Joined: 21 Dec 2007 Posts: 16 Location: , MB Canada
Pregnant? Posted: 04-14-08 09:42am
Hi everyone,
I gave birth to my baby boy on Jan.9/08. I
started Nuvaring almost 4 weeks ago now,
and for the period between the birth of my
little boy and during the first week of
being on Nuvaring my husband and I were
using condoms as our main form of birth
control. During this time one condom broke
DURING intercourse, which we noticed
quickly and put a new one on immediately.
Since starting Nuvaring (and waiting 10
days to have sex after starting it, as it
says to have a backup method of
birthcontrol during the first 7 days of
using it) we have had unprotected sex
twice. I am now on my "ring-free" week,
and its been four days since removing the
ring, and I have still not gotten my
period. The box says that people usually
get their period a day or two after
removing the ring. I had not gotten my
period before starting Nuvaring as I had
been primarily breastfeeding my son, but
have since switched to feeding him mainly
formula as my breastmilk had been drying
up significantly.
So here are my questions/concerns:
-When do you think the earliest could be
that I could find out if I may be
pregnant? Would the fact that I've been on
Nuvaring for a month skew those results
(false positive/negative?)
-What is the possiblility that I am
pregnant? Could this just be a "skipped"
period?
-What could the effects be if I dont get
my period, continue using Nuvaring (ie
inserting a new ring as I am "supposed" to
3 days from now) and I happen to be
pregnant?
-Should I stop using Nuvaring completely
until I get a period?
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Georgia59
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Posted: 04-18-08 19:39pm
You can find out if you're pregnant
usually two weeks after sex- and the ring
won't affect your results. However,
breastfeeding might, I'm not sure.
Honestly, it seems more likely to me that
you just skipped a period, or it just
hasn't come yet. It doesn't necessarily
come right away when you take out the
ring. Given all the hormonal changes
you've been through, it seems very
likely.
There are no harmful effects on a fetus if
you are using the ring and happen to be
pregnant.
I'd just keep using it like normal and
your period will catch up eventually!
COngrats on the new
little one 