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Condoms will hopefully prevent a second box arriving too soon.
by darrylb42 5y ago
Condoms will hopefully prevent a second box arriving too soon.
- thaumasiotes 5y agoNursing will do that job automatically.
- pdpi 5y agoMy two cousins, born 10 months apart, would disagree.
- IanCal 5y agoIt certainly helps a lot if you're breastfeeding exclusively but it isn't as reliable as many would want.
- AussieWog93 5y agoA quick Google suggests that exclusive breastfeeding on cue has a 98% effectiveness (typical use) at preventing pregnancy. The pill has only a 92% chance (again, typical use; if used correctly 100% of the time it is near-perfect). Partial breastfeeding (supplemented with formula) is much less effective, though!
- t0mas88 5y agoThis claim is made often enough that child birth care in the Netherlands specifically informs all new parents that breastfeeding is not a good contraceptive. It may work for some, but it's not a guarantee at all.
- thaumasiotes 5y ago> child birth care in the Netherlands specifically informs all new parents that breastfeeding is not a good contraceptive But that's a lie. Breastfeeding is an excellent contraceptive, more effective than almost any other method we know. (Hormonal implants, which can't be misused, will be more effective. But only slightly more effective, because breastfeeding is already so effective that there's very little room for improvement.)
- t0mas88 5y agoNot only the Dutch health services disagree, also the British NHS has this in their public info: > You can get pregnant as little as 3 weeks after the birth of a baby, even if you're breastfeeding and your periods haven't started again. > Unless you want to get pregnant again, it's important to use some kind of contraception every time you have sex after giving birth, including the first time.