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| Thu, 06-17-2004 - 5:15pm |
Hello. I just had my first baby about 7 weeks ago. I have never been on birth control because I was afraid of the weight gain. I don't want to take the chance of getting pregnant again but I sure don't need to gain anymore weight. I'm trying to lose the weight I already gained from being pregnant. So from your experiences or from what you have heard, what bc method (if any) is less likely to cause weight gain? Thanks!

A friend of mine recommended Ortho-trycyclene Lo because it's a lower dose of hormones than most other birth control pills and therefore less side effects. I've filled my prescription and am just waiting to start my period, which should be next week sometime. Wish me luck! BTW, congratulations on the baby. Is this your first?
Of course, that's not to say that nobody gains weight from the pill, I just think it's not as common as it used to be.
anyway, some popular low-dose options for hormonal birth control are Loestrin, OTC-lo, yasmin, Ortho Evra (the patch) and Nuvaring (the ring). The brands of pills I mention seem to be very popular. There are lots of other low dose pills now, and your doctor can help with that.
Those last two options aren't pills, though. They both have the lowest hormone doses around, you don't need to take anything daily (the patch is changed once a week, the ring stays in for 3 weeks at a time) and a lot of women are very happy with them.
Since you both have new babies to take care of, not having to take a pill every day might be a big load off your mind. and, since you're leaning towards low hormone dosage, I think the ring is probably a great idea because it's got very low hormone dosage.
If you don't plan on adding to you family or want to wait a few years before the next one a Mirena IUD http://www.mirena-us.com/ might be an option for you. It is effective for 5 years and continuously releases a tiny bit of progestin which will lighten and shorten your periods. An IUD is extremely effective and very low maintenance, a very good thing with two young babies. I hope you find an effective method that works for you.
Good luck
Jill