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monikah 
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 Posted: 12 September 2010 at 2:35pm |
have a look at this. ring family planning and they will give you an appt to see if this is the best option and if it is then they'll make you a follow up appt to get it put in.
here is a link that will help
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Mum_mum
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Posted: 12 September 2010 at 2:53pm |
Good to hear the implant is working well Monikah! might look at that for next time.
We have just been doing good ol condoms here. I tried the minipill for 2 weeks but got spotting the whole time, forgot to take it so it just wasnt worth it really.
Depo i would NEVER touch again. Took 4 months for me to get pregnant afterwards it wore off so not ages but i was spotting alot and really iregular while it was wearing off and then miscarried. (not saying it was the depo tho there are thoughts that a number of women do miscarry after comin off depo)
Anyway AF is so frinkin irregular at the moment (have had one and now on day 50 waiting for the next  )
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fire_engine
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Posted: 12 September 2010 at 3:03pm |
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My plan is the implant. I like that it can be easily removed and the effects immediately disappear if you have any complications or change your mind. And it's now fully subsidised (or will be very soon) so that's all good.
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snugglebug
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Posted: 12 September 2010 at 5:45pm |
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I haven't had my baby yet so Im not the best to comment in that way but once I do it will be condoms all the way nothing else.
Reason being because I was on the pill for 6 years and when I came off it, it took me about 6 months to get a period and another year and a half to become regular, and even then 'regular' was a 40 day cycle and so it took a long time to get pregnant. I had a normal cycle before that so I do think that the pill had some hand in it, and Ive been tested for everything and didn't have fertility problems causing the long cycle.
So yeah if Id known the pill was going to stuff me up like that I'd never have taken it and I want more babies so I'm just going to go down the condoms road.
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Iceland
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Posted: 21 September 2010 at 1:37pm |
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hi,
yep. also keen to hear about the implant...sound great.
I had depo for about year and 3 months and while i was breastfeeding it was fine, no periods but occasional headache but not too bad.
once i stopped brestfeeding i guess the change of hormanal levels player role and i was bleeding like 3 weeks each months and put on weight.
i couldnt wait for the 3 months for the depo to wear off and it was a realief to be off it.
I think that hard part with depo is if it doesnt work for you, then you have to bear the side effects for 3 months.
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AzzaNZ
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Posted: 21 September 2010 at 1:41pm |
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I've looked at the options and think I'll be going with an IUD.
Now just to decide between Mirena and copper-T. Discussing with GP on thurs. I like the no hormones idea of the copper-T but am anaemic and bleed heavily so may not be a good choice for me.
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Bizzy
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Posted: 21 September 2010 at 2:30pm |
 AzzaNZ wrote:
I've looked at the options and think I'll be going with an IUD.
Now just to decide between Mirena and copper-T. Discussing with GP on thurs. I like the no hormones idea of the copper-T but am anaemic and bleed heavily so may not be a good choice for me. |
excellent idea. i was just going to post my views on Depo.. i would strongly recommend against it.
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Mucky_Tiger
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Posted: 21 September 2010 at 5:59pm |
i have finally clicked that depo made me gain 5kg in 3 months and i've had my mirena IUD since may 31st and have gained about 5kg since then.
so if progesterone (mini pills) makes you gain weight then a mirena may not be an option.
as much as i love the lack of AF(i usually get one lasting 11days every 28days and super heavy) and since may i've got my 2nd AF now and its day 3 and i havent even needed a pad, a liner is suffice.  and finally my iron levels are "normal" after years of being low even while on the pill - with AF's as i described.(but they were shortened from the usual 15days off contraception)
so i will stick with the IUD and crack onto loosing weight seeing as i just weighed myself and i've cracked 100kg 
But dont let me put you off one, not everyone gains weight with an IUD
*sorry thats a novel*
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troutpout
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Posted: 21 September 2010 at 9:28pm |
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I went with the copper IUD and love it so far, though AF hasn't come back yet.
I think its great as hormone free, so when we want to try for number 2 it can be taken out and i'll be fertile straight away with no waiting round for hormones to settle.
I had the implant back when I lived in the UK and HATED it. I spotted almost all the time, was never sure when I'd have a proper period it was awful. But to be fair, I was in the minority. Heaps of my friends have it and get along really well.
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