Has anyone got pregnant after giving birth but *before* their period returned?

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I have one baby, breast feeding on demand. Baby is coming up to 8 months so on solid food too.

I would like another child but not for a few years. I'd also prefer not to use hormonal contraception.

Prior to becoming pregnant I was charting my temp, cm etc. But my period hasn't returned yet which I know is normal when still bf.

My question is : what are the chances of falling pregnant the first time you ovulate after pregnancy? Has it happened to many people? ( It happened to my mum!) Or do 99% of people ovulate, get a period, then are able to track fertile times?
Thanks

My sister had her 3rd child and her twins within 10months of each other. She got caught before she had a period and while breastfeeding. Breastfeeding doesn't guarantee you won't of ovulated already. X

Be ultra careful! It's a very fertile time! I wasn't having periods at all (was on progesterone only pill which hormonally mimics pregnancy) and got pregnant before I had a period!!

Yes. DD1 must have been conceived when DS1 was 5 months old and I was ebfing, no periods.

My mum did I'm a very welcome surprise!

Totally possible and not as unusual as you’d think. My two youngest are 12 months apart for this reason.

Yes me !

Ds 2 and ds 3 have 9 months between them, although ds3 was 2 months prem.

I didn't find out about ds3 until I was 13 weeks pregnant.

Oh and I clearly didn't learn as after I had dd1 dd2 popped out nearly killed both of us 11 months later.

Your fertility seems to skyrocket after giving birth.

I only had one period at 9wks PP after my daughter was born, there’s 12mths between her and my son. My son is now 4mths and I’m roughly 8wks pregnant again, despite using contraception. It happens.

You can't rely on breastfeeding now your lo is on solids and is probably going longer between some feeds. Condoms (male or female), diaphragm/ cap?

I did. DD2 is 17 weeks, DD1 20 months no periods for over 2 years

Oh yes! I've met plenty of people who have children about 10-11 months apart. They all express surprise that it has happened, so it's clearly widely thought to be impossible. My mother had a sister 14 months younger and another 15 months older, if you don't want to conceive best use something!

My mum got pregnant with my DB when I was 6 months old. She was still breastfeeding me and had a copper coil fitted.

Yes.

Me. Was breastfeeding and pregnant when baby was about 10 months old.

No wonder I was so tired

Yes. No 1 was fertility treatment, ebf and my periods hadn’t returned. Turns out we’re not infertile any more!

This is my worst fear - I don’t want another baby once this one arrives in a few weeks and don’t want to have any hormonal contraceptives. Hate condoms but needs must!

Yes me my second and third child were born 10 months apart

Yep! Currently 24 weeks with surprise number 3. I will have 12 months between my 2 youngest! :)

Yes!

DC2 was just 7 months old at the time when I got pregnant again. We lost the little baby, sadly.

But it's very common. I think it's the reason so many women have 3 under 3!

Pretty common. I met someone with 2 sets of twins 10 months apart.

I also met someone who had multiple miscarriages before DC1, and again before DC2, and then DC3 10 months later.