Once the baby is 6 months and therefore on solids, bfing is not longer considered to be a good contraceptive. Some people do find AF takes a year or more to come back, but it is more common to appear before that. In my case it came back after 7 months with Jack and 6 with Tom. And Jack wasn't a good solids eater and was still drinking lots of bm.

So, I wouldn't think that you would have to give up bfing to conceive. If you are keen to ensure your fertility returns quickly (if it hasn't already, you can o before AF arrives), then perhaps just increase the solids a little and introduce some water so you can cut back a little on the bfing. Also remember that the time between 1am and 5 am is apparently the time that has the most effect on fertility, so if you don't feed during those times, your fertility is more likely to return.

The benefits of feeding until 12 months, even if it is less feeds, is that you are reaching your goal, and that you can then go straight to cow's milk without having to worry about formula.

I also conceived no 2 much more quickly than no 1 and I was still bfing.