How goes it chicas? Ok, my wife and I just recently had a baby and she is breastfeeding. We are concerned about birth control, we want to have at least one more child but not yet. She has used an IUD before but it didn't turn out so well, it was somewhat noticeable to her, and when we had sex it was VERY noticeable to me, damn thing really hurt, so she had to get it removed, i'm not exceptionally long or anything, and I don't know if it was misplaced or what, but due to this experience neither one of us (most vehemently her) want to try it again. Doctor gave a script for some kind of birth control that was safe for breast feeding mothers but upon recieving the paperwork with the pills, it IS excreted in breastmilk, so that whole idea got ditched. Besides the fact that both of us hate condoms, she is allergic to latex. So................basically i'm asking for help finding a reliable, yet breastfeeding safe, form of birth control. Help is most definitely appreciated. Love and light. ~Rob
Was your previous IUD experience before she'd had a baby? It might work better/be more comfortable now that her uterus is stretched. Other than that, maybe you should try a diaphragm or cervical cap.
Yeah, the IUD should work better now that her uterus has been stretched. Lots of docs actually won't let women who haven't had kids yet have IUDs. From what I personally know, all BC hormones are filtered into breastmilk. Maybe inquire about the mini-pill. They're a little less effective, but there's a lot less hormones.
As much as condoms suck, until you find a better method, there are polyurethane condoms on the market now for those of us sensitive to or allergic to latex. I've found the Trojan brand version (I think it's trojan supra) at walmart (I know, it's evil, but I haven't looked for them in a few years). I would expect to find them at any larger drug store chain as well...
Diaphragms and cervical caps are both a small cup-looking apparatus that she would fill with spermicide and insert vaginally prior to sex. It physically blocks sperm from getting to the uterus and fertilizing an egg. She would need to see her gyno and be fitted for one. Contraceptive sponges are also back on the market, I believe, but I think that might be needlessly expensive compared with the investment for a reusable prescription device (plus I hear they're harder to deal with). You can get info about any of these methods at http://www.plannedparenthood.org/pp...rthcontrol/pub-contraception-choices-3.xml#_2 there's info there about different methods and the effectiveness of them. Definitely in the meanwhile, get some non-latex condoms...
ya...........well that is a good suggestion but its an absolute last resort. We would rather be able to go au natural
Well, a diaphragm can be inserted up to 24 hours prior to intercourse and a cervical cap (slightly less effective) can be inserted up to 48 hours prior. So if you are going out for a romantic evening and want things to be ... more spontaneous... it's still an option. I just don't know how long it takes to get one. But the Planned Parenthood site actually recommends diaphragms for nursing mommies.
I tried progestin-only(sp?) BCP when I was breastfeeding my first...they weren't very good though, I quit using them after 3 months because I would get a period every couple of weeks...
