Jessica

I've been on loestrinfe 24 for about 6 months. Since I began, I've always had some light spotting at the end of the second week of active pills but it wasn't enough to complain about and my obgyn said that's normal.

However, the last two packs have given me two periods. Not just spotting but a full 5 days of bleeding preceded by cramps and all pms symtoms. I called my nurse and she said my pills aren't 'strong enough' and I need to switch. I asked her if I was at risk for getting pregnant and she said no, that I just need more hormones to stop the breathrough bleeding. She wouldn't understand that these are actual periods starting at the end of the first week of active pills.

What could be causing this? Am I ovulating still? And if I am, how can she say I won't getpregnant? I'm weary of adding more hormones to my body, but I don't want to be bleeding half the time either...

What's going on with my cycle!?

I'm 22, my husband is 36. We have a 9 month old daughter.

We know we want one more child and we know we want them close In age. The original plan was to start ttc when she is 1 so she will be 2 when her sibling is born.

I'm having trouble deciding when to start trying. When I was 16 I had a weight issue and was told I'd never have kids. When I turned 17 I became sexually active. I had proteted sex a few times but mostly it was un-safe sex and I never became pregnant.

My partners were typically young, drinkers and smokers.

It only took 4 months for my husband and I to concieve, he doesn't smoke or drink.

I guess I'm confused about wether I'm fertile or wether it took so long to become pregnant the first time because I'm not. My mom got pregnant on the pill and had 3 kids so infertility isn't a family issue.

I don't want to ttc now and end up pregnant when my daughter isn't even one...but id hate to wait and then not get pregnant when we plan.

Any advice?

About a year ago, I switched jobs from working as a cashier for a gas station to doing computer data entry/payroll for a trucking comppany my parents run from home.

The stiipulations of my contract were:

Pay rate of 9$ an hour, with a 40 work week budget. (No overtime, no oppurtunity for raises.) I could bring my baby with me to work.

For a while, I worked an average of 35 hours a week, bringing home 330(before. Taxes). This was great for me.

About two months ago, Home office said they were starting a new way of doing payroll. I had to work twice as hard for 2 weeks with no help and no extra pay to get our system ready.

Since then, I have not brought home more than 280. My paychecks are more like 230, and for a month I haven't even made 200. I love my job, but can't survive on this. I was told by my boss if I got another part time job to make up what I've lost, she will fire me.

I feel it is unfair that my paycheck has taken such a big cut, and I feel like since my job is no longer full time, that they should pay me more per hour to compensate.

Am I being unreasonable? What is a tactful way to word the request to my boss/mom.

I had a severe eating disorder back in my younger, stupider days, and as a result I've always had heart palpations, or sporatic skipped heartbeats. Its never been consistent enough to cause concern or caused any issues other than once in a blue moon, my heart does a weird jig.

I've noticed this past week however, I've been getting random painless feelings of intense pressure in my chest. Like someone squeezes my lungs on an exhale, and when I go to take a breath, I can't. It only last a few seconds, a couple fierce, strong heartbeats and then the pressure eases up and I typically gasp for breath.

Going to the Dr nexxt week,but that doesn't help me today. All morning I've felt like breathing has been a struggle and my heart feels almost like it just gives out, and my chest is collasping on itself.

This is all painless, so all my internet searches have been pointless.

Anyone have an idea what's going on, so I can mention it at my next appointment...or at least go to the ER...

I know how the pill works, I follow the directions correctly, and I know the pill I'm on only has a 1% failure rate.

And I know this may seem like a silly question but my mom is a 'fertile myrtle', and I never considered that it may be a hereditary trait.

My husband is a great guy. He has made me feel amazing, and loves me like no one else has. This isn't an issue of if I ahould leave him. But a question about how to communicate what I'm feeling.

Our daughter is almost 5 months old. Since she was 3 weeks old, my daily schedule is:

Wake up at 8, feed baby, go to work(with baby), work for 5-6 hours while also taking care of baby, come home get baby settled, clean up, dust, do laundry, sometimes cook, feed baby and put her to bed. Relax.

My husband gives her a bottle sometimes. He never cleans.

It didn't bother me because he did the cooking, I did the cleaning, and I thought it was a good system.

Now, my husband is saying he has been so grumpy and aggitated towards me because he has to cook after working from 4am to 4pm doing physically demanding work.

I feel unappreciated. I work hard, and he doesn't know how hard it is to work and be a house-wife like he wants me to be. I feel like if he wants me on top of cleaning and meals and babycare, I shouldn't have to work. He says all my chick friends do it but I know their husbands don't get pissy if they have to make dinner sometimes.

