When did your period return if you EBF?
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Anonymous
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I EBF #1 for 4 months and #s 2 and 3 for 6 months. After that, we introduced solids, but never formula. At 1 year, we started dairy products for when I was at work or away from them, but I BF otherwise. I completely weaned #s 1 and 2 around 15 months and #3 around 20 months.
#1 - 9 months #2 - 12 months #3 - 15 months |
Anonymous
| Over a year with both my kids. |
Anonymous
| 7 months both kids. |
Anonymous
Me again - I exclusively breastfed #1 until she was 18 months and stopped with #2 at 8 months and my period returned before I stopped nursing both. |
Anonymous
| Six weeks--had my period basically the whole time I breastfed both kids, though it was somewhat irregular while I was nursing. |
Anonymous
| 3 months, and I exclusively nursed (she refused a bottle). |
Anonymous
| at exactly one year for both of mine. |
Anonymous
| Even when I exclusively pumped and was down to one pump a day, my period didn't return until I stopped expressing completely. A month after my post partum period returned, we had a batch of oatmeal cookies that I snacked on, and it was enough to get me lactating again, and I skipped another period. Hormones are weird. |
Anonymous
| Right after I started to taper down a bit as I introduced cow’s milk. 14ish months x 2 & 16 months. |
Anonymous
| 4 and 5 months |
Anonymous
| Never. I got an IUD. Pre-kids, I had super heavy periods. |
Anonymous
| After 2 years for all of them (5 kids). 3 years with DD2. Mine always returned to normal/like clockwork. They were EBF, never pumped or had any bottles. |
Anonymous
| 13 months and 18 months |
Anonymous
So you were nursing for a total of over 10 years? And pregnant for almost another 4 years? |
Anonymous
| This is so variable. 5 and 6 months respectively for my first two and they were both EBF. |