When is breastfeeding no safe method of family planning

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Use another method of family planning that is safe with breastfeeding as soon as any of the following things happen:

  • Your baby is more than 6 months old, or
  • Your monthly bleeding starts, or
  • Your baby starts taking other kinds of milk or other foods, or starts sleeping for more than 6 hours during the night, or
  • You must be away from the baby for more than 6 hours and cannot remove milk from your breasts during that time.
Sources
  • Burns, A. A., Niemann, S., Lovich, R., Maxwell, J., & Shapiro, K. (2014). Where women have no doctor: A health guide for women. Hesperian Foundation.
  • Audiopedia ID: en020504