when do periods start again after a baby?
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Topic: when do periods start again after a baby?
Posted By: lilycat77
Subject: when do periods start again after a baby?
Date Posted: 30 May 2010 at 8:45pm
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hi
we want to try for a baby again and just wanted to know when my periods might return after our baby. baby was born 3rd feb. any ideas when they might start again? baby is breast fed but he has started solids today, not that he swollowed any i dont think :-) all good fun though/ any ideasor things to look out for would be great to know cheers lily |
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Posted By: TheKelly
Date Posted: 30 May 2010 at 8:51pm
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it varies ,with my first my period came back when baby was 10months old , this time it was when baby was 4 months old .
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Posted By: Babykatnz
Date Posted: 30 May 2010 at 9:16pm
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Jae was born mid-June, I stopped expressing (by then it was the equivalent of one full feed per day, I was a terrible cow!) at 4.5 months old and AF showed in full force 4 days later, and has been mor or less regular ever since ------------- Brandon - 05/12/2003  
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Posted By: MrsH23
Date Posted: 30 May 2010 at 9:36pm
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I've only just got AF back now and DS was 14 months yesterday, he was BF until nearly 13 months. I have also just changed pills so that may be part of the reason why. ------------- Lisa mummy to Ryan http://www.alterna-tickers.com"> 
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Posted By: Cassie
Date Posted: 31 May 2010 at 7:06am
I never got AF back! But must have ovulated for the first time at around 10-11 months or so because thats when I got pregnant again  ------------- ~Cassie~   
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Posted By: BriAndOlisMum
Date Posted: 31 May 2010 at 7:53am
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I got AF back 4 weeks after baby came, then 4 weeks after that, next one is due in a couple of weeks -------------  http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker">
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 31 May 2010 at 8:34am
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Everyone is different as you can see from the above posts.. mine came back at 15 weeks exactly and the first 3 were regular BUT even though I WAS ovulating my Luteal Phase was only 7 days so even if I did conceive it wasnt long enough for a baby to properly implant before I started bleeding.
Some women click right back into their old cyle while others it can take a couple of years before everything is back to normal.... -------------   
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Posted By: tiptoes
Date Posted: 31 May 2010 at 12:04pm
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Hey mel, was your luteal phase short before? I'm guessing after those 3 it sorted itself out since you're preggers?
I just had my first AF so 6 months later and 2 1/2 months after stopping breastfeeding and I had an 8 day LP, when I first started charting that's what it was too and it gradually lengthened with herbs/vitamins/acupuncture so I was a bit bummed that I was back to the beginning (not that we're thinking of trying just yet) so fingers crossed it's just a few mixed up cycles like you. 
Lily - I think if you're still pretty much fully BF (even with solids) your AF is more likely to be a bit delayed. For about 3 or 4 weeks before mine turned up I had heaps and heaps of EWCM everyday and purely by coincidence I did an OPK and it was the day I must have ovulated as I got really bad cramps that night and then the EWCM stopped and a week later AF turned up so look out for the EWCM if you're wanting to concieve - though that's only my experience.------------- http://alterna-tickers.com">  
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Posted By: Nutella
Date Posted: 31 May 2010 at 12:41pm
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I am fully breastfeeding with no solids yet and still waking at night for feeds and my AF came back...felt a bit ripped off.
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 31 May 2010 at 1:12pm
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Nope Chelle, my LP was great.. when I actually ovulated
Short LP is normal and common when bf, which by the way I still was bf when I fell pg (about 5 per day). The cycle I conceived (cycle 4) I didnt ovulate until CD58 and had gone back on vitex and B6 to help even out the hormones.. I am guessing it worked The first 3 were 40 days with ov on CD32!
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Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 31 May 2010 at 2:06pm
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I got af back at about 7 weeks, it lasted 2 weeks and I haven't seen it for about 5 weeks!
Before getting pregnant I had a regular, very regular down to the day and hour, cycle. 28 days, 1 whole week AF, 3 weeks nothing. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: lilycat77
Date Posted: 31 May 2010 at 9:38pm
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oh well- sounds like it could be anytime or a long time off!! oh well... thanks for all the replies- just shows you everyone is different :-)
i will keep positive and fingers crossed it will happen soon!! |