I'll get right to the point: I had a baby five months ago. I am a breast feeding mom. My husband and I had sex right before he left for basic training two weeks ago. About four or five days ago, I had some light bleeding and cramps so I thought I was have a period but it stopped after two days. I'm not asking if I could be pregnant. That's a duh. But I was just wondering: if you are a breastfeeding mom, when did you have your first period after you had the baby and what was it like?
2006-10-17 14:53:35 · 9 answers · asked by Mommy 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
First of all remember everyone is different. If you have any questions or concerns ask your doctor or get in touch with LA LECHE LEAGUE. It is a group made of breastfeeding experts and mothers. Good luck and congratulations on your new baby.
2006-10-17 15:05:26 · answer #1 · answered by yvonne t 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I still breastfeed. I exclusively breast fed for the first six months, breast fed on demand and stopped night nursing at a year. That is when my periods returned, once the night nursings stopped.
They came back just like they were before I was pregnant. We are down to only a 2 to 4 nursings a day.
Congratulations!! Good luck!
2006-10-17 16:28:22 · answer #2 · answered by seaelen 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I breast fed both of my last 2 babies, just breast feeding nothing else and my periods returned within six weeks for both of them, I felt a little cheated as I figured I'd get a couple of months off. or until I'd finished feeding. I went straight into normal periods more or less.
2006-10-17 16:06:03 · answer #3 · answered by cino_bean 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I got it back when I was down to one feeding a day, which for me was when my daughter was 12 months old. My period was just like the ones I had before I was pregnant.
2006-10-17 14:59:34 · answer #4 · answered by Melissa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
After I stopped breastfeeding it took two months before I had a period again. It was lighter than normal.
2006-10-17 17:47:19 · answer #5 · answered by stocks4allseasons 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter is 15 months old and I'm still nursing. I had one short period (about 4 days - short for me!) about 2 months ago. So far that's it - yipee! This totally rocks, don't you think?! If it were socially acceptable I'd nurse til she's 30 as long as I didn't get any periods! LOL
2006-10-17 15:02:07 · answer #6 · answered by Chocoholic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I got my period back when my daughter was 11 months old. I breastfed her for the first year. Towards the end I started letting up and weaning her off the breast to the bottle so my milk started to lessen. That is when I got it back. I think it came in smaller amounts.
2006-10-17 14:58:38 · answer #7 · answered by kelliemag 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I got my period back maybe a month later in which I switched to breast and formula. Since then I continued to have problems with irregular periods.
2006-10-17 15:21:51 · answer #8 · answered by Atlanta's Finest 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My first replaced into breastfeed till 4 months previous and that i didnt get a regularly used cycle till ultimately he replaced into 7 and eight months previous. I in basic terms had 2 regularly used cycles in the previous I have been given pregnant for the 2nd time along with his brother. My 2nd is 9 months previous and solely breastfed and that i nevertheless have not had a cycle considering that my regularly used PP bleeding considering that dec,09. He replaced into born nov,09. They have been the two c sections.
2016-10-19 22:01:55 · answer #9 · answered by lindgren 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