Really wanna get PG but don't want to give up BF'ing

[Rach27]

I love the way we're bringing up LO. We breastfeed, co-sleep, adopt 'rhythms' rather than routines, we are 'baby-led' as much as that is possible but...

I really want another baby. And I haven't had AF return yet. I bled for about 8 weeks pp but nothing since then.

I've been told about dropping night feeds and Maca (?) and I might give them a try. Obviously the co-sleeping arrangement will have to change

I'm not really in any rush though it took us 4 years to conceive the first time so I'm worried we'll miss out if I leave it too late but I'm also worried LO will miss out if we ttc now.

Help!!!!

 

[Brockie]

Of course everyones bodies are different hon but I concieved DD while still feeding DS, he was just having 2 feeds a day but still sometimes in the night too. I hadn't had any period at all either. So I guess just carry on as you are for a bit and see what happens? good luck to you xxx

 

[Rydia]

I know how you feel I want to try when my LO is 18 months (that is this month), but I STILL dont have regular cycles. I have had only 2 AFs since my LO was born first at 14 months. My LO does not sleep through the night (2-3 night feeds) and feeds on demand during the day. I hope things are different for you--good luck.

 

[Seity]

It's normal in my family to conceive while still BF and without any return of AF, so we make sure to use protection, so that I don't get pregnant. Obviously that's not true for everyone.

 

[Rach27]

I'm going to try the Maca and Tom is quite close to dopping the night feeds anyway so we'll see how things go. Thanks ladies!

 

[Emx]

Are you close to weaning at all?? I am weaning Lani at the moment and I am showing all the symptome of my AF returning.... I still BF on demand and even though it is slightly less than before, I dont feel like we are missing out because of weaning early.. I want to TTC2 in January so understand your concerns!

 

[mummy3]

I am pregnant and bfing, my af didn't return until 8 months, and were a bit irregular. Vit b6 helped move my ovulation back to normal and we caught the first cycle with it.

Your lo is still really young, I know how hard it is to wait but your af could come back anytime

 

[Rach27]

Are you close to weaning at all?? I am weaning Lani at the moment and I am showing all the symptome of my AF returning.... I still BF on demand and even though it is slightly less than before, I dont feel like we are missing out because of weaning early.. I want to TTC2 in January so understand your concerns!

Just started but it's BLW and we're taking it slowly.

 

[Blah11]

My long cycles prob arent helped by the fact that amelie is BF but I made the decision not to stop as her wellbeing is more important than me getting pregnant. I need to focus on the one I have already

 

[ljo1984]

i got my af back after 7.5 months, and it was all closely linked to weaning and after imogen stopped waking in night for a feed so hold in there it will happen. im now in my 2ww (if ive ovulated, i did have some symptoms but still not convinced i think its to not dissapoint myself lol).

 

[Rach27]

My long cycles prob arent helped by the fact that amelie is BF but I made the decision not to stop as her wellbeing is more important than me getting pregnant. I need to focus on the one I have already

This is paramount to us too. I just hope I'm lucky enough to have it both ways!

 

[quaints]

I recall reading an article explaining that period's return from a reducation in milk consumed within 24 hours rather than how long a baby doesn't feed for (e.g. not feeding through the night). Weaning in time should bring down the milk consumption and hopefully bring back AF for you. Mine came back around 7-8 months when solids really got established and LO dropped several day feeds in a couple of days.

 

[Eve]

My AF came back 8 months to the day, and Kayleigh still feeds almost as much as she did from birth, other than nights... but she still will sometimes wake for a feed in the night as well. She isn't on solids yet fully at all and still has days with only breastmilk and would be okay with only that, but I want her to at least get used to the textures etc...

 

[cleckner04]

Not much to add but wanted to say good luck!! I hope to get pregnant while still BFing as well. My AF returned at 9.5 months.

 

[Bumpontherun]

Still no sign of AF I really want to get pregnant but we are blw too so Helen is dropping feeds pretty slowly. I did quite a lot of reading about fertility and BF and one site I read said that you are more likely to ovulate once there is a 6 hour period in 24 hrs during which your baby doesn't feed. We have this as Helen goes from 7:30 til at least 3:30 and then I often don't feed her again until 10 so really that's two six hour periods. I also read that feeding lying down and not using a dummy decreases fertility. I have stopped feeding her lying down and no longer feed her to sleep. However much as I want No. 2 I'm not willing to compromise her any further. I'll just have to keep my fingers crossed that AF comes back soon.

 

[Bumpontherun]

P.S what is Maca?

 

[Dragonfly]

I got preg while breastfeeding its not impossible, we still co sleep to.