Apologies if a similar thread already exists, though I've searched and couldn't find anything particularly close. I'm really just looking for a bit of moral support more than anything (although advice would be gratefully received!)
Basically, without going massively into the back story, I ended up not conceiving my first baby, who is now 8 months old, until I was 36 (I'm just 38 now). This was was due to having been underweight and not having had a cycle for many years prior, and in fact I did not even have a period before conceiving. I had to gain a good chunk of weight in order to conceive but did so easily once I had.
After the birth, I fell prey to the predictable pressure to 'lose the baby weight' (I'm especially susceptible to this sort of messaging), and probably lost too much, quite quickly. Milk supply wasn't negatively affected, as the women in my family tend to oversupply.
My partner and I would love a sibling for our child, but due to my age, feel that this would be best done sooner rather than later, and so we've started trying, and I have alongside this started trying to gain some weight (healthily!). This is psychologically tough (of course I understand that this is a laughably small problem compared to those of others, but I have been quite ill in the past).
Now the problem, which wasn't one I had expected. Instead of gaining much body fat, I seem to just be massively overproducing breastmilk since increasing my calories, to the point that my boobs are rock solid all the time. I'm still breastfeeding my baby, but we are also giving solids at each meal, so it isn't baby's only source of nutrition!
I know I'm probably just one of the people who can't conceive while BFing at all (I know that, for some people, it's possible). I suppose I'd just like to hear from anyone who has had a similar experience.