TTC while Breastfeeding (or recently weaned!!) regular cycles and baby dust this way!

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Hi guys... here we are, shiny new thread for all those TTC while breast-feeding or recently weaned (for pumpkin and I!!)

come on over!

Yes fingers crossed napping hope it comes for you soon.

Hope AF stays away pumkin and fx for a BFP on Friday. It would be Sod's law after buying the CBFM! I should probably hold off testing until Thursday but might cave again tomorrow...

How u doing lullaby ?
I tested today was a neg couldn't wait till Friday and feel really crampy now.
Any body else watching ?

pumpkin and lullaby you're not out yet! fingers crossed but if not then all bodes well for next cycle!

Well done on the weaning jooni!

All seems ok here but I'm just very distracted and wish I could get to week 12 NOW and know all is ok.

Anyhow, in the meantime I need to try and concentrate on work - I'm going to leave here as am being daftly distracted and reading daft stuff here and not getting stuck into writing!

Wishing everyone the best of luck! Its been so fabulous sharing the journey with you guys so far

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Sorry to hear that pumkin keeping fingers crossed still. Bfn again here too! Just want AF to hurry up now, no cramps or anything now so not sure what's going on.

Glad you're doing ok expat it's such a long wait for the 12week scan hope it comes around quickly for you and all looks good x

Good luck expat
I think that u may be pregnant lullaby but the hcg hormone is just not strong enough yet hope I'm right !

I'm still crampy on n off but no AF I've got everything crossed it doesn't show up

AF arrived .
Least I can get the clear blue out this month and my LP was 11 days so a deff improvement

Oh no sorry pumkin but glad your LP looks better. Do you have the CB advanced or regular monitor?

Another BFN this morning and no AF yet so I think my body is teasing me with a weird long cycle

It's ok was a long shot and only the 2nd month so I'll keep at it !
It's the regular monitor older monitor I bought it 2nd hand off eBay.
I'm really have my fingers crossed for you that ur hcg just hasn't got there yet hope you get ur bfp tomorrow n AF stays away I think it's looking positive

Thanks for the positivity! I think I'll be just behind you though as I'm sure at least a faint line would have shown on a 10 miu/ml test by now unless it's a faulty batch haha I have got the advanced version so can do pg tests but don't think there's any point as believe all CB are 25 miu/ml.

Have fun setting up your new cycle!

Sorry pumpkin that it hasn't work out this month. Lullaby fingers crossed for next time (plus outside chance this month still!). Things def seem to be happening for me. After practically no cm since lochia stopped its now really heavy. Hope that means I'm gearing up for AF and return of some kind of fertility.

Sorry pumpkin, good news about the longer LP though.

Keeping fingers crossed for you lullaby.

Increased CM sounds promising boatrace.

I am on CD16 and think I may have ovulated. But I'm not sure. Last time around when we were TTC DS I never got a positive OPK (although I didn't use them for long or particularly regularly), but I saw the line darken. I had similar on Tuesday afternoon that corresponded with EWCM and then lines were paler again yesterday with less CM. But I used to be able to feel ovulation and I didn't this time, so maybe my body geared up for it and it didn't happen. Who knows. We DTD, will have to just wait and see what happens over the next two weeks.

I remembered a tip for increasing EWCM from last time - pink grapefruit juice. In the cycles before we started TTC last time I hardly had much CM but I drank a glass or two of grapefruit juice the month we started trying and had loads of EWCM and conceived. I got some in our shop this week and noticed a difference in about 24 hours - I can't be sure that it's not just a coincidence but thought I'd pass on the info in case anyone wants to try. There's supposed to be something in it that helps to thin CM.

Ooo, good tip. I'll give that a try and see if it makes a difference

Good news boatrace hope something is starting to happen for you.

Interesting tip napping grapefruit juice sounds much more palatable than cough mixture! How much do you need to drink? Every day?

