Monique, re: pp Depo shot and BF'ing 19 yo: I share your outrage that this woman wasn't informed about the possible effects of Depo on her BFing, but I have to say don't assume that it will cause problems for her. I know others will think very differently about this, but I have to say that I've seen an awful lot of moms (especially on the young side) have absolutely NO PROBLEMS as far as BFing goes after depo. OK, I'll modify that to no "detectable" problems (since I'm highly suspicious of the stuff and wouldn't go near it myself if I were nursing). Anyway, with good nsg. habits all *can* go well - I worry that making too much of a big deal about it to the mother could set her up for problems - i.e. make it easy for her to give up nsg. at any little glitch because she can blame the depo, the doctors, the nurses, etc. What's done is done (but doesn't need to be done again in 3 months!), and I hope you can just remind her re: the importance of keeping up all the "good stuff" (frequent feeds, lots of skin-to-skin & cuddling, you know...) It's possible too that this young mother's need not to have another baby right away is higher in her scheme of priorities than BFing, and that for her this is the method of birth control most likely to be effective. I know, I know, she wasn't given all the info she needed to make that decision, and there are lots of effective methods of birth control that are better for BFing, and I share your concerns, but in helping her I think you need to remain positive about her ability to continue to nurse well. Has anyone ever brought a law suit against a doctor (or hospital, clinic, HCP, etc.) for administration of depo without appropriate education about the risks it may pose to BFing? That would be one way to ensure that this sort of thing doesn't keep happening! Cathy Bargar, RN, IBCLC