The following info from the depo site states that nursing moms should
not receive it till 6 weeks post partum

This is from the depoprovera web site at
http://www.depo-provera.com/faq.htm

Q. Can I use Depo-Provera right after I have a baby?
                        A. New mothers who don't plan on breast-feeding
can
                        begin having injections right after childbirth,
even before
                        they go home from the hospital. Mothers who are
                        breast-feeding can safely begin having shots six
weeks after
                        childbirth. The injections do not harm the baby
or reduce the
                        flow of breast milk.

and  http://www.depo-provera.com/patient.htm
4. Nursing Mothers

    Although DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive Injection can be passed to the
nursing infant in the
    breast milk, no harmful effects have been found in these children.
DEPO-PROVERA
    Contraceptive Injection does not prevent the breasts from producing
milk, so it can be used by
    nursing mothers. However, to minimize the amount of DEPO-PROVERA
Contraceptive Injection
    that is passed to the infant in the first weeks after birth, you
should wait until 6 weeks after
    childbirth before you start using DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive
Injection for contraception.


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