PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for November, 1999: Re: Breastfeeding and BC pills...

Re: Breastfeeding and BC pills...

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 18 Nov 1999 19:53:43 -0600 (CST)

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At Tue, 16 Nov 1999, Christy wrote: >
>I had a baby girl about 6 weeks ago. On my 4 week visit with my OB> he
>asked what I planned to use for birth control. My husband is Navy and
>left when our now 18 month old son was just 11 days and he was gone for
>6 months so BC wasn't a concern then and by the time my husband came
>home I had stopped breastfeeding and I got pregnant a month later. I
>used BC pills before I was pregnant with my son and was told I got the
>"highest" dose(ortho-cyclen) due to being overweight and a non smoker. I
>thought when you are breastfeeding you get something called the mini
>pill? I didn't the Dr. gave me ortho-novum 7/7/7. which he says is a
>low dose pill, but isn't it still a combination pill? Is this really
>still safe for my baby? Was this given to me because I am overweight?.
>thanx
>
>--
>Christy
>

7/7/7 is a combo pill. Why don't you search the archives? A few weeks ago, Patti Tessler and I were answering about OCs. the medical literature says "Don't use combo pills while breastfeeding". Patti had info from Planned Parenthood about an internal study showing safety with combo pills while breastfeeding. The answer is up in the air. Patti would use it, I wouldn't.

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Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York

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