Just like the title says.... I am off of my birth control. After roughly 10 years. Yikes!
My husband and I have no immediate plans to conceive, but I am trying to get my body ready, so to speak. My doctor recommended being off birth control for at least 3 months before trying to conceive. Technically I stopped b/c last month, after my period. And I am now experiencing side effects!
That's why I decided to write this fairly personal post! Just a little hello to all you ladies out there that are quitting your birth control... there are things they don't tell you! Some of this may be common knowledge, but it wasn't for me!
#1: The nipple soreness. Oh dear god, the pain! Imagine being stuck in the freezer section of the grocery store 24 hours a day. Bras.. they hurt. Hugs... the horror! Accidentally brushing your arm against it while putting on a seat belt.. makes me want to scream. Don't even mention my husbands grab-ass tendencies. I will slap a grown man in public.. no lie. That took about 3 weeks to recede.
#2: Welcome back, cramps. Actually, no, you are not welcome. I hate you. Midol laughs in my face as it is totally worthless.
#3: Hello heavy flow! When I did start, right on time, thankfully, it was heavy. Really heavy. Gross, I know.
#4: Crazy-pants rides again! Mood swings were back. I almost forgot how bad they could get. Crying for 2 hours during "Extreme Make-over Weight Loss Edition" You betcha!! Wanting to scream and stomp my feet and possibly throw it against the wall when my minced garlic wouldn't open... all day long baby!
Now, before you go running for the hills and the nuvaring.. this will pass. It's just the body regulating. I have to get used to my own hormones now. But Jesus. I was ill-prepared. I kept asking my hubs if he was prepared for 9 months of similar behavior followed immediately by a screaming newborn?
Of course, he said Yes. I am pretty sure he only proposed so he could try to knock me up.
I am just the means to the end here folks!!
I jest. He loves me. He just really really wants to knock me up too.
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