Hi All _ was wondering if anyone else has had issues of trying to get pregnant while nursing.
My daughter is almost 9 months old, nurses 5 - 6 times a day.
Daughter will not take bottle or pumped milk either.
i have regular cycles but according to the Clear Blue Easy monitor I am not ovulating.
Any suggestions?
Help!
maybe your body is not ready to be pregnant again! normally we can't get pregnant while nursing so often. it is the way our bodies work, spacing our babies naturally. having babies so close together can be hard on our bodies. why don't you give yourself and your baby some time, and then you will get pregnant when your body is ready.
Breastfeeding in many women is a natural form of birth control. It's why people in indigenous populations usually have their babies four years apart. This is nature's way of ensuring each child has a chance at its infancy and childhood before the next sibling comes along. It also allows the mother's body to adequately nourish the baby and regroup before she becomes pregnant again.
The primal period is two years, and these years are important to the baby developmentally. During the second year of life, the baby becomes independent of the mother, and by the age of three, the child has developed autonomy and reached an age of equilibrium. A three-year difference in ages is good for the benefit of the children.
At five years, when the older child has developed beyond the four-year-old stage (the second age of disequilibrium, which are 2, 4, 6, and 8), introducing a second child into the family is even easier. The older child has a real sense of self, and easily welcomes a sibling.
Sibling rivalries seem to be much less when children have their own time to develop and mature. Relax, Mama, give baby her time and the next addition will be all the easier.
I also got pregnant while nursing, when my son was 12 months. My sister as well. My periods returned at the 9 month mark and it took a while for them to get regular, so maybe wait a few cycles?
I didn't even get my period until my son was 20 months old because he nursed so often. You will probably not begin ovulating until your daughter is down to 2 nursings/day (plus nights). I got pregnant the second month that happened; I'm still nursing my son (26 months old) and am now 2 months pregnant.
That is how it works. . .In traditional societies women nurse till the kids are 3-4 years old - this does many things one of which helps space the kids out.I nursed all 3 kids till they were 3 and usually didn't start a period till after 11/2 - 2 years - I found that great. Talk to La leche league.
R.
I had no trouble getting pregnant while nursing, but my daughter was 16 months old and nursing 3 times daily, with plenty of solid food as well. Maybe just wait a little and see what happens.
