Along the same lines of old wives tales (there is some element of truth in this however, you'd still take precautions, wouldn't you?) one of my friends was told by a nay-sayer that there is no way she could get pg while breastfeeding her new daughter. Her second baby is due in March!! Oops.

To quote Jurassic Park (of all things) - "life will find a way".

My boss has told my DH this - I'm going to properly insist on the condoms post-birth rather than just leaving it up to DH to pick if he wants to or not. (My boss does some obstetrics, but very much the medical complications rather than the actual birthy stuff.) Yes, a high prolactin can suppress ovulation (and does in the patients he treats for it), but it's not the best contraception ever. And don't tell my husband it is!