https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 05 Apr 2026 06:00:55 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/issues-with-birth-control-pill-postpartum#post-684830 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:50:49 +0000 chrispygal 684830@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for sharing. Glad to hear I'm not the only one whose had some struggles. I agree it worked for me at one point, but I think I'm past that point now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/issues-with-birth-control-pill-postpartum#post-684771 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:38:53 +0000 T.H.O.U. 684771@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had the same issue when I switched birth control. I was able to go back on my other brand and didn't have an issue. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/issues-with-birth-control-pill-postpartum#post-684750 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:35:42 +0000 Foodnerd81 684750@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a similar experience when I just switched from a brand name to the generic (of Yaz). I lasted about two months on it, feeling horrible, incredibly moody, fighting with DH all the time mixed with crying over nothing... the doctor's office said to give it 3 full months but after 2, I couldn't handle it and switched back to the brand name. It helped, but I never felt quite the same on the pill after that and felt a million times better after going off. After this LO, we will use condoms, EBF, pull out, and NFP (some combo of them). I already told DH I'm never going back on the pill. </p> <p>I should say-- it worked great for me for years and years, I felt great on it. Just not for me any more. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/issues-with-birth-control-pill-postpartum#post-684543 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:58:44 +0000 ShootingStar 684543@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A few years ago I was going through a depression and was on Nuvaring. I noticed a definite improvement when I stopped the Nuvraring. I don't think it caused it (I was going through a traumatic break up) but it definitely made things worse. A couple years later I started it again and had no problems with it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/issues-with-birth-control-pill-postpartum#post-684535 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:56:08 +0000 looch 684535@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've recently gone back on the pill...I was on it for a 10 year period (1997-2007). I noticed that my moods are more even than they were in the last year, so I am happy with the decision, but I've told my husband it's up for evaluation at any point, especially if I notice mood swings. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/issues-with-birth-control-pill-postpartum#post-684506 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:45:04 +0000 MamaMoose 684506@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I haven't been on the pill since baby but even before hand I am just a much happier person when I'm not on hormal BC. We will use condoms + NFP until we are done having kids then hubs is getting a vasectomy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/issues-with-birth-control-pill-postpartum#post-684469 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:26:09 +0000 chrispygal 684469@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>About 8 weeks after LO was born I went back on the birth control pill. I hadn't been on it in years, but DH and I decided we needed something to prevent pregnancy for the first year until we determined if we would try for another baby or take more permanent measures. I became such a wreck on the pill and it totally brought on some depression, which I have never dealt with before. I stayed on for two months and then declared to my husband that I was going off and he could worry about preventing baby number 2. Within a week and a half I felt back to normal and have now sworn off the pill forever. Has anyone else had similar issues with birth control post-pregnancy? I thought this would be worth sharing in case others have similar struggles. </p>