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Biochemistry
Jul. 20th, 2005 10:36 amI know nothing about biochemistry but my BIL with the PhD always made it sound very interesting. He used to tell me stories of germ-fighting T cells roaming the body. looking to rid their world of invading viruses and so on. A T cell would encounter a virus and sound the alarm, sending thousands of other agents to swarm the invaders. It all sounded very cool.
Anyway, here's what I really wanted to post.
First, I had my 6 week follow-up with my midwife yesterday. Everything is fine, or at least normal. One interesting thing she told me is that while I am exclusively breastfeeding, my estrogen levels are at "rock bottom". I suspect this explains my menopause like symptoms (hot flashes and other less pleasant things). Not a big deal, but interesting from a "how your body works" perspective.
I also got the "back to birth control" information yesterday. It's sort of interesting because we haven't used any birth control in forever. I was off the pill for a total of 3 years before Ellie was conceived. Needing birth control sort of amuses me, given that I will have spent over a year without sex. Joe won't be back until October at the earliest. We *do* want to have more children and don't want to wait *too* long, because neither of us is getting any younger, but I'm not sure how close together. Anyway, I'd be curious about the experiences of anyone on my flist in a similar situation. What did you do for post-baby birth control? How far apart did (or do) you want your children? If breastfeeding, how long before you were ovulating again?
Anyway, here's what I really wanted to post.
First, I had my 6 week follow-up with my midwife yesterday. Everything is fine, or at least normal. One interesting thing she told me is that while I am exclusively breastfeeding, my estrogen levels are at "rock bottom". I suspect this explains my menopause like symptoms (hot flashes and other less pleasant things). Not a big deal, but interesting from a "how your body works" perspective.
I also got the "back to birth control" information yesterday. It's sort of interesting because we haven't used any birth control in forever. I was off the pill for a total of 3 years before Ellie was conceived. Needing birth control sort of amuses me, given that I will have spent over a year without sex. Joe won't be back until October at the earliest. We *do* want to have more children and don't want to wait *too* long, because neither of us is getting any younger, but I'm not sure how close together. Anyway, I'd be curious about the experiences of anyone on my flist in a similar situation. What did you do for post-baby birth control? How far apart did (or do) you want your children? If breastfeeding, how long before you were ovulating again?
