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BCPs and Fattymcfattypants

candaceleigh21candaceleigh21
in October 2012 Moms
Have any of you ladies ever thought that birth control made you gain or hold weight? My weight shot up within a month of starting BCPs. I started them at 6 months PP and I am up 20 lbs since then. I am still very much planning on getting my tubes tied but if the birth control had nothing to do
With it, I will be seriously blah if I continue to gain after I am off of it.
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Re: BCPs and Fattymcfattypants

  • Rachelilly23Rachelilly23 member
    I went on the pill in April after I had Mirena pulled out, but haven't gained weight mostly because I've been calorie counting and exercising. If I was not doing these things, I'm sure I would have gained, mostly because I'm only down 5 lbs in 2 months. It's hard to say if it's B related or not. I just really love eating lol. Is your diet and activity level different from before you started it? Are you on any other meds that could be causing it?
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  • ac1259ac1259 member
    Any Doctor will tell you that at max it should only make you gain like 10 lbs. I was put on BCP's when I was 11 due to ovarian cysts, it was only supposed to be for a few months to get rid of the cyst but every time they took me off of the pill I would get another huge cyst. So my doctor just kept me on the pill indefinitely since I had already had a cyst removed that could've damaged my tubes and ovaries. But, after being on the pill I swear I gained like 40 lbs in the first year and I honestly have never really been able to take it off, I've just gained weight ever since. I was on the pill for like 11 years before I started TTC and definitely gained a decent amount of weight. So I definitely think it makes a difference but my doctor has blown me off every time I've said that. 




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