since you may have had experience with this

i am not TTC yet, but iam planning to start soon. i stopped BCP and now we are using condoms. here is my TMI question:

i have had 2 utis since starting using them. i just want to rip out my innards. did anyone else get utis or was allergic to condoms?

i tried researching it- the nonoxydol 09 (sp) definitely caused the first uti, so we switched to non spermicidal lubricated ones. now im trying to see whats in the lubrication but its not listed on the box or the website. could it be that im allergic to the lube? i dont think its the latex cuz i think i woud've had a worse reaction.

maybe its a sign that we need to start TTC!
tia!

Re: since you may have had experience with this

ugh I HATE condoms. havent' used them in years. even when not ttc we just did PNP.... you might just be prone to them now so I would skip the condoms entirely.

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I'd rather not have sex then use a condom at this point in my life. If you don't want to get prego's now, you can always Pull and Pray and not have sex during your fertile time!

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oh thats what PNP means! i mentioned that to DH and he wasnt crazy about the idea. i dont think he understands how the lady business works...

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I'm allergic to aloe and have had problems with some condoms in the past. There are some sensitive ones that I found to be less irritating. My favorite lube that worked with condoms was the babelube from Toys in Babeland.

Are you drinking enough fluids? Have you tried adding cranberry juice to your diet? I always found UTIs became less frequent when I drank more fluids. Also, wearing a panty liner (especially on sweaty days) seemed to help too (and changing it before bed and stuff).

UTIs are the worst. Sorry you're going through that! Those iodine pills used to be a lifesaver for me! Feel better!

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I honestly have no answer to this question but Im sorry that you are going through this. Condoms are the worse at this point in my life. I dont get UTIs but they are so annoying to deal with!

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Posted by springsandra

I'm allergic to aloe and have had problems with some condoms in the past. There are some sensitive ones that I found to be less irritating. My favorite lube that worked with condoms was the babelube from Toys in Babeland.

Are you drinking enough fluids? Have you tried adding cranberry juice to your diet? I always found UTIs became less frequent when I drank more fluids. Also, wearing a panty liner (especially on sweaty days) seemed to help too (and changing it before bed and stuff).

UTIs are the worst. Sorry you're going through that! Those iodine pills used to be a lifesaver for me! Feel better!