Pregnant while breastfeeding

[Kniipa]

Hello, I'm breastfeeding my 11 months old baby and recently I've been feeling slightly odd. Last night I was nauseous while brushing my teeth and that's what made me think of a possibility of being pregnant. Tested positive this morning with a strong line.
I'm scared now. I've got a history of recurrent miscarriages and overall infertility. I'm about to go back to work in September as well.
Falling pregnant is a true miracle in our case and I've got so many questions. The earliest scan I could find is next week.
What do I do now? I know it's a silly question but I'm feeling quite confused

I'm not 100% sure what you're actually asking ... but if it's about BFing and being pregnant it is totally safe. Your BFing baby may resist when your milk begins to change (around 16-20 weeks of pregnancy) and/or you may experience pain in your nipples despite a good latch, some mothers develop a real BFing aversion when pregnant.

But it is totally safe for the growing baby in utero..

I wish you lots of luck for this pregnancy!

Have a blunt conversation with your husband about your wishes for the future, immediate and long term. Can you afford another? How much time will you take off from work? How will co-parenting work? Also, congratulations!

Congratulations! All you need to do for now is start taking your folic acid and let your GP know (or you might be able to self-refer to the midwifery team depending on your area).

I breastfed while pregnant until I was around 12 weeks and felt I had to stop as the sickness was overwhelming.

Don’t book a scan until you’re at least 6 weeks and make sure it’s internal. If you can, wait a week longer. There are a million threads on here of women having scans at 6 weeks and not seeing anything only for it to be a healthy pregnancy, just too soon to see anything!

Good luck x

Some women manage to breastfeed throughout pregnancy and go on to tandem feed.
My experience is DD wasn't happy when I was about 4 months (she was 16months) and went for her cup of milk and food in preference, so it naturally stopped

I was told a lot of silly things such as I shouldn't pick up my toddler while pregnant, but there is no evidence that is problematic (its not like picking up heavy boxes when you aren't used to it).

Thank you for the replies. I think I just needed to talk as I was hyperventilating.
Husband will be shocked that's for sure! We've been dealing with infertility for ages.

A good honest discussion is needed. I know deep down in my heart that if the baby is doing fine we will continue with the pregnancy and deal with everything that comes our way. We've been barely managing tbh as we have no outside help but we'll rearrange everything.

Thank you for the reminder about the folic acid, I completely forgot about it!

Regarding the bf, I've been planning to wrap it up over the summer as my 11 months old is supposed to start nursery end of August and I really really need sleep.

Oh also you would not be the first woman to return to work pregnant again! I'm sure that feels like a scary conversation to have with them but you'll be protected.