Can you get pregnant while exclusively breastfeeding?

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I just read that your chances of getting pregnant while exclusively breastfeeding is 2%, we were going to try for a second baby after I had this one because you’re more fertile after you have a baby and it took us a while to conceive this one... I’m heartbroken. I want to breastfeed my LO until he’s atleast 1 but I didn’t know that meant giving up having a second baby until I’m done... anyone have any success getting pregnant while exclusively breastfeeding? Thank you...

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Yes you definitely can. I see moms on here all the time that have. Hopefully some of them share their stories for you ☺️

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Absolutely! I got pregnant while breastfeeding my first, she was 10 months. She was on solids but breastfeeding just as frequently as before she went on solids. My period had returned when she was 7 months

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You absolutely can...happens to women all the time.

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My 20 month old has never had a bottle or a pacifier (she eats solids now, of course) and I’m still breastfeeding. I’m 22 weeks pregnant and I was pregnant before (and miscarried) when she was 9 months old. So it’s definitely possible. Got my first period when she was three months.

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I’m in the same boat. I want to conceive again. I’m 3m PP and would be fine to get pregnant again at any time. I plan to BF my babe though until she’s probably 2 and I’m worried about having trouble conceiving. YES, I know, it’s possible, but it is NOT probable when you’re EBF without periods.

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For my 8 weeks post partum checkup the doctor told me that whether i fully bf or not you must consider yourself very fertile, therefore you should plan when you want to have the next baby. I have friends who totally freaked out when they got pregnant and their baby is only 6 months, this same friend also tandem nursed her almost 3 year old and 1 year old and now pregnant 14 weeks.. so you decide if you are planning for the next baby. 😅

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Yes you can. Look up the LAM method and it’ll tell you what the requirements are for it to be 98% effective. The 98% effective rate of the LAM method is only that high when baby is younger than six months, eats every 2-3 hours, there is absolutely no bottle use or pacifier, eats directly from your breast, uses your nipple as their own pacifier, no solids whatsoever and your period has not returned. So in short just introduce a bottle or a pacifier to increase your chances of pregnancy. Once baby starts sleeping 4 or more hours through the night that will also increase your chances of conceiving. Good luck!

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That’s how I got here! My mom was EBFing with my brother and got pregnant with me, totally not planned. So yes, it’s definitely way possible to get pregnant while breastfeeding.

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A lot of times your supply dries up once you get further into the pregnancy so that's something to consider

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