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Birth control help please

JamieWMJamieWM member
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I went on birth control pills at 17 and off a year before LO to give my body a break. Long story short, I went back on bc pills a month ago after my first period came back. I just finished the pack and started my period today. However I forgot how anxious I get on bc pills!! (And nauseous) I am thinking of not starting another pack Sunday. What are people using for birth control? I don't want to use any type of implant. Help! (It feels weird using condoms but the whole pull and pray thing scares me)

 

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  • sunshine2929sunshine2929 member
    I was on birth control for a long time as well and decided a few years ago to stop them. We've been using pull & pray method for years since and are continuing that now. I must admit that it does make me nervous but I refuse to go back on the pill.. I don't likehow I feel on it and I'm not interested in other methods like IUD's etc. We have used condoms from time to time.
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  • michelle7482michelle7482 member
    Using condoms now. DH and I have always used pull and pray while dating and married and it has worked 100% for us but with 2under 2 now I'm not taking any chances anymore! Condoms do feel weird but I also don't want pills or implants.

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  • averettgirlaverettgirl member
    I was on the Pill for 10 years before I came off it 2 years ago. I have no interest in getting back on it, especially since I'm EBF (I've heard that the mini pill can dry up your supply). I don't want an IUD either. I guess there's no form of BC that tickles my fancy. Me and DH have already slipped up and DTD twice without using anything except the hope that my EBF is suppressing ovulation. Not smart i know but after almost 6 weeks it was hard to not get caught up in the moment lol. I have my 6 week PP appt tomorrow so I'll see what all my OB has to recommend.
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  • ravenclaw1ravenclaw1 member
    we've used condoms forever... I can't use hormonal BC and IUD's freak me out. 
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  • star328star328 member
    I am in the exact situation, and clueless. At my 6 week, dr said mini pill, implant, or condoms. I also do not want an implant, so she prescribed me the mini pill. After being on the pill before LO for 10 years, I really don't want to go back on a bc pill, because of how it affected me. So far we have used condoms (I HATE them!!!) and I have my prescription of the mini pill sitting on the table, trying to decide what to do... Sorry! That ended up being NO help!
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  • Tally879Tally879 member
    I had a really bad reaction to pills and I'm allergic to latex so H and I have been successful w pull and pray. Although we've only done pull and pray when we'd be ok with getting pregnant
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  • ajbookajbook member
    We are trying to decide between natural family planning and the mini pill. I love the ease of a pill, but I don't love taking hormones.
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  • 313Meg313Meg member
    I did the mini pill and my supply had
    decreased dramatically. I stopped at 3 weeks on the pill and have not gotten my supply back to normal. We are pulling & praying and will prob do condoms if we can remember to buy them.
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  • llybeckllybeck member
    What kind of pills have you used? I use a very low dose hormone pill and it's the only thing that I can handle without getting headaches and becoming very irritable. It gives me a little acne but that's it... and I still got pregnant while on it, lol. There are a lot of different pills out there though, it may be worth trying something else and seeing how you do.

    Before I started back on the pill we were using pull and pray. As long as DH has control and pulls out then there should be no issue. Precum doesn't actually contain sperm unless he's recently ejaculated, planned parenthood has some good info on thier website about it. You can always chart as well, it's a little work but worth it to avoid hormones.
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  • barnratashbarnratash member
    I went back on the pill because it regulates my periods, they're crazy heavy otherwise. The one I'm on has different percentages of hormones each week, starts low then increases. It helps balance me out. Something like that may help stablize you better.

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  • elishabelleelishabelle member
    I was on the pill for 12 years and didn't realize how much it was having an effect on me. I feel so much better not being on the pill. We're going to use condoms. DH isn't super excited about it, but it is just for a year or so until we try for #2.
     

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  • kcarrera522kcarrera522 member
    I got an IUD at my 6 week. So far so good :)
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