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Does breastfeeding really work as a birth control? ? if so how?
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Not dependable: Breast feeding has been shown to stop ovulation (egg release) in some women for a variable amount of time. However, if you are looking for a dependable birth control method, this is not. You would never be able to predict when the ovulation would resume, and that might be your surprise pregnancy.
Answered 2/21/2015
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