Post-Baby Birth Control?

sunset+skies · February 2011

Those of you who had issues on the pill - did you try more than one, or just make do with the first one you were prescribed?

I LOVED being on the pill, but it took me literally 17 different brands/dosages to find one that worked for me.

I'm going to go back on it asafp.

LollyBug18 · February 2011

sunset+skies:
Those of you who had issues on the pill - did you try more than one, or just make do with the first one you were prescribed?

I LOVED being on the pill, but it took me literally 17 different brands/dosages to find one that worked for me.

I'm going to go back on it asafp.

I tried a few different prescriptions, I can't imagine 17 though!

sunset+skies · February 2011

I was SO desperate to have it, that I persevered. I was 12 at the time, and having periods from hell that they couldn't find any good reason for.

OctoberCAPA · February 2011

JuneBug0611:
LollyBug18:
babyduejune:
LollyBug18:

The Doctors t.v. show just had a little segment about different options of the BC pill if you're having certain issues with it (like bad PMS or heavy bleeding) and it got me wondering, what are your BC plans for after baby?
I personally never want to go back on the pill. Things were never irregular for me before I started taking it and never got back to normal when I stopped (after being on it for not even 3 years). Plus it really seemed to mess with my moods and was definitely dampening my sex drive. Not cool! My hope is that I'll be able to use charting in order to prevent, perhaps using condoms on the less certain days. I'm not sure DH will be on board but I know I'm through with anything containing hormones.
Good luck with that!!! LOL! That's how DH and I wound up with this little surprise bebe! hehe. I had to get off the pill for about a million and 1 reasons and none of the other BC options were appealing to us. My cycle is regular and I can actually usually feel when I ovulate so we decided to chart. I still have NO idea how I got pregnant because we were being so careful! I am positive of when I O'ed too, we didn't have sex without a condom on any even remotely unsafe days (for a stretch of over two weeks!!!) So I must've either O'ed twice or we had a condom failure... I dunno. Regardless, if you use NFP correctly, the success rate I know isn't terrible but you should just make sure you're OK with having another baby if you even have sex ONE time with no protection! ;-) As for us, I will be getting fitted for a diaphragm I think, bc condoms suck!
Haha, thanks! I used to laugh at my friends who only ever used charting or NFP for BC because they ALL ended up pregnant before they planned. It wasn't until I started bumping that I actually heard of people making it work. The dorky side of me LOVED charting and the faith-filled-risk-taker in me would be very much okay with a surprise before DH and I start planning for our next. And I agree, condoms suck. I really don't like any of the options out there except charting (and praying! lol) but the condoms weren't absolutely terrible when we were still trying to avoid for a little while after stopping the pill.
NFP -- when followed correctly -- has as high a success rate at avoiding pregnancy as BCP. It's just that a lot of people don't follow it correctly! We did, and successfully avoided for a year, until we were ready to TTC. When we did, we got pregnant our first month trying, and I really credit NFP for that (obviously there's a good bit of luck too, but knowing my cycles and my body helped us maximize our luck!). I expect we'll go back to NFP after the baby is born. It's not fun, but there really is no ideal option, and it worked well for us.

I think that's a fairly bold statement that makes a lot of assumptions. Maybe it's true for people with regular cycles, but for those who don't and for those whose bodies don't produce all the "signs" you're watching for with NFP....not so much. Glad it works for you, but there are a lot of people for whom it doesn't.

LittleEgypt · February 2011

Charting while BF is difficult and uncertain, and the mini-pill can cause milk supply issues (it did for me). So, I will use a diaphragm or condoms again, unless DH wants to get snipped. The diaphragm is a bit of a pain, but not bad once you get the hang of it.

Sunidaze · February 2011

I think it will be of the more permanent variety for us. DH will be getting a vasectomy.

AeL347 · February 2011

We have always used NFP - the billings ovulation method of charting... helped to prevent and to achieve pregnancy... messing with my hormones, moods, and libido is just not for me. Cheap too! we only paid for classes to learn... and now it is just up to us... nice to keep things simple and cheap

I highly recommend this!

SierrasMommy · February 2011

denall:
no idea! This is a great questions. I too would love to avoid the pill, but I guess it will be up to my PCOS symptoms and if I need to still control them after having the baby. My doctor said sometimes getting pregnant "resets" PCOS in some women. So we shall see. I know I want to avoid an IUD like the plague. I had too many friends who had it and hated it, or accidentally got pregnant still with it.

This. I have PCOS, and although BCP may be the best option for me, I rather not go back on them. I was on them for almost 10 years and I would like to avoid anymore unnatural hormones in my body from now on. And I have also heard terrible horror stories about IUDs. I would never get one of those. We have been discussing this a lot lately, and DH is on board for not using any bith control at all or if I decide to go back on the pill. I charted to get pg with this baby, but it took us 15 months to conceieve. I dont know if I want to push my luck because I would prefer to wait at least a year before getting pg again, but it may take a while too. NFP is also an option. Either way we would not be upset at all for a 3rd child, even if it was a surprise!

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