The All New TTC whilst Breastfeeding Support Thread

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Have a breastfed baby or toddler? Why not try for another one?! Who needs sleep anyway?

Come join us whether you are waiting for your first period in months or are are a few months into trying.

Glad your boob is better jakey, and good luck TTC!

How's everyone else getting on? I'm staying away from OPKs this month as they frustrate me, and just trying to shag loads instead

I test at tea time jenni, as I know that it's advised that levels are usually low first thing. Having said that though, last cycle I woke up with ov pain and tested at 8am and it was a clear positive. I've also tested after drinking loads and it's been positive. I did think about testing twice daily but don't seem to have missed one yet so think I'll stick to what I've been doing. Tbh, since I've been doing the opk's they have only really confirmed what I already knew. Every cycle I have had clear ewcm for a few days before. Was reading a good article the other day that said the secret to getting Preg was to just shag like mad whenever you've got ewcm even if it's at a bizarre time, it's there for a reason, so perpetual you are def along the right lines
I've told dh we have to do it everyday this week. So romantic!

Cd 17 and got a grinning face on my shiny new CB opk! Dtd yesterday and the day before and have just text dh to tell him to get his butt home whilst ds is still having his nap.
Going with the legs up the wall I think! It's took me by surprise really as last 3 cycles it's been cd21! Hopefully this means LP is going to be better! Wish me luck

Fx for this month jakey it's sounding good! I think I might ov early this month after the v long cycle last month, as having lots of cm already and only day 11. Almost ewcm already, most strange.
Actually I could easily think I was pg ignoring all the bfns as the last few days I've been sooo tired, also getting dizzy when I stand up (which always happen when I'm pg). Its most odd. I even did another test after AF to make sure I'm not. Mind you ds3 has started getting up 3/4 times per night again which might explain my exhaustion!

Hello, can I join the thread? Lots of luck to everyone trying for a BFP this month! My DD is 13 months and a milk monster so no AF yet, I'm starting to think about night weaning her to see if that kickstarts things but not sure I can handle the crying (she wakes every couple of hours, is in our bed from around 11pm and pretty much grazes freely after that). I was a bit relieved to see I'm not the only one who whips a boob out at the first whimper at night ( I think jakey and waveylines mentioned that earlier...?) But I think it might be my undoing... I'm feeling especially broody today after seeing 3 friends' little babies but really agonising over whether trying to wean my little milk monkey is going to be to traumatic / too soon. She loves her milk and I love feeding her. But I've got the baby hunger! Argh what to do?!

Has anyone deliberately weaned / night weaned in order to TTC? And how did it go...?

And I also wanted to say to tizzy, I had 2 MCs before DD, one at 6 weeks and one at 9weeks, I really feel for you. It is heartbreaking. But please don't give up hope. Thinking of you.

Hello mrstiggywinkle. Sorry but can't advise. My DD was (and still is a milk monster and my AF came back at 7 months, well before I night weaned at 13 months. I would suggest 'block feeding' if you don't want to wean and see if that helps: instead of swapping sides every feed do it every other one. I feed left side am and right side pm.

Well with in laws here we only managed to (successfully...) DTD once over the weekend but hoping if we do tonight we'll be ok, as likely to O tomorrow I reckon (very roughly as cycles are a mess!)

Good luck to the rest of you, I guess some are on the 2ww now already?

Well, CD 13 here and have mostly stuck to our plan of DTD every other day since AF finished this cycle. We missed out one night but made up for it the next.

Thinkingof4, are you me? we really are cycle buddies. I also noticed some EWCM on CD 11. Not sure what that's about as the last cycle was so long, but hoping things are normalising and maybe I will OV mid-cycle. I have also continued to experience some of the PG symptoms I was feeling towards the end of last cycle and have considered taking another test but convinced myself it would be crazy so didn't. What is wrong with us?

Congrats on OV jakey, fx for you this cycle!

Welcome mrstiggywinkle!

Hi mrstiggywinkle can't help with your question, but I believe average time for AF to return for extended bfeeders is 14 months so you might not have much longer to wait.
perpetual that is quite bizarre isn't it? I'm quite glad someone else is having strange cycles though so I know it's not just me!! I feel like I'm having some weird phantom pregnancy with all these symptoms even though I know I'm not

Hello everyone. Pretty sure I'm on the 2ww now, anyone else?

I actually managed to get a positive opk this month too, so fairly sure I'm 2dpo now. I think it was all a little too much pressure for DH though and we haven't successfully DTD since the day before, so fingers crossed that's close enough to give us a shot.

Hello all, and massive thanks to mrstiggy! Trying to keep the ole pecker up .

Currently on cd14, dtd day 11 and 13 so far. Boobmonster is still having super crazy sleep so am knackered and in that horrid 'am I doing something wrong?!' fog - how sexy, not! To those having ewcm early: I tend to get it from day 11 ish, cycle seems to have stabilized around 28 days.

Out of interest, boobmonster is 22 months and typically going to bed 730, waking once or twice and getting up 5ish often, hence not getting 'enough' sleep? He naps for 1-2 hrs at lunchtime. Has anyone had similar and improved lo's sleep by altering schedule? Ta muchly!

Wow, I must be tired cos I forgot to say sorry for your losses too mrstiggy - apologies!

