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You just had a baby and are ready for contraception, but your gyno hasn't given you the same prescription of pills you've found as the best for you. Why? Because it has been a belief that progesterone only pills help improve breast feeding by improving milk supply. But the progestetrone only pills have never been quite as desireable as the typical combination pill as without the estrogen component they tend to have slightly higher breakthrough bleeding and slightly greater failure rates. After delivery, about 85% of moms are trying breast feeding, but only 60% are still breastfeeding after two weeks! So trying to figure out how as your gyno we can make this process more successful, and helping you pick the right birth control pill is important. With a grant funded by the American Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology researchers at the University of New Mexico have specifically looked at the first 8 weeks, and the first 6 months of breast feeding and whether the mom's ...

In a women who fully breast feeds she may skip periods and thus become amenorrheic. The medical term for this is LAM or Lactational amenorrhea. It's most important to not skip those night time 2 am feedings, and very important to not really go more than about 4 hours between feedings. Most studies show that most LAMs go about 2 hours between feedings. LAMs won't get pregnant. For the rest of you, you need to get some back up method going. Mini pills, DMPA, condoms, IUDs, there are other options as well. Discuss with your gynos today!