Thread: Stopping Hormonal BC; Q's about Barrier Methods of BC

I am sick to death of hormonal birth control, and stopped taking my pill this month after my period. For around four years now I have been dealing with migraines, different migraine medication, and other side effects from birth control pills and patches such as bloating and sore breasts. I know these are pretty average, but the migraines were really getting me down. I have never had any until I started Birth control, and I even just got on a lower dose of BC to try and reel them in.

After starting the new lower dosage, I started breakthrough bleeding for like, 14 days. Finnaly went through my normal period and stopped bleeding. I took the next months first pill at night, woke up the next morning and within an hour had another migraine. I was like, ok, ENOUGH OF THIS!

So I didn't take another pill and went out and bought some contraception gel and a new box of condoms for my boyfriend. I have been researching about barrier methods of birth control, like daphrams and such. My mom was always using a diaphram when she was in college because birth control effected her moods too much. She told me about them and said she never had an accidental pregnancy while using them.

I found the cervical cup, a new and improved kind of daiphram.

I am looking for people who have used a cervical cup before. What's it like? I have never used anything around my cervix before, and am a bit nervous about it but thats just because I've never done it before. From what I read there are three different sizes available depending on whether or not your had babies, which I have not. Does this mean I don't have to get fitted for it? Just wondering about it...

Also, if anyone has used any other kind of barrier methods and has tips, it would be much appreciated! Thanks!

Natural Family Planning

That was a my bad !