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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Sibs less than a year apart must have been at least somewhat common at some point, given that there's a racist term for it. (Irish twins.)
I'm guessing it was a LOT more common before the pill. (And NuvaRing, IUDs, etc. Basically it's easy to forget condoms when you're sleep deprived.)
Oh yeah. And when breastfeeding wasn't so popular?
My OB told me, as a cautionary note, that she had more than once had people show up for their 6-week post-natal checkup pregnant. (Personally, I cannot IMAGINE, from a time, energy, or desire perspective, as well as the fact that I had amenorrhea from breastfeeding until my kids were each 15 months old).
And when breastfeeding wasn't so popular?
I thought that was a myth. I know at least one woman who got pregnant while breastfeeding a new baby. (Though she could be an outlier.)
Isn't it already the case that you can't use "my religion told me too" as a defense for murder/assault/etc?
yes. However, when the law of their land is based on religion, that gets a bit trickier. If challenged, they will lose this argument, but the statute prevents them from even raising it.
Breastfeeding doesn't necessarily prevent ovulation. It's only marginally more effective BC than the rhythm method.
[eta:
I thought that was a myth.
Not a myth, just REALLY unreliable. It's *possible* that breastfeeding will keep your hormone levels high enough to prevent ovulation - after Dylan was born I didn't get my period back for about 6 months - but it's in no way guaranteed.]
I knew someone in college who was 10 months older then her sister.
I've met plenty of people who are 11 months apart.
(Personally, I cannot IMAGINE, from a time, energy, or desire perspective, as well as the fact that I had amenorrhea from breastfeeding until my kids were each 15 months old).
For me, it was 9 months and 18 months.
Breastfeeding's effect on fertility is highly variable on an individual basis.
(Also, what Jessica said.)
(Also also, I seem to have forgotten how to type English today.)
I am debating getting dressed and driving to the store both because it's way past time to get out for a bit, and because I am craving chocolate chip cookies.