antone going to start ttc after christmas?

Hi ladies

Well I'm really excited as last week I definately had egg white type CM. We're being really careful until January but I'm hoping that means my periods will return soon to enable me to TTC!

So, I spose I better get in some folic acid. I took Sanatogen last time - I guess these are ok whilst you're breastfeeding?

Lucy

Want to try again as have DS1 & DS2 then m/c in April and August. Just about feeling ready to try again

Hi, will be ttc after Xmas. Already have two little ones but had my third m/c in Aug. Dp not sure he can go through it all again but i really want to, so we will see. Congrats all on the BFP's. Don't get to post much but will read and keep up to date.

Congratulations to jennster & littlepiggie! Hope everything goes well!

yep count me in be trying for number 2, best get going before i hit 40 (38 in feb. took ages last time)

Yay well done littlepiggie congratulations. Join us on the antenatal due July 07... or whenever you are due.

How do you feel?

Littlepiggie. Without being too graphic, your cm changes throughout the cycle. I haven't had a period since april last year, and so when I got the sign I had ovulated we went for it.

Cm around ovulation is very wet like egg white. Other times in the month it is usually drier or stickier. See Hellomamma's quote below too.

there's some info on kellymom about bf and ovulation here but it does really seem to vary from woman to woman. I've certainly found my only periods so far were after prolonged time away from ds2, including night-time, even though I expressed while away.

I think if you're not feeding as regularly as 3-4 hourly around the clock, i.e. through the night as well, then you may ovulate at any time. Well, thats what they say if you're using BF for contraception anyway! I guess its difficult to speculate becuase you'll ovulate before you see your period, so if you're actually TTC, then you may not know you were about to ovulate until you find out you're preg!

I read that changing the times that you feed (not necessarily reducing the volume)can stimulate ovulation, although think DD was sleeping through quite a bit for a few weeks before it happened for me.

Congratulations Jennster!!! That's really fantastic that you conceived during your first cycle since DD!

Does anyone know if night feedings postpone the return of ovulation? My DD did get better at sleeping during the night but now she's back to 2-3 feeds a night (she's teething and has a cold). Whilst I don't want to take her comfort away from her at the moment come January I really will be keen to start TTCing (I'm going back to work in March as well and hoped to return pg!)

Lucy

Littlepiggie and Lucy. My DD will be 1 in January and I am still BF. I haven't had AF since she was conceived and won't do for ages because I've just had a BFP!

We thought it would take a little while, this time because it took 6 months from trying to conceiving last time. This time it was my first 'appearance' of fertile cervical mucus that led to BFP.

Good luck to everybody TTC

Id love to try for no.2 around Christmas (DH and I discussed trying next Christmas a while ago) but in the current climate, I think we're best waiting Good luck to all of you though

hi I will be trying for number 3 after Xmas, although tbh dp and I haven't been terribly careful recently . Also still bf ds2 (26m) and periods still extremely rare so not sure how often I am ovulating.

Want to lose some weight first as well, have been trying the GI diet as I believe it is far healthier than the rapid weight loss ones. But in the 5 or so weeks I've been on it my weight has stayed fairly constant!! It also includes far more wheat and milk than I am happy with. May just stick to my usual foods and up the exercise. Ds2 will be at a pre-school after Xmas which will give me a bit more time for organised exercise.

Best of luck to everyone

Wow, I didn't go into this much detail the first time - I have to admit I'm a bit bewildered by some of the abbreviations . We just decided we were ready for baby and it all happened really quickly! Maybe the second time around we'll have to be much more organised!

Thanks Hellomama for explaining about the cough medicine.

Yes, we were really lucky and got a BFP the first month of trying. I was on the pill for 10 years so when I came off it we were just letting my body get back to normal. I had no idea my first cycle would last 75 days!

Lucy

We got a BFP on our first proper cycle, although i didn't wait for a period after stopping my pill before TTC, IYSWIM.

Lucy1977 Guaifenesin is the active ingredient in some cough medicines. It works by loosening secretions in the chest when you have a cough, but also loosens any other secretions, for example those in the cervix. In certain parts of cycle the cervical secretions are there to act as a plug so that nasties (can't think of a better word!) can't get in to affect the delicate lining of the womb all ready to accept a fertilised egg. When the secretions are all thin and loose (like at the time around ovulation), they actively help sperm into the right part of the womb for ovulation. This is partly how contraceptive pills work, by thickening this mucous so sperm can't get in. The cough medicine has the opposite effect,a lthough only ones that have Guaifenesin as the active ingredient.

Phew, sorry that was a bit of an essay!

hello! we are going to start TTC in January too. I have a ds aged 2.4. Have been broody for a long time but have had a pretty stressful year. Things are now back on track. Good luck to us all xxxx

Hi After Christmas TTCers!

Has anyone heard about taking cough medicine to increase discharge so that you know when you're ovulating? I'm not going to try this myself but wondered how it worked?

When we conceived DD we were doing it every other day for 10 days during days 10-20 (previous cycle was first off the pill and lasted 75 days!)

Lucy