I'm suffering from ppd, and all of this has me feeling uneccesary. Like...he thinks he could manage without all I do, ajd its hurtful, like what I do isn't good enough. Like who I am isn't good enough anymore. I tried to tell him that and he just clammed up.

I don't know what to do. All this time, I thought I was a great mom and wife, and now he's got me feeling like I'm not good at anything.

I've started slipping back into my eating disorder. I'm frightened, like I'm sinking and when I ask for a life jacket, I get tossed an anchor.

Am I overreacting? Should I be more diligent about cooking since he works so hard?

Or is he taking what I do for granted?

My daughter is 4 1/2 months and 16.5 lbs.

We were told to start her on solids. Rice first. Not to use a bottle.

So we mixed up some rice and breastmilk and made it liquidy for her first feeding using a bowl and spoon, per instructions on box and from the pediatrician. It was a nightmare. More got on her bib and I don't think she swallowed any at all and we haven't tried again since.

Should we make the rice milk thicker? Would it help?

Should we ditch the rice and go to purees instead?

Why can't we use a bottle to give her the rice?

What should a typical days menu look like? Like what solids to feed her, how much, how often, and when to give regular milk too.

The milk just inst keeping her full. We even tried using formula and she still is screaming hungry every 3 hours.

My daughter is almost 4 months.

Since birth, she has been almost eclusivly breastfed. We've given her a bottle here and there, sometimes of pumped milk, sometimes formula, but not often. Maybe once a week.

For the past week or so, my duaghter has periods of fussiness at the breast.

She is fine in the morning, when I'm full of milk, and she is ussually fine in the morning feedings.

The afternoons are hit and miss, sometimes she is satisfied and breaks off smiling, sometimes she acts like she isn't getting enough.

Its at night where the struggle is. I try to bf, but she fusses and squirms and even begins to cry. By that time, my breast feel empty and flaccid. After a few minutes of trying to nurse, we give her a bottle and she guzzles it down happily.

She is fine at first, during the let down, but after the flow slows down, she starts to get fussy and acts like she isn't getting anything.

Also, she gets fussier quicker on the right side, so I'm trying to get her to nurse on it more.

I'm worried that I'm not making enough throughout the day. When I wake up, my breast don't feel as full as they used to.

I sometimes don't eat as much as I should, my birth control does strange things to my appetite. Could this be the problem?

I'm worried that ill have to start slowly weaning her onto the bottle, and I'm a little disappointed and feel like I'm failing at a basic human function.

Any advice? Is this behavior normal, or is my body not meeting her demands.

I hate to think I can't give my daughter what she needs.

Last week, what I thought was a freckle on my upper arm became raised and a hair growing out of it like a mole. It was a little sore and I stracthed it and since then it keeps scabbing over.

Then today I noticed another freckle on my shoulder is slightly tender and raised, almost like a misquito bit around the freckle without the redness.

I know I need to see a Dr and will be going in next week, but in the meantime I'm a little worried.

Does this sound like cancer, or just normal changes in skin (I'm 21 so I've been getting more freckles the past year or two and got a bunch when I was pregnant)

Has anyone else experiences something similar and it turned out to be nothing?

Or vice versa?

For the first time, my 4 month old just got really fussy at the breast to the point where she was crying. She was acting like she wasn't getting anything.

After about ten minutes of trying, I finally had dad make a bottle of formula which she instantly starting guzzling.

I'm baffled.

One, my daughter is almost exclusively breastfed and ussually fights bottles with all she's got. For her to refuse the boob for a bottle is REALLY weird.

Also, I've never had a problem with supply before, I don't understand why at this feeding she didn't get enough.

Anyone have an idea as to what her issue is?

For some background, when I was in high school I had a severe case of anorexia. The Drs said that I wouldn't be able to have children due to the damage of my organs. So I never really used birth control.

I became sexually active at 17, and aside from a couple times using condoms, I hardly ever used bc. I became pregnant at 20. Thank goodness it was with my husband.

Now that we know its possible, we want more and we want them close in age. My daughter is almost 4 months. I was initially going to wait until she was 12 months to try for #2.

But if it took me three years to get pregnant, should I try now? Will it be as difficult the second time around, or will it be easier since my body has been through it before? My periods are ussually a bit irregular, if that matters.

I ask because I'm getting my implanon out and want to figure out wether to try a different bc or just start trying for baby #2? If I got pregnant immediatly, we would make it work, but id prefer my daughter to be at least 1 first.

For some background, when I was in high school I had a severe case of anorexia. The Drs said that I wouldn't be able to have children due to the damage of my organs. So I never really used birth control.

I became sexually active at 17, and aside from a couple times using condoms, I hardly ever used bc. I became pregnant at 20. Thank goodness it was with my husband.

