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

Excited for your ladies POAS this weekend and a little

Or POAS on Monday if you can wait

So exciting that people are Poas soon! Am very jealous I feel like I still have ages to wait. I have to try and hold off though, as otherwise I'd be Poas twice a day and my bank balance would be taking a big hit. I have three pregnancy tests in the cupboard ready and waiting. Might try and wait until CD35 if AF hasn't got me before that. CD21 today so a long wait ahead. Still DTD as well in case I haven't ovulated yet, so at least that keeps me busy!

Does anyone know if Agnus Castus is safe to take while bf? I took it the cycle I got pregnant last time and definitely think it helped me ovulate quicker (CD14 for the first time ever!). Just wondered if it was worth a try next cycle? Online advice seems a bit conflicted.

DD seems back to her normal self today which is great and she is finally rash-free. Might venture out to the park later if she seems ok. Going a bit stir crazy at home!

I poas this morning in a moment of madness & it was bfn of course! It wasn't even fmu & I'm still only 8/9dpo (I think). Ahh I've really started getting itchy fingers... I hate not knowing! I would rather know for definite 1 way or the other but I'm not very good at waiting sits on hands

duchess and mumo I'm glad your dds are better. I think we're well and truly in a sleep regression here

I think AF is around the corner. Just has a good old cry, which is just how I get at this time of the month. I have resolved to not poas at all this month. Instead I will spend the money on a bottle of wine, for when AF shows.

Put the pee sticks down mumo, it's twerly!

Seriously, don't put yourself through it. I've seen a few people get false positives from testing early on an ic. The heartache must be horrible. I'll hold your hand for another few days yet

Thanks Mary! I can't believe I'm getting so impatient Definitely appreciate the hand holding! Think I might join you in a bottle of wine come mon - don't think I am really pg either!

I'm hoping she arrives in time for me to have the wine at the weekend. last month she cruelly waited until Sunday.

When is af due for you Mary & why do you think she might be arriving? A bfp might be just around the corner

She is due for me on mon so I'll try & hold out til then for testing if she doesn't arrive.

It's due on Saturday, or there abouts. I think it's imminent as I have the usual cramps and low mood. When we conceived dd I felt really good, I Poas as I felt like af wasn't lurking. Although I was three years younger then and didn't have a toddler to chase after!

Duchess, what cd will you stop trying. It's sooooo hard to keep going without knowing whether one is OV or not

Mary it's not over til it's over! If af doesn't arrive let's be poas buddies on mon?

Pear - I'm currently debating this myself! It's so hard to know what to do. Is it insane to just keep trying until either AF or BFP?!

I keep obsessively looking at my notes from the cycle I got pregnant last time and trying to mirror everything this time round, which is stupid since I don't even know if I'm ovulating at all since I'm still bf. The cycle I got pregnant, the last CD I DTD was CD32 and I got my very faint BFP on CD39, so I had already conceived when we were still trying.

This cycle I'm thinking I will keep trying until CD30 and then start testing. What do you think? It's so hard to know! Especially when we've put so much effort in thus far, I don't want to risk giving up too early! (I can just see I'm going to be doing alternative DTD and POAS days and you're all going to think I'm insane!)

Duchess - wth do you get your stamina from? Lol I'm thinking about giving up tonight and it's only cd24 for me. I told Dh to come to bed but he's taken forever to get his act together tonight and all I've done is stress eat on the sofa i just want to go xzzzzz

Duchess you are a real trooper We've dtd 5 times in total this cycle (& that's more than most months lol!)

Lol thanks guys. I don't know how I even have the energy to be honest (she says, while simultaneously typing and dangling her legs in the air like a crazy person ) This is only my first cycle of TTC though, so I think I'll have to temp and use OPK's next cycle as there is no way I'll be able to maintain this for months on end!

Can I just ask what are you ladies taking in the way of supplements? I am taking pregnacare breastfeeding tablets & have also been taking an extra folic acid tablet a day. I was in boots today & compared the vitamin amounts in pregnacare & the breastfeeding one & both contained 400 of folic acid. I'm now wondering if I am taking too much folic acid & if that might be harmful?? Any advice gratefully received. Tia

Mumof1 - why are you taking an extra folic acid tablet? I am taking Pregnacare tablets and omega 3. I take one of each after my evening meal. That said I've forgotten the last 2 nights!

Duchess - well done! dH took so long to come to bed last night that I fell asleep. Trying not to stress over it but I keep thinking that I bet I will peak this morning because of it! I am on cycle 4 so perhaps that is why I am struggling to continue EOD mission after only 6x DtD

DS is still waking up crying in the night because he's unwell He's not at all happy about me saying no to comfort boob either ??

Pear, I wasn't sure if the 400 mg in the pack would be enough for possible pregnancy & breastfeeding?? But last night I read about the dangers of taking too much folic acid & now worry that I don't need both!

Mumofone - ahh I see

Cd25...another high. I'm going to email Clearblue today. Glad I didn't Dtd last night now Think we're going to call it a day now unless I suddenly peaked! With only 8 days left until AF it is way too late for implantation to take place anyway

So, I called CLearblue this morning. I asked why I've been getting 13 highs in a row and they confirm what I knew already. I haven't ovulated. Once a surge is detected the monitor stays on high until I ovulate or I run out of sticks. I've looked up my notes and reminded myself that I didn't ovulate in December. I did in January and Feb but my LP stage was only 8 days. Way too short for any implantation to take place. It is worrying that I am not ovulating every month I have no doubt in my mind that I shall stop bf at the end of this cycle and hope that I ovulate in May or Jun. It is hard news to hear but it's also nice to have some clear answers. It stops me thinking about the possibility of my machine missing a surge or "what if" scenarios! All easy I have a plan and can now take a DTD break!

The fact that I haven't ovulated kind of says to me that I really shouldn't mess around by skipping April. No time to loose! If I ovulate next month in April then I shall continue!

Ahh pear, sorry to hear that. At least now you know & you can move on with the next cycle. Fx for you x

Thanks Mum. I am at least comforted to know I haven't got the stress of a 2ww with a BFN at the end. Only 8 days until AF returns now anyway.

Does anyone know why my dumb body is creating so much oestrogen? Is that a breastfeeding thing? That is what the sticks are picking up and explains all my spots

I've got loads of spots too! I think I need to try opk next cycle as no idea if I'm even ovulating but with the amount I bf I guess I'm not