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Re: becoming pregnant while nursingFrom: anonymous@obgyn.netSat, 26 Jun 1999 23:00:13 -0500 (CDT)
At Sat, 26 Jun 1999, wondering... wrote: > >My best friend gave birth to a healthy baby girl the 3rd week of >January, and was on a low-dose bcp while nursing. When her daughter was >about 9 - 10 weeks old, her milk dried up rapidly and completely. It >took 3 days to completely disappear. She thought nothing of it at the >time because the home test came back negative, but another one taken >about 3 weeks ago showed positive, and a trip to the doctor last week >proved her 2 and a half to three months pregnant. Although I'm not >really sure you could still nurse if you were pregnant because I don't >know the facts on that, but I don't think it's likely. It still >wouldn't hurt to head to the drug store if you're curious. > >Erin
Actually, many women continue breastfeeding one baby throughout their
next pregnancy (though this most commonly happens with older babies or
toddlers, who don't need as much of a supply anyway). I don't know how
frequently pregnancy causes milk to dry up so fast, but it certainly
doesn't always happen that way.
> It is common to have irregular periods when menstruation first returns postpartum, especially if you're breastfeeding. How long did your lochia last? Is it at all possible that the period you had in April was actually a return of lochia? (My period came back at two months postpartum also, so I know all too well that this can happen -- I was mad at my doctor for suggesting that it might be lochia again! -- but just trying to cover all the bases here.) Also, if even once you didn't take the pill at the same time of day as you usually do, it could have failed. Once you're having periods again, breastfeeding doesn't count for a thing as far as contraception goes.
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