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question about trying for baby #2 but still nursing.. HELP?

SHAYD12SHAYD12 member
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OK sorry im a little clue less about this.. with my first it just happened but im nursing so i havent had a period yet. But i dont want to stop nursing (he just turned one but i was going to go longer) just to get pregnant ( i feel like thats taking away from one kid for the other.. i would feel horrible) but i guess the only thing to do is try.. but How will i know if im pregnant with out a period?? lol!!

 

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Re: question about trying for baby #2 but still nursing.. HELP?

  • liongish119liongish119

    You can still get pg even if you don't have a period.  I was still nursing when we started ttc, and even though I had started menstrating again it was really erratic (4 weeks, then 7 weeks, then 6 weeks between periods even on the pill).  Prior to DD I was like clockwork, so this was unusual for me. 

    After we started ttc, I just pg testing every 4 weeks.  After 4 months we were pg!  However, because of my wacky cycles they did an early US to establish fetal age.

    DD weaned herself at 22 months when I was about 23 weeks along. 

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  • diamondcksdiamondcks member
    Like pp said, you can get pregnant before your first period, but it is hard to try when you don't know when you might be ovulating.  At 14 months I cut DS back to nursing only 3x per day, I got my first period at 14.5 months, so it might have already been on its way.  Since then he cut himself back to (usually) 2x/day which is still working well for us at 19 months and 6 weeks pregnant  :)
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  • nosoup4unosoup4u member

    Some good links about breastfeeding and fertility:

    https://parents.berkeley.edu/advice/nursing/pregnant.html

    https://www.kellymom.com/bf/normal/fertility.html

    I didn't have my period, and still got pregnant when DS1 was 22 months (I'm a freak). He was only nursing 2-3 sessions over a 24 hour period, and he wasn't nursing at night at all (we stopped that around 20 months). I was actually waiting for my period to return when I got pg.

    I tested on a lark, so I'm no help there. Is your son nursing at night? Those might be the sessions to cut out first, bc ovulation suppression is a bit more related to nursing at night. I would say just start TTC, and maybe drop one session at the same time. It really just depends on how sensitive your body is to nursing, but sadly you can't really tell until you try.

    Good luck!

    DS1 - Feb 2008

    DS2 - Oct 2010 (my VBAC baby!)

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  • SHAYD12SHAYD12 member

    Thank you ladys! I only nurse morning and night and before naps. (which im trying to figure out how to switch it till after or something since he falls asleep eating and isnt learning to put his self to sleep.. ) so 4 times a day. He stoppd night feedings at 9 months. I really feel like my period is starting back up (cramps,moody crappy feeling) but nothing yet.. so i guess we shall see. No harm in trying if it happeneds it happeneds :D Thanks for your help :D

     

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