Which birth control is best to go for

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Mumof1andacat · 01/05/2023 23:13

Depends on the individual. I never gained weight on the implant. I got married when I was on the implant. I was the lowest weight I had ever been. My friends swears by the coil. Never been lost for her that I'm aware of

Plethoraofwoo · 01/05/2023 23:14

If you want more children in the near future then iud & implant won’t be advised as they are more long term solutions.
The pill isn’t likely to have affected your friends fertility so if you want more children that is possibly the best bet. Or Depo injection maybe?

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/contraception/contraceptive-injection/

The short answer:The pill doesn't affect future fertility. The long answer: The pill (combined contraceptive pill) uses hormones to stop ovulation, as well as thickening the cervical mucus so sperm can't travel easily to fertilise the eggs. The pill doesn't have an effect on future fertility.

The contraceptive injection

The contraceptive injection lasts for eight, 12 or 13 weeks (depending on the type) and you don't have to think about it until it needs renewing.

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/contraception/contraceptive-injection/

duedec2023 · 02/05/2023 00:54

Spockrates · 01/05/2023 23:04

im 39 weeks pregnant and thinking about birth control after my baby is born I was going to go for an IUD but I’ve heard a lot of stories where they get lost and I’m scared to get one because of it, I heard the implant causes weight gain (definitely don’t want that) I don’t want to go on the pill as I have a friend who had fertility issues because of it so Yh I don’t know what to get 😭

I was on nexplanon implant for 1 year 5 months. Brilliant for preventing pregnancy, didn't have no issues except bleeding. I had 2 periods a month and very irregular cycles so ended up coming off it. Fertility is different for everyone but I fell pregnant a month after having it removed so didn't cause a fertility issue for me 😳

Nat6999 · 02/05/2023 01:06

The pill doesn't cause fertility problems, if anything the combined pill protects your reproductive system.

CC4712 · 02/05/2023 01:20

Congrats and I'm glad you are thinking about contraception after baby is born. Unfortunately, contraception is trial and error. Even identical twins can use the same pill/IUD/contraception and have different effects/symptoms. Please don't discount something because your friend had issues or things your 'heard'!

If you have one nearby, try an NHS family planning clinic. Sometimes they are part of/within sexual health services. I found they had more time to go through the various contraceptive options and seemed to have more up to date info on the various things available. Not saying GP/practice nurses don't, but IMO, the family planning clinic were far better. They had gynaecologists but also specialist family planning nurses.

Just because someone else had a good/bad experience will have no baring on how YOU will react with a certain contraceptive! There are some pills you can try that have the same hormones as the hormonal IUD- so a try before you commit to the IUD to see how you get on. I have no idea why'd think an IUD would get lost though??? You check the strings and if you can't feel them, it might have moved inside the uterus and you'd get it checked. Best of luck.

Dragon306 · 02/05/2023 08:08

CC4712 · 02/05/2023 01:20

Congrats and I'm glad you are thinking about contraception after baby is born. Unfortunately, contraception is trial and error. Even identical twins can use the same pill/IUD/contraception and have different effects/symptoms. Please don't discount something because your friend had issues or things your 'heard'!

If you have one nearby, try an NHS family planning clinic. Sometimes they are part of/within sexual health services. I found they had more time to go through the various contraceptive options and seemed to have more up to date info on the various things available. Not saying GP/practice nurses don't, but IMO, the family planning clinic were far better. They had gynaecologists but also specialist family planning nurses.

Just because someone else had a good/bad experience will have no baring on how YOU will react with a certain contraceptive! There are some pills you can try that have the same hormones as the hormonal IUD- so a try before you commit to the IUD to see how you get on. I have no idea why'd think an IUD would get lost though??? You check the strings and if you can't feel them, it might have moved inside the uterus and you'd get it checked. Best of luck.

I know three people who have had issues with the iud. One of them fell pregnant on it and it caused issues for baby. One of them it moved to impede itself into her womb wall and had to be surgical removed. The other it actually got out of her womb and was found near one of her Internal organs and had to be surgical removed.
I will never get one of those, ever.

Shayisgreat · 02/05/2023 08:25

I got the implant and it was great when I was breastfeeding as I didn't bleed at all for the whole 15 months but when that journey ended it led to really weird bleeding patterns (6 weeks on, 2 weeks off) and thrush when I wasn't bleeding. I had to then take the combi pill to stabilise the bleeding so it felt pointless to have both and got the implant out after 2 years.