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Contraception (progesterone only pill)
Hi Mamas,
I’ve been on the progesterone only pill for over 10 years excluding when I was pregnant with my first and second. I got back on it 6 weeks post-partum after my second so have been on it now for 9 months. In the last 2 months I’ve had bleeding, essentially a period, every other week. No other symptoms like cramping. I know irregular bleeding is a side effect of this pill but I’ve never had this side effect before and it’s just started randomly. I have reduced breastfeeding since starting work and sleep is still terrible which may have impacted it but should have regulated now. I can’t really cope with bleeding every second week on top of everything else! Any similar experiences? Any advice on contraception for a woman on the slightly heavier side (I.e. can’t have the combined pill).
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I was on that pill about 5 years ago but stopped it after about 6 months because the same thing happened to me. I just didn’t use BC after I stopped it and still aren’t. You could possibly try the coil as that’s no hormones but obviously would depend if you wanted something inside x
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I’m in this boat. After my first I went back on the pill I was on 9wks pp but I continuously bleed. They tried me on what other pills they could due to BMI but none would work. They then found one that did work but they can no longer get it due to some Pfizer thing. I was coming off it though as we want to try for another. I’d go back to your doctors and try and get another. I was absolutely fine on the one I was on pre baby. Was on it for decades so it’s obviously to do with hormones. My friend is the same. She’s now getting thrush being on any pill. She’s like size 10 so nothing to do with BMI with her but no pill is suiting her so it’s now a case of her fiancé getting a ✂️