https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 04 Apr 2026 16:14:13 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hormone-balance-after-iud-removal-no-period-yet#post-2755664 Thu, 06 Jul 2017 12:43:10 +0000 mrsmbeegee 2755664@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Banana330: Thanks for the update and congrats!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hormone-balance-after-iud-removal-no-period-yet#post-2755661 Thu, 06 Jul 2017 12:41:38 +0000 Banana330 2755661@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsmbeegee: I'm currently pregnant! It took us 6 cycles to get pregnant. It was definitely longer than the first time. I went to a naturopath and took vitex and a few other herbs for a few months. Did acupuncture the cycle before and the cycle I got pregnant. Who knows why it took so long but it was super frustrating at the time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hormone-balance-after-iud-removal-no-period-yet#post-2755634 Thu, 06 Jul 2017 11:51:50 +0000 mrsmbeegee 2755634@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Banana330: I'm a little over a week post removal and I had spotting for a few days but nothing since Saturday. Can you provide an update? :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hormone-balance-after-iud-removal-no-period-yet#post-2605859 Thu, 18 Aug 2016 07:52:29 +0000 Banana330 2605859@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got my period this morning.. of course! </p> <p>Still going to the naturopath to see what they suggest coming off birth control. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hormone-balance-after-iud-removal-no-period-yet#post-2605417 Wed, 17 Aug 2016 12:14:58 +0000 peachykeen 2605417@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was confused about it too and did a lot of Googling. I checked my chart and I had some spotting 2.5 weeks later but no real period until 6 weeks. I had it removed end of March so I've had 4 cycles since then. </p> <p>It's taking me longer to get pregnant this time, but hopefully it's not a result of the IUD... Who knows, though. I temped and used OPKs last month and it seems that I'm ovulating, so hopefully I'm back to normal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hormone-balance-after-iud-removal-no-period-yet#post-2605412 Wed, 17 Aug 2016 12:08:21 +0000 Banana330 2605412@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@peachykeen: That sounds promising. You just waited it out? Dr google has such varying results from people getting knocked up right away to people taking 3,6,12 months to get a period! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hormone-balance-after-iud-removal-no-period-yet#post-2605408 Wed, 17 Aug 2016 12:02:14 +0000 peachykeen 2605408@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So I have no tips on the hormone balancing, but if it helps I didn't get a real period until 6 weeks after my IUD removal (Mirena). My cycle has been pretty regular since then and only varies by a day or so. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hormone-balance-after-iud-removal-no-period-yet#post-2605309 Wed, 17 Aug 2016 09:58:56 +0000 Banana330 2605309@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got my IUD removed in early july, I spotted for two days about two days after removal and since then nothing. I had all the symptoms of ovulation, and then two weeks later felt nauseous, bloated, exhausted etc, but BFN. I'm now 5 weeks from my removal and no sign of a period yet. I'm going to a naturopath tomorrow to discuss hormone balancing and perhaps acupuncture to things regulated, but was wondering if anyone else had either herbs, acupuncture or anything else to help get your body back to normal? I want to TTC asap so i'm eager to get things back. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/removing-ticks#post-1679189 Wed, 04 Jun 2014 18:23:05 +0000 bluebelle 1679189@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A lot of misinformation exists about ticks and tick removal. I just wanted to share a website I have found really helpful in learning more about how to safely remove ticks:<br /> <a href="http://www.bada-uk.org/correct-tick-removal" rel="nofollow">http://www.bada-uk.org/correct-tick-removal</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-cut-off-los-blankie-for-good#post-1142002 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 08:38:16 +0000 wonderstruck 1142002@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Maybe ask a dentist about it if you're really concerned about his teeth? But I don't think you should take it from him. I had a blankie and sucked my thumb at night till I was 6 or 7 and never needed braces. DH never did anything like that, and he did need them. I'm skeptical as to how big of a correlation there really is there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-cut-off-los-blankie-for-good#post-1141956 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 08:20:32 +0000 irene 1141956@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: It is not a corner, it is half the blanket! hahahahaha! And he doesn't use a pillow yet..... I have just emailed the pediatrician.</p> <p>@JerricaBenton: @mrs. wagon: Thanks... I will try... except there is already 6 stuffed animals and 2 silk blankies on his bed. He makes sure all his stuffed animals are in his crib when he goes to sleep and he doesn't quite care about those 2 nicer blankies. If I give him more objects his crib will be filled with stuff. hahaha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-cut-off-los-blankie-for-good#post-1141947 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 08:17:22 +0000 hilsy85 1141947@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would not take it away at his age...if you're concerned about his teeth/oral development, I would speak to his dentist and your pedi to see their take on it, but I doubt that sucking on the corner of a blanket is going to cause long term damage. </p> <p>It seems cruel to just take it away cold turkey--my LO also has a lovey that he LOVES and it breaks my hear to think about him crying for it and not being able to have it at night. </p> <p>Maybe can you stitch it to his pillowcase so he can feel it against his cheek but can't put it in his mouth? