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Birth Control While Breast Feeding
Read all 5 responses: "I just had my 6 week check up, and got the OK for intercourse with my DH. Obviously, that means back to birth control!
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- As far as I know, you should not be on the regular pill, but the mini-pill instead. I would call your OB asap!
- My favorite site for looking up this kind of info is kellymom.com. Any question I've had about BF'ing has been answered there. Here is the page that talks about what...
- First of all, HOORAY to you for breastfeeding!!! That is THE BEST thing you can do for your baby & yourself! I would suggest that you avoid ANY hormones at ALL! Use ...
Birth Control While Also Taking Antibiotics!
And I also have been taking my normal birth control; Loestrin24fe. ... Birth control is ineffective while on antibiotics. ... Birth Control and Nursing ... antibiotics safe while breastfeeding · estrogen pill · new birth control pill ...
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- YES!!! My dr and pharmacist both recommend using another form of BC for an entire MONTH after ANY antibiotic, including augmentin.
- antibiotics most of the time do weaken birth control it would be a good idea for him to wear protection until you are off the antibiotics
- G., Birth Control and Antibiotics most definitely will counteract each other. If not looking to get pregnant you should seek alternative methods. I have personally...
Micronor Birth Control Pill
Do any of you take the Micronor (progestin only) birth control pill? I am thinking about switching to it (I am on ... Birth Control While Breastfeeding ...
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- Beware of progestin only. I took it in a natural form and put myself into a menopause state. Balance is everything.
- I'm taking progestin only (generic version of Micronor - Camila) due to nursing. So far I haven't had any issues. I'm 29 with a 6 m.o., if that makes a difference.
- My best friend was on Micronor while she was nursing her then 11 month old daughter (she wanted the reduced level of hormones because of the nursing). Oops - she got ...
Mini-pill Birth Control
Oct 29, 2009 ... (or really any type of hormone birth control -- I always feel like I .... I took the mini-pill while breastfeeding both of my children (the ...
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- I was on the low-dose pill while nursing b/c my doctor was concerned that I would get pregnant too quickly after a c-section. The pill worked, but there were months...
- Hi C., I took the mini-pill while breastfeeding both of my children (the first for 11 1/2 months, the second for 13 months) and with my first, I got my period around ...
- Hi C.- I too went on the mini pill after I had my daughter.I seriously felt like I bled for 8 weeks straight. I hated it! I only lasted 2 months then switched to regul...
Plan B While Breastfeeding
Jul 3, 2009 ... I am on the mini pill and missed a day or so while waiting for my ... Exclusive breastfeeding can be a form of birth control in itself. ...
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- I took it when breastfeeding my first son...I know that it's more important with the mini pill than the regular pill not to skip...they even recommend you take it a th...
- I don't know about it with breastfeeding, but it's a very high potency of birth control... it's basically one full month worth of control in one or two tablets... I wo...
- Hi C., Are you exclusively breastfeeding? Every 2-4 hours without going more than 6 hours at night? If you said yes then you are highly unlikely to get pregnant. ...
Sam-e for PPD While Breastfeeding
I am wondering if Sam-e is safe during breastfeeding. I also am curious about the effectiveness ... I believe it interfers with some birth control. Helpful? ...
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- A good support network for women depressed after a c section is the International Ceserean Awareness Network -ICAN. There is a chapter here in North Texas that you ca...
- i was on zoloft several years ago and it was MAGICAL. yes, wonderful. but i would talk to your doctor about what to take since you are breastfeeding
- B....I had a c-section with my daughter. And I had PPD afterwards .I cried the whole first week she was home and I cannot tell you why, everything made me cry. I went...
Breastfeeding & Birth Control
Honestly I think the best birth control while breastfeeding is a condom . Barrier methods don't affect your breast milk the way a pill or a shot can. ...
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- I used mini pill while breastfeeding and it lowered my milk supply. I stopped using it, using condoms until my husband gets the vasectomy and an ok from the doctor. ...
- Hi M., I would urge you to strongly consider a hormonal IUD like Mirena. The hormones are released locally so they do not affect your milk supply and are totally sa...
- I took a pill specifically for breasfeeding mothers, referred to as the mini-pill. It acts as protection in conjunction with breasfeeding, and has 97% success. However...
Birth Control Options
For me the benefits of reliable birth control while breastfeeding WAY outweighed the negatives. I have two good friends who became pregnant while ...
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- S., I don't have any advice for you, but I wanted to tell you I had a similar experience. I tried the Mirena and hated it. If I had known how much it was going to h...
- A good alternative to using chemical birth control is called NFP (Natural Family Planning) unfortunately, most dr.s are not taught the truth about this all natural met...
- I had my mirena placed 8 weeks after my first son was born. (I'm curious about the women who's doctors wouldn't do it -- the mirena is especially good for postpartum ...
Breastfeeding and Birth Control
While breastfeeding I also thought about going on birth controls pills and ... Birth Control While Breastfeeding ... Birth Control Options While Bfeeding ...
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- I agree with the first post, i would rather play it safe. If you only have a few months, why not hold off? I have not used "birth control" since 1997. I think a few...
- Do you know why you are having the heavy periods? Is there some type of cause. I know sometimes it can be uterine fibroids. I know that it can also be caused by PCOS/p...
- My doc put me on the "minipill," which is one without estrogen specifically because I am nursing (Seasonale has estrogen). You'll want to confirm this, but I believe ...
Breastfeeding and Birth Control
I'm just wondering if anyone here has used this while breastfeeding and if so, how it went. .... Next question: Birth Control Options While Bfeeding ...
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- My doctor put me on the "mini-pill" form of birth control when I was breastfeeding. I still had to take a medicine called Reglan to up my milk output though. That part...
- I got the mirena IUD and breastfed... everything was fine. I love mine (the periods were really heavy for me for the first six months but they are okay now) *but some...
- Hi. I got mirena put in at my 6 week appt after having my son six months ago. I breastfed all four of my children. I LOVE how it's something I don't have to worry abou...
