I am breastfeeding and when my baby was about 2 months old i started to menstruate.?

Question

I have been getting my period every month since. I heard you're not supposed to get your period when you breastfeed, but I did. Has this happened to any women out there...

Answer 1

Not me, but I have a friend who nursed *all the time* when her babies were little; she got her period back really early with each one! Many women get their period back 6-12 months, but a few get it earlier, and some get it later. Remember, though, that if you have a period, you are potentially fertile, so if you don't want another baby right away, you need to use another form of birth control. Breastfeeding as birth control only works if you are exclusively breastfeeding, baby is less than 6 months old, and you haven't had a period. It's about 98% effective under those circumstances (see sources section below).

For more information on the subject, read _Breastfeeding and Natural Child Spacing_ by Sheila Kippley. It is an excellent book on the subject

Answer 2

Return of the period can happen any time--what triggers it is not "end of breastfeeding," but a sharp *drop* in breastfeeding--like when the baby starts sleeping through the night, and you're suddenly not breastfeeding for 8 hours at a time. That triggers your body's awareness that you're getting enough rest to have another baby. (The body is stupid, sometimes.)

With my first child, I got my period back at about 6 months. With my second, it was less than 2 months... because she spent a couple of weeks in the hospital, and even though I was there and breastfeeding, it disrupted our on-demand schedule.

http://www.kellymom.com has a lot of good information about all aspects of breastfeeding. http://www.breastfeed-essentials.com/menstruation.html has info specifically about menstruation while breastfeeding.

Answer 3

Every woman is different. Some don't get their period at ALL until they completely stop breastfeeding, and others return to monthly cycles a couple of months after childbirth. Both are perfectly "normal".

Answer 4

I got mine about 6 weeks postpartum (exclusively breastfeeding), don't feel bad. I had a fit thinking there was something wrong with me, because I had just stopped withe lochia nonsense about 2 weeks before. The no menstruation doesn't apply to everyone. I guess we are just the few unlucky ones!!

Answer 5

Thats not true. After 6 weeks your period should return to normal. It dosen't affect breastfeeding at all.

Answer 6

You're not pregnant anymore so expect it. Breastfeeding is different from having a period.

Answer 7

I exclusively breastfed my baby girl and got my period regularly after 3 months - some women get it and some dont.

Answer 8

Considering a lot of people, and I mean A LOT of people get pregnant back to back, as in like the first 3 months after their previous birth, you can be pretty confidant your body wont stop functioning normally after giving birth.

Answer 9

I think everyone is different but I got my period about 5 weeks after having the baby. And I was brestfeeding.

Answer 10

certain appears like it truly is a really actual probability you're pregnant again. My mom and her brother are 10 months aside in age! if you're then no longer a lot you may do about "breaking the information". You 2 were having sex so that you both must have hardship-free in case you've been no longer taking precautions no longer to get pregnant that it may take position. even if you hadn't had a era yet, breastfeeding isn't a form of contraception. For some reason many human beings believe if you're breastfeeding you are able to't get pregnant, which as you may properly be sorting out isn't actual. i comprehend it is going to be very difficult on you to have yet another toddler so quickly despite the indisputable fact that the helpful area is in case you've been planning on better youngsters a minimum of they are going to be close in age.