To think she shouldn't of said this?

[Babababababybel23]

My doctor told me today that I do not need contraception as I am breastfeeding and can't get pregnant
Im sure this isn't right and I don't think I will be taking the advice

Well it says 98% effective which is around the same as the pill. Nothing is 100% of course but it is a form of contraception.

She's wrong. That's like saying that if you pull out you don't need contraception. Ok, yes, it does help prevent pregnancy but it's not reliable. I would know, I got pregnant while breastfeeding.

I got pg with ds2 when I was exclusively bf ds1 every 3 hours.

Hence the 12 month age gap.

You definitely shouldn't rely on it. Breastfeeding did stop me getting pregnant until about 1 month or two after I stopped breastfeeding but I would definitely say that you shouldn't rely on it at all. Even if you have breastfed and not got pregnant previously I still wouldn't rely on it. If someone is worried about taking mini pill etc then just use condoms until you are ready to do something different

How does she explain the families, who were poor, from centuries ago, with children spaced a year (and less) apart? Or people from less developed regions who solely BF?

That is really bad advice.

The existence of my dd2 is evidence that breastfeeding is not an effective form of contraception.

I am perplexed by the poster who's relative stopped breastfeeding so they didn't miscarry, I'm not sure that's a risk (and I breastfed dd1 through dd2's pregnancy).

Not only was breastfeeding not an effective contraceptive but she ended up having to stop breastfeeding my brother early so as not to miscarry.

This just isn't true! Breastfeeding is not a cause of miscarriage.

I'm breast feeding... and I'm also 11 weeks pregnant...!

I also got a leaflet from my hospital (major NHS one) after DD birth about exclusively breastfeeding being effective conception up to 6 months providing strict criteria are met. It did raise an eyebrow but seems to be a thing being put out there now... guessing in a year or so time it'll swing back to not being advised as there are lots of unplanned pregnancies in women not following the criteria to the letter

Blimey. All this post birth shagging. I think anyone having sex within a year of having a baby deserves a medal.

What the actual fudgery does using a dummy make to whether breastfeeding works as contraception?

Sounds like a pile of nonsense.

Regarding the triplets/miscarriage thing, I guess it's because breastfeeding can put a massive demand on your body and can leave you very, very run down (been there, done that etc). I imagine triplets would do the same, so the two factors combined probably would be too much for a typical body to cope with.

I looked into this doing some peer support training. The 'rules' have mainly been listed, plus you can't have got your period back. I don't know how they study this and it bothers me. The %ages used for other forms of contraception are % of couples who have regular sex who don't fall pregnant using that as their only form of contraception over a year.
You can't meet those criteria for a year. So they must just use 6 months and double it.
Except in those 6 months are the first 6 weeks after child birth. Loads of people have no sex then, others have a lot less. So, I suspect, the stats are a bit 'lies, damn lies and statistics'.
If you don't want close in age siblings, use a back up, people!

We have 2 DS's just a year apart!

Proof that exclusive breast feeding does not work as a method of contraception, (not that we were using it as such anyway!!).

I got pregnant whilst breastfeeding. My DD was only 6 weeks old. However I have 3 DDs that were conceived whilst I was using contraception. So not sure if this comment actually is helpful

Those of you calling for retraining may want to check things more closely.

A doctor who tells a woman she "can't get pregnant" when breastfeeding definitely needs retraining.

If I wanted English lessons the question would have been
Aibu to ask you for English lessons?
The thread is about advice given by a doctor

Look at the title have it.

Oh oops I meant of.

ok then.

My colleague is pregnant at nearly 48, having been misadvised about the possibility of pregnancy during perimenopause. She's ok with it, thankfully, because her existing child is a preschooler so she's still in the "young DC" phase. I think that only abstinence is truly reliable.

Morris I am barely shagging 8 years post-partum. If people can shag within a year they deserve your medal!

No no no no no do NOT rely on breastfeeding. All three of mine were exclusively breastfed, feeding at regular intervals, no top ups. Each time, my periods started again 12 -14 weeks after giving birth.

It's simply not worth the risk.

My hospital gave me a leaflet where breastfeeding was considered contraception.

^^ I got this same leaflet. I actually thought I imagined it when I got pregnant 3 months after giving birth to my first. I ebf she never had bottles or formula or dummies at all. I fed every 2 hours the lot! My periods still returned immediately. Mind you they've returned immediately with all 4 of mine despite ebf.