After baby birth control plans?

Swan21 · December 2010

I started researching some longer term birth control methods for after LO makes her appearance. DH and Ihave decided we want to wait 2-3 years before we try for #2. I was looking at mirena and implanon, but I'm still not sure how I feel about them. I was on the pill for the longest time but I don't wanna go back on it after this. So what are your plans after birth? Have you picked out your method, or have any prior experience with either of these two?

lizard76 · December 2010

Getting my tubes tied LOL! This pregnancy was a surprise--we thought we were one and done.

After DS1 was born, I did go on a low-dose pill (you can't do the "regular" pills until you're done breast-feeding). I eventually went on Seasonique where you get a period once every 3 months, but we switched to condoms because pills made me lose all sex drive.

I do know someone who was on Mirena, or something similar, for about 3.5 years and was happy with it. She had it removed when they wanted to have a second child and are now the proud parents of a second daughter.

thehurstfamily · December 2010

I've often thought about the same thing. DH and I want to wait also but I plan on breastfeedings so what's safe??

StellarStina26 · December 2010

Well... we want to hopefully start trying again 8-10 months after our LO is born. So we will use the "Counting Method". It worked before we had this one and will work again.

Note: Make sure you do research on the Mirena - my friend had horrible time with it. She bled all the time and ended up not being able to make it work.

Molluskwrangler · December 2010

I will be using the non-hormonal IUD.

anukindaluv · December 2010

I think I'm also getting my tubes tied. Even tho I'd like to try for a girl a few years down the road, b/c there is no guarantee on gender, I think we may stop at 2. LOL DH has already told me that if I don't get tied, he's going to get snipped.

aggiemeg · December 2010

We've had great success using natural family planning methods from the time we got married, and have had no trouble spacing our pregnancies by at least 2 years.

There are a few in the US to choose from that I know of where classes, instructors, and even consultants are available: The Billings Ovulation Method, Couple-to-Couple league (sympto-thermal), and the Creighton Model of Fertility.

I'd probably suggest Creighton above the others, they seem to have a really good charting system and one-on-one consultants (called FertilityCare Practitioners): https://www.creightonmodel.com/

Good luck making your choice!

jenbowman · December 2010

Probably a non-hormonal IUD....not sure though.

After DD was born I had Implanon(goes under the arm) and I loved it until I got my period for the first time after I stopped nursing. I got it everyother week until I decided to get it taken out.

Swan21 · December 2010

Thanks for all the fast replies. I would love to do charting, but I don't think I can be strict enough about it. The only thing I would have on my side is that my cycles(previous to getting pregnant, and hopefully again after) are like clockwork. Mirena makes me nervous because of all the risks that they tell you about, and the fact that it can cause infertility. Implanon seemed like a good option, but I had bleeding issues on some pills before finding the right one, and I can't deal with having my period 24/7. The pill worked OK for me but it was a PIA to remember everyday and killed my sex drive, plus put about 10 lobs on me. They need to come out with a pill for DH, I have been doing it for years, its his turn!

buboo · December 2010

I am thinking IUD, I need to do some research and talk to my dr about it though. I do not want to get pg anytime soon after this baby is born!!

ermimac · December 2010

I had Mirena before getting pregnant and am hoping to use it again after pregnancy. For me it was great. I wasn't hormonal at all, I had a sex drive (which I didn't have with other BC), didn't have a period, and it was great to not have to worry about it. It was awful going in the first time because my cervix had never dilated and with the planned c-section I'm a little worried about the pain again because again I won't have gone through labor, but I think it's worth it.

*sallymad* · December 2010

My OB approved Mirena while bfing so I'm doing that for 2ish years (just to make sure we are done having kids), then dh is getting snipped.

Anniee1963 · December 2010

I was charting before I got pregnant, and plan on doing the same after. For over 2 years this method (combined with condoms or pull-out) worked great for us and we are open to having 1 more child in the future. I've been on different types of hormonal birth control before and for me the side affects just aren't worth it!

JYeagersGrl · December 2010

I'm thinking maybe an IUD or just trying to keep track of cycles and pull and pray as that has worked before. I was thinking tubes tied but I just dunno if we are done and what if something happens to one of the kids down the road. I was a psychopath with no sex drive on mini pill so I'm terrified of birth control.

