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Re: Charting Temps After Birth

From: Jane (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 28 May 2002 12:14:40 -0500 (CDT)

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At Mon, 27 May 2002, Garry E. Siegel, M.D. wrote: >
>At Mon, 27 May 2002, Melissa wrote:
>>
>>I am 38 weeks pregnant and plan to breastfeed. My husband and I
>>achieved pregnancy by charting my BBT. After giving birth, I want to
>>continue to use this method as a method of birth control. How soon
>>after giving birth should I begin taking my daily temp again? Thanks.
>
>If you are breastfeeding, you likely won't be cycling, and the BBT is
>not helpful for pregnancy prevention.
>If you nurse exclusively, at least every 4 hours, you have very good
>(not perfect) birth control for a few months.

Dr. Siegel is right on :) - and I'd like to point out in addition that there is no existing method of birth control that is perfect, in case you didn't realize :)

For more specific information about LAM (the lactational amenorrhea method of birth control) I suggest you check out:

http://www.waba.org.br/lam.htm

-jane

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