A chance to discuss various birth control methods post-pregnancy. As long as it doesn't interfere with nursing, I'm leaning towards either an IUD (never had one before) or oral contraceptive. All forms have their pros and cons. If this subject concerns you, please discuss!
Re: Birth Control post-pregnancy
I took the mini pill (no estrogen) which was safe during breastfeeding. I do have a couple friends who got pregnant while taking it though. You have to be very vigilant about taking it at the same time every day.
I'm not sure what I'll do this time around
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For people who want to temp/chart, I would just say to be careful and maybe use backups. My understanding of temping (which I did with success for awhile) is that it is less reliable when your sleep is disrupted. With a newborn, I would not be 100% confident in it.
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I am one of the few people that feel better on birth control pills too. I am sort of like @bridge-and-wall in that I can go a months without a period while not on birth control. I'm not sure if I have PCOS, but I do have a lot of symptoms - and it took nearly a year to get pregnant while actively tracking all the the "natural family planning" things. It's hard for me to imagine accidentally getting pregnant! I guess maybe I'll do the Natural Family Planning method again, but this time I will use it to try to avoid getting pregnant until I can get back on my glorious microgestin!
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I did BCPs for a while, and had Mirena IUD for 5 years. I prefer the IUD because I literally didn't have a period for 5 years. Sometimes DH would hit the IUD during sex, but I think that's something that would be less likely if you've already had a child (I had not at that point), since your uterus will be bigger from having a child.
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