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monikah 
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Posted: 01 July 2010 at 7:42pm |
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just in case ppl dont know. i found out from my MW yesterday that as of the first of august one of the contraceptive implants are going to be free through family planning :)
*haha love the spelling in the title. lol
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Babe
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Posted: 01 July 2010 at 8:52pm |
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What are contraceptive implants??? Can you have them while BFing??
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Posted: 01 July 2010 at 8:55pm |
i have no idea what this is lol. But i really want to know 
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Posted: 01 July 2010 at 9:21pm |
It's a slow release hormone device inserted under the skin in your upper arm. Lasts for about 5 yrs I think.
Here's an article about it.
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Posted: 01 July 2010 at 9:29pm |
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ive been told they are good but not as good as an IUD.
plus they leave a scar in your arm
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Posted: 01 July 2010 at 9:33pm |
 Mucky_Tiger wrote:
plus they leave a scar in your arm |
Better than stretchmarks on your belly from an unplanned pregnancy
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Posted: 01 July 2010 at 9:40pm |
Medsafe on Jadelle gives some good info too.
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Posted: 01 July 2010 at 11:32pm |
I had the Implanon Implant in my arm, but due to constant break through bleeding and nausea I had it taken out about a month ago. If I didnt have those problems on it I would have left it in until we want to start TTC again. I'd totally recommend it.
And yep, you can still BF with it in 
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Posted: 02 July 2010 at 7:20am |
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Did it hurt to get it in and out?
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Posted: 02 July 2010 at 9:32am |
ooh thats interesting, will have to ring my docs and ask about it. Thanks
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monikah
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Posted: 02 July 2010 at 11:24am |
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it might only be free through family planning. and im not worried bout the scarring as im covered in tattoos anyway. lol. a few extra marks here and there dont bother me :)
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Posted: 02 July 2010 at 12:49pm |
I'm not fussed bout scarring but I hate HATE needles and cutting 
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Posted: 02 July 2010 at 1:14pm |
Babe they give you a local anaesthetic so the only pain is the needle from that. There is a bit of pushing and pulling but it doesnt hurt.
As for scaring, it is very minimal, approx half a cm I guess. And its on the inside of your arm so not noticeable
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Posted: 02 July 2010 at 4:30pm |
oh puke!! I think I'd probably rather get pregnant  betcha I'll be questioning my sanity when I get a BFP and MS though  still thanks for the heads up I'll havta have a look into it.
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Posted: 02 July 2010 at 9:49pm |
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i use to live in aussie and heaps of woman over there have this , its a very common form of contripception , i didnt even know they did it in NZ , I am really interested , i ahte the DEPO , im on the mini pill but it can just be such a mission rememebering to take it at the exact smae time every single day , does anyone know if theres a side effect of weightgain on the implant ? ( thats the main reason im not on depo- cos i gained about 15kg on it )
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Posted: 02 July 2010 at 11:19pm |
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No Probs Babe.
Julz the implant is a progestogen contraceptive so weight gain could be a possible side affect. I was the opposite and lost weight.
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Posted: 03 July 2010 at 4:46pm |
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oh that would be a great side effect for me. lol. i think breakthrough bleeding may be quite common from what i have heard. i just cant cope with the thought of having another child for a bunch of reasons so i think id rather deal with the side effects (except too much weight gain) i had horrible experiences with Depo and wont remember anything daily so until DH gets the snip i think ill probably suck it up and deal with it
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Posted: 04 July 2010 at 8:24pm |
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thanks for this! I've been wanting to get one since I was pregnant with adele but couldn't afford it!
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contraceptice implant free
