Well, this method of birth control is not foolproof.  My daughter was
"pumping" for her second son who was very sick, and the doctor had her on a
birth control pill also and she managed to get pregnant at 6 weeks anyway.
My second grandson was born April 18th, 1999 (very sick and died at 8 weeks,
never left ICU) and my third grandson was born full term on March 3, 2000.
Just wanted to make this clear so that noone depended on breastfeeding as a
type of birth control.
Hugs, Michele
----- Original Message -----
From: "ardeith l carter" Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 12:59 AM
> Ardeith writes:
> No, Dean, they don't.  I've know women who breast-fed
> their children for four or five years.  And this is common
> in other parts of the world.  There is a belief that breast-
> feeding prevents ovulation, thus preventing pregnancy.
> I'm not sure there is any real documentation on this,
> but if it is so, it can space pregnancies and limit how
> many children the woman has.