https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 06 May 2026 21:16:57 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-wean-to-getstay-pregnant#post-2457639 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 05:37:54 +0000 Pumuckl 2457639@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, my then 12m old DS was still nursing when I got pregnant with DD and he nursed for the first couple of weeks of the pregnancy. It was very tiring for me and it started to hurt but he weaned at 13.5m. I'll avoid it with potential #3 because I really believe that the lack of recuperation time for my body caused some of my shortened cervix issues with #2. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-wean-to-getstay-pregnant#post-2457634 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 05:15:00 +0000 travelgirl1 2457634@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had to wean to get my period back. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-wean-to-getstay-pregnant#post-2457570 Wed, 10 Feb 2016 23:37:27 +0000 sometimesshesings 2457570@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, but DS1 was already 26 months old and only comfort nursing once or twice a day. Still, it took me two years to conceive DS1, so I was surprised that it happened before weaning! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-wean-to-getstay-pregnant#post-2457256 Wed, 10 Feb 2016 17:07:28 +0000 winniebee 2457256@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had 4 chemical pregnancies while nursing DS2. The 3rd was when we were nursing 2 times a day. The 4th was when we were nursing once a day or ever other day. I haven't gotten pregnant again since we've weaned (this is our first cycle fully weaned). My OB seems to think nursing wasn't the issue, just very bad lucky. I do have another factor that could be contributing, but not sure yet (low AMH). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-wean-to-getstay-pregnant#post-2457253 Wed, 10 Feb 2016 17:04:29 +0000 MrsB2012 2457253@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For #1, I weaned down to feeding 3 times a day and got pregnant that cycle. I breastfed for just over 3 months, but stopped when she was 1.</p> <p>For #2, I did the same, then weaned down to 2 times, then 1 time, then cut off completely. We're still trying, not sure if that affected things or not. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-wean-to-getstay-pregnant#post-2450955 Fri, 05 Feb 2016 11:46:46 +0000 mfa_lady 2450955@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Zbug: Thanks for sharing!</p> <p>@LovelyPlum: Good to know! I'm kind of thinking the same will be true for me. I've had my AF but the lonnnngest cycles. </p> <p>@Happygal: Oh my gosh, SO HAPPY TO HEAR! As for a TTC timeline, not exactly. We've been NTNP for a while now, but my cycles are crazy. If I'm not pregnant by the time she's 18 months old, I'll likely get a little more serious about tracking things. We're ready, but not in a rush either. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-wean-to-getstay-pregnant#post-2450938 Fri, 05 Feb 2016 11:38:33 +0000 Happygal 2450938@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mfa_lady: you NEED all the babies!! Do you have a TTC timeline?</p> <p>@LovelyPlum: @mfa_lady: @Mrs.Someone: @sorrycharlie: thanks guys. We got see see the little thing this morning and things look good! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-wean-to-getstay-pregnant#post-2450265 Thu, 04 Feb 2016 22:42:08 +0000 LovelyPlum 2450265@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Happygal: gah!! Congratulations!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-wean-to-getstay-pregnant#post-2450264 Thu, 04 Feb 2016 22:41:34 +0000 LovelyPlum 2450264@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't vote, but I had to wean to get my period back. Not pregnant yet, but yes, weaning was necessary for us to even get here! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-wean-to-getstay-pregnant#post-2450202 Thu, 04 Feb 2016 22:10:50 +0000 Zbug 2450202@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mfa_lady: I was nursing probably 4-5 times a day initially. after my miscarriage, we got down to 2 but it still wasn't working. She weaned shortly after turning 2, and then I got preggo. Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-wean-to-getstay-pregnant#post-2450101 Thu, 04 Feb 2016 21:29:41 +0000 mfa_lady 2450101@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@oliviaoblivia: So crazy that your answer is different for two different kiddos!</p> <p>@Rainbow Sprinkles: Thanks for sharing, mama!</p> <p> @BandDmommy: 29 weeks already! Crazy!</p> <p>@Greentea: Yeah, I'm wondering if being down to one time a day will help get my cycles back to normal. We'll see!</p> <p>@Foodnerd81: Yeah, I've gotten my period 3 times since 9 months, and my cycle length has gotten shorter each time. We'll see what happens!</p> <p>@catlady: I'm afraid of this. I'm so sorry for your losses.</p> <p>@maddyz: Go girl! :) Congratulations!</p> <p>@Happygal: Still so, so happy for you! Thinking of you tomorrow! :)</p> <p>@regberadaisy: Awesome. Thanks for sharing!</p> <p>@sorrycharlie: Hahahaha. My BIL and SIL just had their son on Tuesday, and my coworker came "out of the closet" with her second pregnancy this week...it's killing me. I'm over here like GIMME ALL THE BABIES Y'ALL. Yikes. :P</p> <p>@pastemoo: Even more interesting that the answers are all so different! I guess we'll see if it has any effect for me.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-wean-to-getstay-pregnant#post-2449992 Thu, 04 Feb 2016 20:36:10 +0000 pastemoo 2449992@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mfa_lady: Interesting questions! I didn't try soon enough to know. My kids will be 4 years apart. I am very curious about this though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-wean-to-getstay-pregnant#post-2449988 Thu, 04 Feb 2016 20:35:10 +0000 sorrycharlie 2449988@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Happygal: Congrats!!