https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 08 May 2026 10:42:07 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-experience-with-the-mini-pill#post-2719668 Mon, 03 Apr 2017 19:51:12 +0000 fancyfunction 2719668@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been on it about 9 years since the regular pill was making my bp spike. No issues here. I get my period regularly but will occasionally skip a month (very rare) but a side effect of the pill.<br /> Only thing I've noticed is that if I forget a pill or two, I may have a little spotting for a day or so. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-experience-with-the-mini-pill#post-2719659 Mon, 03 Apr 2017 19:32:03 +0000 JennyPenny 2719659@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went on it while nursing my son and was on it for about a year. I didn't have any bad side effects but I did have breakthrough bleeding halfway through each cycle. So Id have one 4-5 day period and then another 2-3 days of bleeding halfway through. Really annoying but I'll probably do the same after LO2 is born. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-experience-with-the-mini-pill#post-2719514 Mon, 03 Apr 2017 14:12:16 +0000 snowjewelz 2719514@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Cereal: Ugh, if there is even a slight chance for that, I would not risk it b/c I just have enough to begin with!! </p> <p>@KayKay: Yeah, I was SUPPOSED to be tracking too when we conceived DD2......... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-experience-with-the-mini-pill#post-2719512 Mon, 03 Apr 2017 14:10:20 +0000 KayKay 2719512@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snowjewelz: haha - good luck with that! ;) i tried tracking, but apparently OPKs aren't a great gauge for people with PCOS....because I ended up with DS! :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-experience-with-the-mini-pill#post-2719511 Mon, 03 Apr 2017 14:09:30 +0000 Mrs. Cereal 2719511@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went on it after my first child and it made my supply tank so badly that I stopped taking it. I didn't even risk it after my second child. I am in the minority though with this, so for most women it doesn't affect their supply at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-experience-with-the-mini-pill#post-2719508 Mon, 03 Apr 2017 14:08:11 +0000 snowjewelz 2719508@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@KayKay: Haha maybe I'll have to tell him it's condoms or nothing! Or I'll actually have to be vigilant about tracking once my period comes back... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-experience-with-the-mini-pill#post-2719506 Mon, 03 Apr 2017 14:03:45 +0000 jape14 2719506@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Prior to DS, I was on the mini-pill for about 1.5 years without any pregnancy scares -- did not use p&amp;p simultaneously. This was before I had a child so I was not nursing or anything. I was militant about taking it at the same time of day, every day - just set a cell phone alarm for a time I knew I'd be home, before I went to bed. I went off of it to TTC and had no issues. I didn't use it in between kids -- got a Mirena instead -- but I wouldn't hesitate to use it in the future if needed. I did, however, really like my Mirena too and had no negative side effects, so I may just not be particularly sensitive to the side effects of various forms of birth control. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-experience-with-the-mini-pill#post-2719504 Mon, 03 Apr 2017 13:59:31 +0000 KayKay 2719504@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I tried it after DD1. I don't think I started it until after my 6w appt, and took it for...maybe a month? I felt totally hormonal and crazy on it and thought it caused a slight weight gain (or, at least, constant hunger), but who knows if that was just the first-time post-partum thing, too. In any event, bailed on it and did nothing/sometimes condoms until getting preg with DD2. After DD2 I did the paraguard IUD and didn't like that either. Soooo for now we're doing nothing/condoms, but DH will get snipped -- hopefully soonish! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-experience-with-the-mini-pill#post-2719487 Mon, 03 Apr 2017 13:13:28 +0000 Adira 2719487@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snowjewelz: Yeah, I'd definitely double-check and maybe read your pamphlet to see what it says! Maybe different brands have different effectiveness or something. No clue! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-experience-with-the-mini-pill#post-2719476 Mon, 03 Apr 2017 13:02:50 +0000 snowjewelz 2719476@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: Huh...... I think I'll call my OB and see what she says! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-experience-with-the-mini-pill#post-2719474 Mon, 03 Apr 2017 13:00:18 +0000 Adira 2719474@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snowjewelz: I stopped at 6 months after Xander because I wanted to get pregnant again. I didn't end up getting my period until 9.5 months though and didn't get pregnant until we had weaned down to once a day. After Logan, I stopped because I wanted to go on the Mirena. I continued to nurse him for about another month until he self-weaned.</p> <p>Also, the first time I was on the mini pill, I was told that it was only effective while I was primarily nursing and wouldn't be as effective once my LO was eating more solids. But the second time I was on the mini pill, no one told me that, and the information pamphlet seemed to imply that as long as you took it consistently at the same time, it would be just as effective as other pills, regardless of nursing or not. