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The Mini Pill

tortuga47tortuga47 member
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I wasn't quite sure which board to post to, but for any ladies who have in the past or are currently taking the mini pill because you are breastfeeding, did you get your periods back on the pill? My doctor said some do and some don't, but I was just curious your experiences with it. TIA
Sept 2013 started TTC#2 (never got PP period so hoping for the first egg to drop)
Jan 2014 - diagnosed POF (Premature Ovarian Failure) and told pregnancy not possible without egg donor because my ovaries would never function again with my hormone levels (FSH 136, LH 98.6, AMH <.03, estradiol 0, HCG 7) - using acupuncture, chiropractic care and TCM herbs / supplements
March 11, 2014 ovulated despite every doctors prognosis!!!
Oct 2014 hormones (FSH 48, Estradiol 89, HCG 1) not good, but heckuva lot better!

Nov. 16, 2015 FET of single adopted 5AA embryo - BFN
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    kjsmith9kjsmith9 member
    I've been on it since January and DD is almost 8 months old... Still nothing for me!
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    starsinger17starsinger17 member
    I just got off of it and have yet to have one.
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    MrsRJCMrsRJC member

    I've been on it since March and have had my period twice. It wasn't 2 months in a row. The first one was in April and then not again until about 3 weeks ago. I will say that my periods are MUCH heavier now then they ever were before getting pregnant.

    I'm thinking about switching to an IUD because I've heard of a lot of people still getting pregnant on the mini pill. I'm so paranoid that we're also using condoms so it seems silly to even be on it!

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    Jbosarge85Jbosarge85 member
    I've been on it since January and didn't have anything until May and since then I've had a period every 2 weeks. It stinks.
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    nanabanana06nanabanana06
    I didn't get my period whole on it. But I did ovulate once that I know of. I know this because that resulted in my DD. I won't touch the mini pill at all now.
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    Wild_flower25Wild_flower25 member
    nope, not at all.  you're not supposed to ovulate, so you shouldn't get AF.  Any bleeding is breakthrough.
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    MinaE01MinaE01 member
    Ugh. I hated the mini-pill. I was on it from 6 weeks PP to about 6 months PP (I stopped BFing at 4 months). During that time, I got one big, heavy period. I had LOTS of random spotting. When I finally stopped because we are TTC, I expected to have some breakthrough bleeding but nothing. My cycles are still not quite normal and I've been off of it for 3 months.

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    tortuga47tortuga47 member

    imageWild_flower25:
    nope, not at all.  you're not supposed to ovulate, so you shouldn't get AF.  Any bleeding is breakthrough.

    Actually this is a misconception. It only suppresses ovulation in about half of the women who take it because it only has the one hormone not both. It's "suppose" to prevent conception because it changes the cervical mucus. I only let you know because I too thought it stopped ovulation and was informed otherwise by my doctor who said to discontinue it the second I stop breastfeeding. Here's a link if you want to know more...

     https://www.babycenter.com/0_birth-control-pills-the-minipill-progestin-only-pills_1472113.bc

    Sept 2013 started TTC#2 (never got PP period so hoping for the first egg to drop)
    Jan 2014 - diagnosed POF (Premature Ovarian Failure) and told pregnancy not possible without egg donor because my ovaries would never function again with my hormone levels (FSH 136, LH 98.6, AMH <.03, estradiol 0, HCG 7) - using acupuncture, chiropractic care and TCM herbs / supplements
    March 11, 2014 ovulated despite every doctors prognosis!!!
    Oct 2014 hormones (FSH 48, Estradiol 89, HCG 1) not good, but heckuva lot better!

    Nov. 16, 2015 FET of single adopted 5AA embryo - BFN
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    Read all about my TCC Journey here in my Blog Taking Back My Ovaries
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