Emergency contraceptive pills for breastfeeding

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 you accidentally get pregnant during breastfeeding, is there any emergency special contraception? This is something that everyone is very concerned about.

What are contraceptive pills for breastfeeding?

In clinical medicine, there is no special contraceptive during breastfeeding, and it is not recommended to use any contraceptive within six months of breastfeeding, because contraceptives are generally made of estrogen and progesterone. If taken during this period, the drugs may eventually be absorbed by the baby through breast milk, which may cause harm to the baby. Therefore, it is not recommended for breastfeeding mothers to take birth control pills.

If a couple has sex within six months of breastfeeding, it is recommended to use condoms or insert an IUD for contraception, which will have less adverse effects on the mother and baby. In addition, emergency contraception is more harmful to the human body, so it is not recommended to use birth control pills as a basic contraceptive measure.

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. Many 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.

The postpartum breastfeeding period is called the "safe period", and couples do not need to take any contraceptive measures during sexual intercourse. It's irrational. According to survey analysis, about 1/3 of breastfeeding mothers will become pregnant before their menstrual period resumes. This shows that breastfeeding is definitely not a "safe 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.