Now that we know its possible, we want more and we want them close in age.

My daughter is almost 4 months. I was initially going to wait until she was 12 months to try for #2.

But if it took me three years to get pregnant, should I try now? Will it be as difficult the second time around, or will it be easier since my body has been through it before? My periods are ussually a bit irregular, if that matters.

I ask because I'm getting my implanon out and want to figure out wether to try a different bc or just start trying for baby #2?

If I got pregnant immediatly, we would make it work, but id prefer my daughter to be at least 1 first.

When I had my daughter 3 1/2 months ago, I was euphoric for weeks. Then a week after I got implanon, at 7 weeks pp, I got REALLY emotonal. I spent three days in tears, feeling so miserable and not knowing why, since I have a great life and family. I had a rough week, but started feeling better.

Since then, I've been better, but I'm still very sensitive. The smallest thing taken out of context sends me into a depressed mood. For example, I know my husband thinks I'm gorgeous, but I've been down all morning because he didn't tell me I was pretty before work. I think that's a little ridiculous, and I'm not the kind of persoon who puts all her self worth into others opinions.

But lately I feel so down about myself, to where its an up and down rollercoaster. I had depression in high school but I got over it on my own without medication.

So am I reacting badly to my birth control?

Did my pregnancy make my depression come back?

Or is it ppd?

I'm so scared about taking pills, but I feel like I'm fighting a losing battle. Please, anyone know what I'm going through? Is this normal? I'm so happy, yet so down. I'm so confused.

When I had my daughter 3 1/2 months ago, I was euphoric for weeks.

Then a week after I got implanon, at 7 weeks pp, I got REALLY emotonal. I spent three days in tears, feeling so miserable and not knowing why, since I have a great life and family. I had a rough week, but started feeling better.

Since then, I've been better, but I'm still very sensitive. The smallest thing taken out of context sends me into a depressed mood. For example, I know my husband thinks I'm gorgeous, but I've been down all morning because he didn't tell me I was pretty before work. I think that's a little ridiculous, and I'm not the kind of persoon who puts all her self worth into others opinions. But lately I feel so down about myself, to where its an up and down rollercoaster.

I had depression in high school but I got over it on my own without medication.

So am I reacting badly to my birth control?

Did my pregnancy make my depression come back?

Or is it ppd?

I'm so scared about taking pills, but I feel like I'm fighting a losing battle.

Please, anyone know what I'm going through? Is this normal?

I'm so happy, yet so down. I'm so confused.

I know getting married doesn't mean you won't still think other people are hot/sexy ect.I shrug my shoulders when my husband whistles at an actress, or when he says our waitress has a hot butt, I don't freak out. He has always been a flirt, and has always been open when he thinks someone has a good feature, and its never bothered me. Sometimes we would even check out chicks butts together, lol. But recently, it bothers me when he makes comments about my best friend. We've been friends for 8 years. She was at my wedding, at the birth of my child, and a long time ago in high school we dated for a while, but we don't see each other that way anymore. Anyway, a few weeks after I gave birth, I felt ugly and unattractive and my husband wasn't doing much to make me feel sexy. I wasn't worried about it since we were both exhausted new parents. But my bf posted a picture of her half naked with tape on her nipples, and he made some flirtatious comment. I know he was trying to be funny, but as I was feeling bad in the first place, him doing so made me feel worse. since then, I'm very sensitive about comments he makes about her. Once while I was texting her, I said something about vagina and he assumed I was asking for a pic of hers and jokingly acted interested. She told me she burned herself during a bikini wax and he jokingly said she should let him supervize next time.

Yesterday she called me and he kept asking when she was coming to visit. He just acts more excited about her sometimes. Its gotten to the point where I don't even want to hang ou with her, and she is my only meaningful friendship. I know he thinks he is joking and being funny, but it makes me uncomfortable and insecure. He never says anything out of line around her, just around me.

I don talk to him about it because he thinks it means I don't trust him. I do, I don't think he would be so open about thinking she is hot if I needed to be worried, but his comments still hurt.

Am I making this more than it is?

I know getting married doesn't mean you won't still think other people are hot/sexy ect.I shrug my shoulders when my husband whistles at an actress, or when he says our waitress has a hot butt, I don't freak out. He has always been a flirt, and has always been open when he thinks someone has a good feature, and its never bothered me. Sometimes we would even check out chicks butts together, lol.

But recently, it bothers me when he makes comments about my best friend. We've been friends for 8 years. She was at my wedding, at the birth of my child, and a long time ago in high school we dated for a while, but we don't see each other that way anymore.

