfranke

I am not taking any. I have pcos and endometriosis and have loads of oain on or off the pill, i just said no for now.

Jackquelyn

I'm not going on any hormonal birth control either for right now.  I hate the idea of using condoms, but that is what we are going with for now.  We will see how it works when we start having sex again.

Good luck!! 

StefB28

I'm in the same boat. I got fitted for a diaphragm at my 6 week checkup.

ashonkwiler09

I'm also in the same boat. I have my check up at the end of the month and I have no clue what we are doing.

msimecek

Add me to the list!  It took 15 months on metformin for me to get a 35 day cycle while we were TTC.  Before that I could go like 10 months without a period.  I feel like I could just go without anything, but then I'm sure I'd get KU without trying!

DH and I talked about it the other night, and I'm planning to EBF for 6 months- we decided 6 months of condoms was okay, and then I'd go back on the pill.  No luck getting DH to get the snip (if we have another, I've always reaaaaallllllllyyyyyy wanted to adopt).

moonfaerie

I knew I wanted to try for 2u2 after DD1, fearing the longer I went after DD was born, the more wacky my cycle would get and I'd have trouble TTC. I did have normal periods for a couple of months after DD1 was born, and I avoided sex when I thought I'd be ovulating. Then I ended up pg a month before we were going to TTC, which wasn't a big deal but my method didn't work. lol

I don't know what to do this time. I don't want to take the mini pill, and it seems like people get pg on it anyway since you have to take it precisely on time every day. I don't want an IUD,  I can't use Nuvaring while BFing, and we also don't like condoms. I'm not ready for DH to get snipped, in case we decide we want a third child. We may just use pull-n-pray until I'm done BFing, and then use Nuvaring. If I happen to get pg again, so be it. I don't  know for sure if I want another child, but I would rather be surprised with another baby sooner than I'd like, than decide down the road I do want another baby and have trouble TTC. I am less stressed about it this time, though, since I was lucky enough to have these two.