One ring to rule them all ...

... my eggs and their exodus from my body that is.

Today I went to the OB-GYN to discuss my marathon periods. With a sheet wrapped around my bottom half, trying to play with and appease lil' Monkey in his stroller without exposing too much down south in case the doctor opened the door, I noticed the chart on the back of that door describing the different contraception methods.

And I was reminded of a conversation CaraMama and I had the last time we had lunch together. She had mentioned maybe I should consider a diaphragm and how someone she knew was considering using one. Just as I was thinking about that, I noticed the NuvaRing option on the chart. Not a diaphragm, but definitely not the pill and something which doesn't require remembering to take it everyday.

When my doctor came in, I informed her that I stopped the pill in the hope that my period would finally end. (It still hasn't.) She mentioned again that was the drawback to that particular pill and understood my decision. I asked about the NuvaRing. She was immediately supportive of that idea and said it was a great option for me. Then I asked about the breastfeeding (since this was the reason I went on the low dose pill in the first place instead of the usual birth control). She explained that the low dose pill is the best option for women trying to establish breastfeeding and other alternatives weren't advisable until after 6 months. So NuvaRing was the right choice at this time!

The way it works is you keep in it for 3 weeks, then take it out for a week and then put a new one in the following week. They even have a little application you can install on your computer which will remind you when to take it out and put another back in! AWESOME! Anything that utilizes technology in this way is great in my opinion!

In case you're wondering, it really is just a plastic ring. I pictured it like a condom but it's really just a ring. Like a small clear jelly bracelet you put in your hoo-ha (yes, that's the technical term). It wasn't very hard to insert and I don't feel it at all. Although, I got a very strange image in my head of ... well, let's just say my husband's manpart was wearing a bracelet after, well, you know. TMI?

As anyone reading this post can probably tell, I'm really excited about this! I'm so glad we live in this century!

UPDATE: Geez. Just read on KellyMom.com that it's considered an L3 category drug. So I'll have to watch my supply and lil' Monkey closely to make sure he's not having side effects.