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Dan Abel wrote:

I know that humans are different than other animals, but I was surprised
to read the above. Humans generally are not fertile while lactating. My
wife went for five years without having a normal monthly cycle, due to a
combination of lactation and pregnancy.

There is a name for babies born because people think a nursing mother
can't get pregnant. Sorry, I forget what the name is, but I sure
wouldn't rely on nursing as birth control.


Depends on how much you are counting on it to work.


:-)


Many people who've had a baby, want to have another one. If the next one
doesn't come for awhile, that's great. If it comes sooner, that may be OK
too. But you are certainly correct that it is not the least bit
reliable. Of course, I'm sure there are lots of people who *want* to get
pregnant, and don't realize that they need to wean the first baby if they
really want another one soon.

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Dan Abel
Sonoma State University
AIS