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Posted: 23 October 2007 at 8:51am |
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after you have/had your baby. I am 99% sure at this stage I do not want to be pregnant 3 months after this baby is born. That is assuming of course I will even want to have sex by then..lol.
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cuppatea
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Posted: 23 October 2007 at 8:54am |
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I'm using abstinence lol. I didn't want to take any form of the pill whilst bfing so we are just using condoms. I'm not bfing anymore but am thinking I don't want to go pill anyway, causes me migraines etc, so now /i don't know what to do.
Sorry that actually didn't help at all
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Posted: 23 October 2007 at 8:59am |
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We are using condoms. But it is hard to get preggers when you don't have sex lol.. I didn't wanna go near the mini pill after hearing too many bad stories on here..
I don't know if I want to go back on the pill. DH said its a waste of time since I got preggers on it.. but thinking I might go back on it anyway so AF wont be so nasty to me.
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Posted: 23 October 2007 at 9:00am |
We are just using condoms too. I havent been on the pill for over 10 years and worry that it will stuff up my system and make it harder to get pregnant so I dont want that until I finish my family (yep...there is more to come).
As for never wanting sex again....know what you mean. I only just got the guts up to try again recently. I had pelvic floor probs and a prolapsed uterus after the birth so I was terrified that it didnt all work down there and that it would really hurt! But it was ok!!! Definately will do again 
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Posted: 23 October 2007 at 9:01am |
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I am planning on breastfeeding and I have heard the normal pill (I was on monofeme) isn't suitable so will would need to go on the minipill..otherwise it is condoms or abstinence.
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Posted: 23 October 2007 at 9:07am |
Breastfeeding is also suppose to be a form of contraception, but I wouldn't rely on it. Imagine have a 9 month old and a newborn 
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Posted: 23 October 2007 at 9:12am |
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lol I think I would go insane if that happened :)
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Posted: 23 October 2007 at 9:30am |
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i know someone who was exclusively breastfeeding and got pregnant when her baby was 7 weeks old:( she thought she couldn't but she defintely is..she's a little shocked to say the least:)
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Posted: 23 October 2007 at 9:35am |
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I also know someone who got pregnant while breastfeeding, so I definitely would NOT rely on that!
I hated being on the pill because it made me really emotional and I hated the way it made my body feel... (my weight, and also it messed with my period so that I ended up getting my period for about 3 months!! ARgh) so I will not be trying to go back onto that. We will just use condoms. I can't imagine wanting to have sex for the first wee while anyways...hehe... but yeah, if you use condoms properly (ie. know how to put them on properly) then the chances of that failing are a lot more slim. The pregnancy stats that they print are mostly as a result of people not knowing how to use them properly.
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Posted: 23 October 2007 at 9:43am |
Lactational amenorrhea can be very effective if you follow it strictly, which includes breastfeeding your baby (ABSOLUTELY) exclusively, your babe being under six months old, and you don't have your period back. There may be some other factors but I think they are the three.
I went on the minipill... but got pregnant. 
I'd personally go with the IUD... but that's just me. I've got one and LOVE it.
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Posted: 23 October 2007 at 9:54am |
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I read that IUDs can make periods worse, mine was bad enough as it was when it came back don't think I would want to risk making it worse.
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Posted: 23 October 2007 at 9:54am |
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LOL Nikki!! My current pregnancy is thanks to my IUD *rolls eyes* Only form of contraception I will use is NO SEX!! or if I really have to then condoms....
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Posted: 23 October 2007 at 9:54am |
When I was discharged from the midwife she gave me a script for condoms and the minipill. Both are still sitting in the chemist bag on my dresser! So I guess not having sex is our contraception at the moment
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Posted: 23 October 2007 at 9:55am |
 .Mel wrote:
When I was discharged from the midwife she gave me a script for condoms and the minipill. Both are still sitting in the chemist bag on my dresser! So I guess not having sex is our contraception at the moment |
Yeah I got given a script as well and said to the midwife, I won't be needing those i'm not having sex again.
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Posted: 23 October 2007 at 9:59am |
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Hahahahaha Cuppatea! Oh & just for your info.... My IUD didn't really change things period-wise... But my cycles never settled down at all even 14 months later & then I got preggy.
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Posted: 23 October 2007 at 11:19am |
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I loved my IUD but sadly my IUD did not love me *sigh*
I've also used the pill which turns me into a raving psycho hose beast so I guess we'll go back to good ol' condoms.
I am enjoying the luxury of not having to worry at the moment though.
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Posted: 23 October 2007 at 11:24am |
toniellis wrote:
Hahahahaha Cuppatea! Oh & just for your info.... My IUD didn't really change things period-wise... But my cycles never settled down at all even 14 months later & then I got preggy. |
I only got me period back a couple of weeks ago, but OMG it was the worse one ever, I couldn't leave the house and was using tampons and towels (nearly had to crack out the maternity ones). I'm hoping maybe it was just that first one and things will be a bit calmer next time. Although things were bad before going on the pill but when I came off to TTC they were ok, so they may have just have gone back to the bad old days.
Might think about the IUD if it doesn't make them worse.
Sorry for the TMI
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Posted: 23 October 2007 at 11:30am |
It never made mine worse. Hopefully it's just the first one and you'll go back to normal flow next time.
Good to know though. Guess I'll add it to my list of 'things that happen after the baby comes'
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Posted: 23 October 2007 at 11:48am |
Mine made mine quite a bit heavier for the first few months but they are getting back to normal now... after 4(ish) cycles.
And Toni - you seem to have the crazy ability to render all forms of contraception useless  
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Posted: 23 October 2007 at 11:54am |
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I was on the minipill but it made me bleed constantly and then I got pregnant waiting for my period to come back so I could try natural family planning.
I have a mirena iud and I love it, it costs $300ish but it lasts 5 years, most peoples periods stop or lighten a lot and it has the same success rate as a vasectomy. You do spot for a few months but its hardly anything.
With the condom thing they are only 97% effective even when using them correctly (I thought that 3% was people not using them right but no thats people using them correctly)
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