https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:38:45 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-control-after-baby-1#post-233366 Wed, 25 Jul 2012 07:29:24 +0000 Mrsbells 233366@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They didnt ask me this at the hospital. My doctor asked me at my 6 week appointment though. currently just using condoms since I am breastfeeding </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-control-after-baby-1#post-233361 Wed, 25 Jul 2012 07:21:47 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 233361@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: well I guess you were lucky. Because 2 friends of mine who were EBF got pregnant when their LO was 4 months. Depends on the body maybe? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-control-after-baby-1#post-233309 Wed, 25 Jul 2012 06:12:01 +0000 chopsuey 233309@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Sunglasses: I actually learned that it is (if nursing around the clock exclusively) and as long as baby isn't being supplemented and eating solids.. proved true in my case! </p> <p>If you definitely DO NOT want another pregnancy anytime soon, then yeah, taking the pill or getting on some from of contraceptive is a must. DH and I were open to having another baby at any time so we just went au naturel. :D </p> <p><a href="http://www.askdrsears.com/topics/breastfeeding/faqs/breastfeeding-fertility" rel="nofollow">http://www.askdrsears.com/topics/breastfeeding/faqs/breastfeeding-fertility</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-control-after-baby-1#post-233283 Wed, 25 Jul 2012 02:58:50 +0000 Chastenet 233283@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would like to avoid going back on hormonal birth control. I was hoping to chart to avoid after our LO comes. I'm just not sure how long it generally takes for your cycles to become regular enough for this to be reliable. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-control-after-baby-1#post-233210 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 23:15:59 +0000 sandy 233210@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Sunglasses: yes, many people have gotten pregnant bc they thought EBF was good enough. Every doctor (my OB, my primary care doc and our pediatrician) really emphasized that EBF was not an effective form of birth control. My friend got pregnant with twins while she was EBF her 8 month old...of course she loves her babies and wouldn't change anything but she made sure to not to assume BF was good enough the second time around </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-control-after-baby-1#post-233205 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 22:59:44 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 233205@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I saw my doc today and will get Mirena. I just didn't want to take the pill because #1 when you breastfeed you need to make sure you take it at the same time everyday for it to be effective #2 I was fed up of the weight gain and didn't want to go that route this time again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-control-after-baby-1#post-233204 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 22:57:57 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 233204@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: um... EBF is NOT a method of contraception. Even if you don't have your period I know WAY TOO many people who got pregnant thinking they were safe. </p> <p>Sorry... I just don't want anyone to get pregnant thinking they were safe. :| </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-control-after-baby-1#post-233168 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 21:45:51 +0000 prettylizy 233168@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I struggled with this too. A surprise baby is not in the cads for us right ow, and I'm terrible at remembering to take my pill, so I opted for mirena. No supply issues, and no babies either! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-control-after-baby-1#post-233150 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 21:12:08 +0000 cvbee 233150@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lydg: This topic was discussed in my prenatal class, then at the 2 week check-up my doc said to think about what I want to do by my 2 month check up. I was 'for sure' going to go on the mini-pill. But now that I have LO, I have second-guessed that because I don't want to give him artificial hormones through my milk. LO is 3 months old and I am EBF, but we still are very careful in other ways. If I did get pregnant, even though it is not our plan, we would be so happy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-control-after-baby-1#post-233148 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 21:05:41 +0000 autumnlove 233148@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I took the mini pill for 4 months and had no issues with my milk supply. I stopped because we want to TTC this fall! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-control-after-baby-1#post-233145 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 21:04:09 +0000 lovehoneybee 233145@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm planning on getting Mirena. I could barely remember to take a pill before we started trying, I can't imagine remembering with a baby, and we definitely don't want another baby anytime soon. I want something as foolproof as possible! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-control-after-baby-1#post-233113 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 20:38:44 +0000 sandy 233113@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got an IUD (Mirena) bc I really did not want a surprise baby and thought there would be a greater chance of forgetting to take the pill being a new mom. