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Thursday, November 22, 2007 - 7:08 pm ET
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Breastfeeding and Fertility

pregnant-woman-with-son.jpgIn conjunction with the current poll on breastfeeding and the return of a woman’s menstrual cycle, I thought I would list some resources on the subject. The Kellymom.com breastfeeding and fertility page talks about using breastfeeding to prevent pregnancy, the transition to full fertility, and whether or not a mother needs to wean to get pregnant (hint: the answer generally is no). La Leche League offers several articles on breastfeeding and fertility, including one on whether or not it is normal not to have a period when breastfeeding.

I haven’t read these books, but La Leche League recommends Breastfeeding and Natural Child Spacing: How Ecological Breastfeeding Spaces Babies by Sheila Kippley and Your Fertility Signals: Using Them to Achieve or Avoid Pregnancy Naturally by Merryl Winstein.

Photo credit: E_B_A

Thursday, November 22, 2007 - 7:08 pm ET
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  1. sandeep

    nice image. ( Black & white image showing pregnant lady & child)
    can u do a favour about this image?
    im doing research on pregnant women so i wish to use this image in my dissertation (thesis) purpose.
    waiting for ur reply.
    thanking you
    by

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