As Dr. Newman says-"ARGH!" Naturally ,while I was out to lunch a lady with a breastfeeding concern came to see the OB-GYN. Why was she in the clinic? Bec. she was convinced she was pregnant. Why? Because she hasn't gotten her period. Why? Bec. she's breastfeeding a six month old!The doc tells me-I was looking for you, this lady wanted something in black and white saying that she won't get her period while breastfeeding. She said no one told her that would happen.... So why the need to vent? Because when I offered to send this lady some info on LAM the doc went ballistic. "NO! WE DO NOT TEACH THAT BREASTFEEDING IS BIRTH CONTROL IS THIS CLINIC!" Folks, at least I don't have to convince you all that this a method with a 2% failure rate-read that 98% success rate-which is way up there with other methods at NO COST TO THE MOTHER OR TO THE STATE. The mom is not messing with her hormones, etc etc. The doc wanted me to show the mom something that said "breastfeeding women do not menstruate". Why couldn't the OB find this material without asking me for it?? In this population moms need more of an explanation than that-they think they need to get their period or something is wrong, the blood builds up and other myths. The doc was not interested in the benefits of breastfeeding to this mother who has been through the system and the doc made value judgments all along the way about the mother. I think the doc wanted to pull my chain by mentioning it to me at all. ARGH Pearl Shifer, IBCLC