Hmm, I was thinking the same thing - and it would explain the fussiness too. The taste changes apparently, and some babies go off their milk a bit if you're o'ing or have af. Sore nipples could also be hormonal. Any chance of thrush - similar symptoms too. hope she settles down soon.
have looked in her mouth and nothing to show thrush.
my nipples aren't stinging like they did at the start - it's more an achey feel. maybe i'm unlucky enough to get a cycle early - would be typical - no cycle forever while ttc - but have a baby, bf exclusively, and get one. sigh
Ive had a similar feeling BG - Im ovulating but no AF though. Doesnt always mean AF is coming if you ovulate while breastfeeding Im pretty sure. You might end up with a BFP instead of a cycle.
TK - is it the Ingleburn chapter meetings you go to? Im going to try and make the next one, I keep getting the newsletters and thinking 'hey i'll go this week' but either get sidetracked, chicken out or the boys are feral/sick.
7mths of breastfeeding WOOHOO! and still no bottle or formula ever. Never thought Id be able to say that. Im a bit worried now that he will never wean, I would like to think by 12mths he will take cows milk and only be feeding two or three times a day, and not still be feeding 7x a day like now, Im just not sure if I could feed beyond 12mths if he was still doing that Selfish arent I.
Hmm well the GP I saw is a tool then lol he said that while its not common women can ovulate while breastfeeding but not have cycles and hence they can get caught out with unplanned babies. Something about the body reabsorbing the egg. I dunno maybe he was only referencing those who get caught out and dont get AF because they are pregnant; and invented the rest.
Either way I am happy for AF to stay far far away; Im enjoying not worrying about it.
yeah i would think it's because you can ovulate before your first post partum AF - so you're not aware you've started to ovulate - you don't get AF then ovulate, you ovulate then get AF.... maybe your GP had no clue how to explain it! you would still be having some hormonal fluctuations but you won't be ovulating cos the corpus luteum formed after ovulation caused the progesterone rise (which falls and causes AF if pg doesn't occur)
sorry - i was asking in case you'd had it explained very differently to you
AF returned for me at about 4 mnths and DS was exclusively bf I was hoping it would be longer. In saying that I was all over the place would get AF seemed to come every 6 to 8 wks after this
BG
DS was definitely (and can still be) fussy when I am O and when AF is here. I never got pain when O before DS but I know now that when DS is being fussy it is almost always around the time I am either I or AF. I also had a c/section with DS and felt uterus contracting while feeding and did get those pains occasionaly in those early months (sorry couldn't remember exactly when) and it wasn't until you mention it BG that the contractions/pain would have been around the time I was O so that could explain the fussiness. I found the most frustrating thing with new babies is that once they establish a routine and I just get the hang of it they go and change the goalpost In hindsight things seem to be over and done with in a few days and I was always chanting the mantra of "this too shall pass"... I know it's a cliche but it kept me sain
My only goal for BF was that I didn't want to pay for formulae cause I am such a cheapskate I am so glad to hear TK that I am not the only one to become passionate about BF since having a baby. I am always prochoice but I am always quoting about the benefits and encouraging others to try and push through any issues they are having. I have even convinced my mum, who always thought that once they can walk and talk they don't need to bf anymore, that it is perfectly normal to feed DS
Although I started stressing about the ttc thing, I feel really fortunate that that biatch stayed away from me for so long. So, should I thank DS for his all-night feed-a-thons....?
It's just plain rude to show up so soon!
Yeah, the rules change every week or so....Especially in the early days
i think the only rule with a bubba is to not have any rules! they do their own thing, and we have to accommodate them - adults are just as fickle - but you don't have to do stuff for them - they can do it themselves!
i'm in two minds with AF - if i have a cycle now after so long of not having one, it will make TTC less traumatic if we decide to have another bubba - but i'm not ready for that yet!
I read a fantastic article the other day about ovulation, af and bfing. Apparently it is far more common for af to appear before ovulation when bfing, but the longer you go without a cycle, the higher the risk of ovulation occuring first. The average time it takes for af to return while bfing is 9 months - but for me it was 7 months first time and 6 months second time.
BG - the fussiness that you are experiencing with E's feeding is pretty common at that age. The things that seem to work best during this phase are feeding away from distractions, feeding in the bath, feeding while sleepy, and/or breastfeeding necklaces. It usually passes, but you will find she is always more alert than she used to be. The pain could be related to the oxytocin released during bfing -this is the same hormone that initiates labour and orgasm also.
Anna - yep I go to the Ingleburn chapter meetings. I am going to try to go as many as I can... if you are free for the next one we can arrange to meet up before or after... might help you to not 'chicken out'. I don't bite - promise
Hello again Mummas Yesterday DS took me totally by suprise and pulled down my top, attached himself to my boob! It was only a few seconds and he didn't even try to suck, he just looked up at me, grinned and took a bite of my nipple - ouch! He hasn't had a BF for about 3 months now and has shown absolutely no interest in boobies until yesterday. Is that normal? Makes me wonder if when the new baby comes and he sees her feeding, if he'll want some again....
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in two weeks time, we will have been breastfeeding for three years, my bilby and me.
can't believe it's that long, when it was so hard in the first few months, i never thought i'd make it to six months.
her speech is finally coming out, she's started to imititate words and sounds, still problems with many consonants, but so much improvement in the last month. Up til now i haven't copped the "if they can ask for it, they're too old for it" cos her speech has been so delayed. But maybe soon i will have a speaking, breastfed child - which will make it harder to "get away with" in public.
You're a great role model to breastfeeding mums Gigi
It is very sad that breastfeeding should be something you have to 'get away with', isn't it? I hope you don't cop too much.
How are you feeling about it all?
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hope she settles down soon.
Selfish arent I.
i had tugging in my uterus, sore nipples etc.. 5 days late AF arrived
In hindsight things seem to be over and done with in a few days and I was always chanting the mantra of "this too shall pass"... I know it's a cliche but it kept me sain
I am so glad to hear TK that I am not the only one to become passionate about BF since having a baby. I am always prochoice but I am always quoting about the benefits and encouraging others to try and push through any issues they are having. I have even convinced my mum, who always thought that once they can walk and talk they don't need to bf anymore, that it is perfectly normal to feed DS
Yesterday DS took me totally by suprise and pulled down my top, attached himself to my boob! It was only a few seconds and he didn't even try to suck, he just looked up at me, grinned and took a bite of my nipple - ouch! He hasn't had a BF for about 3 months now and has shown absolutely no interest in boobies until yesterday. Is that normal? Makes me wonder if when the new baby comes and he sees her feeding, if he'll want some again....
Sorry Eluned, but that was kinda funny.
You're a great role model to breastfeeding mums Gigi
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