Who can use the Lactation Amenorrhea Method of birth control?
A woman can use LAM if all three of these conditions exist: • Her menstrual period has not returned since delivery. (Menstrual bleeding shows that fertility is returning). • She is breastfeeding her baby on demand, both day and night and not feeding other foods or liquids to the baby. (The length of time in between breastfeeding should not be more than four hours during the day and six hours during the night.) • Her baby is less than six months old. (At about six months the baby should begin eating other foods, as their nutritional needs change at this time. Usually the babies will breastfeed less when this happens, making LAM less effective.
