MMMMonday! Birth and parenting experiences.

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If you've given birth, what's one thing you wish you knew going into pregnancy or labor? If you've parented a child, what's one thing you wish you had known when you were just starting out? If you've never given birth or been a parent, are those things you ever want to do? We invite you to ask any questions you might have for people who have done these things, to tell your stories, and to offer support.

Is it wrong to watch porn as a woman?

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I have been going through a lot of adjustments including stopped having sex for more than 3 years. I broke up with my boyfriends and I relocated twice. I also went from job to job and I have been dealing with my own anxiety over my instability in my career.

Now I live with my parents because I cannot sustain myself. I go through moodswings and I have to hide my feelings a lot from my family. I went through periods in my life where I had to learn about sex through watching porn because I had to relocate so many times and I was not able to build any long lasting friendships or relationships. My dad was over controlling and I did not really start to date until I went to college. I was too shy to really date around but I started to develop a sex life when I lived in NYC. However, I had to move in with my family to save up money and I am now that shy social hermit again. AND I am very sexually frustrated.

I realized later in my twenties it was not a very healthy way of looking at sex (respectable way). I also started having sex more often and I stopped watching porn. Nowadays, I find I get horny more often as I am dating while living with my parents. I am now in my thirties. I find I want to just go have sex with a stranger due to my own frustration and anger I feel towards my family. I feel like they took my young single twenties away from me. I know it is very teenager like of me.

Would it be wrong to fall back into my old habit of watching porn whenever I get horny? I have tried to work out often and I filled up my life with hobbies but I get very lonely at times. I am also afraid I might not remember how to have sex when I am serious with someone again.

Plan B

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I've read that plan B can loose effectiveness if you take it multiple times. If this is true, how is it true? And, if so, how do progesterone only bcps not loose effectiveness? It doesn't make sense to me. If this is false, is it like a scare tactic? Or just common misconception? Tia.

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First time here

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Hello!

First I want to say that I love this community, I have lerned so much from all the info here, I just love it.
So I have a question.

So 3 weeks ago I had sex with my friend, I have been on ortho tryciclen Lo for years, however there have been times when I don't take the pill exactly at the time I'm supposed to take it (I am taking about 30 to and hour later then the actual time) I had my period last week exactly on time and lasted the four days that usually last however the last day was very very light, and I am wondering if there is a chance that I could be pregnant (which it would be very bad if I was). I have not experience any pregnancy symptoms at all (unless the panic of a pregnancy hits me and I start feeling dizzie and anxious, and my stomach rumbles a lot.)  Is there a possibility that I could be pregnant or is my mind playing tricks on me?

Thank you all for all your help :)

hppyflwr