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-cut-off-los-blankie-for-good#post-1141915 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 08:00:48 +0000 mrs. wagon 1141915@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think that a compromise might be a good idea-- he is old enough now to understand certain things, so maybe you can replace it with something. For a few days keep mentioning to him that blankie is for babies, and he's a big boy now. He will probably protest but you can keep mentioning it to really get it ingrained in his brain. Then start mentioning that if he's a big boy, he can choose a new toy for bedtime to replace his blankie. The more excited he gets about it, the better. Then when the big day comes, you can bring the blankie, let him choose his new toy (stuffed animal? or even a bigger, nice blanket) and physically show him, this is for the big boy! blankie is for babies. He will probably regress several times but with a slow transition he might not be as sad about it. </p> <p>My son sucked his first two fingers (index and middle) every time he fell asleep, every single time until right around age 2 he just suddenly dropped it on his own. One day we just said "has he been sucking his fingers or not??" then we realized he had stopped. Mind you, he did this every day and at age almost 4 now all his teeth are in and they're perfectly straight. And these are baby teeth, too. I'm of the camp of "don't worry about it until it's actually a problem" (like if the dentist tells you that he needs to stop). </p> <p>That would be my suggestion!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-cut-off-los-blankie-for-good#post-1141835 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 07:18:07 +0000 JerricaBenton 1141835@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@irene: maybe you can redirect it though. Have it all clean and dry and rub it on his cheeks. Say stuff like, doesn't this feel soft when it's dry? Depending on how far you want to go you can say it will get torn or ruined if he keeps putting it in his mouth and he'll have it forever if he doesn't do that anymore. Maybe a little harsh but less traumatic than taking it away I think. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-cut-off-los-blankie-for-good#post-1141830 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 07:13:05 +0000 irene 1141830@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JerricaBenton: @sunny: I did tell him to not put it in his mouth... he still does it.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-cut-off-los-blankie-for-good#post-1141827 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 07:11:33 +0000 irene 1141827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: Shoot. Maybe that is one of the reasons that causes speech delay. He is mimicking words but always sound off....</p> <p>OK. Must email Pediatrician. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-cut-off-los-blankie-for-good#post-1141826 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 07:11:11 +0000 JerricaBenton 1141826@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Admittedly biased as I still keep my baby blanket under my pillow lol, but add me to the 'let him keep it' list. I do understand the concern about stuffing it in his mouth. It seems like he adjusted well to just using it for sleep time, so maybe you can work with him to not to that. Encourage him to rub it on his face or mouth or lay his head on it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-cut-off-los-blankie-for-good#post-1141819 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 07:04:29 +0000 looch 1141819@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would be concerned about stuffing a lot of it in his mouth, honestly. If he just slept next to it, fine, but I would not be okay with stuffing a burp cloth in his mouth. Not for his teeth, but for oral motor development.</p> <p>Take this with a grain of salt, my son is almost 3 and uses a pacifier for night sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-cut-off-los-blankie-for-good#post-1141818 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 07:03:40 +0000 irene 1141818@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BabyBoecksMom: My mom said I had a similar blankie which she took away when I was around 20 months (LO's age). I was a thumb sucker too and she corrected that around the same time by putting some ointment on my thumb. Maybe that affected my development!! I should go tell her now that if it wasn't her who removed my blankie at 20 months, I would have become the 2nd Steve Jobs !! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-cut-off-los-blankie-for-good#post-1141812 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 06:56:20 +0000 irene 1141812@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks guys.... ahhh .... maybe I should take a picture and show you how he sucks on the towel and thus our concern! His mouth becomes a big "O" (filled with the blankie) every night when he goes to sleep. Sometimes it does fall off but if it doesn't, that's 12 hours of "O" hahahahaha!!!!</p> <p>My in-laws, husband, my mom and me are all concerned. Daycare teacher has once said if he isn't asking for it then don't give it to him (that was 15-ish months). Maybe I should email our pediatrician and ask his opinion about it.