ncs06
04-30-2008, 05:11 PM
Hello all,
As I'm getting older I want to try for another child asap.
I gave birth to my daughter almost 1 year ago, still breastfeed and have not gotten my period yet. Is it possible to conceive?
I hear all the time that people get pregnant shortly after giving birth. Does it mean that they have gotten their periods right away as well?
As I'm getting older I want to try for another child asap.
I gave birth to my daughter almost 1 year ago, still breastfeed and have not gotten my period yet. Is it possible to conceive?
I hear all the time that people get pregnant shortly after giving birth. Does it mean that they have gotten their periods right away as well?
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WhiskersOnKittens
05-05-2008, 03:56 PM
Hi there,
Some of the women on this board are experts when it comes to conceiving, and I'm no expert, but I know a thing or two! You can still get pregnant, without having had a period. If you don't know when you're ovulating however, it can be trickier than if you have a regular period. So those women who get pregnant right away after having a baby might be having periods, or they might not. I am kind of in the same boat as you. My ds turns 1 on Wednesday (May 7), and dh and I have been trying for a baby for 3 months, after suffering a miscarriage in January. I just got af today, unfortunately so I guess this isn't our month! I breastfeed exclusively as well, but I have also been having a period since he was 4 months old, so it's different for everyone.
I have read that if you try to have longer period of time between feedings for your lo, the more likely you are to ovulate. I would think that once your baby is weaned (or you begin the weaning process), you will begin having regular periods again.
But as far as getting pregnant, yes--it can happen, it just might be harder because you don't know when you're going to release that egg. Good luck!
Whiskers :)
Some of the women on this board are experts when it comes to conceiving, and I'm no expert, but I know a thing or two! You can still get pregnant, without having had a period. If you don't know when you're ovulating however, it can be trickier than if you have a regular period. So those women who get pregnant right away after having a baby might be having periods, or they might not. I am kind of in the same boat as you. My ds turns 1 on Wednesday (May 7), and dh and I have been trying for a baby for 3 months, after suffering a miscarriage in January. I just got af today, unfortunately so I guess this isn't our month! I breastfeed exclusively as well, but I have also been having a period since he was 4 months old, so it's different for everyone.
I have read that if you try to have longer period of time between feedings for your lo, the more likely you are to ovulate. I would think that once your baby is weaned (or you begin the weaning process), you will begin having regular periods again.
But as far as getting pregnant, yes--it can happen, it just might be harder because you don't know when you're going to release that egg. Good luck!
Whiskers :)
ncs06
05-05-2008, 07:52 PM
WhiskersOnKittens-
Thanks for your reply. Sometimes I feel like I know nothing about the body! I'm going to try to feed less during the day and see what happens. I read on another board that some women don't get their periods the entire time they breastfeed, even if it's years!
I feel this pressure to have a baby now or never! Maybe it'll help if I have sex with my husband more than once every 10 days.
Good luck to you.
Thanks for your reply. Sometimes I feel like I know nothing about the body! I'm going to try to feed less during the day and see what happens. I read on another board that some women don't get their periods the entire time they breastfeed, even if it's years!
I feel this pressure to have a baby now or never! Maybe it'll help if I have sex with my husband more than once every 10 days.
Good luck to you.
blue_eyed_girl
05-06-2008, 03:20 PM
Some women get their period 6-8 weeks after childbirth. For others, it is longer. Breastfeeding can cause you not to ovulate, and therefor make it harder to conceive. That can also cause you not to have a period. There is probably nothing wrong with you.