The LAM (Lactational amenorrhea Method - Method of amenorrhea Lattazionale) is a contraceptive method, entirely based on natural infertility postnatal of a woman breastfeeding amenorrheic exclusively breastfed. The efficacy of LAM has 98-99.5%, in the first six months postpartum , if certain criteria are met :
- Mother's milk, taken directly from the breast, it must be the only source of nourishment of the child. Additions of water, powdered milk, solid foods or milk extracted with the pump, decrease significantly the effectiveness of the method. The pacifier should be banned;
- The baby should nurse at least every four hours during the day and six at night ;
- the child must have less than six months;
- should not be re menstruation: If you follow these feeding rhythms and Capodarte appears before the 56th day you can 'take it for granted that anovulatory (without ovulation). However, if you are breast-feeding at this rate, but appears bleeding after the 56th day of childbearing potential should be considered from then on.
(from the blog www.Babycomp.blogspot.com)