Can I take birth control pills during breastfeeding? My baby is 8 months old.

Many mothers think that it is not easy to get pregnant during breastfeeding, but in fact, there is still a chance of getting pregnant if you have sex during breastfeeding without taking proper contraceptive measures. Because even though the mother has not had her menstruation yet after giving birth, she still has ovulation. If I am pregnant, can I take birth control pills during breastfeeding?

Can I take birth control pills during breastfeeding?

It is not recommended to take emergency contraception during breastfeeding, and condoms are recommended for contraception. Contraceptive pills contain a large amount of growth hormone. After taking the pills, the breast milk will contain emergency contraceptive ingredients, which is not good for the health of the child. If a breastfeeding mother really needs to take birth control pills, it is recommended to stop breastfeeding for three days, but during this period it is recommended to use a manual breast pump or hand expression to drain the breasts to ensure that the milk can be secreted normally.

When choosing contraceptives during breastfeeding, you should choose levonorgestrel. This type of medicine is a single estrogen, does not contain estrogen, does not affect the secretion of breast milk, is not easy to enter the breast milk and be absorbed by the baby, and you can still breastfeed after taking it. Don't choose rice noodles, as it will affect breastfeeding.

If you have already taken mifepristone drugs, according to the normal blood metabolism cycle of human beings, it is best not to breastfeed within three to five days, and it is better to express some milk before breastfeeding.

How to prevent pregnancy during breastfeeding

During normal breastfeeding, because the anterior pituitary gland secretes prolactin, it not only stimulates the secretion of breast milk, but also acts on the pituitary gland to inhibit the secretion of follicle-stimulating hormone, making it impossible for the egg to grow. Therefore, the ovaries of ordinary women do not ovulate and menstruate within half a year to a year during breastfeeding. However, it is not 100% correct to think that you cannot get pregnant without menstruation, because some people's ovaries recover quickly, and they may even start ovulating just after the confinement period. If no contraceptive measures are taken during this period, once ovulation occurs, it is easy to get pregnant, and menstruation will not occur. Some people call this type of pregnancy a dark pregnancy. Therefore, it is best to continue to use contraceptive methods during breastfeeding.

Generally speaking, pregnant women can have a normal sex life 2 months after natural delivery and 3 months after normal caesarean section. Having sex requires a thorough and reliable contraceptive method.

Some people think that the postpartum breastfeeding period is the "safe menstrual period" and that there is no need to take any contraceptive measures when having sex. It's irrational. According to survey analysis, about 1/3 of breastfeeding mothers will become pregnant before their menstrual period resumes. This shows that the breastfeeding period is definitely not a "safe menstrual period" and it is not reliable to use contraception during breastfeeding. Once pregnant, the mother has no choice but to have an abortion. At this time, the uterus is relatively thin, fragile and soft. It is very easy to cause uterine perforation and internal bleeding during an abortion, which is very harmful to the mother's body. If a pregnant woman who had a caesarean section becomes pregnant, it will be more difficult to have an abortion and it will cause greater harm to the body, not to mention that it will seriously affect or even block breastfeeding.

At present, the more suitable method of contraception during breastfeeding is special tool contraception. Common contraceptive tools include condoms, vaginal diaphragms, and IUDs.