... that you won't get your period?
I read that somewhere on here but have never heard that before.
2007-02-12 07:58:51 · 22 answers · asked by tgfann 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
With all my kids I breastfed and didn't get a period until they weaned! How lovely!!!! They were all a year old then. But then again all women are different. Hope this helps.
2007-02-12 08:06:56 · answer #1 · answered by Mrs. Always Right 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes most women do not get their periods for at least a certain period of time. However a great many things such as pumping, pacifiers and supplimenting can have an effect.
You can also use breastfeeding as a method of birth control, but I can't stress this enough, you must follow the rules. All forms of birth control have rules, afterall condoms wouldn't work well if you inserted them into the vagina like a cervical cap and then had sex. ;-)
Some info on lactational amenorrhea can be found here;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactational_Amenorrhea_Method
2007-02-12 08:06:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
On the average this can be true to a point. The body while it nurses cannot handle another pregnancy, so nature made it that women (supposedly) arent fertile while we nurse.
Reality, however is that a woman can ovulate anytime.. and subsequently get pregnant.. even if she has not started menstruating again since giving birth.
For me, I started to menstruate again once my breastfed baby started solid food. However with the second baby it started back up even though I was solely nursing, so just dont rely on this as a form of birth control
2007-02-12 08:05:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, hallelujah !! I've only had two periods since September 2003 because of either pregnancy or breastfeeding the entire time (two different pregnancies and breastfed babies). I am still breastfeeding my 13-month old son. I have yet to get a preiod since before he was conceived.
It's just one of the many benefits to the mother of breastfeeding!
2007-02-14 03:18:24 · answer #4 · answered by calliope_13731 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They say for like 95% of women they will not. All of my feinds who breasfed did not get their periods. I am breastfeeding my 3 child and i guess i fall in the other 5% because 1 week after i stopped bleeding from giving birth i started my period. Thats with all 3 kids i have had
2007-02-12 08:02:52 · answer #5 · answered by R C 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I breastfed for 18 months, and I still had my period but instead of being 30 days apart they were like 45 or so days apart, also a lot lighter than my regular periods.
2007-02-12 09:37:46 · answer #6 · answered by ♥Klara♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I breastfeed my daughter for 4mths. Toward the end of the 4th month I wasn't producing as much, and that is when I started. Hopes this helps alittle.
2007-02-12 08:04:29 · answer #7 · answered by mrs.new_major_07 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The moratorium on your period can average about 3 months, but some women go for a shorter lapse, others a longer one.
2007-02-12 08:04:16 · answer #8 · answered by mamasquirrel 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Its true for some, but wasnt for me. I have had 3 babys, and breastfed them all exclusivley. I got my period every single time 6 weeks after I had them.
2007-02-12 08:13:14 · answer #9 · answered by Blondi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both of my girlfriends are breastfeeding right now. One had a sept baby and the other august. The sept mom has a regular period and the August mom does not.......
2007-02-12 08:04:47 · answer #10 · answered by momsonbreak711 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