I tend to like the Caress fine fragrances body washes. I think they're fairly affordable, last forever and smell waaayyy good. It must have really great moisturizer too because every time I shower my boyfriend wants to know if I put on lotion. ;)

Hmm...well after reading everyone's input, I think I am leaning more towards Paraguard just because I'm interested in 10 years of birth control with no hormones. Good advice, I'll definitely take some pain meds and not drive myself there if and when I decide to switch to Paraguard.

Ha, well it sounds like you have a good sense of humor. Try not to stress about it, if nothing else try to think about what is great about your relationship right now. If you both are not ready to married, then its best not to rush things. Also, you can tell your family to knock it off!

Awww, I am sure she realizes that. If it makes you feel better, if she cared about you as much as she did, I am sure she found it difficult to write that too! :'( Like another poster said, she had to have a lot of respect for you to want you around after the break up. Unfortunately it couldn't have lasted…

Awww what a beautiful kitty! So glad you rescued a kitty, she'll get the love that she deserves now! :)

Also, it can stay in a lot longer than Mirena, so I view that as a plus as well!

Oh, thank you for that! A lot has changed in my life too, which is the main reason for me wanting to go off hormonal contraception. I have been on hormones b/c since I was 17, and almost 11 years later I would like to see what the difference is. On the one hand, I am afraid of heavy almost never ending periods. On…

Uggghhh deppo. That is the devil. I tried it a few years ago and I will never go back! I also experienced weight gain as a direct result of it, but not the spotting. It's a great idea, but I've known a lot of people who tried it and hated it.

Wow! That sounds terrible! Thank you for sharing that. Glad to hear that things are better for you.

It wasn't until that I got online to start researching about my options for birth control, that I had heard that it can be painful if you've never had children. My gyno never mentioned that to me, so thank god for the internet! I had just read that Skyla recently got approved for the US, but I don't remember it was…

Thanks for sharing! Since the paraguard doesn't have any hormones, I was wondering what kind of differences you might have experienced vs hormonal contraception?

I haven't had any kids either, so that's also a concern of mine! You should ask your friend if she's ever heard of Skyla. Its just like Mirena, but smaller and created for women who have never had babies.

It's cool...I had a great six years with it. It was like a miracle birth control.....but for some reason something changed. It could have had something to do with the fact that I got my reinsertion year messed up. After getting it implanted the second time, I was supposed to have gotten the third one re implanted…

I had heard that about Paraguard, which made me unsure if it was the right choice for me. I had literally the same thing happen to me with Implannon. I would spot for long that I would forget how long I had been spotting. Isn't Obamacare supposed to help us get free birth control?

I had implannon twice, for six years. It was amazing. However I had a third one done last year, and have had nothing but problems with it. I had these crazy clots that never went away, so after having had it in for 8 months, I took it out to try something else. But I do like the IUD idea, so that's why I was…

It sounds like that family loved you too, or they wouldn't have wanted you around for so long after the break up. It sounds more like the mom is clearing her conscience, as in being very specific about how comfortable *she* is with having you around. Its likely that some time has passed, and either he said something…

I'm thinking about switching birth control. I have Nuvaring right now, but am thinking of switching to Paraguard because of the no hormone thing. But then I read some horror stories online, and think Mirena might be a better choice. Does anyone have advice?

Lasagna must go in my mouth now. With proper f'ing Italian sausage.

LoL.

Apparently you just have to troll Myspace. I remember an article that said that's how her musical genius was found. The only good thing to come out of Myspace, that one.