Could I Be Pregnant, a Month Postpartum?
Question
My question is if I just had a baby a month ago and my husband and I had unprotected sex, how likely am I to get pregnant? Considering this is our first baby and we are not ready for anymore anytime soon.
Dana
Answer
Last Updated: November 16, 2021
Dear Dana,
Congratulations on the birth of your baby! The return of fertility depends on how much you are breastfeeding, or if you are. If it is not 100% for the baby’s nutrition and pacification it could be any time after delivery. It is, therefore, possible to be fertile before your return to cycles even in the first month. On the other hand, in some cases, fertility can be delayed for an indefinite period of time until weaning of your baby is completed. More often breastfeeding women will return to fertility after six months time even if they are fully breastfeeding.
If you are pregnant, and it might seem overwhelming to you and your husband right now, this child will have a best friend to welcome him/her home which will bring great joy to your almost one-year-old.
Do check this web site for information about learning Natural Family Planning. This knowledge can give you a security and confidence about your combined fertility as you learn about your day to day signs of fertility and help you to maintain and evaluate your own reproductive health.
I wish you the very best.
Judy Wilmurt
Congratulations on the birth of your baby! The return of fertility depends on how much you are breastfeeding, or if you are. If it is not 100% for the baby’s nutrition and pacification it could be any time after delivery. It is, therefore, possible to be fertile before your return to cycles even in the first month. On the other hand, in some cases, fertility can be delayed for an indefinite period of time until weaning of your baby is completed. More often breastfeeding women will return to fertility after six months time even if they are fully breastfeeding.
If you are pregnant, and it might seem overwhelming to you and your husband right now, this child will have a best friend to welcome him/her home which will bring great joy to your almost one-year-old.
Do check this web site for information about learning Natural Family Planning. This knowledge can give you a security and confidence about your combined fertility as you learn about your day to day signs of fertility and help you to maintain and evaluate your own reproductive health.
I wish you the very best.
Judy Wilmurt
Answered By:
Judy Wilmurt
Judy Wilmurt, Professional Member of CANFP, and past member of the Executive Board, taught the Creighton Model FertilityCare System of NFP in the Oakland region, wherre she resides with her husband Eric.
