Although the Christian beliefs that I am in pushes natural method of family planning, I still chose the artificial methods in the past. In fact, I've already tried three different methods including pills and depo. But I decided to stop when my body suffered from numerous side effects. When I gave birth to my second child, Psalm, my OB forced me to try implanon because she said my health would be in danger if ever I get pregnant again. Who would not be afraid of that threat? So I gave her my nod of approval. The implant was inserted into my upper arm and it would last for three years.

Me Before and After the Implant - I Lose Weight So Terribly

On the first two months, I still felt comfortable with the implant even though my menstruation did not arrive. Honestly, having a menstruation every month is a hassle so without it is a plus for me. I was also briefed beforehand on the possible changes in my body so I was ready for it.  However, three-four months later, side effects took a toll on my health. I felt that I got irritated easily without any reason. When my child or husband made even a little mistake, I got angry right away. My mood was affected tremendously.  Aside from that side effects, I gained a lot of weight.

Eight months later, I decided to have my implanon removed. My doctor kept begging me not to remove it because she said implanon has lots of benefits. One of which is, it is anti-cervical cancer. I was almost convinced but after one hour of consultation, I made up my mind to have it removed. After all, it's my body will suffer, not hers. All along, I thought I was already free from this culprit implant.

After one week of removal, the after-effects were worse than I expected.  One of the after-effects is depression. I felt so low about myself. I didn't understand why. No offense meant to those who suffer from depression right now, I have never expected that this kind of disorder would hit me at some point in my life. I have no reason to be depressed at all because I have a happy family, kind husband, great children, and wonderful God. Worse is, the depression persisted for three weeks. I also suffered from acid reflux, headache, nerve pains, and acne on my back. I already spent a lot of money consulting many doctors in the hope that these side effects would be gone. I guess it takes time for my body to adjust to the fact that it had a constant supply of hormones before.

After two months of removal, my body is already back to normal but my neurologist advised me to continue taking my anti-depresant medicine for one year. However, my acid reflux still persists until now and I was prohibited by my gastro doctor to eat food triggers, mostly my favorites (huhu). Do you know how much weight have I lose? Only 5 kilograms lng naman.

Final Thoughts:

To my fellow mothers, think a hundred times before trying this kind of contraceptive. Even any other contraceptives are really bad for our health. I have learned a lot of lessons now. I should have followed my Christian beliefs that natural method is a Godly way of family planning. If we always pray to God to intervene in our life, He will always grant the desire of our hearts.

Hello guys!  I now got out from my shell and I hope you miss my post already. I was sick for almost two months and just recovered from some health issues (which I am going to share in a separate post). However, I am not yet completely relieved from my acid reflux as it was my first time to deal with this kind of health issue (eew).

This article has been sitting on my pending posts for a month now because I could barely find a time to complete my write-up as I was soo soo busy then on hunting a yaya, chasing deadlines on my job,  and attending healthy seminar workshops which just finished last week.

So Psalm just turned one last September 19 and we had it celebrated at Mergrande Ocean Resort just a few minutes away from us. Normally, we celebrated birthdays at home for my older daughter, Chesska, but I found it very stressful to wash a pile of dishes, mop the floors and clean the house after the event. So we ended up celebrating outside our home. It was not actually a typical children's party with all the clown, a bunch of children,  exciting games, or whatsoever. It was just a thanksgiving party! Less grand, less stress. More simple, more meaningful, right?

We rented a room for 1, 800 pesos per day. Apologies, I don't have pictures of the entire room, but it has one room with sala and balcony where we put our decorations. Not so fancy!

It's hard to believe that a little baby whom I carried in my womb for 9 months is now a little lady.

Psalm and Chesska's Ninang

My father-in-law who is a former chef cooked all our foods except the lechon. Unfortunately, all of the foods we prepared were food triggers to my acid reflux (poor-self)!




This was the best celebration ever because most of our relatives came despite their busyness and we got to chat casually after a very long time.