On 04/04/2012 13:12, Lynn Carter wrote:
> Do you all routinely include the various methods of natural family planning
> when discussing birth control with clients?
When I see fully breastfeeding women for the postnatal check and 
contraceptive discussion, I usually do tell them that the chances of 
them getting pregnant as long as their baby is getting nothing but 
breastmilk and their periods haven't restarted are about 1% in the first 
six months, but that we can't predict how effective breastfeeding will 
be after six months/if the baby starts any bottles before six 
months/their period restarts in that time, and I can offer them 
contraception to reduce the odds still lower.  I've not yet had one who 
wanted to try LAM without anything else, but good to have the reminder 
that some do!

To answer the OP's question - it's probably not as brief as you were 
hoping for, but the UK Faculty for Family Planning and Reproductive 
Health Care have got a good, detailed summary guidance with references 
at http://www.fsrh.org/pdfs/archive/breastfeeding04.pdf, if that's any help.


Best wishes,

Sarah Vaughan
MBChB MRCGP

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