could i be ovulating if still breastfeeding??

[jamakin]

Hi, i was hoping someone may be able to answer my question???
I am currently breastfeeding doing around 4 feeds a day. When ds was 10 weeks old i had a 'period' (well i'm pretty sure it was) it was lightish and lasted about 4 days, then a mounth later i had some spotting again. But since then i've had nothing. so my question to you is, am i ovulating? could i be ovulating without getting a period? and how do i find out?? we would love to start trying for number 2!

I really have no idea about the whole subject

Thanks in advance.

[Snowy Love]

I'd say yes you could be O'ing, but it might be a bit difficult to predict when without regular periods. BFing is only a contraceptive while you feed often and overnight (and sometimes not even then!)

[Liz]

Hard to know. Have you tried temping? or do you notice that you're getting fertile CM?

I'm one of the ones that it doesn't matter how much I'm feeding day & night, my cycle returns within a few months. But I have a regular period then... which makes it easier to know.

Good luck! No harm in TTCing anyway

[Tinks]

Yes you can ovulate while Bfing.

[MantaRay]

In the first 6 months, if you are bfing only - that is no formula or solids, feeding at least once through the night, and have no AF, then it about 98% certain that you are not ovulating. After the first 6 months, all bets are off, whether or not that spotting was AF. It is possible that you are and possible that you are not. Charting might help, but be aware that your cycles could be very irregular at this stage also.

[Visitor8]

Sure can That is how I came to have Chase so close to Jaidan. I never got a period, I just got pregnant.

[SweetPea]

You can definitely ovulate while bf'ing, I fell pg breastfeeding, my period returned when ds1 was 5 months old and my cycles were irregular (not saying much really as they were irregular to start with, but that's a whole other story!) and I fell pg when he was 8 1/2 months.

[jamakin]

Thanks for your info ladies, but if i cant work out my cycle cos no AF then i guess i cant really plan to fall pregnant, i have to leave it to chance.. i dont really know much about charting is that when you take your temp?
sorry for all the questions

[mbear]

Its is possible to Ovulate without seeing AF .....thus your pregnant !!! it happened to us. But like others have said, body can take a while to get back into the swing of things re: breastfeeding/ovulating/menstruation.
I dont know much about temping either.....and if your still b/f overnight getting up and down i dunno if it would work for you.