Astromum wrote:

Mary W. wrote:

And Andrea's doctor gave her bad advice, she
was not following the rules and therefore shouldn't be relying on LAM

That's what bothered me too.

Yeah, it was lousy advice, with serious consequences.

I thought yours was a very interesting post, especially since
in Dutch prenatal classes there is a lot of emphasis on BF not
being reliable contraception *at all*. These studies clearly
show that isn't true, and I will keep it in mind when/if the
next bub arrives!

Its a fine line to walk. LAM can be reliable, but you have
to know the rules and follow them. There are alot of women
who think that because their baby is BF'd they can't get
pregnant. My neighbor was shocked that she got pregnant
when her daughter was 9 months old because she was
BFing. Well, at 9 months, LAM is no longer effective and
you have to use something else. So she was clearly misinformed.
I just wanted to keep the LAM option open for a new
BFing mom. Especially if you want to avoid hormonal
BC (which I do).

Natural family planning always requires a lot of caution, but
I agree that with proper discipline and education it can be
very effective, and as a bonus you avoid all the nasty hormonal
methods...

That's one of the reasons I love it.

Mary