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    JacquelineM Posts: 9, Reputation: 1
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    Jul 11, 2009, 12:10 AM
    Birth Control
    Is anyone on here familiar with natural family planning. Does it work? I'm breast feeding right now so I don't have a period but don't want to depend on that since lots f women have gotten pregnant this way. I tried paragaurd and had to have it taken out after 6 weeks because of horrible cramping. I think there is a few pills you can take while breast feeding but I'm horrible with remembering to take them and all the experience I've had with them I just don't like them. My and my hubby are not to found of condoms. Any suggestions?
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    Jul 11, 2009, 02:01 AM

    There is a method called the rhythm method. It is based on accurate charting of your cycle. Unless you become a quick expert on your cycle, it to may end in pregnancy. Google rhythm method and see if it is for you.
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    Jul 11, 2009, 03:41 AM

    There is also a kit and chart you can buy,to track your cycle,I'm sorry I don't know of any brands,or how they actually work.
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    Jul 11, 2009, 03:56 AM

    Redhead I think it is first response ovulation predictor
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    Jul 11, 2009, 04:26 AM

    That's the one!
    Thanks.
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    Jul 11, 2009, 09:52 AM

    Keep in mind this is very unreliable, as your cycle can change at any moment without notice, no matter how regular your period has been.

    There are herbs that can help..

    Stoneseed root
    Jack-in-the-Pulpit root
    Thistles

    However, DO NOT take any of these without talking to your doctor first, I don't know your medical history and I don't know if these would be appropriate for you or not.

    Good luck hon.
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    Jul 11, 2009, 10:53 AM
    Herbal supplements while breast-feeding are probably a BAD idea. My wife couldn't even eat onion rings while my daughter was nursing.

    As for contraception, Rhythm is very risky because some sperm can survive in the birth canal and uterus for a short while. If the egg in the tubes is close, they can get there.

    The four most reliable methods are surgical, barrier, chemical, and abstinence. Tonight only two of those are available. Good luck and congratulations on the one(s) you have.
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    Jul 11, 2009, 02:08 PM
    Surgical is out because my husband and I are thinking we would like to have more children just not anytime soon.
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    Jul 11, 2009, 02:10 PM

    Iud may be a good choice for you. When you are ready to start a family it can be removed.
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    Jul 11, 2009, 02:21 PM
    Breastfeeding is only an effective method of birth control if certain conditions are met and, like all contraception, it is not foolproof. Breastfeeding delays the return of your periods. However, the first time you ovulate after giving birth will be before your first period, and you have a 10 per cent risk of falling pregnant if you rely solely on your period returning as a warning that you are fertile.

    Scientists have defined what's known as the lactational amenorrhoea method or LAM (relying on the absence of periods while you are breastfeeding as a form of contraception) as 98 to 99 per cent effective. However, this is only true if:

    • You are breastfeeding your baby on demand, night and day, without using any supplements. This usually means a minimum of ten short or six long breastfeeds every 24 hours with no interval longer than six hours and no use of a dummy.

    • Your baby is less than six months old.

    However, once this changes, for example, when you introduce solids -- and as long your periods still haven't returned -- LAM can continue to be effective if you are taught how to keep an eye out for ovulation occurring using other natural fertility control methods, such as observation of cervical mucus and recording basal body temperature. The risk of falling pregnant using LAM plus these methods is less than two per cent again, even for a breastfed baby over six months.

    If it is vital that you do not conceive again, then you might want to use additional precautions, such as condoms. Be careful that a diaphragm fits well if you are losing weight. Oestrogen suppresses lactation, so the progesterone-only (mini) Pill is usually prescribed to breastfeeding mothers, although this also briefly reduces supply. You may want to bear in mind that it's still not known if there are any long-term effects on babies, particularly boys, of exposure to female hormones in the Pill.

    I was reading this site earlier as I gave birth 10 weeks ago xxx Thought it maybe helpful.

    Source - Breastfeeding as a form of birth control
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    Jul 13, 2009, 05:26 AM

    Either use condoms, or talk to your doctor about something you can use while on the pill, or abstain.

    Only one of those methods is 100% against pregnancy, though.

    PS--they have a special word for people who use either the pull-out or rhythm method. That word is "Parents".

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