Not exact matches
The wonderful thing about
breastfeeding as
birth control is that it gives a new mom a nice long window before she needs to worry about other
options.
If you are exclusively
breastfeeding your baby, nature has given you a built in
birth control option for the first 6 months or so.
See our blog post on
birth control and
breastfeeding for information on the topic and to explore
options available to you.
However, since pills that contain estrogen contribute to a low milk supply and less time
breastfeeding babies, the progestin - only
option, or «mini pill,» is the best
birth control pill while
breastfeeding.
There are progestin
birth control pills which are an
option for
breastfeeding moms who want or need to take oral
birth control.
If you know that this baby is your last, you can always consider permanent
options as your
breastfeeding birth control choice.
Let's explore the possibility of a second pregnancy during the
breastfeeding phase and the best
options for
birth control during this time.
At six months, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends giving your baby solid foods, which interrupts the exclusive
breastfeeding, making LAM no longer an
option for
birth control.
Since progestin - only methods of
birth control are considered safe to use while you're
breastfeeding, it is another
option for
breastfeeding moms.
But, there are some hormonal
birth control options that are perfectly safe to take while
breastfeeding.
Whether you can get pregnant while
breastfeeding; female sterilization; and IUDs, the Pill, and other
birth control options aft...