A Word To The Wise (Baby number two – not yet)

Your health visitor has probably made it clear that you can still get pregnant, even if you are breast-feeding. Unfair as it may seem some women get their period even when they are fully breast feeding, so you don’t know if at any given moment you have started to ovulated and the word on the street is that after you have had a baby you are even more fertile (we may get round to checking the facts of that).
So as far as contraception is concerned the options are almost the same as they have been but you may feel differently now. Perhaps it’s particularly important now that you do not have another baby. So this may be a little bit of a cop out but the best thing to do is see your GP or health visitor. You need to find out what options you have and your GP will have your medical history. For some women going on the pill will be the best choice for others having a coil fitted is ideal but maybe you will stick to condoms or the rhythm method. If you are breast feeding check that you can take the type of pill you were on before. Using a diaphragm should wait until you have had your six week check too. Which ever form you decide upon make sure it fits into the new life that you have. If you do choose condoms perhaps it’s worth keeping a pencil case or tin with a few in and a small tub of lubricant (not oil based) in the room you are most likely to get lucky in. This way if your sweet innocent child is content in their crib and you are downstairs you won’t have to sneak in to get supplies and risk waking them up.
If you want to have another baby then you shouldn’t really be wasting your time reading this bit, just get on with trying again.