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Is Pregnancy Possible While Breastfeeding A 7 Month Old?

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Posted on Wed, 12 Oct 2016
Question: Hi Team,
I was blessed with a Baby girl about 7 months ago. Had intercourse with my husband twice about 1 month ago. During that process, there were no contraceptives used and the sperm got ejaculated deep within twice. I did NOT get my periods since the baby birth.Just concerned that I might be pregnant once again.

Please advice and let me know what is the time frame that a women getting pregnant again after the child birth.
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Rakhi Tayal (32 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Welcome.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for trusting us with your health concern.
Pregnancy is less likely,as you are feeding your child pregnancy is less likely but to rule out pregnancy you can go for pregnancy test.It is not any time frame that a women getting pregnant again after the child birth. Till than you should use condom as contraceptive or IUD after doing pregnancy test.
Please feel free to discuss further. I will be glad to answer the follow up queries that you have.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Rakhi Tayal.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Rakhi-Tayal

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Is Pregnancy Possible While Breastfeeding A 7 Month Old?

Brief Answer: Welcome. Detailed Answer: Hello, Thanks for trusting us with your health concern. Pregnancy is less likely,as you are feeding your child pregnancy is less likely but to rule out pregnancy you can go for pregnancy test.It is not any time frame that a women getting pregnant again after the child birth. Till than you should use condom as contraceptive or IUD after doing pregnancy test. Please feel free to discuss further. I will be glad to answer the follow up queries that you have. Wishing you good health. Regards. Dr. Rakhi Tayal. For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Rakhi-Tayal