Breastfeeding, Miscarriage and ovulation

[ecosln]

Hi

I was hoping i could get some advice.

I am b/f a 17 month old and was 8-9 weeks pregnant when I had a miscarriage last month.

I was just wondering how easy it is to conceive afterwards if you are still breastfeeding.

My period my period returned when my son was 14ish months, after I returned to work full time and i conceived during my second ovulation.

Does anyone know how your body deals with ovulation and b/f after a miscarriage? will the the bf inhibit ovulation or not really affect it due to only being 8/9 weeks?

Thanks in advance for any feedback.

I'm sorry you've had a mc.

If you have already conceived while bf, I don't think it has any effect on ovulation. Looking at it from the other POV, bf is only an effective contraceptive (= only inhibits ovulation reliably) when done excluisively (so no solids etc.), incl at night IIRC, and before periods return.

I conceived three times while bf my then 1yo - miscarried twice in consecutive cycles (nothing to do with the bf) and then quickly conceived dc2.

thanks Picardy. i have read so much on bf these past 17 months and agree with everything you said. i think I just needed to hear it from someone else! Esp since i don't want to stop bf yet. much appreciated.

:) I ended up tandem feeding for 2y after dc2's birth...
Really hope things work out for you.

oh great - glad to hear a positive tandem story. That was my worry when i was pregnant as I started reading adventures in tandem nursing and found out that some toddlers stop as the milk decreases. i hope he perceivers if i get pregnant again as i did when he was a newborn!

I'm sorry for your loss. I had a similar experience last year at Easter time. I am now holding my 3 month old baby. Although I know from all the research I did that bf doesn't effect a healthy pregnancy, I still decided to wean my then 2 year old when I got pregnant again last summer. I also had a chemical pregnancy between my the m/c and my healthy pregnancy. It's certainly a very difficult experience. I wish you luck in the near future.