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boutonnieres, rehearsal dinner, and birth control concerns
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Oh. My. Goodness.
If my doctor had said that to me, I don''t know if I''d be laughing my head off or too stunned to move!
And a second motion for the KY Jelly. If you''re uncomfortable buying it, buy a box of tampons at the same time and it''ll just look like you use lubricant to put in tampons instead of...
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Fisher, I have gone to a female OB-GYN for years and I wouldn''t change for anything! It''s still not fun, but I never ever could get used to going to a man for that particular check-up!!! Thankfully there are so many women in the OB-GYN field now that it isn''t hard to find one. I just can''t stress enough how much better it is to go to a woman.
Oh, and I really think it is a great idea to have the rehearsal dinner somewhere BESIDES the chuch fellowship hall! It would be so much better if you can start the decorating for the wedding reception earlier in the day before the rehearsal. After the rehearsal dinner, you need to be able to go home and do your last minute things and get a good night''s sleep (if you can!). You cannot possibly clean up a rehearsal dinner and then START decorating the same room for the reception. That''s waaaay too much to do the night before the wedding or you''ll be totally exhausted the day of the wedding! And a rehearsal dinner at a restaurant can be equally casual and no clean up for anyone. I think you and Paul should have some input into the restaurant choices, but your FMIL is right to want to do it somewhere besides the church, IMO. I am fairly conservative about spending money, and I''d really want something a little more than pizza to serve at a rehearsal dinner.
Oh, and I really think it is a great idea to have the rehearsal dinner somewhere BESIDES the chuch fellowship hall! It would be so much better if you can start the decorating for the wedding reception earlier in the day before the rehearsal. After the rehearsal dinner, you need to be able to go home and do your last minute things and get a good night''s sleep (if you can!). You cannot possibly clean up a rehearsal dinner and then START decorating the same room for the reception. That''s waaaay too much to do the night before the wedding or you''ll be totally exhausted the day of the wedding! And a rehearsal dinner at a restaurant can be equally casual and no clean up for anyone. I think you and Paul should have some input into the restaurant choices, but your FMIL is right to want to do it somewhere besides the church, IMO. I am fairly conservative about spending money, and I''d really want something a little more than pizza to serve at a rehearsal dinner.
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Hey fishie - I''m usually a lurker but I just wanted to add something else here re: BC, which is that its really not all that unnatural to take BC Pills. Over their lifetime, woman today have MANY more periods than women did in the past (they were more frequently pregnant, entered menopause earlier, started period later, etc...), and so taking the pill for some part of your lifetime is actually considered by many to be "healthier" or "more natural" than not. It can also help relieve anemia and bone loss. Anyway, I hope that helps in your decision - best of luck and try not to stress too much, I''m sure everything will be OK.
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Fisher,
As for #1&2, do what you feel like in your gut, and your heart! Really!
For the birth control, I am right there with you, girl. My fiance and I have been together for almost 5 years and by the grace of God''s patience we are waiting to get married to have sex. Although we love children and plan to have several, the first years of our marriage are not going to be a good time to start having them! We are currently trying to figure out bc options. Since 8th grade, I''ve been on various oral hormones...Ortho-Tri-Cyclen gave me a cyst on my ovary and also gave me a low "sex" (since we''re not actually having sex, but you know what I mean) drive. I was on Levora/Nordette for a couple of years and then in January I had a scary experience. Basically I had an abnormal migraine which manifested itself as stroke symptoms. Apparantly if I had been over 50 they would have called it a stroke. This scared me to death. After meeting with two GPs, a neurologist twice, my gyno, having a CAT, MRA & MRI done, they determined that being on bc for an extended period of time (8 years) had caused a blood clot and the blood flow to my head shut off momentarily. Now, I always thought that the risk symptoms listed on the package would never happen to me, and strokes would occur in overweight smokers...nope. Girls who use it, you will probably be fine. In NO WAY am I trying to scare anyone. I just wanted to give a differing opinion--I no longer can ever use any hormonal bc. That leaves very few options.
