Monitor Nursing Habits

• 1). Record each nursing session in a notebook. Label the top of the page with the date. Each time you nurse your baby, record the length of time. Don't forget to record night sessions as well, since these are a very important factor in return of fertility.
  
  
• 2). After about two or three days of recording all nursing sessions, examine your data. Pay close attention to the average number of nursing sessions per day, as well as the time of day at which they occur.
  
  
• 3). Cut back on the number of nursing sessions per day. If your baby is older than six months and has started solids, try to begin by replacing one afternoon or late morning nursing session with solid foods.
  
  
• 4). After a couple of days with one reduced nursing session, try to take away another. If you do this until your nursing sessions are between four and seven hours apart, your period is much more likely to return, allowing for the next baby to be conceived.
  
  
• 5). Of course, regular intercourse will always increase your chances of conceiving.