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I Can't Believe I Am Saying This... Posted: 10-31-07 14:59pm
I just had a baby 12 weeks and I have been
on b/c for a month and a half now.
I did awesome the first month and I
started my period the day that I took my
first placebo pill. This month has been
horrible. I missed the 2nd pill of the
pack, then the 5 then the 7th and no I
haven't taken in a couple of days.
What is the likelihood that I ovulated? I
have never taken b/c before so I have no
idea what is going on. I am now 5 days
past ovulation and concerned that I messed
up bad.
I knew I was a horrible candidate for the
birth control pill. I asked for the patch
and my dr said no I am just too busy
with a newborn to remember. Somedays I
honestly thought I had taken it only to
find out the next day I was behind again.
ARGH! I wish I could go back in time.
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blondie_899
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Posted: 10-31-07 16:15pm
Well if you are bad at remembering taking
birth control pills,then you might want to
ask your doctor about nuvaring or mirena
both of those you have to insert so it
might be a little easier for you.
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mc4ever02
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Posted: 11-01-07 07:39am
So, you missed the 2, 5 and 7th pill of
the pack. Have you taken all of them
correctly since then? Did you take two the
following day to get you back on track?
Have you had any break through bleeding?
Are you breast feeding?
Is Luke sleeping through the night yet?
Did you temp when you were ttc?
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musikmaker
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Posted: 11-01-07 08:37am
mc4ever02
wrote:
So, you missed the 2, 5 and
7th pill of the pack. Have you taken all
of them correctly since then? Did you take
two the following day to get you back on
track? Have you had any break through
bleeding?
Are you breast feeding?
Is Luke sleeping through the night yet?
Did you temp when you were
ttc?
I am not breastfeeding anymore. Luke has
to be on formula because of allergies.
I stopped taking them beause my sister
told me I would start my period. I have
started but then I read that it isn't a
'true' period. I am sooo confused!
The bleeding with this period is weird
though. It is bright, bright red and I
have never had period blood that looked
like that.
and nope, Luke isn't sleeping through the
night. He's up every 3 hours for a bottle
*sigh
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mc4ever02
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Posted: 11-01-07 08:54am
Your sister is right. It isn't a 'true
period' it is withdrawl bleeding. Which is
a good sign. That is also why it looks
weird. Your body is reacting to the
changing hormones.
Have you been using protection since you
stopped taking them?
Because you are no longer breastfeeding,
it is *possible that you could begin
ovulation again. So, it would be hard to
say if you have or haven't ovulated in all
the confusion.
And if he still isn't sleeping through the
night then NFP is not an option yet, but
it might be something you could keep in
mind for when he finally is.
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musikmaker
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Posted: 11-01-07 08:59am
ummm, nope we haven't used protection
since stopping. I guess you could say I am
so frustrated I just wanna give up.
I don't mean to sound stupid Kristy but
what is NFP? I have never had to use b/c
before and my dr doesn't explain things
very well.
One thing I am banking on is that it took
me 10 months to conceive Luke. Maybe I
won't get pregnant easily. I think I will
always have to work at it.
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mc4ever02
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Posted: 11-01-07 09:08am
You don't sound stupid at all. I should
have elaborated. NFP is natural family
planning. You know how a lot of women
chart their basal body temps in order to
know when they are fetile so they can
conceive? It works with avoiding pregnancy
as well. That way all you have to remember
is to take your temp in the morning and
not take a pill. It works for some, but
some people have problems with it.
It sounds like you might want to look into
a different doctor. It takes time to find
a birthcontrol that works for you. Many
people go through a few different methods
before they find what works for them. If
you don't mind me asking, why didn't they
give you the patch?
Just because you had trouble the first
time doesn't mean you will the second.
Look at Bridget. She was trying for Finn
for quite a few months. But bubba #2, it
was the first month off birth control,
they weren't technically trying yet.
Have you guys discussed a second baby?
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Posted: 11-01-07 09:14am
We have discussed the possibility now,
lol. It wouldn't be a horrible thing but I
wanted to wait about a year or so. Hubby
is starting up a business and I think we
should wait till it is off the ground.
I am switching doctors soon because we are
moving so maybe my other dr will be
better. She didn't give me the patch
because of blood clots or something. I
really wanted it too. Wouldn't give me the
ring either because she said that people
have problems with those as well.
Now I know what NFP is. That is how we got
pregnant with Luke. I want to do that
after I can get 8 hours every night. I am
familiar with it and I am now really good
at it
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Posted: 11-01-07 09:38am
Yeah, you will definitely have to wait
until he is sleeping through the night to
try using it to avoid pregnancy. Then when
you decide you want to start ttc again,
you'll already be a step ahead, and won't
have to worry about your body adjusting
from birth control.
In the meantime, I'm pretty sure that a
low dose pill is your only option. I had
the same problem. I have high blood
platelet levels, so I wasn't able to take
anything with Estrogen. (It's that ironic
)
But, depo was just to hard on me. So, I
went to a low dose pill. It was that or
nothing! So,
I understand how frustrating it can be to
be so limited in options.
If you guys want to wait for a little
while longer for #2, then you should start
using protection until the your pills are
active again. How many days has it been
since you stopped the last pack?
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Posted: 11-01-07 11:45am
You should consider an IUD, no user error,
and you do not have to remember anything.
