TTC whilst breastfeeding - cycle 4

It’s amazing isn’t it @january1244glad it worked for you! I stopped and started as the woman went away for 3 weeks and I went away for a week so all in all I’ve missed a month. My period is so heavy at the moment. Just waiting for it to get gone so I can start trying again 😆 I start back at acupuncture on Wednesday x

@BabyBornjust to chime in on accupuncture, I had it after a missed miscarriage when trying for my first. Went once a week for five weeks, my period had been all over the place post miscarriage. Had one awful period after starting accupuncture, then was pregnant immediately afterwards. Some friends tried it also and had positive results

@ThatNimbleOP well I’ve got my fingers and toes crossed for you! Hopefully AF won’t show! If your postive LH test was positive you should be at least 14DPO now?!

The tea is Chinese herbs. The acupuncturist chooses the herbs to suit your specific conditions/problems. I take the raw herbs home and boil them in a pan and drink twice a day. I’ve googled my herbs and they seem to be for gut health and women’s fertility. For miscarriage prevention and balancing hormones to help thicken the lining of the room in preparation for a healthy pregnancy! All very interesting!

That is excellent @Strongbrewpleasei am going to give it a go for a few more months and see what happens!

With DD is started acupuncture after 5 cycles/6 months of no luck. My cycles are (still) all over the place.
Saw the GP first but they don't seem too bothered as I do have periods, just not a consistent cycle length 🤪
They did one test for PCOS, which was negative, so I got a come back in 12 months, you're fine.
I was frustrated so looked into alternatives and thought I'd give acupuncture a go. I did a session a week for 6 weeks and then fell pregnant. So a really positive experience for me! The last session I had was right at the end of the tww and the acupuncturist said she didn't think I'd be back!!

I think my luteal phase is 14 days so it's getting close!

@ThatNimbleOPexciting time of the month for you then!! Can’t believe you haven’t tested yet!

It’s supposed to get more oxygen all around the body yes. I’m on Chinese herbal tea too and they have herbs in it specifically for fertility! Need to give it some time. I’ve had a break for a while so need to do it for the next few months and see what happens!

Hey @Strongbrewplease I’m back to it on Wednesday! I’ve not been for 3 weeks as the acupuncturist has been on holiday and I’ve been away too! Look forward to going back but might cut it back a bit. Going twice a week is a bit of a pain, and expensive!! Might speak to her and suggest to go once a week. See how I get on. It definitely brought my ovulation forward by 4 days! I’m on CD 2 now and my last cycle was only 26 days long! That never happens so im
thinking it must be the acupuncture! How about you? Was it positive for you? How often were you going?

I felt so bloated 3 days before AF started this time around. Hope it stays away for you! X

How's everyone getting on?

You must be getting close to the end of the tww @ThatNimbleOP any signs yet?

How about you @BabyBorn? How are you getting on with acupuncture? That was what seemed to make the difference for me the first time round. I would definitely go back to it if we don't have much luck.

I'm 11dpo and have started having that imminent AF feeling for the past couple of days. I did have that with DD though so it doesn't really give me an indication either way!

Very much still breastfeeding. DD is officially 1 now 🎉 we tend to do a midmorning feed (which she often isn't bothered about anymore) and a post afternoon nap feed.
She's currently teething though and is basically spending all night attached to a boob or she won't settle 🙃

Not really any signs over here, a bit of bloating but nothing our of the ordinary.

Thought I'd check back in 😊

Don't worry @ThatNimbleOP that's still very early!! There's time yet!

I was testing ov this month, thank goodness, and didn't ovulate until CD26, it was driving me mad!! Currently 5dpo so just trying to distract myself from the tww.

No tests left in the house here so I'm planning on just waiting it out.

@january1244 Hi, yes quite busy. Feel recovered now yes thanks.
My 3 are… gulp 😂 20,12 and my youngest will be 3 in July! Eldest is away at uni, 12 year old is obviously at school. My youngest goes to nursery 3 times a week so I get a little break.

Yes exactly. Wondering if I am flogging a dead horse, especially at nearly 40 😫

I don’t temp because my little one co sleeps with us and wakes me up a lot so it’s not accurate if you are having disturbed sleep. I just feel ovulation every month and the lead up to it around 3 days before. Weird thing is that I ovulated on day 12 this month instead of day 16! Only difference is I’ve been doing week acupuncture and clean eating so I’m guessing that’s why 🤷‍♀️

Heres to a positive month for all of us! 💐

@BabyBorn I just saw you had noro, so sorry, how awful! Hope you're feeling recovered now. And you have three children already!!? Blimey you must be very busy. Haha well we were late thirties when we had our second so needed to crack on. How old are your children?

Hiya @ThatNimbleOP much better thank you!

I was too tired the days leading up to ovulation too. I tested much earlier as I felt in my body that it was gearing up! So strange. Can't even explain how. First test was low but still a high low if that makes sense. And two days later it was a blazing positive. I only DTD 3 hours before I felt the egg releasing so I'm hoping the sperm to there in time! I've read on the past it can take from half to 45 minutes to reach the egg. I know how you feel, so much on our minds that we can't even perform when we need to! Ha ha!

Hope you start feeling better about things. This TTC lark has its ups and downs for sure. I always feel really annoyed when I get AF and can be moody for days! It really gets me down.

Just waiting now.... I'm going away for a week on Saturday so lots to keep my mind off it i suppose and I've ordered 2
First response tests to take with me to test on CD10

@ThatNimbleOP I came down with the norovirus out of nowhere last night. I was really sick. Nothing left in me at the moment! 🥴 I had my peak yesterday afternoon and come the evening when I knew I had sickness etc I said to him, we still have to have nookie! Im not wasting a month! 🥴😂😂😂 desperate measures. I was so ill I can't believe I managed it! 🥴🥴

Yeah yeah don't rub it in about your age! 😂😂

Sorry about the typos! Currently have norovirus 🤢🤢

Hi @january1244 so many of my friends my age have had to have IVF to help them get their first babies, a few have had to have IVF a second time and felt pregnant naturally the second time! Crazy. Think we are all different so we just can’t say either way. I take Ubiquinol the first time a miscarried but didnt the second time when I had the partial molar pregnancy. I have been taking it now since December but only taking 300mg as you don’t need as much in the purer form and because I’m breastfeeding.

You have a lot on your plate having two so close together!! 😆 I was never ready to have two close together and didn’t know how I would cope. Seems mad I’m doing it all again and the gap will be massive between the 3 I already have! 🥴 x

@BabyBorn I had one at 37 and one at 39, easily enough. A lot of my friends are 38-43 and don't seem to have issues getting pregnant. Hopefully our age will be fine. I did take ubiquinol both times, just to improve egg quality as a precaution.