Lantaria · December 2010

I am having a tubal and my husband is getting a vasectomy. I got pregnant with baby #3 while I was on Mirena.

dee1369 · December 2010

I plan to BF so I will probably have to go on a low-dose BF-safe pill and then back on BC... I can't do anything else, my cycles are very irregular and I tend to have bleed through if I try anything different than the everyday, one-period-a-month pill. It sucks.

We think we're one-and-done but aren't 100% sure so I don't want DH to get snipped or anything yet.

kwitt22 · December 2010

I didnt start using BC until my early twenties, and when i did is when my body went whacko. I was really depressed, gained a ton of weight (which was practically impossible to lose) and it is when I feel I started to develop PCOS. Honestly I have no idea if there is any correlation between BC and PCOS, but I really do not want to go back on it. When I stopped BC I didn't get a period for 9 mos. I think we may just use condoms or natural family planning. If we really want a back up method I may try nuva ring, bc I was less hormonal, and was able to lose weight easily on it.

Danielle42576 · December 2010

Since this is our last baby, I am planning on having the Essure done, unless I have to have a C-section for some reason I will have my tubes tied.

alldaykids · December 2010

After DS was born I got Mirena put in at my 6wk pp visit. About 2 weeks after it was put in, is when my pp bleeding stopped and I never had a period again, even when I stopped breastfeeding. I loved it because I didn't have to worry about anything. I had it taken out in Feb. 2009 and we got pregnant in May without "trying" just not preventing. DH and I are done after this child so he is getting snipped but if we weren't, I would do Mirena again. I know everyone is different with every type of birth control so you just have to decide which you want to give a try to. Mirena can always be taken out if you are unhappy with it, just like you can stop using the pill if you don't like it.

kiribeckwith · December 2010

We're doing natural family planning. We used it for two years before we got pregnant... and I was on the pill for a 8 years before that and my body got 'used' to the hormones and they became less effective. This led to me having a constant period... it was horrible. Then they switched me to a different BC which made me extremely irritable. Ugh... anyways- my doctor asked me yesterday what my plan was and there's no way I'm doing the pill.

That was a lot of babbling- sorry. My cycles are very consistent when I'm not attempting to change them with hormones.

orchid2007 · December 2010

I plan to just go back on the pill, (mini pill while I am BFing) I was always good at remembering to take it I do want an IUD until after LO #2 because after #2 I want time to think about if we want a 3rd before we make a decision on something permanent, for now the pill sounds good to me.

stephanie_shoe · December 2010

I think we'll just stick with condoms. If all goes well with this LO, and we want to have another, I don't want too much time in between kids. We'll probably start trying when this baby is a little over a year old. (I want to be done at 35, and I'll be 33 then)

RumbleLina · December 2010

I have really enjoyed the last 18 months without it. I need to talk to my OB about my best options though since I have PMDD and endo. If I can find something that will allow me to not have a period each month to avoid the PMDD and something that is will help treat endo that would be golden.

sally_lynnw@yahoo.com · January 2011

aggiemeg:
We've had great success using natural family planning methods from the time we got married, and have had no trouble spacing our pregnancies by at least 2 years.

There are a few in the US to choose from that I know of where classes, instructors, and even consultants are available: The Billings Ovulation Method, Couple-to-Couple league (sympto-thermal), and the Creighton Model of Fertility.

I'd probably suggest Creighton above the others, they seem to have a really good charting system and one-on-one consultants (called FertilityCare Practitioners): https://www.creightonmodel.com/

Good luck making your choice!

We use Creighton. It's completely awesome and pretty easy once you learn all the rules. I like the fact that it is free and I'm not putting hormones in my body.

LadyXaverian · January 2011

Condoms for a while and then charting. After 14 years on the pill, I won't be going back on hormonal BC.

We may be one and done; we may have one more, so this is what we will do for the first year until we decide.

Firedancer1013 · January 2011

I was on the pill for 7-8 years, and after getting off of it vowed never again. It took me months just to get my cycles back to somewhat normal (30-40 days instead of 50+ day cycles with at times no ovulation) and I won't do it again. I charted before pregnancy and will chart again, although likely we will use condoms until my sleep schedule is at least decent enough to view the charting as valid and then obviously use condoms during the fertile days of my cycle.

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