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BugTeeny 
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Posted: 17 August 2008 at 4:58pm |
Today I got my third, yes third AF in 6 and a half weeks 
I had AF 6 weeks after Hannah was born, then nothing until July 4th. Each (so far) lasting a week and really heavy and crampy.
I'm on the mini pill, yet it still happens!
Anyone else had this?
Any ideas?
I'm taking Noriday, and I don't think I'm overly happy with it.
*eta - should read DIRTY, not dirth. gah.
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pepsi
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Posted: 17 August 2008 at 5:24pm |
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I had exactly the same problem on the minipill (Noriday as well), in terms of getting AF what seemed like all the time. I only started getting periods when I started taking the mini pill which was 6 months after Alyssa was born. Also think it messed with my hormones cause I felt angry all the time too. Definitely not going to bother next time.
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Posted: 17 August 2008 at 5:52pm |
i had the same thing when i was on noriday...i can only have the minipill because of bloodclotting so i ditched it altogether! i got so sick of the bleeding all the time
if you persevere with the pills, it will settle down...but it takes time 
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Posted: 17 August 2008 at 5:55pm |
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Noriday was pretty bad for me too.
I got all sorts of random bleeding on it, then I got pregnant (not bad as it turns out, but certainly not what we planned!). After I had Ella I went back on it and same random bleeding and also got the worst PMS I've ever had.
I was like some kind of evil, hormonal witch from ov till halfway through my period.
Never going there again!
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Posted: 17 August 2008 at 6:07pm |
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me me me!!!
i had this even before i was pg.
i it drove me mad!
my doc started me taking 2 mini pill at the same time each day and when i had breakthrough on that i now take 3
YES 3
mini pill each morning and yay it worked.
doc said some women take 3-5 a day!!
and its perfectly safe as such a low dose.
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Posted: 17 August 2008 at 7:21pm |
I hate the mini pill as it did the same thing to me too.
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BugTeeny
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Posted: 17 August 2008 at 8:06pm |
Wow, OK...so it seems like I'm not the only evil bitch around here  Poor DH! 
Hmm...maybe I should investigate an alternative 
3 pills a day??  Would that be safe for my breastmilk?
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Posted: 17 August 2008 at 8:17pm |
Noriday did the same to me and I had to take 2 pills a day...it still didn't stop all the spotting I was getting in between AF I ended up going off the pill and using condoms.
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Posted: 17 August 2008 at 8:21pm |
I thought I'd just add that both of my pregnancies were planned LOL...not a very good candidate for condoms!!!!
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Posted: 17 August 2008 at 8:42pm |
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I'm not on any pill but after the post-partum AF stopped I've been getting mini-periods (like breakthrough bleeding) on a 2-3 week basis, lasting a few days. I'm also still fully BF. Then about a month ago (Emily's 6 months now) I got a proper AF - heavy and with cramping lasting about 4-5 days, so I'm not sure if I'm going to get another one or just more breakthrough bleeding - Plunket nurse said it can happen and is normal - so not fair! I've read that when babies of BF mums get to about 4 months and start feeding less and sleeping more through the night, this can cause your AF to come back too.
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Posted: 17 August 2008 at 10:33pm |
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I thought that the mini pill didn't effect your cycle...just made the environment unfriendly for sperm...and the uterous unfriendly for implanting. Im on noriday and its been fine. My first 2 periods were a bit weird, but I put that down to my body getting back into the swing of things.
Good luck finding an alternative :o)
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Posted: 18 August 2008 at 10:02am |
Gah, I've just gone onto the mini-pill this week - Noriday! I don't think I'll continue with it now though. I haven't been on noriday before. Can't remeber the mini-pill I previously used after having Gia, but it made me spot every few weeks as well. So I stopped it after a few months & my periods returned to normal. I did however fall pg with Jett not long after that.
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Posted: 19 August 2008 at 7:49pm |
 MamaPickle wrote:
3 pills a day?? Would that be safe for my breastmilk?
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YEP, i asked as she put me on 3 a day when i was still BF,
aparently 12mini pills are the same strength as 1 normal pill and 6 normal pills are the same strength as the MAP
i have had no probs at all since being on 3 no spotting or anything its great
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Posted: 19 August 2008 at 9:24pm |
Awesome! Thanks for that cat 
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