Now that Sophie is almost 15 months, Freddie and
I have decided to try for another baby. We're both 39 and time is definitely
slipping away if we want to have a larger family. I went back to the fertility clinic to get back on clomid and
monitoring, like our pregnancy with Sophie and we hoped things would go
'easily'. Well, this cycle just sucked as I'm just not ovulating.
Today is day 33 and my follicles are still tiny [2-4mm] and there is no
ovulation in sight, so instead we'll stimulate a period using birth control and
try again next month...but....
It turns out that they think its
because I'm still taking Domperidone for breastfeeding and have suggested that
there is nothing they can do until I stop taking the meds or stop
breastfeeding. I'm so sad, as I didn't want to stop yet. I nurse Sophie to
sleep [I doubt she gets any milk at our two naps, but I use the LactAid at
night and I pump in the middle of the night and get about 4oz]. I know that
just because I stop the Domperidone doesn't mean that my milk output will change...but
what if it does? And what if stopping the Dom isn't enough and I have to stop
breastfeeding altogether? That's the way she goes to sleep - I nurse her to
sleep. Not only might I need to stop breastfeeding, but also find another way
for her to nap and go to sleep. Any ideas on how to transition her to
sleeping on her own? She's slept on me for the last 15 months - her
entire life - I'm just freaking out a bit... I hate being 39 and in a rush to
have another baby. Wish I could nurse her another year then start thinking
about the next babe. :-(
