WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for February, 1998: Re: Natural Family Planning

Re: Natural Family Planning

From: Ari (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 27 Feb 1998 10:35:02 -0700

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At 09:17 AM 2/27/98 -0600, you wrote: >At Fri, 27 Feb 1998, Tammy wrote:
>>
>>Is it possible in any way to predict ovulation when you are
breastfeeding, cervix position etc? >

If you evaluate your cervical mucous daily this will provide a good clue. It will get more like egg white as you approach ovulation, and ovulate. Other times it will be more like Elmer's glue. I think most NFP books will have info useful for nursing mothers. I know there is a chapter in Margaret Nofzinger's book called "The mucous only method for breastfeeding mothers"

>>I was hoping to track my cycles after the baby was born till i realized
most women do not have periods while breastfeeding..

this varies a lot with the individual. In my practice I have seen breastfeeding moms begin to menstruate at 6 weeks, and others (who were still nursing a lot) go over 3 years!

I am very regular and usually have classic signs when I ovulate (mucus etc). Otherwise I plan on getting an IUD till I stop breastfeeding, >
>Haven't not looked it up in a while, IUDs were contraindicated in breast
>feeding due to risk of perforation (having something to do with
>suppressed hormones while breastfeeding). If anyone has documented,
>newer info, please present it for my own edificatin.

Most texts, like Contraceptive Technology, do not list breastfeeding as a contraindication. I placed 8 IUDs in BF mothers last year with no problems.

Ingrid Gold, CNM

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