Are You Willing to Risk Getting Pregnant Again So Soon?
November 5, 2006 by Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor
Filed under advantages of breastfeeding, books, health of the mother
Many women consider amenorrhea (absence of periods) as one of the great advantages of breastfeeding. Other women lament the fact that their fertility has not returned by the time they are ready to conceive another child. For those women who celebrate the absence of their periods (the ones who think the pronunciation of amenorrhea sounds suspiciously like “Amen, no horror period!”), is exclusive breastfeeding an effective method of birth control?
