3 weeks on the ring!

[kiltedflower.livejournal.com]

Just wanted to share my experiences and ask a couple of questions.

Inserting: it attempted to fly out of my hand. Got it under control and it went in just fine. Didn't feel like it was in far enough so I used a ... toy... to help it along a little. :)
Week One: Couldn't feel a thing. Boyfriend checked it out -- Pulled it out to look at it, thought it was cool.
Week Two: Still can't feel anything. Sex without condoms for the first time. Definitely different. The g-spot stimulation is a bonus!
Week Three: Everything seems to be fine. Took it out tonight on schedule. Found it a little amusing that it had gone from it's round shape to a more elliptical one from being inside me.
Now I'm waiting to see how long it takes for my period to come and how it behaves this first month.

So far all I have to say about the ring is YAY! :)

Questions: When I took it out, there was a ... longish white stringy organic substance wrapped around one end and it came out with the ring. My theory's on what this was include everything from semen from last night to odd discharge to something caused by the ring. Any ideas? Second and Third questions has more to do with sex itself. We seem to be suffering from wet spot syndrome and I was wondering how most people deal with the leaky feeling after their SO comes. I instantly want to jump up and run into the bathroom to clean up, which... I'm not happy about for other reasons. Lastly, I seem to have a slight burning feeling after sex. Don't know if this is caused by his semen or something with the ring. It's not too uncomfortable but it seems to be only located around the opening to my vagina. Any ideas?

Thanks in advance for your thoughts.

x-posted to birthcontrol

Comments

[annis39.livejournal.com]

We seem to be suffering from wet spot syndrome and I was wondering how most people deal with the leaky feeling after their SO comes. I instantly want to jump up and run into the bathroom to clean up, which... I'm not happy about for other reasons.

keep tissues by the bed. or better yet, some of these. (http://www.goodvibes.com/cgi-bin/sgin0102.exe?FNM=67&T1=3+3+GJ+0206&UID=2003102919533072&UREQA=5&UREQB=4&UREQC=3&TRAN85=N)

Lastly, I seem to have a slight burning feeling after sex. Don't know if this is caused by his semen or something with the ring.

this could be caused by Ph differences between you and his semen.

[kiltedflower.livejournal.com]

I have some of these (http://www.walgreens.com/store/product.jhtml?PRODID=385675&CATID=100481)... but I keep them in my bathroom (they work great for period cleanup). Maybe I'll invest in another box or two. I tried using toilet paper but it was a little awkward :)

[melena.livejournal.com]

1) yay! i love the ring too. i also get that stringy stuff, i think its just discharge that gets stuck on it. my gyno told me when she prescribed it that if i wanted i could take it out each day and rinse it in warm water, but it's unecessary.

2) my bf and i keep a towel under our bed. we just grab it right before penetration and try to position it where it will keep the bed clean. if the position we're in makes this too difficult, or if its more heat of the moment, then we use the towel to dab at the bed afterwards, but its not too effective.

3) the ring gave me that burning too, but it barely bothers me.

[fierceflawless.livejournal.com]

I'm glad your doctor told you that, because I tend to pull mine out in the shower and rinse it off, but I didn't know for sure if that was ok (although I couldn't think of a reason why it wouldn't be).

for reference purposes, there is gunk on mine, from the spot where it rests just above/behind my cervix. I think stuff just generally likes to settle there.

[melena.livejournal.com]

yup, that's where mine is too

[elfbabe.livejournal.com]

We keep kleenex by the bedside and grab a couple of them when we're ready to, ah, separate. He pulls out and I stick the kleenex down there. It tends to prevent wet spots, at least, which are the worst part of leakyness. There's really no good way to prevent the leaky FEELING that I know of, unfortunately - simply because, well, you ARE leaking!

[dokuya.livejournal.com]

wet spot: my solution is putting down a towel everytime we have sex. it takes a away a little spontaneity and you have to check to stay on it but there's no wet spot.

burning sensation: the ring might be to blame. i often read that it decreases your natural lubrication => friction => irritation.

[kiltedflower.livejournal.com]

thought about that and we've tried with lube. Maybe we didn't use enough but it didn't feel like that and only had the feeling after he had come. Maybe I'll see if he's willing to try a little diet change experiment. :)

[electricrain.livejournal.com]

You have to leak, so there's not a lot you can do about the leaky feeling (other than learn to just be amused by it...) but to deal with spots in the bed and etc, you can put some tissues there after he pulls out. It's always a good idea to pee after sex, so if you want to get up right away, you can dribble in the toilet. Otherwise, you just have to soak it up.

A nice, cheap way to clean up afterwards is baby wipes. They're very gentle and clean up nicely (for him too!). Be sure to get unscented ones, because nothing scented should go near your vagina.

[wish-i-may.livejournal.com]

i <3 my nuvaring, too.

[tifyshan.livejournal.com]

My doctor wants to put me on it. I am skeptical b/c i have had side effects w/ all other BC like headaches, depression, glucose intolerance... to name a few. How has it affected your sex drive?

[eliset.livejournal.com]

My boyfriend and I use hormonal birth control and condoms (I really don't want to get pregnant). I found I had a similar burning/itching sensation when we used lubricated condoms - I think I had an allergy to it or something. We now use unlubed ones and all is fine.

Not sure if you and your SO are using condoms, but if you are, you might try unlubed ones and see if that makes it go away.

[tangerinspeedo1.livejournal.com]

ok this post is totally old but I am having a mild freak out so I'm trying to find out anyway I can. I was in a huge hurry today and I popped in my new nuvaring without taking the old one out (I was skipping a period). At 3am I woke up and realized this. I also realized that I don't know which is which. One of them is clear, the other is sort of foggy. Can anyone tell me off the top of their head which one is new and which is old?! thanks sooooo much!

Pill - Nuva Ring

[tini-one87.livejournal.com]

Hi..hoping you can all help and give me some much needed advice. I've been on pill for years and now thinking of moving to the Nuva Ring because my last smear test shows my uterus has erosion caused by high level of hormones. Reading the side effects, headaches, nausea and weight gain. As bad as it sounds i really dont want to gain weight, have any of you notice a change in weight since being on the Nuva Ring.?

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