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Q 2. Breastfeeding helps mothers to loose weight and attain pre-pregnancy weight. It is a natural way of family planning (lactional amenorrhoea). You

Dr Catherine Makwe · Answer

@sofaya, it can be a form of family planning only and if she is exclusively breastfeeding, her baby is less than 6months old and she has not started seeing her menses. Then it is a form of family planning know as Lactational Amenorrhoea (LAM)

Sophia Sorochi · Answer

Ok dats means breastfeeding is nt part of family planning @Dr Catherine

Dr Catherine Makwe · Answer

@sofaya, yes it is very possible.

Sophia Sorochi · Answer

@Doc i have a frnd who was nt seeing her menses nd she did exclusive breastfeeding but she got pregnant even wen she was nt seeing her menses

Blessing Robson · Answer

I mean my baby is 6 months old and my period has not returned

Dr Catherine Makwe · Answer

@Blessing17887, I do not get you. Do you mean 6 weeks or 6 months 3 days today? Anyway, if you are exclusively breastfeeding you might not see your period. If you are not using any form of birth control methods, you might become pregnant without seeing your period at all.

Blessing Robson · Answer

Dr plz my baby is 6 three days today and my period has not returned.

Dr Catherine Makwe · Answer

@Oseni18819, you are welcome

Oseni Damilola · Answer

Thanks alot doc now my mind is at peace because someone told me family planning causes fibroid

Dr Catherine Makwe · Answer

@Oseni18819, one of the side effects of most contraception is that it disrupts your menstrual cycle for awhile before returning it to a regular pattern. However, the contraception method you took is perfect. Lactional amenorrhoea at at most 6months before you to get a long acting method such a implants.

Oseni Damilola · Answer

Please doc I wasn't aware of this a month after my baby was born I went for family planning the implant one few weeks later my period came and it's over two months now have not seen my period

phunmie · Answer

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Dr Catherine Makwe · Answer

@phunmie, yes if you are practicing Lactational Amenorrhoea. It includes exclusive breastfeeding, you must not have seen your menses and your baby is less than 6 months of age.

phunmie · Answer

R u sayin one cnt getbpregnant when breastfeeding?or can u share more light on lactional amenorrhoea

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