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September 2015 Moms
kkerner87
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Just curious for those BF and are pregnant again... (some TMI)
kkerner87
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I'm at work and kind of having a mini panic attack. Not kidding. I suffer from anxiety and panic attacks and now i'm shaking and my mind is racing. It could be my over thinking, but it just hit me like a ton of bricks; I might be pregnant again. I usually pump a lot. Like 8-10 oz in one sitting. For some reason my supply has been low af. Like only pumping 10 oz. all day. Now that is normal when it's that time of my month, but my period ended 2 weeks ago. We had sex right after my period and we don't use BC. Now low supply would be one thing, but I'm just beyond tired, like draging myself along, 3 cups of coffee and nothing. Also, I'm so hungry I cannot stop eating today. I'm not late or anything and i'm due for a period until another few weeks, but I have had mild cramping the past week If you're BF and pregnant, was low supply one of the first signs.. I don't want to run out to the store and buy a test just yet, but i just have this feeling... Please tell me I'm just over thiking this..I know there is no way to tell for sure, but someone make me feel a little better lol.
Re: Just curious for those BF and are pregnant again... (some TMI)
I'd give it a few days. If your supply doesn't recover I'd get a test.
ETA: I'm not pregnant or trying
BFP September 2013 - MMC at 12 weeks
BFP February 2014 - early loss/CP at 4.5 weeks
BFP May 2014 - MMC/ complete molar pregnancy at 11 weeks
BFP December 2015 - DD born 8/18/2015
BFP November 2016 - pending...
In fact, last month I was freaking out because one day I had literally no milk ... and not just when I pumped, baby couldn't even get any out! I did everything that day I could think of to get my supply back - ate lactation cookies, drank milkmaid tea, chugged water and Gatorade, ate oatmeal, pumped and nursed frequently. I ended up having to give baby a few bottles of pumped milk because there was nothing there and he was starving. I was also cramping that day and super hungry, nothing would satisfy me. The next day I had milk, not much, but some at least. And within a few days I was back to my normal lower supply until the end of my period, and then it was back to normal again.
14 days later, boom ... got my period. I was ovulating that day I had no milk, and my supply tanked!
My guess would be you're ovulating, especially since you had sex immediately after your period ended. That's usually too early in your cycle to be ovulating (although miracles do happen occasionally).
Do you want to be pregnant? If not, is there a reason you're not using any form of birth control? I didn't want to go back on hormonal birth control while breastfeeding and before we try for our next kiddo, so we've just been using condoms in the meantime. Yeah, they suck ... but I know I would just worry all the time if we didn't use anything
Hope it turns out the way you'd like it to! And if you don't want to get pregnant, don't have sex right now when you very likely are ovulating
I still pump three times at work like I had been doing, but now I'm able to make enough in three sessions for those bottles, with a little extra to freeze. It has made a world of difference! Just something to consider if you're having trouble making enough now
As for the condom thing, you're right ... totally not the same. I have this "master plan" for when I want to get pregnant again, so that is motivation for me to use protection, but it wouldn't be the end of the world if we did have another now because we want another one anyways
Crossing my fingers you get your little boy when you're ready! We have a little guy and he's so much fun, but I'm hoping for a little girl next to have one of each, but would totally be happy with two boys!