Anyway, a few weeks after I gave birth, I felt ugly and unattractive and my husband wasn't doing much to make me feel sexy. I wasn't worried about it since we were both exhausted new parents. But my bf posted a picture of her half naked with tape on her nipples, and he made some flirtatious comment. I know he was trying to be funny, but as I was feeling bad in the first place, him doing so made me feel worse.

since then, I'm very sensitive about comments he makes about her. Once while I was texting her, I said something about vagina and he assumed I was asking for a pic of hers and jokingly acted interested. She told me she burned herself giving a bikini wax and he said jokingly that she should let him supervise next time. When she called me yesterday, he kept making sexual comments and asking when she was going to come see us. Then when we hung up, he wanted to have sex and I kept wondering if it was because I was talking about vaginas being waxed, or wether it was because I was talking about HERS.

I can't really talk to him about it, since he takes it as a sign that I don't trust him. I do, I think if I really needed to be worried, he wouldn't be so honest about thinking she is hot. But his comments still bother me. Am I just being over-sensitive, or is he being out of line? Is he acting this way because we used to date?

My daughter is only 3 months old.

I know my Husband is ready whenever I am, because he and his sister are exactly 12 months apart and he would like that for his children.

I have a raging case of baby fever, even though I'm on birth control. (I reckon that's a biological thing?)

But the thought of actually doing it makes me stop short. Once it happens, you can't go back, and how will I know if I can handle it?

Its been 3 months since I went on a date, I have been waiting for our baby to be old enough to babysit, so I can get some time alone.

I worry that I won't get to really appreciate her and her milestones. I love her too much to just move on to another baby.

I worry about another change in my life so soon after the first big overhaul.

Yet, I cannot stop thinking about another.

I want to wait a year, but it seems like everyday that goes by, my husband is thinking about the increasing age gap...or maybe its the baby fever assuming that, lol.

Any words of advice or some suggestions? Any helpful words of wisdom from moms with babies close in age? Or moms with baby fever, lol?

I wish I could just accept my 1 year decision and forget about it until then.

My daughter is 3months old.

My husband wanted kids close in age (as in, we start trying right away) but when I got my birth control, I knew I wanted to wait a year, minimum.

Now, however, I crave being pregnant again. It is hard to explain, and I'm sure it is a natrual biological desire,but I still feel the urge to have another baby.

The reasons I want to wait are

I want to get back into shape first

I want to finish remodeling the house (would take a few months and a good hunk of money)

I don't know if I can handle a toddler and newborn at once.

I would have to become a stay at home mom, since I can't raise TWO kids at my job(I bring my baby with me).

But despite all of that, I've considered calling to get my implant removed severeal times. I know my husband would like to concieve our second as soon as possible, and with us both wanting to do it NOW, my reasons for waiting seem silly. I know we would be able to remodel by the time the second arrived, and my husband works two decent paying jobs, so I know we would manage... Should I wait or go for it? And if I should wait, how do I shake the baby fever?

I had my daughter in febuary, she is 3months old.

My husband wanted kids close in age (as in, we start trying right away) but when I got my birth control, I knew I wanted to wait a year, minimum. Now, however, I crave being pregnant again. It is hard to explain, and I'm sure it is a natrual biological desire,but I still feel the urge to have another baby.

The reasons I want to wait are

I want to get back into shape first

I want to finish remodeling the house (would take a few months and a good hunk of money)

I don't know if I can handle a toddler and newborn at once.

I would have to become a stay at home mom, since I can't raise TWO kids at my job(I bring my baby with me).

But despite all of that, I've considered calling to get my implant removed severeal times. I know my husband would like to concieve our second as soon as possible, and with us both wanting to do it NOW, my reasons for waiting seem silly. I know we would be able to remodel by the time the second arrived, and my husband works two decent paying jobs, so I know we would manage... Should I wait or go for it? And if I should wait, how do I shake this baby fever?

I had my daughter in Febuary. She is 3 months old.

My husband wanted kids close in age (as in, we start trying right away) but when I got my birth control, I knew I wanted to wait a year, minimum.

Now, however, I crave being pregnant again. It is hard to explain, and I'm sure it is a natrual biological desire,but I still feel the urge to have another baby.

The reasons I want to wait are

I want to get back into shape first

I want to finish remodeling the house (would take a few months and a good hunk of money)

I don't know if I can handle a toddler and newborn at once.

I would have to become a stay at home mom, since I can't raise TWO kids at my job(I bring my baby with me).

But despite all of that, I've considered calling to get my implant removed severeal times. I know my husband would like to concieve our second as soon as possible, and with us both wanting to do it NOW, my reasons for waiting seem silly. I know we would be able to remodel by the time the second arrived, and my husband works two decent paying jobs, so I know we would manage...

Should I wait or go for it?

And if I should wait, how do I shake off this ridiculous baby fever?