I wish to get pregnant so I reduced breastfeeding my baby to only nights but she hardly takes her mouth off the breast till morning, can this affect my ovulation?
2007-03-23 08:28:53 · 4 answers · asked by sholly 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Trying to Conceive
Lactational Amenorrhea Method (LAM, the method of using breastfeeding for birth control) requires that you breastfeed your baby more often than that, among other requirements. The farther you depart from the requirements, the more likely you are to get pregnant. I put a link at the bottom for you about LAM. If your baby is over 6 months old, getting solids, and breastfeeding only at night, then breastfeeding probably won't affect your fertility very much and you will probably be able to get pregnant without much trouble (I did!). Don't forget that you don't have to actually get your period to be ovulating and able to conceive. Good luck!
2007-03-26 16:19:57 · answer #1 · answered by calliope_13731 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was breastfeeding full time AND using birth control and was pregnant when my son was 4 months old. I did continue to breastfeed although I had to follow a diet plan to get all the proper nutrition for all 3 of us
2007-03-23 15:47:02 · answer #2 · answered by jon jon's girl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are still breastfeeding, you may want to consider waiting a full year after giving birth to get pregnant. It's unsafe to deplete your body of it's nutrients by getting pregnant so fast.
But to answer your question, breastfeeding at night is not enough to keep you from ovulating.
2007-03-23 15:34:13 · answer #3 · answered by Waiting and Wishing 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can get pregnant breastfeeding or not..when it comes to pregnancy anything is possible...
Just remember it literally takes 7 years for your body to fully record from one pregnancy so you really should allow time inbetween for the health of the baby
2007-03-23 16:26:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