The diaphragm isn''t statistically safe enough, the IUD scares me, the cervical cap is useless...and I just don''t want to use condoms with my husband after waiting five and a half years, you know? So if anyone has any non-hormonal ideas I would appreciate them, and I''m sure fisher would too (not speaking on your behalf
I swear I''m not trying to scare anyone, but I just feel like yall should know the risks, I would hate for this to happen to someone else..and me know that I could have said something!
As for #1&2, do what you feel like in your gut, and your heart! Really!
For the birth control, I am right there with you, girl. My fiance and I have been together for almost 5 years and by the grace of God''s patience we are waiting to get married to have sex. Although we love children and plan to have several, the first years of our marriage are not going to be a good time to start having them! We are currently trying to figure out bc options. Since 8th grade, I''ve been on various oral hormones...Ortho-Tri-Cyclen gave me a cyst on my ovary and also gave me a low "sex" (since we''re not actually having sex, but you know what I mean) drive. I was on Levora/Nordette for a couple of years and then in January I had a scary experience. Basically I had an abnormal migraine which manifested itself as stroke symptoms. Apparantly if I had been over 50 they would have called it a stroke. This scared me to death. After meeting with two GPs, a neurologist twice, my gyno, having a CAT, MRA & MRI done, they determined that being on bc for an extended period of time (8 years) had caused a blood clot and the blood flow to my head shut off momentarily. Now, I always thought that the risk symptoms listed on the package would never happen to me, and strokes would occur in overweight smokers...nope. Girls who use it, you will probably be fine. In NO WAY am I trying to scare anyone. I just wanted to give a differing opinion--I no longer can ever use any hormonal bc. That leaves very few options.
The diaphragm isn''t statistically safe enough, the IUD scares me, the cervical cap is useless...and I just don''t want to use condoms with my husband after waiting five and a half years, you know? So if anyone has any non-hormonal ideas I would appreciate them, and I''m sure fisher would too (not speaking on your behalf
I swear I''m not trying to scare anyone, but I just feel like yall should know the risks, I would hate for this to happen to someone else..and me know that I could have said something!
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This was my experience with the pill, too, but everyone''s different. If you want to try it I''d recommend getting started on it ASAP to give your body time to adjust and not be all hormone-crazed on your wedding day. With many types of pills you can even keep taking the real pills (skip the "sugar pills" at the end of the month) and not have periods at all--yay!
I was a virgin on my wedding day too--wow, I''m (pleasantly) surprised that there are so many still doing it the old-fashioned way! Fisher, your exam will be embarrassing and not really fun, but not painful. Consider it a necessary evil and get it over with!
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After waiting all this time?! Umm, I don't think that's going to happen.
Fisher, not to give you something else to worry about, but just to give you another incentive to make your OB/GYN appointment--I have a friend who had a weird "impenetrable hymen" thing and had no idea until they couldn't make it happen on their honeymon . . . or for a few months afterward! It was an easy procedure to fix, but not a nice way to start their married life. Apparently her mom had the same thing and didn't think it was relevant to warn her, if you can believe that!
plantationcatt,
There is always NFP. Although it is usually not a popular choice, (I personally do not use it) I know many people who successfully use NFP (natural family planning aka rhythm method) as a form of birth control. You monitor 3 natural signs that the female body exhibits to determiine if you are ovulating or not. If your body indicates that you are ovulating you have sex if you want to get pregnant and obstain if you don''t.
I do not know anyone who has gotten become pregnant when their body told them that they were not ovulating. Everyone I know who has had suprise pregnancies when using NFP became so when they were lazy about monitoring their signs. Very similar as forgetting to take your pill daily.
If you are interested in NFP you can google it (I think there is a national educational foundation) and find information on classes to learn to use NFP successfully. If you dont find anything on the web you can contact your local catholic church which may have someone who teaches classes.
