Contraception after giving birth keeps many women awake at night. Have you recently had a baby and you don't want to get pregnant again? Therefore, you should use proven and safe methods of contraception. If you are breastfeeding - not all hormonal contraception is right for you.
If a woman is not breastfeeding, she can take the pill right after the puerperium. While nursing, she should not use hormone pills that contain estrogen. Taking them may lead to inhibition of lactation, and estrogens passing into milk will adversely affect the child's body. You will be able to return to the classiccontraceptive pill , containing estrogen and progesterone, only after weaning the baby. And it is best when the first menstruation after childbirth appears. It is also possible to use theIUDprogestogen-releasing - Mirena - during breastfeeding. Another recommended contraceptive is called mini-pill containing no estrogen, only progestin. This hormone passes into breast milk in minimal amounts, and in even lower concentrations reaches the baby (progestogen has no effect on the baby or on lactation).
Contraceptive injection
Young mom may also get progestin injections.The contraceptive injectionwith the hormone protects a woman against pregnancy for three months, and for the next three months the chance of fertilization is very small. It can be used while breastfeeding, but only six weeks after giving birth. Full fertility returns a few months after the last injection.
Barrier contraception in the form of a condom or an IUD
A condom is indifferent to the he alth of a woman and a child. It is different with the copper IUD (the copper it is made of reduces sperm motility). You should make the decision to put it on together with your doctor. In women using copper, but only copper inserts, inflammations in the smaller pelvis are more frequent (prolonged ones have a negative impact on fertility), and the risk of ectopic pregnancy increases. For some women, the moment of putting on the IUD is notpleasant, it happens that the patient feels pain for a few more days. After caesarean section, the IUD can be inserted only after 6-8 weeks, after physiological delivery - even in the 6th week of puerperium, and there is no need to wait for the first menstruation. The insert prevents pregnancy immediately after insertion.