heyas

i too have my psot natal appt on the 2nd of january and i was thinking of getting on the nuva ring
but putting that thing in me just freaks me out LOl
so im getting on either the patch or femecon fe chewable pill

i dunno
it seems like the ring is an awsome form of BC though!

Yeah I am not to fond of that part...lol But I think it will be worth it.. I had asked the Dr. about the patch before she mentioned the ring and she said they dont perscrib them there because they cause blood clots.. All birth control could have that as a side effect but it kinda scared me when they said they dont give them out there it must be serious.. IDK...lol

well i tried that....it wasn't comfortable for me i couldn't get over the thought of something in me for that long .... kinda scary to me like a tampon... it's nice not to worry about birthcontrol for weeks but im still a little wieirded out! Alot of people love it though so it is really up to how you feel about it! I was excited about trying it out too and was disapointed .... ask your doctor for a sample of the pill and the ring to see what you like better! good luck!

well i tried that....it wasn't comfortable for me i couldn't get over the thought of something in me for that long .... kinda scary to me like a tampon... it's nice not to worry about birthcontrol for weeks but im still a little wieirded out! Alot of people love it though so it is really up to how you feel about it! I was excited about trying it out too and was disapointed .... ask your doctor for a sample of the pill and the ring to see what you like better! good luck!

I only used it for 1 month because of other problems. But I didn't feel when I had it in. Actually putting in was kinda weird but you would get used to it. A friend of mine had it for about a year so far and loves it. She says her hubby can't feel it. But some people have said on here that they could.

thanks ladies I have all the same thought and feeling but i guess you dont know unless you try...lol I just hope I like it cause remembering to take the pill is crazy to me... Thanks for all your imnputs... COrtney

i have tried the patch and now am on the ring. I really love the ring! I have read people saying that theirs falls out and isnt comfortable but i honestly have not had either of those problems!

It's great and way easier to put in than a tampon.

You just shove it up there. It doesn't matter exactly where it is, as long as it's in your vagina. I never had a problem with feeling it or falling out: except during sex. But if it bothers you during sex, you can take it out for that time.

You can also leave it in for four weeks at a time in an attempt to skip your period.

I'm not convinced about it, unfortunately. I've been on it for about 8 months and at first it was all good. But in the past few months I have had dizziness as well as extreme weight gain around my stomach, and I am pretty sure it also makes me very moody and causes a huge reduction in my want for sex.

So I've decided to go off it and not be on ANY kind of hormanal BC for a while.... and just see what happens. I have been on hormonal BC of one form or another for my entire adult life (and I am now 31) and I sort of feel like I don't know who the "real me" is because my body has always been under the influence of synthetic drugs! So I want to see what I am like in regards to sex and moods when I am just "me".... with no hormonal drugs in my system.

Of course this does mean a reliance on condoms as BC, which makes me feel a little unsure, but both my husband and I are willing to put up with the inconvenience of condoms if it means my health improves.

If there is no change.... ie - I am just a moody cow in real life haha.... I will go back on the NuvaRing.