My DH and I are looking onto it b/c we want to get off the pill and get pregnant in the next year or two, but dont want to quit birth control completely just yet and DH refuses to use condoms (you are right....it just dont feel the same
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There is always NFP. Although it is usually not a popular choice, (I personally do not use it) I know many people who successfully use NFP (natural family planning aka rhythm method) as a form of birth control. You monitor 3 natural signs that the female body exhibits to determiine if you are ovulating or not. If your body indicates that you are ovulating you have sex if you want to get pregnant and obstain if you don''t.
I do not know anyone who has gotten become pregnant when their body told them that they were not ovulating. Everyone I know who has had suprise pregnancies when using NFP became so when they were lazy about monitoring their signs. Very similar as forgetting to take your pill daily.
If you are interested in NFP you can google it (I think there is a national educational foundation) and find information on classes to learn to use NFP successfully. If you dont find anything on the web you can contact your local catholic church which may have someone who teaches classes.
My DH and I are looking onto it b/c we want to get off the pill and get pregnant in the next year or two, but dont want to quit birth control completely just yet and DH refuses to use condoms (you are right....it just dont feel the same
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Date: 9/14/2006 6:07:54 PM
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plantationcatt,
There is always NFP. Although it is usually not a popular choice, (I personally do not use it) I know many people who successfully use NFP (natural family planning aka rhythm method) as a form of birth control. You monitor 3 natural signs that the female body exhibits to determiine if you are ovulating or not. If your body indicates that you are ovulating you have sex if you want to get pregnant and obstain if you don''t.
I do not know anyone who has gotten become pregnant when their body told them that they were not ovulating. Everyone I know who has had suprise pregnancies when using NFP became so when they were lazy about monitoring their signs. Very similar as forgetting to take your pill daily.
If you are interested in NFP you can google it (I think there is a national educational foundation) and find information on classes to learn to use NFP successfully. If you dont find anything on the web you can contact your local catholic church which may have someone who teaches classes.
My DH and I are looking onto it b/c we want to get off the pill and get pregnant in the next year or two, but dont want to quit birth control completely just yet and DH refuses to use condoms (you are right....it just dont feel the same)
Heh heh heh.... My wonderful 16-year old brother was a NFP "surprise", and we''re friends with a couple who are 5 months along with their NFP "surprise" too. If you go this route, you need to be very vigilant about REALLY tracking your fertility. Unfortunately, women are hornier when they''re ovulating, and men find women more attractive when they''re ovulating too. Also, there was some evidence recently that some women can ovulate TWICE during their monthly cycle. Doctors had been puzzled by sets of twins in which one twin was a couple weeks ahead of schedule in development than the other - this explains it. And also (probably TMI... my father loves to tell us kids which bc methods failed when we were all conceived...) I''m the result of diaphragm and spermacidal gel failure, so there you have it. BC is certainly not 100%, but we all do our best to be responsible.
Hmmm... I didn''t mean to scare anyone off of these methods, just mentioning my experience with them.
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Funnily enough, I know more people who have gotten "surprises" with conventional birth control than with NFP. I guess thats because I know only about 10 couples who use NFP for either medical or religious reasons. A good friend of mine just got pregnant on NFP because she figures that at 30 she would never get pregnant due to her medical problems. They got lazy and got a joyous surprise.
I have had numerous friends get pregnant on the pill, with condoms, diaphragms, sponge, foam, etc. and even on Depo. I just brought up NFP because it seems to be a popular option when the pill or depo is not an option (as in plantationcatts situation).
They claim it is as effective as the pill, with the same failure rate due to user error. I am still weary jump into it, but I want to give my body time to be off the pill for a while before I try to get pregnant.
I have had numerous friends get pregnant on the pill, with condoms, diaphragms, sponge, foam, etc. and even on Depo. I just brought up NFP because it seems to be a popular option when the pill or depo is not an option (as in plantationcatts situation).
