wonderful grape / 20453 posts
I would not risk it so close after birth! I'd be too scared to not use a condom.
I know too many people who had a hard time getting pregnant with #1 and then #2 came RIGHT AWAY.
grapefruit / 4817 posts
Hell no! I'm 9 months pp and still absolutely terrified to get pregnant again. I went on the mini pill, then nuvaring since we couldn't get Mirena inserted properly. And we still used condoms on the mini pill because I didn't trust it. And now I'm about to switch to Loestrin Lo, and my doctor said since its lower dose than nuvaring, it might be a good idea to use condoms this month for a precaution. So I'll be on a pill and using condoms again. I am seriously paranoid.
nectarine / 2797 posts
No way, I got a Mirena! Do not want back-to-back babies! But I was lucky enough to get KU our first month trying so I don't want to take any risks. But my mom tried for five years to get KU with me, so she and my dad didn't take any precautions afterwards. My sister and I are 15 months apart.
clementine / 961 posts
@PrincessBaby: We have always used Pull out. We did that for 3 years before we decided to actually try to concieve. We never had any close calls. We are currently doing pull out again but I want DH to get snipped.
pomegranate / 3383 posts
We use the pull out method now and we did the same for about 1.5 years before TTC. My LO is almost 11 months, dropped his night feedings 6 months ago and I haven't gotten my period yet. We are definitely NOT trying to get pregnant right now either!
I don't think you're totally crazy but if you worried in the slightest about getting pregnant again then I would use condoms.
clementine / 916 posts
All we've done since LO was born is pnp. She's 8months+ now and no oopsies. We had done a lot of pnp without fail before conceiving her though so based on that it doesn't make me nervous, that and another baby wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing if it accidentally happened.
GOLD / squash / 13576 posts
I wouldn't risk it. First time DH and I had sex unprotected I got knocked up.
coconut / 8681 posts
We use the P&P method! I'm getting a little more nervous about it since I'm not breastfeeding anymore and only pumping twice a day.
kiwi / 662 posts
Not there yet, but I think we're going to be. We did for two years previous to getting pregnant and it worked out great. Hope that doesn't come back and bite me in the ass!
nectarine / 2063 posts
I don't see any problem with the P&P. We use the Creighton model method for our main charting purposes & as long as you keep track of your CM & O & avoid BDing during O then you should be fine. Although we haven't had our sticky yet so in not sure how I would handle that 6weeks PP. may be use condoms for a while?
pomegranate / 3604 posts
We're not even doing that
I'm not that concerned about it though because
1) BFing/night nursing
1.5) co-sleeping
2) haven't had a period yet
3) lets face it, sex happens infrequently
4) if I WERE to get pregnant, I would just give the rest of my leave to DH & go back to work to get the 600 hours needed to go on another maternity leave.
5) deep down I feel that if it's meant to happen, it will happen.
pomelo / 5093 posts
We more used the 'breastfeeding a ton and we want more kids anyway' method. I'm not very fertile anyway.
pomegranate / 3329 posts
@Mrs. Superhero: I had a copper IUD about 4 years ago, I had it for 3 months then had it removed after I had a massive reaction. I do not reccommend anyone use one if you've got sensitive skin or an allergy to metal. I didn't realize I was allergic to copper.
pomegranate / 3204 posts
Team pull & pray! LO is 9 months old and I've thought I was pregnant a few times, but not yet! We will TTC after LO is 1 anyways.
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22646 posts
dh is really against me going back on hormones. and i'm not too keen on it either. i have a prescrip for the mini pill. but haven't filled it yet.
told dh earlier today that we'll need to wrap it up and he asked to pull n pray going forward... we haven't tested the theory yet, but a lot of the unanswered prayers in this thread is making me push the condom route!
coconut / 8498 posts
I don't think it's crazy. We haven't been pnp'ing since LO was born, but we haven't been doing anything else to prevent either. We were just hoping that BFing would delay my period enough to give us a little space. 8.5 months in and no sign of AF. We're not even careful anymore because we're totally fine with having another at this point (though we would have been okay with Irish twins too).
squash / 13199 posts
we dont want to use anything hormonal. so just condoms for now. but I think the p&p method on its own is very risky
coconut / 8483 posts
We've been using PnP since August with no baby yet. We've been careful with it though... but we don't have any LOs yet, and we are totally fine if I get pregnant.
wonderful clementine / 24134 posts
BFing I didn't get my period until 10 months so I didn't worry about it. After that we did PNP and just extra caution around my approximate fertile window.
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