TTC and still breastfeeding? Thread # 5 - Positive Vibes!

Hello please can I join?

I'm 31 and DH 40. Our DS is almost 4 months and ebf and we would love to have a close age gap if we can. It took us over a year to conceive him and I had rubbish long cycles which at one point was 80-odd days but eventually down to about 40 days when I fell pregnant. I used ovulation tests for the first time the cycle I fell pregnant.

I don't know much about ovulation whilst breastfeeding but I have a Clearblue digital ovulation predictor but not had a period yet so I guess no point using it yet.

Don't necessarily want to be pregnant this early (although would be very happy if I was!) but am anticipating this taking ages.

I need to read up and educate myself bit but just wanted to introduce myself really!

Pear my fertility app shows one more fertile day after ovulation day if that helps at all

got my fc crossed for you Pear, looks like plenty of dtd! I'm not sure how fertile you'd be on 1dpo unless ov was delayed? Its great your friend was so supportive, I've not really confided with anyone in RL about my struggles ttc no.2 and constantly smiling through gritted teeth when i answer "yes, we want another one... yes we're trying"

Sorry for AF Clara, hopefully this next cycle will be lucky for you.

Dougal, how are you temping? I've found vaginally gives me more consistent temps as when I was doing orally would be very up and down as sometime sleep with mouth open. Tbh though, I'm not very good at understanding charting myself! My temp rise on most recent cycle came 48hrs after +ve opk/last day of ewcm...

Got my fingers crossed that you've both caught your eggies this month and good luck for your upcoming twws pear & thats

I'm most definitely CD1 now (finally), feel sad even though it was completely expected due to all this LP spotting, also only 9dpo normally get AF on 14dpo... Stupid hormones! As soon as AF goes I'll be mega healthy, I would start today but need some chocolate I think haha!

I've had ewcm the last couple of days (much later than the app predicted but only first cycle) so like you pear was planning on dtd but didn't due to an argument. Typical isn't it. I know I said start properly next month but when I saw the signs it made me want to try :-/

Ps dougal I'm not expert but also thought temp rise was reliable and that a rise does indicate ov albeit retrospectively. I always found it really tricky though as have to be consistent abut waking time etc and if you're not or don't take straight away can throw things off. Did you already try corresponding temps with other symptoms esp cm? Some people say that is effective as then there's checks and balances.

Hi all, your dh sounds lovely pear.. Hoping your luck comes through v soon. Thx for checking Lea, my nausea etc was just AF. Or maybe some bug as she's now here and still feel like throwing up! At least my cycle is gradually returning to normal, 32 days this time so am glad abut that. WIll just see how we go this month and then decide if cut back feeding any more etc. good luck all!

Ah Pear. It's not easy all this stuff is it?

We've had a few nights of no DTD when we should have due to an argument (renovation is stressful). Great that you've managed to fit it in today though. Fingers crossed for you.

I got a static smiley last week (don't get the flashing ones, progesterone levels being one of the things I hope will improve now I've more or less stopped BF).

However, I do not have a corresponding temperature rise yet, making me wonder. It looks like it was climbing this Tuesday (have not check again) and I've had a bit of creamy and egg white mucus this week. Last DtD on sunday so wonder if we should again.

Whereas last cycle I had a temp rise when I thought I would ovulate (but gynae said she didn't think I had) and no temp rise when (she told me) I did ovulate.

So I'm really confused. I thought the temp rise was supposed to be the best way of tracking and confirming ovulation. But mine doesn't seem that reliable.

Le sigh. Any ideas on temp rises anyone? Or is it that temp rises are accurate if your cycle is stable, but, like the other stuff, if things are flexing around, the temp rise might occur without ovulation, or the LH surge can come a long time (6-7 days??) before ovulation actually occurs?

In other news: last night I put DD to be without BFing her for the first time ever. She did ask, but was accepting of me saying no without getting upset. So maybe not quite the end (DH does bedtime a lot at the moment, if she really needs it I let her have a 2 min feed when I do it), but another (and big) step in the road.

I think I would have done the same. 6 hours is a fair bit.

Sod's law eh! How many hours in the difference?

Crap Leamice

Meant to DTD last night too, but DH was working late and got sucked into the GBBO final I had recorded and was too shattered, typical. Will get on it tonight.

I do SW if you wanted some moral support got to find the one that suits you though

I liked slimming world but I won't be able to go to meetings as work odd shifts and I've tried doing online and didn't stick to it well :(