How long after birth can you get pregnant?

Posted at April 21st, 2009 by admin

I'm not planning on getting pregnant again anytime soon, just curious.

I've heard you can get pregnant straight away. But can you still get pregnant if your periods havn't come back yet? And if you can, how would you know you were pregnant.

You can get pregnant as soon as the last ones out basically. You can begin ovulating straight after. You know you are pregnant because you get symptoms of pregnancy besides not having periods. I got pregnant within a few weeks of giving birth.

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25 Responses to “How long after birth can you get pregnant?”

  1. Comment by Becky J

    straight away infact your EXTREMLY fertile after giving birth
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  2. Comment by Jackie

    Straight away.
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  3. Comment by Heaven L

    you can get pregnant right away in fact youre very fertile after birth. If you dont have ur period yet and you end up being pregnant u wouldnt know until u got the symptoms again
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  4. Comment by nes

    yes you can get pregnant straight away.
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  5. Comment by MY oWnselF

    yes its most definitely possible
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  6. Comment by Babycat

    I was pregnant again 6 weeks after I gave birth.
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  7. Comment by Hedge Witch

    Ask my sister – she has 2 boys less than a year apart.
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  8. Comment by Paximads

    10 years old, depending on your health and the health of your mother (drugs, alcohol, fetishes, etc.)
    wang?
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  9. Comment by Nikki

    yes u can get pregnant straight away

    u wudnt know untill u got symptons again
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  10. Comment by louloubelle2006

    You can get pregnant as soon as you have sex, but would you want to after you just gave birth? A woman i know of keeps firing them out one after the other, i think she's on baby No. 14 and she's in her mid thirties : )
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  11. Comment by jeanimus

    You can get pregnant as soon as the last ones out basically. You can begin ovulating straight after. You know you are pregnant because you get symptoms of pregnancy besides not having periods. I got pregnant within a few weeks of giving birth.
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  12. Comment by Bella Muerte ♥♥♥♥♥

    Straight away.
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  13. Comment by angie

    right away..some think thats your most fertile time…i have heard alot that you cant get pregnant if you are breastfeeding, but i dont know if i would depend on that "maybe"..anyone else know the answer to this one?
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  14. Comment by vixyvix

    you're apparently really fertile after giving birth! while i was in hosp a few days after giving birth i kept getting asked about contraception, like i could even consider having sex! although my midwife told me about a lady who had just given birth and then got preg straight away, i wouldn't be able to cope! you can still get preg even if you have no periods, when i came off the pill i didn't have aperiod in months and months and caught but unfortunately that pregnancy wasn't to be but it shows you still can get preg regardless!.
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  15. Comment by Brenda M

    Absolutely you are able to get pregnant right away. I know someone who was pregnant at their 6 week postnatal check up.
    Think about how you have felt the last nine month. Are you feeling the same way at all? SOmetimes you may think you are pregnant but you aren't. Your hormones are all over the place. Easiest way is to take a pregnancy test and see what it says.
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  16. Comment by T Leeves

    I had only one period between pregnancies, but it can happen even sooner than that
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  17. Comment by Carter's Mommy

    yep better get those condoms
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  18. Comment by rightasrain93

    Straight away. So if you don't want to become pregnant right away, use birth control. Even though your periods have not come back you can be ovulating without knowing it. Use protection!
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  19. Comment by Johnie 13

    It don't take long! that is the reason lots of siblings only have 9 months between birthdays. the period just means you just ovulated and DID NOT get pregnant.
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  20. Comment by krisa

    some wemen do get pregnate write away some dont
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  21. Comment by Peggy A

    Absolutlely you can get pregnant right away. The way the female body works is that we ovulate, then if the egg isn't fertilized we have a period. So, if you ovulate and happen to have sex during that time you could get pregnant before having a period.

    Someone else made a comment about breastfeeding and fertility….breastfeeding exclusively for the first six months, (nothing else goes into baby but your breastmilk), can help prevent pregnancy. However, there are all sorts of rules you have to follow regarding how long you can go between feedings etc. Get in touch with your local La Leche League for more information on that.

    As far as knowing if you get pregnant before having a period….some women who are sexually active before having their periods again will take regular pregnancy tests. Otherwise you just have to wait until you notice symptoms of prgnancy.
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  22. Comment by megan

    yes i hear you are extremely fertile straight after having a baby!
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  23. Comment by sherrie h

    yes u can get pregnant fast ass hell cause u are more furdale so be carful
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  24. Comment by t1nk_b3ll

    if you breast feed i don't think you can get pregnant during this time as your cycle doesn't start again until you stop feeding.
    if not it can be as soon as 3 weeks after birth,
    i had a 6 week check, still no period but 8 weeks after birth of my daughter i got pregnant again. (miscarried) i never had a period though i had flu.
    i would be careful or go on birth control from your check if not breast feeding
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  25. Comment by bria

    RIGHT AWAY!!! my kids are 10 1/2 months apart…(SMILE…good times…LOL)
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