can you get pregnant during breastfeeding

Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, October 23, 2012


Breastfeeding is known to be one of the ways to prevent pregnancy. If so can a mother pregnant while breastfeeding?

"In general, breast-feeding is going to make a woman becomes less fertile, but that does not mean infertile (infertile). So could the mother became pregnant while still breastfeeding her baby
Cause nursing mothers become less fertile because the hormone prolactin, which is used to stimulate the release of milk in the mother's body can prevent the release of eggs
breastfeeding mothers who do not menstruate for some time during the delivery, but the body usually stays release eggs after birth before menstruating for the first time. Normally one would not know that she was having ovulation until 2 weeks later, when she was menstruating.

If someone breastfeed exclusively during the day and even the day, then someone will probably take a long time to menstruate again. Experts believe that the longer a person feeding the longer did he get menses.

Studies suggest that approximately 1 in 50 women will get pregnant while breastfeeding exclusively if he did not use any protective equipment or contraception. In this study does not involve nursing mothers whose infants had received solid foods or using formula.

So if a mother who is breastfeeding really want to avoid pregnancy, experts recommend to use a birth control or contraception. Most doctors will recommend the use of barrier contraceptives such as condoms.

But if the mother wants to use the contraceptive pill or hormones such as injections, you should consult your physician first and ask which pills do not contain estrogen. Since estrogen is a hormone that can interfere with lactation (breastfeeding).

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