Looking for a bit more detail in ways that a nursing mom can improve her
chances of pregnancy..... two questions:

1) If a nursing mom is trying to get pregnant what is most important to
control, frequency of nursing, timing of nursing or length of nursing?
The nursling is 2.5 years old and is weaned from night nursing, so the
mom does get at least an 8 hour break every 24 hour cycle.  Daytime
nursings are very variable, sometimes at waking, again before nap, a few
times in evening, then at bedtime.  Other days she may only nurse 2-3
times total.

2) Is there anyone out there who can help a nursing mom with fertility
cycle charting?  In particular, the basal temp part.  The temp is to be
taken at the same time every morning, before moving from bed, and must
be taken after 3 consecutive hours of sleep.  This mom has 2.5 year old
who makes this rigidity hard to adhere to. Is there another time of day
that the temp could be taken to help get an indication of ovulation
success?   The charting is being used to help achieve a pregnancy, not
to avoid pregnancy.  She also charts cervical mucus and position, but
these do not assure that she is in fact ovulating, which she would like
to confirm.

Please feel free to email me off-list with the charting stuff as it
isn't directly related to breastfeeding, though I am pretty sure there
are others who might be interested!
TIA

Karen Lowell

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