pregnacy after pregnacy

[missasue_teenmomyof2]

i just had my second baby boy 3 months ago and i have had unprotected sex scence his birth. i took a home pregnacy test but i took it about 1 month after he was born and i think i may have takin it to early or gotten prego after the test was taken.my monthly is late but i know that it can be off scedual after having a baby for a while and i've been having stomach pains but i am brest feeding and i know that can sometimes cause cramps as well. so im just not sure if all the feeling and symtoms i am getting are becuase of me just having my son and that its just hormones or if i am pregnant again. so my main question is does anyone know how much does the chance of pregnacy increese after having a baby?
thanks for any help,
missy

[jade_and_janessas_mommy]

I have been told (and experienced for myself) that a woman is VERY fertile for 6 months to up to a year after having a baby / previous pregnancy.  I lost a baby in March of 2008, was pregnant again by December 08, had that baby in August 2009, and became pregnant AGAIN in February 2010.  If you do not want to have another baby this close to your baby boy, you should start bc immediatley.  The chances of you getting pregnant in the year after his birth if you are not on bc are very very high.

[chrissymom]

Hi there, you are right the breast feeding will cause some mild cramping because it causes your uterus to contract back down more quickly than usual, the pregnancy test would most likely still have come back positive that soon after having a baby, I also suggest using some kind of protection if you plan to keep having sex and dont want to pregnant again, the breast feeding can make your period late or stop it all together if you are breast feeding full time, I breast fed for 10 months and never once had a period until i had to stop. Breast feeding stops you ovulating and some people will use it as a means of birth control for the first 6 months but it is not fool proof, I suggest condoms or the progestogen only pill. good luck :)

[Momo1409]

Ik that my mother and my uncle are almost exactly 10 months apart.