Birth Control - Kingston, PA

Have you considered a diaphragm?

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Before i got pregnant with my last we used condoms and i personally don't think it interfered with anything.The worst thing was,finding one that worked for of us.........(because of different styles)
But good luck.

I was in your same situation, except I just stopped brestfeeding, I am using the nuva ring. Some girlfriends of mine suggested I try it and so far i like it. I have had no problems with it in during intercourse, my hubby says he doesn't notice it. I liked the idea that I can decide when to stop using it without having to have the Dr remove it. I also like that I don't have to worry about taking a pill everyday. I would never remeber that with 3 kids under 3 I have enough things to do everyday!
~M.

I would do an IUD. You may still want to have children. there is a new one that they adverstise on tv. it is good for up to five years but can be removed if you want more children. sorry, i can not think of its name but i know a few people with iud's and they like them.

Dear L.,

I decided against IUDs because a girlfriend had hers taken out after the strings were hurting her husband - and if you look online, this is a common problem! I've had a few friends get pregnant while using the Nuva Ring and I wouldn't recommend it.

I, too, cannot be on the pill for health reasons.

BUT... what you can do is become very in tune with your body and learn when you are fertile. You can choose to abstain, use a barrier method, or climax by other means during the fertile times - but this is only a few days out of the month.

An awesome book to teach you about the Fertility Awareness Method is Taking Charge of Your Fertility: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement, and Reproductive Health by Toni Weschler . Toni has created computer program to help you track your fertility signs that is easy to use and very accurate. More information about this can be found at http://www.ovusoft.com/ .

I am not Catholic, but I have also found the information at the Couple to Couple League on this topic to be very helpful: http://www.ccli.org/

Hope this helps!
SJA

PS: From my profile, you may see the I have five children - don't be alarmed, it's not because of the Fertility Awareness Method, but rather from personal choice :) FAM has helped me to space my latter pregnancies so that I'm not pregnant and trying to care for a newborn at the same time!! (Been there!)

L.,
HI! Whatever you do, DO NOT USE DEPO PROVERA. IT WAS A HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE FOR ME!!!!!
If you have any specific questions, feel free to e me directly.
smiles,
L., 39
Brianna 21m & yes! still bf'ing!
and baby
in Evansburg/Skippack/Collegeville
butterflylindamarie at yahoo dot com

Hi L.,
I would recommend an IUD. I had one placed 3 years ago and it has been great! No worries of getting pregnant and I don't have to remember to take a pill or put a patch on or find a condom. Periods are shorter too (about 3-4 days).
Good luck!

I was in the same position, I took OrthoNovum Lo

try looking into the inplanon. It's a new birthctol they inplant into your skin. It doesnt hurt at all. I barely even kno its there.

I was on the nuva ring. My docotor told me that i was not able to be on the nuva and breast feed. The IUD's not sure about. Just like with any form of birth control it is a pain for us women while men get to run around not haveing to deal with any of the time of the mnth stuff. LOL

Hello L.,

I took seasonale http://www.seasonale.com/ but if you go to that site they have another one to choice from also. I never had any problems I took it for a year right after my second child was born but i WASN"T breast feeding so you will have to read about that.

Good Luck
H. F