They claim it is as effective as the pill, with the same failure rate due to user error. I am still weary jump into it, but I want to give my body time to be off the pill for a while before I try to get pregnant.
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There is also FAM - which is basically the same as NFP but with a lot more education and a lot less religion. If used properly it can be used to both prevent and acheive pregnancy. I''m reading Taking Control of your Fertility right now.. Its a really good book, but I don''t think i''d recommend it to some who is "new" to the whole keeping track of your body thing (i.e. a virgin and has not yet seen an OB/GYN)
Anyway.. we did not use boutennieres. I thought they were stupid. Did anyone notice? Nope.
I forget what number two was.. oh.. the rehearsal.. I let my FMIL have control of the rehearsal.. She''s nuts so it gave her something to keep herself busy with..
And as everyone has already said.. the OB/GYN appt is not so bad.. and its definitely something you MUST do whether you want to use birth control or not..
Anyway.. we did not use boutennieres. I thought they were stupid. Did anyone notice? Nope.
I forget what number two was.. oh.. the rehearsal.. I let my FMIL have control of the rehearsal.. She''s nuts so it gave her something to keep herself busy with..
And as everyone has already said.. the OB/GYN appt is not so bad.. and its definitely something you MUST do whether you want to use birth control or not..
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bouts and rehersal won''t matter much in the grand scheme of things...the marriage will...
re: ob/gyns - I went to my first gyn when i was 16 b/c I had PAINFUL periods my FEMALE doc told me it was normal to throw up, cramp, get diahrreah (sp?) and constipation at the same time and miss school/work b/c of the pain. She gave me anaprox and it didn''t relieve any of the pain. I was a virgin and told her about it, but apparently, she didn''t care as she jammed the specullum in me (I''m sure that won''t happen to u - my gyn was a psycho). Anyway I switched and went to a MALE gyn and he was gentle, and nice (good looking too, which is a plus
) On my first visit he realized I had cysts on my ovaries. He performed a sonogram on me and found a 4.2 cm cyst, he immediately put me on bc and b/c I was a virgin, I was apprehensive, but it worked, my painful periods went away. I''ve gone to male docs ever since...just my personal preference. You need to find someone you are comfortable with. Don''t be afraid to speak up for yourself and voice any concerns about your body. These docs are here to help you. Anything that you are curious about, unsure of or want clarification on, you should ask your doc. My mom is old school immigrant so she never taught me about the female body that''s why i dont mind asking a ton of questions b/c i want to make sure it is healthy and stays healthy. don''t be scared, it''s actually fun to go - what other man will be checking you out after marriage?
my fiance hates it when i go b/c he feels that area belongs to him...that''s why i found a smart & good looking doc b/c it''s my personal treat to myself to have someone i enjoy helping me out
Good luck finding your ideal doc
re: first time...I waited a long while (last virgin in my group) -20- and it was very painful even though he was gentle. you will never feel as close to someone as you do when you lose it to the man you love...magical and i can''t describe the intensity of oneness you feel. anyway, it''ll take you a while to be comfortable...if you notice any pain during intercourse, tell your gyn b/c things might be going on....good for u for waiting...
theres my rant...enjoy and good luck
re: ob/gyns - I went to my first gyn when i was 16 b/c I had PAINFUL periods my FEMALE doc told me it was normal to throw up, cramp, get diahrreah (sp?) and constipation at the same time and miss school/work b/c of the pain. She gave me anaprox and it didn''t relieve any of the pain. I was a virgin and told her about it, but apparently, she didn''t care as she jammed the specullum in me (I''m sure that won''t happen to u - my gyn was a psycho). Anyway I switched and went to a MALE gyn and he was gentle, and nice (good looking too, which is a plus
Good luck finding your ideal doc
re: first time...I waited a long while (last virgin in my group) -20- and it was very painful even though he was gentle. you will never feel as close to someone as you do when you lose it to the man you love...magical and i can''t describe the intensity of oneness you feel. anyway, it''ll take you a while to be comfortable...if you notice any pain during intercourse, tell your gyn b/c things might be going on....good for u for waiting...
