My son is now 2months and I been breastfeeding the whole time, but lately I been feeling really tired and I can't seem to get full and I always have a craving for somethings. Is it possible for me to be pregnant????
2007-10-23 11:17:51 · 15 answers · asked by Nikki87 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
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.
2007-10-25 07:46:39 · answer #1 · answered by pensk8r 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually for the first 4-6 months, when you are exclusively breastfeeding and the baby is not taking in any solid food, you are also not ovulating....so it can be a form of birth control. However, it is not a reliable form of birth control. Every woman's body is different and some women do ovulate sooner rather than later. I've known women who were not able to get pregnant almost the entire time they have been breastfeeding & others were able to get pregnant while breastfeeding. I got pregnant when my baby was 7 months, while exclusively breastfeeding--it was a shock! Take a test if you are feeling the symptoms of pregnancy. Cravings, though, are also very normal with breastfeeding since you need to eat 500 extra calories per day. Good luck!
2007-10-23 12:10:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well the only way you can really tell is if you take a pregnacy test. Usually its pretty rare in the first 6 weeks to get pregnant but saying that it is possible. I actually craved alot of stuff when I first started breastfeeding. I think its related to all your horomones and the need for calories cause breastfeeding burns so much of them! If you real are concerned take a test. It will ease your mind. And if you don't want to get pregnant again soon but want to continue breastfeeding try a IUD. It works great for me.
Heres an answer I gave on IUD if your interested in it (not sure if you are trying to conceive or not)
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=An1U46NrW9S9Pc4.OVFqpBDty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20071018125547AAY6ImX&show=7#profile-info-46tTmMT7aa
2007-10-23 11:38:39 · answer #3 · answered by lovelylady 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's possible, but it doesnt sound like your pregnant, just sounds like your hormones are a little out of whack, which happens to a lot of women after birthing a child. Or you could be tired and hungry from taking care of your son and breastfeeding, which burns a lot of calories (energy), so make sure you are eating what your body needs. If you dont want to get pregnant again (now). I suggest speaking to your Gyno about an IUD. I wouldn't recommend oral birth control...too many side effects, I also wouldn't recommend the shot either
2007-10-23 11:37:35 · answer #4 · answered by sucorra 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes! Breast feeding is supposed to reduce the chance, but it doesn't stop you from getting pregnant.
My fourth child was conceived even though I was breastfeeding, on the full pill and my husband used a condom!
If you have had sex since, the only way to be sure you're not pregnant is to do a test!
2007-10-23 11:56:06 · answer #5 · answered by Watsit 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Enjoying the feeling of motherhood and raising a family would surely be a couple’s dream. Some get it naturally, while for some others things don’t seem to work as they desire. These reasons which stop a women from conceiving can be due to either physical reasons or truly physiological.
2016-05-02 14:43:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are completely emptying your breasts each feed, your body wont ovulate - this has been proven clinically (so its not just a wives tale). I would always try and express after a feed, to get rid of any left over milk - so that there is no chance that ovulation will start. People who say they fell pregnant while breastfeeding, obviously weren't completely emptyng their breasts - for whatever reason (often the mother doesn't realise it)!
However - the cravings and huge eating- I had that too. Whenever I was breast feeding - I would eat twice as much as my husband - I craved sweet things constantly. However within 1 week of weaning I would fnd that my appette returned to normal, and the cravings stopped. Your son is only 2 months - it is a normal time to be quite tired - Do a preg test if you are really concerned - but it is very unlikely.
2007-10-23 11:26:02 · answer #7 · answered by mumontherun 4 · 3⤊ 3⤋
My OB told me that if you are exclusively nursing your baby all day and during the night too, you have a 95% chance of not ovulating. He told me that using protection is always the best thing to do though. Most women start to ovulate again once their child sleeps through the night and/or solid foods are started. I got lucky and I didn't ovulate until my daughter was 11 months old. I used ovulation tests to check.
2007-10-23 11:29:20 · answer #8 · answered by Melissa 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
exclusive breastfeeding actually keeps your body from ovulating. so, while not 100%, it does make getting pregnant more difficult. that's why breastfeeding is referred to as "natural child spacing".
like i said, though, it's not totally reliable, so if you don't want to get pregnant, do get on some form of birth control.
i'm actually in the opposite situation... i'm breastfeeding my 10-month-old and am trying to get pregnant... no success yet.
2007-10-23 11:24:58 · answer #9 · answered by sanibrasil0428 3 · 6⤊ 1⤋
I got pregnant (intentionally!) while breastfeeding. It is very possible. Go to the docs!
2007-10-23 11:22:54 · answer #10 · answered by ♫♪Bag♫♪ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