July 2009 Weddings
Dear Community,
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Charting Question
So I had my IUD out the other day. I want to start charting again because we are going to use the NFP method along with condoms. How do I start my chart? I haven't had a PP period yet and I don't want to wait until I get one if I don't have too. Anyone with experience in this department? I want to use fertility friend again because it is easy and when I go to create a chart it asks for the first day of my LMP and I don't want to put October 10, 2009...
Re: Charting Question
Haha I was really excited when I started charting. It's fun to know what's actually going on with your body and amazing that a simple temperature read can tell you do much.
I agree with the the others said. I started mine when I stopped bc but I also had a bc related period then which helped. Maybe just be extra careful with sex until you know it's more accurate.
I didn't know the IUD stopped periods.
Good luck!
Blog
I love charting! I could stare at those charts and drive myself crazy for hours! I had to force myself to stop. Such a loser... My sex life looked like a science experiment but I just loved looking at the data.
The IUD has different effects on different people. For some it can stop or shorten their periods. For some it makes their period less intense. Then for others it can make their period longer, more heavy, and makes their PMS way worse. It really depends on your body and the type of IUD you get.
I have Mirena and my experience has been awful.
the wedding | the blog
I had Mirena too and I hated it. I bled every day for the first 9 months and then it just stopped. I have taken a pregnancy test every month since October because I was freaked out I would get pregnant and not know and then something would be wrong with my baby. I'm so glad I got it removed and I will never have it again.
I had a similar experience, Tara. I bled for 6 months straight, then it stopped for a month, and now I bleed for a few weeks to a month, stop for a week or so, then it starts again. I have also had insanely strong PMS symptoms like major exhaustion, breasts so sore I could barely wear a bra, cramps that hurt so bad I couldn't stand up, etc.
The fact that I was bleeding like a stuck pig was the only reason I never took a pregnancy test.
The doctor told me to give it a year and see if it calms down and it hasn't so I'm having mine taken out next week and we will be charting to avoid and using condoms as well.
the wedding | the blog
Ditto