I read that breastfeeding is a form of birth control, I called my doctor to find out for sure after someone said that it was not true. She said Ican. I gave birth Aug 30 I have had no period yet- a little spotting about one and a half weeks ago and am not exlusivly breastfeeding. I took pg test but negative. I just got my birth control pills, but want to make sure I am not pg before I start.
2006-10-24 16:27:33 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Trying to Conceive
Breastfeeding though may somewhat lessen the chance of getting pregnant; definitely is NOT a birth control method.
You should have your physician order you a blood pregnancy test to be completely sure you are not pregnant.
2006-10-24 16:29:58 · answer #1 · answered by Calina 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello, I'm glad you called your Doctor to ask if you can get pregnant while breastfeeding, because you can and you may not even notice it because you may not have even got a regular period. I assume your new baby is only about eight weeks old, and you know you may have some bleeding like lochia that starts of like blood and gradually changes colour to brown and then eventually clear for about six weeks after the birth. But it in my experience I've noticed that if you over exert yourself during this time you can increase the bleeding again from discharge. In addition you may not get a regular period for as long as you breastfeed. So as long as you took the preg. test (*from Doc. preferably) and it says neg. and you told your doctor your breastfeeding so he/she prescribes a low dose pill as not to affect your baby, and you've probably done your 6 week post natal exam and pap you should be fine, but remember the pill isn't effective for the first month, so remember to use back up.
2006-10-24 23:45:21 · answer #2 · answered by linda n 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can be a form of birth control but only for the 1st six months and only if you practice unrestricted breastfeeding, including at night.
Research has shown a mother can rely on breastfeding for protection from pregnancy IF she can answer NO to the following three questions.
-Has your menses returned?
-Are you supplementing regularly OR allowing long periods without breastfeeding, either during the day (more than 3 hours) or at night (more than six hours)
-Is your baby more than six months old?
Mothers who follow these guidlines have a less than 2% chance of becoming pregnant in the first six months after birth.
2006-10-25 00:42:42 · answer #3 · answered by seaelen 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My sister-in-law had her second baby 11 months after her first, even though she was breastfeeding. She assumed that she was "safe," but found out different when my brother (a lab tech) ran a pregnancy test on her (as a joke) after he was practicing phlebotomy on her.
Yes, it is possible you are pregnant. Your best course of action would be as follows:
1) Stop having unprotected sex NOW.
2) Wait about 4 weeks (assuming you continue nursing.)
3) If you don't have a period, get your OBGYN to do a pregnancy test just to be safe.
Good luck! But luck rarely keeps anyone from getting pregnant.
2006-10-24 23:32:27 · answer #4 · answered by jbtascam 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can take a long time for your period to return after giving birth - sometimes months. (I think it took me three) HOWEVER, breastfeeding is NOT birth control, so until you get on your pills, use a condom. Don't know about you, but being pregnant with a newborn to take care of sounds like hell on earth.
2006-10-24 23:31:17 · answer #5 · answered by amivins 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Careful hun....
I was breastfeeding and taking the Mini Pill, and wound up pregnant with my daughter. I became pregnant when my firstborn was about 9 months or so. I wouldn't change anything, I absolutley LOVE the two children, but my body would have loved a longer break in between!
2006-10-24 23:54:28 · answer #6 · answered by OOgaCHucka 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
After having a baby you can be really fertile, and no breast feeding is NOT a form of birth control. It might be too early to tell if you are or not from a home pregnacy test, I would go to a doctor just to be sure.
2006-10-24 23:30:10 · answer #7 · answered by Abtsolutely 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My children are proof that breast feeding is not birth control.
after the birth of my daughter I bleed for 2 weeks, 28 days after that I was pregnant again, I was exclusively breast feeding which I continued to do until a week before the birth of my second child.
2006-10-24 23:30:42 · answer #8 · answered by Sara 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could be, but to be sure wait a week without having intercourse then take a test. You'll know for sure then and can start your BC pills.
2006-10-24 23:32:57 · answer #9 · answered by dolly 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