theres my rant...enjoy and good luck
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I did this exact thing...used NFP before wanting to get pregnant and just to give myself a break from the pill at other times(I''m not Catholic so this had nothing to do with religion). I took my temperature and learning about my cycle was also helpful when we did try to get pregnant. I have a tendency to forget to take pills, so for us, the NFP worked just as well. We didn''t have any surprise babies! But you have to stick to it. The days that are Xed off on the calendar are a no-no. But I think people who have the self-control to wait until they are married to have sex are excellent candidates to use NFP, especially if they have regular cycles. And my view was, if I was diligent with ANY kind of birth control and still got pregnant, then I felt that God was sending me a little gift in His perfect timing! But we really didn''t have any surprises!Date: 9/14/2006 6:07:54 PM
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plantationcatt,
There is always NFP. Although it is usually not a popular choice, (I personally do not use it) I know many people who successfully use NFP (natural family planning aka rhythm method) as a form of birth control. You monitor 3 natural signs that the female body exhibits to determiine if you are ovulating or not. If your body indicates that you are ovulating you have sex if you want to get pregnant and obstain if you don''t.
I do not know anyone who has gotten become pregnant when their body told them that they were not ovulating. Everyone I know who has had suprise pregnancies when using NFP became so when they were lazy about monitoring their signs. Very similar as forgetting to take your pill daily.
If you are interested in NFP you can google it (I think there is a national educational foundation) and find information on classes to learn to use NFP successfully. If you dont find anything on the web you can contact your local catholic church which may have someone who teaches classes.
My DH and I are looking onto it b/c we want to get off the pill and get pregnant in the next year or two, but dont want to quit birth control completely just yet and DH refuses to use condoms (you are right....it just dont feel the same)
firebirdgold
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The appointment is this week. I''ve been freaking out, but much less so here lately. I figure with all the wedding stuff I''m in the midst of, and having just bought the wedding gown, I got felt up darn near enough anyway. I''m sure I''ll be a tad ballistic, but for now, I''m rolling with it. They said if I freak out too much, I can reschedule and go ahead and start on the pill, and if I need to change it for any reason, I can do that when I come in for my *real* exam. But I''m hoping to get it all done the first time. Less bother that way.
As for the rehearsal, I''m kind of over that, too. Paul and I talked, and whatever works out, works out. I was freaking out too much over too much, so I''m keeping my focus right now on our future and the plans we have and the things we want for our wedding, and for our marriage. And a big YAY! I''m having a blast looking around in the Atlanta area for work. That means I will get to move there, the sooner the better!
Thanks for comments, and I know it''s been a long time in coming, but I''ve been really diligent about putting it off. Yeah I know, it''s a necessary evil. After this week, it''ll be done.
As for the rehearsal, I''m kind of over that, too. Paul and I talked, and whatever works out, works out. I was freaking out too much over too much, so I''m keeping my focus right now on our future and the plans we have and the things we want for our wedding, and for our marriage. And a big YAY! I''m having a blast looking around in the Atlanta area for work. That means I will get to move there, the sooner the better!
Thanks for comments, and I know it''s been a long time in coming, but I''ve been really diligent about putting it off. Yeah I know, it''s a necessary evil. After this week, it''ll be done.
Christa
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I''ll just get to #3:
I have been married 3 yrs. We got pregnant with son #1 a month or so after marriage and prengant with son #2 6 months after #1 was born. Whether it is the pill or something else, have a method in place.
We used condoms at the beginning of marriage, I too was scared about the doctor visit to go for bc pills..... (I was 23) and then got pregnant the 2nd time while on a low dose pill AND using condoms.
