Weight Gain With Birth Control

[smb 75]

I had the Paraguard IUD too' date=' got it about a year before my surgery. And was happy with the effect it had, except about 10 weeks ago, I got pregnant( not that I am complaining, always wanted a second child). My IUD had moved and wasn't effective anymore. According to my OB it moved because of all the weight I have lost.[/quote']

Wow, thanks for the heads up. I'll have to pay more attention to that!

How was the pregnancy with the IUD in place??

[Nadz 74]

Wow' date=' thanks for the heads up. I'll have to pay more attention to that!

How was the pregnancy with the IUD in place??[/quote']

I went to the doctor as soon as I found out I was pregnant and she removed it, luckily it was easy to remove without harming the baby. There are a lot of risks with having an IUD and being pregnant, so I was relieved that it could be removed.

[AmberDawn 21]

I started nuvaring after surgery and my weight stalled. I stopped the ring and my weight loss picked back up. Though now its slowed due to being 9 months post op and strength training.

[FishingNurse 1,210]

I have had Mirena preop- gained 30 pounds and had no sex drive

currently have the Copper IUD, Paraguard. I love it except the periods are longer- only downfall- no hormones, no weight issues!

I vote for IUD, ditch the hormones.

[nyxa 159]

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[nerdyandfit 2]

I had the Paraguard IUD too, got it about a year before my surgery. And was happy with the effect it had, except about 10 weeks ago, I got pregnant( not that I am complaining, always wanted a second child). My IUD had moved and wasn't effective anymore. According to my OB it moved because of all the weight I have lost.

I really want the paraguard over mirena because I had a really bad reaction and gained lots of weight on bc pills. Hormones are not for me. I have a fear the iud will move or I will get pregnant around it. I am hesitant to trust paraguard alone for this exact reason and I don't want to have to use a backup form of bc forever. Nadz, did you check your string monthly and this still happened?

[Izuri 428]

I am kind of scared of this. I have a prescription for nuvaring in my refrigerator, but my weight loss already feels slow - I don't think I need to set myself back by starting on it and gaining some back. Has anyone started nuvaring post-op and not had any weight gain/stalling?

[Nadz 74]

I really want the paraguard over mirena because I had a really bad reaction and gained lots of weight on bc pills. Hormones are not for me. I have a fear the iud will move or I will get pregnant around it. <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/unsure.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> I am hesitant to trust paraguard alone for this exact reason and I don't want to have to use a backup form of bc forever. Nadz' date=' did you check your string monthly and this still happened?[/quote']

Fangirl, I did check it regularly, but perhaps not as diligently as I should have. A regular period with the IUD for me always included 2 days of heavy cramping and I remember now, the last period before I got pregnant, I didn't cramp at all (I am lucky that I don't usually cramp a lot). I should have checked, but oh well. I am now 12 weeks pregnant, with no complications or hardships from the sleeve, apart from taking some extra Vitamins, and the baby is doing great!!