Can my wife be pregnant?

Question

She is breastfeeding, and has not had a period since the baby was born in november. I accidently, you know, without protection. I got outta there, but am still concerned. SHe's going to be MAD if so.

Answer 1

Honey, I'm not pregnant. Calm down and come home from work!!!!

And by the way, we do use condoms. This was a one time, not suppose to go that far event.

Answer 2

Breastfeeding CAN be a reliable form of birth control if it is done properly. See Sheila Kippley's Breastfeeding and Natural Child Spacing.

If a woman is doing ecological breastfeeding (bf'ing on cue around the clock which often is easier w/ cosleeping, not using artificial nipples of any kind, and offering nothing but the breast for food or pacifying), the chances of pregnancy in the first 6 months (if there has been no period) are almost NOTHING.

After 6 months, it is increasing likely for a woman to return to fertility. However, the average time for the first post partum period to return is about 14.5 months in women who are using ecolgocial breastfeeding. Some women's fertility returns earlier and some women's doesn't return until after the child is completely weaned. The longer a woman goes before her first PP period, the more likely she'll ovulate before the period.

Once the baby begins to sleep through the night and/or take other solids and liquids, the return to fertility becomes more likely.

Many, many women have successfully used LAM to space their children (often resulting in child spacing of 2-4 years).

By the way, you are NOT "STILL OVULATING EVEN THOUGH YOU DO NOT HAVE YOUR PERIOD." Yes, you CAN ovulate before your first post partum period, but you will then have a period w/in a couple weeks after (if you have not conceived). More often than not, the first few cycle have a much lower fertility than usual b/c the luteal phase may be short and prolactin may interfere w/ conception. Once you start ovulation, you will start having periods. You simply CANNOT ovulate w/o having a period after unless you are pregnant or (very rarely) a corpus luteum cyst.

I highly recommend you 2 chart your wife's fertility signs. The chart can tell her when sheis fertile, when she is not, when she is ovulating, when to expect her next period, and when to suspect pregnancy.

Some good sources for charting fertility signs: Fertilityfriend.com (free software as well as a pay-for version and on-line charting turorial); ovusoft.com (discussion boards for many fertility related issues, much info on fertility after the pill, and a very good software for purchase). The books Taking Charge of Your Fertility (associated w/ the the ovusoft website and software), The Art of Natural Family Planning, and Garden of Fertility

Answer 3

People think that because there is no period that there is no chance of getting pregnant. But this is wrong! The woman still ovulates, so where there's an egg and sperm, there's a chance. I know plenty of girls who got pregnant while breastfeeding young babies.
Use condoms, or she can get a birth control pill called Micronor(i think that's the name, been two years since i was on it), it's safe to use while breastfeeding. It's the only birth control pill that dr's will prescribe, I think.
Take a test in a couple weeks. If nothing shows, let this be your warning. If she's pregnant, you have 9 months to deal with it.

Answer 4

first...calm down and breath, some women don't get their periods the entire time they are breastfeeding. Some women don't even get their periods for 6 months after having the baby and some do 2 months after. All women are differnet. If you are concerned, just politely ask her to take a test. then go from there. good luck.

Answer 5

Breastfeeding should NEVER be counted on as a method of pregnancy prevention...this being because the woman will ovulate sometime in the month before her period returns...so even if she hasn't had a period yet, you neve know when it may happen...and by the time it does, you have already had the possibility of fertilizing the egg from her ovulation...

Answer 6

say she hasnt had a period since nov. thats along time to go without finding out is there any more symptons or it could come from her breastfeeding that will throw it off to. it did me

Answer 7

Well I searched the net for you and I found this:
Q. Can I Get Pregnant While Breastfeeding?
A. Breastfeeding is up to 98% effective as a natural contraceptive for up to six months after childbirth if your period has not returned. This method of birth control is called the Lactational Amenorrhea Method or LAM. LAM is most effective when you can also answer “Yes” to the following questions:

Do you plan to breastfeed fully for at least 6 months after the birth of your baby? This means that at least nine out of 10 feedings are breast feedings. Breastfeeding women who depend on LAM to prevent pregnancy should limit the number of supplemental feedings given to their infants to no more than 5 to 10 percent for the best contraceptive results.

Do you plan to breastfeed your baby at least once every four hours during the day and every six hours during the night? The most significant impact on fertility is achieved when feedings are spaced out no more than four hours during the day and six hours during the night.
According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists or the ACOG, direct breastfeeding is the most effective method for women using LAM. Other feeding methods may “reduce the vigor and frequency of suckling and the maternal neuroendocrine response…” This may increase the probability of ovulation returning. Additional contraception is recommended for women who are unable to directly breastfeed during the majority of feedings, as described above.

Unfortunately only time will tell!

Hope this helps,

Jennifer

Answer 8

Yes, it is possible, but you may want to check with her doctor just in case. Breastfeeding does not prevent pregnancy contrary to popular belief. Good luck!

Answer 9

well breastfeeding is not a form of birth control , and if you had unprotected sex then it is deff a possibility ,
u say u "got out of there" but some of your semen may have "got out of there" before u did!
she should visit her doc or take a pregnancy test to make sure.

Answer 10

YES!!! Happened to my neighbor! Her daughters are 9 months apart. Have her take a test soon!