Contraception when done with kids

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I am wondering what form of contraception everyone opted to that DIDNT want anymore children?

I am thinking of the coil or the implant but im not sure if I can stomach either ?!

thank you 🙏🏻

Was the baby produced in the belief there is a stable permanent partnership? If so, the knife - free snip is readily available to stop father firing live ammunition, and therefore to enable a lifetime of pleasure, without a moment of anxiety.

Fostering and adoption and work in childrens homes or nurseries or schools are among the many options which are always available to any who want to care for multiple children, or for a series of children.

I had my second and last child at 35 then went back on the pill till I was 40 when I began having migraines and was told to stop. DH wasn’t up for the snip, so it was condoms or the coil, but the thought of 2 week periods put me off. So it was condoms or no sex, which suited us.

I’ve had the injection you do at home for the past few years, I couldn’t recommend it enough! I get a years supply and it’s so easy just a small needle every 12/13 weeks. I couldn’t trust myself to take a pill daily and I’ve not heard anything good about the implant and I couldn’t find anyone to fit a coil.

My husband got a vasectomy all sorted for good!

im not sure if I can stomach either

Do you mean you are worried about the actual insertion or side effects? I think with the implant and IUD, you can take the same hormone in pill form beforehand- so you can try it before committing to a longer acting contraceptive. If you have a sexual health service near you, they often provide contraceptive advice too. I always found them more knowledgeable that my PN or GP, because they specialise in the area. You might need to ring your nearest one to see if/when they run contraceptive clinics.

We TTC 12yrs and have no living children, so not exactly the same, but I used the nuvaring for years before TTC. Same hormones as the pill, but instead of remembering a daily pill, its a clear, flexible ring, like a bracelet, you insert up near the cervix. Its not like a cap where it needs to fit, it just sits at the top of your vaginal canal. I 'think' the hormones are slightly less than the pill too. You leave it inside for 3weeks, can have sex with it in and you don't even notice its there. Although a longer acting contraceptive would be better, its just another one to consider. There is also the pill patch which also stays on 3 weeks.

www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/sexual-health-services/find-a-sexual-health-clinic/

I was sterilised ( 29 ) but I had to go privately. It was a simple procedure and I was out the same day. No problems.

My coil caused me to be a bit dribbly to start with but since then no periods at all. Made life a lot easier. On my 4th now, as part of HRT & insertion was a 5-min job & I've not had kids.

Not sure where 2-week period came from above.

That is really interesting. Was it very expensive? So many women get refused by NHS. (In contrast to males, who it seems merely need to stroll into a clinic and get the quick, knife-free 'snip' on request and without argument or payment.)

Copper coil. No hormones. It does hurt putting it in but lasts for 10 years so is worth it. It doesn’t give you 2 week periods! It did make mine last longer - went from 3-4 days to 4-5 days, but absolutely fine.

I had the copper coil pre-children and after my first. After my first child (about 6m pp), I didn't even feel the coil being inserted so a completely different experience to pre-childbirth. I'm planning to get another coil now that I've had my second (and last) until my husband can have a vasectomy. The waiting list is about two years so with no quick solution, the coil will see me through. That said, I need to join a waiting list for that as well so no easy answer.

Maybe it's a postode thing, but some areas seem to give instant vasectomy. Another post mentions getting herself sterilised, privately, and being home the same day. But for men it would be home within the same hour, so would it be worth your DP asking about private availability?

DH had a vasectomy

Condoms till DH had a vasectomy.

I had copper IUD - no brainer for me. Not a single side effect (change every 10 years - on my second one now)

DH has had a Vasectomy.

My husband had a vasectomy so it was all v easy. But now I’ve left him and starting a renaissance with my sex life! Using just condoms as the idea of extra hormones etc just makes me feel a bit crap. Friends have the coil but I feel too squeamish about it :( Reading here for any tips or ideas

After my DD1 was born, I decided never to go on hormonal contraception again. We used the pull out method because having another baby was not the end of the world. After our third DC was born, we decided we were absolutely done having babies so DH got a vasectomy. If I’d realised I was going to have a C-section for my third birth, I’d have asked them to tie my tubes at the same time to be extra safe.