Fertility and Breastfeeding

Hi I remeber hearing something that it is not likley but my girlfriend has been strickly breastfeeding her 9 month old son and she just found out she is pregnant. so I would suggest to be VERY careful if you are not interested in having another one soon.

next to nothing but is possible i had afriend who had irah twins ( two kids bron with in the same year) and she was breastfeeding when she got pergant than

The answer I've heard & read the most is about 6 months.

I got pregnant while nursing when my daughter was 14 months old! I had some irregular periods...
-Kim

Breastfeeding as birth control is effective for the first 6 month (when you are feeding on demand around the clock and are not offering any bottles or solids) Since your peak fertility is about 2 weeks before getting your period you could get pregnant before your period returns.

I'm pretty sure that you ovulate before your period returns, so you could get pregnant and not know it for a while. I know that bf reduces your chances of getting pregnant, but it can happen, especially if your baby sleeps through the night or if you supplement any bottles. HTH! :o)

Been there, done that. Conceived baby #2 while breastfeeding 10 month old baby #1. Had not yet menstruated, but cleary had ovulated without knowing it. To top it off, we had many months of fertility treatments to conceive #1, but amazingly needed no such interventions to conceive #2. What a nice surprize! Good luck!

IT's the reason my best friend has babies a little less than 11 months apart!! Breast feeding is NOT contraception. And you can get pregnant before your first period returns.

I got pregnant while I was breastfeeding. Although my period had returned, but it is a possiblity whether you are mestrating yet or not.

I personally wouldn't chance it! My father and his sister are exactly 9 months apart, and according to his mother she hadn't began menstrating yet either! Have kids close together like that is tough so I say error on the side of caution, unless you want to get preganant again!

I was nursing my 9-month old full time and taking the mini pill. I had not menstruated yet and I got pregnant with my second. I was 9 weeks pregnant when I realized it - I had gotten a stomach bug; after being nauseous several days after the bug had passed, I realized something was up! My husband didn't even believe me when I told him I was pregnant. Anyway, if you seriously do not want to get pregnant, I would take precautions. Oh, by the way, you have to take the mini pill at the same time every day; and don't drop one in your car and think it's no big deal to skip it : ) I want to have another baby; but until then, I had an IUD put it. I found it to be the best thing for me.