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.
«We knew we weren't ready for another baby, and we didn't want to count on using
breastfeeding as birth control,» says Liza.
Breastfeeding as birth control.
This method of using
breastfeeding as birth control is known as the Lactational Amenorrhea Method, or LAM.
That said, I knew I couldn't count on
breastfeeding as birth control given the choices I'd made.
Some women use
breastfeeding as birth control.
Breastfeeding as birth control is 98 % effective.
Not exact matches
As long as you are breastfeeding, use condoms or another barrier method of birth control instea
As long
as you are breastfeeding, use condoms or another barrier method of birth control instea
as you are
breastfeeding, use condoms or another barrier method of
birth control instead.
Breastfeeding can help you
control your blood glucose levels
as your body adjusts after the
birth of your baby.
Condoms and other barrier methods of
birth control, such
as female condoms and diaphragms, are safe to use while
breastfeeding.
If you know that this baby is your last, you can always consider permanent options
as your
breastfeeding birth control choice.
Because you're
breastfeeding, you may not want to take a hormonal
birth control right now,
as you want to make sure nothing negatively impacts your milk supply or your baby.
When these three components are present — baby under six months old, exclusively
breastfed on demand, and no return to menses — then LAM is over 98 % effective
as a
birth control method.
In some cases,
breastfeeding leads to a delayed return of fertility, and acts
as a form of natural
birth control for mothers.
Yet I also feel
as though we have lost much,
as a result of our intense desire to
control and ignore the natural progression of
birth and
breastfeeding.
As a politically active feminist and a mother myself, I believe her time and ability to command editorial space in The Wall Street Journal would be far better spent opining about things like the need for better family leave and health care policies, improved access to
birth control and higher education and affordable child care for working mothers rather than whether Angelina Jolie plans to adopt again or how long my friends plan to
breastfeed their babies.
While
breastfeeding itself can often suppress ovulation and work
as a method of
birth control, it is not completely reliable.
Riordan, Jan and Kathleen Auerbach POCKET GUIDE TO
BREASTFEEDING AND HUMAN LACTATION Jones & Bartlett, 2nd ed., 2001 The second edition of this small handbook covers such topics
as maternal infections,
birth control, breast lumps, and medications.
«If you are
breastfeeding, do not use any
birth control that contains estrogen
as it can limit your breast milk supply.»
Find a method of
birth control that works for you (and no,
breastfeeding doesn't count
as birth control.)
Breastfeeding itself (known
as LAM) is actually a very effective form of
birth control!
However, many women do not feel comfortable relying on
breastfeeding as a form of
birth control because they have been told it is unreliable, or perhaps because they know someone who became pregnant while
breastfeeding.
Though
breastfeeding has been touted
as a
birth control method, there are a whole lot of rules you have to follow to make it work and too many variables.
Breastfeeding as a natural form of
birth control is called the lactational amenorrhea method, or LAM.
As stated above, when you exclusively breastfeed during the first 6 months, this can be 98 % effective as a method of birth contro
As stated above, when you exclusively
breastfeed during the first 6 months, this can be 98 % effective
as a method of birth contro
as a method of
birth control.
Some women use
breastfeeding as a natural
birth control method.
In Orthodox communities here, it is sometimes seen
as a way to increase the period of
breastfeeding infertility among women who don't want to use
birth control.
My aunt always lets people know that «back in those days, they told us
breastfeeding worked
as birth control.»
Another very practical benefit of
breastfeeding during emergencies is that it can serve
as the only form of
birth control available, helping to prevent an unwanted pregnancy.
Breastfeeding naturally suppresses the hormones needed for ovulation, so it is possible to use breastfeeding as an effective form of b
Breastfeeding naturally suppresses the hormones needed for ovulation, so it is possible to use
breastfeeding as an effective form of b
breastfeeding as an effective form of
birth control.
Breastfeeding mothers should avoid using
birth control products that contain estrogen such
as a regular
birth control pill.
Factors examined
as potential confounders or effect modifiers included age (at breast cancer diagnosis for cases, at time of study enrollment for
controls), age at first
birth, number of children,
birth of a son, history of
breastfeeding, miscarriage, abortion, oral contraceptive use, smoking status, age at menarche and number of cell equivalents tested for detection of FMc.
This treatment should strictly not be used by pregnant or
breastfeeding women
as well
as those using
birth control medications.