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Contraception after the birth

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munz · 10/01/2006 13:31

not sure if this should be here, or health of childbirth but anyhow i'm being nosey...! (for a change)

what do u suggest for contraception after I have the baby? perviously I was on microgynon which is the combined pill. I don't mind going back on it again but DH thinks you can't take the pill whilst BF, and I plan on feeding for as long as I can manage.

the injection's no good (terrible violent mood swings) didn't fancy the coil. DH isn't keen on condoms but would obviously use them - but i've had one bad exp with them b4. was thinking persona but don't think u can use that whilst feeding either.

we don't want another child for at least 2 years b4 we think about ttc again. so what do u think the best option would be?

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purpleturtle · 10/01/2006 13:32

You can take the mini-pill while bf, but i think it's the same hormones as the injection, so you'd probably want to avoid that.

purpleturtle · 10/01/2006 13:34

What about using condoms until you stop bf, and then go back on the pill?

IME there's not a lot of call for contraception in the first months post-birth! Condoms were definitely our best option.

tonton · 10/01/2006 13:38

I'm planning on using the Mirena coil whihc is a bit like the pill I think in hormone terms. As much to prevent bad periods as anythng else! will have to look into bfeeding issue though.

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munz · 10/01/2006 13:53

with this coil thing, I say i'm not for it, but is it painful to put in?

I'm not keen on condoms alone as this is how I fell PG the first time many moons ago. I was thinking mini pill, but that's not good if effects are similar to the injection (was ok for the first 8 weeks it was the last month) do they do differnt ones? I had it 7 years ago b4 I went on the pill.

DH has threatened me with being bounced al over the room after a lack of sex these past few weeks - he'll be like a dog on heat lol.

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purpleturtle · 10/01/2006 13:57

Just let him endure a few broken nights. Should calm him down a bit! LOL

LeahE · 10/01/2006 13:58

You could use mini-pill when bf and that sounds like possibly the best option for you. You do need to take it at exactly the same time each day though (to within an hour) and may have breakthrough bleeding/spotting either for the first few months while things settle down or for the whole time you take it. It doesn't have the side-effects of the injection.

I think (but you'd need to check) that the reason for not taking the combined pill when bf is that it affects your milk supply, rather than because it goes through to the baby. So it might be that you could take the mini-pill for six months or so and then switch back to combined pill once bf was well-established. But you'd need to check that with someone who knows what they are talking about.

Personally I found that just not having the energy for sex for several months and then being on different continents worked for us

expecting · 10/01/2006 14:09

Don't want to scaremonger but mini pill carries greater risk of ectopic pregnancy. When monitored for this recently the consultant said she had seen two women in the past two days who had breastfed, been on the mini pill and had got an ectopic. She advised against it when breastfeeding.

expecting · 10/01/2006 14:12

sorry i mean she advised against it particularly if fall into greater risk category (i.e older woman, fibroids etc)

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munz · 10/01/2006 14:15

think i'll need to talk tot he m/w if the mini pill increases eptopics I def won;t go on that as I only have one tube/overy left and am not gonna risk it.

might have to research the combined pill for BF and effects if it won't effect the baby, or let DH wait 6 months and only feed LO for 6 months?? - althou is it right u don't OV whilst BF? not that I want to take the risk tbh.

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munz · 10/01/2006 14:15

thanks for the info thou

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LeahE · 10/01/2006 14:16

mini-pill shouldn't have the same effects as the injection. One of the reasons for prescribing it is because it has very few side-effects so is suitable for people who've had bad side-effects from other contraceptives.

LeahE · 10/01/2006 14:27

You MIGHT not ov while exclusively bf IF you're doing it frequently but it's not the sort of thing to take a risk on. You could make your DH wait (or use condoms) for several months and then take the combined pill if I'm right.

What about the diaphragm? Takes some of the spontenaity out of things but TBH there's not much of that with a small baby anyway...

MaloryTowers · 10/01/2006 14:29

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munz · 10/01/2006 15:16

lol, can't do combined pill just checked, I think it's gonna be condoms then.

do any of u have the coil fitted? - are they painful etc - tbh i've never fancied one being done. can u BF with the coil?

LE - that's my point I don't want to temp unprotected sex on the off chance I might not OV - knowing my luck I will and fall with twins! lol.

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runtus · 11/01/2006 06:55

I was thinking about this the other day...........onyl 21 weeks pg now but starting to think about what we are going to do after the baby is born. I was on Microgynon too for about 8 years but have PCOS and had to have loads of help to fall pg this time round, so I really don't want to start messing around with hormone levels again. Esp as I am interested to see what happens to my body once I have the baby.... have been told by my consultant that quite often a pregnancy can sort a lot of problems out......so maybe I will begin ovulating on my own for once!

Never been down the coil or any other route apart from the pill and condoms but not a big fan of those...................advice?

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munz · 11/01/2006 08:48

this is where i'm at runtus. glad things are going well for u btw. i'm sure persona can't be used when feeding can it?

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hotmama · 11/01/2006 09:02

I'll be watching this thread with interest as I have been thinking the same thing. I am 37+ weeks pregnant and although sex won't be the first thing on my mind I do need to do some forward planning. DD1 is 15 months - so there is going to be a very small age gap with dd2 - if I do have another I am in no rush to fall pregnant again very quickly - need to have a summer without being pregnant and I'm 40 next year - so want a pardeeee!

Before falling pregnant with dd1 I used Persona which I found brill - used it to get pregnant. I was going to use Persona again after dd1 but never got around to it. You can't use it when bf, when you have stopped bf you have to wait to have 2 normal cycles then you can start using it again. I was just about to start using it again when I found I was pregnant with dd2 - oops.

I don't fancy the pill as at my age I don't fancy all the chemicals in my body - but I know with experience with dd2 being on the way that we had become a bit lax re the use of condoms - so I also need a magic answer.

sweetkitty · 11/01/2006 09:03

We used condoms after DD was born for a few months I got my period back 4 weeks after lochia stopped despite exclusively BFing so didn't want to tempt anything. Of course we decided to ttc no 2 when DD was 9 months and I fell the very first time we had unprotected sex.

runtus · 11/01/2006 10:23

Hmmm there must be an asnwer for all us pill-phobes out there!

Feel a right old worry wart speaking to m/w about it now though, talk about planning ahead eh? Can't help but think about it, even though dp would think I was mad if I mentioned it to him right now.............

How hideous is the coil or anything more physical rather than medicinal?

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munz · 11/01/2006 10:36

well i'm seeing my m/w next thurs so i'll ask her then for us all! lol. it looks like we'll be on with condoms I think until I stop feeding. will have to find a FP clinic to get some from. (don't fancy popping to tesco's for them/ ordering on tesco.com a pack of 12! lol)

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runtus · 11/01/2006 12:39

Hooray - let us know what she says!

hotmama · 11/01/2006 12:51

I'm seeing my mw tomorrow morning so I will ask her as well.

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munz · 13/01/2006 12:12

did u ask HM?

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Jaynex · 13/01/2006 17:22

I thought I'd be ok while I was breastfeeding seeing as I didn't have any periods. Fell pregnant again while still on maternity leave and am now 32 weeks.
Am 42 and really, really don't want to go on pill or have injections etc. Coil really didn't agree with me and condoms, cap etc are just too messy and fiddly to be bothered with.
Was thinking of getting my partners tubes tied. What does this involve? I've heard it can be reversed. Seems like the most sensible option.
Any thoughts?

mears · 15/01/2006 01:00

I used a diaphragm inbetween 1st and 2nd pregnancies. No-one has mentioned that so far. Means you can have it there 'in case'. Was easy to use.

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