Dumb question ...

[OceanPrincess]

Yes you definitely could be pg! There is only 11 months between my friend's eldest and middle children, because she thought b/f was a form of contraception!

Seriously, no one knows whether your body will ovulate while b/f or not. Clearly its different for every woman! I'd do an HPT!

My Obs also said that she gets a lot of women who come in for their 6wk check up and they are pg already!!

[Jakabella]

2 ppl I know have fallen preg when breast feeding!! One fell preg 5 weeks after - yes 5 weeks - after giving birth (Why you would want to have sex then is beyind me!!) and my other friend fell about 6 months after and still hadnt had AF!
You certainly could be!! Have you tried a HPT??

[Indadhanu]

Hehehehehe MM

HCG (pregnancy hormone) actually declines during pregnancy, and I am pretty sure I read that there is no trace by 2-4 weeks after the birth. If you tested it'd be accurate. So take a test cos I wanna know! LOL!

[Kitt3n]

TEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Pretty Butterfly]

As you can see in my ticker, I have been exclusively b'feeding and fallen pregnant 3 times!!!!

So YES, It can happen!!! Test woman!!!

[thepixie]

MM - know what you mean, a bit paranoid I could be in that boat myself.... but I think I'd be more tired if I was.... I'm not pg..... don't want to go through all that again right now!

[mountain mummy]

Pixie - I tell ya, I'm EXHAUSTED, and the constant insomnia ... hmmm it's making me wonder .... And to think it wasn't all that long ago that I was worrying about Master V sleeping through the night! LOL! (he's back to waking up once again, but it's usually about an hour after I've JUST gotten to sleep )

PMSL@ all you impatient ladies, eager for the preggo goss!!!

TBH, I'm quite happy feigning ignorance right now cause that means I don't have to tell DP LOL! Ignorance is bliss, or so they say!!

PM - you fertile chicky you!! It seems I only have to think about DTD and *bammo!* - UTD! LOL!

As for DTD soon after birth, I tell ya, I couldn't wait to jump back in the saddle so to speak! LOL! It's funny though, DP keeps bringing up things about pregnancy - like Britney Spears little sister being UTD again cause she "didn't know you could get pregnant while bf-ing"!!!

OP - I have heard of using bf-ing as a form of contraception but you have to be REALLY vigilant and literally be feeding every 3-4 hours AROUND THE CLOCK. Well Master V had an op at 7 weeks which required 6 hours of fasting, but he actually had more than that cause the stupid nurse woke me at some ridiculous hour of the morning and told me to give him his last feed before the op (she assumed it was 1st thing in the morning when it wasn't until 1pm!!) But I expressed during the day cause I was literally going to explode!! Besides, he slept right through the night for nearly 2 weeks a while ago (i'm talking 14 hours straight!) and even now, he's at least 8 or 9 hours straight! So yeah, after all my ramblings, bf-ing is not a RELIABLE contraceptive (for me)!!

As soon as I do a HPT, I'll let you all know!

[Arimeh]

OOh.. test... test..

You too pixie chick..

I'll live vicariously through you guys I think (and will be totally over the freakin moon if you are!!!!)

[*Efjay*]

If you fell pg the very first time you ovulated after giving birth then Yep every chance you are pg.
What are you night feeds been like? Often ovulation will return to normal witht he decrease in night feeds. But its different for everyone.

[mbear]

fell pg the very first time you ovulated after giving birth then Yep every chance you are pg.

......this was me....although DD was 9.5 months old. They say the chances are slim....but i know a lot of people whom have fallen pg this way.

EtA: my mum went for her 6wk check up after having me and dr confirmed she was preggers....there is 10mths b/w us.

Good luck.....i think

[mountain mummy]

They say the chances are slim....but i know a lot of people whom have fallen pg this way.

Good luck.....i think

I love it when some expert says the chances of something happening are slim, but IRL it seems to happen more often than not!!

Oh, don't get me wrong, I'd be stoked!!! DP might be a bit stunned, but he'll get used to it! LOL!

[*Efjay*]

hmmmmmm I would be testing LOL

[mountain mummy]

What are you night feeds been like? Often ovulation will return to normal witht he decrease in night feeds. But its different for everyone.

Fairly non-existent!! Sometimes once a night, sometimes he'll sleep right through til 5.30am or later (I don't consider that a night feed, especially when he goes down at 6-6.30pm!) Rarely do I have to get up twice - maybe a couple of times in the past month ....

Thanks FJ!