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About six weeks after giving birth, women are able to become pregnant again. If you do not know how to prevent pregnancy properly, you can "break the plan" when the body has not yet recovered. Many women have used birth control pills while breastfeeding. However, if you do not know how to use it properly, it can have negative effects on health. So how to use the daily contraceptive pill for breastfeeding?1. How long after giving birth can you get pregnant again?
The timing of getting pregnant again after childbirth is different for women. That will depend on each woman's condition. However, usually 6 weeks after giving birth, your period will return, meaning you can get pregnant if you have sex without effective contraception.Pregnancy too soon after childbirth can hinder the body's recovery process, causing many health consequences.
2. Is it okay to use birth control while breastfeeding?
The daily contraceptive pill for breastfeeding is a method used by many women. Most women are worried about whether taking birth control pills while breastfeeding will affect the baby through breast milk or not? Therefore, before taking any medicine, you should consult your doctor. Birth control pills while breastfeeding include 2 types:Progestin-only pills Combination birth control pills. Both progestin-only pills and combination birth control pills are effective at preventing pregnancy. However, if you are breastfeeding, you should use a progestin-only pill (POC).
Thuốc tránh thai khi đang cho con bú bao gồm 2 loại là Thuốc chỉ chứa Progestin và Thuốc ngừa thai dạng phối hợp.
3. Progestin-only birth control pills
This is a daily contraceptive pill for breastfeeding that does not affect lactation and milk quality. According to WHO recommendations, women should take a daily progestin-only oral contraceptive for lactation about 6 weeks after giving birth because by this time lactation has been fully established. Progestin-only birth control pills thicken the cervical mucus, preventing the egg and sperm from meeting. In addition, some v-only oral contraceptives are also effective in preventing women from ovulating.Details of fetal development week by week, every parent needs to know:
4. Combination birth control pills
Doctors recommend that women should not use combined oral contraceptives during lactation, especially the first time because of the estrogen content. However, the effectiveness of the combined oral contraceptive pill is much higher than that of the progestin-only pill.Although combined oral contraceptives can reduce milk production, it does not affect the composition of milk. The amount of estrogen in milk is not harmful to babies, but for premature babies, mothers should avoid using this medicine.
If you want to use birth control pills while breastfeeding, you should wait until the baby is 6 months old because at this time he can accept a wider variety of foods.
Trắc nghiệm: Dấu hiệu cảnh báo chuyển dạ thực sự
Chuyển dạ là quá trình thai phụ bước vào giai đoạn “đẻ đau” để kết thúc thời gian “mang nặng”. Thời gian và dấu hiệu chuyển dạ sẽ khác nhau tùy vào vào từng người và nhiều yếu tố. Theo dõi bài trắc nghiệm dưới đây sẽ giúp bạn hiểu rõ hơn các dấu hiệu chuyển dạ một cách chính xác và an toàn.5. Notes when using oral contraceptives daily for breastfeeding
Nếu sử dụng thuốc tránh thai khi đang cho con bú, chị em cần tham khảo ý kiến của bác sĩ chuyên khoa
Using birth control pills after giving birth can cause women to have some problems in lactation. This is a common side effect when women use hormonal contraceptives. These drugs may affect the amount of milk produced. In that case, you should consult your doctor to switch to other methods of contraception.
In addition, depending on each need for contraception and the cost of drugs, women can choose the most suitable postpartum contraceptive method.
Above are the notes when using oral contraceptives every day while breastfeeding. Hopefully, through this article, you will know how to prevent pregnancy effectively and safely.
If you do not intend to become pregnant and want to prepare for the best health and mental health before having children, go to medical facilities for pre-marital health check-ups. If you're trying to use birth control while breastfeeding, your doctor can help you choose the right birth control method that won't affect your lactation.
Postpartum care is a continuous, comprehensive process for both mother and baby, including vaginal birth or cesarean section, women need recovery time to ensure that there are no postpartum complications. To ensure health, in addition to following the diet prescribed by the doctor, the mother needs to perform a general health examination. Doctors can re-evaluate the entire postpartum health status and give the best advice so that the mother's body can recover quickly.
After giving birth, the mother can perform a general health examination at Vinmec International General Hospital. Mothers will have the opportunity to visit with leading specialists, combined with many other specialties to give advice, care, and help improve their postpartum health quickly. In addition, mothers also have the opportunity to use screening services for babies before and after birth; storing cord blood, cord membrane... at Vinmec Institute of Stem Cells and Gene Technology - the world's most advanced and synchronous automatic storage and handling system.
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