Hi all, I always thought that any form of hormonal birth control given to a breastfeeding mom should not be started until 6 weeks postpartum to give her time to establish her milk supply. Also, why are some of these moms getting hormonal birth control immediately after birth. Do these doctors really think that sex is on the minds of these women at this time? Really!!!!!! After the birth of my third child, I needed to go to our "wonderful" military hospital. This is another story. The staff did not want me to leave until they knew I was on some sort of birth control. It was clear that breastfeeding did not measure up as a birth control as far as they were concerned, and it was clear they did not want me having any more babies. Finally, to pacify them, I said we'd be using condoms. They wanted to give me a supply of condoms! I assured them I could get my own condoms. They just couldn't understand!!! When I was "enjoying" my time there, a staff member told me that the feeling in this hospital was that too many babies were being born!!!!!!!!!! Aloha, Gloria Thai LLLLeader Hawai'i