Breastfeeding

[tanya]

Anyone know anybody that got pg while breastfeeding and did not get af back before getting pg??

[catz]

I got pg while breast feeding and within 3 months we hadn't even got chance to introduce solids. I did have an AF at 5 weeks pp but nothing regular to speak of.

my tip - use opks every other day - CM is a bit unpredictable pp and nfing but I used opks every time

[tanya]

Where would you get opks and how many do you think I should get? I have one of those scoop things and it is always the same.

Yesterday I was sure I was going to start my cycles I had the pre cycle smell, even had alot of cm at one point that sent me runny to the bathroom to check,but nada. I know TMI

That is so true about cm being so unpredictable. If it was I would be O'ing all the time.#nosignature#

[chele]

I got preg the week before Terresa turned 1, no AF, no solids, just nursing all the time still, she did wean quickly, went from every 3-4 hours to nothing in 4 weeks around 3 months though.

[catz]

I got mine on the internet they are so much cheaper than the store - dont need any particular brand. though being in UK where I got mine wont work for you probably.

and Tanya I wouldnt tell you to give up breast feeding as I am big on nursing but if you are still nursing through out the night that might be keeping you from having a cycle. It miht be worth putting baby Timy in his own crib so he doesn't nurse so often. I had a friends who did this and within a short while her cycle came back - I bought her opks and she got PG on her 2nd cycle then. You need to go more than 4 or 5 hours without nursing at least once a day to try kick start your hormones again.

check this out

www.breastfeeding.com/helpme/helpme_tips_weaning2.html

www.tryingtoconceive.com/Vitex.htm

[tanya]

How would you go about night weaning? Timmy nurses most at night, every 30 min if I let him! Most the time every hour. Maybe 3 times from birth has he slept "all night"