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-control-after-baby-1#post-233107 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 20:34:39 +0000 Weagle 233107@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're relying on condoms, breastfeeding, and prayers. Though we wouldn't be devastated if we had a surprise :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-control-after-baby-1#post-233062 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 20:06:36 +0000 skibobrown 233062@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm on the mini-pill for now, but I would like to have a Mirena inserted. My current health insurance doesn't cover it, so I'm waiting until next month when I go on my new health insurance. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-control-after-baby-1#post-232999 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 19:26:57 +0000 mediagirl 232999@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My OB asked me today at my 6 week pp appointment if I wanted birth control and I said no. I am producing just enough milk to feed M, I don't need to worry about my supply dropping. We will use condoms for now as our bc. Also, it is laughable that we would have sex anytime soon. We're both so tired all the time and our lo is still in our room. We'll see. For now though, it would be condoms. Once I'm no longer breastfeeding, I'll go back to the patch. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-control-after-baby-1#post-232979 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 19:09:48 +0000 matador84 232979@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsdaredevil LOL...I am afraid that's where I'll be. It doesn't help that DH doesn't care one way or another...as for me, I'll be the one going off the deep end! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-control-after-baby-1#post-232935 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 18:23:41 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 232935@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Argh I don't know what to do about this either! I don't want to go on the pill, and we keep saying we will "use condoms" but we never do. I guess I can't say "I don't know how it happened" if I end up with Irish twins, lol! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-control-after-baby-1#post-232930 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 18:15:24 +0000 SleepyMonkey 232930@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>great question. i've been thinking about this too because i don't want to go back on the pill either. was thinking IUD, but i don't really know all the side effects of that option. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-control-after-baby-1#post-232927 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 18:10:38 +0000 matador84 232927@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119 that freaks me out! i also have two friends who have irish twins, as a result of no bc and ebf! some would be thrilled, i would freak. i'd rather not take any bc due to planned nursing too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-control-after-baby-1#post-232895 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 17:46:32 +0000 lemondrop 232895@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went on the mini-pill at my 6 week check up. I really like it and haven't had any bad side effects like I did on my old regular pill. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-control-after-baby-1#post-232892 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 17:44:09 +0000 chopsuey 232892@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My OB talked to me about it at my 6 week pp check up. The mini pill is a popular one, but I decided against BC since I was exclusively nursing. </p> <p>EBF can act as a natural form of BC, but once babies start sleeping through the night and eating solids it's not as effective.<br /> I got my period back at 7 months pp and got pregnant again right after LO's 1st birthday.. I was still nursing too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-control-after-baby-1#post-232881 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 17:29:44 +0000 chrispygal 232881@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They did not talk about birth control at all with me at the hospital. Intercourse is off limits for 6 weeks anyway, at least that is what the doctor's tell you. I had a 1 week follow up for my c-section and asked the nurse practitioner about birth control and she kind of chuckled. She said most people don't ask that early and that I'll need to talk with my doctor about it at my 6 week follow up appointment. I then asked how long I would bleed post delivery and she said it could be up to 7 or 8 weeks, which I was surprised to hear. We used condoms for 2 years prior to TTC (I just wanted to be off the pill) so we'll use that short-term until I either go back on the pill or get an IUD. We want to do something temporary for the next couple of years. Once we know we are 100% done, DH will get a snip-snip. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-control-after-baby-1#post-232873 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 17:24:18 +0000 matador84 232873@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am trying to start thinking about this now that my head is semi-clear...because I am sure when LO gets here I will be all cloudy! Did you change your method of birth control after LO? Most friends have told me they ask you in the hospital what you want to do.</p> <p>We weren't using anything (pretty obv) when I got PG, but I had been off the pill for three months after being on it for 10+ years. I am not digging the idea of going back on it because coming off it was so rough for me, mainly emotionally. But, the idea of having another baby, pretty sure we are not ready for that either! </p>