In pursuit of keeping our family a foursome, for now
I went back on the pill after I stopped nursing Jacob. Over the three months I was on it (Yasmin, if it's important), I noticed that a violent dislike for my husband would grow for two weeks out of the month and then suddenly disappear with the arrival of a certain unwelcome Aunt. My unhappiness was great and pervasive, and very uncharacteristic for me. I've been off the pill for a month and a half now, and the difference in my attitude is completely obvious.
I remembered feeling similarly right before I quit the pill (Ortho Tri-Cyclen) to get pregnant with Isaac, and then feeling immediately more like myself once I'd stopped. My conclusion? Hormonal birth control is probably not for me.
I didn't think the options for someone who wants non-hormonal and non-permanent birth control were that great or that foolproof (condoms, diaphragms, spermicide, oh my!) until I happened to run across the Paragard IUD online. Unlike the Mirena, which my OB's office was pushing heavily, the Paragard is made of copper and has no hormones attached. To me, it's perhaps a little scary. When I hear "IUD" I think nasty uncomfortable and uterine-perforating side-effects. But in my reading online it seems that these things are really rare with the IUDs that are out there today.
So! Does anybody have an opinion or any personal experience with copper-based IUDs? I'd appreciate all the help I can get, if you feel comfortable sharing.
I remembered feeling similarly right before I quit the pill (Ortho Tri-Cyclen) to get pregnant with Isaac, and then feeling immediately more like myself once I'd stopped. My conclusion? Hormonal birth control is probably not for me.
I didn't think the options for someone who wants non-hormonal and non-permanent birth control were that great or that foolproof (condoms, diaphragms, spermicide, oh my!) until I happened to run across the Paragard IUD online. Unlike the Mirena, which my OB's office was pushing heavily, the Paragard is made of copper and has no hormones attached. To me, it's perhaps a little scary. When I hear "IUD" I think nasty uncomfortable and uterine-perforating side-effects. But in my reading online it seems that these things are really rare with the IUDs that are out there today.
So! Does anybody have an opinion or any personal experience with copper-based IUDs? I'd appreciate all the help I can get, if you feel comfortable sharing.
posted by Claire at 7:16 AM
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So to not answer your question, I have the Mirena. To just address the IUD itself-- it is the absolute best decision that I ever made in regards to my personal health.
Excellent. That is the kind of stuff I want to know. Thanks, RB!
I don't know any exact statistics, nor do I have any personal experience. But I have known several women (on the message boards I read) who have gotten pregnant on one IUD or another and ended up with ectopic pregnancies... it's only a handful of people, but enough that I'd think long and hard before I would get one.
That being said, I am also quite intolerant of hormonal birth control. Condoms it is, for now! (which means Three will probably be along sometime in the next year.. LOL!) When we're done hubby will get the snip snip. Muahaha...
To answer Erin's concern about the people that get pregnant on the IUD-- I don't know their stories or if they check the strings like they are supposed to, or what goes wrong... my OB says the IUD is the next best thing to sterilization-- and isn't permanent. That said, my moms friend got pregnant after having her tubes tied-- to me this means that sometimes? You are getting pregnant if you sneeze on your husband because it is just meant to be!
I've had 2 different ones (over a period of 5 years)--one was copper. No side effects for me. I was worried about getting blod clots from taking the pill.
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