Nursing moms, when did you get your period back?
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i got my period at about 7-8 months after i had my daughter, was exclusively breastfeeding... but everyone is different...
Although there is some interesting things that happen when you do have a period and breastfeed
read up on this link, tells you about drop in milk flow and all kinds of hormonal stuff...
http://www.breastfeed-essentials.com/men...
I NURSED FOR THE STRAIGHT 8 MONTHS AND THEN I WAS DOING HALF AND HALF AND THEN SADLY IT CAME BACK.
i was only breastfeeding and pumping and i got mine about a week after i stopped bleeding from giving birth... then my regular cycle picked right back up... everyone is different though sweetheart no longer then 3 weeks after i had my son
I nursed for 12 months and my period came back one month after I stopped nursing. I was nursing exclusively no supplementing.
I nursed my daughter 18 months and got my period after 15 months. I didn't supplement with formula but she started eating solids around 4 1/2-5 months. My son is almost 10 months. He started solids at 6 1/2 months and also no formula, so far no period.
I exclusively breastfed my son for 4 months, then started supplementing. I have not got my period yet and he's about to be 6 months. Everyone is different...
Mine started to come back when I started to wean at 8 months. I was feeding exclusively.
I exclusively breastfed my 1st son until he was 8 months but never got my period back till he was 13 months.
I exclusively breastfed my 2nd son until he was 14 1/2 months but got my period back when he was 7 months.
My first I exclusively breastfeed for 21 months, no period until 18 months. My second I exclusively breastfeed for 2 & half yrs and my period returned at 18 months.
I LOVE breastfeeding, cause it takes soo long for me to get my period.
But my friend got hers back (breastfeeing) about a month after giving birth.
So you just never know, all bodies are different.
with my first it came back at 4 months and I was exclusively nursing. With my second it has been eight months and I just found out that I'm pregnant again so I have no idea when i got my fertility back! It was quite a surprise.
My son is 5 months and we are still exclusively breastfeeding. My period returned 4 weeks exactly after I had my son and went right back to 28 day cycles. I was one of the unlucky ones.
I just weaned my baby a couple of days ago and she is just over 12 months and I havent had a period yet I breast fed exclusively for the first 6 months, but at about 7 or 8 months I went on the depo shot and the doctor told me some people don't get a period on that, so I m guessing thats why i havent gotten mine yet, but I did go 7 or 8 months w/o a period and without depo, so that was do to breastfeeding.
I was wondering the same thing cause I could swear I'm on my period now and my daughter just turned 4 weeks old on Monday. I didn't think it was possible but I guess so. Nice to know I'm ok lol. I only breastfed my son for a week before I had to start supplementing cause I stopped making milk but my period came back the following month. And this time I didn't completely stop bleeding from having my daughter before my period came back. I do give her formula ever now and then but not on a regular basis.
Mine came when my son was 8 months old. I was really breastfeeding most of the time with an occasional bottle of formula. I think the reason I got my period was because my son was eating a lot of solids at that point, but it is different for everyone. If you didn't have a regular period before pregnancy, it may take longer.
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