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How to ensure thorough bottom cleaning after toilet ??

How do you make sure your LO’s bottom are absolutely clean after using the toilet after a number 2?

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Who has APS or on blood thinner and been allowed to be on birth center?

I have Antiphospholipid syndrom and was told that I should be on labour ward vs birth center due to risk of bleeding. Any other people on the same boat/different one?

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Preferred Birth Control Method and Why?

What's your favorite type of Birth control I was thinking the implant, something I don't have to worry about but someone told me you loose your hair. So what do you prefer / suggest ?

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Help

Hi everyone so this might be a bit TMI but I’m confused and can’t get a appointment to speak to my doctor, I have been on the pill since I had my son 2 years and I started bleeding a little the other day so I stop taking my pill to just give my body a break it’s now Thursday and only bled on Monday and that was a ti...

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Stopped the depo shot!!

Hey mamas, I’m 10 months PP, and I stopped the deposhot back in December when it was supposed to be my next shot. The question is…does anyone know or been tru this…how soon would I get my period, also i would like to get pregnant again, because we want another baby so they can be close in age…but I have no luck, and...

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Thyroid medication

Has anyone thyroid medication stopped their period? My dose went from 75mg mon - thurs 100mg Friday - Sunday to 100mg all week and I haven’t got my period for march yet.. could this be down to my medication? It’s never affected it before but I’ve took pregnancy tests and they’ve come back negative which is dishearte...

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Self conscious about my odor down there

I feel so strange posting about this hence why I made it anonymous.. It's been something that's bothered me for along time. I have 1 sexual partner and have for 6 years. As long as I can remember I've been self conscious about the odour my nether regions produce. I wash accordingly, no scented soaps. I don't have an...

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Should I take plan b?

I’m 7 weeks pp and my husband and I decided to have sex with a Condom and it broke. He didn’t finish inside me but I’m still scared because we used the “pull out method” as our previous contraceptive and now we have the 7 week old baby- I am not ready to be pregnant again. I also am breastfeeding and pumping which I...

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Birth control effects on supply

Does anyone know if norgeston mini pill affects milk supply? I started a week ago and prescription says it doesn’t effect supply but breasts are feeling a lot softer and I only got 4 oz out of pumping session rather than 5oz per breast which I usually get

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Leaking wee

Does anyone else feel like they're constantly weeing themselves? Only dribbles here and there but I swear I feel it physically coming out that I then go to the toilet but nothing comes out 😞 just want to know I'm not the only one?

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The pill

I’ve just taken day 8 of my contraceptive pill, I have been pretty bad at remembering to do it at the same time (8am) and have had a few days already that I’ve taken it at 6pm, am I protected against pregnancy yet or should I take it for another week at 6pm every day and just use condoms for now?

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discharge(picture included warning)

so i looked in my underwear and saw a bunch of white discharge. i decided to take a picture of well my vagina (i zoomed in alot to where you couldnt really tell anything but the discharge) im concerned because i dont know if its supposed to be like this i just end up with so much white stuff in my underwear all the ...

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Cyclizine

Safe or not??! Been prescribed thus for nausea by my doctors. Leaflet states not suitable for people who are pregnant or breastfeeding (I am both!) But a quick Google search says its safe... now I feel like it's a risk to take it 😩 anyone have any more info on this? Thanks

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Period

My periods have always been wonky but I have never started 13 days early. 😒

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What sanitization wipes do you use for less than 1?

I'm on the go and need to make sure his hand are clean when we can wash it all the time what to use?

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Birth Control

Are any of you ladies using a form of non-hormonal birth control that you actually like? I’m now over a month postpartum and starting to think about it. I have 2 under 2 and definitely don’t want to get pregnant(!) but also don’t want to be on regular BC because it used to give me terrible headaches and made me lose...

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