I tease hubby that he should have his Biology degree revoked.....hahaha
I have been married 3 yrs. We got pregnant with son #1 a month or so after marriage and prengant with son #2 6 months after #1 was born. Whether it is the pill or something else, have a method in place.
We used condoms at the beginning of marriage, I too was scared about the doctor visit to go for bc pills..... (I was 23) and then got pregnant the 2nd time while on a low dose pill AND using condoms.
I tease hubby that he should have his Biology degree revoked.....hahaha
plantationcatt
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All is well, and thanks for the prayers. I''ve been trying like crazy mad to come up with some paper flowers I like, and it''s been a lot of fun. I''m still in the learning process, so I''m sure with practice, they''ll be prettier. I''m excited about having something creative like that in the wedding, even though a lot of people kind of think it''s tacky. I think the outcome will be pretty.
The Dr. visit went fine, I was a big girl and even let them take a blood sample. I now know my blood type, which I never knew before. *Yeah, I know, please don''t get on me about that; I''ve heard it for YEARS from my mom, who forgot what it was when I was a baby and the testing was mandatory. I''ve been given three months worth of Loestrin24, I believe it''s called. I''ve not started yet, but if I have any concerns, the Dr. is really cool and said I can be worked in that day, no matter how small the concern I have is. She''s really nice and made the visit as icky-less as possible. Got the blood work results; I''m absolutely healthy and the reason I''m cold all the time has nothing to do with having low iron in my blood, nor does it have anything to do with my thyroids. She said sometimes when a person loses a lot of weight, the body loses insulation and just stays cold, due to that loss. I asked if it''d ever change; she said if it''s been this way since I lost the weight 6 years ago, it''s probably going to stay that way. Yay! I''m I don''t have anemia!
I need to re-visit the thread that had the advice on the flowers, paper-style. I forgot the sites I was directed to. Thanks for all the help!!
The Dr. visit went fine, I was a big girl and even let them take a blood sample. I now know my blood type, which I never knew before. *Yeah, I know, please don''t get on me about that; I''ve heard it for YEARS from my mom, who forgot what it was when I was a baby and the testing was mandatory. I''ve been given three months worth of Loestrin24, I believe it''s called. I''ve not started yet, but if I have any concerns, the Dr. is really cool and said I can be worked in that day, no matter how small the concern I have is. She''s really nice and made the visit as icky-less as possible. Got the blood work results; I''m absolutely healthy and the reason I''m cold all the time has nothing to do with having low iron in my blood, nor does it have anything to do with my thyroids. She said sometimes when a person loses a lot of weight, the body loses insulation and just stays cold, due to that loss. I asked if it''d ever change; she said if it''s been this way since I lost the weight 6 years ago, it''s probably going to stay that way. Yay! I''m I don''t have anemia!
I need to re-visit the thread that had the advice on the flowers, paper-style. I forgot the sites I was directed to. Thanks for all the help!!
plantationcatt
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Good job Fisher on your gyno visit! There''s a first time for everything, huh!?
I''m sure your wedding flowers will be gorgeous, and exactly the way you have envisioned them, and that''s really all that matters. You''re lucky to have a FI who trusts and loves your decisions, and guess what? Scr*w what everyone else thinks!
It''s YOUR wedding, and your time to shine, so do whatever you feel represents you and Paul as a couple.
I''m actually SO relieved you went to the doctor and got a good health report...that will make things so much easier once you are married. Also, when it comes to having children, you will be glad you made the first move and will also know kind of what to expect next time around (keep going, though...you need 3 clear PAP''s before you''re off the hook, unfortunately!) I know it''s unpleasant, but so worth it in the end. I went religiously through my 20''s, then got married 3 years ago and they kind of let me off the hook then...which actually made me uncomfortable! I want to know every year if I''m OK just in case, he hee!
