Has anyone got pregnant while exclusively pumping?

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Has anyone got pregnant while exclusively pumping and not having a period?

I did while breast feeding. It is a well known myth that you can't get pregnant while lactating and feeding a new born. You need protection.

I don’t have a newborn and wanting to have another but having not having period, does it take long to come back after you wean off pumping little one is close to 1

I got pregnant while exclusively breastfeeding (planned) but my periods came back at 8 weeks postpartum both times, so it was easy to track.

Lots of women are different and it can depend on how you gave birth - c-sections can take longer or sometimes there might have been complications. If you are worried see your HCP to advise on your personal experiences. No one on here will be able to look at your health situation effectively.

So while it is a myth you can’t get pregnant while breastfeeding for SOME women it does indeed stop ovulation and periods. So you can get pregnant while breast feeding/pumping but you need to be ovulating. For some women they start ovulating while feeding, others do not. A lot of the time it is just how your body is. Some women need to reduce their feeds in order to start ovulating, others do not. Someone might be along soon with other tips to try and get you to ovulate.