BREASTFEEDING COMMUNITY
Could you get pregnant Breastfeeding with no period ?

Could you get pregnant Breastfeeding with no period ?

I've been breastfeeding for 12 months now, I havn't had my period, so I'm probably not ovulating, or could I be without having a period... and she still drinks 2-3 times at night. I know that people have gotten pregnant while breastfeeding 2-3 months afterwards but what about no period and about 12 months later?
Related Discussions
5 Comments Post a Comment
Blank
93532_tn?1332527675
It is possible. You can ovulate and get pregnant without having your period, if that first egg gets caught.

I never o'd while nursing and didn't get af back until weaning.
Blank
210400_tn?1325384170
2 of my kids I didn't get a period unti 2 months after they were weaned. With Marissa (11 mths) I haven't soley nursed and I've had a period. No way to tell for sure...lots of luck!
Blank
581359_tn?1332177487
I've read that yes you can ovulate and get pregnant.  You usaly ovulate once before you get your first period, that's what brings on the period.  
Blank
691990_tn?1290118847
It can go either way.  There is no way to know if you will or won't ovulate before your first cycle.  It's not uncommon for it to be one way or the other.  
Blank
679757_tn?1234844180
That's an old wive's tale...you most certainly can get pregnant while breastfeeding even if you haven't started your period.  I know a girl that works with my mom who got pregnant like 8 weeks after she had her baby and she was breastfeeding.

I didn't start my period until 11 months after my daughter was born and I breastfed exclusively only for 6 months.  It's weird but you still can get preggers!  
Blank
Post a Comment
To
Comment
Post A Comment
Go
Blank
Weight Tracker
Reach your weight goal faster
Start Tracking Now
MedHelp Health Answers
Submit
Top Babies Answerers
179530_tn?1333988006
Blank
mature_enough
St. Louis area ;), MO
171768_tn?1324233699
Blank
tiredbuthappy
1330108_tn?1333680904
Blank
SunWorshiper_26
Chicagoland, IL
615752_tn?1334839805
Blank
zazou
Berlin, Germany
1528695_tn?1337271954
Blank
logigirl
Detroit, MI
1346146_tn?1299364097
Blank
trying43
TX
RSS Expert Activity
1741471_tn?1336957856
Blank
LIVE WEBINAR TOMORROW!-SUPER BODY, ... Blank
May 22 by Michael Gonzalez-WallaceBlank
2126606_tn?1335910182
Blank
Fibromyalgia Awareness
May 11 by Clare Waismann Kavin, RASBlank
2126606_tn?1335910182
Blank
Opioid-induced hyperalgesia reduces...
May 03 by Clare Waismann Kavin, RASBlank