What type of family planning method did you use after you had your first baby. After being on the pill and going off for a while because you wanted to get pregnant, and then you finally got pregnant, what methods of birth control should/would/did you chose after having the baby? How long should you wait to have another baby?
I was not on the pill before I got pregnant with my first child, my husband and I had used condoms. After I had my son I got the depo shot. It worked well, I didn’t get any periods and didn’t get pregnant either. I went off the depo when my son was about 18 or 19 months old, but was not able to get pregnant again until he was 3 yrs old. After I had my daughter I have not gone on any birth control, once again my husband and I use condoms. My kids are 7 and 3. I like the almost 4 yrs apart in age with my kids. I want another child now, but hubby wants to wait which is fine with me. You really shouldn’t get pregnant too soon after having your child, it is very hard on your body. And breast feeding is NOT a reliable form of birth control, I have a friend who had a baby in Jan, then one again in Dec of the same year. All because she belived that if she was breast feeding she could not get pregnant. Good Luck!!!