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.