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).
So that's my dream. That and some stuff about cigars and a tunnel.
Faith ,'Get It Done'
Natter 66: Get Your Kicks.
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.
flea - Sep 23, 2010 8:01:37 am PDT #25647 of 30001
information libertarian
Steph L. - Sep 23, 2010 8:02:01 am PDT #25648 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
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.)
Vortex - Sep 23, 2010 8:02:24 am PDT #25649 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
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.
Jessica - Sep 23, 2010 8:02:30 am PDT #25650 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
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.]
meara - Sep 23, 2010 8:02:35 am PDT #25651 of 30001
I knew someone in college who was 10 months older then her sister.
I've met plenty of people who are 11 months apart.
Stephanie - Sep 23, 2010 8:02:53 am PDT #25652 of 30001
Trust my rage
(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.
flea - Sep 23, 2010 8:03:14 am PDT #25653 of 30001
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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.)
Lee - Sep 23, 2010 8:04:44 am PDT #25654 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
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.
Jesse - Sep 23, 2010 8:05:21 am PDT #25655 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Breastfeeding doesn't necessarily prevent ovulation. It's only marginally more effective BC than the rhythm method.
Oh, huh. But the rhythm method can be fairly effective itself, no? Given a regular cycle and a woman paying attention.
Jessica - Sep 23, 2010 8:09:07 am PDT #25656 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
But the rhythm method can be fairly effective itself, no? Given a regular cycle and a woman paying attention.
For values of "paying attention" which include charting cervical mucus and temperature. NSM just watching the calendar. (And after pregnancy you won't have had a cycle to keep track of for almost a year, so the first time you ovulate afterwards you won't know it for at least 2 weeks.)