Episode 23: Birth Control

SHOWNOTES: https://breastfeedingforbusymoms.com/podcast/2020-10-023/

Table of Contents:
0:59 Birth Control and Lactation
1:50 Why do we talk about this prenatally?
2:44 What are my options?
3:17 Breastfeeding Friendly Options!
3:38 Condoms and other Barrier Methods
5:13 Diaphragms
6:38 Cervical Caps and where is my cervix?
8:15 Menstrual Cup Tangent...
9:40 Lactation Amenorrhea Method, LAM (yes it can work)
14:53 Vaginal Progesterone Ring (not in the USA, sorry!)
16:40 Thanks Aeroflow
18:30 Mini Pill
19:32 Copper IUD
25:00 Technically “breastfeeding friendly” IUDs and others, but maybe not…
29:00 Nexplanon Implant, or the Anti-Pregnancy Dumdum Stick
32:00 Depo Shot
35:00 Definitely Not Breastfeeding Friendly, Combo pills and others…
35:35 Combo Hormonal Ring (Nuva Ring and others)
36:04 The Patch
37:12 Hormonal Birth Control and Postpartum Depression
37:40 Abstinance
38:09 Natural Fertility Tracking Methods, and Tools to make this more accurate!
40:27 Pull-Out Method
43:11 Sign off!Emergency Contraception

Options: https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-michigan/healthcare/emergency-contraception
Fertility Awareness Method: https://www.tcoyf.com/
Daysy! https://usa.daysy.me/
Lady Comp:https://lady-comp.com/
Menstrual Cup Information:https://putacupinit.com/
LAM https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6823189/
Compact Lily Cup! https://www.intimina.com/lily-cup-compact
General Info https://kellymom.com/bf/can-i-breastfeed/meds/birthcontrol/

Thanks to Heather ONeal for her magical editing powers, and to Lindsay Brett Carothers for her musical stylings.

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