Community Posts, Tips & Support on Women's Health

I have not used birth control for years but I'm terrified of the side effects and also don't want have kids so soon. I have 2 under 2 and having more kids is a NO for me. I don't like the idea of taking hormones though. In the past it affected me with badly with headaches, low libido, moody…nausea.

My daughter ended up in hospital a few days ago and has been diagnosed with a UTI. We was sent home with antibiotics but because they had to do all sorts of tests in the hospital it’s scared her into taking them. She used to be amazing at taking calpol, neurophen etc. We have tried mixing with puree, adding to her b...

Needing to start contraception and really unsure as to what to do. Wondering what others are using? Thanks

I’ve been on the contraceptive pill for a month now. I started it on a random day. the start of the second week i started to bleed. Looked at my period app and my last period was 4 weeks prior so was probably my period. Beginning of this week I started to bleed again. So out of the 4 weeks i’ve been bleeding for 2 o...

Has anybody fallen pregnant while being on the pill? Xx

So I had my son on Oct 29th , then my period on December 15th and it's still going ..... I'm sick of it is it related to the brith control? Or is this normal? TMI it started super light for the 1st 7 days , and is about a medium flow I'd say but it not normal other then the length it's not like how it should be ...

Hey lovely moms and moms-to-be, I’m looking for a new gyno, preferably in Zurich, Zollikon, Zumikon or the Zurich oberland region. Would anyone have any good recommendations?

Does anyone have a recommendation for an OB they have and love? I’m having a hard time finding a practice that isn’t overbooked, and getting through to my provider easily with questions. Ideally I’d love to see an OB that delivers at Riverside

We cut my SIL off for having an opinion about not circumcising our son and i aged her if labiaplasty was offer for girls would she do it just because large labias are made fun of and more likely to get an infection and she said yes without hesitation. I dont want her around our kids at all so i dont plan for us to a...

How can I delay my period naturally? I don’t want medication from the doctor. Is there any way to delay it naturally? It falls on my wedding day 😢

Hello everyone, How do you remember to take your medication? In previous cycles I was using Bonzun IVF which was great - you could add all you meds, it would remind you to take them, and you could tick them off. But the notifications don’t appear to be working anymore, and no one from their help centre is getting b...

I got really slammed at work and kept a tampon in for like 8 hours and now I can’t get rid of the smell!

I’m just curious as to what contraception you are all using? I’ve been given Degestrol but read about how it is highly linked with depression, and I remember being on it before and suffering with depression but don’t know if it was general PPD or now looking back it could have been that. Wondering whether to make ...

I feel embarrassed even writing this but I'm panicking a bit. I'm currently on no birth control so me and my partner use condoms. The other day he pulled out and the condom wasn't on him anymore it was stuck inside me😩 I was in leak ovulation, do you think there's any chance I can be pregnant?!

My LG has oral thrush and has had two courses of nystan it's still there I've seen there's a miconazole gel but I've heard it's out of stock, when we have seen the doctor and I told him this he said there would be a chemist somewhere that had it, when I went to my normal chemist they said it's been out of stock 2 ye...

Just wanted ideas on what contraceptive they find to be the best for them? I’ve always been on the pill previously and stopped Iin Feb 2023 as I was getting married later on in the year and knew that we wanted to try for a baby after marriage and wanted my hormones to regulate by then. Since giving birth we’ve been...

What do you do to clean poop off of things like sheets or clothes? Do you just rinse it well and put it in the wash, or do you rinse it off and then soak it in something first like bleach or borax, rinse it again and then wash it with the rest of the washing? Would love to hear suggestions

I’m 2 weeks PP and Ik I wanna get back on BC on my 6 week appt. I do not wanna get pregnant again anytime soon lol. I was on BC for 3 yrs before i got pregnant i loved it and got off cause we wanted a baby. And now getting back on but gonna do the mini pill cause i’m breastfeeding. Are any of y’all considering BC? I...

I am pregnant with my second baby, I had HG first time round until around 22 weeks. No medication ever helped but I wasn’t given the option of ondansentron by my GP. I am currently 7 weeks pregnant and the last week has been horrendous with constant nausea and vomiting, I was given metoclopramide by my GP on Monda...

What’s the best birth control for postpartum? I want to avoid hormonal options, but I’m not sure about using an IUD since I don’t want to stress about being careful during sex. I’m 2 weeks postpartum and need to decide soon.