I breastfed exclusively for 3 1/2- 4 weeks my husband and I had sex around 5 weeks could i be pregnant?

Question

we used a condom one time and also did the "pull out" method another time (i know, not the safest). my daughter is now 6 weeks and 2 days old.

Answer 1

Very unlikely, but not 100% impossible.

Answer 2

Here is some info on the two methods of birth control you are/were using (aside from condoms)

Coitus interruptus/Withdrawal
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coitus_interruptus

Failure rates (per year)
Perfect use 4%
Typical use 15-28%

Also see: http://www.region.peel.on.ca/health/hsexual/htmfiles/bcwdrawl.htm

IF

before penetration a man who has recently ejaculated urinates to get rid of any left over sperm.

the tip of the penis is wiped dry of lubricating fluid before penetration

the penis IS withdrawn BEFORE ejaculation

ejaculation occurs outside the vagina and well away from the vaginal opening

THEN
withdrawal has an approximately 80-90% effectiveness rate, or better.
BUT
control is difficult. This last minute method is risky. It offers NO protection from sexually transmitted infections, including HIV; even the pre-ejaculate fluid can contain infection along with sperm

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Lactational Amenorrhea Method
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactational_Amenorrhea_Method

Failure rates (per six months)
Perfect use 0.5%
Typical use 2%

For women who meet the criteria (listed below), LAM is 98% effective during the first six months postpartum.[1]

Breastfeeding must be the infant’s only (or almost only) source of nutrition. Feeding formula, pumping instead of nursing,[2] and feeding solids all reduce the effectiveness of LAM.
The infant must breastfeed at least every four hours during the day and at least every six hours at night.
The infant must be less than six months old.
The woman must not have had a period after 56 days post-partum (when determining fertility, bleeding prior to 56 days post-partum can be ignored).
Ecological breastfeeding is a stricter form of LAM developed by Sheila Kippley and the Couple to Couple League International. Their studies have shown it has a 1% failure rate in the first six months postpartum, and a 6% failure rate before the woman’s first postpartum menstruation.[3][4] The Seven Standards of ecological breastfeeding are slightly different from the LAM criteria:

Breastfeeding must be the infant’s only source of nutrition – no formula, no pumping, and (if the infant is less than six months old) no solids.
The infant must be pacified at the breast, not with pacifiers or bottles
The infant must be breastfed often. The standards for LAM are a bare minimum; more frequency is better. Scheduling of feedings should be avoided.
Mothers must sleep with their infants – in the same room, if not in the same bed.
Mothers must not be separated from their infants for more than three hours a day.
Mothers must take daily naps with their infants.
The woman must not have had a period after 56 days post-partum (bleeding prior to 56 days post-partum can be ignored).

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So the chances are very slim.

Answer 3

You can still get pregnant while breastfeeding...exclusively or not. You can start the mini pill at 6 weeks when your milk flow is established. the pull out method is just asking to get pregnant

Answer 4

Rebeka, You sure could! Many women will not ovulate while they are breast feeding. This is nature's way of allowing your body to recover from the pregnancy. However, this is not the case in all women. I know three different people who breast fed and were pregnant again within 4 months of birth.

Answer 5

distinctive women human beings are distinctive. i began out one month after i ended the "after infant stuff" and breastfed for 6 months and alter into very extensive-unfold. and yet a chum of mine breastfed for 2 years and in no way had a cycle for the period of that total time.

Answer 6

You can still get pregnant when you are breast feeding and you should never use the pill out method cause that is kinda asking to get pregnant again

Answer 7

I know somebody who a child born in January and another in December of the same year.

Answer 8

I got pregnant exclusively breastfeeding my son. My kids are one year and two weeks apart. It's hard but I wouldn't have it any other way! Don't stress...if you are. Good luck!!

Answer 9

Yes! Breastfeeding is not a sure way of bc. Take a test and good luck, a newborn and being prego is rough.

Answer 10

You can get pregnant at any time. Breastfeeding is not birth comtrol.