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Okay ladies, Birth Control Time. What are you on? What's working? I know I want to have another kid in the future (and by future, I mean--a long time from now!!!) but my previous long-term contraceptive method (Mirena) was a pain. Is anyone doing something that's working??? Other than condoms???
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Mandy Nelson - Dandysound 12th Apr
Snip
snip
for
hubby
and
it's
been
great.
No
pressure,
no
remembering,
my
body
is
getting
back
into
it's
own
rhythm.
Very
freeing
since
we
decided
we
were
done.
And,
on
the
off
chance
we're
not,
there
are
many
children
out
there
who
could
use
our
love.
So
the
vasectomy
is
all
around
great
here.
Genesis 12th Apr
I´ve
tried
the
Pill,
Depro,
condoms
.
.
.
and
gotten
pregnant
on
all
of
them.
:S
The
only
thing
that
actually
worked
for
any
length
of
time
is
the
rhythm
method,
but
you
really
have
to
be
on
top
of
things
for
that.
My
husband
and
I
have
decided
that
we´re
stopping
(after
5
pregnancies
and
two
babies)
and
he
is
getting
a
vasectomy.
momofhenri 26th Mar
thanks
for
all
the
answers!
i
have
an
appointment
tomorrow
to
get
the
IUD
(mirena,
probably)
put
back
in.
i
agree
that
it
is
the
most
hassle-free
method
and--right
now--that's
about
all
i
could
see
working!
:)
i
didn't
like
it
pre-pregnancy
b/c
it
did
cause
me
to
bleed
[more
than
when
i
was
on
depo];
however
i'm
bleeding
all
the
time
now
(!)
so
it
can't
be
worse
than
that...
hopefully,
if
i
leave
it
in,
it'll
regulate
my
periods
a
little
more.
Mel 21st Mar
I
use
the
Mirena
IUD
and,
outside
of
some
cramping
after
the
initial
placement,
have
had
absolutely
no
problems.
That
also
includes
no
bleeding
during
my
monthly
cycle
which
is
something
that
I
love!
I do understand that IUD's are not always a breeze for everyone, but for me it has been great! I think it probably is just like all other birth control options out there, right for some people and not right for others.
Suzanne 21st Mar
I
have
a
thyroid
issue..
so
I
chart.
I
know
exactly
when
I'm
ovulating
so
we
just
avoid
sex
during
those
days.
Voila.
No
hormones,
it's
free,
and
it's
pretty
effective
for
us.
:)
It
can
be
a
little
daunting
to
take
your
temp
in
the
morning,
but
you
get
used
to
it
after
a
while.
Pretty
soon
you
just
recognize
your
body's
routine.
Chrissy Johnson 21st Mar
-Have
an
appointment
next
week
to
discuss
"getting
spayed"...but
have
been
on
the
pill
for
3
years,
the
mini-pill
-
since
the
regular
gave
me
migraines...
Florinda 21st Mar
I
was
on
the
pill,
in
a
couple
of
different
forms,
until
my
late
thirties.
My
doctor
took
me
off
it
due
to
concerns
about
my
weight
and
blood
pressure.
Since
I
was
single
(divorced)
and
celibate
at
the
time,
it
didn't
make
a
big
difference.
But if you do want another child eventually, my current method wouldn't be a good one for you. I've known for awhile that I DIDN'T want any more, and when I got married for the second time, I married a guy who had already had a vasectomy (he didn't want more kids either). We've found that it's quite reliable. :-) I
had
an
IUD
after
my
third
daughter...
didn't
like
it.
Copper
ones
make
cycles
heavier...
Mirena
makes
them
lighter....
but
seriously,
having
something
in
my
body
floating
around
kind
of
freaked
me
out!
Then
the
strings
disappeared...
so
I
was
freaked
more...
and
the
insertion
and
removal
hurt
something
fierce.
If
you
do
an
IUD
be
prepared
for
weird
bleeding...
spotting
in
between
cycles,
heavier
cycles
with
standard
IUD
and
with
Mirena
they
may
eventually
stop
all
together.
Just started on Yaz... it's good so far.... stops the mood changes because you take it for 24 days instead of the standard 21 days... and helps keep you from breaking out. Both good things. I am taking it for suppression therapy now because my health requires stopping of cycles. So I take it all the time.... 365 days a year and not having periods.... what a joy! Hubby got a vasectomy because he says NO MORE KIDS EVER. (We have 4). So this is purely for my health and not for birth control any longer.
Uhura 21st Mar
IUD.
It's
passsive
(you
are
not
responsible
for
remembering
anything)
and
hormone
free.
Click
here:
www.paragard.com
Tiffany 21st Mar
i
just
had
my
third
child
and
i
am
thinking
of
using
the
iud
but
i
dont
know
if
i
like
the
concept
of
something
being
stuck
up
there
what
if
it
comes
lose
or
something
?
well
ne
ways
i
probably
go
back
to
the
pill!!
lol
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