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Where do you put you patches?

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Hi all! I'm using oestrogen patches at the min and although the instructions say to put them anywhere under the waist line I just wondered where most of you put yours? And when you change them do you use another spot all keep to the same area?

I using 3 at the min and have them all across my womb/ovary area but didn't know if it would be best to keep them there or use somewhere else? I did try by lower back a few months ago but people kept asking me when I'd bent over what the plasters were on my back so decided to stop using that area πŸ˜‚

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I kept rotating mine as they got a bit sore an itchy, I went round the sides so did one side for 4 days, then the other side and then the middle to try and give the skin a break. Also use baby oil & cotton wool to get the remaining sticking bits off its works a treat xx

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Thanks Button! Def a good tip the the baby lotion! I've just been waiting for the remains to peel off πŸ˜‚xx

I was told to put them where your skin is thinnest such as at the top of your thighs on the inside thigh. I just kept rotating the patches every 3 days or so. Good tip with the oil though Button will use that for our upcoming cycle!! Best of luck Baby2016 😘😘😘

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Thanks Dolly! I've now got my new ones on one side on the thinnest area 😊 not that there seems to be much thin skin anymore with the weight I keep putting on 😩xx

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Teehee!! I hear you, after Christmas my β€˜thin’ patches are pudgier!! I’m determined to work through the chocolate 🍫 mountain still in my cupboard!! πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

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πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ we're having a chinese tomorrow night then 'try' to eat healthy from Tuesday πŸ˜‚xx

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That sounds yummy!! Enjoy every bite! Let’s hope the New Year brings us something to celebrate πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰

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Hi there I put mine on my thighs and moved them to different spots in my thighs each time xx

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Thank you Freda 😊 hope you and twins are doing well! Xx

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