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!

Welcome Bessyboot, sounds like night weaning has got off to a good start for you :)

Bluespottytiger my periods returned at 22 months. Was a bit surprised as DS was still feeding regularly day and night. We've weaned in daytime now, though did go back to some daytime feeds earlier in week, as DS had sickness bug and all he wanted to do for a couple of days was feed and have cuddles. Thought it may have taken a little persuasion to get back to a feed on waking and bedtime, but as soon as he was himself again he settled back into that routine. Seems to be back to waking more at night again, inclined to blame teething, but always seem to put everything down to that :)

That's interesting re eating extra to achieve pregnancy. Since AF returned in November I've definitely felt hungrier and I've just gone with it, as not back up to my pre-pregnancy weight yet. Think I'm eating enough already though, eat far more than my husband and not sure I could fit much extra in either!

Sounds like you're having a tough time at the moment Anatidae. I POAS on Weds too. Was CD 32, though last month got to 49, but felt nauseous, bloated and more tired than normal. BFN too. Think I've had a bug though, so going to blame that for symptoms.

Hope you're all having a nice weekend!

Just got bfp, can't believe it. My 23 month old has been feeding even more than usual including at night. Had chemical pregnancy last cycle so am shocked to get another bfp, that's currently a 100% conception rate when we've had unprotected sex during FW which is just mad. So for now just enjoying our apparent super fertile powers that get us this far, and will take it one day at a time and hopefully get further than last cycle.

Congratulations foggymist that's amazing news hope everything goes well

Thanks Bessyboot!

Congratulations foggymist that's brilliant news! Fingers crossed it all goes well.

Awww yay! Fabulous news Congratulations xxx

Congratulations Foggymist! Hope all goes well for you

Yey foggymist way to go! Congrats

baking i also blame everything on teething!

I'm currently feeding - night weaning isn't going so well, mainly as i love breastfeeding and I'm slightly worried about my supply dwindling if I'm not feeding on demand at night, especially as she's at nursery 4 days in the week.
Would like the extra sleep though...

Thanks

Hi all! Haven't written in a while, but you can find my posts further up. Just wanted to give some hope (if possible!) My DS is 2yo and have been trying for 6 months while still breastfeeding. With DS it had worked first time round, so I have been disappointed. But got a strong bfp today! I had a bfp 2 cycles ago, but it was very faint and I guess it was a chemical pregnancy.

I suspect that breastfeeding was allowing for fertilisation but not implantation in my case (as my cycles were longer than usual). But finally it happened! And I haven't stopped breastfeeding.

Abrahamkin very similar to me so, I have an almost two year old, had a chemical pregnancy last month and got a much stronger bfp yesterday, congrats

Congrats to you too

Big huge congrats Foggymist and Abrahamkin! So pleased for you both :)

Congratulations Abrahamkin 😀 So great to hear of good news
Here we are 3 nights in to night weaning and it's going well still - lo wakes up and moans a bit so daddy just rubs her back and she drifts back off. I'm finding it quite hard being without them both though 😕 But hopefully if she's still doing ok after a week I can sneak back in to bed with them 😊

Abrahamkin Wow-wee congratulations Doll, Great news! Xx

Congrats Abrahamkin! Thanks for sharing your good news and reassuring you didn't have to give up feeding. Like we were lucky 1st cycle with DS and now my cycles are much longer than the 30 days I was used to before DS, so certainly gives hope :)

Wow the BFPs are flowing in - keep hem up everyone!

Congrats abrahamkin really good news, and delighted to hear you didn't need to cut down on feeding to get there!

Well done on night weaning Bessy sounds like your LO is doing really well. Hope you get to rejoin the family bed soon! Nothing like sleepy cuddles!

Thanks eclecticmama I get some cuddles in the morning when I'm not going to work, but this morning as I have to leave at 6am not possible. I did try to pump a bit before I left (was worried that I'd start leaking and be in agony at work!) - but nothing came out! Amazing how fast my supply has adapted, I was feeling rather "full" from lunchtime onwards and it was a great relief in more ways than one to feed her when I picked up from nursery but no leaking during the day.
Have been making the most of the "eat as much as possible" method as well, ate 4 chocolate hot cross buns when I got home 😳 Hubby not too impressed that there were none left for him -oops! Xx

bessyboot oops! Hehe... sounds like your doing fab welldone
I love morning cuddles, i have to miss them twice a week when i start early.. really makes me sad! Dd had started waking only once or twice at night now.. mainly once over the last few days so I'm only feeding once a night.. but i have to.. she is absolutely hysterical when DP picks her up until she gets on my boob. I really dont see another way of settling her but tbh i don't think i need to stop soon, since ive had regular periods for 10months now

Bessy I'm glad I'm not the only one using the eat as much as possible method to binge on Ben and Jerry's trialling the eating more method. I'm hoping it will work, I really don't want to wean yet, I think it will be a nightmare with my dd because she is so clingy and a bit of a boob monster.

Congratulations on all the BFP's!

Hi how's everyone doing? I feel like we've gone backwards a bit because my LO has suddenly started wanting to feed a lot during the day again, we had day weaned and she was fine for a couple of months but this week I'm not sure if it's teething or what but she's been demanding milk again all day long and getting really upset if I try to say no. I'm just going with it, but feeling a bit pessimistic about my chances this month! Still no sign of AF but last cycle was 6 weeks long so probably just another crazy long cycle!

Haha duckling glitter - I am still eating like a beast (mostly hot cross buns at the moment - keeping it seasonal 😜) and I must have an "energy surplus" or whatever is required now as with not feeding at all over night there must be massive difference in the amount of milk I'm producing.
Going for first acupuncture session tomorrow, I did it when ttc last time because it was taking a while and I had a short lutal phase. I really liked it then, plus did seem to lengthen my lutal phase, so going to give it another go this time. I suppose I'm being a bit impatient by not just waiting to see what happens with the night weaning first but as these things need a bit of time to work it seemed better to get on with it rather than hanging around.
Hang in there Dolphin just because LO is feeding more this week doesn't mean this month is a write off 😀 Xxx

Congrats abrahamkin I remember you from further back in the thread, glad you didn't need to wean in the end and fingers crossed for a healthy 9 months.

blue regarding your query about milk in pregnancy, it usually stops in mid pregnancy. Some women have nothing until near the end so might continue to dry nurse (such a horrible painful sounding phrase!) some switch over to colostrum straight away. As PP said some babies don't like the taste changing. For me (I am a thread grad who still lurks occasionally ) my milk turned to colostrum at about 23/24 weeks and toddler didn't notice or care, if anything wants more feeds now!

My stats if of interest - I wanted a smallish gap without weaning so stopped feeding on demand when DS was 7 months, AF returned at 9 months but was lighter than usual for the first few cycles. Night weaned at 11 months and dropped to morning and evening only (with occasional extra here and there) at 13 months. Started TTC when he was just over a year and got BFP when he was 16 months, now 30 weeks along and all being well DD will arrive about 3 weeks after DS turns 2.

Good luck ladies I am rooting for you