Thanks boat & napping !
Glad things seem to be happening for you boat. Hope AF arrives soon
Fingers crossed you ovulated napping , thanks for the info on grapefruit juice
Same question as lullaby how much per day do u drink?
Any news lullaby ?

I've been drinking 1-2 glasses (200ml ish) a day and noticed a big difference. Even if it's an old wives tale I'm sold as it's refreshing in this heat - I've been having it with a splash of sparkling water in the evenings.

Worth a try. I quite like orange & grapefruit juice with a splash of vodka but probably not very TTC friendly!

CD32 and absolutely nothing to report, getting quite bored of this now and willing AF to hurry up as if cycle gets any longer I will end up missing next month's FW as DH will be off, argh! Think this is my fault for mucking around with Angus, that bastard.

Also keep having BFP dreams so upsetting when I wake up

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Managed to drop off the thread, oops.

Still nothing going on here - I never thought I would be hoping for AF! Have seen acupuncturist and started taking evening primrose oil & floradix, she also told me to up my protein levels so am eating lots of seeds and nuts etc.

I do wonder if my body is just a bit too depleted still...

lullaby the acupuncturist told me to stay away from AC. Hope you get some answers soon (hopefully a nice bfp from late implantation!)

Oh, Napping, you have just reminded me that I bought grapefruit juice this month too and left it unopened in the fridge. I'd completely forgotten it and had no ewcm this month so I will try it next month. Let's hope we all get good results from it.

Waking up from those BFP dreams must be horrible when you're waiting and waiting, lullaby. I hope your wait ends in them coming true though.

It's interesting to hear about all the acupuncturist's advice to you, Oracle. How did the treatment go? Will you have more of them?

I'm just waiting for AF now (should be tomorrow) and having some really uncomfortable cramps over the last few days in preparation so not getting my hopes up this month, although our timing was quite good this time. I have been feeling a bit lazy about it all and have been rubbish at temping and tracking this month too.

Apologies for the self pitying posts! Have had a stern word with myself! AF is here so onwards and upwards for cycle 3. DH should be home on CD13 evening plenty of time to catch the egg this month I hope. Would like to do some kind of approximation of SMEP but really doubt we'd manage it 😀

Yes oracle will not take Angus again! Ovd 2 days late but did get an unexpected 14 day LP, kind of a bonus but mostly just annoying. Going to try coq-10 and vit b6 this month I think, hopefully less controversial.

Hope AF turns up for you soon. How do you find the acupuncture?

cinemaria all the best for next month if this one is not meant to be but there's still hope before AF arrives.

Hi oracle sounds like the acupuncture went well, hope it has the desired effect.
Hope you get your AF cineraria !

Oh lullaby so sorry your AF turned up I was so sure you had cracked it ! Bloody Angus !!!
What's SMEP?
Well we're both on cycle 3 !
I've had a really strange AF so far very light n not like the other 3 I've had so far which were very heavy and draining this one is more like pre baby so I'm hoping that means I might be back to normal !
Got my clear blue going so hope it picks up ovulation.
Fingers crossed for everyone this month

You were right, lullaby; I'd really written last month off, especially as I'd had some spotting, but there was still hope. The cramps and spotting stopped on Friday so I tested yesterday and it's positive. I don't think I really believed it but a second test today is even stronger so if all goes well, DS will have a little brother or sister around April Fool's day. It's eighteen months to the day after his initial due date.

We did SMEP this month, by the way. DH wasn't at work those weeks and DS seemed to be napping fairly well so it seemed with a try. SMEP is about timing Pumkin. You can read the schedule here. It takes some effort when you have an older baby.

Wishing everyone else the best of luck for this month!

Wow brilliant news Cineraria so thrilled for you! Huge congratulations!

Don't think I can manage SMEP properly this month with DH being away but might go for it in Sept as that's the last chance to deliver under DH's medical care here, after that it'll be back to UK and good old NHS 😄