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Postpartum: Copper IUD or Mirena?

I am 4 weeks after birth and fully breastfeeding. Just wondering which IUD you would recommend in terms of spotting/side effects? Copper or Mirena? Would I spot from them even if fully nursing?

Still spotting ten weeks postpartum

I’m 10 weeks post partum and still niddah. I’ve been light spotting on and off and can’t manage to get a clean bedika for more than a day.
Are there any halachic loopholes around this?
I need a hug from my husband, it’s b...

Postpartum staining

I am 3 1⁄2 weeks after birth. I have stopped bleeding but keep staining. (I am still wearing pads)
Is there anything I can do to stop the staining so I can start the 7 clean days?

Red spots on hefsek – dam makkah?

I am 10 weeks after birth and yet my hefsek still comes out with tiny red spots like a pen point. What should I do? For weeks now I haven't had any discharge at all.

Omitting moch and reducing bedikot five months postpartum

I am now nearly 5 months after my 3rd birth and this is my second period. I was wondering whether it is essential to do a moch? I am currently having very bad pain during my period and feel that the entire area is swollen and very sore, it seems to get wo...

Relations while spotting

I got married about a year ago and B"H got pregnant right away. After the birth I had a lot of spotting after my period. I got an internal examination and it was discovered that I had a small tear on my cervix (which was probably from the birth). My husba...

Safety of postpartum bedikot

Is it safe to do bedikot 2 or 3 weeks postpartum? If you are not supposed to use tampons until after the doctor says it's okay, why would nonsterile bedikah cloths be okay?
I don't want to wait until after my postpartum visit to start the process if ...

Bleeding with minipill postpartum

I am six weeks postpartum. I stopped bleeding four weeks after I gave birth, however I only had my postpartum checkup at six weeks, so didn't start counting before that. At my appointment my doctor prescribed the mini pill. Now its three days later and I'...

Harchakot postpartum

Can you possibly refer me to any material about dealing with the difficulty of keeping the "harchakot" after birth?
This material is needed for a seminar paper in a course for new mother counselors.
Tha...

Prolapse postpartum

I had my 2nd baby 3 weeks ago and I’m pretty sure I have a uterine prolapse. I feel my cervix very low down, as well as a bulge on the lower vaginal wall. I’m scheduled to receive an IUD at 8 weeks postpartum and I’d like to go to the mi...

Estrogen for bleeding from minipill?

I have been bleeding constantly since I began using a minipill a month ago. It was explained to me that this is due to a thinning of the uterine lining. I was advised to take an estrogen supplement to counter the problem, even though I am nursing three mo...

Postpartum checkup

I gave birth just over six weeks ago and hope to go to the mikvah in a few days. Today I had my six week follow-up checkup. Do I need to worry that it might have caused Read More

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