[Jewel]

I am wondering if someone with experience with fertility patterns while bf fulltime can tell me what they look like?
I am having what looks to be ew cm and am wondering if this is truly fertile cm or this sort of thing is just perhaps hormonal from bf or something?
I have read and used the info in Taking Charge of Your Fertility but haven't used it this early pp. I haven't noticed ew cm this early on after my other babies either so I am curious?

***we aren't trying but we aren't not trying either. I have been noticing this cm alot lately and am curious as to what's going on?***

Thanks ahead of time.

[LisaS]

There are cycles while I'm BFing where my body will try to ovulate - all the cm signs but none of my normal ovulation tenderness. Then it'll try again and succeed a few days to weeks later. I have really long cycles (60+ days) while I'm breastfeeding but still get pg after my leutal phase (between ovulation and af) is longer than 10 days. It all begins to get back to normal length cycles after 4-5 cycles I think - I'm usually pg again by then ;-)

Love the new pic!

[daqurie]

I am 10 week pp so far. I had 9 days of VERY VERY FAINT spotting about a week ago and then again today and yesturday. I have had a few epiosods of EW mucous. I tend o get af back beween 6-10 weeks so his is my longest so far ( unless I am expecting LOL .. JK I took a test 2 days ago and got a -). So anyway I have had anovulatory cycles for a bi after birth and then a few wih short lutel phases and then concieved. I concieved at 5 1/2 both times we were not preventing after a baby.

[Jewel]

whata bout having the ew cm without cycling? I know that you can get pregnant without a cycle pp while bf so?? I am 6 1/2 months pp and still no cycle. I have been noticing the ew cm for at least a few months now?? This is the first time after 10 babies that I have ever went past 3 mo. pp without having a cycle. Boy am I loving it!!

This post has been edited by Jewel: 10 May 2008 - 11:06 PM

[LisaS]

is it all the time or does it come and go?

if it's all the time i have no idea - low estrogen? i forget...

if it comes and goes i'd say your hormones are swirling around trying to figure out what to do ;-)

[Jewel]

comes and goes. So could be ovulation trying to happen....hmmmmm...

[LisaS]

i've had some 90+ day cycles where my body has tried to ovulate 2 or 3 times...it is annoying not to know...then again it's kind of fun too ;-)

[daqurie]

EM is from "more" estrogen. I agree i is probbaly gearing up to O and then not. I have had that several times before. My cycles are long and I have several "fertile "patches before I really O.

Congratulations on the break. I have not had AF yet bt still spotting so it is still a bummer :( .

[Gentile]

i went for several years with no cycle, but was fertile...in fact, conceived a couple times in there. :) so it's possible.