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Is Birth Control Pills Safe In Breast Feeding Mothers?

I am 25 years old, I have a son that is almost 1 years old. I have been on a birth control pill ( that is safe to take while I continue to breastfeed my son). I have missed a week or so of my bc pill in the month of May. There were a few days in a row that I missed, and then some days just randomly throughout the month. Starting Sunday night I had a really thick, clear, slimy mucous down there. Then Monday morning I woke up and I had spotting of light brown and cramping. Then later on Monday afternoon / evening it turned to a light pink color. It is a very light flow, I really only noticed after go to the bathroom and wipe. I put a panty liner in, but there is not much that gets left on the liner. Then Tuesday I had barely any bleeding / spotting, but a really fishy odor. Now today being Wednesday I have light brown / pink light bleeding going on, with no cramping. I am just wondering what is going on, could I be pregnant ?
posted on Sat, 31 May 2014
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Hello,

The irregular spotting could either be due to the effect of missed pills or it could be due to pregnancy. Please be advised to take a home pregnancy test.

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Dr.Lekshmi Rita Venugopal
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Is Birth Control Pills Safe In Breast Feeding Mothers?

Hello, The irregular spotting could either be due to the effect of missed pills or it could be due to pregnancy. Please be advised to take a home pregnancy test. Hope this answers your question Please address further queries here Regards Dr.Lekshmi Rita Venugopal