i have been feeling tired recently...maybe this is why. will have a look in the chemist when i go at lunch to get prescription. just wondering whether i will have to pay for it or whether it is classed as contraception as it is a hormone xx
CommentAuthorLittle Kettle
You'll have to pay, I'm afraid - well, I got charged for it! Just a note on the suppliments - they can take a while to get into your system - I'm not saying don't take them, but just that you should increase things like red meat, spinach, broccoli etc. as these tend to work much quicker x
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CommentAuthorUnknown
thanks...i eat broccoli most days and lots of fruit so hopefully that helps xx
CommentAuthorMumble83
I agree with heather but think that if you take iron tablets as well as improving the iron levels in your diet, then if you are having a busy day, you will still be getting the extra iron you need. When you eat an iron-rich meal, have a glass of fresh orange juice with it and avoid tea and coffee for at least an hour before and after. The vitamin C in the juice helps your body to absorb the iron but tea and coffee does the opposite. xxx
CommentAuthorkateh3
oo someone said cerazette is being discontinued??? iv only just picked up a prescription n nothin was said????
I would sign this Jo when it is up and running - is definitely a worthwhile cause plus my periods seem to be getting heavier so I am spending more on sanitary goods n its not my fault - i cant do anything about it!
Hope this goes somewhere and might consider the mooncup and see how I get on! xxx
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CommentAuthorMagicFairies
eww. just ewww
CommentAuthorXLittleMissMe!X
I've written to the local MP but not heard anything back yet......
CommentAuthorkrazykitty
i dont know if it would be good as i had problens with periods etc and pads irritate but cant use tampons!! Still am on the injection at the min but have been told i cant use it permenantly as it causes calcium deficiencies (well gutted as it first thing that has worked in 10 years!! without side effects!!) but i had serious pains so hmmm implant a no on as injection is brave for me but that oooh (SHUDDER!) but at least with this i dont have to wait 3-5 years before tring to start a family!!
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CommentAuthorMumble83
What about the coil??? xx
CommentAuthorFaeth
I have a nightmare that I'll be on during my wedding, which would seriously suck! But I don't think I can use anything with hormones in now, because I have a hepatic adenoma on my liver, which is benign, but runs a risk of rupturing if you're taking any kind of hormones....
So I guess it's just a case of hoping my cycle stays nice and regular on it's current timetable, which will avoid my wedding day!
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CommentAuthorUnknown
think everyone worries about that!! i would hate to be on aswell, esp as my dress has quite a few layers so i would find it extremely difficult!! i'm on the non hormonal coil so im hoping my body gets into a pattern by then xx
CommentAuthorKatkin
I've been on the non-hormonal coil since june 2010 as I was on the pill for many years before that. It's taken my body a while to settle into a pattern but apart from having a 21 day cycle now and heavier periods, it seems to be going well. I am worried about it clashing with my wedding day though :-(
CommentAuthorpennieb-MrsRiley
I'm due for a replacement for my non-hormonal coil. I did have major problems when I first had this one put in, bleeding almost constantly, and it took about a year for it to settle, but now my periods are far more regular than they ever used to be, but unfortunately they're also far, far heavier too - I can leak with a super plus tampon after just 2 hours at the peak :S I also now get pretty nasty cramps, which I never used to either. I've found that actually magnesium tablets help - they ease the cramps and leave me feeling less lethargic - definitely works better than iron tablets use to!
The petition is a really good idea, and of course once it's ready to start collecting if it does go on facebook then you will likely get almost every female in the UK signing up!
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CommentAuthorFaeth
This sounds extreme, but I really wish that when I'd had the op to kill off the lining of my womb I had been one of the people who then doesn't get periods after. But unfortunately I still get periods, even though they are pointless (I was sterilised, and have PCOS, so no chance of having a baby).
I would definitely sign the petition when it's setup. I have to admit I never realised that there was VAT on sanitary products but not on condoms and nappies..... That's just plainly unfair!
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CommentAuthorMumble83
Pennie, I had the same problem when I had the copper coil and the gynaes said that the copper coil is what caused it which is why I went onto the hormonal one.
Faeth, I had previously put up with the bad periods with the intention of having maybe one more baby but h2b and I then decided not to have any more so I went to the docs to get something permanent done to stop me having kids and to hopefully do something permanent (or even semi-permanent) about my periods (previous doc said he could not do anything to sort my periods when we were thinking of having another kid because of the risk of any treatment affecting my fertility) but then when I went to the docs about finally getting something done, I was told they would not do anything because of my age!!!! As for the liver thing, I can kinda understand, I had great difficulty in trying to find something because I got confused about the hormones and was under the impression that I could not use a certain hormone due to having Obstetric Cholestasis in both pregnancies which is a pregnancy-related liver condition where the liver has difficulty in dealing with the pregnancy hormones. Does that make sense?? lol. xx
CommentAuthorKatkin
Ooh, thanks for the tip pennie, I will get some magnesium tablets as I now get terrible cramping pains since the coil was fitted :-(
CommentAuthorNHR115
KrazyKitty I was on the injection for almost 11 years although I know I shouldn't have been on it for more than 2 years. The implant has been fantastic so far - i've had it in for 9 months so far and, fingers crossed, there's been no trouble. xxx
CommentAuthorKat
You ladies pretty much have me convinced to try this! Any one know the best place to buy one and what the difference between the sizes is?