</p> <p>@skipra: Ah congrats!!</p> <p>@mfa_lady: Don't you dare give me the fever with another cute baby :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-wean-to-getstay-pregnant#post-2449953 Thu, 04 Feb 2016 20:19:48 +0000 Mrs.Someone 2449953@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Happygal: wow, congrats!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-wean-to-getstay-pregnant#post-2449851 Thu, 04 Feb 2016 19:27:25 +0000 regberadaisy 2449851@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, I didn't. I got pregnant while still nursing and nursed for a few more months afterwards. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-wean-to-getstay-pregnant#post-2449846 Thu, 04 Feb 2016 19:25:11 +0000 Happygal 2449846@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Here's hoping baby #2 sticks! I was breastfeeding and pumping, but my supply dropped right away, so that has lessened. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-wean-to-getstay-pregnant#post-2449845 Thu, 04 Feb 2016 19:25:08 +0000 maddyz 2449845@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>AF came back like clockwork at just shy of 5 months. I am currently 8weeks pregnant and still nursing a huge 11 month old 3 to 4 times a day. I've supplemented about 4 bottles a week sense 9 months when I got him down to 1 nurse while with the babysitter 3 days a week. I don't think that made a difference. My body was ready to make more babies... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-wean-to-getstay-pregnant#post-2449806 Thu, 04 Feb 2016 18:52:07 +0000 catlady 2449806@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't get my period back until I got LO down to two sessions per day (basically at 1 year). I was able to get pregnant twice while she was still nursing once a day, but I lost both. Not sure if nursing had anything to do with that (the midwife didn't think so) but I recently weaned just in case. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-wean-to-getstay-pregnant#post-2449789 Thu, 04 Feb 2016 18:36:09 +0000 Foodnerd81 2449789@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't get my period back at all until C dropped down to one session a day. I got pregnant the next month and she weaned completely that month. But I don't believe I was ovulating until she went down to the one session. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-wean-to-getstay-pregnant#post-2449774 Thu, 04 Feb 2016 18:22:54 +0000 Greentea 2449774@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, I was still nursing, but not very frequently. It really hurt to nurse pregnant, and luckily she quit cold turkey before I was 20 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-wean-to-getstay-pregnant#post-2449722 Thu, 04 Feb 2016 17:20:06 +0000 BandDmommy 2449722@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got pregnant when I was EBF my 8 month old. I'm now 29 weeks pregnant. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-wean-to-getstay-pregnant#post-2449704 Thu, 04 Feb 2016 17:11:25 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 2449704@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope! I got pregnant when I was breastfeeding my 10 month old, so my first two are 19 months apart. I actually breastfeed my oldest my entire second pregnancy, until DD2 was born.</p> <p>I got pregnant with my third when I was still breastfeeding my second (and actively using birth control, to boot!), who was 14 months. I breastfed for more than half of my third pregnancy. My second and third are 22 months apart. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-wean-to-getstay-pregnant#post-2449689 Thu, 04 Feb 2016 16:57:37 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2449689@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think I did to conceive C. I got pregnant with her exactly two weeks after L weaned. We tried for four well timed cycles.</p> <p>However.... as you know, I accidentally got pregnant with A when C was four months old and nursing around the clock. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-wean-to-getstay-pregnant#post-2449643 Thu, 04 Feb 2016 16:25:06 +0000 mfa_lady 2449643@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rockies11: Whoa, awesome! Thanks for sharing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-wean-to-getstay-pregnant#post-2449642 Thu, 04 Feb 2016 16:24:33 +0000 Rockies11 2449642@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't wean and had a 12 month old that breastfed very frequently. I had one period, used opks to track ovulation, got a positive, did the deed, and got pregnant that try. I breastfed all the way through that pregnancy and tandem fed when the baby was born. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-wean-to-getstay-pregnant#post-2449639 Thu, 04 Feb 2016 16:23:18 +0000 mfa_lady 2449639@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Zbug: Ahh, interesting. How much were you nursing when you took Vitex? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-wean-to-getstay-pregnant#post-2449635 Thu, 04 Feb 2016 16:19:44 +0000 Zbug 2449635@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sort of. I took vitex to conceive while nursing. It took a few months and then I miscarried at 8 weeks. I didn't get pregant again until I weaned a few months later. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-wean-to-getstay-pregnant#post-2449633 Thu, 04 Feb 2016 16:16:06 +0000 mfa_lady 2449633@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: Oooh, yeah, I remember now! Thanks. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-wean-to-getstay-pregnant#post-2449629 Thu, 04 Feb 2016 16:15:33 +0000 Adira 2449629@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had to wean down to once a day, but then I was able to get pregnant while still nursing once a day. Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-wean-to-getstay-pregnant#post-2449626 Thu, 04 Feb 2016 16:15:12 +0000 mfa_lady 2449626@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@skipra: Congrats! Good to hear. :) </p>