Hey mommas, have you thought about considering birth control after having your baby and after the amenorrhea period is over. Amenorrhea is the absence of menstruation usually caused by breastfeeding. This amenorrhea period can last up to 6months if you are exclusively breastfeeding. However once we, as mommas start introducing other safe and age appropriate foods, we will start menstruating again, which means uuuhh-ooohhh more regular periods and ovulation. If becoming pregnant too soon after your baby is a concern, you can consider BIRTH CONTROL. Keep in mind that not all birth controls protect your milk supply. Birth control can diminish milk supply due to hormones that help control menstruation and ovulation. Especially when you mix in other stress factors such as going back to work in early weeks of breastfeeding, this can be added stress on momma. Hormones to look out for when choosing birth control is estrogen birth control. Estrogen and progesterone can affect prolactin hormones and that is a very important milk making hormone. Decrease in milk supply occurs because it is comprised of pregnancy hormones. If you still wanted to consider birth control, progestin only or a non hormonal birth control because this type of birth control can save your milk supply from decreasing; for breastfeeding mommas I know having an adequate amount of milk is necessary and important. Other than the concern of breastmilk diminishing, birth control does no harm to your nursling momma! I also know this is a challenge many mommas face, and having to go to supplemental bottle feeding forcefully unfortunately, but just know momma this challenge does not define you as a momma. Instead taking the measure to ensure your baby is fed makes you an outstanding loving momma! do not be hard on yourselves because of our bodies and disrupt in milk making hormones because of birth control. Mommas please chime in and share what was your birth control experience after amenorrhea period? Did you continue to breastfeed or experience a dip in supply? 

For more information and support visit links below:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK501295/

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/22201-lactation#:~:text=The%20hormone%20prolactin%20controls%20the,drop%20and%20prolactin%20takes%20charge.