tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218215652328409330.post4017803577731397502..comments2024-02-25T04:19:51.451-06:00Comments on Connected Mom: Waiting for the Right Time: Lactational AmenorrheaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218215652328409330.post-16542182650022440792011-11-06T20:10:19.355-06:002011-11-06T20:10:19.355-06:00I just got my first post-partum period with my son...I just got my first post-partum period with my son at just over 27 months old and I did not do any mama-led weaning!Shawnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656166197748243958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218215652328409330.post-7348311159317822462011-09-09T13:14:22.697-05:002011-09-09T13:14:22.697-05:00@Tara Sorry I missed your comment Tara! Hearing y...@<a href="#c7216544494387272215" rel="nofollow">Tara</a> Sorry I missed your comment Tara! Hearing your experience helps me a lot! Sometimes it's hard to be patient enough to let things happen naturally. We're at 25 months with no fertility back, yet, but I'm hoping it will come, soon. And that sex drive sounds awesome! I hope that happens to me, too!Shawnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656166197748243958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218215652328409330.post-72165444943872722152011-07-14T22:01:22.328-05:002011-07-14T22:01:22.328-05:00I nursed my son until he was 2 1/2, and at exactly...I nursed my son until he was 2 1/2, and at exactly 2 weeks before his second birthday, I had my first period (or real one - I had spotting (or a normal pre-pregnancy period for me) two months prior then nothing, then wham!). What surprised me the most was the sex drive that came with it! As soon as my son was sleeping, I demanded my husband get to bed - and of course, I immediately got pregnant - even though I hadn't been worried about it because it took so long to conceive my son. HA on me! I just had my daughter on the 4th and I plan on nursing her as long or longer than my son (my son weaned gradually - over the course of 8 months. I can't imagine rushing the process) if only because I won't be pregnant this time. And I love nursing her as much as I did her - the connection to her, no period and it burns 600-1000 calories daily? Heck, as I joke often, I'll nurse her until high school and never exercise again! (Except now I know about the sex drive that comes with periods...)<br /><br />Thanks so much for writing this - there's so much in our society that involves women complaining about breastfeeding, it is so refreshing to hear someone else with a positive experience!Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04123785918632054720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218215652328409330.post-47337776128575649912011-07-12T07:57:29.938-05:002011-07-12T07:57:29.938-05:00@Law Mama I know exactly what you mean! My son wi...@<a href="#c7234181485320868242" rel="nofollow">Law Mama</a> I know exactly what you mean! My son will be two in two weeks and I have to fight the urge not to just tell people when they pester too much!Shawnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656166197748243958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218215652328409330.post-88533020487814595292011-07-11T21:21:21.522-05:002011-07-11T21:21:21.522-05:00@Tam Thank you so much for sharing your story with...@<a href="#c2389327606693005852" rel="nofollow">Tam</a> Thank you so much for sharing your story with me! I am so sorry about your loss, but I am thankful that your nursing relationship with your son has helped you through that hard time. (By the way, I love your blog! I'm already a follower! Thank you so much for reading me!)Shawnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656166197748243958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218215652328409330.post-23893276066930058522011-07-08T21:15:17.232-05:002011-07-08T21:15:17.232-05:00I started cycling again at 9 months PP even though...I started cycling again at 9 months PP even though my son was/is still nursing like a champ. When I found myself pregnant again at 14 months all I could think about was my son losing his "baby milk" as he became increasingly frustrated at the breast. I felt terribly guilty for possibly "forcing" an end to our nursing relationship (he's all about his milk, milk milk)<br /><br />I ended up losing the pregnancy at 10 weeks, and while that was very hard, I didn't lose my nursing relationship with my son that's what has gotten me through it. <br /><br />http://www.kveller.com/blog/pregnancy/i%E2%80%99m-going-to-be-a-mama-again-someday/Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04033373054049980024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218215652328409330.post-72341814853208682422011-07-07T16:39:05.734-05:002011-07-07T16:39:05.734-05:00I finally started cycling again 18 months post par...I finally started cycling again 18 months post partum... and so now we've decided to take that as a sign to start trying for number 2. <br /><br />It was still really awkward when people asked me if we wanted another baby and I almost wanted to tell them, yes, we'd love another, but I haven't had a period yet. TMI much?Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15787669216659198420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218215652328409330.post-7868149514513459262011-07-06T13:40:34.673-05:002011-07-06T13:40:34.673-05:00@Sheila Thank YOU for responding. It's good t...@<a href="#c3699197230724063331" rel="nofollow">Sheila</a> Thank YOU for responding. It's good to know I'm not alone! If you haven't read it before, I'd definitely suggest picking up the Natural Child Spacing book and Toni Weschler's Taking Charge of Your Fertility since you are ttc. Both books really help you to understand how perfectly your body is designed to be fertile and how to understand its messages more clearly. Of course, all that is secondary to just knowing that some things take time! I'll pray that you conceive soon . . . as I pray for everyone who is ready to have a baby, but is not there yet. It's a much harder process for some than many realize!Shawnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656166197748243958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218215652328409330.post-36991972307240633312011-07-06T10:17:34.181-05:002011-07-06T10:17:34.181-05:00Thanks a lot for this! I have wanted to conceive ...Thanks a lot for this! I have wanted to conceive for awhile, but although my cycle came back early, I seem unable to. It's probably because I'm still breastfeeding, but this is a good reminder that THAT'S OKAY. Letting my son keep nursing is a decision I'm happy to make ... even if it does mean I'll have to wait longer before I can give him a baby brother or sister.<br /><br />I do believe that God, and my body, know when it's time for me to get pregnant again. Clearly, not yet! My son still needs my one-on-one attention, which is why he's still nursing all the time. It's hard to accept that I can't just get pregnant at the day and hour of my choosing, but that's part of what life is all about ... accepting those things you can't change.Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10853868724554947854noreply@blogger.com