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Contraception after baby arrives
One of my friends has just announced she is pregnant again. Her lo is only 4 months old. It has made me think about contraception after the baby.
What are you all doing?
Im sure I have heard with breast feeding you cant take the pill. This worries me a little as my 1st son was conceived because of a split condom.
Strange question I know as sex is the last thing on my mind but it just got me thinking
What are you all doing?
Im sure I have heard with breast feeding you cant take the pill. This worries me a little as my 1st son was conceived because of a split condom.
Strange question I know as sex is the last thing on my mind but it just got me thinking
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Not from personal experience but my friends little one is 4 months and she has the implant. Apparently you can get it literally a few weeks after baby is born and then the minute you take it out it doesn't have the same effect as the pill so shouldn't mess up your cycles. It's worth thinking about as I didnt' even know the implant existed! xxx
My friend has the coil and whilst its agro getting it taken in and out by the doctor it seems to be quite effective and doesnt mess with your hormones as when you take it out your back in the game immediately. I may look into getting that.
Gxx
25+5
We will use Condoms, we have had two split on us before I had to go and get the morning after pill, so will use that again.
k XX
26+1
fiona xx
26+5
I may have a look into the coil, implant etc.
Its so strange getting rid of the contraception to get preg then to have to think about what to do afterwards again .
I wanna have time to spend with this baby until I think about having another. It has been hard enough being pregnant with a 9 yesr old to look after never mind a baby.
Gem x
38+3
As far as i understand if you b/f you cant have the normal pill, so for us it would just be condoms. I came off the pill about 8 months before we started trying to concieve and just watched my "dodgy dates" so didnt have unprotected sex between days 9 and 16 of cycle, which did work to some degree, but then i wasnt bothered if we did happen to fall where as after this one i really want a 2 year gap between at least!!
Its not easy and not something im looking forward to sorting out to be honest!
Katy 37+2 xx
You can take the pill when you are Bfeeding, but it needs to be progesterone only I think (don't quote me!) I took Femulen after having Rhianna, who is now 18 months - I'm not suggesting that the pill isn't effective, however I am now 18+5 pregnant xxx
MKB 23+4
Also depo took me about a year to full get out of my system I think, and I bled all the time - gross, and such a pain, to the point I was paranoid I had an STI and was in such low mood I confronted poor OH about having an affair!!! Ooooops.
I reckon the coil's for me, dose sound a bit of a phaf getting it in and out (ouch) but seems to be the only one that isn't hormone based - apart from good old condoms, I'd rather abstain than use one of those!
Anyone had a coil?
xxx
I had a plain (not hormone) coil after my last baby and I bled really bad to the extent that I couldn't leave the house in case I flooded everywhere (sorry tmi). I ended up having it removed and went back on the pill. I had the depo injection years ago, I had it for 5 years but gained massive amounts of weight and had terrible mood swings and paranoia, so much that I ended up on anti depressants until docs realised the connection between this and depo injection.
I'm not having any more children after this one (3rd), I fell with 1st while on the pill so don't really have any confidence in any contraception. At the moment I'm trying to persuade hubby to get the snip (without much success). If I can't persuade him I'll go back on the pill and we'll also use condoms. I don't particularly like them but don't trust the pill on it's own.
I read somewhere on another baby site that holding a pea between the knees is very effective lol, might try it!!
h xx
35+6
Sazzle xx
30+5
We only want 2 children, so DH and I have discussed him getting the snip, he's not too keen, but think he'll do it. The least he can do after me having to go through childbirth twice! LOL
Sam 24+2
xx
29+6