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s/o birth control - post pg - silly question?
The post below made me think about what I'm going to do post baby when it comes to bc.
I know I should read up on this and I will... but for now:
How soon after baby should we be thinking about birth control? Clearly the "can't get pg while breastfeeding" story I hear isn't true 
Your thoughts/advice are appreciated.
Thanks!
Re: s/o birth control - post pg - silly question?
Mom, why are you washing my feed in the sink?!
My OB said you shouldn't start the pill until after 3 months PP, because if you start it before then, it will affect your breastmilk supply.
So, she had suggested using condoms and foam from 6weeks PP to 3 months.
To be honest, it hurt me really badly, so we really didn't get to it until after 3 months.
Ditto Nat's reply. Condoms and spemicide is what they recommend. But to be honest, if you give birth vaginally, you won't want to be having sex anytime soon. It will be like having sex with a knife. Seriously. It takes time to heal. So in the meantime, get used to going downtown to BJ town with your husband to help him out ha ha. You'll also be so exhausted and up feeding the baby, it might be the last thing on your mind.
But when you are ready to get it on, be sure to use protection of some kind. At your six week checkup you can ask your doctor about it too to see what they recommend.
I didn't have sex pretty much until 4-5 months post baby..it was just too painful, even though I did want to. Then we got the spermicide foam..but we still don't use condoms. They irritate me..so we do withdrawal as well and I check my cervical fluid too.
Hope that helps!
We have used condoms right from the beginning....we probably had sex for the first time 8 or 9 weeks postpartum (mostly because we were too tired), and I didn't have any issues with pain.
I refuse to tell my husband this answer... you're a better wife than me! Not that he's totally denied.. but to do it to make up for the lost sex... ugggg..
I nearly woke up DD laughing at this one
You don't have to be thinking about it until your 6 week pp check up. After Skyla we waited another week or so. I was sooo nervous-I wasn't even that nervous the first time we ever had sex! It was short and sweet.Plus you are very tired and if you are bfing, being touched out is another issue you may need to bring up.
After the twins were were ready to resume by week 4 but waited until my 6 week pp check up for the go ahead, even though my Ob assumed we already were. And yes, the great BJ, is yours and his best friend :P