Your Baby: Week 10

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Your baby is 10 weeks old - Learn more! hi Kaka, your baby is 10 weeks old! Newsflash: Even if your period hasn't returned yet, you can still get pregnant...just ask a new mother who learned the hard way! It generally takes three to ten weeks after delivery for menstruation to resume, but can be longer if you're breastfeeding. Since you ovulate before there's any actual sign of your period, though, your best bet is to use contraception as soon as you start having sex again. (Unless, of course, you're already hoping for another new addition.) If you decide to go back on the Pill and are breastfeeding, talk to your doctor about finding a medication that doesn't include estrogen. MORE FROM THE BUMP Birth control and breastfeeding? Back to work reluctance? Unsafe food for nursing? See all 0-6 months Q&As your baby Sleeping beauty Baby's starting to sleep for longer intervals -- up to five or six hours at a time, if you're lucky. While she's probably still waking up for nighttime feedings, you can try to space them out by increasing the amount of milk she drinks during the day, particularly before bedtime. Weaning baby off nighttime feedings is the first step toward sleeping through the night, but as always, follow baby's lead. She'll let you know when she's ready to start going longer between feedings. More about baby this week to-do [ ] Trust your caregiver [ ] Perfect pumping [ ] Talk to baby [ tip ] If baby falls asleep during feedings, dribbling milk on his lips or juggling your breast or bottle in his mouth should get him up and eating. Tracking baby's feedings? wrong week? Click here to update your baby's birth date. Yeah money is important, but DS is only little this one time, is it really worth it?" -- ShanJosh777 Share tips and get support on our message boards The Bump Home | Trying to Conceive | 1st Trimester | 2nd Trimester | 3rd Trimester | 0-6 Months | 6+ Months Community | Local Resources Visit our sibling sites: The Knot | The Nest The Bump is committed to protecting your privacy. You have received this email because you requested to receive email updates from The Bump. To unsubscribe from all emails from The Bump, click here, or to update your email preferences visit our Email Preference Center. © 2013 The Bump. All Rights Reserved 195 Broadway, 25th Floor, NY, NY 10007