Can breastfeeding cause MC

[dancareoi]

I have a 20 month old son. I was breastfeeding him a lot when he was litte,then as he got older I just did it first thing in the morning and on an evening before his bottle.
In October i found I was pregnant, I still breastfed in the morning but stopped at night.
I had read that sometimes it can cause MC due to the uterus contracting.
On dec 8th I had 12-13 week scan and all was good - i then decided as a new baby was on the way i would stop with my son.
However on 9th jan at 17 weeks I found baby had died a 13-14 weeks.
I don`t think the breastfeeding caused it, but just trying to find some answers.

 

[jojo23]

i highly doubt it hun!! breast milk is a hormonal thing im sure so it wouldnt have any effect on losing a baby but then again im no doctor! ive never gotten an answer for my loss so i understand how frustrating it can be! have you been back for a chat with your doctor yet to get some results?? sometimes they never find answers sadly but they put it down to a chromosomal thing and what they said to me was maybe when i had my 12 weeks scan the chromosome the baby needed further along hadnt been developed yet. so everything looked perfectly normal and then when i went for my 20 week scan they knew something was wrong due to the babies size etc....

i really hope you get some answers but please dont blame yourself, theres nothing in this world you did wrong xxxx

 

[Bride2b]

My advice is ask the doctor. I have no idea about whether it could or not. I know its supposed to be a good method of contraception though as it control the hormones. It might be worth asking to cross that off the list of possible causes. Its horrible not knowing why. I didnt get an answer so I just think next time I wont do so much exercise or do different classes that would put to much pressure on my body. Unfortunately these things happen & they dont find causes.... it doesnt make it easy but it puts us in good odds that it shouldnt happen in the future xx

 

[Andypanda6570]

I wouldn't think so, but then again I don't know for sure. I know a lot of women who were breast feeding and also were pregnant and had babies that were fine.
I know how sad it is when you don't have an answer I am so sorry.
Ava's cells never grew so all they could say was chromosomal, but really will I ever know? I believe in seeing proof and I just don't have that so I just don't know why she died. My friend also lost a baby to stillbirth. The baby was fine she had a sonogram a week before she gave birth and then she went on her due date had her daughter and she was stillborn They could give her no reason. She did go on to have a beautiful baby boy a year later. I am so sorry we all are going through this, maybe some further research is needed on this..
XOXOXOOX

 

[Kelly9]

My answer is no. The only case where it may not be a good thing to do is if baby is going to be premature. I was told my girl would be lucky to make it to 32 weeks if her surgery in utero went well, I wasn't bf;ing my son but was considering pumping in advance so she'd have some milk from me when she was born but was told that I shouldn't just in case. I also was told it likely would do nothing but not to take the risk so I would say your bf;ing had nothing to do with it.

 

[kiki04]

Honey sooooooooooooooooo many people tandem feed, which is feeding their new baby at the same time as their toddler. I wouldnt even wager a penny that breastfeeding caused this. There is just no way