Breastfeeding

Nature's Wisdom

Breastfeeding can extend the natural infertility a mother experiences after birth, thereby avoiding pregnancy. Its unfortunate reputation is because it is a freely available form of family planning whose instruction in use has vanished in the progress of time ... a little knowledge is a dangerous thing! Natural Fertility Services, Melbourne, passes on this intergenerational wisdom by giving instruction in two Methods. These do not affect baby or breast milk and support a couple's decision to breastfeed. The NFP experience for breastfeeding is best described as: Simple...Effective...Drug Free for Baby & Mum

1. Lactational Amenorrhoea Method

International experts in breastfeeding and fertility management recommend the Lactational Amenorrhoea Method (LAM) as a natural family planning method. The advantages of this Method are

• Effectiveness of more than 98%¹
• Easy to use
• Spontaneity in lovemaking

To be confident with this Method, a couple needs:

• ACNFP accredited instruction
• Antenatal preparation (preferably)
• Qualification on primary LAM criteria
• Individual assessment on secondary LAM factors
• On-going support post-partum

2. Breastfeeding Charting Method

It is possible to breastfeed and to regulate fertility naturally. This Method is based on

• Baby's feeding pattern
• Cervical mucus
• Cervical changes
• Basal body temperature

To be confident with this Method, a couple needs:

• ACNFP accredited instruction
• On-going support post-partum

1. Bellagio Consensus Statement at August 1988 Conference supported by the World Health Organisation