Re: OT: lochia and natural family planning (baby ment)

[Guest guest]

Hi Jill, I personally am holding off on charting while breastfeeding - as I

haven't gotten my period yet, and don't know when that will happen (I am

planning on BF for at least a year, maybe two if Sol wants to go that long).

So, we are using condoms at present, because I don't want to rely on BF

for birth control. I think you *can* chart while BF, but at this early

stage it might be difficult to distinguish fertile CM from normal

post-partum discharge.

How nice that is sleeping through the night. Any recent photos to

share?

SU resected, bicollis

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In a message dated 7/31/2003 11:16:40 AM Central Standard Time,

jlokere@... writes:

> So we use the method of charting your basal body temp and mucus to

> see when you are fertile, and just don't have sex then. Ok, fine.

> But now, my question is, is the yellow, egg white stuff that I have

> day after day to be considered " fertile " ? Or is it lochia and I

> should ignore it???

Hi Jill

I would not ignore it if I were you. Fiona is now 3.5 months old and I have

not had any slippery mucus yet. I would consider it fertile. I guess the yellow

color could be from lochia, but the slippery consistency is not. As far as I

know anyway.

Heike

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In a message dated 7/31/2003 5:01:20 PM Central Standard Time,

kmdaven@... writes:

> I'm nearly 7 weeks

> post-partum after a Csection and the bleeding also did

> just what it was supposed to- bright red to brown to

> yellow... and then stopped about a week ago. For five

> days, it was just yellowish. Then, suddenly, yesterday

> morning, it started again -- I'm having bright red

> blood again for 2 days now. I'm breastfeeding very

> regularly (all night, every 3-4 hours, all day every

> 2-3 hours) so it couldn't possibly be my period,

> right??? It's just an extension of post-partum

> bleeding? But why did it stop and then resume? Is this

> normal?

>

,

I had that too. The doctor said not to worry about it unless it picks up and

gets heavy. I still haven't had a period, but I've had some spotting on and

off.

Heike

[Guest guest]

Jill,

I can't really comment on the " lochia or not " aspect of things, but I

did want to provide the perspective that I never used birth control

while BF and I breastfed three kids, on average over a year each. And

I can tell you that they NEVER went 8 hrs between feedings, even when

they were on solids already. Even with the more frequent BF, I did

get pregnant without ever having a period after weaning my second, so

basically the first time I o'd, which was about 13 months after

delivery. And this is while he was getting up 2-3 times/night to eat

still. Just a word of caution that it can happen, so backup BC is a

good idea. My cycles were always somewhat erratic the first couple

of months after they came back, so relying on natural BC is probably

not advisable. BTW, that's what we used under normal circumstances

and it always worked for us, other than this one instance when I was

BF. Take care,

Lia

UD

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 8/1/2003 3:28:16 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

MullerianAnomalies writes:

> So we use the method of charting your basal body temp and mucus to

> see when you are fertile, and just don't have sex then. Ok, fine.

> But now, my question is, is the yellow, egg white stuff that I have

> day after day to be considered " fertile " ? Or is it lochia and I

> should ignore it???

Hi Jill,

OK, I looked it up in TCOYF for you. I can't really comment on the yellow

except to say that perhaps it is lochia mixed with cervical fluid. Lochia

shouldn't be the stretchy, slippery stuff you mentioned.

According to TCOYF, you basically don't need to worry about ovulating while

b/f if you meet three criteria: your period has not returned, you are fully

b/f, and your baby is less than 6 mos old. " Any bleeding after the 56th day

should be considered a sign of resumed ovulation. Full b/f means the baby

receives no supplements, no artificial nipples. Nearly full b/f means you

supplement no more than 15% of all feedings. Additionally, full or nearly full

b/f

means that intervals between feedings should not exceed 4 hours during the day

or

6 hours at night. "

She goes on to say, " You should also not be surprised if you go through weeks

or even months of wet cervical fluid before you return to normal cycles. (In

such a case, you'll need to decide whether you want to abstain or use a

barrier method.)

Remember that your body has not ovulated in a long time, and it may take a

while for it to get back into its usual pattern of fertility. "

I hope that helps. If you're really confused, perhaps put in a call to your

dr about the yellow stretchy fluid and see what he/she has to say.

Becki

26, UU