The wonderful world of BIRTH CONTROL

It's possible you have taken birth control pills at one point in your life and it's also very possible that you have never really had any issues with them (LUCKY YOU).  If you are like me (NOT so lucky), you will relate to this post and maybe even learn a thing or two...I sure have!

What do I mean by "issues"? 

First issue was immediate, NAUSEA!  If my body doesn't like something it WILL let me know! Years ago I learned that taking my birth control at night would HELP.  I've now taken it a step further (as I have had some rough nights of no sleep and being sick to my stomach)- I will eat yogurt, peanut butter crackers, a bowl of cereal, or an apple 15 minutes before bed and than take my birth control pill.  Works 99% of the time, 100% of the time!  If this doesn't work for you, I've learned a crazy little insider trick (or maybe you have heard this before-and I'm living in the 1800's?)...Dr. Winslow has recently informed me that if you have stomach issues with the pill you can vaginally insert them (1 per day of course-lol-sorry I had a mental image).  It's amazing that through out all of these years, at age 27 (almost 28) I am just now hearing this for the first time! CRAZY!  Have you heard this before?

Next issue, HUNGER!  Okay, I understand it's not hunger, it's my mind playing tricks on me, but I have a CONSTANT urge to EAT!  I'm going to be a whale before I'm even pregnant.  I cant stop eating peanut m&ms and cookies, and for some reason raiding my husbands huge stash of slim-jims (which normally I don't even like).  I've offset this a little by keeping trail mix (with some chocolate chips) in my desk drawer at work and cramming even more healthy calories into my GREEN MONSTER in the mornings.  That's the only help I can be on that one.  Any suggestions?

Lastly, and probably the biggest issue, MY MOODINESS! (not nearly as big an issue for me as it is for JCH...and possibly some of the people I work with)  Last week I asked JCH to remind me to pick up my pills from the pharmacy and to help me remember to take them each night.  Apparently JCH had a flashback to the last time we were at the "month of birth control" junction with the last doctor and his response was "you want ME, to remind you to pick up your DEVIL PILLS, and to take your DEVIL PILLS each night?"  He finds humor in everything (if you know him-this is his dry sense of humor pouring out).  He really is a good sport though.  He gives me nightly massages, he eats whatever I want (whenever I want) and he NEVER gives me a hard time for being moody or short with him.  After all is said and done with IVF he deserves a nice vacation and some serious pampering...he's pretty wonderful!   I'm increasing my exercise (yoga and hip-hop classes) and thinking of my baby sister when she constantly jokes with me to "breeeeathe casey, breeeeathe" when I'm being too high strung!  As if there is a solution to the moodiness...I thought I might throw it out there...how might you cope?