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Is it ok to breastfeed if i am on birth control?
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Yes: It is safe to continue to nurse while on birth control. However, be sure to talk with your ob/gyn regarding the most appropriate form of contraception for you as estrogen (a hormone in many birth control pills) may significantly decrease your milk supply.
Answered 12/11/2013
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Yes: You certainly can breast feed on Depoprovera or the progesterone-only "mini-pill". The typical combined OCP like Yaz, (drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol) Orthocept, Yazmin, Seasonalle, etc. can decrease breast milk supply.
Answered 11/24/2014
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No: Moms breastfeeding newborns are recommended to use other birth control instead of oral contraceptives, in case the small amount of contraceptive hormone in the breastmilk can cause changes in a baby. After a baby is several months old, a doctor might approve a breastfeeding mom to take birth control pills (mainly the progestin-only pills), if she cannot use other forms of contraception.
Answered 4/27/2013
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