Did BC decrease your supply?

Question

I have an appointment in three weeks for a IUD. I just read a post about BC causing her to dry up. I asked my doctor and said all forms of bc fine while breastfeeding. I already struggle with supply and terrified to completely dry up.

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My midwife told me that while hormonal IUDs have the risk of affecting milk supply, in all her years giving them to postnatal women she’s never actually had a woman’s supply affected by a new IUD, even the ones with high hormone levels like Mirena. She has seen decreased supply with oral BC and implants, though. Just anecdotal but I’m planning to get a new Mirena at my 6 week appointment based on her information.

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Ur doctor lied lol it’s common knowledge that BC cause cause a decrease in milk supply...that being said it doesn’t affect everyone exactly the same.

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I had Mirena and Nexplanon while breastfeeding and neither seemed to affect my supply.

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I dried up from the mini pill.  My sister dried up from mirena but did fine with a copper iud.

Did BC decrease your supply?

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