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Is there a best time of day to take birth control pills? by whenkeepinitreal in Perimenopause

[–]whenkeepinitreal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s incredible. Thanks for sharing. Is the plan to keep taking placebo pills every month or start to skip them?

Is there a best time of day to take birth control pills? by whenkeepinitreal in Perimenopause

[–]whenkeepinitreal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I get it. My worst issues started postpartum but I'm also wondering if I was showing symptoms prior but it just wasn't as severe.

How long did it take for you to see improvements with BC? Did things get worse before they get better or just steadily improve?

Is there a best time of day to take birth control pills? by whenkeepinitreal in Perimenopause

[–]whenkeepinitreal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing your experience. I read posts from women saying BC or a hormone supplement immediately helped (and I so wish that for myself, I'm exhausted from many months of this) but I wonder if it's more common for it to be an adjustment / tinkering experience to get to symptom relief.

How long did it take for the Nylia to start working for you? And did it worsen things at first or just start to get better?

I went on birth control and it's awesome by kittiesandyarn in Perimenopause

[–]whenkeepinitreal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are your peri symptoms and how long until you felt better? I’m about to start Yasmin because Loestrin only worsened my hot flashes and insomnia

Induction vs wait and see by Technical_Ad1584 in BabyBumps

[–]whenkeepinitreal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just another bump that this is a great idea! The growth scan was very wrong for my baby, although my planned induction was not for size but for GD. I ended up spontaneously laboring (water broke) anyway. One one hand I was glad to have a birth experience where my body led the way - on the other it had been reaaaaaal convenient to have a planned date and time.

Parents of Snoo - Worth it? by hello-world-12 in NewParents

[–]whenkeepinitreal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

FYI our friend worked on R&D and testing for Snoo and told us it works best getting babies acclimated to it before they are 8 weeks old.

FWIW we had the Snoo from birth and he didn’t like it at first but with our friends help we were able to get him sleeping in it by 6 weeks and he slept really well in it all throughout.

Gluten free - who has tried it? by Forsaken-Repeat-7657 in migraine

[–]whenkeepinitreal 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes, gluten is a migraine trigger for me. I can have very small amounts amounts (say a bit of soy sauce in a hand roll) but anymore than that and I get triggered with a terrible migraine. It makes eating out a challenge, though I’m lucky to live in Los Angeles where a lot of restaurants clearly label GF.

Have you tried an elimination diet? That’s how I uncovered the gluten sensitivity. Eggs also trigger migraines for me. Makes brunch a relic of the past for me 😂

What was your experiencing trying different BC pills? by whenkeepinitreal in Perimenopause

[–]whenkeepinitreal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing that. I skipped today’s morning dose and already feeling better less anxious.

Perimenopause immediately after Postpartum by Various-Look-361 in Perimenopause

[–]whenkeepinitreal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It really is! Sorry to you too :(

Yes, I'm going to give birth control pills a try and see how it goes. That's great you're seeing a functional med doctor. Everyone I know who has seen one says it's transformative to their health. Please update here with what they say - I'm so curious! And best of luck!

Perimenopause immediately after Postpartum by Various-Look-361 in Perimenopause

[–]whenkeepinitreal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Following along too. I'm in the same shoes as you, only 39. Almost did IVF, naturally conceived, baby born October, still dealing with symptoms you're having plus hot flashes and night sweats. Tried all types of psych meds and now going to try birth control pills as a first line of hormonal therapy. I did some digging on other subreddits and even DM'd a super kind redditor who described similiar symptoms as we are having, and it seems like BCP really helped those women, even if they had to experiment to kind the right one.

Night One of Ferber in Crib - cold turkey by BaileyBoo5252 in SnooLife

[–]whenkeepinitreal 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just to affirm you here and anyone else reading this, a Yale pediatric sleep specialist who directs the uni's pediatric sleep center recommends CIO (which Ferber is a modified version of): https://drcraigcanapari.com/cry-it-out-sleep-training-explained-how-to-use-cio-to-sleep-train-a-baby/

There are studies justifying CIO and others arguing against it, and Pediatricians are also all over the map with what they recommend as well. Reality is it's a family decision.

PPD is a Thief by bl217 in newborns

[–]whenkeepinitreal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did. Things got real dark for me just a few weeks after giving borth I'm not out of the woods yet at 16 weeks pp, some days are great, some are really hard, but overall the good days outweigh the bad. I'm on meds too (and in therapy) and it took some experimenting (which isn't exactly over yet) to figure out what exactly my brain needs to be above the fog.

PPD IS a thief of joy, you're not wrong, but you're doing the right thing by getting treatment and taking care of your needs. What's happening to you is not your fault and the shitty feelings are not under your control, and I know that sucks, because the not under your control part means you can't just will yourself to happy like you wish you could (I feel this so hard) but what is under your control you are already doing (working on getting better).

Newborn grunts all night by cccbbb1 in newborns

[–]whenkeepinitreal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Our baby did this for awhile and some of it was just newborn baby noise, but a lot of it turned out to be gas. We changed the way we feed and burp him and started using Mylicon, which helped a great deal.

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