Hi tizzy I don't think that your wee one's sleep sounds that bad tbh. Ds3 sleeps 7.30-6ish with 2 or 3 wakings during night, and has up to 2 hours nap during the day, so not that different to yours. He's 15 months so a fair bit younger. Occasionally he will sleep a bit later, like this morning till 7. I'm hoping as the mornings start getting darker he'll sleep till 7 more often (we do have blackout blinds which are good but a little light always gets in)

Loads of ewcm last 2 days so I'm fairly sure i'll have a shorter cycle this month thank goodness!

Fx to all those on 2ww!!

thinkingof4 that's made me feel sooo much less anxious about it! Thanks. Are you co-sleeping? We're not anymore and I always wonder if we should revert. Deep down I know bf bubbas sleep differently often even into toddlerhood but boy it helps to be reminded sometimes!

Well, CD 17 here and no idea whether I've OV'd yet. Have DTD on CDs 6, 9, 11, 14, 15, and 16 so far. Will try to keep going for another week to cover all our bases as if I had another 37-day cycle, I would ovulate around CD 23. Hoping to have a more normal cycle this time around though.

I had a bit of potential EWCM on CD 11, but don't know after that as I find it really difficult to tell the difference between that and semen...any tips?

Yay for positive OPK jenimoo! Yay for EWCM Thinkingof4!

Tizzy, we're still mostly co-sleeping too, although it's because we've recently moved house and will be getting our stuff - including DS' bed - soon. He sleeps terribly in the travel cot so getting his bed back will be a lifesaver. I'm going to work to gradually move him back to his own bed, then his own room, then stop the night-time suckling soon as the interrupted sleep is killing me. He's having a reaction to last week's MMR jab at the moment, so was suckling all night last night. I am shattered today.

Hi all,
7dpo for me and in the imagining symptoms phase. feeling sick today and had cramps yesterday. Dtd cd 15, 16 and 17 and ov'd on cd 17 so fingers crossed.
Tizzy I don't think that's too bad either! My ds goes to bed about 9 , we co sleep and he wakes several times (rummages around for boob to be precise), then Wakes about 8. He never actually wakes properly or cries though and I don't have to get up so I guess I really can't complain.
Am still wobbling a bit about how being Preg or having a new born might affect this though. Oh well, bit late now!
Waiting until 14dpo to test this cycle. Can't work out when AF is actually due as ov'd alot earlier this month. Last few cycles have been 31 days but ov'd on cd21 so it's Anyones guess!

8dpo.
Tested. Couldn't resist. BFN. What a surprise.
What do you think the chances of it being too early?
Think we should start a new thread. Poas anonymous. For those of us are physically unable to wait until AF is actually late.

Hiya asmywhimsy

jakey I'm 5dpo and usually manage to hold of til 10dpo. With DD I got BFN at 10dpo and BFP at 12dpo. I use fertility friend and it gives % chance of getting a BFP (if you were pregnant) each day which being obsessed with data and statistics suits me!

This makes me feel better jenni!
I have given dh the bag of sticks and told him I am not allowed one until at Lear the end of the week, that's if AF doesn't appear before.

Too early jakey ! give it another day (or 3!!) and test again, keeping everything crossed for you here!

Hi asmywhimsy I remember having lots of odd pains/cramps before AF appeared so it's a good sigh I'd say

asmywhimsy I had cramps that woke me and thought it was AF, turned out to be a bladder infection so i suggest you go to doctor if it carries on and AF doesn't appear. It really felt like period pains to me, but by the time I saw doctor it was pretty bad!

Right. God knows what's going on now.
10dpo. Tested this am. Bfn.
Last 3 cycles my LP has been 10 days so figured AF should be due today.
What's weird is that I've got EWCM, had it yesterday too and today I've had cramps really low down. Feels just like ov pain. I remembered what happened to br44, so did an opk and it was neg.
Guess the pains could be AF coming but never have AF cramps like this. Usually they start when AF does and they are like dull back ache. Never had anything like this pre AF.
It's prob AF on the way and I guess if it is, I ought to pleased that at least I ov'd earlier and had a longer LP this cycle. It has crossed my mind it may be implantation? But then I never had it with ds I don't think so prob wishful thinking!
My gut feeling is that I'm out this cycle and my lucky cycle will be next month as it will be exactly two years since I found out I was expecting ds.! Have heard some women can only get preggo at certain times of the year!
This ttc lark sends perfectly rational people into stark raving loonies!

Ps. Welcome anywhim, hope AF will soon be with you and hope all is well for everyone else!

Hi whimsy, sounds like you're in the same boat as me, it's so frustrating isn't it?! Really want to ttc but no idea when we'll be able to. I really hope I don't have to stop bf. I tried to cut down daytime feeds a couple of days recently and she just made up for it by feeding all night! Hmmm...

Thanks tizzy for your kind thoughts too.

Good luck jakey I really hope you have a BFP soon (and everyone else too!)

jakey I've got a bit of ewcm (as last month) and although fertility friend hasn't complained my temps have been quite low the last few days. I'm not feeling very positive as pretty sure last successfully DTD a couple of days before O.
Will probably test Friday though: 9 / 10dpo.

Hope those of you waiting for AF have some luck soon, or catch that first egg!