off the pill spinoff - what kind of B/C do you use?

we just use condoms... which of course yes is not as effective as the pill - but i was on the pill for almost 10 years & didnt want to be on it anymore or do any other BC that used hormones... i thought about a diaphragm but that seems so 1970s to me lol

so for right now, its just the good ol' condom

I was on the pill back in college but it didn't work for me because I always forget to take the pill.
Right now I'm on the patch. You get 3 patches per month and each one last for 1 week. I put the patch on on Sunday and I can forget about it for that whole week till the next weekend. I love it but I've heard that it causes blood clots. My doc was taking a lot of patience off of it for that reason but she said I can stay on it as long as I feel comfortable.

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Posted by lucamon

what is IUD?

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Intrauterine device. It's a little T-shaped thingy that goes inside you and releases hormones to prevent pregnancy.

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Posted by Espo22

I was on BC a few years ago and had a horrible experience on it. Bc of that i have been afraid to go back on it. So yeah now we're winging it lol.

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me too

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Posted by 08JulyBride

I switched to nuvaring a few months ago.. so far I like it. Was hesitant at first, but i love that i dont have to remember to take a pill every day. ring stays 'in' for 3 weeks then 1 week off for your period, then new one in

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I've been on the NuvaRing for like 5 years now and I love that there's no daily pill to take or weekly patch to replace! Just once a month and that's it. At first I was a little bugged out by the idea of putting in a ring and taking it out, but it is sooooo simple and definitely worth it for us.

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Posted by MrsQ-in2007

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Posted by 08JulyBride

I switched to nuvaring a few months ago.. so far I like it. Was hesitant at first, but i love that i dont have to remember to take a pill every day. ring stays 'in' for 3 weeks then 1 week off for your period, then new one in

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I've been on the NuvaRing for like 5 years now and I love that there's no daily pill to take or weekly patch to replace! Just once a month and that's it. At first I was a little bugged out by the idea of putting in a ring and taking it out, but it is sooooo simple and definitely worth it for us.

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I have a friend on this and she loves it too. I was going to switch that that IUD mirena, but the hormones are different from the pill and that kinda scared me - but I have 3 packs left on my BC prescription now and need to switch to a new dr so I may try nuvaring ... does it cost the same as the pill on your insurance? I know that they are all different but i was curious to see if your copay was the same ...

Pulling out

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Posted by FutureMrsJ08

Pulling out

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the infamous 'pull and pray' method

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Posted by JBoothIn2008

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Posted by MrsQ-in2007

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Posted by 08JulyBride

I switched to nuvaring a few months ago.. so far I like it. Was hesitant at first, but i love that i dont have to remember to take a pill every day. ring stays 'in' for 3 weeks then 1 week off for your period, then new one in

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I've been on the NuvaRing for like 5 years now and I love that there's no daily pill to take or weekly patch to replace! Just once a month and that's it. At first I was a little bugged out by the idea of putting in a ring and taking it out, but it is sooooo simple and definitely worth it for us.

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I have a friend on this and she loves it too. I was going to switch that that IUD mirena, but the hormones are different from the pill and that kinda scared me - but I have 3 packs left on my BC prescription now and need to switch to a new dr so I may try nuvaring ... does it cost the same as the pill on your insurance? I know that they are all different but i was curious to see if your copay was the same ...

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Just as a sidenote, the IUD Mirena is only available to women who have at least 1 child already, so unless you already have given birth, I was told you are not eligible. My friend is currently using this (she has a 2 year old) and is happy with it. Then again I know someone else who got pregnant while using this - they are not sure HOW that happened, but I say it was probably not placed correctly inside her

Cost for the nuvaring completely depends on your insurance carrier. On my company's insurance carrier, I originally paid the highest copay ($50 per month) until they moved the nuvaring down one tier to the 'preferred' name brand tier and then I started paying I think it was $25 per month. Then when I got married last year I switched to DH's insurance company and I pay only $10 per month for it! So it just depends on your insurance company and how they classify it - give your insurance a call and ask them how much your monthly copay would be if you use the Nuvaring - they will tell you over the phone. Good luck! PS: look into the mail order option also - now I order 3 months at a time for $20 so I save more that way too.

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Posted by TM2008

where are all of the condom users??? i feel so alone lol

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I am here...

Birth control pills.

I have to admit, though, I'm getting really tired of them Last year I had an issue with two brands and i went off all pills for about 4 months (after being on the pill for over 10 years) and i've never felt so good. I've been back on them now for about 6 months or so and I don't like it.

I'm paying $20/mo for nuvaring..

how do you mail order something like that? My Dr will only give me a 3-6 mo prescription at a time