Off Contraceptives: The First Years
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Older Moms Trying to Conceive
Asked by M.D. from Dallas
on November 17, 2008
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Hi all,
I'm kind of at a crossroads in my life, I have one beautiful 3 year old son, he had complications when he was born, and is now in a special class for speech d...
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- Ask God if it is His will for you to bear another child. If it is, make it happen. If it is not, ask for peace and direction. You may be obsessing about it to the poin...
- Hey there. In my honest opinion, I say go for it. I know women who have gotten pregnant at 45 or older. Yeah there may be more risks but you can also be more cautio...
- I work with great Nutritional Food Supplement products that has helped women get prgnant and go full term with a birth of beautifu babies. You may want to consider gi...
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...
Trying to Conceive While Breastfeeding and No Return of Period
Asked by M.S. from New York
on February 10, 2011
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Hi ladies. I am breastfeeding and have not gotten my perioid yet. Our child is almost 1 year. (She both breastfeeds and eats solids.) We are trying for another baby...
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- I never got my period before 14 months postpartum at the earliest. I imagine you are similar to me in that. My advice is to enjoy the breastfeeding of this child, don'...
- I became prego with my second without having a period in between and breastfeeding. I think it just depends on the person. Keep breastfeeding and go as long as you c...
- Unless you take an ovulation kit test EVERYDAY while you breastfeed, you won't know you ovulated until your first period back. The reason people get pregnant while bre...
How Soon Can You Get Pregnant?
Asked by M.T. from Chicago
on August 19, 2011
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My husband and I have 1 child and are working on the second one. My question is, how soon after stopping birth control and you get pregnant? I also have endometriosi...
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- I have heard you can get pregnant right away. Even if you miss a pill you can get pregnant but I'm not to sure it's like that for everyone. So when you do get pregnant...
- I was on birth control for years. We got married in April 2009, I went off BC in May, got pregnant in July! Don't try too hard...just enjoy it and have fun! They sa...
- Everyone's body is different - I got pregnant while on the pill twice (regular pill the first time, mini-pill the second) so for some of us, it literally only takes be...
Your Experiences with Long-term Birth Control (Mirena, Etc)?
Asked by E.M. from Dallas
on July 15, 2011
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Hi moms! My second child is three weeks old today (my older son is five years old) and my doctor asked me before I left the hospital if I might be interested in long-t...
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- I've had the Mirena for 4 years. LOVE IT!!! No side effects at all. NO PERIODS!!!
- I got the Paraguard IUD in November - unlike Mirena, it does not use hormones and it was recommended to me by my doctor because of my history of blood clots and the fa...
- I have had the mirena for 3 years and LOVE it! Have not had a period in 3 years and no pain. I have not experienced any side affects and in 2 years I will have it take...
99% Of Women Use Birth Control
Asked by M.B. from Washington DC
on February 17, 2012
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Is that true? I read in a recent letter that 99% of women use it. Here's the quote, it was from the white house:
"Nearly 99 percent of all women have relied on c...
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- Nope, not true for me. As soon as Bob and I got married - we stopped using any form of birth control. I'm now 45 and don't use birth control. Maybe because I've had...
- makes total sense to me. anyone who is sexually active should be thinking both about how often they want to reproduce and how many STDs they'd enjoy having. i hope tha...
- I used the pill from the time I was 18-25. Got pregnant with my son when I stopped using it. Got right back on the pill after having him for another 3 years and got ...
Trying to Get Pregnant
Asked by T.S. from Philadelphia
on October 2, 2009
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I didn't want to ask, but I feel I need some input from other moms and you are all so helpful. Ever since May when I stopped breastfeeding my son and my period returne...
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- Read Toni Weschler's book- photocopy her chart and start charting exactly as she teaches RIGHT NOW. I didn't want to get pregnant for the first 9 years of marriage (...
- go get a ovilation theramonter (didn't work for me i had to take shots0 and now ahve 3 kids and the last one at the age of 42. Wal mart sells them for about $15.00. g...
- I'm not too experienced with this as we have been pretty lucky, but I know they have an ovulation thing that's with the pregnancy tests at the stores...you pee on it a...
Trying to Get Pregnant While Still Nursing?
Asked by J.B. from Colorado Springs
on May 9, 2008
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I have a wonderful little man who is just about 6 months old and my husband and I want to have another one. I know it may sound crazy, but we want our kids somewhat cl...
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- It is possible to get pregnant while nursing, just a little harder to. Your milk supply will likely drop when you get pregnant. There is a herbal supplement from Mothe...
- Having pregnancies so close together really wears out your body. If you're in great shape atm, you can probably handle another. However, I wouldn't recommend having ...
- Yes, you can get pregnant while nursing. Frankly, I wouldn't want my children THAT close together. Especially since your husband is going to be gone and can't help y...
Trying to Get Pregnant ...
Asked by A.N. from San Diego
on August 25, 2009
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I'm a mommy of a 15 month old baby boy and i recently stopped taking BC (but I'm still breastfeeding )... Were trying to have another baby .. but so far no luck its be...
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- a study came out recently showing that woman are more likely to get pregnant when they are not stressed out. Take a vacation, don't be anxious about it and know that ...
- It's only been 9 weeks! That's barely beyond 2 months. Give it some time. Remember to focus on days 11-14 on your cycle.
- Try maca. It's an herbal root from Peru and is supposed to help with hormone balance and also fertility. I took it for 2 weeks and got pregnant right away. Of course...
Not Ovulating
Asked by K.K. from Denver
on July 9, 2009
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Hi Moms,
My husband and I have been trying to conceive for about 5 months now. I started to notice that my cycles were strange during the first month we were tryin...
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- There are fertility yoga classes offered through Belly Bliss in Denver. BB also has a number of great practicioners, accupuncture, rolfing, etc., all of whom are a gr...
- I had that problem as well - irregular periods and not ovulating. Luckily, my doctor said that would not enable me to get pregnant very easily and put me on Clomid. Go...
- Well, I don't have much advice, but if you haven't already, go to www.tcoyf.com and order the book on the website. It's full of very helpful information on charting yo...
