TTC while breastfeeding

@Hazandduck how often are you feeding your LO? Have you tried fertility sticks to see if you're ovulating? I've ordered some today. Based on my CM, heightened sense of smell and moon swings for the first time, I feel like I did ovulated in nov, still no period (not pregnant) so I'm hoping my body is at least trying to do something now.

I conceived my second while still breastfeeding my first. She was 11 months. But my periods returned when she was around 5 months. She slept through at 6 month. But she fed a lot during the day and was 98th percentile in weight and only 25 in length lol. So she managed to get all her milk in the day. I think everyone is different. My two are now 5 and 6 so seems so long ago!

And I haven’t got a period yet either despite her sleeping through from 6 weeks! (Didn’t last - started waking up again at 7 months dang it!)

Yep my fertility hasn’t returned, DD is 1 in 2 weeks time. I really want to conceive no 2 and we aren’t using anything but I just ‘feel’ like it won’t happen until I stop breastfeeding.

@Waitingonasmiley42 my LO is 10 months old and we're TTC now too, I still haven't got my period back either. Currently feeding morning and night (more when LO is unwell). She sleeps all during the night so I'm surprised I haven't got a period yet 🤷🏻‍♀️ debating reducing my feeds by introducing a bottle at bed time just to speed things up. I would love to keep feeding as long as possible 😪

Thanks @Waitingonasmiley42 - I'm a week over and going crazy!

I should add the spell of sleeping through didn't last long - I wish I could be that smug! We had an HORRENDOUS spell when she was a year old and I actually stopped feeding her back to sleep at night, which, interestingly, improved things. She still wakes at least once 50% of the time though at 20 months!

I'm currently very overdue with baby #2, who I conceived while breastfeeding (not actively TTC ).

I had one period when DD was 10 months old - just as she reliably started sleeping through the night. I actually didn't have another period before falling pregnant, which must have happened around 2 months later. I only stopped feeding DD when she was 18 months old (and I was 7 months preggers - she was only feeding to nap, and I was pretty uncomfortable!)

Anecdotally, I'd say my experience wasn't unusual. I've heard that a lot of women see their periods return when they stop feeding at night, but it doesn't mean the cycle will become regular immediately.

Best of luck TTC!

My AF didn't return until my DC1 was 14 months. It depends on how often you feed and the breaks between feeds (I was feeding night and day).