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Conceiving After Contraception Part Two
Birth Control and Your Fertility
Part Two
If the conditions are met, LAM is said to be more than 98 percent effective, according to Alicia Dermer, MD, IBCLC. It's probably the easiest birth control method around because of the following:
- There's nothing you have to remember to do (other than nurse your baby).
- There are no extra supplies required (the nursing bra is optional).
- It has no side effects (except a happy and content baby and husband).
The most important thing to remember about LAM is that it is not 100 percent effective even if you meet all three of the requirements, and it certainly won't work if you are supplementing at all. Also, although most women will have a "warning period" – a period without having ovulated – not everyone does. So your protection may be gone before you know it.
Heed the words of Cheryl*, who conceived her second child while nursing her first. "Breastfeeding reduces the likelihood of becoming pregnant, but does not prevent it, so get out there and get those pills!" she says. "Don't walk, run!"
If you're hoping to space your children close together, LAM is a great method. It allows your body to recuperate from the physical stress of childhood, relaxes you emotionally for the task of mothering and does not have any negative effect on your fertility after the first six months.
* Last name withheld to protect privacy.
Want to see more?
- Conceiving After Contraception Part One: Birth Control and Your Fertility
- Conception and the Caffeine Connection: Is Your Daily Habit Hurting Your Chances of Conceiving?
- Which Birth Control Method? Changing Your Birth Control After Pregnancy
- Too Toxic to Conceive: Is Your Lifestyle to Blame?
- Join the discussion on our Family.com community!
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