What type of Birth Control will you use/are you using

JimmysBride Posted: Apr 01, 2005 04:48 PM

What type of Birth Control will you use/are you using

after the baby is born? Or is anyone getting tubal ligation?

JENNCHRIS Posted: Apr 01, 2005 06:56 PM

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I am on the mini pill because I am breastfeeding, just until we start trying for #3 in September

btrflygrl Posted: Apr 01, 2005 06:57 PM

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Posted by JENNCHRIS

I am on the mini pill because I am breastfeeding, just until we start trying for #3 in September

#3!!! Wow!!!

JENNCHRIS Posted: Apr 01, 2005 06:59 PM

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and then we STOP!

btrflygrl Posted: Apr 01, 2005 07:01 PM

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how old will Mallory be?

JENNCHRIS Posted: Apr 01, 2005 07:15 PM

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Mallory will be 8 months in September, so she'll be 17 or 18 months when that baby comes along. We may be crazy!

JENNCHRIS Posted: Apr 01, 2005 07:17 PM

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PS - having a child alone is good birth control! You don't have the time, or the energy to have sex anyway!

AJsMommy122 Posted: Apr 01, 2005 07:54 PM

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Posted by JENNCHRIS

PS - having a child alone is good birth control! You don't have the time, or the energy to have sex anyway!

I agree with this one!!

kptoys Posted: Apr 01, 2005 07:57 PM

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we're wingin it

michele31 Posted: Apr 01, 2005 09:10 PM

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I have an IUD. It is a great long term birthcontrol without any hormones or worries about taking it.

chmlengr Posted: Apr 01, 2005 10:29 PM

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Posted by kptoys

we're wingin it

same here.... We would like to have #2 eventually... Andrew is just about 11 months now, so it would be too terrible of a thing to happen, although we are not trying just yet!

Wanted to add that I was on the mini pill becaus eI breastfeed, and I hated it. I got my period every two weeks so I just stopped taking it.

IrishTracy Posted: Apr 01, 2005 10:54 PM

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I'm not sure. Unless we win the lotto we're done after the twins are born. But, I just can't bring myself to have my tubes tied.

bride082003 Posted: Apr 02, 2005 12:10 AM

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EBF!! Haven't had a period in over 15 months!

antoinette Posted: Apr 02, 2005 01:24 AM

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pop method for us- the pill made me nuts and condoms are annoying.

JENNCHRIS Posted: Apr 02, 2005 06:26 AM

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Posted by chmlengr

Posted by kptoys

we're wingin it

same here.... We would like to have #2 eventually... Andrew is just about 11 months now, so it would be too terrible of a thing to happen, although we are not trying just yet!

Wanted to add that I was on the mini pill becaus eI breastfeed, and I hated it. I got my period every two weeks so I just stopped taking it.

I haven't had that problem with the mini pill yet, but I just started on it - thanks for the heads up!

iffer042373 Posted: Apr 02, 2005 09:54 PM

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after I had marissa I went on the depo shot but I am going to go on the patch I don't like the shot b-cuz it makes me spot alot and I dont get my period plus I heard that if you want to have another child you hae to be off the shot for a year before anything

JimmysBride Posted: Apr 02, 2005 10:00 PM

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Posted by JENNCHRIS

PS - having a child alone is good birth control! You don't have the time, or the energy to have sex anyway!

hmmm...I was afraid of that.

What's EBF?? Took me a minute but I figured out POP

And what's the difference between the mini pill and the regular pill?

JENNCHRIS Posted: Apr 03, 2005 12:26 PM

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Progestin-Only Pill (POP), commonly called the 'mini-pill,' these are different from combined birth control pills in that they contain only one hormone (progestin) instead of two (progestin and estrogen).

POPs may prevent pregnancy in several ways. They thicken the cervical mucus (the substance at the opening of the uterus), making it harder for sperm to reach and fertilize the egg. Like combined pills, they can prevent a woman's body from releasing an egg during her monthly menstrual cycle. However, ovulation may not be consistently suppressed on POPs. Five percent of women using POPs will have an unintended pregnancy within the first year of typical use. Perfect use rate is 0.5%. The chance of becoming pregnant increases with missed pills.

Women who are breast-feeding can use POPs for contraception. Using POPs while breastfeeding will not harm a baby and may actually help increase the amount of milk produced.

You have to be careful to make sure you take the pill at the same time everyday - my prescription paper said that if not taken correctly that 1 in 20 women get pregnant within a year of starting the minipill - that's high!

Claud2001 Posted: Apr 03, 2005 02:54 PM

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Posted by bride082003

EBF!! Haven't had a period in over 15 months!

LOL...be careful w/that method...you'll wind up preggo before you know it! Exclusively breastfeeding might delay the return of your period...but, it does not mean your body is not able to get pregnant. You might want to speak to your OB about BC options.

kptoys Posted: Apr 03, 2005 03:13 PM

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I EBF Emma and got my period back at 7 months when she cut back on nursing as often. If we werent on the Pull and Pray plan who knows how close my kids would have been