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Ovulating???
I would recommend you read a book on Fertility Awareness (or Natural Family Planning). "Taking Charge of Your Fertility, 10th Anniversary Edition: The ...
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- Hi S., I HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend the book, 'Taking Charge of your Fertility'!!! It helped me know when I was ovulating and helped me to know when I was pregnant wit...
- If you are getting your period, you likely are ovulating, but you may not be emitting enough hormones to sustain a pregnancy. You might want to check out the book, "Ta...
- I'm going to second Melissa's suggestion - the book Taking Charge of Your Fertility by Toni Weschler (sp?) is a must-have! I learned so much from it that helped me un...
Seeking Low or Hormone-free Birth Control Options
You may also want to look into the Fertility Awareness Method, ... I like the idea of fertility awareness because it's based on being aware of the fertility ...
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- Honestly the best no hormone birth control is the latex sleeping bag! It sucks, but it is pretty effective. I don't know if you have tried the other brand of birth c...
- I use the Camilla pill (it's also called Nora BE some places). I started taking it 6 weeks post partum and have been on it for just over a year now. My doctor said i...
- I would also like to support the Natural Family Planning method. It is based on your body's naturally occurring fertility signs and is in no way the counting method. ...
Second Depo Shot Vs. Side Effects
Oct 6, 2009 ... It was probably not THAT dire and i went back to normal afterwards, and had a child and then opted for Fertility Awareness Method. ...
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- I was on the mini pill which is like depo because it is only progestin. I got on it so I could nurse my first child safely. I can totally hear you on the reduced lib...
- Hi A., I was on the Depo for 7 years before I had my third child. The best thing I can say about it was no periods for 5 of those 7 years. Now, with that said the sid...
- I had some very bad side effects with the Depo shot. Including having my period stop completely and whe I got off of it it still would not start and I had to do hormo...
Birth Control While Breastfeeding
I have alwasy been very regular and have used the natural family planning method combined with fertility awareness and condoms since the birth control pill ...
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- Micronor is the only birth control safe to use while breastfeeding. It is very low dose though, so you must be careful to take it the SAME TIME every day or it is not ...
- I've been on Micronor after each of my three babies, and I've nursed each for a year. I never had any problems or side effects, nor did the babies.
- The only thing that I noticed while taking birth control pills was that in decreased my milk supply. I since had an IUD inserted and don't notice a thing.
Advice on Birth Control Methods
I don't want to say birth control since I am always open to having children just fertility awareness. My youngest is 14 months and still nurses. ...
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- I don't trust any hormonal birth control with breastfeeding, so that leaves condoms, cervical cap, spermicide, diaphragm, and Paraguard the non-hormonal IUD. I have go...
- I had the Mirena IUD. I wanted it removed after two years to try to have my third child. It was embedded in my uterine wall, and it took another year and surgery to ...
- I was reading that birth control can mess with the thyroid. I too have taken birth control pills and now am having problems with my thyroid. It's hard, I am pro-life, ...
Pregnancy Tests with Mirena
And if your cycles are very regular and such then you might not need another form of birth control anyway--if you practice the "fertility awareness" ...
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- Hey, R.! The only thing I can tell you is that my friend got pregnant with her second child while she had that. Appearantly it didn't work. She said she'd never use...
- If you had two pregnancies on other birth control, and might be pregnant again, I think you might want to check out a book like Taking Charge of Your Fertility by Toni...
- Fibroids can also cause you to look pregnant and feel crampy. Most women have them, but sometimes they grow really big during or after a pregnancy due to hormones. M...
Questions About Birth Control
Fertility Awareness Method (not to be confused with the Rhythm Method) is very effective if done correctly, as well as very safe. By avoiding intercourse on ...
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- I asked the same question, and although IUDs are supposed to prevent fertilization, it's not fool proof and it is possible to still get a fertilized egg that would not...
- I had awesome success w/an IUD. I also have twins followed by 2 singletons. The IUD was a one time deal, didn't have to remember to take pills w/kids keeping me busy &...
- My doctor has always put me on the mini pill, however you have to take it the same time (within an hour) every day for it to be 99% effective. It is safe for nursing ...
Why Is It Taking So Long to Get Pregnant?
The author promotes the Fertility Awareness Method which involves taking your basal body temperature every morning as well as monitoring your cervical ...
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- Hi M., An even better method than the OPK's (which can get expensive) is to buy the book "Taking Charge of Your Fertility." The author promotes the Fertility Awarenes...
- I have a strange question, what kind of condition is your body in? It is possible your body is not in optimal state for getting pregnant. I know some people that had...
- Just sending (((HUGS))) My husband and I are on our 4th cycle of trying. We used OPKs last cycle and this cycle. Obviously it didn't work last cycle but hopefully they...
Just a Little Direction
Here's what I learned the hard way: If you are having regular periods, but don't understand the Fertility Awareness Method (this is NOT the rythym method or ...
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- Hi There, I have been down that road. Here's what I learned the hard way: If you are having regular periods, but don't understand the Fertility Awareness Method (t...
- Talk with your OB/GYN first. S/he should be aware that you've been trying and that you've mis-carried and know your general health history. If your OB/GYN can't give...
- I always thought that, since I was having a period every month, I was ovulating. I was wrong. As soon as my regular ob/gyn prescribed chlomid (to "encourage" my ovar...
Ovulation Help
It is usually 7 days after your period, but you are fertile for 3 days beforehand and 1 day after also. You can use Fertility Awareness to track your cycle ...
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- I have a 28 day cycle and when we were trying to conceive I would count the first sign of blood as day 1. On day 10, we started having sex and did it every day or eve...
- Agree with the book Taking Charge of Your Fertility, however, I had two friends that had normal 28-30 day cycles and didn't ovulate until day 19, so each body is so di...
- It took mw 2 years to get pg with my first and a year with my 2nd. I charted both times. I have a 28-29 day cycle and ovulated the first time on day 7 and the second...
