I just had my 6 week checkup and have been prescribed the progesterone-only pill for contraception since I am breastfeeding bubs. I started the pills about 4 or 5 days ago, and now AF has hit. Bubs is 7 weeks old. I wonder though is this AF natural, ie. I would have got it anyway, or is this to be expected when first starting the progesterone-only type pill?
I wonder because DH and I are very fertile together and I wonder whether we should be taking contraception very seriously at this point. Does anyone know how long till I am 'covered' by the prog-only pill? Is it a month/one cycle like with the triphasic pill?
When I started on the progestrone-only pill within 24 hours of first taking it I got AF really heavy with bad cramps. As soon as I stopped taking it, it all went away. I then got AF back each month.
It's suppose to protect you if you're exclusively breastfeeding, however I'm not sure how much protection it does give if you're very fertile.
AF returned? or is it just the pill?
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