Someone please talk me off the craziest of ledges...

[mrsdee1982]

1)  Even though I am breastfeeding, my period came back pretty quickly.  I've already had 3, all with a regular 27 days between.  

2)  DH and I have been using the Pull & Pray method of BC.  Super responsible, right?  But, I've also been tracking my cycle with Fertility Friend, and trying to avoid DH during my fertile window.

3) DH and I had sex on last week.  After we finished, I checked my FF app (again, super responsible).  We were in the middle of my fertile window.  

4) I just had some dark brown spotting.  I have NEVER spotted between periods.  Ever.  Not ever once.


Someone please talk me off the crazy ledge.  This is not implantation bleeding.  This is just my period being a tad wacky since my body is still recovering from pregnancy hormones and what not.  

RIGHT?!  

[billyhorrible]

Well let's start with the premise that implantation bleeding is very rare. And that pull and pray, while not ideal, can be fairly effective. So there's a better chance that this is wacky post-pregnancy hormones. Or just wacky woman hormones in general. I know when we first started trying to get pregnant with BH I started spotting right before my period started, and prior to that I had been having a period for over 20 years with no spotting.

Everything related to your menstrual cycle is totally consistent...until it isn't.

[mrsdee1982]

thank you!!  my uterus started hyperventilating there for a minute

[Deleted]

AF came back for me at 12 weeks. My second one was 24 days later, the exact same it has always been every cycle since I was 13 years old. Then this last week, at 27 days, nothing. DH was completely convinced I was pregnant. Even though I know I can be irregular because I'm nursing I POAS for the peace of mind. Very much negative and AF started on the 28th day.

So 1. Totally normal for strange stuff to happen at this point, and 2. You are not riding the crazy train alone. 3. I need to make a decision about permanent birth control sooner than later.

[hannahl201477]

+1 on your cycle,hormones, and body in general just being whacky. I'm on the pill and formula feeding and my cycle is never on time. I freak out every month but it always comes. My best friends mom got pregnant 4 months after her first and told me to do the same. I'm pretty sure I told her to shut up. Hahaha

[carolyngrace]

You are now required to come update this thread in 4 or 5 days, obviously!

(I really hope you're not pregnant yet if you don't want to be, but I'm also kind of gleefully waiting for the first one of us to get pregnant!)

[mrsdee1982]

I am so not ready to be pregnant again. But, I would also be thrilled (after the shock and panic wore off). So right now, I'm hoping for no, but we'll see. I will update!

[periwinkledaydreams]

Sister woman, I hear you on that ledge and I'll hold your hand while you stand there cause I'm standing on it right now too! We've been using condoms religiously, except for the time that we didn't for a minute. We'd never used them before baby, and just got caught up in the moment and we didn't stop to get one until I had a "woah wait no hell no!" moment and stopped everything. I know its extremely unlikely, but I just haven't been able to help dwelling on that as I wait for my period to come this month. Mine unlike yours has been wonky as hell since it returned, once with 5 weeks in between, once with one week.. sometimes lasting 4 days and spotting and sometimes 8 days and heavy.. I never know when or what to expect. Anyway, long rambling story short, I think we're both probably worrying for nothing!

[silv3rlining]

I stock up on wondfos and test almost weekly... I was about 10.5 months post partum with DS before AF returned. During that time we used condoms until around 9 months pp whet we felt comfortable NTNP. This time we're just using spermicide and a few times said "well its probably OK. " however I'm starting to join DH on the 2 and through train and the other night I freaked out thinking I had forgot the spermicide.

As a side note, when baby does wean weaning hormones mess with you and can make you feel pregnant...

[periwinkledaydreams]

Oct 26, 2015 6:51:00 GMT -5 silv3rlining said:

I stock up on wondfos and test almost weekly... I was about 10.5 months post partum with DS before AF returned. During that time we used condoms until around 9 months pp whet we felt comfortable NTNP. This time we're just using spermicide and a few times said "well its probably OK. " however I'm starting to join DH on the 2 and through train and the other night I freaked out thinking I had forgot the spermicide.

As a side note, when baby does wean weaning hormones mess with you and can make you feel pregnant...

Ah! Weaning! This perhaps explains whats going on with me right now too since we switched to formula last week. Also Ive gained 4 pounds and was like W. T. F. But weaning!!!