How does your method address: Postpartum?

Marquette is a highly reliable method to use postpartum or while breastfeeding. In the research completed on this protocol, 98% of the couples who followed all the rules were effective at avoiding pregnancy. Ovulation will always happen before the first postpartum period so if a couple does not want to risk the possibility of conceiving prior to knowing their fertility has returned, it’s important to start charting fertility before that time. It’s recommended that couples start charting at 6-8 weeks postpartum. During this phase there may be an extended period of time where a woman is not having periods and when they do return it’s common for them to be very irregular. With the use of the fertility monitor, women don’t need to rely on mucus, which may only match underlying hormones 1/3 of the time. The objectivity of the monitor readings can give a lot of comfort and confidence in NFP. During this time a woman should expect to be testing with the monitor every day until her fertility returns, which often takes months or even more than a year for some.