We managed to make love today. Yay for the swing! We were able to spend more time on it than we have been able to the other few times we have tried. The extra time helped a lot. I was actually ‘ready’ this time which is awesome. Something I found really interesting was how important it was to me to not use a condom. I needed the skin contact in a very primal way. Yes, it’s a risk because I’m not ready to get pregnant again. I needed it. I needed to feel like that bond wasn’t actually changed/reduced/made more painful. It was wonderful. The other times I was trying mostly because Noah has been pretty patient and sex is an important piece of our relationship. This time it was for me.
I feel more like me now. I feel more satisfied. I didn’t know how much I needed that.
yay sex!!!
awww. Lovely.
Yay for you. I love watching (from afar) your relationship grow better and better.
http://www.breastfeeding.com/reading_room/lam.html
and yay
The problem is: you can become pregnant before your menses return because they signal the end of your first fertile period.
I assume thats why the other 2 factors, but apparently they tested it (according to the site), and according to their results is only slightly less successful than pill.
It would be fairly unusual for someone nursing full-time like you to become fertile *this* soon. I think for me it was 6-7 mos. before I started bleeding again. Yes, of course there’s a risk, but it’s a very very small one.
How about a diaphragm? I’m totally with you on condoms — I’d prefer no intercourse at all to intercourse with a condom.
It is unusual, but I had a friend in school who was 9 months and 2 weeks younger than her sister and she was full term. Hell, I can’t imagine wanting sex that fast… (I have no idea if her mother nursed.)
I’m going to get a diaphragm. It’s a good idea to wait 6-8 weeks for the fitting so I haven’t made an appointment yet.
Oh, a swing! Not a swing. I didn’t realize that ’till I read Noah’s post.
ha. 😛
Honestly, that’s what I thought too.