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Is Pregnancy During Lactation Period Advisable?

Please doctor my baby stopped lactating when she was 7months now she is 1 year and 3 months,yet I still produce little amount of breast milk.I want to know if it would be a barrier to my conception as am about to start trying again for my second baby as I have had the problem of lactating before getting pregnant, thanx in anticipation.
Tue, 8 Aug 2017
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Hello
Welcome to HCM.

You have not mentioned what kind of lactation problem you experienced?
So far lactation is considered ,it is normal for a mother to keep secreting milk till 2 years beyond since birth of baby.
Contraceptive effect of lactation is strong in first 6 months after delivery.
The effect is enhanced depending on how frequenty you put the baby on breast to suckle.
However,this contraceptive effect slowly drops therafter and chances of conception increases.
After 1 year and 3 months,conception is quite possible.
But as my recommendation,it is better to have minimum 2 year gap between successive pregnancies for better health outcome of yours and that of baby.

Hope this information helps.
Feel free to ask any more doubts if you have.
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Is Pregnancy During Lactation Period Advisable?

Hello Welcome to HCM. You have not mentioned what kind of lactation problem you experienced? So far lactation is considered ,it is normal for a mother to keep secreting milk till 2 years beyond since birth of baby. Contraceptive effect of lactation is strong in first 6 months after delivery. The effect is enhanced depending on how frequenty you put the baby on breast to suckle. However,this contraceptive effect slowly drops therafter and chances of conception increases. After 1 year and 3 months,conception is quite possible. But as my recommendation,it is better to have minimum 2 year gap between successive pregnancies for better health outcome of yours and that of baby. Hope this information helps. Feel free to ask any more doubts if you have.