...or I'll get pregnant. Obviously, that's an exaggeration. At this point, though, I really have no idea if I am even able to get pregnant again yet. Breastfeeding can be used as birthcontrol, but ONLY if it is exclusive...and Amy now has been getting an occassional bottle as well as oatmeal cereal, squash, and avacado. (She just started foods...)The tricky part here is that my first postpartum ovulation could be before my first postpartum period, but I would have no way of knowing....common reason for Irish Twins??
I do not want to be pregnant again yet for a variety of reasons, so I need to do something about it! After all of my worrying about breastfeeding exclusively, I've decided to slow it down. I'm not completely stopping because a) I'm not even sure how to stop at this point and b) I don't want to. at all. I can, however, handle slowing down.
While I enjoy not having had a period since Addy turned ONE, I'd really love to be able to plan around it. I'm a big fan of Natural Family Planning, but a cycle is kind-of a key part in that. So, my theory is that if I develop some sort of 50/50 feeding arrangement, AF might return.
We shall see.
Together we can celebrate the craziness of a life full of children, chores, working, working out, eating, eating healthy, and most importantly, ENCOURAGING EACH OTHER TO BE THE BEST VERSIONS OF OURSELVES because we and all of the people we love deserve it!
This is something I'm terrified of - having a baby and then turning around and getting pregnant right away. I want to have our kids close together, but not that close! Let me know how it goes. I need to do more reading on the subject. I haven't done any reading since right before we got married.
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