Pregnant or left over hormones from giving birth last month?

[DrinkingCocktailsInTheSunshine]

My baby is eight weeks old and I have a positive pregnancy test. Is this likely to be left over hormones or a new pregnancy?

We planned to have another baby with a small age gap but didn't expect this, if it is a new pregnancy, already. I've only had sex once, which was a fortnight ago, and I am mix feeding.

[DrinkingCocktailsInTheSunshine]

Time is going by so quickly! I gave birth in October, not last month.

[Rachie1986]

No experience or knowledge. But 8 weeks seems a long time to still have pregnancy hormones.. but very soon to be pregnant again!

Did you use protection? If not I suppose it's possible it's pregnancy, as even exclisuve breastfeeding isn't 100% effective as contraceptive, so mixed feeding would be less so.

[Rachie1986]

No experience or knowledge. But 8 weeks seems a long time to still have pregnancy hormones.. but very soon to be pregnant again!

Did you use protection? If not I suppose it's possible it's pregnancy, as even exclisuve breastfeeding isn't 100% effective as contraceptive, so mixed feeding would be less so.

[Popskipiekin]

Gosh I have no idea but congratulations and good luck if you're expecting again!!!

[PurpleMcPants]

I would have thought it was more likely to be another pregnancy than leftover hormones. Myself and my sibling were born well within a year of each other, it does happen!

[DrinkingCocktailsInTheSunshine]

Yikes! I suppose I better make an appointment to see the midwife then.

[Largemelons]

I have 11 months between my DDs. I'd say you're pregnant!

[needtoloseastone]

I have just under 11months between my eldest 2 so I would say you are pregnant. Congratulations

[Pinkheart5915]

Mine are 11 months apart, they are super cute together!

Congratulations

[Inadither]

You can be super fertile after birth if you're feeding less than 4 hourly throughout the day and night. I'd say you're probably pregnant. Congratulations! I know siblings who were in the same school year, so it can happen!

[SleepFreeZone]

Bloody hell!! Good luck with that 🙊

[thecatsarecrazy]

I think it happens quite a lot. Goodness I think it was about 4 months after the birth of my last before I could even think about it.

[SheepyFun]

I read up on this (we didn't want another one immediately), and you're OK not to use contraception for three weeks post partum, but you would have been 6 weeks, so pregnancy is definitely possible.

[BikeRunSki]

DD has sister-friends 10 months apart. The eldest and youngest people in my school year were sisters. I don't think "left over hormones" is a thing.

[DrinkingCocktailsInTheSunshine]

It took so long to conceive my first that this is really unexpected. Welcome, but unexpected. At least the nappy stage will be over with in one go!

[Gobbolinothewitchscat]

I was exclusively breast feeding and was pregnant again 14 weeks after giving birth. It's fine. I now have a 3 year old, a 2 year old and a 1 year old!

[SleepFreeZone]

Omg Gobbolino!!! I have no idea how you do it, amazing!

[Nikki2ol6]

I would say a new pregnancy as I tested after my last baby because I had loads of left over tests and my tests were negative by day 13...... if I wa you I would wait a few days or a week and test again and see if the line is darker just to make sure before booking the midwife

[Oysterbabe]

I'm impressed by how quickly people started having sex post birth, we waited months and I was still terrified.

[Largemelons]

After my first I waited ages! My 11m apart dc are numbers 4 and 5. By the time you have number 4 the aftermath is a lot less traumatic! I was up and doing the school run the next day feeling fine.
Obviously no shagging til the bleeding stopped but it was about 8 weeks post and we decided to get it over with. That ended up being DD4!

[SleepFreeZone]

I'm impressed by how fertile you are! I had to shag like a demon to get a hint of a line and whilst breast feeding my hormones are always flatlining.