breastfeeding and getting my period back

[MamaPhD]

Hi mamas,
I'm not entirely sure if this is the right forum for my questions, but here it is.

I am beastfeeding my 14 mo DD. She used to nurse 8-10x per day until about 10-11 mo. Then with solids and all, she suddenly dropped to like 4-5x per day, and that's when my period came back. It was a normal period. Since then she nurses 3-4x per day, (1)when she wakes up, (2)1-2 naps, (3)bedtime. She STTN. But my period is gone again. I'd like to start thinking about baby#2 while continuing to bf DD.

I am wondering if my cycle will come back if I continue to nurse DD as we are, or do I need to drop more feedings to jolt my hormones into gear like last time. I know a lot of people get pregnant and continue to nurse but do some people need to wean completely to get the cycle back?

[fruitfulmomma]

Are you sure you are not already pregnant?

With my oldest I got one period around 4 or 5 months, definitely a period and not pp bleeding, and then it stopped again for a couple of months. I've gone longer without with each child after that but never had it start and stop again.

I do suppose there are probably women who won't cycle and/or ovulate at all while bf'ing. I am at about 14 months myself right now and no sign of it and getting baby fever.

[MamaPhD]

Naw, not prego - already checked
Hmmm, we want to have 2-3 year separation with #2 so I could wean DD aroun 18 mo or so then TTC I guess. We are not ready to wean quite yet!!!