breastfeedin mommys & birth control

[wifeypookins]

Have any of you breastfeedin moms been on the Heather Tablet/Mini Pill. The birth control for those that breastfeed?

[wifeypookins]

Those that did try it, what was your experiences? Ive got four kids, this is the first time ive been on birth control in 2 yrs, exclusively breastfed my 2 yr old and currently exclusively bf my 4 month old. The mini pill is what im on & I have like NO sex drive and its kinda botherin me. Any of the same issuses with those that took it?

[abbb01]

After my 1st I got 2 depo shots so 6 months of protection while I was bfing but we were wanting ours closer together than they have ended up ao I will be doing the mini pill this time I dont know if it was the shot that made it harder for me to get pregnant again or bfing but we are planning for 3 kids close in age

[cezzy07]

Yea, I was breast feeding exclusively and taking the mini pills (Jolivette) on top of it. Breast feeding isn't meant to be a form of birth control, but it does reduce your chances of getting pregnant again. Although I wasn't able to take the pills at the same time every day, so now here I am 23 wks with baby #2

[amber0727]

I have and it didn't effect my breast milk at all, I breastfed my daughter till she was 7 months and my son until he was 6 months. The only complaint I have is that I got pregnant while on it, and I was taking it right.

[megmegcleve]

Breast feeding doesn't always work as a birth control method so I wouldn't do that. That's how i got pregnant with number 2 and I was exclusively breast feeding as well. I had the Mirena put in, it's an IUD. It worked great for me and best thing about it, is you get no period and you can take it out at anytime if you want to get pregnant again. I loved it!

[Bigapplefamily]

With my first I used breast feeding as birth control by exclusively breast feeding until my period came back around 6 months (it can't be used as a method once solids start or if you supplement). After that I just used condoms.