Switching Birth control methods

[gradualwisd0m.livejournal.com]

I scheduled a consultation meeting at Planned Parenthood on Friday to talk about switching birth control methods. Right now I'm on Depo Provera and I want to seek out something that won't make me gain weight as much as Depo did. I'm not saying it's the BC's fault, but it didn't not help either.

What sort of questions should I ask when I'm there? Now I think I can handle taking a pill everyday now that I'm settled into a new place, school, and work. The other question is whether there really is a birth control method (pill form) that doesn't cause weight gain? I know nothing about pills and shame on me for not doing any homework yet but I figure this would be a good place to ask :)

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[popchex.livejournal.com]

Here I thought cuz I took my Estroven PMS, that I would have a fairly uncomplicated period.
Of course not, Renee. How stupid are you? :P

I'm in the Hut, two+ days early, without my Diva Cup. At work. And now I have to go buy a new pair of panties.

Lovely.

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[ravenfyre.livejournal.com]

*pout*
i think i'm spotting again... damn it. this is my fifth month on alesse, and my peiod isn't due for another week and a half. last month i spotted for over a week, and THEN got my period. i hope this goes away, 'cause this is the only pill that hasn't given me horrible side effects and i love it :( i guess spotting is a minor inconvenience, but still... it's so annoying...
*sigh*

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[jeska12.livejournal.com]

Thanks to all of you who responded to my post about my first pack of Yasmin!

Unfortunately, I have another question.

As you know, today marks my 3 day of my "inactive pill". (I'll take it tonight @ 10 to keep me on track.)

I began spotting last night and have been all morning, but no flow is present yet. I spoke with a nurse @ my doctor's office, and she said this was fairly normal. But I failed to ask her a question.

She said that sometimes you might not have a period @ all when you begin. But if I don't have a normal flow this month and I only spot, could this mean that I'm possibly pregnant?

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[evesassassin.livejournal.com]

So i started birthcontrol a few days ago (7 today) and it was the first day of my period.. and im bleeding really strangely.. like, on and off and its been 7 days, my normal period is 5, so i dont know.. is this normal?

Waiting patiently ...

[hellonurse06.livejournal.com]

I want my period nooooow ... I want to try my DivaCup ... I can't wait :p

I took my last BC pill Sunday ... So it should be here soon!

Just leaving the hut this month...

[greenfairy03.livejournal.com]

Thanks to all the ladies who replied to my frantic "I forgot my BCP today!!" post last week. :-) I dug out my Cyclessa info and it said that missing one pill doesn't require any backup protection, especially if I take the pill I missed as soon as possible the same day. WHEW. So I wasn't worried about having sex on my anniversary. As for condoms...well...there are a couple of reasons why I have never used them. 1), my boyfriend (who was not a virgin when I met him, thus he has more experience than I do...he's the only guy I have ever had sex with) does not like condoms...I guess for him they just don't feel good. And since we didn't start having sex until AFTER I was on BCP, the question of using condoms just never really comes up. 2) condoms are evidence...my parents know I am on BC to regulate my periods, but they think I am still a virgin. And there is a fear in the back of my mind that I will forget to put away the condoms, or lube, or spermicide, or whatever before my parents pop by for a visit one day, and then I will be excommunicated from the family. So, the BC is safe...if they see it, no big deal. That's a major reason why I have never bought any condoms or lube or whatnot.
Anyway...as for the non-applicator tampons, OUCH!!! I just can't get used to them. I tried repeatedly during the heaviest couple of days of my period this month, and it just didn't happen. The tampon (becuase there was no applicator) just absorbed every bit of moisture in the opening of my vagina, so it hurt like a mofo going in!! I felt like every drop of moisture had been suddenly sucked away...it felt like pushing a roll of sandpaper up there!! So I said heck with that and went back to applicators. They are just easier for me, and they don't leave me feeling scratched and dry. Plus, I prefer using the plastic instead of my finger to push the tampon up....dunno, just a personal thing I guess. Well...I must admit my menstrual curiosity has moved on from tampons to the varuious cups I keep hearing about. Perhaps someday I will be brave enough to try Insteads or the Keeper.

tacos when on my period = bad

[emmeangel.livejournal.com]

we had to have tacos when i'm on my period!! OUTRAGE! because i finished eating the bastard 15 minutes ago, and now i have bad cramps, a touch a of gas and MAJOR bloating issues. THANK YOU MOM. that's why every time dad suggested mexican, i turned it down! god mom, you're a fucking retard. you say i could have made something myself? well, no, considering practically everything but chocolate tases like crap to me or either makes me bloat, get gassy or cramp horribly. yay for chocolate. now i don't think i'm going to tkd... thank you mom.

i just wanna cuddle with jason and have this go away. yes, i've had good results with exercise to rid cramps, but it worsens the bloating and gas. now, tkd is certianly not the place to be expelling gas. bloating is ok because those uniforms hide everything, except if you are boobless like me. oh well, my blanket, bed, and doggie (my favorite stuffed animal to cuddle) have become best friends over the past week, and we shall continue to be it seems.

i love you jason :DD

*die*

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[jennjen.livejournal.com]

I'm getting mad and worried.
My period is 4 days late now. It was supposed to come Friday but hasn't.
I've got all of the symptoms for it coming...sore boobs, cramps, crankyness, some bloating...but no blood...whats the hold up???
I'm was supposed to start OrthoTriCyclen Sunday...but since I haven't gotten my period, obviously I didn't.
Grrr