BlessedMommy
08-06-2009, 05:16 PM
Okay, I know that returns of fertility can vary from kid to kid but this is ridiculous! As my husband said, "How many kids do you need to nurse to keep your fertility away?" I was rudely booted out of my relaxing utopia of just watching for mucus and seeing none, when today I was greeted by mucus and BLOOD. Ouch. Micah's only 5 months old!
For those who don't know my history, I ovulated for the first time after having Hannah at 19 months postpartum, had a fully viable ovulation with an 11 day LP and then my first PPAF in April of 2008 after giving birth in August of 2006.
Looking back at things, it makes a little bit of logical sense. Hannah was almost glued to my body for the first 15 months of her life. She nursed 12+ times a day at 1 year old, and didn't really get into eating substantial quantities of solids until 15+ months. When I got pregnant with her brother, she was still nursing 8 or so times a day and nursing some at night.
Micah has actually slept through the night a couple of times and he is not a very demanding baby in general. He generally goes to sleep easily and sleeps for a few hours before waking up. He sleeps in a co-sleeper next to my bed rather than directly by me, so maybe that has influenced things too. Hannah went crazy on nursing after Micah was born but she has decreased that a lot.
So I guess my ovaries need a LOT of nursing stimulation to keep AF away. Time to break out the thermometer and NFP charts!
For those who don't know my history, I ovulated for the first time after having Hannah at 19 months postpartum, had a fully viable ovulation with an 11 day LP and then my first PPAF in April of 2008 after giving birth in August of 2006.
Looking back at things, it makes a little bit of logical sense. Hannah was almost glued to my body for the first 15 months of her life. She nursed 12+ times a day at 1 year old, and didn't really get into eating substantial quantities of solids until 15+ months. When I got pregnant with her brother, she was still nursing 8 or so times a day and nursing some at night.
Micah has actually slept through the night a couple of times and he is not a very demanding baby in general. He generally goes to sleep easily and sleeps for a few hours before waking up. He sleeps in a co-sleeper next to my bed rather than directly by me, so maybe that has influenced things too. Hannah went crazy on nursing after Micah was born but she has decreased that a lot.
So I guess my ovaries need a LOT of nursing stimulation to keep AF away. Time to break out the thermometer and NFP charts!