Community Posts, Tips & Support on Women's Health

I’m 10 months pp and on my second period. I’ve decided to use menstrual cup, as my period is very heavy pp and lasting longer as well. It started off great, I’m using moon cup and trimmed the stem twice now. However by the end of the day I’m feeling such a strong discomfort I had to take it out. I’ve emptied it o...

does anyone have any suggestions? I want to change obs mine is terrible. I live in goldsboro but i’m willing to commute

What has everyone been like with contraception after birth? I gave birth 19 months ago, I was on the pill for years absolutely fine however now anything I take makes me bleed constantly. Anyone else had any problems? I no longer use contraception which I know isn’t ideal 😒😬😬

Anyone else have PPD? Medication started a week ago and doesn’t seem to be helping. How long does it normally take? I have a follow up appointment in 2 weeks. Just had hoped I would feel better.

Can you use this on baby's nappy area including vagina? We've tried clotrimazole, daktarin and timodine

So, i just had a Urinalysis done today and the results came back that i have a pretty High Leukocyte count. Anyone else ever dealt with this? What was done? Did it affect whether you were induced?

I thought it was a UTI but antibiotics don’t seem to be treating it. I feel like I need to wee a lot especially during the night, anybody else experiencing this after giving birth?! I’m waiting to send off a urine sample as they lost my previous one so I was never tested 🙄 it’s seriously annoying especially as I…

Do any of you ladies take antidepressants for anxiety what are your experiences I’ve tried an anxiety medication but I think I need antidepressants but don’t want to get worse it’s running my life! 😩

Having terrible burning feeling in bladder post c section and when I go to the loo. Wonder if it’s irritation from catheter or a UTI. anyone else experiencing this?

I tried the GP but they prescribed me contraceptives and told me they were specifically for PMS. So I no longer trust them because I told them that contraceptives make me put on weight and I'm already struggling to loose weight that I'm desparate to loose! What other professional can help me. I really want to get he...

Does being on antibiotics reduce your chance of conceiving. I’m worrying it’s going to decrease our chances 💔

I had the Mirena IUD put in at the end of October. 3 weeks later I got my period which lasted 2 weeks. They stopped a week ago and today I got my period again. Before having it my periods were only 4 days long and between 30-32 days apart. Has anyone else had this kind of issue with the Mirena IUD? If so did it ...

Has anyone had the copper coil previously or since baby - what was your experience? I was on the pill pre pregnancy for 10+ years but would prefer non hormonal contraception now but heard mixed feedback on the coil. Also my SIL got pregnant as hers fell out which makes me nervous 😅

Can anyone let me know the best contraception for long time without any side effects please.. My baby is 7 months old and want to get the contraception that works for long time.. I have an appointment on 11 Dec soo can anyone suggest me the best

Had sex with hubby thinking I was ages away from ovulating but checked my app later and it’s only 4 days away (according to tests from previous cycles). My baby girl is only 14m and I don’t want another one yet 😬

So I have an appointment with my OB on the 13th to talk about several things, one of which is me getting birth control. I'm definitely not getting an IUD cuz no thank you lol. The two biggest options I'm looking at are the arm implant and the new-ish OTC birth control (Opill). If anyone has any experience with eithe...

What birth control did you find the best and most effective I’m stuck as to what to choose I’m thinking the IUD but I don’t know,

Has anyone tried depo provera shots? I've come off it and feel like I'm putting on weight. Not sure if this is normal. Anyone else experiencing this?

I have my 6 week postpartum appointment on the 17th ( but not technically 6 weeks postpartum till the 19th) it's with the midwifery that helped assist in my delivery. I want to get on birth control. I've done the depo and the nexplanon, but I really don't want to do the depo again. What birth control did you decide ...

Anyone on sertraline? How does it make you feel? How did it make you feel when you first started? They’ve prescribed it for me but apprehensive on starting antidepressants.