AIBU: condoms are drying and sore?
I've just had my third and likely final baby
I'm not wanting to be pregnant again in the near future, but I don't particularly want to use the pill.
Don't get on with coil. Implant wait times to get them out and bleeding stories give me the horrors.
I don't know much about the patch or injection but I want to research them
we used the withdrawal method for 9 years with only one mistake when we didn't use the withdrawal method when I thought I was having a period (the third baby) but i did want to have another baby and my husband and I had the attitude if it happens then it happens
But now I do not want a baby and I do not want my husband to have a vasectomy, it feels far too permanent for a variety of reasons.
So what condoms can we use? I've found them very strange when I've used them in the past. I do not like the smell and I'm sure they dry out your natural lubrication.
My husband is very big when he has an erection and in the past the ordinary condoms like the blue Durex ones, they squeezed his penis. Is there another one that is less narrow?
What is a good one? Sorry I don't know who to ask, so I've come here. Hope this doesn't make anyone respond with something cruel about not knowing about contraception. Whilst I learn about what is available I want to still have sex which means we need condoms.
Thank you
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Best condoms? We need to use them for a while
cultkid · 28/05/2022 15:42
cultkid · 28/05/2022 15:49
Thank you both I'm going to try both of these
I feel like they rub inside my vagina? It can be a bit stingy when I have had sex in the past with them but it's been only on a few occasions
cultkid · 28/05/2022 17:53
I will get some Skyn tomorrow and come back and let you know how they are
I love this thread as women are talking about what works for them.
I'd like to think there is a thread somewhere on a mens site saying 'we need to use condoms which ones?'
I could be wrong but I'm assuming they would all need XL/XXL 
ZekeZeke · 28/05/2022 20:34
Hit post too quickly.
Why can't your DH take responsibility and have a vasectomy.
You don't want more children.
2MinuteRice · 28/05/2022 20:21
I love this thread as women are talking about what works for them.
I'd like to think there is a thread somewhere on a mens site saying 'we need to use condoms which ones?'
I could be wrong but I'm assuming they would all need XL/XXL
Butterchunks · 28/05/2022 18:47
Try theyfit or mysize. They are available in a wide range of sizes and their website give guidance on how to measure to find the best fit.
ZekeZeke · 28/05/2022 20:34
Hit post too quickly.
Why can't your DH take responsibility and have a vasectomy.
You don't want more children.
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NoLongerSoulMates · 28/05/2022 15:45
Skyn. They are non latex and do XL. Don't smell half as bad as latex ones and can use water based lube with them. Perfectly decent in my opinion.
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