CommentAuthorpennieb-MrsRiley
Google mooncup and it should take you to the site. It explains the size difference on the site :)
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CommentAuthorAtaraxia
You can also get them from boots :)
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CommentAuthoralmostmrswood
Bumping to the top!
My friend is Vice president Student Support at Aberdeen College so I can ask her for advice about petitions etc. They're very vocal regarding student fees etc so have some experience in this kind of thing.
Also can magnesium tablets be bought from the supermarket? Or is it more of a health store thing? I've had the non-homonal coil in for nearly a year and my periods are mental. Almost exactly the same day every month which is good as I know to expect it but a super plus tampon barely lasts an hour! Iron tablets scare me (well more the side effects) as I was on them after having the baby.
CommentAuthorlovelylainee
Try holland and barrets for the magnesium tablets hun if you can't get them from a supermarket pharmacy
I am getting my mooncup soon :) x
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CommentAuthoralmostmrswood
I'll have a trip into town tomorrow and go to Boots first. I want to try a mooncup too. Can't be any worse than tampons! I'll go to H&B if boots don't have tablets.
CommentAuthorlovelylainee
I hate tampons but no as much as I hate sanitary towels so this is being given a shot as it doesn't sound too bad! x
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CommentAuthorpennieb-MrsRiley
I pick my magnesium up from the supermarket, they're in with all the supplements x
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CommentAuthorLittle Kettle
Oooh, what does magnesium do? I'm taking the Wellwoman vitamin suppliments at the moment and they're quite expensive.
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CommentAuthorMumble83
ALMOSTMRSWOOD What Iron tablets were you taking and what problems were you having?? I suffer with IBS quite bad and ferrous sulphate sets it off really bad but I don't have a problem with ferrous gluconate. xx
CommentAuthoralmostmrswood
It was ferrous sulphate I was on and didn't poop for a week! I was breastfeeding so just had to get on with it because the doctor couldn't give me anything to help but said iron tablets were important as I'd lost alot of blood. Not somehing I want to repeat! x
CommentAuthorMumble83
Maybe you could try ferrous gluconate then?? Try speaking to your doc, are you stil breastfeeding??? xxx
CommentAuthoralmostmrswood
No the little one's just turned one and as soon as she discovered 'real' food I didn't get a look in, wee gannet that she is. Loves powdered milk though! I've stopped taking the iron tablets as well but I'll keep it in mind for next time round xx
CommentAuthorMumble83
lol. I know the gannet feeling, my 2 are 3 and 5 and they both have pig out days. Usually when we are at MILs, she must think we don't feed them!!! lol. One time, my 3 year old ate all her tea, then pudding, then an ice cream, a banana, a pack of crisps, a chocolate biscuit, then some sweets. (this is all between 3pm and 6pm!) We then got in the car to go home and she seemed tired so I told her she could go bed when we got home and she then said "but I want my tea"!!!!!!! lmao!! xxx
CommentAuthoralmostmrswood
Hollow legs! Eilidh can put away her bodyweight in food and still have room for a yoghurt! I'd rather that then she not eat or be a fussy eater though. x
CommentAuthorMumble83
I agree. My 2 are all over the place, they are unwell at the moment so are not really eating anything but then they have gannet days as well as days where they will barely eat anything. Their weight is steady and normal so I know that whatever they do, it's suitable for them. xx
CommentAuthorUnknown
just wondering if anything is happening with a petition?
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CommentAuthorRockabilly chick
Hey girls, I've just found this mooncup thing and was surprised to learn that every woman will use over 11000 tampons in their lifetime which will go into a landfill or the sea. If every woman used one can you imagine the difference it would make to the world! Regardless of mess or easiness, it just seems like the most sensible thing to do with the way our world is. We cant just keep on filling up the world with rubbish, has no one seen Walle? lol. I do think that they should be handed out by the government. Wouldnt it make sense for the enviromental dept to do this? One free mooncup for every lady in the land!! If you lose it you have to buy another one though lol
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CommentAuthorbridalmiss
still not sure about this mooncup idea!!
CommentAuthorAtaraxia
I agree, a free Mooncup for everyone would really bring down the amount of sanitary towels and tampons chucked away!
I love mine. I really do. If you're not sure... try it!!
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CommentAuthorWeeMintyMonkie
AAhh! MY SIL and Cousin and I had a talk about this while bridesmaids dress shopping not long ago.
My cousin is 16 and she swears by it. uses it all the time, I just dont know if i could i understand that cheaper and better for the environment but i just dont know if i could use one! xxx
CommentAuthorMorgsysGirl(kempy)
since having my daughter ive had the implant but would sign a petiton... will have to talk to jo when shes off her honeymoon xx
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CommentAuthorAtaraxia
It's no different to a tampon. I know the idea is a bit... meh... but honestly once you've done it... it's not that bad!
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CommentAuthorWeeMintyMonkie
I wouldnt completely say no to it i just wouldnt wanna fork out heaps for one to not use one, even though i know it is cheaper in the wrong run, but im not a big users of tampons as it is and prefer towels.
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CommentAuthorUnknown
i dont think that i would wear one to be honest. i just dont like the idea of it but do agree that tampons and towels are far too expensive when we dont choose to use them but have to xx
