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Birth Control Options
Asked by R.W. from Los Angeles
on September 6, 2010
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Hello Mamas out there!
I was hoping to get some feedback from all of you about your experiences with birth control. I had my 2nd child July 3rd and my husband and ...
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- Hello, congratulations on your baby, it's such a lot to deal with that choosing a birth control that's "easy" is important. I can definitely recommend the Mirena, ther...
- Here is a link that compares the effectiveness of various forms of birth control: http://ccli.org/nfp/effectiveness/compare-methods.php We use the sympto-thermal met...
- We used good ole fashioned condoms. I personally had witnesses a IUD horror story so I was not open to that form of bc, and also was nursing so didn't want to take an...
Birth Control While Breastfeeding
Asked by L.S. from New York
on January 18, 2010
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My baby is 5 months old and I'm hoping to continue breastfeeding for his first year. I need to start on birth control, but I'm concerned that the pill will cut down my...
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- Hi L., I've been on Camilla since my son was about 8 weeks old. I'm still nursing and pumping every day (I pump about 8 oz at a time, 3 times a day, and breastfeed...
- I started on Camilla when my son was a few months old and I am still on it. I only nurse before bed or if he is sick (he's 22 months old) but I have nursed continuosly...
- If you are exclusively breastfeeding (meaning no pumping, just feeding from the breast) look up lactational Amenorrhea Method (LAM). Progesterone only form of birth c...
Birth Control & Teens
Asked by M.R. from Boca Raton
on August 21, 2010
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I just recently took my 16 year old daughter to my OB/GYN to be put on birth control pills. This was after she came to me and had an open discussion with me that she f...
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- If the doctor did not take the time to instruct your daughter on the using of BC Pills, then sit down with her, also the young man who wants to engage in sexual activi...
- Things like that are suppossed to be private and confidential. When I was a teen I had to go to the local clinic cause my parents isurance didnt cover anything. My par...
- As for the OB thing, she's the patient, not you, so its up to her whether or not you go in (this is true even though she's a minor, and even though you're paying). Sh...
Questions on Birth Control
Asked by N.P. from Minneapolis
on September 28, 2007
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Hello-
I am embarrassed to ask all of you about Birth Control but I cannot get a straight answer from my Docotor or Pharmasist! I was prescribed Alesse (a Birth Co...
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- Most Birth Controls are effective after 1 month. I found this online for you: http://www.wwu.edu/chw/ask_the_doc/post/1-1000/0396.html
- N., Please! Have no embarrassment over asking about birth control, there is no reason to, you are an adult woman and should ask if you need it, most of us have been ...
- N.--I can't really give you advice about the birth control pill, but it sounds like you need a new pharmacist and a new doctor. You're asking simple questions that bo...
Home Birth- How Did You Weigh the Baby?
Asked by L.M. from Dallas
on May 2, 2007
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Hi to all you mamas out there, and thanks in advance for any help you can offer! I am about to have my second homebirth with a nurse-midwife - the first was wonderful....
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- My midwife had a portable scale with a hook and wrapped my daughter in a blanket, tied the top into a knot and hung it from the scale about 3inches above the bed. Thi...
- I had my baby through the nurse midwives at Family Centered Maternity Care in Garland, and when she was born, they let me take home a baby scale thing that's kind of l...
- Hi L. I am a doula and planning a home birth any day now--and all the midiwves I have worked with always have a scale they bring to the births. I am quite puzzled wh...
Essure Permanent Birth Control
Asked by J.P. from New York
on September 12, 2008
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Has anyone heard anything about Essure or has anyone had the procedure done. I am considering it, but am nervous about the procedure.
I can't take birth control pill...
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- Dear J.: I have not had the procedure done yet, but I too have been looking into it. I also can not take the pill and after much research decided that this is the ...
- I had Essure done December 2007 with NO problems! Yes, it hurt, but not nearly as much as childbirth. My GYN told me that the old way of tieing tubes is quickly bein...
- From what I just read on line about the procedure, I don't think it's worth the chances of having serious problems down the road. It sounds like the whole thing is jus...
Going off of Birth Control
Asked by A.S. from Phoenix
on August 1, 2007
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My husband and I recently decided to go off of my birth control for a few reasons. 1)we both want more kids soon 2)he is going to school out of town and is only home o...
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- I was on the nuvaring and thought it was the greatest thing ever until I got off of it last december to try and conceive another baby. Like you right away I got a peri...
- Well, I've never been on Nuvaring, but I do know from my GYNO that 21-30 days is normal for a cycle. I used to be at 28-30...after my last child I don't go past 25 day...
- A., I know nothing about Nuvaring, but I do know a little bit about pregnancy. Sometimes, when you are first pregnant, the egg will implant into your uterus and cau...
Could Seizures Be Caused from Problems at Birth?
Asked by A.G. from Miami
on December 26, 2010
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when my 3 year old was born they let his heart rate drop below 50 for over 25 minutes. my mom had a fit but the nurse said it was fine. well 3 months later we noticed ...
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- I don't know about the heart rate but seizures can be a vaccination side effect.
- Take your son to a pediatric neurologist as soon as they can get him in. Sounds as though he may have epilepsy. I had this condition as a child and grew out of it in m...
- Dearest A., As the mother of a child with seizures I can imagine how difficult this is for you. Many people have seizures and there is no known cause. I would urge ...
Birth Present for Baby
Asked by R.A. from Minneapolis
on July 7, 2010
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When my first son was born last year, I got him a 2009 Canadian mint gift set (a penny, nickel, dime, etc from 2009, plus a special color "baby coin"). His dad and I...
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- Won't he be a canadian citizen born abroad so to say? I would get him the Canadan set and perhaps an USA set to go with it.
- I'd stick with the coin set like you got for your first--either canadian or US. My son collects coins and I know that coin sets (quarter, dime, nickel, penny, etc) DO...
- How about an american flag blanket and have his name embroidered on it with the year also.
VBAC Vs. Vaginal Birth
Asked by J.R. from Providence
on March 18, 2009
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For my first baby, I had a planned c-section due to my daughter being breached. The recovery was a bit tough, but overall I think it was a pretty good experience. I ...
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- I too had a c-section my first delivery but opted to have vaginal delivery with the 3 chldren after that. It worked great for me! I was glad that I was able to experie...
- J., I too had a c-section with my first and when I got pregnant again with my second I knew that I wanted a vaginal birth. It was very important to me and I did as m...
- J., Congratulations on your second pregnancy. I would like to say a few things & respond to a few others. Janie's note seems to focus entirely on the mother. The...
