Please share this information with the list. Our inner city hospital also has many physicians who prescribe Depo be given before D/C. Our RNs almost always tell the mom that she could get it at her pp check and why it's not a good idea to get it within the first week if she's bfing. our CNM practice actually tells me that Depo at 6 weeks can increase milk supply. (I have not ever seen that, especially in the young ladies who are pumping for a baby in the NICU. Many times the milk is gone within days of her 6 week check up if she gets Depo. The literature from the company cautions against giving it within the first 4 weeks. however, I have docs who are very opinionated about this and will ORDER it to be given. What I always tell women who DO elect to take it is that they need to take it every 10 weeks. If you look at the product literature about 3 month renewals, it says to get it at least 2 weeks prior to the 3rd month. And that is how these women come back with another baby in a year. They get one shot and forget the next or get it too late. AARRGGHH! Mary Kay Smith, IBCLC Romeoville IL *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html