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Breast feeding to avoid pregnancy with minipill, how did that work for you?

I'm 29 weeks and plan to breastfeed when the baby is born. My doctor and I discussed birth control methods last visit and he said since I'm breast feeding that would be about 85% effective at preventing pregnancy and a mini pill would bring it up to 99%. Anybody have any experience with this? Did it work for you?

Public Response to Breast feeding to avoid pregnancy with minipill, how did that work for you?

1. it worked for me while i was nursing my daughter. i took the mini pill for a few months. it will only continue to be effective if you're exclusively breastfeeding though i think, but i'm not sure.
2. i breastfeed and i have been taking the mini pill since my daughter was 6 weeks old and i have not gotten pregnant yet...i thought that when my daughter was breastfeeding less i would have to switch to a stronger pill but my doctor told me i don't have to so i am still taking it i only nurse my daughter at bedtime and i have been only nursing her at bedtime for about 4 months now and i always take my pill on time and i have still not gotten pregnant...just make sure you always take your pill on time!!! but there was another question that was asked on here a while back and it was another girl or woman taking the minipill while breastfeeding and she did get pregnant...but i don't know if she missed a pill or didn't take it at the right time...
3. I just wanted to comment that as long as the baby's only source of food is breastmilk, I think that percentage is accurate. But 5 months when your baby is going towards solids and that, you're going to be at a much higher risk for unwanted pregnancy. I used nothing for a few months and went to some BC when my children stopped receiving 100% of their nutrition from breastmilk.
4. I breastfed and took the mini pill. I didnt have any problems, I really didnt notice anything different while I was on it. I didnt get pregnant or have any scares. I would def recommend it.