Breastfeeding and Birth control??

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Any moms that EBF have any suggestions on birth control? I will definitely do my research because I am due for my 6 week check up next week but I want to know what works for you.. I am very careful what i put into my body while BF so any advice on your experience with birth control would be awesome. Btw this is my second child just my first time BF 😊

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Your options are limited because of the breastfeeding. I take a progesterone only pill and haven't had any problems.

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It's quite limited... Mini pill, IUD, depo shot, ...that's pretty much it. My dr advised me against getting the mini pill, said a lot of moms complained it affected their milk supply. I ended up getting Paragaurd IUD. Non-hormonal. Didn't hurt to get put in...but.....it didn't go where it was supposed to (you'll have a fu ultrasound to assure its in the right spot). So, I had to go see a specialist who used a camera to physically remove it from my uterus and put it in place. That, was incredibly painful. I honestly don't know if I'll get another IUD after going through all that. Just be aware that can happen!

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When I was EBF I took the mini pill it's safe for breastfeeding moms.  I took it for 4 years without any problems!

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I don't know if this is available where you are but there's a progesterone only pill called Micronor that you can use while breastfeeding.

I can't have any excess estrogen so I had been taking Micronor for about 5 years before we decided to start TTC. It works by thickening up your cervical mucus. The only downside to this pill is that you have a 3 hour window for which you have to take your pill and you take it everyday, there isn't a week of sugar pills. Also depending on your body, you may not get your period while using Micronor or you may get 2 periods in a month. I would sometimes get 2 a month but my bleeding would always only last 2-3 days.

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I had to wait 6 weeks before starting my birth control. I am on the depo shot.

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I took the mini pill for 3 weeks but it cut my milk supply almost in half. I even waited until she was almost 4 months old so my supply would be well established.

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DO NOT get an IUD. They're so unsafe. So many horror stories. And the depo isn't safe either. I'm on the mini pill and have been doing fine.

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