Breastfeeding can serve as natural birth control during the postpartum time, but it doesn’t always work like clockwork. In the articles below, you can find more information on breastfeeding as it relates to women’s health, the risks of using hormonal birth control while breastfeeding, and how breastfeeding can pair with fertility awareness methods (FAM) or methods of Natural Family Planning (NFP) as a form of natural birth control for effective family planning.
This page was last updated on March 13, 2024.
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Teens and sex: The kids aren’t alright—the connection between decreased teen sex and mental health
By Madison Ayers • October 27, 2023Part 1 of a Natural Womanhood series on teen sex. “Fewer American High Schoolers Having Sex Than Ever… -
“Why doesn’t he care?”: Talking with friends to figure out men’s role in birth control decisions
By Alex Rico • August 31, 2023While reading health news as I sipped my morning coffee recently, I stumbled upon a study that found… -
How to become a fertility awareness method instructor
By Kristen Curran • April 14, 2023So, you’ve been charting your cycles for a while now, you’ve read every article here at Natural Womanhood,… -
Late nights, and travel, and blazing heat, Oh my! Navigating cycle charting challenges during the summertime
By Christina Valenzuela • July 29, 2022The final month of summer is upon us! And with it comes heat, travel, and disturbed schedules: how… -
What can a doula do for you?
By Mary Fagan • March 31, 2022When Aysha, a mom from the greater Los Angeles area, gave birth to her third child last year,… -
FAM Basics: What is the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle?
By Taryn DeLong • March 25, 2022In a recent installment of our “FAM Basics” series, we discussed the hormone progesterone, the “yin” to estrogen’s… -
Simple Ways to Protect Your Health and Fertility from Endocrine Disruptors
By Hanna Cox • July 30, 2021One day, three years ago when I was pregnant, my eyelids started to itch. It got worse each… -
Video: Postpartum Depression and Anxiety: a restorative approach to recovery
By Natural Womanhood • July 25, 2020In an informative interview conducted by Anna Saucier during the 2020 Cycle Power Summit, Dr. Naomi Whittaker, a…