I have a friend who is breastfeeding. She told me that she and her husband had unprotected sex right around the time she was ovulating. She had all of the signs of ovulating (she didn't know this at the time), but she still hasn't gotten her pp period. Her little boy is 11 months old.
She said that day after the unprotected sex, she started cramping, but it was mild. That went on for about 2 days and hardly noticable.
RIght now really isn't a good time for her to become pregnant and she is really scared that she is. I told her that breastfeeding isn't a 100% effective form of bc and that she should test in about a month. What do you think her chances of becoming pregnant are? Experiences?
2007-09-17 08:37:37 · 7 answers · asked by sunshine 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Trying to Conceive
I meant to post this in pregnancy
2007-09-17 08:38:59 · update #1
From what she says, her post-partum period has never come. That's why she thought she was in the clear. That is, of course, until she started reading up on it.
2007-09-17 08:54:38 · update #2
The chances of pregnancy depend on whether or not she meets the criteria for ecological breastfeeding. Breastfeeding can be used as birth control BUT ONLY IF YOU FOLLOW THE RULES. It always cracks me up when people say it isn't a form of birth control considering it is statistically more effective than the pill. However most people who use it as birth control don't know the rules. We wouldn't say condoms don't work because a friend got pregnant using them by putting the condom over her head now would we?
If its been 19+ days since the unprotected sex, or 14+ days since she ovulated she can test now with reasonable accuracy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactational_amenorrhea_method
Ecological breastfeeding is a stricter form of LAM developed by Sheila Kippley, one of the founders of the Couple to Couple League. 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).
2007-09-17 08:45:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 3⤋
I don't know what her chances are of becoming pregnant but you are right breastfeeding isn't even a reliable form of birth control. I have a daycare and I had two siblings that were 11 months apart, needless to say this mom found out the hard way that you can still get pregnant while breastfeeding. Have her test in about two weeks and the test should be reliable.
2007-09-17 15:48:44 · answer #2 · answered by Jessica S 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Breastfeeding is not a form of birth control at all. I know lots of people who have gotten pregnant while breastfeeding. My mom is one and I have a sister who is 13 months younger than me. I think your friend should take a pregnancy test because there is a good chance she is pregnant.
2007-09-17 15:42:58 · answer #3 · answered by kat 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Well if she didn't want to get pregnant she should use BC and not take a chance. There is always a chance no matter what and yes she should get tested.
2007-09-17 15:41:46 · answer #4 · answered by Shannon 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
FACT: breast feeding is NOT a form of birth control
Unfortunately, many women still believe that it is and guess what, those women usually end up pregnant again. She should go to the doctor and get a blood test done to be sure. She shouldn't wait for her period to find out because breast feeding can delay that also. Oh, and tell her not to take a home test because I did that when I was breast feeding and it was a false positive (because my hormones were still in over-drive).
2007-09-17 15:42:18 · answer #5 · answered by ticktock 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I use this method and it spaces out children to about every three years if its done right. look at the PP information on the Eco BF. It is what I practice and it works for me!
2007-09-17 15:56:03 · answer #6 · answered by Angelus 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
breast feeding is no form or birth control, that part doesn't make sense. but it is completely possible to become pregnant alot shorter after pregnancy than 11 months
2007-09-17 15:45:06 · answer #7 · answered by jmarie09 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