Regular Pill Vs. Mini-Pill: Is It Possible to Still Make Enough Milk to Nurse?

I don't know the answer to the second question. But to your first one: this is second-hand, but a friend of mine was doing well nursing, went on the regular pill for exactly the reasons you describe, and within a short time (a few months) her supply was gone. She is convinced it was the pill that did this, since she was only at the 3 month mark with her baby, was exclusively nursing, and should have had ample supply. For her next 2 babies, she did the mini-pill plus condoms for added peace of mind, and nursed both for a long time.

Knowing her experience, I did the mini-pill after my first and mirena after my second. My choices were based on my priorities at the time. After #1, I knew I wanted a second child, and while I preferred to have them a little further apart, an "oops" on the mini-pill would have been good news. After my second (which didn't happen until I quit taking the mini-pill), I knew I was done with babies and mirena is much more reliable than the mini-pill. Both times, my supply was great throughout, which was important to me.

I am taking the regular pill and nursing at 19 months. I started the regular pill in April when baby was about 13.5 months. Nursing is going fine and no supply issues. My doctor said that after a year my supply was well established, and that I shouldn't have any problems with the regular pill. I have always had an extremely good milk supply, and I nurse on demand.

I say stay on the mini pill it's safer for breast feeding

I would ask your doctor

Well I did the mini pill after my first for that first year he nursed as well and did not conceive, we are so fertile that if we brushed each other in the hall I got pregnant, so I think you will do ok on the mini if you stay with it. And of course you haven't conceived this year and were most likely fertile a bit before your AF showed up. I did switch to the regular pill after that first year, but I had a terrible reaction to it, so I don't really know if it caused the milk to dry up, but then I was weaning too, so I can't help too much on that side of things!

Have you considered an IUD? No hormones, nothing to deal with, super effective, once it's in you're done, and it can be removed if you ever want to get pregnant again. I've had mine for five years now, I wish I had gotten it YEARS ago!

Check for pregnancy with your doctor before starting on new pills.

If your point is to wait until he's ready, then you should wait until he lets you know that he's ready. If you're not prepared for your hormones to take an unexpected turn, then don't do the new thing that might cause that. Maybe you can do something to more naturally increase your supply and the quality of your supply, once you switch. My concern with taking the pill was not wanting to pass the hormones to my baby.