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Debbi Donovan is a Board Certified Lactation Consultant, as well as a retired La Leche League Leader. For more than a decade, Debbi counseled and taught classes to couples during the childbearing year, in addition to attending births as a professional labor assistant.



All Fertility articles by Debbi Donovan:

Nursing: Pregnant or my period?
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I have asked many breastfeeding mothers this question and nobody seems to know what this could be. My son is almost four months old....

Menstruation: Early return of period with exclusive nursing
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I know that most nursing moms are free of periods in the early months, but I was never that way. With my first, my...

Clomid while nursing: Is it safe?
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I used Clomid to conceive my three-year-old daughter and nursed her for almost three years years, until I found out I was pregnant with...

Nursing: No period at 14 months postpartum
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My son is 14 months old and still breastfeeding. I still haven't had a period, and while this is fine with me, I wonder...

Doesn't nursing normally delay your period?
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I think I just got my period for the first time since giving birth to my three month old son. The bleeding was light...

Is suppression of ovulation through nursing beneficial?
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I understand that breastfeeding suppresses ovulation. I also understand that breastfeeding reduces the risk of ovarian cancer. My question is this: Is there any...

Is a pregnancy test accurate when nursing?
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My son is now eight months old, I'm breasfeeding and I've not yet restarted my period. How long after sex will a pregnancy test...

Baby fussy at start of period
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I have a 7 1/2 month old son who I am nursing, and I just got my period back a month ago. My problem...

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