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Re: Oral Contraceptives/Breast feeding/No Period/Mood SwingsFrom: anonymous@obgyn.netTue, 27 Jul 1999 13:56:21 -0500 (CDT)
At Tue, 27 Jul 1999, Paige wrote: > >I have an 8 1/2 month old baby and have been on Loestrin 20 for almost 3 >months now. I am breastfeeding my son (along with solids) and the pill >has not affected my milk in anyway. However, it has affected me. I >have not had a period yet and I am experiencing NO sex drive and extreme >irritability and fatigue. Could the pill be the problem? Should I seek >a higher dosage and is it safe with breastfeeding? I had tried the >micronor earlier but had a lot of break through bleeding. I took the >Loestrin 30 before I was pregnant. Do you recommend any other pill that >might be better for me? Thank you for your time. Your lack of periods could well be from the breastfeeding and not due to the pill at all, couldn't it? I've heard of many women who had amenorrhea until fourteen months or so, long after introducing solids (I think I read recently that the average was nine months? Somewhere *after* most babies have solids, are rumored to sleep through the night -- my babies never do, maybe yours does <grin>). Are you sleeping okay? Fatigue could cause all those symptoms, too. It's unusual, as far as I know, to have good milk supply while on regular birth control pills. Maybe it means your breastfeeding hormones are working really well, hence you're less likely to menstruate? (Sorry, very unscientific explanation, I know.)
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