TTC and weaning

[autumnal]

I'm currently weaning my 16mo. She hasn't nursed in like a week but I have expressed a small amount from one breast because I have a little blockage. All of a sudden I'm getting awful cramps. They feel like ovulation cramps but worse but I'm only cd 12 and I usually ovulate from CD 19-22. Anyone else got cramps from weaning or could it be a weird cycle? I haven't done any temping or opks because this will be our first cycle ttc and I was going to start all that next month!

 

[motherofboys]

It could be the changes in your body caused by weaning have brought on early ovulation.

 

[autumnal]

It could be the changes in your body caused by weaning have brought on early ovulation.

You may be correct, I did some opks after all because it was so odd to me, and I got a positive on CD 14 , my earliest ever .. no more positive opk since then.. very interesting!!

 

[motherofboys]

I expect it'll take a full cycle or two to see what your new normal is

 

[autumnal]

I expect it'll take a full cycle or two to see what your new normal is

Has something similar happened to you after your kids? I appreciate the insight from people who have been through this several times before! My cycle was pretty much the same after having my first child.

 

[motherofboys]

Not this exact problem but I've had changes to my cycle over the years. They reckon that a pregnancy 'resets' your body so it can cause you to have a different cycle from what you're used to, either for a while or permanently

 

[MrsDNeil]

It took 2 months for my periods to come back after my son.
I find these periods are a lot more crampy but don't know if that's cause I had a c section this time around or because 2nd child