</p> <p>My husband's younger brother had the worst case of protruded teeth. It is not just the teeth coming out, it is the bone structure of his mouth. I saw him before his braces and I wondered if he could really close his mouth... it sounds mean but it was very bad. He did braces, it did help a bit, but it still doesn't look "pretty" (not sure what word to use to describe). I asked my MIL and he didn't do what my LO did though.... but seeing that "example" makes me extremely nervous that will affect the structure of his teeth/mouth.</p> <p>For now I'll still give blankie to him (due to all the "no" votes haha)... I guess. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-cut-off-los-blankie-for-good#post-1141797 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 06:32:25 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1141797@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Let him keep it especially to help transition to a big boy bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-cut-off-los-blankie-for-good#post-1141793 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 06:30:12 +0000 Dandelion 1141793@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS is 6 and still has a blue blanket that he carries around the house. I call him Linus, lol. We just limit where it goes (it stays home, or only for overnight trips), but at home it's fair game. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-cut-off-los-blankie-for-good#post-1141758 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 05:28:52 +0000 Penny Lane 1141758@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rachiecakes: omg I would smack someone if they did that to my baby!!</p> <p>I'm another vote for leave it as long as he wants it. I can't imagine sucking on a blanket would really damage his teeth that badly! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-cut-off-los-blankie-for-good#post-1141754 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 05:23:50 +0000 lamariniere 1141754@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would leave it as long as he needs/wants it. DS is 2.5 and still has several security items that he sleeps with and are only for sleeping. However, he doesn't suck on anything. I'm content to let him keep everything until he decides he's done. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-cut-off-los-blankie-for-good#post-1141693 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 01:31:39 +0000 rachiecakes 1141693@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My baby's a thumb sucker. DH was, I wasn't and we both have perfect teeth without braces. If DS needs braces, we'll deal with it.<br /> (I've had strangers pull his thumb out of his mouth and tell him "don't do that!". Wth?)<br /> DS also has a lovey, a stuffed animal, that he asks for to go to bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-cut-off-los-blankie-for-good#post-1141686 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 01:11:55 +0000 sunny 1141686@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Many kids need braces anyway. I didn't suck my thumb and I still required braces as a teenager. I wouldn't worry about that in terms of a reason why or when you should take the lovey away. Maybe you can gently tell him that it can't go in his mouth anymore and let him still sleep with the cloth? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-cut-off-los-blankie-for-good#post-1141659 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 00:03:53 +0000 lemondrop 1141659@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't see it as a problem, especially since it's only at night time. For me a restful nights sleep and not fighting bedtime is worth it all! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-cut-off-los-blankie-for-good#post-1141621 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 22:17:19 +0000 immabeetoo 1141621@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Also, I should add that I might be biased. I had a blankie growing up and loved it, lost it during a move in 6th grade. Bought a furry/silky throw blanket before I left for college intending to have it on a futon and it has basically become an adult blankie. I wrap it up under my arm every night! DH still loves me, and actually steals it any chance he gets. LO loves it as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-cut-off-los-blankie-for-good#post-1141617 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 22:11:06 +0000 Ree723 1141617@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think pacifiers are one thing, a security blanket or lovey is another. Pacis I do think need to be taken away at some stage but I see no reason why a child should have to part with their security blanket before they're ready. I sincerely doubt the blanket is going to wreak significant havoc on his teeth (and if he resorts to thumb sucking in place of his blanket, that is known for sure to cause over bites so the blanket is definitely the better option) and really, I just don't see anything wrong with him sleeping with his blanket forever if he wants.</p> <p>LO has a monkey lovey and I have no plans to take that away, ever really. Kids sometimes need something to help soothe themselves to sleep and comfort them, why take that away? :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-cut-off-los-blankie-for-good#post-1141599 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 21:45:52 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 1141599@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just took away DD's paci, but we're keeping the blankie as lo g as she wants it because it's her security item. When I talked to our pediatrician about her paci (because of her teeth) he said age 4 is the latest you need to get rid of the paci and that most dentists will tell you that orthodontics are cheaper than a lifetime of therapy LOL! </p> <p>Have you talked to a dentist to see if his teeth will have problems? If he's only using it to fall asleep, but it falls out afterwards, then I would think that's fine... Especially at this young age. </p>