TTC and still breastfeeding? You're not alone! Thread# 2

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Marking my place...hoping I won't be here for long

Happy Mother's Day everyone! Hope you've all been spoilt rotten, and that the poorly LOs are better soon. Will be keeping FX for all of you on your 2ww.

Bought some B6 today so going to give that a go as stage one of hopefully getting AF back. Hoping that now DS is over his latest bug I can persuade him to try a few more solids and stop wanting 24/7 milk!

mum soy isoflavones are supposedly a natural alternative to clomid. It supposedly, at the right dose, blocks your oestrogen receptors so your body thinks it isn't producing enough. So then it pushes more into the body, which stimulates your ovaries and follicles if you are currently ovulating. Post-partum cycles are sometime anovulatory and since my lp was so short my literature review tells me it is likely to be because even though I have LH surges I am not producing any eggs yet. So I'm hoping to trigger ovulation with the soy. Will probably only start next cycle though as you're supposed to take it while you have your period and not after.

Ooooo Rosie!! Please can what you say be true I did really enjoy eating those sweets lol It's quite odd to think that AF will possibly be returning in 11 days. It feels like only yesterday that she left this time!

Wow aurora, that sounds great. Will be following with interest. Might try & get hold of some for next cycle

Tmi alert.... Definitely more cm downstairs. This has to be a good sign! Feeling hopeful that I might see a peak in the next two days. Even though I know it's probably too late in my cycle again, it would be nice to see something develop!

Are all these natural remedies safe to take whilst bf? That would be my concern.

pear not enough studies on safety in breastfeeding but the academic literature says that as it is a limited intake (five days only) they don't expect a safety issue. Same academic literature also says there isn't enough evidence to say that soy actually works properly, so I think pinch (or spoon of salt) is needed. I'm not a natural remedies person really. So I'm definitely pushing the supposedly factor.
But big but it can inhibit breast milk production. Clomid is sometimes prescribed to help women stop lactating so I would take it if I needed my milk supply to be top form. At this stage I don't mind it dropping as it can only help with dc feeding less and thus bringing about ovulation and a proper lp again.

Still high ?? 11 days of highs now. Maybe my peak will turn up tomorrow on cd24 like last month

Pear I've never used the cbfm but can't believe you've had 11 days of highs??! Surely that's a long time to be fertile? You & dh must be knackered from dtd

Hi guys. Hope you all had a lovely day yesterday.

I'm CD20 today. Not even sure if I've ovulated yet though, so I feel like it's been a very long 20 days so far! Did someone say up thread that heavy periods were more likely to indicate ovulation? Since mine have returned they have been very heavy (sorry tmi!) so I'm holding onto the hope that I am at least ovulating, even if I can't pinpoint when. I think I'm definitely going to have to start using OPK's and temping next cycle, but just feel like I'm giving up on this cycle too soon if I order them now. OPK's have been sitting in my amazon basket for about five days now! Maybe I should invoke the law of sod?

Pear, you are such a trooper with all these highs and the DTD'athon! Not 100% sure how it all works, but I'm assuming highs are better then lows so small bright side maybe? If you got CD24 last month maybe your body is starting to get back into a rhythm and you will peak tomorrow as you said. Fingers crossed for you!

I'm having a lazy day today as I somehow ended up cooking Sunday lunch for 8 yesterday(!), still not sure how that happened. DTD last night so all good on that front.

Sorry, belated welcome Special! Must read thread properly and not skim! Welcome to the madness.

Duchess sounds like you deserve a quiet day after all your cooking yesterday!

I'm (I think) 6/7dpo & feeling more tired than usual. Boobs also feel fuller. However these could also just be total coincidences. We actually only dtd 5 times this cycle & it is cycle 1 so it's very unlikely I could actually be pregnant!

I keep thinking about that research that says if you're bf-ing your chances of conceiving twins goes up to 12.5%!! Ahh imagine finding out you were having twins!!

mumof yes it's true about chances of twins increasing. But your chances of falling pregnant in the first place goes down massively. Which stinks! grumbles at injustice of it all

Ooops - lost the thread - thanks aurora
So, a TMI question:

No Af still - Ds nearly 15months and lots of night feeding though a bit of a daytime reduction (hurray)
Things are still terribly post-menopausal feeling as far as dryness in the fanjo. IYSWIM. Or at least how I'd imagined post-menopausal to be.
I am currently worrying that I've accidentally gone through the menopause and not realised. I know BF can really reduce oestrogen levels - has anyone else had this? I'm hoping it might come rigjht as things start to work again.......

Duchess - we're close in cycle days

Puggle I had this & would really recommend pre-seed

puggle bf is a hormonal disaster zone for mother (and a wonderful retreat for babies). It'll probably fix itself if you stop feeding or start to drop feeds. If you are really worried you could go see a private gynae if your gp won't agree to test your oestrogen for you, just to set your mind at rest. :)

Yes Puggle, me too in the early pp days to the point of tearing when dtd Thankfully it gradually improved as we started weaning and now at 16mths pp is fine. My GP was useless as he didn't understand why I wouldn't just stop breastfeeding! I'm sure it will improve for you too but I certainly feel your pain. My ds is 16 mo, still feeds day and night and no AF here either (unsurprisingly!)

Puggle, I'm exactly the same as you. That, combined with the lack of interest in DTD I've had since DS was born, and AF showing no sign of returning, would seem to indicate that I'll be hanging around this thread for a long time yet!

Cd24 still high. Feeling very weak and faint this morning. Was very tempted to POAS Ic lol Obviously didn't though because that would have been a waste!

Phew - not just me then! I feel a long-term place marking coming on -we can be buddies special

Eek pear, sounds promising! When are you poas? I am on Monday (if I can wait that long) - anyone going for the same day?

Morning all.
mumo, af is due at the weekend so I will be your Poas buddy on Monday if she doesn't show! Determined to wait this month as pee sticks are getting expensive and it's only cycle three! I've been getting some cramps on and off for the last few days, which did sound promising but I then realised the exact same thing happened last month
How's everyone's dcs doing now? all better I hope.

It's a deal, Mary. I hope af stays away for you. I am itching to poas already but if I start now I will have to do it every day (as I'm so impatient) & I'm sure I will waste loads of money! So I'll do it on mon which will be cd28... Surely not too early to test?

My dd is much better today thanks. Hope all the other LOs are too

Ooh I won't be POAS until next Friday morning. AF is due next Thursday. I'm going to have to DTD again today in case I peak tomorrow. Man this is hardcore TTC I know I keep saying and thinking this but I really don't think I can keep going