Anyone pregnant before their first postpartum period?

[lilmisscaviar]

Long story short... I just had a baby in August. I went to see my midwife around 4 weeks postpartum for a UTI and I asked if I could get on birth control while I was there since DH and I wanted to be intimate again. She denied it, saying that it was unlikely that I'd ovulate within the 6 weeks postpartum and would give it to me at my postpartum checkup. Well DH had an accident one night shortly after we started DTD again but I remembered what my midwife said so I blew it off at the time.

Yesterday I began having menstrual type cramps and a tiny bit of spotting so I thought AF was coming on. It isn't uncommon for me to spot the day before AF comes therefore I expected to wake up with a full blown period. Well the spotting went away and the cramping has been touch and go all day. Now I'm getting nervous. With my other children, I had a period around 6-7 weeks pp but here I am going to be 6 weeks on Wednesday and I still have yet to have a period. Please no judgements... I'm just looking for some support and wondering if there is anyone else who has become pregnant again before their first postpartum period?

 

[darcie]

Have you taken a test? Sometime i find if im anxious my periods can be late x

 

[Moom7900]

Nobody has any right to judge you. I'd start with a test, then go from there. I've never fallen pregnant that quickly after birth, but to be honest I was too sore at that point anyway. I do think some women are pretty fertile after birth, so it's not unheard of. Big hugs and I'm sure you'll cope just fine whatever the outcome xxxxx

 

[arturia]

You can get pregnant as soon as you ovulate. I would guess it's not common to O that soon right after birth, so maybe your midwife didn't think it was possible. I know breastfeeding is supposed to provide some protection, have you been?

 

[Holliems]

Girrrl...

I really don't know how common it is. But..before I started my first period I was cramping a little off and on for almost two weeks. I didn't notice any spotting. I'm sure you are fine. If you don't start in two weeks I'd start testing!

 

[lilmisscaviar]

Thanks ladies. I'm not EBF but I am BF with formula supplementation, the same as I did with my other two children. Since I haven't had a period and have no idea where at in my cycle I would be, I've been checking my cervix. It is really the only indicator I have to get some idea. The day after we dtd I felt it and it was indeed open but I thought it may have still been slightly open from the birth or postpartum bleeding. However I checked it last night and it was high and tightly closed. I think I will wait another week to test. I will be 7 weeks postpartum by then so AF should definitely show by then if she is going to.