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TTC While Breastfeeding

Anyone ever become pregnant while breastfeeding? I know some say you can't and some say you can... We are trying to have another one but I am currently breastfeeding. I'm hoping to hear some encouraging stories! Never met anyone who has got pregnant while breastfeeding...
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Re: TTC While Breastfeeding

  • Yep, I'm about 6.5 weeks along.  I did get my first pp period when LO was 3 months old, he was EBF then too.  So, ovulation wasn't an issue for me. 
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  • I did twice

    BFP 11/09 - DD 7/10 - BFP 8/11 - M/C 9/11 - BFP 6/12 - DD - 2/13

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  • You can. Did AF return for you yet?
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  • It's not so much that "some say you can't and some say you can" as it is that some women can get pregnant while BF, and some can't (because they don't start ovulating until they wean.) It depends on whether or not ovulation has returned for you. Are you getting regular periods? Are you getting regular signs of ovulation (egg-white cervical mucus, positive ovulation predictor strips, temping to confirm ovulation)? If you are ovulating and having well-timed sex, you can get pregnant.
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  • My MIL got pregnant her first cycle after having one of her babies (she never got a postpartum period after this baby), and she was EBFing. The baby she was nursing actually died about two months into MIL's next pregnancy, so she didn't nurse throughout her pregnancy.
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  • A good friend of mine was nursing and got pregnant about 2 months after her son was born. Her boys are now 11 months apart!

    If your periods have returned you can get pregnant. Some women can't get pregnant because they haven't ovulated and therefore haven't had their period return.
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  • Yes, I've heard of several people.  They always say they were on the mini pill and it didn't work!!
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  • I got pregnant with twins while breast feeding. My AF also came back at 3 months =
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