A member asked:

My daughter is 5 1/2 months old and has been exclusively breast feeding. i recently have had light pink spotting. am i pregnant?!

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Dr. Natalie Sieb answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

To be sure: Typically, any postpartum woman who is exclusively breastfeeding and her baby is less than 6 months old AND is totally amenorrheic (not having a period) is pretty much guaranteed to be protected against pregnancy; however, the slight spotting would raise my suspicion a bit for possible unintended and definitely unexpected pregnancy (although its rare, it CAN happen). Take a test to be sure.....

Answered 9/16/2014

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