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My baby is 3 months.i haven't gotten my period,only a thick mucus discharge.i have skyla birth control.is it normal for my period to not show up yet?

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Dr. Charles Gordon answered

Specializes in Adolescent Medicine

Yes: In the third world breast feeding is used as a good form of birth control. You really can't skip if you are relying on that for birth control.

Answered 11/6/2015

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A member asked:

My baby is 3 months.i haven't gotten my period,only a thick mucus discharge.i have skyla birth control.is it normal for my period to not show up yet?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Charles Gordon answered

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