Ttc and still breastfeeding? Thread #3: Pull up a chair for some support from others on the journey!

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Yes, we know all about how emotional and hard it can be! All the pros and cons, all about missing Aunty Flo's and wtf cycles with no ovulation, all about children being cute and pointy. No matter if you are five months or twenty months down the breastfeeding timeline, if you're ttc again, this is the thread to join! Welcome!

Ruth, we have the same opks and seconding what Mary said, definitely dtd

Fx for you, Mary x

Fx for you Mary.

I had sickness & increased sensitivity to smells with dd. I honestly couldn't say if I'm imagining 'symptoms' or not... Probably! Will poas on Tuesday (if af hasn't arrived)

Thank you ava and mumo . Not long for you now mumo.

Feels like ages Mary!! I'm not v good at waiting. I haven't really got my hopes up as 1st time round it took us a few cycles... Can't help getting excited though!

How is pear doing? Feels like she hasn't been on in ages!

Yay for the positive opks ladies get BDing

I'm currently trying to cuddle my DS back to sleep when we all know what he wants
Feel really guilty. He woke up as did a night poo - I hate night poos!

Night poos are the worst! Poor you lea

My dd is still poorly so I'm just night feeding her... I've fed her so much over the past few days... Sod's law!

Hi ladies. Sorry I've been having a little holiday from MN and it's been good for me Nothing is happening at my end so it's been easy to step away from it all. I'm on Cd16. I was really hoping that I would ovulate sooner now that I've stopped bf but I guess it's going to take longer The my days app says I will Ov on Monday so from past history it will more likely be Wednesday before I see a change in OPks. Typically I have a jam packed week next week. I'm rather sick of having to worry unnecessarily about future plans and fitting Dtd in. Ive not received my Clearblue pack yet (guess they don't trust me ) but I'm glad to hear I'm inspiring others to join.

Good luck Ruth and Ava with your Dtd mission. Yoko...yay finally AF has arrived and you can start your cycle knowing where you're! To those of you panicking about feeding extra or night feeding...well I must have seem at least 10 ladies on this thread fall pregnant whilst still bf so really don't worry about that. It seems like only a handful like myself have to stop bf. Lots of successful bfps on here were happily bf away so I'm sure it's not screwing up your chances What else have I missed? Don't think I've missed anymore bfps but it looks like we have a couple more hopefuls on the way v soon!

Sounds like your mn break has done you the world of good, Pear Glad you're okay x

Nice to have you back, pear.

I just went to the Dr as dc has been grizzly recently & apparently she's got parvovirus! It is dangerous for pregnant women as can cause miscarriage or foetal heart problems! Brilliant!

Ooooh Mum!! that sounds awful. Did you tell the GP you're TTC?

Yes I did & he said well come back asap if you are. Scary!

Oh my when are you testing? Monday? What a worry for you

Testing on tues. It is a worry! Can't believe the one month I actually feel quite positive during the 2ww then this happens!

Oh no Mumo! Hope She's better soon. and I'm sure at this early stage you should be fine and at least now you know so you can be extra careful washing hands and cleaning up after her.

Thanks Lea. I've been eating all her leftovers with the same spoon - definitely won't be doing that again!

Yes I've just read that it's passed on through the placenta. Surely it would be too early for this to happen at conception stage. I'm no doctor (obviously) but I think you would be in more trouble if you were in your 3+ week. Is dd showing a rash yet? According to the website I've been reading up on they're not contagious from the moment they show a rash but it can take 10 days before the rash appears. Anyway, like L says...TG you know now so that you can go anti bac crazy and wash wash wash your hands! Get DH to do more nappy changing this weekend!

Thanks pear, that's really helpful. She had the rash on Weds. The Dr said parvovirus lasts for 6 days & has an incubation period of 2 weeks. Please could you post a link to the info you read?

Mumo - that's OK. I was actually quite interested in finding out what it was. All these illnesses that I've never heard of before having ds! Here's the link www.patient.co.uk/doctor/parvovirus-infection

This is the bit that I read..."
The incubation period for clinical erythema infectiosum is 4-20 days before the rash develops. The illness is infective from 10 days pre-rash until the onset of the rash. Once the rash appears, it is no longer infectious.

Mumo - I really hope you're fine. It says there is a 50% chance of household members catching so you've got a good chance that everything will be OK xx

I know 50% sounds high but at the same time it's a 50% chance of not catching it Sorry I'll stop babbling now. Just feel for you as I know how frustrated & worried you must feel. Probably mixed emotions with also wanting Dd to get better ASAP! Hope it all blows over very soon

Oh, Mumo fx everything will be okay, I'm sure if will x

Hope everything turns out ok Mumo

BFP! And still feeding 2.4 year old day and night. Just wanted to share. So happy.

Congratulations spek! That's wonderful news

Thanks pear, that's really interesting. So hopefully if I was going to catch it I would have caught it by now! (Fingers crossed). Anyway there's a good chance I'm not even pregnant in which case it's all fine anyway.

Thanks Ava & Mary for the good wishes Sorry to drag everyone down with my depressing post!