Is NuvaRing OK when breastfeeding?

Is NuvaRing OK when breastfeeding?

Is it safe to use birth control rings while breastfeeding? The estrogen in the ring may lower the amount and quality of your breast milk in the first 3 weeks of breastfeeding. If you’re nursing, wait at least 3 weeks after giving birth to start using the ring.

Can you use NuvaRing postpartum?

You may start using NuvaRing no sooner than 4 weeks (28 days) after having a baby if you are not breastfeeding.

What is the best birth control after having a baby?

Contraception choices immediately after birth

• a contraceptive implant (more than 99% effective)
• a contraceptive injection (more than 99% effective)
• the progestogen-only pill (99% effective if taken correctly)
• male condoms (98% effective if used correctly)
• female condoms (95% effective if used correctly)

Will NuvaRing dry up my milk?

Hormonal birth control methods that contain estrogen, like NuvaRing, may decrease the amount of milk you make. A small amount of hormones from NuvaRing may pass into your breast milk.

Why do doctors put you on birth control after having a baby?

Placing them right after the birth of a baby in the hospital streamlines women’s access to contraception, reduces the hassles of appointments in the weeks and months following birth, and lowers the risk of unintended pregnancy and pregnancies that occur sooner than planned.

How soon do NuvaRing side effects start?

Many women experience some of the mild side effects of NuvaRing within the first one to three months of using this contraceptive method. During this timeframe, the body is adjusting to having the product in place and to the new hormones introduced into the system.

How long does it take your body to adjust to NuvaRing?

Do you gain weight with NuvaRing?

Nope! Birth control rings like NuvaRing and Annovera don’t change your weight. There’s lots of research on the hormones in the birth control ring, and studies show these hormones don’t cause weight gain or weight loss.