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post #1 of 7
9/20/07 at 5:40pm
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I'm 10 weeks pp and have had "that" feeling for a week or so. Mon and tues i was a little crampy and today i spotted a little (just on tp when i wiped) my 2 1/2 yo ds is still nursing at night and ds2 is nursing all the time. i took a hpt this morning and it was neg. could i be preg? what else could cause the spotting? how soon till a bfp???????
post #2 of 7
9/20/07 at 8:46pm
You could be certainly, but it's unlikely. Now, there's going to a thousand stories you'll read about women who got pregnant before their first PP period, and it definitely happens, but if you are nursing on demand, with no artificial nipples and nursing through the night then you're probably okay. From what I remember, LAM (lactational amenorrhea method) is more effective than condoms or diaphragms.

I'd test again in two weeks, but probably you're okay.
post #3 of 7
9/20/07 at 10:59pm
It could be your 1st pp period. I got mine 12 weeks pp with both kids and I was 100% nursing.
post #4 of 7
9/21/07 at 2:53am
Remember that you most likely will ovulate before your first period.

A book I recommend is Breastfeeding and Natural Child Spacing. In it you will find lots of information about reading your signs while breastfeeding.

In my experience there are some hormonal shifts about the time that you are talking about that mimic the feelings of pregnancy. I have found very little literature that talks about this.
post #5 of 7
9/21/07 at 5:34am
I got my period at 6 weeks pp with BOTH my kids regardless of the fact that I never used a drop of formula and with my second baby, I was still nursing my first as well. I thought it was a bit unfair lol.
post #6 of 7
9/21/07 at 10:08pm
Yeah, my little guy is 8 weeks old today, and I just got my first post-partum period. I'm fairly sure I ovulated this month, as well.
post #7 of 7
9/21/07 at 10:37pm
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Originally Posted by onlyboys View Post
but if you are nursing on demand, with no artificial nipples and nursing through the night then you're probably okay. From what I remember, LAM (lactational amenorrhea method) is more effective than condoms or diaphragms.

I'd test again in two weeks, but probably you're okay.
that what they say, but I had 4 babies under those conditions....
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