Nursing Mamas TTC September - Page 2

[slgt]

Just started charting a few days before I O'd this month. Nice to see the expected dip & rise - just confirmation that my body is doing what it's supposed to.

I decided to make a concerted effort to get DD down to 2x/a day nursing - morning & night. She'll go down for a nap just fine for DH (i.e. no nursing), so I think that one will be fairly easy. The afternoon nurse will be the tough one - she's tired, I'm sometimes just coming home from work...need to find an alternative way to snuggle with her without the insistent "Dzi-dzi! Dzi-dzi!" (her word for nursing?!?!).

I figure, either way, it's time. If I didn't get pg this cycle, hopefully dropping a couple of sessions will help out my borderline luteal phase. If I am pregnant, it's just preparation for losing milk eventually....

I'm curious - how many times a day does your LO nurse?

[xekomaya]

TopHap -Yeah that is a while, but you can clearly see how your body is progressing - It's kind of amazing how the breastfeeding hormones affect everyone differently.

Little grey mare - What a big milestone mama! . We'll miss you. I'm sure we'll see you aorund the board, and hopefully on to the DDC's in not too long.

slgt - Over 12x a day probably. He's a snacker. He has food allergies so I won't cut him down since there is no replacement milk. Obviously, I do not have a model leutal phase :-p

AFM - Ladies! I think AF is here! @ 8dpo! That means 7 day LP - boooo! The worst part is I really felt like we got it this month, but I guess we'll never know.

[Evergreen]

Evergreen= waiting to Know
I should know something by Saturday...

[SoCaliMommy]

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Little grey mare ~ on the weaning. hope you get a bfp soon

xekomaya~ Maybe it's implantation spotting and not af

Evie's Mama~ Hope your not having a annov cycle


AAM~ 4dpo today and going to try and not test til 11dpo.

[Runnerbean]

Hey SoCali, I'm 4DPO too! I will join you on the wait only mine is usually a 1ww
: this is our cycle though!

[foodmachine]

Happy September mamas! Good luck to all the 2wwer's!

slgt I've never counted but it is ALOT, really. My LP is ok though I think, at 13. I had thought about night weaning but with traveling to Japan in September and starting part-time playschool in November (we are risking burning grandma out right now ) I think the night nursing is important.

AFM: CD 20 and happily awaiting AF so I can get off the waiting to be ready list. I'm ready dammit!

[waldorfknitmama]

Hey mamas! Checking in here, funny how everytime I check in I'm in the same place! Still waiting to O! I'm very convinced I had a chemical last month and now the month following after is super wonky, I on cycle day 25 and I'm just about to O !!!! Urgh super frusterated!!! Oh well!

[columbusmomma]

Just checking in. I have been thinking about not TTC(life is good right now with the kiddos!) but DH and I ended up DTD on CD12 and CD14. Pretty sure I was O'ing yesterday, which was CD14 so now will wait and see!

[xekomaya]

Originally Posted by SoCaliMommy

xekomaya~ Maybe it's implantation spotting and not af

Thanks.. I guess it's possible. Stil just super light with no cramps, but the way my temps tanked the days before, I'm not feeling very confident. I guess if nothing else happens or it stops, I"ll test in a couple days.

[finnegansmom]

I think I'm on CD6 and I woke up this morning, with the worst breast pain in one breast that I think I've ever had. Not sore nipple pain but hot, achey all over. Mastitis? I've been nursing for 35 months straight and have never had a problem, nothing at all. Ouch.

I didn't even temp this morning because I feel so sick. Blah.

[xekomaya]

Originally Posted by finnegansmom

I think I'm on CD6 and I woke up this morning, with the worst breast pain in one breast that I think I've ever had. Not sore nipple pain but hot, achey all over. Mastitis? I've been nursing for 35 months straight and have never had a problem, nothing at all. Ouch.

I didn't even temp this morning because I feel so sick. Blah.

Yes! Nurse, nurse, nurse and nurse some more. Check the suggestions in Kellymom and keep going until it clears. Ouch, sorry you're going through that.

[FiberLover]

Ouch finnegan's mom!

RE: LPs and nursing.

My first 3 pp cycles were 4 or 5 day LPs when I was nursing DD and pumping at work.

Then, the 4th pp cycle, she turned 1, I stopped pumping at work, and she amazingly, started STTN. So, the nursing went down to morning and night, + before naps on weekends when I'm home with her.

My LP lengthened and I got a BFP.

I was also taking B6, B12, extra folic acid, Vitex, and using progesterone cream after O.

Honestly, I think the only thing that really helped me was less nursing.

[mamamerle]

Hey there! I guess I'm part of this group since I've been nursing the munchkin for over a year and she doesn't show any signs of stopping anytime soon. My period came back six weeks after she was born. No matter, we don't conceive naturally. The munchkin is a fertility meds baby (took 16 months of TTC), and we are doing the same for this one. I am currently 3dpo.

[foodmachine]

Welcome and GL mamamerle
Hope you are feeling better soon finnegan'smama

[Tenk]

Originally Posted by mamamerle

Hey there! I guess I'm part of this group since I've been nursing the munchkin for over a year and she doesn't show any signs of stopping anytime soon. My period came back six weeks after she was born. No matter, we don't conceive naturally. The munchkin is a fertility meds baby (took 16 months of TTC), and we are doing the same for this one. I am currently 3dpo.

Hi Janie!!! So nice to *see* you mama!!!

[Amandamanda]

wishing you all luck this month!!

[finnegansmom]

Well it is mastitis. Awesome. It got bad quickly. I called the midwife and she had me take my temp over the phone. I said, all I have is a basal thermometer, and she was silent. "Did you just say rectal?" Ha. No. So I'm sure my temps will be wonky for the next few days. I don't O until CD 21/22 (with a 7 day LP blah) so I have 2 weeks to kind of get through this.

RE: luteal phase, when I was nursing Finn back in 07, My Lp was 8 days and the month I super upped the dose of B6 I did get pregnant. It was 8 days for 3 cycles in a row. Then I got pregnant and never saw it get longer. So have hope!

[JorgieGirl]

Just checking in. Meant to yesterday. After 9 months, I got a bfp today at 11dpo. I'm quite pleased and sure hope it sticks! So I can be moved to Expecting!

I wish you all babydust and a short remainder here. much peace to you all.

[SoCaliMommy]

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JorgieGirl~ CONGRATS!!!::::

finnegansmom~ on the mastitis.

mamamerle~ Welcome to the group.

[Runnerbean]

Yeh : big congrats JorgieGirl how exciting!! :::