How long for AF to come back when not bf?
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Topic: How long for AF to come back when not bf?
Posted By: minik8e
Subject: How long for AF to come back when not bf?
Date Posted: 29 October 2009 at 12:42pm
| How long did it take for your AF to come back when you weren't bfing? |
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Posted By: Kazzle
Date Posted: 29 October 2009 at 1:20pm
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mine both times has been excalty 4wks (28days) from the day i stopped breastfeeding ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: mamanee
Date Posted: 29 October 2009 at 1:27pm
| I got my first AF at 7 weeks, and I stopped expressing at three weeks. So yeah, pretty much exactly four weeks. |
Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 29 October 2009 at 1:30pm
| Hrmm....so from when you stopped completely?? |
Posted By: peachy
Date Posted: 29 October 2009 at 1:42pm
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I got it back exactly a month after I stopped b/f! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Tastic
Date Posted: 29 October 2009 at 1:57pm
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I was breastfeeding and still got my period at 8 weeks with bailey
and with Aidan I was pumping every 2 hours for the first 11 weeks and got my period back about 2 weeks later :/ |
Posted By: Babykatnz
Date Posted: 29 October 2009 at 2:04pm
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I stopped expressing completely about a week ago, and mine just turned up this morning... not much of a reprieve lol ------------- Brandon - 05/12/2003  
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Posted By: fire_engine
Date Posted: 29 October 2009 at 2:16pm
At least 3 months but I'm the queen of irregular periods  ------------- Mum to two wee boys |
Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 29 October 2009 at 2:18pm
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I am breastfeeding and got my AF two months after Elias was born .. so ripped off! ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year  http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 29 October 2009 at 2:37pm
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But at least getting your AF is peace of mind LOL
I stopped expressing completely a week ago, so now it's just a waiting game. |
Posted By: fire_engine
Date Posted: 29 October 2009 at 2:39pm
Oh yeah. Especially since I'm on the less effective mini pill. ------------- Mum to two wee boys |
minik8e wrote:Posted By: kiwisj
Date Posted: 29 October 2009 at 3:05pm
| I got mine back early/mid April so C was nearly 5mo and I was still BF but nowhere near as much - C had been getting bottle top ups from about mid March. So it was probably 4 weeks after I started the bottle top ups thinking about it.. |
Posted By: bext1
Date Posted: 29 October 2009 at 3:50pm
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my cycle just kicked back in after the boys, so every four weeks, four weeks after they were born.. ick lol ------------- 
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Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 29 October 2009 at 4:07pm
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i stopped feeding completely at 8 weeks and got it back that week:(! ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: LittleBug
Date Posted: 29 October 2009 at 6:00pm
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I got mine back 3 weeks after I stopped BF. ------------- Chloe (4 years) and Oliver (3 years). |
Posted By: Babe
Date Posted: 29 October 2009 at 8:29pm
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Stopped BFing at 6 weeks didn't get AF back til he was one but still OV'd and managed a couple of MC's :shrugs: really weird coz I'm super regular... -------------   
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 29 October 2009 at 8:44pm
| I got mine back 4 weeks after dd was born, was fully bf'ding too . Gutted |
Posted By: Tigerish
Date Posted: 14 November 2009 at 2:21am
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I got mine back at six weeks despite full bf. I think its all pretty random unfortunately! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: emz
Date Posted: 14 November 2009 at 9:48pm
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was still having PPB when stopped expressing with #1 at 3 weeks, got my AF at 8 weeks (stopped PPB at 6 weeks).
This time, didn't BF at all, first AF back at 4 weeks, now they're coming every 3 weeks lasting 2 weeks at a time (or 3 if we're talking about the current one  )
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Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 15 November 2009 at 9:51am
First AF started last night, so it was probably about 4 weeks after I really cut down on the expressing, and not quite 3 weeks after I completely stopped. They come complete with period pain which sucks 
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Posted By: monikah
Date Posted: 15 November 2009 at 6:57pm
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mine came back before i stopped BFing. i had pretty much no milk though so i dont know if it counts or not. DS was about 4 weeks so if you count it as not BF at all then 4 weeks i suppose ------------- 
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