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-experience-with-the-mini-pill#post-2719472 Mon, 03 Apr 2017 12:59:49 +0000 bushelandapeck 2719472@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was on it after both kids and it was fine until about 17-18 mos pp with DD. I was still nursing but started bleeding every two weeks for 4-5 days at a time. I didn't want to stop nursing so I dealt with it until she weaned at 23 months. I went back on my normal BC at that time and have normal cycles again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-experience-with-the-mini-pill#post-2719469 Mon, 03 Apr 2017 12:50:32 +0000 snowjewelz 2719469@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: good to know! Did you stop b/c you were weaning and ready to go on another pill? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-experience-with-the-mini-pill#post-2719465 Mon, 03 Apr 2017 12:45:45 +0000 lamariniere 2719465@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I took it between LOs (so for about 2 years). I hated it. It made me kind of depressed and anxious and zapped my libido, but I didn't realize it was the pill until chatting with a friend who had had a similar experience. I felt so much better within a month of coming off of it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-experience-with-the-mini-pill#post-2719460 Mon, 03 Apr 2017 12:40:22 +0000 Adira 2719460@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was on it while nursing both kids and liked it just fine. No issues and didn't get my period back until around ~9 months with LO1 (after stopping taking the mini pill) and 11 months with LO2 (also after stopping taking the mini pill). Worked great! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-experience-with-the-mini-pill#post-2719457 Mon, 03 Apr 2017 12:37:34 +0000 snowjewelz 2719457@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mdf106: Ugh, that's so annoying! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-experience-with-the-mini-pill#post-2719446 Mon, 03 Apr 2017 12:23:08 +0000 mdf106 2719446@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was on it postpartum with both children, starting around 6 weeks. The first time I had no problems, my period came back at 9 months. I stayed on it the whole time between pregnancies, because it was working fine, and I would be okay if I got pregnant. I got pregnant the first month after going of off it.</p> <p>After my second child, I got my period back at 6 months, and after that it was frequent/irregular. I went off the minipill and used condoms until I weaned. Since then I have gotten back on a regular pill, and I have had problems with breakthrough bleeding, which I never had before. So, maybe my body just likes to bleed now? I have regular cycles while not on birth control though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-experience-with-the-mini-pill#post-2719442 Mon, 03 Apr 2017 12:13:54 +0000 LBee 2719442@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was on it prior to pregnancy (and after) due to a gallbladder issue. I've always taken it at the same time (phone alarm) and had no complaints with it. I didn't have a period on it. I usually get pregnant in &lt; 3 months, did not PNP while using it (and used it during the first year of my marriage when we put current us to shame), and never had any surprises. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-experience-with-the-mini-pill#post-2719432 Mon, 03 Apr 2017 12:05:30 +0000 winniebee 2719432@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snowjewelz: It's supposedly effective IF taken at the same time every day and IF your baby nurses X amount. I forgot that I went on the mini pill this summer for 3 months while we were preventing following our loss (I didn't want to take true hormonal BCP since my hormones were all over the place). I bled like 14 days out of each month....so, I'm definitely NOT a fan of the mini pill. I think there can be a fair amount of spotting on Mirena initially though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-experience-with-the-mini-pill#post-2719429 Mon, 03 Apr 2017 12:03:31 +0000 snowjewelz 2719429@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: Noo, I don't want me period back so early! Ugh, I really don't want to put anything inside but it does seem like it is way more effective for nursing mothers.... What's the point of the mini pill then if it's not even that effective?! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-experience-with-the-mini-pill#post-2719426 Mon, 03 Apr 2017 12:00:59 +0000 winniebee 2719426@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With DS1 I went on it around 6 weeks and stayed on it while nursing -- until around 4.5 months. We still P&amp;P though as it is not the most effective form of birth control, even when nursing. I spotted the first week while on it. </p> <p>With DS2 I started it at 6w post partum and it caused me to have a period a week later, then 3 weeks later. So I gave up and ditched it and we P&amp;P. But I still ended up pregnant at 9 months post partum on a CD5 (yes, you read that correctly) failure to pull out. </p> <p>I think after this next baby is born, I'll get Mirena until my husband is ready for a vasectomy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-experience-with-the-mini-pill#post-2719424 Mon, 03 Apr 2017 11:57:48 +0000 snowjewelz 2719424@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Good or bad? I'm almost 4 months PP and we have no method of birth control. I don't to put anything inside, and we don't want to use condoms. Since I'm nursing, it will be either the mini pill or have to pull out (I don't have my period so can't track). Also, I was supposed to be tracking my cycles to prevent till we were ready to TTC, but that didn't work :silly: </p> <p>I was on ortho-tricyclen (the generic brand later on) for over a decade before we TTC'd for our first. Not much side effects. </p>