During breastfeeding fertility (ability to get pregnant) decreases but does not disappear completely.
Breastfeeding produces the hormone prolactin, which inhibits the growth of follicles and ovulation. However, breastfeeding is not in any way is not synonymous with contraception, especially when a woman is breastfeeding does not in one and the However, at long intervals during the day - in this case can not be excluded that the follicle begins to grow, and ovulation occurs. Thus, to become pregnant while breastfeeding can be.
Breastfeeding woman may not menstruate for several months, but it should not be forgotten that ovulation usually occurs before the onset of the first menstrual flow. This means that a woman may not be aware of the fact that she came ovulation, respectively, she can become pregnant.
How soon after giving birth is restored menstrual cycle? Timing of the reversal of the menstrual cycle depends on the presence or absence of breast-feeding. For example, in women who do not breastfeed, or whose children are mixed feeding, the cycle can be restored within 6-8 weeks after birth.
In women, breast-feeding, menstruation begins, as a rule, the termination or longer intervals between feedings. On average, it is 6-10 months (very individually). The recovery time of the menstrual cycle in women after vaginal delivery and after surgery caesarean section is usually not distinguished, and depends only on the presence or absence of breast feeding.
So, as during breastfeeding may become pregnant, it often is not included in the family plan, lactating women should use contraception. It can be mechanical methods (condom), hormonal contraceptives containing progesterone (they can be used during breastfeeding) or spiral.