The pill is not that big a deal...your body and your emotions will eventually conform, and you will probably be happier than ever and wonder why you weren''t on it before!
Best of luck to you, take care!
I''m sure your wedding flowers will be gorgeous, and exactly the way you have envisioned them, and that''s really all that matters. You''re lucky to have a FI who trusts and loves your decisions, and guess what? Scr*w what everyone else thinks!
I''m actually SO relieved you went to the doctor and got a good health report...that will make things so much easier once you are married. Also, when it comes to having children, you will be glad you made the first move and will also know kind of what to expect next time around (keep going, though...you need 3 clear PAP''s before you''re off the hook, unfortunately!) I know it''s unpleasant, but so worth it in the end. I went religiously through my 20''s, then got married 3 years ago and they kind of let me off the hook then...which actually made me uncomfortable! I want to know every year if I''m OK just in case, he hee!
The pill is not that big a deal...your body and your emotions will eventually conform, and you will probably be happier than ever and wonder why you weren''t on it before!
Best of luck to you, take care!
GTAnna
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I thought you might find this Martha Stewart Living paper flower bouquet interesting:
http://www.marthastewart.com/page.jhtml?type=content&id=channel3530026&contentGroup=MSW&site=weddings
This page has directions on how to make the beautiful bouquet.
Also, I have seen groomsmen and the groom use nice pins in place of boutonnieres. For example, a couple had a beach wedding theme, so the guys had nice starfish pins on their jackets.
http://www.marthastewart.com/page.jhtml?type=content&id=channel3530026&contentGroup=MSW&site=weddings
This page has directions on how to make the beautiful bouquet.
Also, I have seen groomsmen and the groom use nice pins in place of boutonnieres. For example, a couple had a beach wedding theme, so the guys had nice starfish pins on their jackets.
Scintillating
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That's really interesting about body fat/insulation.
I lost 45 lbs in the last year - and I'm freakin' cold all the time.
Hopefully, my body will adjust - thanks for sharing.
Oh* Loestrin 24 is good BC pill. You should feel fine on it.
I'm on a similar one, Levelite, and I love it - I feel great.
Scintillating...
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My OB/GYN suggested it, and I read an article by a female O/G who said she hasn't had a period in years. I tried it for a whlie, but I was paying for the pills out of pocket and got tired of buying them every three weeks instead of four.
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I take Ortho Tri cyclen (the regular one). I have always been on this since I was a teenager, since, like most people above mentioned, that they have used it to regulate your hormones for acne.
Not to get too off subject here, but has anyone noticed a change in using the name brand vs. the generic? I recently lost my job and was added onto my husbands'' insurance, and the generic was WAYYYY more affordable ($45.00 for namebrand vs. $5.00 for generic) under his insurance.
I am worried that it might throw my hormones out of whack? I don''t want to end up prego in the next month or so!!
Not to get too off subject here, but has anyone noticed a change in using the name brand vs. the generic? I recently lost my job and was added onto my husbands'' insurance, and the generic was WAYYYY more affordable ($45.00 for namebrand vs. $5.00 for generic) under his insurance.
I am worried that it might throw my hormones out of whack? I don''t want to end up prego in the next month or so!!
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Planned Parent hood sells BC cheap. My business partner used to buy hers there before she got health insurance. No proof of couse but while on Ortho I had annual ovian cysts (I was put on BC at 14 after my first one). Never connected it until I read another posting complaining of the same thing and realizing it has been years since I have had one
They are not fun.
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The difference between namebrand and generic drugs is the inert (inactive) materials that are added to the pill, stuff like the pill''s outer coating that don''t affect the active drugs at all. The active ingredients are exactly the same in the namebrand and generics.
Like, have you noticed that Advil brand ibuprofen (spell?) has a sweet-tasting outer coating, while the generic ibuprofen pills have a normal medicine-y tasting outer coating? That''s where you''ll see the main differences.
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