How am I supposed to TTC when I don't even know if or when I am ovulating!!! I don't want to have to give up breastfeeding just yet to see if af returns, I cann't afford to fork out $$$$ for ovulation tests as I may go through heaps wihout seeing any result AND I never before thought I would miss the TTW, but at least then there is a clear end in sight where I can test and move on to the next cycle with a plan of attack. As it is I can do little more the DTD every chance I get JIC I'm ovulating and do a HPT once a month JIC I got lucky. It is so heartbreaking seeing that BFP, and feeling no hope that anything is going to change until I stop breastfeeding and get af back!
GRRRRR... sorry I think this is a vent more then anything, I know alot of people have worse problems then I do. It is just so frustrating never having had any problems with falling pregnant the first two times, and yet this time... I don't doubt that I will fall pregnant eventually I just worry that I may have to give up bf first, and I don't want to have to give that up until november at least - if not longer.
hi misty
just wanted to give you a glimmer of hope! ive only had 2 af since ds was born and they were around 4 and 5 months after he was born. he still bf heaps, and we are now pg again. so it can happen!
we had no idea when i was ovulating or anything. we basically just stopped using protection when we dtd.
fingers crossed it will happen soon for you too
oh, and im still bfing now
Did you bf your first? If so, how long was it before AF returned then? That can be an indication of what will happen this time. For me, AF returned at 7 months with DS1 and 6 months with DS2.
If you are wanting to TTC, reducing or stopping bfs in the night can bring on AF. It is no guarantee, but generally feeding overnight is more likely to keep AF away. Just a thought.
All the best hun. Hopefully it will be soon for you.
PP - wow, that BFP didn't take long after you weaned. You would expect it to take at least 2 weeks to ovulate after weaning, so it might be that you were already ovulating, or would have ovulated that cycle anyway. Or maybe your body just responded quickly LOL!
i have no idea MR! lol. i had a 3 day bleed and though.. ok here is AF and then it stopped, i felt nauseated - took a test and BFP - turned out to be an implantation bleed.
I had stopped Night feeds for over 3 months at that stage and i guess my body was gearing up to ov, but never had AF
Misty- Another glimmer of hope here. I only had one AF (which was a few months before we concieved). I was still BF'ing 5 times in 24hrs, and managed to fall preg.
Can you tell if your o'ing from other signs, eg, mucous? mood? temp? i can generally tell just from my mucous. And the fact that i get horny!
BF, no AF and TTC!!!
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