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Posted: 11-01-07 11:55am
mc4ever02
wrote:
Yeah, you will definitely
have to wait until he is sleeping through
the night to try using it to avoid
pregnancy. Then when you decide you want
to start ttc again, you'll already be a
step ahead, and won't have to worry about
your body adjusting from birth control.
In the meantime, I'm pretty sure that a
low dose pill is your only option. I had
the same problem. I have high blood
platelet levels, so I wasn't able to take
anything with Estrogen. (It's that ironic
)
But, depo was just to hard on me. So, I
went to a low dose pill. It was that or
nothing! So,
I understand how frustrating it can be to
be so limited in options.
If you guys want to wait for a little
while longer for #2, then you should start
using protection until the your pills are
active again. How many days has it been
since you stopped the last
pack?
It has been 5 days since I stopped taking
them. I was checking my cp and cf and I
really think that I ovulated last
Saturday. I took a test but obviously it
was negative (i am a little ocd). Since I
was almost positive that I ovulated
Saturday I didn't think that I needed
protection. I think we are just gonna use
condoms until I get regulated better.
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Posted: 11-02-07 10:28am
musikmaker
wrote:
mc4ever02
wrote:
Yeah, you will definitely
have to wait until he is sleeping through
the night to try using it to avoid
pregnancy. Then when you decide you want
to start ttc again, you'll already be a
step ahead, and won't have to worry about
your body adjusting from birth control.
In the meantime, I'm pretty sure that a
low dose pill is your only option. I had
the same problem. I have high blood
platelet levels, so I wasn't able to take
anything with Estrogen. (It's that ironic
)
But, depo was just to hard on me. So, I
went to a low dose pill. It was that or
nothing! So,
I understand how frustrating it can be to
be so limited in options.
If you guys want to wait for a little
while longer for #2, then you should start
using protection until the your pills are
active again. How many days has it been
since you stopped the last
pack?
It has been 5 days since I stopped taking
them. I was checking my cp and cf and I
really think that I ovulated last
Saturday. I took a test but obviously it
was negative (i am a little ocd). Since I
was almost positive that I ovulated
Saturday I didn't think that I needed
protection. I think we are just gonna use
condoms until I get regulated
better.
Do you mean just use condoms, period. Or
use condoms until you get everything back
on track with the pill?
If you did ovulate last Saturday, is there
any way you could have gotten pregnant? Or
did you guys miss the crusial days?
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Posted: 11-02-07 10:58am
mc4ever02
wrote:
musikmaker
wrote:
mc4ever02
wrote:
Yeah, you will definitely
have to wait until he is sleeping through
the night to try using it to avoid
pregnancy. Then when you decide you want
to start ttc again, you'll already be a
step ahead, and won't have to worry about
your body adjusting from birth control.
In the meantime, I'm pretty sure that a
low dose pill is your only option. I had
the same problem. I have high blood
platelet levels, so I wasn't able to take
anything with Estrogen. (It's that ironic
)
But, depo was just to hard on me. So, I
went to a low dose pill. It was that or
nothing! So,
I understand how frustrating it can be to
be so limited in options.
If you guys want to wait for a little
while longer for #2, then you should start
using protection until the your pills are
active again. How many days has it been
since you stopped the last
pack?
It has been 5 days since I stopped taking
them. I was checking my cp and cf and I
really think that I ovulated last
Saturday. I took a test but obviously it
was negative (i am a little ocd). Since I
was almost positive that I ovulated
Saturday I didn't think that I needed
protection. I think we are just gonna use
condoms until I get regulated
better.
Do you mean just use condoms, period. Or
use condoms until you get everything back
on track with the pill?
If you did ovulate last Saturday, is there
any way you could have gotten pregnant? Or
did you guys miss the crusial
days?
I want to use condoms until my body
settles down and then use something else (
I am thinking Nuva Ring).
And yeah, we dtd Thursday, Friday, and
then Monday. Monday was prolly too late.
But Friday night was a bad thing.
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Posted: 11-02-07 11:33am
Welp, that was some pretty good timing. I
think fertility friend would give you a
'high' rating for possible conception.
But, you may not have ovulated at all. It
may still be to early, and your body could
just be gearing up to ovulate.
You also could have ovulated.
This is a toughie. Are you going to wait
until next weekend and test?
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musikmaker
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Posted: 11-02-07 11:59am
Yup, I am going to test probably next
Friday or Sunday. It will bother me all
weekend and I am supposed to be going on a
trip with my mom and sisters. Sorta like a
girls getaway.
I guess we will find out then. I am being
careful until we find out though.
Oh, and I am still having breakthrough
bleeding so that confuses me. I mean the
egg wouldn't have implanted yet so I don't
know if that will keep me from getting
pregnant.
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Posted: 11-02-07 14:10pm
I didn't read through all of this, so I'm
sorry if this has been mentioned - but
look into take-them-and-forget-them
bc..... either the shots, the patch, an
O-Ring, an IUD... etc. I'm going to get a
shot after this baby is born, because it
was a pain in the patootie to remember the
pill before
I am just too busy
with a newborn to remember. Somedays I
honestly thought I had taken it only to
find out the next day I was behind again.
ARGH! I wish I could go back in time.
)
But, depo was just to hard on me. So, I
went to a low dose pill. It was that or
nothing! 
So,
I understand how frustrating it can be to
be so limited in options.
