• Week by Week
  • Sex and Pregnancy
  • Weight Gain
  • Exercise and Nutrition

New to the forum? Sign Up Here!

Already a member? Please login below.

Forgot your password? Need Help?  
Learn and Discuss About...

Breastfeeding And Pregnancy

1 posts on this thread and the last post was on April 4th, 2004 6:23 PM
There are currently 4851 members logged in.
friend - April 4th, 2004 6:23 PM
 [Original Post]

I have two children which are 15 months apart. My youngest is 6 months. I have been bfeeding, but in the last month have slowed down. I still have not had my period return. What is the changes of my being pregnant? (Just not feeling good..bloated) Thanks

Jennifer - April 4th, 2004 6:23 PM

I'm not sure what the exact chance would be. In the first 6 months, if you are exclusively breastfeeding, not giving formula at all, not using pacifiers, etc, I think the chance is about 95% that you will not ovulate. After 6 months, the chances increase, but I don't have any hard numbers to share. A good book to read about this is Breastfeeding and Natural Child Spacing. When breastfeeding in the way described in this book, most women do not resume fertility until the baby is at least 1 yr old, often much later than that.