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Can I still breastfeed and start birth-control?? ↓
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| Name: rachel | Date: Jan 18th, 2006 8:54 PM |
| Name: Luann | Date: Jan 18th, 2006 9:09 PM |
| i am on the nuva ring, and on the week that i do not have the ring in can i still have unprotected sex without getting pregant? ↑ |
| Name: melissa | Date: Mar 14th, 2006 3:35 AM |
| yes you can. talk to your obgyn and ask them what the best choice would be for you. make sure and tell them that you are breastfeeding, some of the pills lower your milk supply. ↑ |
| Name: sonia | Date: Mar 14th, 2006 11:22 AM |
| some women can but for some it will decrease their milk supply. See how you do but if you see dwindling milk supply.I would find another alternative.I do well on the mini pill but I take measures to keep my milk supply up like herbs and dark beer occasionally. ↑ |
| Name: Paula | Date: Mar 14th, 2006 3:59 PM |
Ask you doctor to supply you with NFP information also. If (s)he doesn't have any, call a local Couple to Couple League for more info. NFP methods have a 99.5% effectiveness rate when used for pregnancy prevention with no side effects. It is good to at least get information about that option to see if it is best for you.
I would not personally trust putting chemicals into my body when I'm breastfeeding no matter what they say. Effective studies are not done on the matter, so therefore doctors always say that no studies show any harm. ↑ |
| Name: sonia | Date: Mar 16th, 2006 4:31 PM |
Paula
How does NFP work for one who is not menstrating because of breastfeeding? I was wondering because I would really like to use it but I thought it was only if your cycle was regular. I don't have regular periods while breastfeeding. ↑ |
| Name: Paula | Date: Mar 17th, 2006 1:48 PM |
NFP is ideal for people who have irregular cycles. Many people confuse NFP with the old rhythm method which you would be hard pressed to find information on how to do these days, it is that outdated.
As far as I know the primary methods today are the Billings Method and the Creighton Method. They are very similar methods in which the woman checks her mucuos daily to identify when she ovulates. Whichever one is used I think is primarily regional. I haven't heard of too many people still using the Sympto-Thermal method, because I think the mucous methods have proven to be much easier and at least equally accurate.
A woman's body has a natural cycle of fertility and infertility. Fertility essentially is really only one day, the day of ovulation. However the woman's body also has to make the proper fertile mucous in order for the sperm to survive and reach the egg. Without this mucous, it is impossible for the sperm to make and survive the trip to the egg. This is where some women's infertility difficulties lay. Our bodies makes this mucous in the few days preceding ovulation. How many days ahead varies month by month, but it is usually 5 or 6 or less, though sometimes more. The sperm is able to survive up to 3 days in this mucous. Ovulation occurs on the day of a very identifiable mucuos, and then the next day the mucous changes drastically.
After waiting for 24 hours, the couple's next 14 days are infertile days, and then a woman's period comes. That is the method in a nutshell.
The methods primarily have the woman become in the habit of checking her mucuos discharge every time she uses the toilet, and then making a notation once a day of the most fertile identification she made that day. It's as simple as that to avoid all the medical side effects other birth control methods cause.
Because it is your body's own individual fertility it works with, it is perfect for women who are breastfeeding and for women who are beginning the process of menopause.
You can use it to help you avoid pregnancy or achieve pregnancy during your fertile years. Depending on your choice and what your body is telling you, it has a high effectiveness rate in both choices.
I would look up "Couple to Couple League" in your phone book and give them a call. They will tell you where you can get classes on how to do the NFP methods today.
Do a internet search using "Creighton FertilityCare" for the more common U.S. method used. ↑ |
| Name: marina | Date: May 1st, 2006 7:46 PM |
| i have a question about birth control ↑ |
| Name: to marina | Date: May 1st, 2006 7:49 PM |
| Name: Ivonne | Date: May 2nd, 2006 2:14 PM |
| I have been using the mini pill for the last few weeks and so far so good... ↑ |
| Name: 3 time nursing mom | Date: May 5th, 2006 6:32 AM |
I use Natural Family Planning also. It's perfect for the breastfeeding mother, because we never know when our period will return naturally. NFP is done with easy daily 'potty checks' as I like to call them, and I tell my husband, and he keeps 'the records'. That's one of the best things about it, he is just as involved as I am.
Plus not one single side effect, except for hubby and I have gotten real close and have an excellant rapport in that (uh hum) regard of our marriage (blush), which I understand to be a common experience for those that use the method.
Not a bad side effect IMHO. lol. ↑ |
| Name: geniej | Date: May 18th, 2008 8:43 PM |
| i just got off depo on may 5th i have been spotting on and off since then how do i know when my period is? i want to start going on the pill as soon as i can ↑ |
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