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birth control when breastfeeding

Nursing and the Pill

So you can basically rely on the breastfeeding as birth control - especially early on - BUT you also need to pay attention to your fertility signs. ...

Getting Pregnant While Breastfeeding

This might sound odd, but try going on birth control for a month or two on an estrogen birth control pill. Breastfeeding suppresses estrogen. ...

Wanting to Get pregnant...still Breastfeeding

But, I don't want to quit breastfeeding yet! Does anyone have any ideas on how ... Take birth control for a month. Also, just because you don't think you're ...

Breastfeeding While on the Pill

She had to stop taking the pill until she was completely done breastfeeding. I'm pro-breastfeeding, so I would suggest maybe another form of birth control ...

Periods/Pregnancy While Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding is NOT a form of birth control. I got pregnant when my daughter .... There are very strict guidelines to using breastfeeding as birth control, ...

The Return of Your Period After Labor

Sep 28, 2009 ... I had a son almost 13 months ago and was breastfeeding up until about 4 ... Edited: I was on birth control until a few weeks ago when my ...

Periods and Breastfeeding Question

I don't know what form of birth control you used pre-pregnancy and pre- breastfeeding, but if you used a pill form there are certain ones you can get that ...

Birth Control

I am breastfeeding my first baby, who is 4 months old, and beginning to look into birth control options. I never tolerated the pill well, I tried three ...

Birth Control Question

I had great success with an IUD, I had the Paraguard (the one without hormones) as I was breastfeeding and didn't want to have birth control with hormones, ...

Plan B While Breastfeeding

Jul 3, 2009 ... I don't know about it with breastfeeding, but it's a very high potency of birth control... it's basically one full month worth of control in ...

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let nature take its course in 2 answers "You may just need to keep trying and let nature take its course."
taking charge of your fertility in 2 answers "... fully understand this method pick up a copy of Taking Charge of Your Fertility ..."
months while on the mini pill in 2 answers ":) I breastfed my daughter for 4 1/2 months while on the mini pill and everything ..."
fertility awareness method in 2 answers "I monitor my fertility using FAM (fertility awareness method). This way 2 weeks out ..."
using the nuva ring in 2 answers "... same situation, except I just stopped brestfeeding, I am using the nuva ring."

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