How about some Tuesday TMI?

Disclaimer: The topic is birth control and periods and me.

I'm telling you right now, if you can't handle it, exit this page. I've mentioned that very little embarrasses me and I don't keep a lot of stuff to myself.

So for the first time in 16 years I am not on any form of birth control. I was put on birth control before I ever had sex because I used to have horribly wicked cramps. At least that's how I remember it. Mom?

Anyway, I was on the pill forever, then I tried Depo Provera (the shot) and that was a horrible experience. Then I went back to the pill for awhile but for some idiotic reason decided to give Depo a chance again. That was dumb and 10x worse than the first chance I gave it. Back to the pill...then...then I found love. I found the Mirena IUD.

It was amazing. Sure, it hurt like hell going in, and sure, I bled for a couple weeks after that, but then I lived a very blissful period-free 4+ years.

I...well...WE (I guess this is a good time to use "we" though, isn't it?) decided that now is a good time to sing a little Que Sera Sera and let whatever "be". So we aren't really "trying"...we just aren't avoiding, either.

You can only plan so much, and when is there ever the "right" time? There are bad times for it, and better times for it, but no "right" time, no instruction manual, and no amount of mental preparation is really enough...so what else can you do?

So here we are.

Also...today I found out how long it takes for your period to return after a 4+ year IUD induced absence.

8 days.

And those 14 year old girl cramps? Suddenly I remember them as though it were yesterday. Awesome!