2ww: Breastfeeding and implantaion

[ElizahJane]

Hello,

We recently had a girl-friendly, two to three-day cutoff, partial ejaculation "attempt" (around September 20th, ovulating September 23rd). "Attempt" is in quotes because it was a failed pull-out (we weren't really "trying" this month), but of course we'll be excited if I turn out to be prego. Anyway, my son was slowing down on breastfeeding quite a bit, which is why I was able to ovulate. However, in the last week, he has picked up again, possibly from teething. He is a little over two years old. My question is this: Could the breastfeeding interfere with implantation? For example, could it make the lining too thin? If so, I will have to be more willful with the weaning. If we did conceive, implantation would be today or in the next few days. Anybody know anything about this?

Thanks!
EJ

[ksmom]

It wouldn't impact implantation. Your lining would have started to thicken before ovulation anyway. I got pregnant with DS2 while breastfeeding DS1 and also conceived twice while nursing DS2.

[atomic sagebrush]

The lining can't be made thin because it happens before ovulation occurs.

The ONLY possible explanation that breastfeeding might lower odds of pregnancy (and just to be clear, I do NOT believe in this at all, just explaining the theory) is that cramping in the uterus from breastfeeding might "push" an embryo out. I personally do not believe this to ever occur and we have good data that suggests it does not. I think that a few decades ago, people were just generally anti-breastfeeding and went to a lot of lengths to deter people from it however they could, even when the facts did not support it.

I also got pregnant twice while nursing and I was nursing A LOT both times. The second time I was actually tandem nursing two. So if it could affect anyone, it would have affected me, but I was still able to get preggo that way. :)

[ElizahJane]

Oh yay, I'm very glad to hear this. Thanks everyone!

[foxtrotmama]

When I conceived DS2 I was still breastfeeding 12-13 month old DS1. I clearly remember him nursing like a newborn in the 2WW that cycle. :)