Forewarning: Dude freaders, this may not be a post for you.
I need some advice freaders. Read on, it’s kind of important.
It’s that time of year. Unfortunate really, since I’m in one of those x number of millions that are currently uninsured. Hubs and I are going through our healthcare options – whether we want to buy an individual family plan, go through his work or see how much it is to go through my grad program (assuming I get in)
Either way, my birth control prescription is up at the middle of next month and after that I need to think about my options.
I am in no way, shape, or form ready for children so going all Natural Family Planning isn’t quite an option at this point – it’s something we’re willing to try later, but later being when we feel that if we had an “oops” night (like our lecturer’s from our pre-cana who had child number 5 after a bottle of wine and forgetting to take the temp or something silly like that) we’d be okay with the potential consequences. We’re not quite there yet.
So my options at this point are….
1. Call my former doctor and beg for him to refil my prescription for another couple of months. Unfortunately, this probably won’t work without me going into his office which I don’t really want to do since I don’t have insurance and I’m not in DC anymore.
2. Go to Planned Parenthood. Get a prescription. I’m not technically due for my yearly exam until January (so I don’t know why I ran out a month early…wtf). Get exam in January when I will HOPEFULLY have insurance again.
Here’s where the dilemma is….I’m not sure I want to…stay on the pill. I’m thinking of exploring other options, specifically, I have heard okay things about the IUD. I hate the way the pill makes me sluggish, how I gained ten lbs and despite running, eating relatively well, I can’t seem to get rid of it. I hate the way it affects my sex drive (sorry TMI), I hate the way it makes me moody and it doesn’t really fix the problem I’ve been on it for to begin with (awful cramps. It eases them but not full relief).
Maybe I need to alter the hormones. But maybe? It’s time for a change.
So my question to you dear freaders, is what are your experiences with birth control? Do you have a preferred method? Pills? IUD? Shots? I know everyone is different but I’m curious about other experiences – especially with the IUD.
